{"id":122878,"date":"2026-06-13T12:44:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T12:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/13\/tour-feminin-des-pyrenees-paula-blasi-tames-the-tourmalet-to-take-stage-2-victory-and-commanding-overall-lead\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T12:44:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T12:44:27","slug":"tour-feminin-des-pyrenees-paula-blasi-tames-the-tourmalet-to-take-stage-2-victory-and-commanding-overall-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/13\/tour-feminin-des-pyrenees-paula-blasi-tames-the-tourmalet-to-take-stage-2-victory-and-commanding-overall-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour F\u00e9minin des Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es: Paula Blasi tames the Tourmalet to take stage 2 victory and commanding overall lead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-41824c61-89b7-4435-a922-8c3f9bca3911\"><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/paula-blasi\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/paula-blasi\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/paula-blasi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paula Blasi <\/a>(UAE Team ADQ) took control of the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/tour-feminin-international-des-pyrenees\/stages\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/tour-feminin-international-des-pyrenees\/stages\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/tour-feminin-international-des-pyrenees\/stages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tour F\u00e9minin des Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es<\/a> with a storming solo victory on stage 2 on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The Spanish sensation, who has won the Amstel Gold Race and the Vuelta Femenina in a breakthrough 2026 season, continued her rise with an untouchable climbing <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/tag\/performance\/\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/tag\/performance\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/tag\/performance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">performance<\/a> over the mighty Col du Tourmalet.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-41824c61-89b7-4435-a922-8c3f9bca3911-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/paula-blasi\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/paula-blasi\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/paula-blasi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blasi<\/a> attacked more than 10km from the summit of the Tour de France&#8217;s most-used mountain, before swooping down into Bagn\u00e8res-de-Bigorre, where she celebrated almost two minutes before anyone else crossed the line.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-6 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-[10px] lg:my-8\" data-component-name=\"JwPlayer:Carousel\" data-jwp-carousel=\"\" 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Team ADQ 1-2, as Dominika Wlodarczyk led home the five-woman chase group, ahead of Emily Dixon (Canyon-SRAM), Ema Comte (Cofidis), Juliette Berthet (FDJ United-SUEZ), and Cl\u00e9mence Latimier (Ma Petite Entreprise).<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The second of the three stages measured just under 100km and was all about the Tourmalet, both the ascent \u2013 18.9km at an average gradient of 7.4% \u2013 and the long descent of nearly 30km to the finish.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;        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