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Dani Ostanek

Tour de France Femmes GC analysis – 'Poker face' on Col du Granier as top contenders wait for decisive day in the Alps

CHAMBERY, FRANCE - AUGUST 01: Pauline Ferrand-Prevot of France and Team Visma | Lease a Bike competes during the 4th Tour de France Femmes 2025, Stage 7 a 159.7km stage from Bourg-en-Bresse to Chambery / #UCIWWT / on August 01, 2025 in Bourg-en-Bresse, France. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images).

The organisers of the Tour de France Femmes were aiming for maximum GC tension heading into the final weekend of the race, and they've achieved just that, albeit at the expense of a dynamic battle for the yellow jersey throughout the week.

Once again, stage 7 of the race, a 160km run from Bourg-en-Bresse over two second-category climbs, including the Col du Granier to Chambéry, saw the top favourites race to the line with no major movements.

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