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'Salaries are being paid that defy all logic' – As the Tour de France Femmes booms, there are warnings about the economics of women's cycling

Fenix-Premier Tech team manager Philip Roodhooft warns that 'The investments have become too large to work with the current calendar'

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'We don't expect that Marlen will explode' – FDJ United-SUEZ focus on keeping up the pressure after Demi Vollering moves into second overall at Tour de France Femmes

Vollering's shift up the rankings after a strong time trial is 'a really, really important step, but it's only one step,' says team manager Stephen Delcourt

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'I was maxing out the gears' - Zoe Bäckstedt falls short trying for first Tour de France Femmes stage win

Searing second half descent finds U23 ITT World Champion 'maxing out the gears' for fourth place finish

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From 'Project Dijon' to 'Project Nice' –New Tour de France Femmes leader Marlen Reusser ready to defend yellow to the end following time trial triumph

'I'm not at all like, 'I have yellow, I've got to have it in Nice,' but I think it's possible' says Movistar leader

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Tour de France Femmes cyclists face checks for aerodynamic-boosting chest padding

Riders at the Tour de France Femmes were subject to extra clothing checks before Tuesday’s stage following claims some could be using extra padding to seek an aerodynamic advantage

The Guardian - UK

'I found my flow' - Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney pulls out one of her best TTs ever to gain on several rivals at Tour de France Femmes

Polish rider 'spent a huge amount of time working on my TT skills' and saw dividends in Dijon

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Tour de France Femmes: Marlen Reusser rockets into yellow jersey with victory in Dijon on stage 4 time trial

Demi Vollering moves to second overall with third place in race against the clock

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Late mechanical costs Elisa Longo Borghini seconds in strong Tour de France Femmes TT

Italian had to change her bike in final 3km, but still finished better than most GC contenders

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On the back foot: defending champion Pauline Ferrand-Prévot suffers major GC setback in Tour de France Femmes time trial

French star loses more than two minutes to stage winner and new race leader Marlen Reusser, and 1:55 to Demi Vollering

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Tour de France Femmes rocked by padded bra controversy

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Canyon-SRAM announce European bank Scalable Capital as new team backer

New sponsor logo already appearing on riders' helmets and on team vehicles during ongoing Tour de France Femmes

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A very Swiss start to the Tour de France Femmes, but what next for women's cycling in Switzerland?

A lovely few days from Lausanne to Geneva, but only two Swiss riders on the start list and not many pathways to the WorldTour

Cycling News

Tour de France Femmes 2026 stage 4 individual time trial start times

First rider is down the ramp at 2:51pm CEST, last rider at 5:28pm

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'If there are points up for grabs, then I’m not going to let them slip by' – Puck Pieterse remains focussed on original Tour de France Femmes goal despite taking polka dot jersey

'I feel good on the bike, so I hope to be able to show myself in the hills' says Dutch racer

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'So far, everything is going according to plan' – Pauline Ferrand-Prévot on track after first three Tour de France Femmes stages but now it's time to head into the great unknown

Individual time trial on stage 4 delivers a crucial GC test where the mystery of defending champion's prowess in the discipline is set to be revealed

Cycling Weekly

'Partial coverage is no longer enough' – TV broadcasts of Tour de France Femmes criticised after missing stage-winning attack

Three of the nine stages are set to be shown in full

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Extra clothing checks at Tour de France Femmes after reports riders may be padding bras for aero gains

Jury warns that particular attention will be paid to items of clothing that 'could modify riders' morphology' before stage 4 TT

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Tour de France Femmes stage 4 time trial start times – Bäckstedt, Reusser, Vollering among second half of starters taking on 21km ITT

First rider sets off at 2:51 p.m. local time, with yellow jersey last off at 5:28 p.m.

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'The goal is to minimise the loss' – Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney fully realistic about Tour de France Femmes time trial abilities

Polish rider sees opportunities to make up for any time losses later in race

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'If I pushed any harder, my legs would have gone straight' - Lone pursuit of Sigrid Haugset at Tour de France Femmes falls painfully short for Lotte Kopecky

Belgian star began cramping when closing on eventual stage winner

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'It's unreal' –Sigrid Haugset takes victory on stage 3 of the Tour de France Femmes with the longest solo breakaway victory in race's history

Uno-X Mobility rider holds off Lotte Kopecky for 89km for historic win, and moves into the yellow jersey

The Economic Times

Who is Harshita Jakhar, the Rajasthan cyclist who started on Patiala's roads and made history at Tour de France?

Rajasthan cyclist Harshita Jakhar made history by becoming the first Indian woman to feature at Tour de France Femmes. The 19-year-old, who began cycling on Patiala's roads, joined the UCI World Cycling Talent programme and is now targeting success at the 2026 Asian Games.

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'My longest race was seven minutes and now it's three or four hours' – Sandrine Tas trades ice skates for a road bike at debut Tour de France Femmes

Belgian neo-pro, tackling her third sport as a professional, leads Lotto-Intermarché this week with an eye on the Dijon time trial

The Guardian - UK

It’s double Dutch as Lorena Wiebes wins second stage of Tour de France Femmes

The Dutch sprinter Lorena Wiebes took her second win in this year’s Tour de France Femmes in Geneva, further extending her overall lead in the nine-day race

Cycling Weekly

Lorena Wiebes powers to back-to-back stage wins at the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift

The SD Worx-Protime rider sprinted to victory in Geneva to claim her second consecutive stage win

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