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Keeping Focused TdFF26-21
Before the start of her turn to go, Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (Visma-Lease a Bike) was so very focused she didn't seem to even see the butterfly that was sitting on her knee. She held a fixed glazed that seemed to say just how ready she was to take the Tour de France Femmes in hand. That focused remained as she rode the course not seeming to see the beauty of the French landscape of castles and vineyards all around her. Alas, her day did not go as she hoped. She finished 34th on the day dropping over two minutes to her main competitors. It is going to be a lot tougher to defend her win of the Tour from last year.