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Delhi Car-Bike Crash: The injured was taken to hospital and declared dead by doctors. (Representational)

<div><img src="https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/541284774fa376bf33bc03b8972eced7?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&amp;cropH=2813&amp;cropW=5000&amp;xPos=0&amp;yPos=389&amp;width=862&amp;height=485&amp;imformat=generic" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Australia's Sarah Gigante finishes sixth in the Tour de France Femmes, having gone into the final stage in second.</div></div>

<p>The Frenchwoman capped her stunning return to road racing with victory in the sport’s biggest race</p>

<p>‘I will give everything’ to win the race, said Ferrand-Prevot at the finish</p>

Three people have been arrested.

<div><img src="https://assets.usacycling.org/prod/assets/_1200x630_fit_center-center_82_none/BMX-Worlds-2025-Day-1-1130x600.jpg?mtime=1754153219" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Alden, Merten, Shea, Vaughn, Ridenour, Esposito, Polk, Wood, and Larsen Move On to Final Day of Racing</div></div>

<div><img src="https://assets.usacycling.org/prod/assets/_1200x630_fit_center-center_82_none/2025-Downhill-Nationals-Ryan-Pinkerton-1130x600.jpg?mtime=1754190849" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Southern California locals dominate the National Championships at Big Bear Mountain Resort.</div></div>

"PFP" becomes the first Frenchwoman to win the iconic race since the reestablishment of the women's Tour four years ago.

The 33-year-old’s victory was not just a personal triumph, but the crowning glory for women’s cycling’s biggest race

<ul><li><p>French rider breaks away on the Col de la Madeleine</p></li><li><p>33-year-old tops leads GC ahead of Gigante and Vollering</p></li></ul><p>The Olympic mountain bike gold medallist Pauline-Ferrand Prévot took a commanding overall lead in the Tour de France Femmes after an extraordinary solo victory at the summit of the Col de la Madeleine.</p><p>The 33-year-old from Reims crushed the hopes of the defending champion Kasia Niewiadoma and 2023 winner Demi Vollering on the steep, narrow road to the 2,000m mountain top, in the Haute Savoie region.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/aug/02/tour-de-france-femmes-cycling-pauline-ferrand-prevot-stage-eight-report">Continue reading...</a>

<ul><li><p>Tour de France Femmes updates from 111.9km stage</p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/aug/01/tour-de-france-femmes-cycling-maeva-squiban-wins-stage-seven">Stage seven report</a> | <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/sport.theguardian.com">Follow us on Bluesky</a> | <a href="mailto:amy.sedghi@theguardian.com">Email Amy</a></p></li></ul><p>Here is the route profile of <strong>stage eight</strong> of the <strong>Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift</strong>:</p><p>Here’s a look at today’s stage, Saturday 2 August: Chambéry to Saint François Longchamp – Col de la Madeleine, 111.9km, with the race director of the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/tour-de-france-femmes">Tour de France Femmes</a>, <strong>Marion Rousse</strong>:</p><p>There’ll be no respite on what’s the queen stage of the 2025 edition. It will head into the Bauges massif straight away, with the first major difficulty coming on the way out of Chambéry in the form of the Col de Plainpalais (13.2km at 6.3%). After crossing the less demanding Col du Frêne, the race will reach the Maurienne and tackle the toughest flank of the Madeleine. Extending to 18.6km, with regular changes in gradient (averaging 8.1%) and a rough surface, this climb will provide plenty of opportunities to create gaps.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2025/aug/02/tour-de-france-femmes-2025-stage-eight-heads-for-col-de-la-madeleine-summit-finish-live">Continue reading...</a>

<ul><li><p>Updates as the riders tackle 124km stage to Ambert</p></li><li><p>Get in touch! Share your thoughts in an <a href="mailto:amy.sedghi@guardian.co.uk">email to Amy</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>122km to go:</strong> And we’re off! The riders set off as the race flag is dropped and the attacks come rapidly.</p><p><strong>Arkéa-B&amp;B Hotels</strong> have announced that their rider <strong>Valentina Cavallar</strong> will not start stage six of the Tour de France Femmes due to illness. Additionally, <strong>Uno X-Mobility</strong> said <strong>Mie Bjørndal Ottestad</strong> would not be starting today. That means that Uno X-Mobility now only have three riders left in the race: <strong>Susanne Andersen</strong>, <strong>Linda Zanetti</strong> and <strong>Teuntje Beekhuis</strong>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2025/jul/31/tour-de-france-femmes-2025-race-heads-into-the-mountains-on-stage-six-live">Continue reading...</a>