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Kasia Niewiadoma credits Dutch coach as Tour de France Femmes form clicks into place

For a moment — just a moment — it looked as though Kasia Niewiadoma might take advantage of the tactical battle between Marlen Reusser and Demi Vollering in Wednesday’s Tour de France Femmes. The Canyon//SRAM rider knew she had to seize her opportunity in the final few hundred metres, but Vollering...

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Kim Le Court denies ‘Polka Puck’ Pieterse in Tour de France Femmes stage 6

Kim Le Court (AG Insurance Soudal Quick-Step) claimed victory in Thursday’s once again entertaining 6th stage of the Tour de France Femmes by Puck Pieterse (Fenix-Premier Tech). Demi Vollering (FDJ-Suez) briefly tried to put pressure on yellow jersey holder Marlen Reusser (Movistar) in the final str...

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Niewiadoma surprises herself as Longo Borghini’s strong time trial is ruined by bike change

During Tuesday’s Tour de France Femmes time trial, most of the attention was focused on Marlen Reusser, Demi Vollering and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot. The first two were considered capable of winning the stage, while the main question surrounding the Frenchwoman was whether she could limit her losses. A...

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Kim Le Court dismisses Tour de France Femmes GC expectations after stage win: ‘People remember winners’

Kim Le Court has secured the Tour de France Femmes stage victory she had been chasing so fiercely. The AG Insurance-Soudal rider spent the opening four days flirting with the yellow jersey, but once it slipped out of reach following the time trial and stage 5, the powerful Mauritian was able to join...

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🎥 Elisa Balsamo frustrated after late Tour de France Femmes crash: ‘Always the same rider’

The fact that Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime) won the opening stage of the 2026 Tour de France Femmes on Saturday will have been particularly frustrating for Lidl-Trek’s Elisa Balsamo. The Italian sprinter had also made the front group and appeared well placed to challenge for victory, but she was h...

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‘What now?’ Visma | Lease a Bike reassesses Tour Femmes goals after Ferrand-Prévot setback

Visma | Lease a Bike saw its hopes of winning the Tour de France Femmes for a second consecutive year suffer a major blow on Wednesday. Team leader Pauline Ferrand-Prévot lost 2 minutes and 35 seconds and, after five stages, now trails by exactly five minutes. That has forced the Dutch squad to take...

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Marlen Reusser responds to Demi Vollering’s warning after Tour de France Femmes showdown

The Tour de France Femmes is gradually beginning to take shape. Wednesday’s stage showed that three riders currently appear to have the edge when the road rises: Demi Vollering, Kasia Niewiadoma and Marlen Reusser.   Reusser is the rider wearing the yellow jersey and therefore remains in pole positi...

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UAE’s three leaders lose ground at Tour de France Femmes as Włodarczyk hits back at media

Wednesday proved a difficult day for UAE Team L’IMAD at the Tour de France Femmes. With three riders inside the top eleven overall, the team began the hilly fifth stage from a strong position but was ultimately forced to acknowledge the superiority of the leading general-classification contenders. S...

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Oscar Onley beats Giulio Ciccone in uphill sprint to win Tour of Burgos stage 2

Oscar Onley of Netcompany INEOS won the second stage of the Tour of Burgos on Wednesday, defeating Giulio Ciccone and Jarno Widar in an uphill sprint at the Valle del Sol. The Scottish rider also took over the race lead from Visma | Lease a Bike’s Matthew Brennan. The Tour of Burgos features a parti...

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‘Personally, I’m hurt by you journalists’: Longo Borghini hits back over Blasi questions

A great deal has been written in the media about the relationships within UAE Team L’IMAD at the Tour de France Femmes. Elisa Longo Borghini and Dominika Włodarczyk are the designated leaders, while breakout star Paula Blasi has been asked to work in a domestique role. The Italian champion has now h...

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Matthew Brennan takes Vuelta confidence from dominant Visma one-two in Burgos

The opening stage of the Tour of Burgos was held on Tuesday, and it proved perfectly suited to Visma | Lease a Bike. The Dutch team secured a commanding one-two through Matthew Brennan and Ben Tulett after controlling the peloton throughout the day. Unsurprisingly, there was plenty of satisfaction w...

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Mauro Schmid, seventh in the 2026 UCI ranking, lands major transfer but also reunites with the man who discovered him

It had been in the pipeline for some time, but the deal has now been officially completed: Mauro Schmid will leave Jayco AlUla for Pinarello-Q36.5. The Swiss rider will represent the Swiss-rooted team for at least the next three years, cashing in on his excellent performances this spring with a lucr...