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Tour de France Femmes stage 8 LIVE: Longest stage of the race may suit sprinters or a breakaway
The 8th stage of the race is the longest at 171.9km in blazing sunshine as the peloton race from Sisteron to Nice with a potential sprint on the Promenade des Anglais. -
Defending champion Pauline Ferrand-Prévot will not start stage 8 of the Tour de France Femmes
Visma-Lease a Bike announce the Frenchwoman's departure due to illness on Saturday morning -
Charlotte Kool leaves the Tour de France Femmes after finishing outside the time limit on the punishing stage to Mont Ventoux
After a torrid Tour, Dutch rider was over three minutes outside the time limit
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'We were hoping to make more of a dent' – Mont Ventoux effort leaves Cédrine Kerbaol moving up Tour de France Femmes GC but still aiming higher
French EF Education-Oatly rider now sitting in sixth overall and 'stage nine is super hard so we keep going for it' says sports director Carmen Small -
Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney reigns as queen of Mont Ventoux, but the Tour de France Femmes crown is still up for grabs – Analysis
Tour set for thrilling finale in Nice with three contenders still in the frame for yellow after taming the Giant of Provence -
'It just became a massive ball of stress' – Paula Blasi and UAE Team L'IMAD united on Mont Ventoux after challenging week at Tour de France Femmes
'Sometimes things just build up' says Spaniard of the off the bike challenges
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How to watch Tour de France Femmes 2026 – Live streams and official broadcasters – Stage 8
All the ways you can watch or stream the 2026 Tour de France Femmes from wherever you are in the world, including free options -
'A payback for all the second and third places' – Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney pulls out all the stops to move within reach of second Tour de France Femmes title
2024 victor in race lead with 15 second advantage to Demi Vollering and now expects 'a massive fight for basically everything' in remaining two stages -
Tour de France Femmes 2026: All the yellow cards, fines, and penalties after a stage 7 where pee and sticky bottles sanctions dominated
Expensive nature breaks for Demi Vollering and two FDJ United-SUEZ teammates
