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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Tour de france femmes | History Defined

Can a padded bra make you faster? New CFD modelling delivers a deflating answer for cyclists

AiRO's modelling puts the Tour de France Femmes controversy to the test

Cycling Weekly

Lorena Wiebes sprints to opening Tour of Britain stage win

Wiebes showed no fatigue as she arrived in the Lake District fresh from claiming the sprinters’ jersey at the Tour de France Femmes

The Independent UK

Women have been a rare species in cycling for too long – stats from the Tour de France Femmes suggest we're finally seeing real change

Huge jumps in women riding bikes over the course of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift show the pro racing stage is influencing everyday riders

Cycling Weekly

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Vollering's World Championships quest, Courtney's WorldTour debut and big transfer intrigue – Six compelling storylines to follow in women's cycling for the rest of 2026

The Tour de France Femmes is over but there's still plenty to look forward to for the women's peloton

Cycling News

Tour de France Femmes stage winners Lorena Wiebes and Kim Le Court-Pienaar headline star-studded start list for Tour of Britain Women

Defending champion Ally Wollaston will also return to the five-day race starting August 19

Cycling News

'Women chasing distance on their own terms' – huge boost for women's riding in Tour de France Femmes week, says Strava

The latest stats reveal the power of sporting inspiration

Cycling Weekly

'I was throwing up every 20 minutes' – British rider battles illness to finish debut Tour de France Femmes

Robyn Clay has raced some of the biggest events in the world since stepping up to the WorldTour with Picnic PostNL this year

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Overcoming RED-S, inspirational Mexican debut, and a 21-year-old in the top 10 – North American roundup from the Tour de France Femmes

We hear from North America's representatives at the Tour, including World and Olympic champions Magdeleine Vallieres Mill and Kristen Faulkner

Cycling News

More than six million tune in for Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes in Australia

Figures from Australian free-to-air broadcaster SBS reveal that more than 20% of nation watched at least some of the French Grand Tour

Cycling News

From Tour de France Femmes debut to Leadville MTB 100 launch, Unbound winner Rosa Klöser's journey of discovery continues

'I learned that I have a lot to learn' says Canyon-SRAM rider after completing first Grand Tour

Cycling News

'A historic milestone' – Tour de France Femmes breaks French television viewing records once again amid calls for race to be broadcast in full

'23.2 million French people watched at least one minute of the race' report France Télévisions, including 5.1 million Ventoux stage viewers

Cycling News

'In every Grand Tour we are breaking records' – Elisa Longo Borghini sees a high level at the top of women's cycling but not enough of a 'base'

'I would like to see more races for young girls under-23 in the future' says Tour de France Femmes podium finisher

Cycling News

'I wasn't as close as I thought I might be' - Paula Blasi recognises her first Tour de France Femmes was a tougher learning curve than expected

Up-and-coming Catalan star took fifth overall on Tour debut, now aiming at World Championships

Cycling News

From the dominant to the anonymous –Rating every team's Tour de France Femmes performance

Analysis of each squad's achievements and shortcomings in the 2026 edition

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'I wasn't in front to play for victory like last year, but I think I did my job' – 2025 breakthrough star Maëva Squiban celebrates different kind of Tour de France Femmes success

French racer and winner of two stages last year puts personal glory to one side to support Elisa Longo Borghini's podium bid

Cycling Weekly

Tour de France Femmes records record TV audience share, 23 million people watch event in host country

The 2026 race was not broadcast in full, but still posted huge numbers in France

Cycling News

Battle of the brands: Who won with what at the 2026 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift?

Which sponsors came out on top at the women's Tour de France?

The Independent UK

The Tour de France Femmes was a triumph – and the next step is obvious

IN FOCUS: Demi Vollering was a fitting winner of a memorable edition – but, Flo Clifford writes, the race could be bigger, better and bolder

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Demi Vollering and her team won most prize money at Tour de France Femmes, but took home 10th of winners at men's race

Entire prize pot of €260,750 dwarfed by the amount won just by Tadej Pogačar at men's Tour

Cycling News

Demi Vollering and FDJ the top earners as one team leaves penniless – Tour de France Femmes prize money wrapped

Breaking down the €260,000 prize pot, and how it compares to the men's Tour

Cycling News

Eight things we learnt from a spellbinding edition of the Tour de France Femmes

On their way home from Nice, the Cyclingnews team dissects the key aspects of one of the most memorable and entertaining stage races of 2026

The Guardian - UK

Tour de France Femmes steps out of Pogacar’s shadow to showcase truly compelling racing

Overall winner of Tour de France Femmes was uncertain until final climb – a world away from Tadej Pogacar’s dominance of men’s event

Cycling News

'We can make the race harder, but do we want to?' Tour de France Femmes director Marion Rousse backs variety over difficulty for future route design

'The race now forms part of people's daily lives' says race director after success of new format of one-week separation from men's Tour

Cycling News

In Antonia Niedermaier, Canyon-SRAM have created the perfect successor to Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney

German rider finished fourth and won white jersey at Tour de France Femmes, with Polish teammate reportedly on the move from team next year

Cycling News

'You never should think you're 'there'' – Demi Vollering at her best and still improving with second Tour de France Femmes victory

Yellow jersey winner and Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney held clear-the-air talks over stage 8 controversy before Vollering's Col d'Eze attack sealed yellow jersey

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