Overview

• Maeva Squiban broke away roughly 30 km from the finish and soloed to victory on the 123.7 km Clermont-Ferrand to Ambert route for the first French stage win of this Tour edition.
• The UAE Team ADQ rider conquered 2475 m of climbing through the Central Massif, including four categorized ascents, to cross the line more than a minute ahead of chasers.
• Kimberley Le Court Pienaar finished third in the reduced group and stretched her overall lead to 26 seconds over Pauline Ferrand-Prevot in second place.
• Only six riders now lie within one minute of the leader in the general classification as the peloton prepares for Friday’s undulating 160 km Stage 7 to Chambéry.
• With three stages remaining—culminating in the queen stage ascent of Col de la Madeleine—the battle for the yellow jersey is set to intensify.