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Ferrand-Prévot Secures First French Victory in Tour de France Femmes

Her solo attack in the final seven kilometres of stage nine in the Alps confirmed a 3-minute-42-second overall victory margin.

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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
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

  • Ferrand-Prévot finished 3 minutes 42 seconds ahead of Demi Vollering, with Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney third at 4 minutes 9 seconds.
  • She seized the yellow jersey on stage 8 with a solo ride up the Col de la Madeleine and reinforced her lead on the penultimate day.
  • At 33, the Visma–Lease a Bike rider added a Tour de France title to her Olympic cross-country gold and 2025 Paris-Roubaix win in her first road-race season.
  • Lorena Wiebes claimed the green points jersey, Elise Chabbey took the polka-dot queen of the mountains jersey and Nienke Vinke secured the white best young rider award.
  • Since its 2022 relaunch by ASO, the Tour de France Femmes has grown in stature through demanding mountain routes and tight competition across sprint, climbing and youth classifications.