Tour de France Femmes stage 5: Ferrand-Prévot concedes title defence as Vollering wins thrilling sprint finish

Demi Vollering won stage five, Marlen Reusser is still in the yellow jersey, but Pauline Ferrand-Prévot admitted her title defence is over

Marlen Reusser retains a slim lead in the overall standings but last year’s winner Pauline Ferrand-Prevot has now shipped five minutes

Three outstanding riders in race broke clear of peloton Padding row intensifies after footage of male inspection Pauline Ferrand-Prévot’s defence of her Tour de France Femmes title unravelled among the Beaujolais vineyards as the French rider lost even more ground to rivals Demi Vollering, Marlen Reusser and Kasia Ni

Demi Vollering wins 5th stage of the Women’s Tour de France, Marlen Reusser keeps yellow jersey  Toronto Star

Demi Vollering has won the fifth stage of the Women’s Tour de France

Aug 5 : Dutch rider Demi Vollering won a sprint finish against her two main rivals to take stage five of the Tour de France Femmes on Wednesday, with Switzerland's Marlen Reusser coming in second to hold on to the overall lead.Poland's Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney (Canyon-SRAM) looked to have stolen a march with 300 me

Anyone who remembers cycling’s doping scandals knows that it’s a highly competitive sport in which every athlete is trying to eke out the slightest advantage they possibly can. The watchful eye of sport regulators has always come down hard on the men, but women cyclists participating in the Tour de France Femmes can be

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.

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

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.

EXCLUSIVE Zoe Bäckstedt is aiming for time-trial glory at the Tour de France Femmes after 'being on a cloud' since her national title

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