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Niamh Fisher-Black lost stage 2 of the Faun Tour Femmes 2026 to Juliette Berthet in a two-up sprint. She still took the yellow jersey. Losing the sprint and winning the race lead in the same move is what a GC rider looks like.
Fisher-Black attacked with 2 km to the col du Pertuis summit and looked set for both stage and jersey, but Berthet clawed back on the descent and beat her in the sprint. The stage was Berthet's first win since the 2024 French National Championships — a good day for FDJ United-Suez, but not the day that decides this race. Both Fisher-Black and Berthet now sit 28 seconds clear of Urška Žigart in third, with two stages left. The sprint was Berthet's to win; the race is still Fisher-Black's to lose.
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