Demi Vollering

Where will cycling’s biggest stars open the 2026 racing season? Here's what we know so far with the first races just weeks away.

From the Tour de France to the monuments, why 2026 is shaping up as a perfect storm for a wave of new records in modern professional cycling.

The European road race champion feels misinterpreted by media: ‘An eye-opener to see clickbait was made out of my comments’.

SD Worx superstar ends another season with the most victories, and she's targeting gravel and track world titles before hitting the beach: 'Wonderful way to end my road season.'

Pogačar romps to Team UAE's 91st victory of 2025 with 22km Italian escapade, Longo Borghini outkicks Vollering for 'revenge' win.

Kasia Niewiadoma takes the latest in a list of near-misses on Saturday: ‘Not the greatest season, for sure'.

Kasia Niewiadoma and Anna Van der Breggen fight it out for silver and bronze behind a stomping Vollering.

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Pre-race favorites for women’s elite world championship road race rue missed chances: ‘I honestly wasn’t the strongest’.

Here are the full standings as Canada's wildcard attacker Vallieres wins rainbows in the elite women's road race Saturday in Kigali.

Pre-race favorites miss the key moves before 24-year-old Vallieres attacks out of three-rider group to become Canada's first elite world champion.

The first wave of road races on the Kigali circuit has produced wild and unpredictable outcomes, and Saturday's double-header should be no different.

Pogačar, Vollering, PFP, Evenepoel flex verbal muscles ahead of rainbow jersey showdowns: 'I'm in a completely different mindset from last year'

‘You really pay for every effort you do’: Ultra-difficult course will guarantee a very worthy winner, but who will it be?

Will Pogačar, Del Toro, Ayuso go 1-2-3? Can Le Court shift the focus of Africa's first road worlds? The hot takes and key stories of the elite road races.

One 40km misfire does not change the odds for Sunday. If anything, it makes them even worse for everyone else.

Marlen Reusser aces tough Rwanda course to take first rainbow jersey ahead of Anna Van der Breggen and Demi Vollering.

Key contenders for Sunday’s time trial include American specialist Chloe Dygert, Marlen Reusser, Demi Vollering and others.

Here’s the complete, day-by-day worlds racing program: Rwanda opens Sunday with the elite women's and men's individual time trials.

Pogačar, Ferrand-Prévot, Evenepoel, Dygert headline historic and brutally hilly Kigali road worlds. Here's all you need to know to follow along.

Start lists take shape as Ferrand-Prévot, Vollering, Roglič, Carapaz buck trend of riders chosing to skip gruelling Rwanda world championships.

Social Digest: A blast from the past from some of the biggest names on the road.

'The current system isn't set up to protect health': The Cyclists' Alliance pushes UCI to collaborate on safeguarding measures after initial proposals were shelved.

Ferrand-Prévot speaks out for first time since big win: 'My weight loss was controlled and intelligent. It was not a disease.'

Van Aert joins Van der Poel in skipping Africa's first worlds, and many favorites are undecided about the climb-heavy Rwanda route.

Vollering says she won’t sacrifice health to win another yellow jersey: 'I don’t want to force my body to become something it’s not.'

The watts behind one of the greatest climbing performances in women’s cycling history.

Andrew Hood and Shane Stokes join Mike Levy to talk about the biggest headlines and insights from the Tour de France Femmes on the Velo Podcast.

The most complete rider in cycling? Multi-discipline queen Ferrand-Prévot just proved it at the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift.

Second at the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift for the third time in four years, Demi Vollering finally has her say on the drama that engulfed the race.

Pauline Ferrand-Prévot said that her Tour de France Femmes weight will not is 'not forever' after being criticized on social media

Pauline Ferrand-Prévot looks set to win the Tour de France Femmes on her very first appearance, and ahead of her own expectations.

Team of Demi Vollering confirms shortfall of usual performance on stage 8 of the Tour de France Femmes

Ferrand-Prévot dominant on stage 8 of the Tour de France Femmes, finishing over 1:30 clear of Sarah Gigante and three minutes up on others

Kim Le Court raced 'full gas' to avoid losing yellow at Tour de France Femmes: 'I was completely blocked by two FDJ riders'.

Overnight leader Kim Le Court dropped on final climb of Tour de France Femmes stage 7 but fights back, saving yellow with fearless descent.

Two contrasting approaches emerge at the Tour.

This year's Tour de France Femmes is where the big brands have pulled out the paint cans.

GC riders hold fire on first big day in the mountains, keeping powder dry for upcoming stages.

FDJ-Suez and Visma-Lease a Bike continue to throw pointed verbal insults at each other during Tour de France Femmes.

Le Court wins stage 5 of the Tour de France Femmes from elite group, becoming first African rider to triumph.

FDJ-Suez's Dutch superstar Demi Vollering was in much better spirits at the end of stage 4 of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift.

Former champion Vollering clears concussion protocol but heavily bruised after coming down in ugly high-speed pile-up on Monday.

Wiebes beats Marianne Vos, who retakes yellow jersey; Demi Vollering involved in big crash but limps in.

Ferand-Prévôt and Niewiadoma shine on uphill finish to stage 1 of women's Tour.

What you need to know for the biggest race of the year.

Big favorites talk tactics, ambitions, and the toughest route yet for the blockbuster French Tour.

Vollering vs. the world? The toughest route yet and a deep GC field promise fireworks for the Tour de France Femmes.

Drained Vollering unable to hold Swiss rival, wants to ‘jump in a lake’ and take a break from racing.

Vollering, Thomas, Niewiadoma, Powless headline Tour de France primers as officials roll out long-sought safety feature: 'We can fly to the moon, but we don’t know where a cyclist is.'

Dutch superstars in the headlines: Van der Poel still chasing the fat-tire rainbow and Vollering handed a rare relegation in too-early celebration.

Pogačar enjoys an F1 weekend, Del Toro lives la dolce vita and a Giro fan's dreams come true.

Van der Breggen back on the bike after crash while SD Worx-Protime out to prove it's still on top: 'Every race matters now.'

Dutchwoman defends title in style, overpowering race leader Mischa Bredewold and her other rivals with a flurry of uphill attacks.

Dutchwoman Bredewold extends overall GC lead with another powerful performance, teammate Van der Breggen out of race.

Bittersweet opening to Basque race for SD Worx-Protime as Bredewold wins sprint, Van der Breggen suffers early losses after nasty crash.

Cycling’s latest craze? Lifetime contracts. Pedersen joins Wout van Aert and Marianne Vos in the peloton's newest elite club.

Seven takeaways from La Vuelta Femenina as a goat chomps up more wins, a great inches closer to her best form and two stars run out of oomph.

Tour de Hoody: Roglič hits new milestone, Vollering reclaims GC throne, Pedersen sprints into record books, plus yellow cards, goats, and chaos in Albania.

Anna van der Breggen and Marlen Reusser go head to head on final Vuelta climb in huge battle for second overall.

Vollering retains 45-second GC lead ahead of decisive mountaintop finish Saturday.

2024 winner back in the Vuelta red jersey, dropping Reusser, Van der Breggen and others on first summit finish.

La Vuelta Femenina Stage 3: Echelons, tension, crashes, and a big sprint win.

Performance and menstruation, bike checks, and proud papa moments in this week's Social Digest.

The 2025 Vuelta Femenina could be a blockbuster, with reigning champ Demi Vollering facing off against a resurgent Pauline Ferrand-Prévot.

The Dutch superstar revealed her menstrual cycle held her back from racing at full strength: 'I am a woman, sometimes you suffer with your hormones.'

Pieterse takes second place in sprint from a small lead group, some key favorites falter in tough finale.

Race favorites weigh up chances, evaluate rivals in advance of Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes.

Liège-Bastogne-Liège preview: Closing out the spring classics campaign of 2025, La Doyenne should be a thrilling capstone to a wild season of racing.

Vollering looked to be in the driver's seat only to have Pieterse bound past her for the victory: 'It was wait, wait, wait, and then attack.'

Past Flèche winners clash on one of the steepest climbs in cycling on the Mur de Huy, precise timing needed on wall-like ascent.

Comebacks, world champions, and super-deep startlists drive the narratives as Pidcock, Longo Borghini, Evenepoel, Kopecky take on the peloton's two prime puncheurs.

T-shirts from Tadej, Fabio Jakobsen's road to recovery and Kristen Faulkner is coming in hot.

Tadej Pogačar stuffs two notorious cobblestone sectors into his collection of Strava KoMs; Lander Loockx wins bodyweight in a cheese he doesn't like.

Spring has sprung in the world of road cycling.

Records fall and emotions run high action-packed Milan-San Remo and San Remo Women.

How will the first women's San Remo in 20 years play out this weekend? Absolutely no idea.

World champion will make Tour de France GC a key objective for first time in her career without losing focus on classics: 'We are curious how far we can go.'

Startlists, maps, TV guide, riders to watch: Here's all you need to know ahead of Milan-San Remo, San Remo Women, and the most explosive finales of the season.

Hilly Italian race features attacks by big names but Vollering, Longo Borghini, Pieterse and Van der Breggen can’t fend off sprinters.