Tour de France Femmes 2026
Demi Vollering won the final stage of the Tour de France Femmes and secured overall victory, with Kasia Niewiadoma and Elisa Longo Borghini joining her on the podium. Vollering also won three stages, while Lorena Wiebes claimed two. It was the fifth edition of the Tour de France Femmes, which started on Saturday 1 August and finished on Sunday 9 August.
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Tour de France Femmes 2026: Yellow jersey Vollering underlines dominance with third stage win
On the final and steepest ascent of the Col d'Èze, Kasia Niewiadoma puts Demi Vollering under pressure, but the yellow jersey holder refuses to crack. In fact, she later takes over the attack and heads into the descent with a 30-second lead. She solos to triumph and seals the GC victory in dominant fashion.
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Tour de France Femmes 2026 Route stage 9: Nice - Nice
Sunday 9 August – The final stage of the Tour de France Femmes is a 99.2-kilometre circuit race in the hills around Nice. The riders complete four laps, each featuring the Col d’Èze. On the final ascent, they tackle it from its steepest side before descending for 15 kilometres towards the finish on the Promenade des Anglais.
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Tour de France Femmes 2026: Riders + withdrawals
Giro winner Demi Vollering is determined to dethrone defending champion Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, while Anna van der Breggen lines up for her third Grand Tour of the year. Vuelta winner Paula Blasi is also in the field. Voilà, the start list for the Tour de France Femmes.
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Vuelta 2026: Riders
Two years after winning the Vuelta for the fourth time, record holder Primoz Roglic returns to Spain in a bid to reclaim his crown. It won't be easy as Tadej Pogacar is also competing. Who else is on the start list?
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Tour de France Femmes: Winners and records
The Tour de France Femmes came into existence in 2022. It succeeded other women's versions of La Grande Boucle, such as Tour de France féminin, Tour de la CEE féminin, Tour cycliste féminin, and La Grande Boucle féminine. The race's direct predecessor was La Course.
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Tour de France Femmes 2026: Route
The Tour de France Femmes serves up 18,775 metres of elevation gain over 1,174.7 kilometres. The queen stage finishes atop Mont Ventoux, while the individual time trial on day four, the gruelling hilly stage on day five and the final stage, which features multiple ascents of the Col d'Èze just outside Nice, are also important in the battle for the yellow jersey.
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