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Irish Examiner
4 hours ago
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- Irish Examiner
Women's Tour de France: Squiban's perfect attack earns home favourite stage six win
Maëva Squiban from Brittany won stage six of the Tour de France Femmes after a 32km breakaway through the forestclimbs of the Livradois-Forez national park to Ambert. The 23-year-old held off the pursuing peloton of favourites on the final climb to claim the biggest win of her career and the second stage win for a French rider since the women's race was rebooted as the Tour de France Femmes in 2022. Squiban, riding for UAE Team ADQ, attacked alone, three kilometres from the top of the Col du Chansert, and maintained her lead on the fast descent, through the bonus sprint and into the finishing straight on the Boulevard Henri IV. 'When they told me I had a minute and a half [lead] I couldn't believe it,' she said. 'I mainly wanted to get a head start before the climb to the bonus sprint. Then I was hoping to be part of a small group from the bonus sprint to the finish.' Behind her, Kim Le Court was as good as her word at the bonus sprints and made every second count. The Mauritian took another four seconds, just ahead of the defending champion, Kasia Niewiadoma, to extend her overall lead. 'The goal was to control the race, and then see if the legs were there,' she said. 'After that, it was to take the remaining bonus seconds, as there was already a rider up ahead. 'We tried to close the gap to Squiban to try and get the stage, but it wasn't going to happen so tried to get a bit more time at the finish. I couldn't wish for it to be better, apart from maybe winning the stage.' The 29-year-old leads by 26 seconds from Pauline Ferrand-Prévot and by 30 seconds from Niewiadoma, who leap-frogged the pre-race favourite, Demi Vollering, into third place. The first mountain stage included 2,475m of altitude gain over four categorised climbs, including the first category Col du Beal, and provoked significant time gaps. Marianne Vos tumbled down the yellow jersey rankings, dropping from sixth to 29th. Although the rest of the favourites stayed together over the top of the 10km climb, Cédrine Kerbaol and Niewiadoma tried their hand on the descent, but were recaptured at the foot of the Col du Chansert, the platform for Squiban's solo attack. Vollering's FDJ-Suez team-mate Juliette Labous set off in pursuit in the closing kilometres, but it was not enough to draw out any initiatives from the main challengers. Ferrand-Prévot, gold medallist in Olympic mountain biking, has been a discreet presencesince showing an explosive acceleration on stage one. Her stealthy performance is fuelling French hopes that she may break the nation's 40-year Tour de France drought. The apparent anxieties from the FDJ-Suez team manager, Stephen Delcourt, over Vollering's chances may be heightened by the prospect of a French rider being guided to overall victory by his nemesis, Visma–Lease a Bike's Jos Van Emden, although the pair now appear to have ended their public feud. Friday's stage from Bourg-en-Bresse to Chambéry has less altitude gain, but is expected to inflict yet more pain as it crosses the summit of the 1,134m Col du Granier, 17km from the finish. With three mountain stages still to come, 132 of 154 starters remain in the race. Guardian
Hindustan Times
4 hours ago
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Cycling-Local hero Squiban aces mountain test to win Tour de France Femmes stage six
FRANCE -Frenchwoman Maeva Squiban made a solo ride to the finish line with a perfectly-timed attack on the final major climb to win the mountainous stage six of the Tour de France Femmes on Thursday. Cycling-Local hero Squiban aces mountain test to win Tour de France Femmes stage six Squiban of UAE Team ADQ finished one minute and nine seconds ahead of compatriot Juliette Labous in the first French one-two in the history of the competition. "It's an amazing feeling. I didn't expect to do that," Squiban told reporters after becoming the second French rider to claim a stage in the event after Cedrine Kerbaol took stage six last year. Squiban stayed in the peloton led by yellow jersey holder Kimberley Le Court Pienaar , as mountains classification leader Elise Chabbey led the arduous 10-km climb to Col du Beal. The 23-year-old broke away on the ascent to Col du Chansert and soon built a lead of over a minute and comfortably took the win in the 123.7km ride from Clermont-Ferrand to Ambert. Mauritian Le Court, who won stage five, was the third to cross the finish line as she retained her lead in the general classification. Pauline Ferrand-Prevot , another home favourite, finished seventh in the stage to remain second in the race for the yellow jersey, 26 seconds behind Le Court. Points classification leader Lorena Wiebes fell back from the peloton during the first half of the stage and appeared to be content conserving her energy, as she retained the green jersey. The Tour continues on Friday with a hilly 159.7km ride from Bourg-en-Bresse to Chambery. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
The Guardian
4 hours ago
- Sport
- The Guardian
Tour de France Femmes: Squiban's perfect attack earns home favourite stage six win
Maëva Squiban from Brittany won stage six of the Tour de France Femmes after a 32km lone breakaway through the forested climbs of the Livradois-Forez national park to Ambert. The 23-yea-old from Brest held off the pursuing peloton of favourites on the final climb to claim the biggest win of her career and also the second stage win for a French rider since the women's race was rebooted as the Tour de France Femmes in 2022. Squiban, riding for UAE Team ADQ, attacked alone, three kilometres from the top of the Col du Chansert, and maintained her lead on the fast descent, through the bonus sprint and into the finishing straight on the Boulevard Henri IV. 'When they told me I had a minute and a half (lead) I couldn't believe it,' she said after the stage. 'I mainly wanted to get a head start before the climb to the bonus sprint. Then I was hoping to be part of a small group from the bonus sprint to the finish.' Behind her, overnight race leader, Kim Le Court, was as good as her word at the bonus sprints, and made every second count. The Mauritian took another four seconds, just ahead of defending champion Kasia Niewiadoma, to extend her overall lead. 'The goal was to control the race, and then see if the legs were there,' Le Court said. 'After that, it was to take the remaining bonus seconds, as there was already a rider up ahead.' 'We tried to close the gap to Squiban to try and get the stage, but it wasn't going to happen so tried to get a bit more time at the finish. I couldn't wish for it to be better, apart from maybe winning the stage.' The 29-year-old now leads overall by 26 seconds from Pauline Ferrand-Prevot and by 30 seconds from Niewiadoma, who leap-frogged pre-race favourite Demi Vollering into third place. The first mountain stage of the 2025 edition included 2,475 metres of altitude gain over four categorised climbs, including the first category Col du Beal, and provoked significant time gaps through the peloton. Marianne Vos tumbled down the yellow jersey rankings, dropping from sixth position to 29th after stage six Although the rest of the favourites stayed together over the top of the 10km climb, Cédrine Kerbaol and defending champion Niewiadoma tried their hand on the descent, but were recaptured at the foot of the Col du Chansert, the platform for Squiban's solo attack. Sign up to The Recap The best of our sports journalism from the past seven days and a heads-up on the weekend's action after newsletter promotion Demi Vollering's FDJ-Suez team mate, Juliette Labous, set off in pursuit in the closing kilometres, but it was not enough to draw out any initiatives from the main challengers for final victory. Ferrand-Prévot, gold medallist in Olympic mountain biking, has been a discreet presence so far, after showing an explosive acceleration on stage one. Her stealthy performance is fuelling French hopes that she may break the host nation's 40-year Tour de France drought. FDJ-Suez team manager Stephen Delcourt's apparent anxieties over Vollering's chances may be heightened by the prospect of a French rider being guided to overall victory by his nemesis, Visma–Lease a Bike's Jos Van Emden, although the pair now appear to have ended their public feud. Friday's stage from Bourg-en-Bresse to Chambéry may have lesser altitude gain, but is expected to inflict yet more pain, as it crosses the summit of the 1,134m Col du Granier, just 17km from the finish. With three mountain stages still to come, only 132 of 154 starters remain in the race.
CNA
5 hours ago
- Sport
- CNA
Local hero Squiban aces mountain test to win Tour de France Femmes stage six
FRANCE :Frenchwoman Maeva Squiban made a solo ride to the finish line with a perfectly-timed attack on the final major climb to win the mountainous stage six of the Tour de France Femmes on Thursday. Squiban of UAE Team ADQ finished one minute and nine seconds ahead of compatriot Juliette Labous (FDJ-Suez) in the first French one-two in the history of the competition. "It's an amazing feeling. I didn't expect to do that," Squiban told reporters after becoming the second French rider to claim a stage in the event after Cedrine Kerbaol took stage six last year. Squiban stayed in the peloton led by yellow jersey holder Kimberley Le Court Pienaar (AG Insurance-Soudal), as mountains classification leader Elise Chabbey (FDJ-Suez) led the arduous 10-km climb to Col du Beal. The 23-year-old broke away on the ascent to Col du Chansert and soon built a lead of over a minute and comfortably took the win in the 123.7km ride from Clermont-Ferrand to Ambert. Mauritian Le Court, who won stage five, was the third to cross the finish line as she retained her lead in the general classification. Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (Visma-Lease a Bike), another home favourite, finished seventh in the stage to remain second in the race for the yellow jersey, 26 seconds behind Le Court. Points classification leader Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime) fell back from the peloton during the first half of the stage and appeared to be content conserving her energy, as she retained the green jersey.
RTÉ News
5 hours ago
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Home soil win for Maeva Squiban on stage six at Tour de France Femmes
Frenchwoman Maeva Squiban made a solo ride to the finish line with a perfectly-timed attack on the final climb to win the mountainous stage six of the Tour de France Femmes on Thursday. Squiban of UAE Team ADQ finished one minute and nine seconds ahead of compatriot Juliette Labous (FDJ-Suez) in second place. Squiban stayed in the peloton led by yellow jersey holder Kimberley Le Court Pienaar (AG Insurance-Soudal), as mountains classification leader Elise Chabbey (FDJ-Suez) led the arduous 10-km climb to Col du Beal, before breaking away on the ascent to Col du Chansert. The 23-year-old soon built a lead of over a minute and comfortably took the win in the 123.7km ride from Clermont-Ferrand to Ambert, becoming the second French rider to claim a stage in the event after Cedrine Kerbaol took stage six last year. Mauritian Le Court was the third to cross the finish line as she retained her lead in the general classification. Ireland's Mia Griffin (Roland le Devoluy) crossed the line 104th, while Lara Gillespie (UAE Team ADQ), who earned a podium finish on stage four, finished 110th and Fiona Mangan (Winspace Orange Seal) was 123rd. Griffin and Gillespie are 90th and 91st respectively in the general classification with Mangan 120th. Gillespie is also 26th in the points standings.
