Tour de France Femmes 2025 GC Update after Stage 8: Pauline Ferrand-Prevot set to become first French Maillot Jaune winner since Bernard Hinault

Pauline Ferrand-Prevot has almost certainly won the 2025 Tour de France Femmes following a dominant performance on the Queen Stage on Sunday afternoon, destroying all her rivals on the Col de la Madeline to move into the Maillot Jaune.

Winning stage 8 by 1:45 over nearest challenger Sarah Gigante, Ferrand-Prevot notably put 3:03 into 2023 Maillot Jaune winner Demi Vollering, and 3:26 into the 2024 Tour de France Femmes champion Katarzyna Niewiadoma. As a result, the Team Visma | Lease a Bike leader now sits atop the general classification standings, taking over the Maillot Jaune from Kim Le Court.

Ferrand-Prevot's buffer heading into the final stage is 2:37 over Gigante, with Vollering retaining a podium place at 3:18 down, 32 seconds ahead of Niewiadoma. Cedrine Kerbaol, who bounced back well on stage 8 having looked in difficulty early on, moves up to 5th overall after a strong performance on the Col de la Madeline, 4:11 down on her compatriot.

Pauliena Rooijakkers then sits 6th at 4:26, with Dominika Wlodarczyk (7th at 5:02), Niamh Fisher-Black (8th at 5:52), Evita Muzic (9th at 5:58) and Juliette Labous (10th at 7:14), completing the top 10. Notably, former Maillot Jaune Le Court now sits 11th overall, just outside of the top-10 by 1:36.