Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (France) on the podium (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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France's Pauline Ferrand-Prevot secures the gold medal at the World Championships (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)
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Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (France) wins the sprint after a photo finish (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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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.
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