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'If she's on Demi's wheel, she gets over the top and nothing changes on GC' – Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney loses yellow as complaint about Gery goes nowhere at Tour de France Femmes
News No penalty for FDJ rider after a frustrating day for Canyon-SRAM, but still all to play for on stage 9
'Today was just a new day' – Demi Vollering brushes aside Mont Ventoux disappointment to 'live the dream' back in Tour de France Femmes yellow jersey
News 'To bring a yellow jersey to a French team, I think it's a beautiful story' says Dutchwoman after dropping Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney to win stage 8
'Kasia knows deep in her heart that that kind of thing just happens' – Demi Vollering defends Célia Gery after complaints from Niewiadoma-Phinney
News 'I'm sure she didn't do it on purpose' says new yellow jersey
Tour de France Femmes: Demi Vollering seizes maillot jaune on stage 8 with searing late attack
Results Niewiadoma-Phinney cedes race lead on unassuming climb after Ventoux triumph
'I think it's more and more difficult to win' - Movistar look to defend Marlen Reusser's Tour de France Femmes podium spot in Nice
News Swiss racer falls to 1:12 behind new leader Demi Vollering, sheds 27 seconds to fourth-placed Elisa Longo Borghini
'I lost all respect for them’ – Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney accuses Demi Vollering's teammate Célia Gery of lack of 'fair play' after Tour de France Femmes stage 8
News Canyon-SRAM rider finished third in Nice, losing yellow jersey with one day to go
As it happened: GC riders battle it out as race lead changes yet again on Tour de France Femmes stage 8
LIVE The 8th stage of the race is the longest at 171.9km in blazing sunshine as the peloton race from Sisteron to Nice with a potential sprint on the Promenade des Anglais.
Defending champion Pauline Ferrand-Prévot will not start stage 8 of the Tour de France Femmes
News Visma-Lease a Bike announce the Frenchwoman's departure due to illness on Saturday morning
Charlotte Kool leaves Tour de France Femmes after finishing outside the time limit on punishing stage to Mont Ventoux
News After a torrid Tour, Dutch rider was over three minutes outside the time limit
'We were hoping to make more of a dent' – Mont Ventoux effort leaves Cédrine Kerbaol moving up Tour de France Femmes GC but still aiming higher
News French EF Education-Oatly rider now sitting in sixth overall and 'stage nine is super hard so we keep going for it' says sports director Carmen Small
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Best gravel bikes 2026: Our pick of the best bikes for drop-bar off-road action
We've tested and reviewed the leading gravel bikes, covering all options from gravel racing to bikepacking adventures -
'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 -
'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
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'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 -
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 -
From double stage winner to a supporting role – 2025's breakthrough star Maëva Squiban celebrates a different kind of success at the Tour de France Femmes
'I was not in the front to play for victory like last year, but I think I did my job' – French racer puts personal glory to one side to support Elisa Longo Borghini's podium bid
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Who is stuck on the sidelines as the peloton starts looking ahead to the Vuelta a España and World Championships – Pro cycling injury list 2026
From Jonas Vingegaard to Christina Schweinberger we take a look at the WorldTour, Women's WorldTour and ProTeam riders currently out of racing while recovering from illness and injuries -
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? -
'My ambition is to become a consistent winner' - Picnic-PostNL lose their top rider Pavel Bittner for 2027
Team principal says 'mindset' of 23-year-old has impressed the team, as he is 'ambitious, analytical and constantly looking for ways to improve'
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Volta a Portugal: Julius Johansen wins stage 5 time trial for second victory the race
Tiago Antunes next closest rider to Dane at 30 seconds back -
'Extending it to two weeks would be a great step' – France's lone Tour de France Femmes success story Cédrine Kerbaol excited for race's future expansion
Breton racer tied her career-best GC finish with sixth place, the high spot of a tough race for home riders -
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
