Pauline Ferrand-Prévot also wants to dominate the 2026 season

Despite the strength of her victories and the quality that everyone assumed she had, in the season of her return to the road, few expected that Pauline Ferrand-Prévot could win two major prizes like the Paris-Roubaix and the Tour de France. This sets a very high bar for the Frenchwoman as she aims for more in 2026.

Pauline Ferrand-Prévot embraces her role as favorite and seeks to win more races in 2026

"What we achieved last season was incredible, but I am already focused on the coming year. I can't wait to give it my all with my teammates," stated Pauline Ferrand-Prévot emphatically after a day that Visma-Lease a Bike dedicated to the press, where the calendars and objectives of other key figures from the Dutch team, such as Jonas Vingegaard and Wout van Aert, were also announced.

2026 should be the year of consolidation in road cycling for Pauline Ferrand-Prévot after her return to this discipline following many years dedicated to mountain biking. A consolidation that, in the words of the French cyclist, "Last season I was very good on several occasions, but I still want to improve my consistency. My goal is to fight for the highest positions in every race I participate in. It will be a challenge, but I am happy to face it. I stepped onto the podium many times in 2025, but secretly I want to win more."

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In any case, one race will continue to be the reference and the main objective in 2026. Obviously, we are talking about the Tour de France, a race that this year she will face with the added pressure of being the top favorite, although Pauline admits that she feels prepared to handle this status.

The Tour de France in 2026 includes a time trial, a discipline in which Pauline Ferrand-Prévot has not competed for years, although she admits that "The time trial went well for me in the past, but it is definitely a discipline that I can still improve. That's why I will spend a lot of time on the time trial bike during the preparation for the Tour. It's a short effort, which should suit me well."

Beyond the Tour de France, what stands out in Pauline Ferrand-Prévot's program for 2026 is that the Visma-Lease a Bike cyclist will not defend her title at the Paris-Roubaix. Instead, during the spring, she has set her sights on winning the Tour of Flanders and Liège-Bastogne-Liège, to which she will also add the Strade Bianche and La Flèche Wallonne. Additionally, as a culmination of the spring and before taking a break to focus on preparing for the Tour de France, we will also see her competing in the Vuelta a España.