Pauline Ferrand-Prévot convincingly took the lead in the Tour de France Femmes on Saturday. The French rider from Visma | Lease a Bike left everyone behind on the Col de la Madeleine, which was of course discussed in De Avondetappe,

Ferrand-Prévot’s Tour heroics come almost a year to the date she won the mountain bike gold medal at the Paris Olympics. Returning to the road, after a six-year hiatus, she set herself the goal of winning the Tour within three years. “This victory today is a sign that I made the right choice,” she said.

French rider Pauline Ferrand-Prévot rode into the yellow jersey for the first time in her exulted career, with Australia's Sarah Gigante pushing into second spot ahead of the final stage of the Tour de France Femmes.