On Kelso’s cobbled square ahead of stage 3 of the 2025 Tour of Britain Women, Cat Ferguson tells Cycling Weekly that she’s desperate to win a stage on British soil. It’s the only opportunity she’ll get all year. The Movistar rider is keen to take advantage of the hilly route round the Scottish Borders, knowing that it’s probably her final chance to win a stage at this year’s race.
What she didn’t expect was how the day would pan out. Heavy rain overnight had made the tarmac slippery, and the downpours intermittently came and went throughout the stage. What followed were several major crashes, including for race leader Kristen Faulkner (EF Education-Oatly), who was distanced before the race’s final climb. The rain made an already difficult race even more attritional – only the strongest would flourish.
