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Most of the time, when a rider takes the QOM jersey at the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, that prize is the result of a very specific plan and a concerted effort. Other times, though, the polka-dot jersey just sort of happens, because you\u2019re in a spot where you can take it, and in that case, why not?<\/p>\n
That\u2019s how it’s gone for Elise Chabbey (FDJ-Suez) on the first two days of this year’s Tour. It\u2019s not that the Swiss entertainer is in polka dots by accident, of course; but there was a kind of serendipity to the whole thing.<\/p>\n
On stage 1, on the only Cat 3 climb of the day, Chabbey was in a good position on approach to the summit, and was able to take maximum points with only a brief effort. With those points came the first QOM jersey of the race.<\/p>\n
Elise Chabbey takes maximum QoM points \ud83d\udc4f<\/p>\n
The Swiss rider makes it to the line first as the bell rings with one lap to go! \ud83d\udd14 pic.twitter.com\/wyRjMT7tlP<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Cycling on TNT Sports (@cyclingontnt) July 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cIt was not the plan, but yeah, I felt really good and then I saw the line and I was like, ‘I go for it,\u2019 Chabbey said of that stage 1 QOM in conversation with Escape at the start of stage 2. \u201cBut I was not sure, because also there were some points [on earlier climbs] before. But at the end of the day, it’s always nice to wear a [classification leader\u2019s] jersey.\u201d<\/p>\n Four hours later, at the end of stage 2 in Quimper, Chabbey hadn\u2019t just held on to the QOM jersey, she\u2019d extended her lead in that classification. And again, that hadn\u2019t really been the plan at the start of the day.<\/p>\n This post is for paying subscribers only Already have an account? Sign in<\/a><\/p>\n Did we do a good job with this story?<\/p>\n \n \ud83d\udc4dYep
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