Yahoo Sports· 1h ago· 1 min read
Pauline Ferrand-Prevot won the 2025 Tour de France Femmes, ending a 36-year wait for a French champion (JULIEN DE ROSA) Pauline Ferrand-Prevot begins the Tour de France Femmes this weekend determined to repeat last year's triumph, but the Frenchwoman faces a tough challenge in a field headed by in-form Dutch rival Demi Vollering.
Olympic mountain bike champion Ferrand-Prevot returned to road racing two years ago with the Tour as her primary target, and rewarded that decision by becoming the first home winner of the race since 1989.
She has carefully tailored her schedule around the Tour, finishing second at the Tour of Flanders and third at Paris-Roubaix before stepping away from competition after the Vuelta Femenina in May, where she finished 35th overall.
"My goal, since the beginning, is to be able to be 100% for the Tour de France, so I never really had in mind to win other…
Continue reading at Yahoo SportsDiscussion
Be the first to comment.
Never miss a headline
Get breaking Nigerian and world news straight to your inbox.
Related Articles
Who am I? Guess Premier League star No 11
11m ago
Read More
FIFA launch disciplinary proceedings against Argentina over Falklands banner and assault in World Cup final
13m ago
Read More
De Zerbi's 'ultra' roots and the Brescia connection at Spurs
15m ago
Read More
FIFA: Nobody is selling football
25m ago
Read More
Meet the sheep farmer turned WWE wrestler
16m ago
Read More
Claudio Ranieri appointed Italy national team director
18m ago
Read MoreLatest in Sports
No Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Sanju Samson: R Ashwin names India squad for 2027 ODI World Cup, suggests surprise inclusion
Yahoo Sports · 19m ago
Emma Finucane powers Wales to gold in British show of force in Commonwealth Games team sprint
Yahoo Sports · 20m ago
Real Madrid preseason schedule, results 2026: Dates, times, more to know about Jose Mourinho plans
Yahoo Sports · 28m ago
Where to watch AAU Junior Olympics 2026: Schedule, times, channels, live streams for track and field events
Yahoo Sports · 28m ago
‘Life-threatening violence’ but ‘modest’ punishments: Scottish football has not learned lesson from season of disorder
Yahoo Sports · 28m ago
‘Special Treatment’ — WNBA World Erupts As Angel Reese, Paige Bueckers Escape Punishment for Dream-Wings Betting Controversy
Yahoo Sports · 28m ago
How Alabama Forged Jalen Hurts Into the NFL's Ultimate Example of Perseverance
Yahoo Sports · 33m ago
Gray relief as calamity averted & Hibs jeers turn to cheers
BBC Sport · 6h ago
Most Read Today
Charles Barkley praises Bulls' Caleb Wilson as 'best rookie' in NBA
Yahoo Sports · 2d ago
🚨 Official: Juventus striker joins Lyon!
Yahoo Sports · 3d ago
Yankees At-Bat of the Week: Jasson Domínguez (7/25)
Yahoo Sports · 2d ago
10 takeaways from Day 4 of Patriots training camp
Yahoo Sports · 2d ago
'Barcola is not a creator, he's a finisher'
Yahoo Sports · 3d ago
Why I’m confident Tinubu will win in all 36 states in 2027 – SWAGA’s Adeyeye
PM News · 2d ago
Fish Audio raises $52M seed to build AI voice models for creators and enterprises
TechCrunch · 3d ago
Shocker! BBNaija housemate Mercedes exposes backside
PM News · 3d ago