The nine-day Tour de France Femmes certainly delivered considerable excitement and suspense in its current form this year, with still at least half a dozen riders in with a serious shot at the yellow jersey heading into the penultimate stage of racing – a stark contrast to the men's event.

Pauline Ferrand-Prévot is the first French winner of the Tour de France Femmes. After 1,165 kilometers (over 700 miles), nine days of action, three yellow-jersey wearers and four stage winners, the most prestigious event on the women’s road-racing calendar has drawn to a close.

French rider Pauline Ferrand-Prevot soloed to victory on Sunday in the ninth and final stage in the Alps to seal the women's Tour de France title.She becomes the first French rider to win the modern women's Tour de France in its fourth edition.