The success has exceeded our expectations' says ASO as plans are made to include Montmartre circuit in 2026 race

Lorena Wiebes prevailed in a chaotic sprint to claim victory in the third stage of the Tour de France Femmes on Monday, edging fellow Dutch rider Marianne Vos who took the overall lead after a 163.5km ride from La Gacilly to Angers.

By its final week, the 2025 Tour de France had devolved into a meander through Whine Country—this edition was too long, too hard, too wet, too unlucky with injuries and illnesses to be compelling in the way the sport’s grandest competition habitually was.

Florian Lipowitz planned a quiet Monday in Paris after a stunning third-place finish at the Tour de France the previous day. "I am looking forward to the break," the Tour debutant said after completing the final podium behind four-time winner Tadej Pogacar and ex-champion Jonas Vingegaard.

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Since the 1980s, Channel 4 and then ITV have brought the iconic images of rural France, the Alps, the Pyrenees and of course the Champs-Elysees to British homes for three weeks of each summer. That will come to an end on Sunday after ITV lost the broadcasting rights from 2026.