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Women’s Tour De France Nears Finish with French Rider Leading | Chattanooga Times Free Press
FRANCE, AUG 2 – Pauline Ferrand-Prévôt leads by over two minutes after a solo attack on the penultimate mountainous stage, positioning her strongly to win the 2025 Women's Tour de France.
- On Saturday, Pauline Ferrand-Prévôt launched a solo attack on the final climb of the penultimate stage to win the eighth stage of the Tour de France Femmes and claim the yellow jersey.
- Against a demanding 112 km route from Chambéry to Saint-François-Longchamp, the stage featured a 13-km climb of Col de Plainpalais and an 18.6-km ascent to Col de Madeleine.
- Attacking about 9 kms from the summit, Ferrand-Prévôt made her move and soon caught Niamh Fisher-Black and Yara Kastelijn before riding unchallenged to win.
- Ferrand-Prévôt will take her commanding lead into Sunday's final stage, with Sarah Gigante 2 minutes 37 seconds adrift, aiming for first Frenchwoman victory.
- Against last year's narrow winning margin, Ferrand-Prévôt faces another tough test on Sunday’s 124 km route from Praz-sur-Arly to Châtel in Tour de France Femmes.
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By winning the 8th stage of the Tour de France women on Saturday at the top of the Madeleine, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (Visma – Lease a bike) took the yellow jersey. Now well placed at the top of the general classification, she is in the process of winning the Grand Boucle this Sunday.
By winning the 8th stage of the Tour de France women on Saturday at the top of the Madeleine, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (Visma – Lease a bike) took the yellow jersey. Now well placed at the top of the general classification, she is in the process of winning the Grand Boucle this Sunday.
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