When setting up the list of favourites for a race like the Tour de France Femmes, generally one of the first things to do would be to go and take a look at recent race history to see how the form has been evolving for the season. It's the riders that have done well at other Grand Tours, excelled in the mountains or delivered cracking individual time trial results that will give them an edge over other contenders that are likely to go to the top of the list.
However, when it comes to Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, that's not how it works. The French Visma-Lease a Bike rider is cut from a different cloth.
