Cyclists accused of ‘faking larger bra size’ at Tour de France Femmes

A row has broken out over allegations some riders are artificially exaggerating their bust size to gain a “bra booster” aerodynamic advantage for the time trial.

Team Amani’s aim is to be competing at the Tour de France Femmes, women's cycling's biggest road race, in 2028.

A row has broken out over allegations some riders are artificially exaggerating their bust size to gain a “bra booster” aerodynamic advantage for the time trial.

“Chest fairing” technique, which can deliver significant drag reduction, could affect stage four’s time trial.

August 04, 2026 3:33 PM ET The International Cycling Union (UCI) may subject Tour de France Femmes riders to more rigorous clothing checks amid concerns that cyclists are illegally padding their bras for an aerodynamic advantage.The UCI reportedly issued a specific warning about clothing that “could modify riders’ morp

Chest fairings could smooth airflow around the body Warning came before time-trial stage to Dijon Riders in the Tour de France Femmes were examined for hidden aerodynamic enhancements, or chest fairings, before the race’s time trial stage to Dijon on Tuesday, in a clampdown on the latest attempts to circumnavigate cy

Britain’s Zoe Backstedt was just two seconds off the podium, with world time trial champion Marlen Reusser taking yellow for the first time alongside her stage win

FRANCE, Aug 4 : Reigning world time trial champion Marlen Reusser aced Tuesday's individual time trial in Tour de France Femmes to win stage four and took the yellow jersey from Sigrid Haugset.Swiss rider Reusser (Movistar) finished the 21-km ride from Gevrey-Chambertin to Dijon in 27 minutes and 30 seconds, taking a 1

For penis injections at the Winter Olympics, read bra padding at the Tour de France Femmes, where officials are making extra checks on riders to ensure they are not cheating by inflating the size of their chests. The move comes after unnamed teams raised suspicions that some cyclists were using padding on their chests

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

Tour de France Femmes plunged Into 'Bra-Gate' row as cyclists accused of faking larger size for speed boost  lbc.co.uk

Riders at the Tour de France Femmes will be subject to extra clothing checks before Tuesday's stage following claims some could be using extra padding in their bras to seek an aerodynamic advantage.

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Sigrid Haugset set off on a long solo run and kept going to the finish to win the third stage of the Women's Tour de France and claim the yellow jersey.

Haugset, of the Uno-X Mobility team, launched a gutsy solo attack less than halfway into the hilly 156.6km route between Geneva and Poligny, and held off Belgium's Lotte Kopecky.

Haugset, of the Uno-X Mobility team, launched a gutsy solo attack less than halfway into the hilly 156.6km route between Geneva and Poligny, and held off Belgium's Lotte Kopecky.

Norway's Sigrid Haugset wins stage three of the Tour de France Femmes Avec Zwift following a 68km solo breakaway.

Wiebes’s seventh Tour de France stage win was her first while wearing the yellow jersey