Wiebes sprints to Tour de France Femmes stage one win
Lorena Wiebes won the opening stage of the 2026 Tour de France Femmes, outsprinting a reduced group in Lausanne to take the first yellow jersey. The Dutch rider’s victory reinforces her status as the leading sprinter in the women’s peloton and gives her team an early advantage in the nine-stage race.
Wiebes survived a 1.5-mile climb at 4.1% shortly before the finish, then launched her sprint with 200 metres remaining to beat Kim le Court-Pienaar by a bike length, with Demi Vollering third. The 85.5-mile stage was completed in 3 hours 29 minutes 11 seconds; defending champion Pauline Ferrand-Prévot finished in the same group, while Britain’s Pfeiffer Georgi was 25th, 22 seconds behind. Wiebes’ sixth Tour de France Femmes stage win extends her record since the race returned to the World Tour in 2022.
- Wiebes won stage one and claimed the first yellow jersey.
- She beat Le Court-Pienaar and Vollering in a reduced sprint.
- The nine-stage race includes a first ascent of Mont Ventoux.
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The Tour de France Femmes is a multi-stage road cycling race for women, held over several days. Riders compete both for individual stage wins and for the overall title, decided by their combined times across the race.
Lorena Wiebes is a Dutch rider known for her sprint finishes, where riders race for the line at high speed. The yellow jersey marks the overall race leader, while other contenders include defending champion Pauline Ferrand-Prévot and Demi Vollering, a leading rider in the peloton.
The race is a major event in women’s cycling, bringing together top riders and teams. Early results can shape the competition, but the overall winner is determined over the full route.