Tour de France Femmes 2026: stage eight heads to Nice on penultimate day– live
♀️ Rolling cycling updates from 12.40pm BST/1.40pm CET ♀️ You can email Tom And you can In case you’re just catching up, here’s what happened
♀️ Rolling cycling updates from 12.40pm BST/1.40pm CET ♀️ You can email Tom And you can In case you’re just catching up, here’s what happened yesterday in a thrilling stage up Mont Ventoux from Jeremy Whittle on the ground in Provence The big early news pre-stage was the announcement from Visma-Lease a Bike revealing that defending Pauline Ferrand-Prévot would not be starting stage eight.
The Frenchwoman had not been able to live with the GC contenders when the racing got tough this week and her team have now said she had come down with an illness and was withdrawing from the race.
Here’s the statement from Visma-Lease a Bike Unfortunately, Pauline was not feeling well this morning. In consultation with the medical staff, it has been decided that she will not start today. We wish Pauline a speedy recovery!
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