Demi Vollering wins Tour de France Femmes for second time
Demi Vollering has won the Tour de France Femmes for the second time. The 29-year-old FDJ United-Suez rider successfully defended the yellow jersey in the final stage, which started and finished in Nice, by winning the stage herself.
Vollering previously claimed the Tour de France Femmes title in 2023, while she finished runner-up in 2022, 2024 and 2025. The Dutch rider has enjoyed an exceptional 2026 season, winning the Tour of Flanders, La Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège before securing her first Giro d’Italia title.
Vollering won the overall standings by 1 minute and 18 seconds ahead of Poland’s Kasia Niewiadoma, who claimed the Tour title in 2024. Italy’s national champion Elisa Longo Borghini completed the podium in third, finishing 4 minutes and 29 seconds behind Vollering.
The final stage in Nice featured four ascents of the Col d’Èze, including a final climb from its steeper side. Vollering began the day just eight seconds ahead of Niewiadoma, who had criticized Vollering’s French teammate Célia Gery after Saturday’s stage for interfering with her as Vollering launched her attack.
The two leading riders once again battled for victory on the final day, while Switzerland’s Marlen Reusser started more than a minute behind them in third place.
The final stage began with an immediate climb out of Nice, quickly splitting the field. Lorena Wiebes stayed with the main group over the first ascent of the Col d’Èze before winning the intermediate sprint to secure the green jersey. Reusser was dropped on the second climb and then lost more time after crashing on the descent, causing her to slip out of third place in the overall classification.
The Tour victory was decided on the final ascent, with Vollering and Niewiadoma repeatedly attacking each other without managing to break clear. Vollering finally made her move just before the summit, opening a decisive gap on the Polish rider.
She reached the finish in Nice more than a minute ahead of Niewiadoma and Spain’s Paula Blasi, sealing both the stage victory and a convincing overall triumph.
