
Defending Tour de France Femmes champion Pauline Ferrand-Prévot sounded an optimistic note about next year's race following the 2026 route presentation on Thursday.
The Visma-Lease A Bike rider, who became the first Frenchwoman to win the modern iteration of the race, called it a "super nice route", singling out the grand finale on her home roads in Nice and the summit finish atop Mont Ventoux as two stages she's particularly looking forward to.