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Kasia Niewiadoma Wins Stage 7, Claims Yellow Jersey

8/7/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon-SRAM) attacked 8 km from the summit, won stage 7 and took the yellow jersey.
She finished 1 minute 16 seconds ahead of Demi Vollering, gaining a 15-second overall lead.
Niewiadoma said she was “blown away” after seeing her parents on the climb.
The win was her first Tour de France Femmes stage victory, although she won the overall race in 2024.

History

Historical Context

In 1984 the first official Tour de France Féminin followed a one-off 1955 race and a series of events that ran until 2009. American Marianne Martin’s overall victory gave women their inaugural Grand Tour win. In 2024 Kasia Niewiadoma captured the mountains classification and a podium place in the eight-stage Tour de France Femmes, showing the revival sparked by the 2022 ASO relaunch.

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Story summary

Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon-SRAM) attacked 8 km from the summit, won stage 7 and took the yellow jersey.
She finished 1 minute 16 seconds ahead of Demi Vollering, gaining a 15-second overall lead.
Niewiadoma said she was “blown away” after seeing her parents on the climb.
The win was her first Tour de France Femmes stage victory, although she won the overall race in 2024.

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