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Welcome to our rolling coverage of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2026, where we’ll bring you daily updates, race highlights and the biggest stories from the world’s most prestigious women’s stage race.
The 2026 edition gets underway on August 1 in Lausanne, Switzerland, before finishing in Nice, France, on August 9 after nine stages of racing. This year’s Grand Départ also marks the beginning of Red Bull’s new partnership with FDJ UNITED-SUEZ, with the team debuting Red Bull branding on its helmets.
The collaboration brings together two organisations united by a shared ambition to drive innovation and performance in professional cycling. Alongside the partnership, FDJ UNITED-SUEZ will have access to Red Bull’s performance ecosystem, including the Red Bull Athlete Performance Center.
The route crosses three mountain ranges: the Jura, the Massif Central and the Alps, and features an individual time trial, a summit finish on Mont Ventoux and a challenging final stage into Nice.
Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift in numbers
9 stages
1 individual time trial
1,175km
18,795m of elevation gain
FDJ UNITED-SUEZ
FDJ UNITED-SUEZ arrives at the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift with one of the strongest squads in the race, led by Dutch star Demi Vollering, who targets the overall classification after another impressive season. Since joining the team in 2025, Vollering has delivered victories at Strade Bianche Donne, La Vuelta Femenina and the Itzulia Women in her debut year, before following up with victory at the Giro d’Italia Women in 2026.
The team lines up with Amber Kraak, Franziska Koch, Juliette Berthet, Évita Muzic, Célia Gery and Marie Le Net, combining climbing strength, experience and support across all terrain as they chase the yellow jersey.
Stage 7 – August 7, 2026
Route: La Voulte-sur-Rhône – Mont Ventoux – 146.8km / 3,369m elevation gain
A historic day at the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift saw the peloton tackle the legendary Mont Ventoux for the first time, delivering a decisive test for the GC contenders. Kasia Niewiadoma launched a late attack on the final climb to claim the stage victory and take over the yellow jersey.
Demi Vollering and Marlen Reusser battled it out on the slopes of Mont Ventoux, staying together throughout the decisive final climb as the GC battle intensified. Vollering continued to demonstrate her strength in the mountains, holding second place overall after a brutal ascent of the “Giant of Provence.”
General classification after Stage 7:
Kasia Niewiadoma (CANYON//SRAM zondacrypto)
Demi Vollering (FDJ UNITED-SUEZ) +0:24
Marlen Reusser (Movistar Team) +0:39
Stage 6 – August 6, 2026
Route: Montbrison – Tournon-sur-Rhône – 153.4km / 2,490m elevation gain
An aggressive Stage 6 saw Kim Le Court claim victory from a reduced lead group after a day of relentless attacks. Demi Vollering finished safely with the main GC contenders to defend her second place overall.
Vollering remains just 12 seconds behind race leader Marlen Reusser heading into Friday’s summit finish on Mont Ventoux, where the battle for the yellow jersey is expected to reach a decisive moment.
General classification after Stage 6:
Marlen Reusser (Movistar Team)
Demi Vollering (FDJ UNITED-SUEZ) +0:12
Kasia Niewiadoma (CANYON//SRAM zondacrypto) +1:17
Stage 5 – August 5, 2026
Route: Mâcon – Belleville-en-Beaujolais – 140km / 2,783m elevation gain
Demi Vollering claimed her first stage victory of the 2026 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift on Stage 5, securing FDJ UNITED-SUEZ’s first stage win of this year’s race.
The Dutch rider forced the race apart on the Col de Durbize before the decisive Mont Brouilly climb reduced the lead group to just three riders. Vollering then delivered a perfectly timed sprint to beat race leader Marlen Reusser (Movistar Team) and Kasia Niewiadoma (CANYON//SRAM zondacrypto) to the line.
Vollering remains second overall, just 12 seconds behind Reusser’s yellow jersey, with four stages remaining.
Demi Vollering said:
“It was a really cool race. The whole team, every single rider of the team, was part of it, and I enjoy those victories the most. When everybody puts their hard work in it, it’s even more special and beautiful, because you do it really all together.”
General classification after Stage 5:
Marlen Reusser (Movistar Team)
Demi Vollering (FDJ UNITED-SUEZ) +0:12
Kasia Niewiadoma (CANYON//SRAM zondacrypto) +1:17
Stage 4 (ITT) – August 4, 2026
Route: Gevrey-Chambertin – Dijon – 21km individual time trial
Demi Vollering delivered a strong performance against the clock to finish third on Stage 4, 17 seconds behind stage winner Marlen Reusser (Movistar Team). Lieke Nooijen claimed second on the day, while Reusser’s victory saw her take over the yellow jersey. Vollering’s ride moved her up to second overall, as overnight leader Sigrid Ytterhus Haugset lost significant time and dropped to fourth in the general classification.
General classification after Stage 4:
Marlen Reusser (Movistar Team)
Demi Vollering (FDJ UNITED-SUEZ) +0:14
Cédrine Kerbaol (EF Education-Oatly) +0:54
Stage 3 – August 3, 2026
Route: Geneva – Poligny – 157km / 2,444m elevation gain
Sigrid Ytterhus Haugset soloed to victory, attacking with more than 80km to go, and holding off the chasers to take her first stage win and the yellow jersey.
Demi Vollering came through the race’s first hilly test safely, finishing alongside the main group of GC favourites, keeping her third place in the GC. With the individual time trial coming up on Stage 4, she remains firmly in contention as the battle for the overall classification begins to take shape.
General classification after Stage 3:
Sigrid Ytterhus Haugset (Uno-X Mobility)
Kim Le Court-Pienaar (AG Insurance-Soudal Team) +2’02”
Demi Vollering (FDJ UNITED-SUEZ) +2’06”
Stage 2 – August 2, 2026
Route: Aigle – Geneva – 147.9 km / 1,721 m elevation gain
Lorena Wiebes powered to victory in a bunch sprint in Geneva, after Riejanne Markus’ solo break was caught just before the finish.
FDJ UNITED-SUEZ safely guided their GC leader Demi Vollering through the stage, keeping her out of trouble and well positioned ahead of the more decisive terrain still to come. With the general classification largely unchanged among the overall contenders, the team now turns its attention to Stage 3 as the race heads deeper into France.
General classification after Stage 2:
Lorena Wiebes (Team SD Worx-Protime)
Kim Le Court-Pienaar (AG Insurance-Soudal Team) +14″
Demi Vollering (FDJ UNITED-SUEZ) +16″
Stage 1 – August 1, 2026
Route: Lausanne – Lausanne – 137km / 1545m elevation gain
FDJ UNITED-SUEZ debuted its new Red Bull partnership on the road, with the team’s riders wearing Red Bull-branded helmets for the first time as the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift got underway in Lausanne. Demi Vollering opened the campaign with a strong third-place finish on a stage that proved too testing for a pure bunch sprint, with the uphill finish on the Côte Saint-François splitting the field in the closing kilometres. Célia Gery also caught the eye with a late attack inside the final kilometre before the group came back together for the sprint.
Stage victory went to Lorena Wiebes (Team SD Worx-Protime) in 3h29’11”, ahead of Kim Le Court-Pienaar and Vollering, with Puck Pieterse fourth and Noemi Rüegg fifth. All riders in the top ten were credited with the same time as the winner.
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