The French champion, winner from her first participation, was acclaimed throughout the last stage on Sunday, which she won brilliantly.
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He only lacked this title, or almost. Pauline Ferrand-Prévot won the Tour de France women on Sunday, August 3, with the bonus of the victory during the last stage, solo, in Châtel (Haute-Savoie). The 33 -year -old Rémoise, Olympic mountain bike champion in Paris in 2024, won her status as a French sport star. An immense popularity that she was able to measure during this final stage, with an audience delighted by this superb coron.
“It's amazing, a French yellow jersey for the last race, it's incredible! We are very happy! Thank you”enthuses a spectator met on the finish line. “The eyes were humid, it's so beautiful”continues a supporter. Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, nicknamed “PFP”, becomes the first Frenchwoman to win the event since Jeannie Longo, in 1989.
Cyprien, who came from Thonon with friends, never doubted the runner's abilities to get this Tour de France. “I thought she could go so far. We saw her results and hoping, dreaming, it worked. So it's incredible.” And according to him, the best is yet to come for Pauline. “I do not have a crystal ball, but I think that with the will it has and with physical capacity, it will go very far.”
For Jérémy, who lives in Belfort, it is certain, the Frenchwoman will not stop at a single victory on the big loop. “I think she is going to want to put her title back into play. And therefore next year, she may want to do a second tour of France in a row to go even more in history.” He assures that he will be there again to encourage him and perhaps to sing a new Marseillaise.
