{"id":855000,"date":"2026-08-12T05:16:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T05:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/855000\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T05:16:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T05:16:15","slug":"2026-tour-de-france-femmes-stage-9-vollering-reigns-supreme-cycling-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/855000\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Tour de France Femmes Stage 9: Vollering Reigns Supreme – Cycling West"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vollering Seals the Tour in Nice<\/p>\n

NICE > NICE (August 9, 2026) \u2014 Everything was set for a memorable finale in Nice, and the race delivered on that promise with a stage that evoked a \u201crace to the sun\u201d and crowned a deserving champion.<\/p>\n

Demi Vollering of FDJ United-Suez won the final stage of the 2026 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift and secured the yellow jersey, defeating her rival Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney of Canyon\/\/SRAM with an attack inside the final kilometer of the last ascent of the Col d\u2019\u00c8ze.<\/p>\n

The Dutch rider secured her second overall victory in the Tour de France Femmes, finishing 1 minute, 18 seconds ahead of Niewiadoma-Phinney and 4:29 ahead of Elisa Longo Borghini of UAE Team L\u2019Imad, who moved onto the third step of the podium after Marlen Reusser of Movistar Team was dropped early in the stage and later crashed out of contention.<\/p>\n

Antonia Niedermaier of Canyon\/\/SRAM claimed the white jersey as the best young rider after finishing fourth overall, just ahead of Paula Blasi of UAE Team L\u2019Imad.<\/p>\n

In the other classifications, Lorena Wiebes of SD Worx-Protime secured the green jersey, while the polka dot jersey had already been decided in favor of Puck Pieterse of Fenix-Premier Tech. UAE Team L\u2019Imad won the teams classification.<\/p>\n

\"09\/08\/2026<\/a>09\/08\/2026 \u2013 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2026 \u2013 \u00c9tape 9 \u2013 Nice \/ Nice (99,9 km) \u2013 Demi VOLLERING (FDJ UNITED-SUEZ) \u2013 Photo: Aur\u00e9lien Vialatte\/ASO
\nVollering wins the final battle<\/p>\n

A total of 122 riders took the start in the ninth and final stage of the 2026 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift at 4:11 p.m. CEST, with the race reaching its conclusion in Nice on a course perfectly suited for a final showdown.<\/p>\n

The 99.2-kilometer finale consisted of four laps of a circuit that had the summit of the Col d\u2019\u00c8ze as its apex and the Promenade des Anglais as both its axis and culmination. With the yellow jersey and the final podium places still up for grabs, the stage promised a dramatic conclusion to the 2026 Tour.<\/p>\n

There were four nonstarters: Alice Coutinho of Mayenne Monbana My Pie, Paula Pati\u00f1o of Laboral Kutxa-Fundaci\u00f3n Euskadi, Heidi Franz of St Michel-Preference Home-Auber93 and Valentina Cavallar of SD Worx-Protime.<\/p>\n

\"09\/08\/2026<\/a>09\/08\/2026 \u2013 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2026 \u2013 \u00c9tape 9 \u2013 Nice \/ Nice (99,9 km) \u2013 La baie des Anges. Photo: Billy Ceusters\/ASO
\nReusser crashes out of podium contention<\/p>\n

The first ascent of the Col d\u2019\u00c8ze, a Category 2 climb at kilometer 7.7, came almost immediately. UAE Team L\u2019Imad set a hard tempo from the start, with Mavi Garc\u00eda, Dominika Wlodarczyk and Ma\u00ebva Squiban among those attacking.<\/p>\n

Squiban reached the summit first with a small gap, while the pace had already reduced the peloton to about 50 riders.<\/p>\n

Lorena Wiebes of SD Worx-Protime was still among them. She finished third in the intermediate sprint in Nice at kilometer 23.5, behind Malwina Mul of Cofidis and Paula Ostiz of Movistar Team. Ostiz had briefly opened a small gap on the peloton, but the sprint was enough for Wiebes to secure the green jersey.<\/p>\n

The second ascent of the Col d\u2019\u00c8ze produced an even more dramatic selection.<\/p>\n

Zoe Backstedt of Canyon\/\/SRAM took control of the peloton on the Category 2 climb at kilometer 33.6. Her relentless pace reduced the group to just 11 riders by the time she pulled off shortly after the summit.<\/p>\n

The select group included Antonia Niedermaier, Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney, Juliette Berthet, Demi Vollering, Paula Blasi, Dominika Wlodarczyk, Elisa Longo Borghini, Niamh Fisher-Black, Isabella Holmgren, C\u00e9drine Kerbaol and Femke De Vries.<\/p>\n

Notably absent was Marlen Reusser of Movistar Team.<\/p>\n

Reusser was dropped two kilometers from the summit and then crashed on the descent. Starting the day third overall, 1 minute, 12 seconds behind Vollering and 1:53 ahead of fourth-place Longo Borghini, Reusser\u2019s crash ended her hopes of finishing on the podium.<\/p>\n

Holmgren attacks as the race tightens<\/p>\n

There was more hesitation on the third ascent of the Col d\u2019\u00c8ze, a Category 2 climb at kilometer 59.6.<\/p>\n

That changed when Holmgren attacked 6.5 kilometers from the summit and opened a gap on the yellow-jersey group.<\/p>\n

Berthet moved to the front and began setting the pace in an attempt to keep the Canadian rider within reach. With two kilometers remaining to the summit, Blasi attacked but quickly sat up when her team leader, Longo Borghini, began struggling to follow.<\/p>\n

The 10-rider yellow-jersey group remained together over the summit, 1:10 behind Holmgren, who continued alone at the front.<\/p>\n

\"09\/08\/2026<\/a>09\/08\/2026 \u2013 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2026 \u2013 \u00c9tape 9 \u2013 Nice \/ Nice (99,9 km) \u2013 Isabella HOLMGREN (LIDL \u2013 TREK). Photo: Billy Ceusters\/ASO
\nVollering wins the final battle<\/p>\n

The yellow jersey and the final podium positions were still at stake on the fourth and final ascent of the Col d\u2019\u00c8ze.<\/p>\n

This time, the riders tackled the climb from its steeper side, known as the Chemin du Vinaigrier, or \u201cVinegar-maker Road.\u201d Just eight seconds separated Vollering and Niewiadoma-Phinney at the start of the climb, and the Polish rider immediately put her teammate Niedermaier to work.<\/p>\n

\"09\/08\/2026<\/a>09\/08\/2026 \u2013 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2026 \u2013 \u00c9tape 9 \u2013 Nice \/ Nice (99,9 km) \u2013 Juliette BERTHET (FDJ UNITED-SUEZ), Dominika WLODARCZYK (UAE Team L\u2019IMAD), Demi VOLLERING (FDJ UNITED-SUEZ). Photo: Aur\u00e9lien Vialatte\/ASO<\/p>\n

Niedermaier set a fierce pace from the bottom of the climb, putting pressure on the yellow-jersey group.<\/p>\n

Holmgren was finally caught with four kilometers remaining. Almost immediately, Niewiadoma-Phinney attacked, with Vollering responding and staying firmly on her wheel.<\/p>\n

Behind them, a five-rider chase formed containing Niedermaier, Blasi, Longo Borghini, Holmgren and Fisher-Black.<\/p>\n

With 800 meters remaining to the summit, Vollering made her move.<\/p>\n

The Dutch rider accelerated sharply and finally cracked Niewiadoma-Phinney. Vollering crested the Col d\u2019\u00c8ze with a 15-second advantage over the Polish rider and 33 seconds over the five chasers.<\/p>\n

From there, the Tour belonged to Vollering.<\/p>\n

She extended her advantage on the descent toward Nice while Niewiadoma-Phinney was caught by the Longo Borghini group. Vollering arrived on the Promenade des Anglais with more than a minute in hand and raised her arms to celebrate her second consecutive stage victory and the overall Tour de France Femmes title.<\/p>\n

Blasi led the chasers across the line.<\/p>\n

\"09\/08\/2026<\/a>09\/08\/2026 \u2013 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2026 \u2013 \u00c9tape 9 \u2013 Nice \/ Nice (99,9 km) \u2013 Demi VOLLERING (FDJ UNITED-SUEZ) \u2013 Photo: Billy Ceusters\/ASO
\nA historic finish<\/p>\n

Vollering became just the third rider to win the final stage of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift while wearing the yellow jersey, following Annemiek van Vleuten in 2022 and Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot in 2025.<\/p>\n

It was also the first time Vollering had won a Tour de France Femmes stage while wearing yellow. Before the finale, she had won five stages and worn the yellow jersey for three days.<\/p>\n

The victory also delivered a milestone for FDJ United-Suez. Vollering\u2019s win marked the first Tour de France Femmes stage victory for a French team.<\/p>\n

Vollering had this to say about her win:<\/p>\n

\u201cI was thinking about a lot of things as I was approaching the finish line. I thought that I had never won in the Yellow Jersey before. I thought about my team, and also about C\u00e9lia [Gery] who had a really rough night. I thought about how much work has gone into this victory. I thought about the people who have been behind me, working like the people from Specialized who built my new bike. The people I have around\u2026 It\u2019s not only the dream of winning the Tour de France. It\u2019s also the dream of living this life, of working hard along with passionate people. That\u2019s the whole dream.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI told Kasia that it would be fine for me if [Elisa] Longo Borghini came back to us, trying to make her work. Then I felt I had to attack and win on my own, to make clear that we didn\u2019t win because of an incident yesterday. That isn\u2019t what I believe, and I wanted to make clear that we as a team deserve to win this beautiful Tour de France Femmes. We are humble, and we are proud.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI never have doubts on my level \u2013 not even after Mont Ventoux. I gambled a bit too much that day, and that\u2019s sport: sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes you get it right, sometimes you make mistakes. Attacking always is the easiest approach, as Kasia did in Mont Ventoux to claim a beautiful win \u2013 and as I did today.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI still have a lot of dreams, on and off the bike.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stage 9 Highlights:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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\"09\/08\/2026<\/a>09\/08\/2026 \u2013 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2026 \u2013 \u00c9tape 9 \u2013 Nice \/ Nice (99,9 km) \u2013 Katarzyna NIEWIADOMA-PHINNEY (CANYON\/\/SRAM), Demi VOLLERING (FDJ UNITED-SUEZ), Elisa LONGO BORGHINI (UAE Team L\u2019IMAD) \u2013 Photo: Billy Ceusters\/ASO
\n\"09\/08\/2026<\/a>09\/08\/2026 \u2013 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2026 \u2013 \u00c9tape 9 \u2013 Nice \/ Nice (99,9 km) \u2013 Lorena WIEBES (TEAM SD WORX \u2013 PROTIME), Demi VOLLERING (FDJ UNITED-SUEZ), Puck PIETERSE (FENIX-PREMIER TECH), Antonia NIEDERMAIER (CANYON\/\/SRAM) \u2013 Photo: Billy Ceusters\/ASO<\/p>\n

Stage 9 Results:<\/p>\n

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Final General Classification:<\/p>\n

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