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90km to go: Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx-Protime) leads the peloton on the descent. Here is a list of the 14 riders in the break: Muzic, Fisher-Black, Squiban, Ghekiere, Chabbey, Vallieres, Santesteban, Markus, Kastelijn, Claes, Edwards, Meijering, Koch and Bunel.<\/p>\n
Share<\/a><\/p>\n 92km to go: The breakaway group have 35secs on the peloton. Here are the results from the first climb:<\/p>\n Col de Plainpalais QOM climb result:<\/p>\n 1. Chabbey, 10pts Share<\/a><\/p>\n 98km to go: Chabbey sprints to reach the summit first and take maximum QOM points. Behind, AG Insurance-Soudal lead the peloton. Impressively, sprinter Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime) is firmly in this first group of the peloton, unlike her rival for the green jersey, Marianne Vos (Visma-Lease a Bike).<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 99km to go: And of course, Squiban effortlessly gets across. The 15-rider break only have 18secs on the peloton now. Talking about her strength and energy, it reminds me of this video where her dad asks her if she\u2019s slept. A classic parent question, even when your child has just won two Tour de France Femmes stages!<\/p>\n Allow Instagram content?<\/p>\n This article includes content provided by Instagram. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click ‘Allow and continue’.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a008.36 EDT<\/p>\n 100km to go: Ma\u00ebva Squiban (UAE Team ADQ) is off! She\u2019s attempting to bridge across to the breakaway. It would seem the French rider just does not tire.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 101km to go: A group of 14 riders, including Chabbey and Niamh Fisher-Black (Lidl-Trek) have managed to get up the road away from the peloton. They have almost 30secs on the bunch.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a008.28 EDT<\/p>\n 103km to go: Our maillot jaune, Kim Le Court-Pienaar, wants to get away. She breaks away from the peloton for the second time, closing in on a counterattack by Marion Bunel (Visma-Lease a Bike) and Chabbey. Ostolaza has been distanced by Markus at the front of the race. It\u2019s been a lively start.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 105km to go: Riejanne Markus (Lidl-Trek) attacks with Usoa Ostolaza (Laboral Kutxa-Fundaction Euskadi), with about 8km to the summit of the Col du Plainpalais. The peloton is losing ground. There are a couple of groups of distanced riders, with Andersen 4mins back alongside Laboral Kutxa-Fundaction Euskadi\u2019s Alba Teruel.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 106km to go: The start, heading upwards towards a category first climb, has caused early fractures in the peloton. Two groups who fell behind have now merged into one consisting of 16 riders. The GC contenders are all in the peloton and it seems to be mainly Uno X Mobility\u2019s Susanne Andersen who is struggling with the pace.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Dilyxine Miermont withdraws from the race<\/p>\n French rider Dilyxine Miermont for Ceratizit did not start stage eight so has withdrawn from the race. There are now 129 riders in the Tour peloton.<\/p>\n Dilyxine Miermont of Ceratizit Pro Cycling in happier times, namely before stage four. Photograph: Szymon Gruchalski\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a008.34 EDT<\/p>\n 108km to go: Elise Chabbey (Lidl-Trek) is on the attack. The number of riders already dropped on this immediate uphill grows to seven and includes Uno X Mobility\u2019s Susanne Andersen, Fenix-Deceuninck\u2019s Flora Perkins and Winspace Orange Seal\u2019s Fiona Mangan.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 109km to go: The peloton are riding on the slopes leading to the category one Col de Plainpalais (13.2 km at 6.3%). Already, four riders have been dropped and are 42secs behind.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a008.04 EDT<\/p>\n The racing has begun!<\/p>\n 110km to go: The flag has dropped and racing is under way on this Tour\u2019s queen stage! Let\u2019s see what the riders have in store for us.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney has a mechanical. The defending champion stops to change her front wheel 1km from the end of the neutralised sector.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Today\u2019s rollout has begun<\/p>\n Stage eight of the Tour de France Femmes 2025 is under way. The peloton have rolled out from Chamb\u00e9ry. There\u2019s a 4.8km neutralised section before the racing begins.<\/p>\n Maeva Squiban of UAE Team ADQ (left) takes a selfie alongside yellow jersey holder Kimberley Le Court Pienaar, polka dot moutain jersey holder Elise Chabbey and green sprint jersey holder Lorena Wiebes at the start line in Chambery. Photograph: Szymon Gruchalski\/Getty ImagesThe peloton rolls out of town. Photograph: Szymon Gruchalski\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a008.53 EDT<\/p>\n For the second day in the row, Ma\u00ebva Squiban (UAE Team ADQ) is on the front page of L\u2019\u00c9quipe:<\/p>\n Allow Instagram content?<\/p>\n This article includes content provided by Instagram. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click ‘Allow and continue’.<\/p>\n She also delightedly shared a congratulatory message from the French president, Emmanuel Macron, on social media. In it, he said:<\/p>\n Deux victoires cons\u00e9cutives sur le Tour de France pour Ma\u00ebva Squiban ! Bravo pour cette performance exceptionnelle qui fait rayonner le cyclisme fran\u00e7ais. Le pays est derri\u00e8re vous !<\/p>\n According to a quick Google Translate, this means:<\/p>\n Two consecutive Tour de France victories for Ma\u00ebva Squiban! Congratulations on this exceptional performance that shines a spotlight on French cycling. The country is behind you!<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n And who\u2019s wearing which jersey:<\/p>\n Yellow jersey: Kim Le Court Pienaar (AG Insurance-Soudal), 22hrs 28mins 31secs<\/p>\n Green jersey: Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime), 208pts<\/p>\n Polka dot jersey: Elise Chabbey (FDJ-Suez), 29pts<\/p>\n White jersey: Nienke Vinke (Picnic-PostNL), 22hrs 37mins 46secs<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Here\u2019s a reminder of the top ten on GC after stage seven:<\/p>\n Kim Le Court Pienaar (AG Insurance-Soudal), 22hrs 28mins 31secs<\/p>\n Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot (Visma-Lease a Bike), +26secs<\/p>\n Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney (Canyon\/SRAM), +30secs<\/p>\n Demi Vollering (FDJ-Suez), +31secs<\/p>\n Anna van der Breggen (SD Worx Protime), +35secs<\/p>\n Pauliena Rooijakkers (Fenix-Deceuninck), +1min 4secs<\/p>\n C\u00e9drine Kerbaol (EF Education-Oatly), +1min 9secs<\/p>\n Sarah Gigante (AG Insurance-Soudal), +1min 14secs<\/p>\n \u00c9vita Muzic (FDJ-Suez), +1min 35secs<\/p>\n Juliette Labous (FDJ-Suez), +1min 35secs<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Here is the route profile of stage eight of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift:<\/p>\n Allow Instagram content?<\/p>\n This article includes content provided by Instagram. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click ‘Allow and continue’.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Stage eight: Chamb\u00e9ry to Saint Fran\u00e7ois Longchamp \u2013 Col de la Madeleine, 112km<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a look at today\u2019s stage, Saturday 2 August: Chamb\u00e9ry to Saint Fran\u00e7ois Longchamp \u2013 Col de la Madeleine, 111.9km, with the race director of the Tour de France Femmes<\/a>, Marion Rousse:<\/p>\n There\u2019ll be no respite on what\u2019s the queen stage of the 2025 edition. It will head into the Bauges massif straight away, with the first major difficulty coming on the way out of Chamb\u00e9ry in the form of the Col de Plainpalais (13.2km at 6.3%). After crossing the less demanding Col du Fr\u00eane, the race will reach the Maurienne and tackle the toughest flank of the Madeleine. Extending to 18.6km, with regular changes in gradient (averaging 8.1%) and a rough surface, this climb will provide plenty of opportunities to create gaps.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Preamble<\/p>\n Stage eight of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift is the queen\u2019s stage \u2013 regarded as the most challenging mountain stage of a multi-day race. It often featurs the highest climbs and most significant elevation gain. Today, the peloton will ride 111.9km from Chamb\u00e9ry to Saint Fran\u00e7ois Longchamp \u2013 Col de la Madeleine, taking in more than 3,500 meters of climbing, making it a brutal day out. The first ascent of the day will come at 13km, with the category one Col de Plainpalais (13.2km at 6.3%). The sharp C\u00f4te de Saint-Georges-d\u2019Hurti\u00e8res comes duing the second half of racing, and then it\u2019s all go towards the finish at the summit of the imposing Col de la Madeleine (18.6 km at 8.1%, rising to over 2,000m above sea level).<\/p>\n It\u2019s the penultimate day of the Tour, so any GC contenders who want to make their mark will surely have plans for this decisive stage. While Kim Le Court Pienaar (AG Insurance-Soudal) hung on to the yellow jersey yesterday after being dropped on the final climb, she\u2019ll face stiff competition from Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot (Visma-Lease a Bike), Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney (Canyon\/SRAM), Demi Vollering (FDJ-Suez) and Anna van der Breggen (SD Worx Protime) who are all biting at her heels (none are further than 35secs behind the maillot jaune). Le Court Pienaar\u2019s teammate and powerful climber Sarah Gigante might fancy the stage win and the Mauritian rider spoke effusively yesterday about her colleague\u2019s strength coming into this mountain stage.<\/p>\n Ma\u00ebva Squiban (UAE Team ADQ) made it two victories in a row yesterday, so I\u2019m excited to see what she\u2019s got in store today. Shirin van Anrooij and Niamh Fisher-Black (Lidl-Trek) Elise Chabbey (FDJ-Suez), Silke Smulders and Mavi Garc\u00eda (Liv Alula Jayco) are worth keeping an eye on in terms of a potential breakaway.<\/p>\n Today\u2019s action will kick off at 1.45pm CET\/12.45pm BST. Here is Jeremy Whittle<\/a>\u2019s stage seven race report from Chamb\u00e9ry:<\/p>\n
2. Squiban, 8pts
3. Markus, 6pts
4. Meijering, 4pts
5. Muzic, 2pts
6. Kastelijn, 1pt<\/p>\n