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French rider Ferrand-Prevot solos to victory in women's Tour de France
French rider Pauline Ferrand-Prevot soloed to victory on Sunday in the ninth and final stage in the Alps to seal the women's Tour de France title. Olympic mountain bike champion Ferrand-Prevot of Visma, who rejoined the road racing scene last year, took the overall title by a 3min 42sec margin over Dutch rider Demi Vollering. She ended the long wait for a home Tour winner, dating back to 1989. Last year's winner Katarzyna Niewiadoma of Poland finished third overall at 4min 09sec. Ferrand-Prevot said she had achieved "the goal of her life as an athlete" after sealing victory in the mountains on the border with Switzerland. "I came back on the road after my Olympic title, and I said I will try to win the Tour de France in the next three years," said the 33-year-old. "So here I am, the first one! It was an amazing season with my team." She adds to her 15 world titles in several cycling disciplines including mountain biking, cyclo-cross and road racing. She becomes the first French rider to win the modern women's Tour de France in its fourth edition. "At the summit! Pauline Ferrand-Prevot is making Tour de France history," French President Emmanuel Macron posted on social media. "She turns effort into a resounding victory, difficulty into national pride. Bravo, champion!" Jeannie Longo won the title 36 years ago in the race's former guise, the Tour de France Feminin. Bernard Hinault was the last Frenchman to win the men's Tour de France in 1985 when he claimed his fifth title. This season, after seven years devoted primarily to mountain biking, Ferrand-Prevot also won the Paris-Roubaix before focusing on preparing for the Tour. "It was so difficult (this stage). I wanted to win here in the yellow jersey. It's a dream," she said. Ferrand-Prevot finally won her first Olympic medal last year in Paris in her fourth Games, taking a dominant gold in the mountain biking cross-country event. bnl/ea/jc/nf
Yahoo
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French rider Ferrand-Prevot solos to victory in women's Tour de France
French rider Pauline Ferrand-Prevot soloed to victory on Sunday in the ninth and final stage in the Alps to seal the women's Tour de France title. Olympic mountain bike champion Ferrand-Prevot of Visma, who rejoined the road racing scene last year, took the overall title by a 3min 42sec margin over Dutch rider Demi Vollering. She ended the long wait for a home Tour winner, dating back to 1989. Last year's winner Katarzyna Niewiadoma of Poland finished third overall at 4min 09sec. Ferrand-Prevot said she had achieved "the goal of her life as an athlete" after sealing victory in the mountains on the border with Switzerland. "I came back on the road after my Olympic title, and I said I will try to win the Tour de France in the next three years," said the 33-year-old. "So here I am, the first one! It was an amazing season with my team." She adds to her 15 world titles in several cycling disciplines including mountain biking, cyclo-cross and road racing. She becomes the first French rider to win the modern women's Tour de France in its fourth edition. "At the summit! Pauline Ferrand-Prevot is making Tour de France history," French President Emmanuel Macron posted on social media. "She turns effort into a resounding victory, difficulty into national pride. Bravo, champion!" Jeannie Longo won the title 36 years ago in the race's former guise, the Tour de France Feminin. Bernard Hinault was the last Frenchman to win the men's Tour de France in 1985 when he claimed his fifth title. This season, after seven years devoted primarily to mountain biking, Ferrand-Prevot also won the Paris-Roubaix before focusing on preparing for the Tour. "It was so difficult (this stage). I wanted to win here in the yellow jersey. It's a dream," she said. Ferrand-Prevot finally won her first Olympic medal last year in Paris in her fourth Games, taking a dominant gold in the mountain biking cross-country event. bnl/ea/jc/nf
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French rider Pauline Ferrand-Prévôt wins women's Tour de France at her first attempt
CHATEL, France — French rider Pauline Ferrand-Prévôt won the women's Tour de France at her first attempt on Sunday, launching an attack to clinch the final stage and increase her overnight lead. It gave Ferrand-Prévôt a resounding victory. She finished 3 minutes, 42 seconds ahead of 2023 champion Demi Vollering of the Netherlands and 4:09 clear of defending champion Kasia Niewiadoma of Poland. "After my Olympic title, I said I would try to win the Tour de France in the next three years," said the 33-year-old Ferrand-Prévôt, an Olympic champion in mountain biking at last year's Paris Games. "So here I am, the first (time)." There was little of the drama of last year's final day, which produced a four-second winning margin for the narrowest victory in the history of the women's and men's races. "My teammates worked super hard for me all week long. I just want to say thank you and congrats to them," said Ferrand-Prévôt, who rides for the Visma–Lease a Bike team. "I love you so much girls, and thank you for everything." Ferrand-Prévôt had put herself largely in control by winning Saturday's eighth and penultimate stage with an audacious solo breakaway on the last climb. That gave her an overnight lead of 2:37 seconds over Australian rider Sarah Gigante and 3:18 over Vollering. Sunday's ninth stage from Praz-sur-Arly to Châtel was a 124-kilometer (77-mile) trek featuring three big mountain climbs. But Ferrand-Prévôt did not face any big attacks and instead launched one of her own with 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) left. The crowds cheered her all the way to the finish line and, moments later, the tears flowed as she lay on her back, exhausted but elated. Vollering was 20 seconds behind in second place and Niewiadoma followed in third place as they sprinted to the line. Earlier, Ferrand-Prévôt was with Gigante and a few others when they tackled the mammoth climb up Col de Joux Plane — an 11.6-kilometer grind with a gradient of 8.5%. Gigante is known to have trouble descending at speed and was dropped on the long downhill. She could not make the time up, especially with no teammates to help her, and lost her podium spot, finishing sixth overall. Having won Olympic gold and conquered the cobblestones of the Paris-Roubaix classic, Ferrand-Prévôt added another line to her glittering resumé with a Tour victory, 11 years after winning the world road race title.
