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Teamwork, a yellow-clad sacrifice and mean messages – Sarah Gigante's rocket-fuelled path from recovery to the Tour de France Femmes podium

'I was definitely dreaming of winning this stage … but I'm happy with second' says Australian after Col de la Madeleine runner-up spot also shifted her to second on GC

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Pauline Ferrand-Prévot takes the stage win and the yellow jersey on the Col de la Madeleine at the Tour de France Femmes

The Frenchwoman soloed to a dominating victory after dropping her rivals halfway up the final climb of stage 8

Cycling Weekly

'My legs were just finished today' – Demi Vollering cracks and loses three minutes on decisive Tour de France Femmes stage up Col de la Madeleine

'I just couldn't keep up. It's as simple as that. Cycling is very simple for once' says Dutchwoman, with the Tour all but lost in the Alps

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France's Ferrand-Prévot seizes lead of 2025 women's Tour de France

Pauline Ferrand-Prévot from France on Saturday claimed the penultimate stage of the 2025 women's Tour de France and seized the overall lead of the race following a sensational ride between Chambéry Saint-François Longchamp and Col de la Madeleine in south-eastern France.

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Tour de France Femmes GC analysis – 'Poker face' on Col du Granier as top contenders wait for decisive day in the Alps

'My race is tomorrow' says Ferrand-Prévot, one of seven riders separated by just 48 seconds – including Vollering, Niewiadoma-Phinney, and Gigante

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'My body just completely shut off' – Kim Le Court-Pienaar's yellow-saving down hill fight back at Tour de France Femmes

'I knew I had to do the best downhill of my life' says race leader, adding that she also had to overcome being tactically blocked by two FDJ-Suez riders

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'Other teams don't know what's coming' – Australia gets a reason to dream of a Tour de France Femmes winner as Sarah Gigante faces up to Col de la Madeleine

Australian says rivals have missed opportunities to derail AG Insurance-Soudal's GC position and 'hopefully they live to regret it'

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Tour de France Femmes stage 7: Maëva Squiban repeats solo victory with dramatic back-to-back long-range attacks

Cédrine Kerbaol uses daredevil descent to outpace Ruth Edwards for another second-place finish, while Kim Le Court-Pienaar saves yellow jersey

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Gigante on the radar, Niewiadoma-Phinney gets an edge, Vollering and Ferrand-Prévot conserve – Revealing movements on first Tour de France Femmes mountain day

'I think she's in a position to win the Tour de France now' says Visma-Lease a Bike DS Jos van Emden of rival rider Sarah Gigante

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Tour de France Femmes GC analysis - Battle in the stage 5 hills gives us a taste of what's to come in the high mountains

'Magnificent seven' emerge on the toughest day yet to Guéret, though bigger tests lie ahead

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Le Court claims Tour de France Femmes stage five win and yellow jersey amid team row

Kim Le Court almost threw away a victory by celebrating too early while the war of words continued after Demi Vollering’s crash

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Kim Le Court sprints to victory on Tour Femmes stage five and takes yellow from Marianne Vos

The peloton was shattered across a tough final 30km with multiple climbs

Cycling Weekly

Tour de France Femmes stage 5: Kim Le Court-Pienaar awarded victory ahead of Demi Vollering in photo-finish sprint and reclaims yellow jersey

Anna van der Breggen takes third place among the selection of favourites sprinting into Guéret

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'The Giro was just like a hard training week' - Sarah Gigante well-placed as she heads towards her favoured mountain territory at Tour de France Femmes

For the Australian rider 'a lot is possible' says team DS Jolien D'Hoore

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The Guardian - UK

Tour de France Femmes 2025: Marianne Vos seizes stage one in dramatic finish – as it happened

The legendary Dutch rider took the win at the line after a speedy and treacherous first stage

Cycling News

The 11 riders flying the flag for Australia or New Zealand at the 2025 Tour de France Femmes

From GC contender Niamh Fisher-Black to climber Sarah Gigante and the fast finishing Ally Wollaston, both nations have every reason to expect to be in the thick of the action

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s cycling queen Sarah Gigante: ‘It’s a bit mean, but I love to make others hurt’

The mountain specialist overcame serious health concerns to post a breakout result in Italy and heads into the Tour de France Femmes with high hopes

Cycling News

SD Worx-Protime stumbles, new talents rise and Tour de France Femmes indicators flow – Six conclusions from the 2025 Giro d'Italia Women

Taking a closer look at some of the key talking points from eight revealing days of racing around Italy where some faltered and others took flight

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Aussie Gigante climbs the podium at Giro d'Italia

Rising cycling star Sarah Gigante has come third at the women's Giro d'Italia and was crowned the race's Queen of the Mountains as top climber.

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Giro d'Italia Women stage 8: Elisa Longo Borghini seals overall win as Liane Lippert triumphs on final stage

German racer takes second win of the week in Imola ahead of Anna van der Breggen and Marlen Reusser

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Queen of the Giro mountains: Aussie Gigante wins again

Melbourne's Sarah Gigante has enjoyed her second triumph in four days at the women's Giro d'Italia to move into a podium spot with just one day left.

Cycling Weekly

'Sometimes you have to dare' - Longo Borghini takes Giro d'Italia Women lead while Gigante wins queen stage

Longo Borghini launched a stunning attack to move into the overall lead, but Gigante proves herself one of the world best climbers

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Giro d'Italia Women stage 7: Elisa Longo Borghini seizes race lead as Sarah Gigante solos to victory on Monte Nerone

Italian attacks summit finish with teammate Silvia Persico to take pink from Marlen Reusser while Australian doubles up for second stage win

Cycling Weekly

Lorena Wiebes powers to stage 5 victory at the Giro d'Italia Women as GC shaken up by splits

Marlen Reusser keeps the pink jersey for tomorrow’s race but Gigante and Niedermaier drop in overall rankings

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'Beyond my wildest dreams' – Sarah Gigante’s rocky road to dual stage wins and overall podium spot at Giro d’Italia Women

Update with stage 7 victory and GC third for Australian which carves out perfect comeback from iliac artery endofibrosis surgery

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