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'We went for a statement' – Niamh Fisher-Black flies off the front at Tour de France Femmes to take third on Col de la Madeleine
Lidl-Trek rider finishes third on queen stage after launching from the break, moving up to eighth overall -
Teamwork, a yellow-clad sacrifice and mean messages – Sarah Gigante's rocket-fuelled path from recovery to the Tour de France Femmes podium
'I was definitely dreaming of winning this stage … but I'm happy with second' says Australian after Col de la Madeleine runner-up spot also shifted her to second on GC -
'It's a little girl's dream come true' – Pauline Ferrand-Prévot closes in on first French Tour win since the 1980s with dominant Tour de France Femmes triumph atop Madeleine
'She's a woman who goes beyond even the confines of sport' says Tour race director Marion Rousse -
Tour de France Femmes 2025 abandons: Two more riders drop out of the race on the queen stage to the Col de la Madeleine
A tally of the toll that illness and crashes have taken on the peloton in the fourth edition of the race
