Tour de France Femmes stage 2 LIVE: Lorena Wiebes the favourite to win in yellow
August 2, 2026; Aigle - Geneva, 147.9km, flat
143 riders started the second stage of the 2026 Tour de France Femmes.
On Saturday Laura Tomasi (Uno-X Mobility) was unable to continue after being involved in a crash and Alison Avoine (Ma Petite Entreprise) finished outside the time limit.
This morning Brodie Chapman (UAE Team L’Imad) had to abandon due to illness.
Alpecin-Premier Tech's Christina Schweinberger is also a DNS after breaking her wrist in a crash yesterday.
They're off! The flag has dropped the stage has officially started.
In truth, the riders pass the UCI HQ in the neutralised sector.
Km 0 is on the Route de Savolar, some 4.5km from the assembly point.
C'est Parti! The race announces does the countdown and they're off! Stage 2 is underway.
The 147.9km stage heads north and then follows around the north shore of Lake Geneva via th hills.
There's time for a last selfie and then the stage will start.
AS the clock tics down to the stage start, the riders are lining up with Wiebes on the front of the grid in the leader's yellow jersey.
She is joined by Idoia Eraso (Laboral Kutxa - Fundación Euskadi) who wears green for Wiebes, QOM Océane Mahé (Ma Petite Entreprise) wears the polka-dot jersey and Paula Blasi (UAE Team L'IMAD) wears the best young rider white jersey.
And this is the stage profile. It includes 1800m of altitude and five categorised climbs but the final 40km are flat and so favour the sprint teams.
This is the stage 2 map.
10 minutes to the start of the stage!
The SD Worx team is the last on the sign-on stage after Wiebes' win on Saturday.
She is the huge favourite for today too but her teammates will surely have to do a lot of work to chase any attacks.
The Liv AlUla Jayco stands out but so does the Mackenzie Coupland Australian national champion's jersey.
Demi Vollering and her teammates signed-on wearing ice-vests to try to stay cool.
This is the first view of Lorena Wiebes in the yellow jersey.
We're 25 minutes from the start of the stage.
Which sprinter is your pick for stage 2?
Have your say via our poll at the top of our Live coverage.
I voted for Elisa Balsamo because she's probably the only rider who can somehow beat Lorena Wiebes.
Demi Vollering and her FDJ United-Suez teammates are at the sign-on. They're wearing the new Red Bull helmets after the new sponsorship.
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Elisa Balsamo (Lidl-Trek) could be a threat to Wiebes in a sprint finish.
🚀 A 2nd stage that looks set to end in another sprint, with Elisa Balsamo determined to be there!💪 Une 2e étape qui s’oriente encore vers un sprint, et Elisa Balsamo compte bien être au rendez-vous !#TDFF2026 #WatchTheFemmes pic.twitter.com/Ur2adhjK4XAugust 2, 2026
Dani Ostanek and Matilda Price are on the ground doing interviews and gathering news for Cyclingnews.
Uno-X Mobility is one of the first teams to sign-on in Aigle.
Sadly Australia's Brodie Chapman won't start stage 2 due to illness.
Medical Update 🏥 Brodie Chapman will not start today's Stage 2 of @LeTourFemmes .Brodie already began feeling unwell during yesterday's opening stage. Overnight, she developed a fever, likely caused by a abdominal inflammation.(1/2) pic.twitter.com/Nj0tV3kO0NAugust 2, 2026
On Saturday, the crowds were huge for the loop north of Lausanne. The uphill finish made a selection but Lorena Wiebes was there and won the sprint.
Check out our stage report for all the details, great photographs and full results.
The crowds at the start are huge yet again.
👀 Can you guess which rider is drawing such a crowd?Mais qui est cette coureuse qui attire autant de fans ? 😉#TDFF2026 #WatchTheFemmes pic.twitter.com/PtQJw8iFTTAugust 2, 2026
To understand what might happen during the stage, check out special stage 2 preview.
Despite five classified climbs along the 147.9km route, so more points in the QOM battle, stage 2 is one for the sprinters.
Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime) is the big favourite to win a second stage in a row and while wearing the yellow jersey.
Tour de France Femmes 2026 stage 2 preview - A day for the sprinters
It's another hot day in Europe and in Switzerland with temperatures of 27C now and a high of 29C when the stage finishes.
As we fire up the Cyclingnews blimp, the riders are about to start to sign-on in Aigle.
Aigle is the home to the UCI and President David Lappartient is again on stage.
The stage starts in the centre of Aigle and ends after 147.9km in Geneva, on the edge of the lake.
Hello and welcome to the Cyclingnews live coverage of the Tour de France Femmes.
