When Pauline Ferrand-Prévot confirmed in a recent interview that she will be battling for a second Tour de France Femmes win in 2026, it was hardly surprising: what was much more striking, perhaps, was the French star’s explanation of her preferred approach to winning.
Rather than broaden her goals excessively and find herself constantly find herself under pressure to win, the Visma-Lease a Bike star explained in an extensive interview with Ouest-France on Saturday, her favoured strategy was to narrow down her targets to “just one or two a year”.
In the same interview, Ferrand-Prévot explained that the Tour is the major objective. However, the spring classics, where she took second in the Tour of Flanders and then won Paris-Roubaix, were by no means forgotten, either.
According to Ferrand-Prévot, focusing on specific goals, rather than trying to win as much as possible, is what really motivates her, meaning that she is not going to overly broaden her objectives.
Unlike many pros, Ferrand-Prévot explained that the moments she preferred during the year were when she was “altitude training for months” and she knew what she had to do to be ready for the Tour.
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