Overview

• Maëva Squiban launched a solo attack on the Col du Granier to win stage seven of the Tour de France Femmes.
• Kimberley Le Court Pienaar finished sixth to retain the yellow jersey with a 26-second lead over Pauline Ferrand-Prévot and a 30-second buffer to Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney.
• Squiban became the fourth rider in Tour de France Femmes history to claim consecutive stage victories.
• Elise Chabbey continues to lead the mountains classification in the polka-dot jersey.
• The race shifts to Saturday’s queen stage from Chambéry to Saint-François-Longchamp, featuring the Col de la Madeleine as the decisive climb.