Women’s Tour de France: Defending champion Pauline Ferrand-Prévot pulls out of race

French cyclist and defending champion Pauline Ferrand-Prévot pulled out of the Women’s Tour de France ahead of Saturday’s 8th and penultimate stage due to feeling unwell.  An Olympic champion in mountain biking at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Ferrand-Prévôt won the Women’s Tour de France in her debut last year.