Pauline Ferrand-Prévot won the Tour de France Femmes with a strong performance, clinching victory in the Alps at Châtel. She established a significant lead after a tremendous ascent at Col de la Madeleine. With two mountain stage victories, she contributed to French dominance in the race. Although she experienced doubts on the final stage, she decided to attack and secured her win. Her triumph marks a significant achievement in women's cycling as she becomes the first female Tour de France winner since the 1980s.
Hers was a victory built at even higher altitude, soaring away from the rest of the peloton on the road to the summit of the Col de la Madeleine and taking a two-and-a-half-minute lead going into the final day.
Two mountain stage victories to round off the race sealed the deal, the 33-year-old following on from Maëva Squiban's two solo efforts to ensure French domination of the latter half of the race.
On the last climb, he said, 'You can decide if you want to go or not.' I didn't know, because I wanted to enjoy the last kilometres of this Tour in yellow.
So, after my attack, I said 'OK, now I can't turn back anymore and just have to go full gas until the finish line.' So, I didn't really enjoy the last kilometres, but afterwards it was worth it.
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