Overview

• Demi Vollering won in Guilherand-Granges after a solo attack launched about 38–39 km from the finish, defeating Kasia Niewiadoma and Anna van der Breggen by 1:18 and 1:24.
• The triumph gave the Netherlands a ninth women’s road title in ten editions as Vollering converted the key climbs into a decisive long move.
• France’s Juliette Labous placed sixth with Cédrine Kerbaol ninth, after Pauline Ferrand-Prévot and Maëva Squiban withdrew due to infection and were replaced by Célia Le Mouël and Dilyxine Miermont.
• The men’s 202.5 km race from Privas is in progress on a route featuring three ascents of Saint-Romain-de-Lerps plus six of the Val d’Enfer, with an early 14-rider break about two minutes ahead and the favorites positioned in the peloton.
• Tadej Pogacar lines up as the leading favorite following his world title in Kigali, with Remco Evenepoel and Jonas Vingegaard among the main challengers after a week marked by tight scheduling and long travel.