Squiban Wins Stage Six Of Tour De France Femmes

1 month ago

Alex Brotherton

BBC Sport journalist

Maeva Squiban produced a superb capacity to go nan first French rider to triumph a shape astatine nan 2025 Tour de France Femmes Avec Zwift arsenic Kim le Court retained nan yellowish jersey.

Squiban, 23, attacked pinch 30km to spell connected shape six and crossed nan statement successful Ambert 1 infinitesimal and 9 seconds up of compatriot Juliette Labous, who vanished conscionable up of nan yellowish jersey group.

It is only nan 2nd clip a French rider has won a shape of nan title since it was relaunched nether its caller sanction 4 years ago, aft Cedrine Kerbaol won shape six past year.

"It is an astonishing feeling, I didn't expect to do that," said Squiban, who collapsed down successful tears aft crossing nan line.

Swiss rider Elise Chabbey led earlier Squiban collapsed distant 2.5km from nan acme of nan last climb of nan day, nan Col du Chansert.

Mauritian Le Court, who made history arsenic she became nan first rider from Africa to triumph a shape successful nan Tour connected Wednesday, vanished 3rd to widen her wide lead to 26 seconds up of France's Pauline Ferrand-Prevot.

Defending champion Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney is up to third, leapfrogging 2023 Tour victor Demi Vollering.

Three stages remain, pinch nan riders tackling a mountainous 159.7km way betwixt Bourg-en-Bresse and Chambery connected Friday.