Pauline Ferrand-Prévot won the final stage of the Tour de France Femmes, achieving the overall race title. This victory marks the first French win in the female Tour de France since 1990. Ferrand-Prévot rides for Visma-Lease a Bike, known for its advancements in cycling technology. The team utilizes various smart wearables, including heart rate monitors and Tymewear breathing sensors, to optimize performance by tracking metrics like breathing rate and tidal volume. Such technology contributes to enhancing athletes' training and racing knowledge.
"The win represented the first French win in a female version of the Tour de France since Catherine Marsal's victory in the 1990 Tour de la CEE féminin."
"Ferrand-Prévot rides for the Visma-Lease a Bike women's squad; a team that is widely credited as being at the forefront of cycling technology and the optimisation of marginal gains."
"The circular disc sported by Ferrand-Prévot, it turns out, is a Tymewear breathing sensor, which allows them to monitor, amongst other things, breathing rate, tidal volume, and other metrics."
"Over the past several years, various specific smart wearables have entered the cycling and fitness marketplace, all measuring certain metrics to inform athletes' training and racing."
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