Tour de France Femmes: Maeva Squiban wins second stage in a row, Le Court braves descent to avoid losing yellow
23-year-old Squiban pulled away from the leading group and chaser Mareille Meijering (Movistar) on the final climb of the day before hitting speeds of more than 70 kilometers per hour as she descended to Chambéry, maintaining a gap of around a minute in the finale.
MAEVA SQUIBAN IS AMAZING 🔥She takes off on the final section of the Col du Granier
MAEVA SQUIBAN IMPÉRIALE 🇫🇷Elle s'envole dans la dernière partie du Col du Granier#TDFF2025 l #WatchTheFemmes l @GoZwift pic.twitter.com/yHT3F8EV3f
— Le Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift (@LeTourFemmes) August 1, 2025
Le Court, meanwhile, was dropped by the chasing group on the final climb — the category two Col du Granier — but rode her way back on the descent to finish sixth, maintaining her lead as the top five in the general classification head into the final weekend with unchanged time gaps.
There were no changes to the leaders of the general, points, and mountain classifications.
Friday's stage — 159.7km from Bourg-en-Bresse to Chambery — was also the second stage in a row that French riders finished first and second.
Soraya Paladin (CANYON//SRAM zondacrypto) crashed early on and was taken to hospital, forcing her to retire from the Tour after putting in strong efforts for her team and leader Chloe Dygert. The number of withdrawals now has hit 23 after seven days.
Stage eight on Saturday will mark the start of a tough weekend of reckoning for the GC riders in the mountains to conclude the Tour. The peloton go from Chambery to Saint-Francois Longchamp via the gruellinig Col de la Madeleine climb.
Unfortunately, @SorayaPaladin has crashed and is unable to continue. She's been taken to hospital for further assessment. 🤞💔#TDFF2025 pic.twitter.com/9bQE31Sm0H
— CANYON//SRAM zondacrypto (@WMNcycling) August 1, 2025
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