Tour cyclist Maeva Squiban impresses with a pair of stunning victories in her consecutive solo performances.
Women's Tour de France 2025: Maeva Squiban Wins Stage 7, Ferrand-Prévot Takes Yellow Jersey
The eighth stage of the women's Tour de France 2025 is set for Saturday, and the competition is heating up. The stage, a 159.7-kilometer route between Bourg-En-Bresse and Chambéry, includes a challenging climb right from the start, making it the queen stage of the edition.
In the previous stage, Maeva Squiban (UAE) clinched a solo victory, leaving behind the likes of Marleille Meijering and Maud Rijnbeek (VolkerWessels). Squiban launched herself towards her second victory in the Tour de France féminin 2025, leaving the peloton behind on the last ramps of the Col de Granier.
Kim Le Court Pienaar, the current leader, faced significant challenges during the stage. She yielded in the peloton during the stage and later suffered a crash over a barrier on a mid-stage descent, forcing her to fight hard to rejoin the main group. The steep and long hors catégorie climb of about 18.6 km at 8.1% gradient proved critical, causing considerable time gaps that reshaped the top of the standings.
As a result, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (Team Visma-Lease a Bike) dominated this queen stage, winning solo and taking the yellow jersey. She now leads the general classification by 2 minutes 37 seconds, putting Le Court Pienaar under pressure to defend her position on the final Alpine stage.
Demi Vollering (FDJ-Suez) is fourth, 31 seconds behind, while Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto) is third, 30 seconds behind. Anne Van der Breggen is fifth, 35 seconds behind.
The final touch of La Madeleine will be challenging for Le Court Pienaar to defend the yellow jersey. The second part of the stage is less than 40 kilometers from the finish, and the top favorites for the women's Tour de France 2025, including Ferrand-Prévot, Vollering, Niewiadoma, and Yara Kastelijn (Fenix-Deceuninck), are all strong contenders showing their form on the challenging climbs.
This stage is expected to make a significant difference in the general classification. The top riders will need to give their all to secure a place in the final podium. The women's Tour de France 2025 continues to deliver thrilling competition, and Saturday's stage 8 is shaping up to be another exciting event.
The average speed in the queen stage of the women's Tour de France 2025 is expected to be high, given the challenging climb right from the start. The sports enthusiasts are eagerly anticipating the eighth stage on Saturday, as the competition among the top riders is fierce.
