Can Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney win the Tour de France Femmes 2026? The 15-second battle for yellow

Yes. Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney can win the 2026 Tour de France Femmes. But 15 seconds is nowhere near enough to defend passively for two more days. After...

What happened to Pauline Ferrand-Prévot on Mont Ventoux? Defending champion loses more than 10 minutes

Pauline Ferrand-Prévot's Tour de France Femmes title defence had already slipped away before Mont Ventoux. Stage 7 made the scale of the decline impossible...

Why did Demi Vollering wait so long to attack on Mont Ventoux?

Demi Vollering finished Stage 7 of the Tour de France Femmes only 1:16 behind Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney and 30 seconds ahead of Marlen Reusser. That immediately...

Tour de France Femmes 2026 Stage 8 preview: last sprint chance before the final Nice showdown

The Tour de France Femmes changes character completely on Stage 8, with the race leaving Sisteron for a 171.9-kilometre journey to Nice after the...

Tour de France Femmes 2026 stage 7: Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney conquers Mont Ventoux to take yellow

Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney won stage 7 of the 2026 Tour de France Femmes with a huge solo attack on Mont Ventoux, riding away from Demi...

ADAC Cyclassics 2026 route guide

The ADAC Cyclassics returns on Sunday 16 August 2026 with a 206-kilometre route from Buxtehude to Hamburg, once again combining the broad, fast roads...

Beginner’s guide to Classic Lorient Agglomération 2026

The Classic Lorient Agglomération is one of the longest-established one-day races on the women’s calendar, even if its changing name means plenty of newer...

Mont Ventoux: what time does the decisive climb begin today?

The Tour de France Femmes reaches Mont Ventoux this afternoon, with the decisive part of Stage 7 expected to begin at approximately 15:30 BST. For...