Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, the queen of cycling

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She is a golden woman on the highest step of the podium. At 33, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot achieved the feat of winning the Tour de France female. A golden destiny for the one who, as a child, wanted to be a boy to be able to make the big loop. “Historical moment, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot wins the Tour de France, the consecration of a queen, one of the greatest exploits of French sport”, could be heard on France 3 following her victory.

In a final tracking stage through Haute-Savoie, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot first managed to avoid the pitfalls, contain the attacks of her main opponents, control, wait, before flying away. It is a second stage victory in a row, and a guaranteed triumph.

“I put the bar really high this year to prepare for this Tour de France and it was a lot of sacrifices. I thought about it yesterday and we talked about it this morning with my teammates, but I tell myself that I did not do all that for nothing. It is a great victory and it is a great lesson in life too. It will perhaps only happen in my life and I really want to enjoy and savor the new queen of cycling.

After winning everything in mountain biking, she had given herself three years to realize her dream of a little girl. A single attempt will have been enough for him to conquer the turn and the heart of the French. “She always holds, she has a morale of steel. She really impresses us. We support her and she really represents dignity French cycling,” said a spectator who came to encourage Pauline Ferrand-Prévot. A year after her Olympic title at the Paris Games, 36 years after the victory of Jeannie Longo, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot continues to write her legend.