Tour de France Femmes: eighth and final stage to Alpe d’Huez – live

And it all comes down to this, and on perhaps the greatest mountain pass in all cycling. Perhaps there are others of more difficulty – the Alto de l’Angliru in the Vuelta 0r the the Colle delle Finestre in the Giro, say – but it is the Queen stage of any Tour.

Feel free, by the way, to send in your picks for the toughest climbs in cycling. But until then, Katarzyna Niewiadoma must defend her yellow jersey, with the prize at the end not just a stage win, but the entire race. Can Demi Vollering make her move? That didn’t happen on Saturday despite a wealth of expectation. It must happen today if Vollering is to defend her crown. And there are other contenders, too. Can Puck Pieterse have a go? How about another Ceydrine Kerbaol getaway. So many possibilities.

General classification after stage 7

1) Niewiadoma (20hr 00min 52sec)
2) Pieterse +27sec
3) Kerbaol +37
4) Labous +1min 01sec
5) De Jong (+1min 09sec)
6) Van Anrooij (+1min 12sec)
7) Rooijakkers (+1min 13sec)
8) Vollering (1min 15sec)
9) Muzic (1min 25sec)
10) Ghekiere (1min 27sec)