Ten days after the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift concluded, the weight debate shows no sign of fading. Winner Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (visma - Lease a Bike) shed a reported 4kg in preparation for the punishing Pyrenean climbs, a decision that has dominated conversations in the peloton and beyond.

As she makes her celebratory tour to sponsors and media outlets across France, fellow riders are sounding the alarm, using social media and interviews to question the broader implications of her much-discussed weight loss.

“Ferrand-Prévot has set a new standard. When riders are so successful with this, it puts pressure on all of us,” Swiss cyclist Marlen Reusser told Tages-Anzeiger . You may like

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