Race length remains unaltered as Demi Vollering withdraws from the top three at the Tour de France Femmes
Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift: Le Court Maintains Lead After Cautious Stage Six
After six stages of the 2025 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, Kim Le Court (AG Insurance-Soudal) continues to lead the pack, holding onto the coveted yellow jersey with a 26-second advantage over Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (Visma | Lease a Bike)[1].
The stage six victory went to Maeva Squiban (UAE Team ADQ), who broke away solo on the Col du Chansert and finished 1:09 ahead of second-placed Juliette Labous (FDJ-Suez)[1][3][5]. Squiban's win was a result of the cautious approach by the general classification (GC) contenders, who have been marking each other closely without making significant time gaps yet[3].
In the GC standings, Le Court, Ferrand-Prévot, Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon-SRAM-zondacypto), and Demi Vollering (FDJ-Suez) are all within a minute of each other[1]. Vollering, who finished fourth in stage six, is 31 seconds behind Le Court[1]. If Le Court had not picked up bonus seconds during the stage, she would be fourth overall[2].
The upcoming stages, including a weekend finale in the mountains, are expected to open up the GC gaps[2]. The seventh stage will finish in Chambéry, a town at the gateway to the Alps[6].
In other classifications, Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime) leads the points classification with a 30-point advantage over Marianne Vos (Visma | Lease a Bike)[1]. Elise Chabbey (FDJ-Suez) leads the mountains classification, while Julie Bego (Cofidis) holds the white jersey for the best young rider[1].
As the race moves into the Alps, the contenders are preparing for a fierce battle. The leaders are balancing defensive riding to protect time gaps with tactical aggression to gain bonus seconds, while riders like Squiban show potential for surprise breakaways that can shake up the standings. The fight for the final GC placings is very much alive and expected to intensify over the remaining mountainous stages.
- The fighting talk is out, and it's time for the contenders to enter the Alpine ring.
[1] La Vuelta [2] Cyclingnews [3] Velonews [5] CyclingTips [6] ProCyclingStats
- Despite the cautious approach by the general classification contenders, individual riders like Maeva Squiban are showing potential for surprise breakaways in the upcoming Alpine stages of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift.
- The Tour de France Femmes avec Zwilt's approach into the Alps promises a fierce battle among the contenders, as they balance defensive riding to protect time gaps with tactical aggression to gain bonus seconds.
