Tour de France Femmes: a pivotal moment for Uttrup Ludwig and FDJ

Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig at the Giro d'Italia Donne
Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig at the Giro d'Italia Donne (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig has hailed the Tour de France Femmes as 'just the beginning' for FDJ-SUEZ-Futuroscope as the Dane prepares to lead the team's overall efforts toward their biggest goal yet.

Uttrup Ludwig signed with the team in 2020 to be their stage race leader and has been a big part of their development over the last three seasons. As the biggest race on the calendar for the French team, that journey has been leading toward the Tour de France Femmes.

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Matilda is an NCTJ-qualified journalist based in the UK who joined Cyclingnews in March 2025. Prior to that, she worked as the Racing News Editor at GCN, and extensively as a freelancer contributing to Cyclingnews, Cycling Weekly, Velo, Rouleur, Escape Collective, Red Bull and more. She has reported from many of the biggest events on the calendar, including the Giro d'Italia, Tour de France Femmes, Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix. She has particular experience and expertise in women's cycling, and women's sport in general. She is a graduate of modern languages and sports journalism.