French rider Pauline Ferrand-Prévôt wins women's Tour de France on her first attempt

France’s Pauline Ferrand-Prévôt won the women’s Tour de France at her first attempt, capping a dominant performance with a stage win and finishing 3:42 ahead of Demi Vollering.

CHATEL, France — French rider Pauline Ferrand-Prévôt won the women's Tour de France at her first attempt on Sunday, launching an attack to clinch the final stage and increase her overnight lead.

It gave Ferrand-Prévôt a resounding victory. She finished 3 minutes, 42 seconds ahead of 2023 champion Demi Vollering of the Netherlands and 4:09 clear of defending champion Kasia Niewiadoma of Poland.

"After my Olympic title, I said I would try to win the Tour de France in the next three years," said the 33-year-old Ferrand-Prévôt, an Olympic champion in mountain biking at last year's Paris Games. "So here I am, the first (time)."

There was little of the drama of last year's final day, which produced a four-second winning margin for the narrowest victory in the history of the women's and men's races.

"My teammates worked super hard for me all week long. I just want to say thank you and congrats to them," said Ferrand-Prévôt, who rides for the Visma–Lease a Bike team. "I love you so much girls, and thank you for everything."