Tour de France Femmes

Tour de France Femmes favorites wrap up: the race's biggest stars and main players talk on the eve of the start in Rotterdam.

We speak with Marion Rousse, who has been in charge of the weeklong race since its debut in 2022: 'There’s not a single stage where you can relax.'

Giro d'Italia winner 'can't ride her bike'; Lotte Kopecky also absent from start line in Rotterdam with Moolman-Pasio set to miss out.

'The podium is the objective:' Labous is on a mission for her best-ever finish at the Tour de France Femmes.

'I continue to make progress:' The two-time podium finisher at the Tour de France Femmes looks to make it to the top place in the race's third edition.

Frenchwoman says Ineos’ decision not to introduce a women’s team sealed her departure: ‘I have no other choice.’

Winner of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift last year, Dutch superstar Demi Vollering is aiming to win a second yellow jersey in a race that starts in her home region.

After flying to victory in the second edition of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, Demi Vollering faces some new rivals this year.

Who will deny Demi Vollering in the race toward the infernal bends of Alpe d'Huez? Here's all you need to know about ASO's showstopper stage-race.

The 32-year-old blazed to Olympic gold to cap her dazzling off-road racing career, and now she wants to see how far she can go in road racing.

Ex-venture capitalist meticulously game-planned every scenario before Sunday's chaotic race, making the right call at every crucial moment: 'Everything in my life has prepared me for this.'

‘It is always good to win climbing races before your big goal’: Dutchwoman on a Swiss roll, taking three out of four stages.

'It’s a strong message which shows racing is growing along with the evolution of women’s cycling': Tour de France Femmes set for longest edition in 2025.

Plot lines, protagonists, episodes, and more: Your ultimate guide to the blockbuster 'behind the scenes' Tour de France series.

The SD Worx-Protime sprinter won all three stages as well as the overall title and points competition in complete domination of the WorldTour race.

Vollering sweeps Vuelta, Itzulia and Burgos to position herself in pole position going into the major goals at the Olympics, Tour de France Femmes.

Top riders topped up their bank accounts with generous payouts during the one-days, but the Tour de France remains cycling's biggest payday.

Liv AlUla Jayco rider draws on stubbornness and determination to forge new ground.

In this latest installment of Velo's predictions for 2024, European editor Andrew Hood looks into cycling's crystal ball for sweeps, doubles, triples, and other new historic markers.

Will Demi Vollering maintain her dominance of women's cycling in 2024? Can someone beat her at the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift?

Velo takes you behind the scenes with seven photographers as they shoot the Tour de France Femmes. Now streaming on Outside Watch.

With the Tour de France Femmes starting a day after the final cycling event at the Olympic Games, many riders will have some tough decisions to make about race programs for 2024.

The 2024 Tour de France Femmes will feature the race's first foreign stages and sends the peloton up the Alpe d'Huez for a historic finale.

The Dutch rider will be racing on old training roads when the Tour de France Femmes goes to the Netherlands for its inaugural foreign grand départ.

Vingegaard, Vollering, Kopecky, Lefevere and many more weigh in.

The third edition of the Tour de France Femmes will start in the Netherlands and finish with a mountain doubleheader to Grand-Bornand and Alpe d'Huez.

Mathieu van der Poel and Lotte Kopecky earn laurels as best one-day racers in the prestigious cycling awards dating back to 1992.

Rumors of gravel stages for the men and a Alpe d'Huez finale for the women with the two race routes set to be unveiled in Paris on Wednesday.

Rumors are flying that Tadej Pogačar could race the 2024 Giro d'Italia. Details of the 'corsa rosa' will be revealed Friday, with the Tour de France route unveiled October 25.

Go behind the scenes with EF Education-TIBCO-SVB as they take on Le Tour de France Femmes.

As the Dutch rider is set to retire next week, Velo takes a look back at some of the key moments in her career.

The Canadian is aiming higher after breakthrough win earlier this season.

Rising US talent is first major name to join new cycling squad for 2024.

From breakaways to break-outs, Yara Kastelijin, Julie Van de Velde, Ricarda Bauernfeind, Emma Norsgaard, and Kasia Niewiadoma benefit from boldness.

The SD Worx rider had almost 0.5w/kg more to give when she attacked on the Col du Tourmalet.

The future of the race will not be in the diehard cycling fans who come to watch, but its ability to seep into popular culture like the men's event.

The yellow jersey won 50,000 euros and SD Worx won nearly half of the entire prize pot in women's cycling's biggest payday.

An all out effort against the clock to end a superb race.

Canyon-SRAM leader just 11 hundredths away from second place, with clear progress having been made.

Lotte Kopecky seals second place with surprise GC performance.

The Dutchwoman slides down one place after a disappointing time trial.

SD Worx sweeps time trial top-3, Van Vleuten slides off final podium in last grand tour before retirement.

'I came here to fight for the podium – I'll not let go of that.' Polish ace sits second on GC ahead of final TT after Tourmalet stunner.

Follow the latest news and headlines for the 2nd Tour de France Femmes.

The third most visited city of the men's edition charts a new history in the Tour de France Femmes.

After the day of drama and tension, the fight for a podium only intensifies going into the standalone time trial.

A dramatic day in the high mountains.

An all out TT effort to conclude the 2023 Tour de France Femmes.

Defending champion steers clear of criticizing Demi Vollering after tense tactical battle on stage 7.

The SD Worx star put minutes into everybody to take the yellow jersey with one stage remaining.

Team SD Worx-Protime rider surges into yellow jersey into final day, with Kasia Niewiadoma second on stage.

The Italian grew up around animals on her grandmother's farm, but she always dreamed of having her own dog.

A study of the most legendary of climbs, which will be the highlight and big showdown of Saturday's stage up to the 2,110m summit.

Rising climber leaves the Tour after crashing hard and riding final 50km of stage 6 with race-ending injury.

Kathryn Bertine's group made it possible for the women's peloton to be rolling through France this month.

‘I woke up this morning like ‘oh no, another day.'

Race's hardest stage will unveil form of big favorites.

Belgian rider ‘definitely proud’ to win points classification, fired up to secure yellow with teammate.

Alison Jackson hoping for some food-based gifts from fans, including but not limited to, hamburgers and chicken wings.

Another gripping stage and exciting finale.

The 28-year-old crashed heavily with 50k to go on stage 6.

Chasing sprinters caught in pileup 900m out; US star Veronica Ewers crashes 50km out, loses almost ten minutes to GC favorites.

Occitanie, Nouvelle Acquitaine and their central roles in French aviation and the development of air mail.

Women's cycling has changed immeasurably in the last decade and that has been good news for the mechanics servicing the bikes of the WorldTour pros.

Every stage has shredded the field, and we haven’t even seen a Category 1 climb yet.

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec is Albi’s most famous son.

Another superb solo victory from an emerging young rider.

'It's totally ridiculous,' SD Worx criticizes UCI for dishing out punishment.

Day proves more selective than expected, with bunch being thinned out.

The heated contest for the 15 WorldTour licenses is 'pushing every team,' says Uno-X sport director Alex Greenfield.

Stunning debut pro victory for 25-year-old Dutchwoman.

Stage likely to be tightly controlled by the sprinters' teams.

A ten minute breakaway, a long-range solo stage winner and a big GC shakeup.

Vollering gained eight seconds on Van Vleuten on the road to Rodez, but the toughest tests are still to come for the GC favorites.

Race within a race delivers sparks in a long, grueling day of attrition.

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