Tour de France Women’s Edition

Victory for Pauline Ferrand-Prévot

Pauline Ferrand-Prévot was driven to victory in the Tour de France women’s journey on Sunday, becoming the first French woman to win the legendary race since the restoration of the women’s edition four years ago.

The Race

After nine days of the race, the 33-year-old Olympic Cross-Country champion ended three minutes and 42 seconds before Demi from the Netherlands and more than four minutes before last year’s winner, Kataryna Niewiadoma from Poland.

Reaction to the Win

"This phase was really difficult," she said about the ninth and last phase of the Alpine region of Haute-Savoie. "But I was determined to win the yellow jersey here. It is a dream that has become true."

The Podium

Ferrand-Prévot was accompanied on the podium by Demi Wolling from the Netherlands (2nd) and Kasia Niewiadoma from Poland (third).

Career Background

Ferrand-Prévot, who has been concentrated on Cross-Country cycling in the past seven years, shifted to the streets this season, achieving notable results in the Tour through Flanders in Belgium (second place) and the White streets in Italy (third).

Previous Competitions

She gave up The female return in Spain in May, assessing that she was not in shape and wanted to concentrate on the upcoming Tour de France – a clever decision, as it turned out.

Childhood Dream

"I remember that I told my mother that I wanted to be a boy so that I could compete in the Tour de France," she said two weeks ago on the Atlantic coast in northwestern France. "But now it is possible as a woman. That’s why I returned to the street race, just to do it."