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Five years in, this Tour de France Femmes looks like it will be the best edition yet

The race continues to grow at pace, and this year's stacked GC battle and brilliant course could take it to even higher heights, writes Matilda Price

Cycling News

‘I’m just a different type’: Demi Vollering gears up for Tour de France Femmes tilt

Dutch rider tells Jeremy Whittle she is determined to claim a second title in France after completing the set of Grand Tours by winning the Giro

The Guardian - UK

'We won't go from nine days to 21 overnight' – race director Marion Rousse on the rapid rise of the Tour de France Femmes

The former French champion tells us why she quit cycling and what it's like running the biggest women's race on the calendar

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‘Scream when you put the phone down’: GB’s Zoe Backstedt on making Tour de France squad for the first time

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Wales’s Zoe Backstedt is set to ride the Tour de France Femmes for the first time after an astonishing season, including fifth place at the Tour of Flanders. The 21-year-old tells Flo Clifford what it was like getting that long-awaited call

The Independent UK

'I don't think other teams know our strategy' – UAE Team L'IMAD start Tour de France Femmes with strength in depth and Longo Borghini and Blasi at the helm

'We are just ready to fight, and we will see what can happen' says 2025 Tour revelation Maëva Squiban

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SD Worx-Protime led by Lotte Kopecky, Lorena Wiebes and Anna van der Breggen at uncontrollable Tour de France Femmes with mixed ambitions

Dutch team target stage wins and a top-five on GC with Grand Tour veteran Van der Breggen

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Cooke's Mont Ventoux masterclass and a Côte d'Azur classic – A history of the Tour de France Femmes' key climbs

Cyclingnews delves deep into the potted history of the decisive climbs at this year's Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift

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'I've climbed Mont Ventoux quite a lot of times' – Pauline Ferrand-Prévot takes expert preparation into Tour de France Femmes defence

Visma-Lease a Bike rider says she's ready 'physically and mentally' to race for the yellow jersey

Cycling Weekly

'Pauline will be on the same level or better; we are only focused on ourselves' – Inside FDJ United-Suez and Demi Vollering's preparation, mindset and ambitions for the Tour de France Femmes

In this exclusive Q&A, team manager Stephen Delcourt talks us through what the team have done differently for 2026 and how it will help them go against some big rivals in France

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Delving beyond the Mont Ventoux showstopper: Analysing the key stages of the 2026 Tour de France Femmes

The iconic summit finish stands out on this year's route, but where else will the race be won and lost? We analyse four key stages between Lausanne and Nice

Cycling News

Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2026 start list

Previous winners Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, Demi Vollering and Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney confirmed to start

Cycling Weekly

Demi Vollering to lead a strong FDJ United-SUEZ team in search of a second Tour de France yellow jersey

The French team field a team full of riders for all occasions to start in Lausanne next week

Cycling Weekly

'We have only one goal: yellow' – FDJ United-Suez unveil stacked Tour de France Femmes team to support Demi Vollering's GC campaign

Trusty lieutenants Berthet and Muzic joined by debutant Géry and Paris-Roubaix winner Koch, as Stephen Delcourt explains how team chose 'the best collective'

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Betrayal, unbreakable records, and a four-second thriller: the greatest Alpe d'Huez ascents in Tour de France history

Ahead of the Tour de France's double serving of Alpe d'Huez, we remember seven of the climb's unforgettable moments

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Chasing Tour de France Femmes victory with Demi Vollering 'realistic and incredibly motivating' says key lieutenant Juliette Berthet

'The fact is that she pushes me to another level' says FDJ United-SUEZ teammate who came fourth overall in 2022

Cycling News

Elise Chabbey confirms her 2026 season is over as she reveals the reason for her absence from racing since April

Swiss rider announces that she is pregnant and will miss the Tour de France Femmes and remainder of 2026 with her baby due in January 2027

Cycling News

Win Fin, Flow Fork, Speed Sniffer: Specialized launches 'fastest road bike ever made' in the S-Works Tarmac SL9

American brand draws on Formula 1 lap times software to quantify performance beyond just aero and weight

Cycling News

'It's crazy how much can change in a year' – Lauren Dickson's remarkable rise from cycling newbie to smashing Grand Tours with Demi Vollering

Scottish rider outlines how she's gone from a road racing newbie to top stage racer in just over two years

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'Sometimes it seems the harder things get, the more fun I find it' – Demi Vollering reflects on back-to-the-wall Giro d'Italia victory

The winner of all three Grand Tours explains in 'Going Mental' podcast why she decided it was worth rolling the dice on the final day of racing in Italy

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Why a resurgent Marlen Reusser should be a real worry for Demi Vollering and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot at the Tour de France Femmes – Analysis

Swiss rider scorches to third title at home Tour de Suisse, with ominously more performance still to gain before August

Cycling News

Wide open Tour de Suisse Women as Demi Vollering skips race to prepare for Tour de France Femmes - Analysing the contenders

A 23.7km time trial and single high mountain stage finish set to decide overall winner

The Guardian - UK

Sports quiz of the week: World Cup, Knicks, T20, Giro and Serena Williams

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Teamwork key to the maglia rosa, GC breakthroughs, and sprint domination – Five conclusions from the Giro d'Italia Women

We look back at the main talking points from nine days of racing at the second women's Grand Tour of the season

Cycling Weekly

'I did it, we did it. I can hardly believe it' - Demi Vollering becomes the second-ever woman to win all three Grand Tours

The 29-year-old can add the pink jersey to her yellow and red

Cycling News

'It's no coincidence that we won the team classification' - Lidl-Trek celebrate hugely successful Giro d'Italia Women

Isabella Holmgren wins white jersey, Elisa Balsamo dominates the sprints and Niamh Fisher-Black finishes fifth in GC

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