Women's Cycling

Tour de France Femmes 2026 hilly stages: puncheurs, breakaways and danger days

The mountains will ultimately decide much of the Tour de France Femmes 2026, but the three officially classified hilly stages may be where the...

Marlen Reusser at the Tour de France Femmes 2026: Swiss start, time trial and GC role

Marlen Reusser starts the Tour de France Femmes 2026 with three things working in her favour: the race begins in Switzerland, there is a...

Lorena Wiebes at the Tour de France Femmes 2026: sprint chances and green jersey route

Lorena Wiebes arrives at the Tour de France Femmes 2026 as the clear sprint benchmark and the leading favourite for the green jersey. Her final...

What do Tour de France Femmes riders eat? Race nutrition explained

Tour de France Femmes riders eat a lot, but the important part is not simply how many calories they consume over nine days. It...

What Tour de Pologne Women 2026 means for the season

The Tour de Pologne Women 2026 is only three days long, but its position in the calendar gives it more importance than the distance...

Lotte Kopecky at the Tour de France Femmes 2026: stages, yellow jersey hopes and tactics

Lotte Kopecky goes into the Tour de France Femmes 2026 with a very different objective from the one that briefly seemed possible three years...

How to watch Tour de France Femmes 2026 in the UK

The Tour de France Femmes 2026 takes place from Saturday 1 August to Sunday 9 August, with nine stages running from Lausanne in Switzerland...

How fast do Tour de France Femmes riders go? Average speeds, sprints and climbs

Tour de France Femmes riders routinely average close to 40km/h across an entire stage race, can push beyond 50km/h during short time trials, exceed...