The 2025 Tour de France Femmes isn't yet over, with one tough final stage through the Alps yet to be raced on Sunday. But the Col de la Madeleine has all but decided the destination of the yellow jersey, with the 2,000-metre behemoth giving the race what is very likely to be its first French winner.
This year's race had been both designed and raced in such a way that the 18.9km test of the Madeleine was always going to be the decisive hour of the race, and so it proved. Heading into Saturday's seventh stage, five riders at the top of the standings were separated by just 35 seconds, while another minute also covered the next five behind them.
