Tour of Flanders 2026 - women: Dominant Vollering solos to victory

fotobureau Cor VosDemi Vollering attacks from a strong lead group on the Oude Kwaremont. At the summit, Puck Pieterse and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot are the first chasers, but the European champion gradually extends her advantage over them. She goes on to win the Tour of Flanders comfortably ahead of the Tour de France champion and her compatriot. (Slideshow route/profile)

Results 2026 women's Tour of Flanders

1. Demi Vollering (nld) 4:16:37
2. Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (fra) + 0:42
3. Puck Pieterse (nld) s.t.
4. Lotte Kopecky (bel) + 1:04
5. Zoe Bäckstedt (gbr) s.t.
6. Karlijn Swinkels (nld) s.t.
7. Silvia Persico (ita) + 1:07
8. Elisa Longo Borghini (ita) s.t.
9. Mischa Bredewold (nld) + 1:58
10. Franziska Koch (ger) s.t.

Race report
After around twenty kilometres, Iurani Blanco, Ilken Seynave, Caroline Wreszin and Yonna van Dam form the breakaway. Anastasiyа Kolesava, Teuntje Beekhuis, Allison Mrugal and Sophie von Berwordt set off in pursuit. For kilometres they hover at around half a minute, but well before halfway they make the catch. Of the original attackers, Blanco and Seynave are the first to drop away, followed by Mrugal and Van Dam.

At one point the peloton trails by almost 6 minutes, but on the Koppenberg the breakaway is over as Kolesava is reeled in. Shortly before that, the Flemish hopes of Marlen Reusser and Kim Le Court Pienaar are ended by a crash.

On the Koppenberg itself a leading group of around twenty riders forms, featuring almost all the favourites, although Lorena Wiebes is absent after crashing on the descent. On the Oude Kruisberg/Hotond that group is whittled down further, leaving only Demi Vollering, Puck Pieterse, Lotte Kopecky, Franziska Koch and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot.

On the approach to the Oude Kwaremont the group grows again to thirteen riders, and once on the cobbled section of the climb Demi Vollering rides away from the others. She crests the climb 15 seconds ahead of Pauline Ferrand-Prévot and Puck Pieterse. Lotte Kopecky follows behind with Elisa Longo Borghini, Zoe Bäckstedt, Karlijn Swinkels and Silvia Persico.

The European champion continues to extend her lead over the rest of the field and she wins the Tour of Flanders for the first time in her career. Ferrand-Prévot crosses the line 42 seconds later with Pieterse on her wheel

Other interesting reads: route and start list 2026 Tour of Flanders for women.