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Dani Ostanek

'I'm ready to put in the work on the time trial' –Pauline Ferrand-Prévot enthusiastic about Ventoux, home roads in the 2026 Tour de France Femmes

Team Visma | Lease a Bike's French rider Pauline Ferrand-Prevot celebrates with the overall leader's yellow jersey on the podium for the fourth edition of the Women's Tour de France cycling race at the end of the 9th and final stage (out of 9), 124.1 km from Praz-sur-Arly to Chatel, in Chatel eastern France, on August 3, 2025. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP).

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.

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