Ferrand-Prévot targets Tour of Flanders and Liège prior to Tour Femmes defence
Reigning Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift winner Pauline Ferrand-Prévot is laying down her cards prior to the 2026 season. Not only does she aim to defend her Tour title, but she's also hoping to add a couple of major classics to her already-bulging palmarès.
"I also want to try to win Flanders and Liège at the beginning of the season," Ferrand-Prévot told the Rouleur Live audience in London on Friday night. "This year, coming back into road cycling, I was quite up and down I would say. I performed well in the Tour, but I would like next year to perform more at the beginning of the season and then in the Tour de France too. That's also another challenge for me to have two peaks in the season, and I really love this idea also."
After her break from road cycling to pursue other goals, including a successful quest for Olympic MTB gold on home soil in 2024, Ferrand-Prévot started her first full road season back with a baptism of fire at the UAE Tour. But from there on, she powered through the spring with third at Strade Bianche and second at the Tour of Flanders, before then taking a landmark victory at Paris-Roubaix.
Ferrand-Prévot's spring ended with 12th at Liège-Bastogne-Liège, then she took a break from competition after an early withdrawal from the Vuelta a España Femenina, which was followed by a history-making Tour.
