Tour de France: Pauline Ferrand-Prévot wins the 8th stage and takes the yellow jersey

The Frenchwoman. For example, Olympic mountain biking champion a year ago at the Paris Games, took a big option on the final victory by relegating the Australian Sarah Gigante to more than two and a half minutes in the general classification. However, The Dutch Demi Vollering completes the provisional podium more than three minutes on the eve of the last stage. Nevertheless, on Sunday in Châtel.

Second in the general classification at the start of the stage behind the Mauritian Kim Le Court. quickly dropped, “PFP”, 33, was imperial in the ascent of the Madeleine, the roof of the Tour, a collar excluding 18.6 km at 8.1% of average slope where it offered a demonstration by taking the head alone at five kilometers from the line. to dig huge differences.

On arrival. the leader in the Visma-Lease A Bike training was ahead tour de france: pauline ferrand-prévot of the Australian Sarah Gigante of 1 minute 45 and the New Zealander Niamh Fisher-Black, relegated to 2 minutes 15.

Favorite of the Tour from Vannes last weekend. Vollering failed in fourth position, more than three minutes, while the outgoing winner, the Polish Katarzyna Niewiadoma, was satisfied with 8th place at 3 min 26.

Pauline Ferrand-Prévot is now in good position to become the first Frenchwoman to win the 36-year round after the. victory of Jeannie Longo.

“We will have to finish the work tomorrow (Sunday). It would be the dream of a little girl. I will cry because it represents a lot for me. ” she reacted to the microphone of France TV after her triumph.