Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (France) on the podium(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
France's Pauline Ferrand-Prevot secures the gold medal at the World Championships(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)
Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (France) wins the sprint after a photo finish(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
The French national team on the podium(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
At the top of the climb of Mirador in the elite women's road race at the World Championships, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot’s chances of landing the rainbow jersey seemed to have evaporated. A four-woman group featuring Marianne Vos had just powered clear over the summit, and in World Championships past, that has tended to be that.
Barry Ryan was Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.
