Tour de France Femmes 2025 (July 26th- August 3rd)

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

Soudal and Visma actually with really good tactics, all these pace setters from the brake really do make a difference here with Kasia and Vollering basically in their own.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

I can't help but feel like Gigante is being played for a fool

Potentially, but simultaneously if she tows herself to a second GC podium in as many races, or if they do a Piepoli deal for her, it's still huge for her.

 

[Red Rick]

I've seen Vollering out of the saddle 3 times now. That's more than she's done that in the previous decade.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Soudal and Visma actually with really good tactics, all these pace setters from the brake really do make a difference here with Kasia and Vollering basically in their own.

What looked like a really good idea at the start of the climb for FDJ now puts them in a horrible position: what do they do with Évita now that it's clear Vollering is not on it, but that Évita is no longer relevant to the maillot jaune - yet is still on a virtual podium?

The Vollering group looks to be holding to Niewiadoma, but they're still almost a minute behind PFP and Gigante. At the same time, this is a long climb, still 9km to go.

Dani keeps asking why Muzic isn't being dropped back and wondering what they can possibly gain from it, but it's pretty damned obvious. It's just both outcomes are not really working out for FDJ because they don't have the legs.

Bego lets go and PFP takes up the pace. Surprised she isn't making Gigante pace, but Gigante looks less comfortable than her and needs about a minute... and Gigante gets dropped and this could be over.

 

[Cycling111]

She finished on the podium of the Giro at 22 and would have won it if not for time bonuses and that the race leader was her teammate.

She was born in 1992.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Vollering abandoned by the team

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Soudal and Visma actually with really good tactics, all these pace setters from the brake really do make a difference here with Kasia and Vollering basically in their own.

Vollering has Muzic but she doesn‘t seem to know what‘s going on.

 

[Didinho]

Pauline is gone. Winning the Tour at this moment.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

She was born in 1992.

And she podiumed the Giro in 2014, as LS wrote

 

[ice&fire]

A French is winning a Tour de France!

 

[Libertine Seguros]

She was born in 1992.

I know. I was talking about the 2014 Giro.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Gigante gap opening up to PFP

 

[Red Rick]

"Boss if I win the Tour will you extend my fiance?"

"What? Uhh. Maybeeee"

"So yes?"

"We'll talk after you win okay"

 

[JR1012]

What a comeback!

 

[iBanesto]

Ferrand-Prevot drops Gigante.

 

[Didinho]

Winning Roubaix and the Tour. Pogi in shambles.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

PFP doing what Visma wanted Vingegaard to do.

They clearly overraced him prior to the Tour.

 

[Rou]

Prevot is giving me Vingegaard 2022 mutant vibes.
The same climbing level out of nowhere...

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

Yeah looks like this Tour is done. Kasia also cooked herself earlier trying to follow.
Well done by Gigante but she was already quite a bit back to PFP before the stage so I guess the latter will take yellow with 2+ minutes on everyone going into tomorrow.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Vollering has Muzic but she doesn‘t seem to know what‘s going on.

Muzic holding that group would have been on GC podium. She's only +1'35 before today and with the gap they had over Kasia, she'd have preserved a podium. Now that she's been dropped, that ceases to be a factor and helping Demi becomes the only option. Before that, they had two cards to play for the podium (when they'd intended them to be for the victory), but realistically neither of them have the legs and they'll end 4th and 5th at best, possibly worse depending on Rooijakkers and others.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Prevot is giving me Vingegaard 2022 mutant vibes.
The same climbing level out of nowhere...

Out of nowhere? Vingegaard was 2nd in the Tour the year before.

 

[Red Rick]

Prevot is giving me Vingegaard 2022 mutant vibes.
The same climbing level out of nowhere...

Vingegaard had some great performances in 2021 already.

PFP did 1 road race in 2024, DNF'ing the WC RR

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Winning Roubaix and the Tour. Pogi in shambles.

Has to one-up Longo Borghini winning Roubaix and the Giro.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Niamh Fisher-Black-Martin-Guyonnet high GC from the break

 

[Red Rick]

Gigante exploded tbh.