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Ferrand-Prevot Powers to First French Victory at Tour de France Femmes

Fueled by a decisive late Alpine breakaway she claimed yellow to seal the overall title.

Paris 2024 Olympics - Mountain Bike - Women's Cross-country - Elancourt Hill, Elancourt, France - July 28, 2024. Pauline Ferrand Prevot of France celebrates winning gold. REUTERS/Matthew Childs/File Photo
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Pauline Ferrand-Prevot of France and Team Visma | Lease a Bike - Yellow leader jersey celebrates at finish line as stage and final overall winner winner during the 4th Tour de France Femmes 2025, Stage 9 a 124.1km stage from Praz-sur-Arly to Chatel Les Portes du Soleilon 1298m / #UCIWWT / August 03, 2025 in Chatel Les Portes du Soleil, France.

Overview

  • Pauline Ferrand-Prevot soloed to victory on the 124.1 km final stage from Praz-sur-Arly to Chatel, finishing 3 minutes 42 seconds ahead of Demi Vollering.
  • Her attack seven kilometres from the finish split the peloton on the last climb and secured both the stage win and the yellow jersey.
  • The day before, she had taken the overall lead by dropping rivals seven kilometres from the Col de la Madeleine summit to win stage eight.
  • Lorena Wiebes has led the points classification since stage three and remains on track to win the green jersey over Marianne Vos.
  • At 33, Ferrand-Prevot becomes the first Frenchwoman to win the modern women’s Tour de France Femmes, adding to her Olympic cross-country mountain bike gold and 15 world titles.