What is up with Pauline? Questions and quotes from Tour de France Femmes stage 5

After an explosive time trial, the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift blew apart again during stage 5. Demi Vollering took the stage, but can she win the overall?

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Why this wasn't just another Marlen Reusser time trial win

She's won Tour stages before. She's never had a shot at winning the race overall.

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Tour Femmes: Reusser wins dramatic stage 4 ITT that sets up GC intrigue

Marlen Reusser takes over the yellow jersey with a 14-second lead over Demi Vollering as reigning Tour champion Pauline Ferrand-Prévot loses over two minutes.

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Why the Tour de France Femmes paddock is talking about sports bras

The latest aerodynamic talking point in the Women's WorldTour is whether modifying a rider's morphology for TTs could deliver a measurable advantage, and whether the UCI can police it.

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Rating roadside targets at the Tour de France Femmes

The publicity caravan is a big deal at the Tour de France, and roadside goers take the swag hunt very seriously.

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Spare a thought for Primož Roglič

As Tadej Pogačar’s Vuelta a España participation is confirmed, an old rivalry enters its final chapter.

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The Tour de France Femmes jury is taking no prisoners

A glimpse inside the world of the UCI commissaire: unpaid, under pressure, and never quite calling it the same way twice.

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Spin Cycle: Answer the question

George Bennett has a conspiracy theory he'd like to share.

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As the Tour de France Femmes grows, teams are learning to manage extra pressure

How four teams handle the intensity of the biggest race on the calendar.

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Random tech finds from the opening days of the Tour de France Femmes

Who knew we would be looking at the anatomy of Patrick Star before the start of stage 1?

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Riejanne Markus in her comfort zone, all alone ahead of the race

This time, the goal was to put pressure on SD Worx-Protime. Short story: it worked.

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How Lorena Wiebes dominated a Tour sprint without a leadout

After her teammates buried themselves to chase down a lone attacker, Lorena Wiebes navigated the stage 2 finish on her own en route to a crushing victory.

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Tour Femmes: Weibes in a league of her own in stage 2 sprint

Lidl-Trek's Riejanne Markus made SD Worx-Protime work for it in the run-in, but when it came to the sprint, the yellow jersey was simply unstoppable.

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Pro bike: Demi Vollering's European Champion Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL9

Could this be the bike Vollering rides to her second Tour title?

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The sprinter you should never write off writes herself back into yellow

On a finish built to drop her, the best sprinter in the world finally collected.

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The sprinter you should never write off writes herself back into yellow

On a finish built to drop her, the best sprinter in the world finally collected.

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Tour Femmes: Wiebes wins stage 1, unfazed by uphill finish

Wiebes takes the first yellow jersey of the 2026 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift in unusual and slightly sketchy finale.

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Le Tour Entier: 13 years later...

Emma Pooley and Chrissie Wellington could hardly believe their eyes at the Grand Depart of the fifth edition of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift.

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Red Bull partners with FDJ United-Suez

Demi Vollering and her FDJ United-Suez teammates will be wearing Red Bull helmets from now on.

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Is SD Worx messing with us?

The Dutch squad has set a modest goal of a top-five GC finish, but Anna van der Breggen is a genuine contender.

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Preview: World's best vie for yellow at Tour de France Femmes

Demi Vollering and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot might be the two everyone is talking about, but are Marlen Reusser and Anna van der Breggen the real threats in this Tour de France Femmes?

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UAE Team L'IMAD is not going to tell you its race plan

Two Giro titles, one Vuelta, three Tour stage wins, and fourth overall at the 2025 Tour ... How does UAE Team L'IMAD work with that?

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Spin Cycle: The week of living Danishly

Tadej drops a c-bomb.

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The roadside party bringing fans closer to the Tour de France Femmes

The Cheer Squad was created by former pro Iris Slappendel to help give back to women's cycling.

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A different ticket to France

Tom Portsmouth on pursuing dreams in France and leaving a different race against the clock behind.

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Asia's emerging talents you should know about

Six riders who could become the continent's next break-out stars

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Alice Towers has found another level – now she's chasing her next win

Four years after her breakout win at Nationals, the 23-year-old Brit is riding stronger than ever.

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Preview: The hardest Tour de France Femmes route yet?

Everything you need to know about all nine stages of the Tour de France Femmes starting on Saturday, August 1.

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It's about devotion

The Tour reminds us that we can still turn out en masse to scream, to cheer, and to believe.

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Booty bands: The Tour's new favorite warm-up tool

Here's why resistance bands are the low-cost heavy-hitter in many pro cyclists' pre-race routine.

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