Juliette Berthet wins stage three of the Faun Tour Femmes and takes the leader's jersey

Juliette Berthet (FDJ United-SUEZ) won stage three of the 2026 Faun Tour Femmes, 120 kilometres starting and finishing in Tournon-sur-Rhône, taking the victory in 03:12:39. The FDJ United-SUEZ rider beat Niamh Fisher-Black (Lidl-Trek) and her teammate Lauren Dickson in the sprint, both finishing in the same time as the winner. The race The route featured three main climbs: two passages over the Côte de Colombier le Vieux and the Côte de Lemps as the final difficulty. The group of favourites was whittled down on the climb around 18 kilometres from the finish, where the trio that contested the victory formed. Behind them, Usoa Ostolaza Zabala (Laboral Kutxa-Fundación Euskadi) and Nienke Vinke (Team SD Worx-Protime) finished 31 seconds down. Stage results Juliette Berthet (FDJ United-SUEZ) — 03:12:39 Niamh Fisher-Black (Lidl-Trek) — s.t. Lauren Dickson (FDJ United-SUEZ) — s.t. Usoa Ostolaza Zabala (Laboral Kutxa-Fundación Euskadi) — +0:31 Nienke Vinke (Team SD Worx-Protime) — +0:31 General classification With her stage victory, Berthet takes the leader's jersey from Fisher-Black: the two are level on time (9:17:53), with the New Zealander second. Lauren Dickson is third at 28 seconds. The race concludes on Sunday with the final stage on the programme.