The 6th stage of the Tour de France female, this Thursday between Clermont-Ferrand and Ambert (123.7 km), gave rise to the first French victory in this edition, with the sumptuous solo number of Maëva Squiban, who had never triumphed over the Grande loop. The Mauritian Kim Le Court, 3rd in the stage, keeps the yellow jersey.
Heroic at the top of Mont Ventoux two weeks ago, Valentin Paret-Peintre had been the only Frenchman to win a stage on the last Tour de France male. Its female equivalent also awaited a tricolor success since the start before Thursday and the 6th stage, the first mountain in this edition, which smiled at Maëva Squiban. Part only in the Col du Chansert, the last pass on the menu of this stage drawn not far from Puy de Dôme, the young Breton climber of the UAE Team Adq team, awarded this dazzling attack in the penultimate difficulty of this day in high altitude has never been joined.
Dreaded as soon as the road rises and released from the work she had to do with her Italian leader Elisa Longo Borghini, abandoned constrained (Editor’s note: they are only four runners in the race for the Emirati training), the ex-tuner of the Arkéa-Bxb team also benefited from no longer constituting the slightest danger in the general classification (it was 36th. Before the start of this 6th stage) to afford the most beautiful victory of his young career.
Double French!
The first also on the Tour for the Brestoise who had quickly gone away after having distorted a company to the yellow jersey group, to the point of counting more than a minute ahead of the best at the top of this same Col du Chansert in which she had placed her comic strip. Second last year in the Grand-Bornand, Squiban, which now has three successes in its record, this time won the fruits of its magnificent lonely effort during this exceptional day for our representatives.
The fourth of the last French time trial championships has thus preceded his compatriot Juliette Labous (FDJ-Suez), who takes up a few precious seconds in the general classification. Third in this stage which saw the favorites neutralize behind a souquiban in a state of grace, Kim the court-pepper keeps the leading yellow jersey.
Cycling / Tour de France women 2025
6th stage-Clermont-Ferrand-Ambert (123.7km)-Thursday July 31, 2025
1- Maeva Squiban (FRA / UAE Team Adq) in 3h20’46 »
2- Juliette Labous (FRA/FDJ-Suez) at 1’09 »
3- Kim Le Court-Pienaar (MRI/AG Insurance-Soudal) at 1’13 »
4- Half Vollering (PBS/FDJ-Suez) Mt
5- Dominica Wlodraczyk (Pool / AFADE ALL.
6- Margot Vanpatchenbeke (Bel / Volkerwessels) Mt
7- Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (Fra/Visma-Lease A Bike) Mt
8- Magdeleine Vallières (CAN / EF Education-Oatly) Mt
9- Pauliena rooijakkers (PBS / Fenix-Deceuninck) Mt
10- Puck Pieterse (PBS / Fenix-Deceuninck) Mt
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1- Kim the Court-Pienaar (MRI / AG Insurance-Soudal) e 6:29’05 »
2- Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (Fra/Visma-Lease A Bike) at 26 ”
3- Katarzyna Niewiadom-Phinney (Pol / Canyon-Sram-Zondacrypto) at 30 ”
4- Half Vollering (PBS/FDJ-Suez) at 31 ”
5- Anna Van der Breggen (PBS / SD World-Protime) at 35 ”
6- Pauliena Rooijakkers (PBS / Fenix-Deceuninck) at 53 ″
7- Sarah Gigante (Aus/AG Insurance-Soudal) at 1’03 »
8- Puck Pieterse (PBS / Fenix-Deceuninck) at 1’12 ″
9- Cédraine Kerbaol (wife / EF Education-oatly) at 1’24 »
10- Avoid music (FRA / FDJ) Mt
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