Pauline Ferrand-Prevot

Training algorithms, ultrasound scans, and hormone checks have turned the chase for 'race weight' from a hunger game to a sophisticated science.

Start lists take shape as Ferrand-Prévot, Vollering, Roglič, Carapaz buck trend of riders chosing to skip gruelling Rwanda world championships.

Tour champion Pauline Ferrand Prévot returns to racing, Bredewold digs deep to triumph after difficult week.

‘There are always riders who want to be lighter than we advise': Teams strive to save riders from themselves in the chase for race-weight and shift the focus to raw power.

'Maybe I'm longing for the end of the season': Demotivated Van Aert abandons previous plan to race GP Plouay, will focus on Canadian GPs.

Ferrand-Prévot refreshed and prime for post-Tour de France reboot: 'The priority was to recover and get away from all the hype that caused psychological fatigue.'

Dutchman defends Ferrand-Prévot’s weight loss amid spiral of controversy, highlights how discourse differs between men's and women's peloton.

'We secretly hoped she wouldn't be successful': GC star Marlen Reusser warns of wider impact of Ferrand-Prevot's 4kg cut ahead of Tour de France Femmes.

'The current system isn't set up to protect health': The Cyclists' Alliance pushes UCI to collaborate on safeguarding measures after initial proposals were shelved.

Ferrand-Prévot speaks out for first time since big win: 'My weight loss was controlled and intelligent. It was not a disease.'

Van Aert joins Van der Poel in skipping Africa's first worlds, and many favorites are undecided about the climb-heavy Rwanda route.

Vollering says she won’t sacrifice health to win another yellow jersey: 'I don’t want to force my body to become something it’s not.'

The watts behind one of the greatest climbing performances in women’s cycling history.

Andrew Hood and Shane Stokes join Mike Levy to talk about the biggest headlines and insights from the Tour de France Femmes on the Velo Podcast.

The most complete rider in cycling? Multi-discipline queen Ferrand-Prévot just proved it at the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift.

The 2027 world championships in France could be Pauline Ferrand-Prévot's retirement party — two years after she won the Tour de France Femmes.

Breaking down who won what at the Tour de France Femmes, and how it does – or doesn't – stack up to the men's race.

Pauline Ferrand-Prévot said that her Tour de France Femmes weight will not is 'not forever' after being criticized on social media

Olympic MTB champion Ferrand-Prévot becomes first home winner of Tour de France Femmes, winning the concluding stage 9.

Pauline Ferrand-Prévot looks set to win the Tour de France Femmes on her very first appearance, and ahead of her own expectations.

Team of Demi Vollering confirms shortfall of usual performance on stage 8 of the Tour de France Femmes

Ferrand-Prévot dominant on stage 8 of the Tour de France Femmes, finishing over 1:30 clear of Sarah Gigante and three minutes up on others

The Tour de France Femmes will be decided with two epic stages in the Alps – but have the GC contenders made a mistake by waiting?

Overnight leader Kim Le Court dropped on final climb of Tour de France Femmes stage 7 but fights back, saving yellow with fearless descent.

Having returned to the road to target the Tour de France Femmes, French star Pauline Ferrand-Prévot poised in second overall.

The first African to win a stage of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift is bullish about her overall chances.

Le Court wins stage 5 of the Tour de France Femmes from elite group, becoming first African rider to triumph.

Vos, Ferrand-Prévôt, Niewiadoma lurking close to maillot jaune and ready to strike in days to come.

Ferand-Prévôt and Niewiadoma shine on uphill finish to stage 1 of women's Tour.

What you need to know for the biggest race of the year.

Pauline Ferrand-Prévôt goes close to stage win in first-ever Tour de France stage, Vos swoops.

Big favorites talk tactics, ambitions, and the toughest route yet for the blockbuster French Tour.

Vollering vs. the world? The toughest route yet and a deep GC field promise fireworks for the Tour de France Femmes.

Kopecky pivots to stage hunting with teammates Wiebes, Van der Breggen after injury setback, Ferrand-Prévot all-in on yellow for Tour debut.

Vollering, Thomas, Niewiadoma, Powless headline Tour de France primers as officials roll out long-sought safety feature: 'We can fly to the moon, but we don’t know where a cyclist is.'

Seven takeaways from La Vuelta Femenina as a goat chomps up more wins, a great inches closer to her best form and two stars run out of oomph.

Ferrand-Prévot 'not fit enough to continue' Spanish tour after suffering crucial time-losses on Wednesday's stage.

Criticism from Ferrand-Prévot following Vuelta chaos: ‘Can’t believe what happened…this is SO amateur’

The 2025 Vuelta Femenina could be a blockbuster, with reigning champ Demi Vollering facing off against a resurgent Pauline Ferrand-Prévot.

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Comebacks, world champions, and super-deep startlists drive the narratives as Pidcock, Longo Borghini, Evenepoel, Kopecky take on the peloton's two prime puncheurs.

Gravaa hit the big time when Ferrand-Prévot and Visma-LAB won Roubaix Femmes with tire pressure regulators. But skepticism remains over reliability, weight, and usability.

Tour de Hoody: Paris-Roubaix weekend saw records fall, yellow cards doled out, fines imposed, brutal crashes, flying highs, and riders missing time cuts.

Olympic MTB champion making rapid progress since returning to the road, including a storming win this weekend.

Dutch team neutralizes the threat of world champion, with Ferrand-Prévot and Vos taking first and third.

Lotte Kopecky looks strongest but later fades; SD Worx riders defend their tactics.

RESULTS: Olympic MTB champion staggers rivals, using all her skill and instinct to take first road race victory since 2015.

Pogačar, Kopecky, forecasts of rain, cobblestone pain: Here's your ultimate guide to the two-day thrill ride of Paris-Roubaix Femmes and Paris-Roubaix.

Home hero Kopecky outsprints Ferrand-Prévot, Lippert, Niewiadoma for record-breaking hat trick at De Ronde.

Kopecky, Longo Borghini, Niewiadoma, Van der Breggen, Vos and others cross swords Sunday in Flanders in an early season highlight.

Records fall and emotions run high action-packed Milan-San Remo and San Remo Women.

World champion will make Tour de France GC a key objective for first time in her career without losing focus on classics: 'We are curious how far we can go.'

'Fortunately nothing broken': Dozens of riders crash in a record-speed edition of Strade Bianche over the white roads of Tuscany.

Van der Breggen, Ferrand-Prévot roll back the years, shoot warning to women's peloton with blazing comeback rides at Strade Bianche.

Returning veterans Van der Breggen, Ferrand-Prévot prove they've still got it with podium finishes as Vollering stomps to second win in Siena.

How will returning superstars Ferrand-Prévot and Van der Breggen stand up against the WorldTour best in one of the season's hardest races?

Strade Bianche start lists: Kopecky, Van der Poel, Alaphilippe, Van Aert and Kuss steer clear of the white road Tuscan classic.

Checking in on road, gravel, and beyond in social media land.

UAE Tour serves as wakeup call for Ferrand-Prévot on how much road racing's evolved: 'I know it will take time to adapt.'

Meet Axelle Dubau-Prévôt, Pauline's younger sister, who will compete in Unbound Gravel, Leadville, and the other Life Time Grand Prix events in 2025

Tour de Hoody: The stakes are high in the early season races, even if the prestige is not. Here are the hottest story lines and hype I'm most stoked about to open 2025.

Rogla revenge, Pogi on the pavé, a French Tour de France winner: Here are 5 wacky race predictions for 2025 that might just happen.

Key contenders, course details, the TV guide, and more: Here's all you need to know about the Zürich women's road race on September 28.

Frenchwoman says Ineos’ decision not to introduce a women’s team sealed her departure: ‘I have no other choice.’

The 32-year-old blazed to Olympic gold to cap her dazzling off-road racing career, and now she wants to see how far she can go in road racing.

Tour de Hoody: From the Eiffel Tower to Sacré-Coeur, road racing in Paris will be hard to match in scale and grandeur in future Olympic Games.

Multiple world champion Prévot set to refocus on road scene, chasing the maillot jaune after many rainbow jerseys.

A minor controversy about the technical zone cannot sully historic silver medal: 'I cannot explain how amazing this is.'

Pauline Ferrand Prevot rode with grace under pressure to finally win an elusive gold medal in her fourth Olympic Games.

Illness and injury sideline the two contenders.

The reigning gravel world champion will skip the inaugural European Gravel Championships this weekend; her participation at the UCI Gravel World Championships on October 7 is TBD.

British star adds XCO rainbow to Olympic gold medal and cyclocross world title in intense, hard-fought race.

Frenchwoman romps to fifth XCO mountain bike world title in Glentress Forest.

Here's all the news making headlines on Monday, May 8.

Tom Pidcock, Pauline Ferrand Prevot outline spring mountain bike schedule.

Here's the news making headlines on Saturday, January 14.

VeloNews' editors highlight the biggest stories of 2022 in our 22-stage grand tour of the cycling year-in-review.

Brighter colors and a new design from Bioracer sets tone for next season.

Ineos Grenadiers boots into regeneration mode in 2023 as it builds foundations for future Tour de France challenges.

The 20-year-old Dutch rider wins her fifth World Cup victory of the season.