Demi Vollering Secures Second Women’s Tour de France Title in Nice

On August 9, the ninth and final stage of the 2026 Tour de France Femmes finished in Nice after a 99.2-km circuit with four ascents of the Col d’Éze. Vollering attacked on the last climb, dropped her nearest rival Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney and rode solo to the finish. The win gave her a stage victory and extended her overall lead to 1 minute 18 seconds, confirming her second Tour title.

Demi Vollering wins the 2026 Women's Tour de France and seals the race with an exhibition in Nice Vollering seals her second Tour Femmes title with another win on stage 9 RFI (Radio France Internationale)

Vollering entered the 2026 edition as a pre-race favourite after a season that included wins at the Giro d’Italia Women, La Vuelta Femenina and the classics of Flanders, La Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège. The race remained open until the final day; Niewiadoma-Phinney had taken the yellow jersey on August 7 after Mont Ventoux, but Vollering reclaimed the lead on August 8.

RFI (Radio France Internationale)

• Stage distance: 99.2 km, four climbs of Col d’Éze (total elevation gain > 2,000 m).

Demi Vollering wins the 2026 Women's Tour de France and seals the race with an exhibition in Nice

• Final-stage gap: Vollering finished 1 minute 04 seconds ahead of the chasing group; the stage-win bonus increased her overall advantage to 1 minute 18 seconds over Niewiadoma-Phinney.

The Hindu

• Podium: 1 Demi Vollering (Netherlands); 2 Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney (Poland, Canyon-SRAM); 3 Elisa Longo Borghini (Italy, UAE Team L’IMAD).

The Hindu

• Jersey winners: Lorena Wiebes – green points jersey; Puck Pieterse – polka-dot jersey; Antonia Niedermaier – white (best-young-rider) jersey.

The Straits Times

• Key incident: Swiss rider Marlen Reusser crashed on a descent during the second ascent of Col d’Éze, losing the podium-contending cushion she had built earlier.

The Straits Times

Vollering said the victory reflected the collective effort of her teammates, mentioning Célia Géry’s “rough night” as she crossed the line. Team manager Ronny Lauke (Canyon-SRAM) highlighted the squad’s consistency, noting the fifth consecutive year the team placed on the general-classification podium.

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Sources differ on the precise time gap: some report Vollering finished 1 minute 04 seconds ahead of the group, while others cite a 1 minute 18 seconds overall margin after the stage-win bonus. Both figures appear in coverage, reflecting raw stage time versus adjusted general-classification lead.

The Hindu

• “I 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,” — Demi Vollering

Associated Press

• “I still have a lot of dreams,” — Demi Vollering

Associated Press

• “It’s a dream to live this life,” — Demi Vollering

The Straits Times