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Pauline Ferrand-Prévot Becomes First Frenchwoman to Win Tour de France Femmes

Her decisive seven-kilometre breakaway on the final Alpine stage extended her lead to 3 minutes 42 seconds over Demi Vollering

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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 claimed the overall title by finishing 3 minutes 42 seconds ahead of Demi Vollering and 4 minutes 9 seconds ahead of Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney
  • She seized the yellow jersey on stage 8 with a solo breakaway on the Col de la Madeleine, building a lead she never relinquished
  • On stage 9’s 124.1 km final leg from Praz-sur-Arly to Châtel, she launched her decisive solo attack with seven kilometres remaining
  • Lorena Wiebes won the points classification, Elise Chabbey secured the polka-dot mountain jersey and Nienke Vinke took the white jersey as best young rider
  • Sarah Gigante, runner-up overnight, dropped to sixth overall after losing time on the descent of the Col de Joux Plane