SISTERON, France (AP) — Defending champion Pauline Ferrand-Prévôt pulled out of the Women’s Tour de France ahead of Saturday’s eighth and penultimate stage after feeling unwell.

The French rider’s Visma-Lease a Bike team said on X that the decision to pull her out of the race was made after consultation with the team’s medical staff.

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