Tour de France Femmes 2026

Tour de France Femmes 2026

The Grand Départ of the 5th edition of the Tour de France Femmes will take place in Switzerland. This coming Saturday, the peloton sets off from Lausanne and the race concludes in Nice on Sunday August. The Queen Stage finishes atop the Beast of the Provence: Mont Ventoux.

Tour de France Femmes 2026: Route

Tour de France Femmes 2026

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.

Tour de France Femmes 2026: Riders

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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.

Clásica de San Sebastián 2026: Route

Saturday 1 August – The Clásica San Sebastián covers 221.1 kilometres and features 4,150 metres of elevation gain. The final of seven climbs is 2.1 kilometres long and averages 10.1%, before the riders plunge down a 5-kilometre descent into San Sebastián. The road flattens out over the final 3 kilometres.

Clásica de San Sebastián 2026: Riders

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Remco Evenepoel aims to build on his strong Tour de France by winning the Clásica San Sebastián for a record fourth time in his career. The field also includes defending champion Giulio Ciccone, Primoz Roglic, Mauro Schmid, Jan Christen, Jhonatan Narváez, Felix Gall and Giulio Pellizzari. Touretappe.nl brings you the start list for the Basque classic.

Clásica de San Sebastián 2026: Favourites

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The Clásica de San Sebastián is a race for punchy climbers with strong descending skills and, ideally, a fast sprint to finish it off when push comes to shove. Who are the major contenders to win the 2026 edition?

Cycling Calendar 2026

Cycling Calendar 2026

Throughout the year, Cyclingstage.com covers the races we are passionate about – including the Giro d’Italia, the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España, but there's so much more… Please take a look at our 2026 cycling calendar!

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