Dutch sprinter Lorena Wiebes won the 138km opening stage of the 2026 Tour de France Femmes in Lausanne, Switzerland, outsprinting race favourites Kim Le Court and 2023 champion Demi Vollering on the Côte Saint-François to take the first yellow jersey.
BBC Sport ♀️ Updates from the 138km opening stage of this year’s race ♀️ Vollering gears up for latest Tour tilt | And email Luke We’ve got 500m to the end of the neutralised sector. There will be a large amount of nervous energy in that peloton. Lotte Kopecky, of SD Worx-ProTime , is asked on TNT Sports: What’s the vibe like in the team? Continue reading...
BBC Sport Wiebes’ turn of speed too much for 2023 winner Vollering ‘It was a long sprint, but I’m super happy’ Lorena Wiebes took the first yellow jersey of the 2026 Tour de France Femmes after climbing the Côte Saint-François and outsprinting race favourites Kim Le Court and 2023 champion, Demi Vollering. “The team worked super hard today,” Wiebes said. “When Demi attacked, I knew I had to follow. It was a long sprint, but I…
♀️ Updates from the 138km opening stage of this year’s race ♀️ Vollering gears up for latest Tour tilt | And email Luke We’ve got 500m to the end of the neutralised sector. There will be a large amount of nervous energy in that peloton. Lotte Kopecky, of SD Worx-ProTime , is asked on TNT Sports: What’s the vibe like in the team? Continue reading...
BBC Sport The Tour de France Femmes begins in Lausanne, Switzerland on Saturday, with its first ascent of Mont Ventoux to come.
