{"id":312741,"date":"2025-08-02T20:02:21","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T20:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/312741\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T20:02:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T20:02:21","slug":"favorites-stage-9-tour-de-france-femmes-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/312741\/","title":{"rendered":"Favorites stage 9 Tour de France Femmes 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Saturday, Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot<\/a> took a major step toward overall victory in the Tour de France Femmes<\/a>. But it\u2019s not over yet, because Sunday brings one final, punishing Alpine stage. IDLProcycling.com tells you everything you need to know!Route stage 9 Tour de France Femmes 2025: Praz-sur-Arly – Ch\u00e2tel les Portes du Soleil (124.1 km)\"tour-de-france-femmes-9\"\/The stage begins in Praz-sur-Arly<\/a>, a small village near the Alpine resort of Meg\u00e8ve. At the foot of Mont Blanc, the riders will head north. The opening kilometers won\u2019t be the toughest, but after a descent into Sallanches, the first climb arrives quickly.<\/p>\n

The C\u00f4te d’Ar\u00e2ches-la-Frasse is a Category 1 climb, though not too long or steep (6.2 km at 7.1%). The descent isn\u2019t very technical, and about 20 kilometers later, there\u2019s an intermediate sprint in Morillon. But from Samo\u00ebns onward, the real fireworks begin, with the Col de Joux Plane looming.<\/p>\n

And that climb is a real killer. It\u2019s shorter than Saturday\u2019s Col de la Madeleine (11.6 km), but steeper, averaging 8.5%. It\u2019s a hors cat\u00e9gorie climb, and the descent into the ski town of Morzine is no joke either, featuring several sharp hairpins and tricky switchbacks. From the summit of the Joux Plane, riders still face 58 kilometers before the finish.<\/p>\n

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From Morzine, the route descends slightly before a fast run-in to the Col du Corbier, the final climb of the day.
\nThis is another Category 1 ascent, and it’s a steep one, 5.9 km at an average of 8.5%. After that, around 29 kilometers remain to the finish line in Ch\u00e2tel \u2013 Les Portes du Soleil. The road gradually rises, with a slightly steeper incline in the final stretch. That\u2019s going to hurt after such a tough day! \u00a0<\/p>\n

Climbs<\/b>
33.9km: C\u00f4te d’Ar^ches-la-Frasse (6.2 km at 7.1%)
66.6km: Col de Joux Plane (11.6 km at 8.5%)<\/p>\n

95.2km: Col de la Madeleine (5.9 km at 8.5%)<\/p>\n

Times<\/b>
Start: 3:25 PM (local time) | 9:25 AM (ET)
Finish: 7:00 PM (local time) | 1:00 PM (ET)<\/p>\n

Weather stage 9 Tour de France Femmes 2025<\/p>\n

While Saturday\u2019s weather was far from ideal, Sunday is shaping up to be a beautiful day. 24\u00b0C at the start, dry, and no wind. Conditions at the finish will also be lovely, albeit a little cooler.<\/p>\n

Favorites stage 9 Tour de France Femmes 2025<\/p>\n

Saturday made the hierarchy clear in this edition of the Tour de France Femmes: Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot<\/b> (Visma | Lease a Bike) is the strongest climber. But can she prove that once more on Sunday? For the French rider, the main objective will be defending the yellow jersey and checking off her ultimate goal.<\/p>\n

The battle for the podium, however, is still wide open. Sarah Gigante<\/a><\/b> (AG Insurance\u2013Soudal Quick-Step) is currently second overall, but may be at a disadvantage on Sunday\u2019s technical descents. That could open the door for fourth-placed Kasia Niewiadoma<\/a> <\/b>(Canyon\/\/SRAM), and possibly even Demi Vollering<\/a><\/b> (FDJ\u2013Suez), to make gains.\"niewiadoma-kopecky-ferrand-prevot\"\/<\/p>\n

When you think of descents, you also think of Cedrine Kerbaol<\/b> from EF-Oatly.
\nBut she can climb with the best of them too, as proven by her fifth place in the general classification. Could she be the one to deliver a fourth consecutive stage win for France?<\/p>\n

With this many altitude meters, the strongest riders naturally rise to the top. Maeva Squiban<\/b> and Dominika Wlodarczyk<\/b> (UAE Team ADQ) have been riding well all week, while Niamh Fisher-Black<\/b> (Lidl\u2013Trek) impressed with a strong third place on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Yara Kastelijn<\/b> and Pauliena Rooijakkers<\/b> (Fenix\u2013Deceuninck) also climbed well, and for riders like Anna van der Breggen<\/b> (SD Worx\u2013Protime), Kimberly Le Court<\/b>, and Justine Ghekiere<\/b> (AG Insurance\u2013Soudal Quick-Step), who have slipped a bit in the GC, there may be opportunities to go for a stage win from a breakaway.<\/p>\n

According to IDLProCycling.com, who are the favorites for stage 9 of the Tour de France Femmes 2025?<\/p>\n

Top favorites:<\/b>Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot (Visma | Lease a Bike) and Demi Vollering (FDJ-Suez)
Outsiders:<\/b> Sarah Gigante, Kimberly le Court (AG Insurance Soudal Quick-Step), Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon\/\/SRAM) and Cedrine Kerbaol (EF-Oatly)
Long shots:<\/b>\u00a0Maeva Squiban, Dominika Wlodarczyck (UAE Team ADQ), Niamh Fisher-Black (Lidl-Trek), Yara Kastelijn, Pauliena Rooijakkers (Fenix-Deceuninck), Juliette Labous (FDJ-Suez), Anna van der Breggen (SD Worx-Protime) and Justine Ghekiere (AG Insurance Soudal Quick-Step)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On Saturday, Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot took a major step toward overall victory in the Tour de France Femmes. But…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":312742,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5309],"tags":[2000,299,36],"class_list":{"0":"post-312741","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-france","8":"tag-eu","9":"tag-europe","10":"tag-france"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114960960332416171","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312741","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=312741"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312741\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/312742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=312741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=312741"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=312741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}