Sarah Gigante has moved into second place on the women's Tour de France as French rider Pauline Ferrand-Prevot took a grip with a solo victory.

French rider Pauline Ferrand-Prévot rode into the yellow jersey for the first time in her exulted career, with Australia's Sarah Gigante pushing into second spot ahead of the final stage of the Tour de France Femmes.

Pauline Ferrand-Prévot won the Tour de France Femmes on Sunday, becoming the first French winner of cycling’s biggest race since 1989.

Pauline Ferrand-Prévôt is making her Tour debut at 33 years old and leads Australian rider Sarah Gigante by 2 minutes, 37 seconds and 2023 champion Demi Vollering of the Netherlands by 3:18 heading into Sunday’s last stage.

Bike’s Pauline Ferrand-Prevot put down a dominant display in the queen stage of the 2025 Tour de France Femmes to take the stage win and yellow jersey before the final day on Sunday. Ferrand-Prevot dropped favourite climber Sarah Gigante (AG Insurance-Soudal) with 8.

Olympic champion Pauline Ferrand-Prevot became the first Frenchwoman to win the Tour de France Femmes on Sunday, pushing through three punishing climbs to clinch the final stage ahead of 2023 champion Demi Vollering,

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Pauline Ferrand-Prévot also won the final stage of the Tour de France Femmes. The Frenchwoman in the yellow jersey broke away from a group of favorites in the final phase and crossed the finish line solo,