1 : A TOUR WINNER’S WITHDRAWAL, A FIRST
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot “wasn’t feeling well” before the stage and did not take the start. The Frenchwoman is the first defending champion of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift to abandon in the following edition. Beyond that, she is also the first Tour winner to abandon the race. This had never happened in the previous version of the women’s race either (1984–89). It has occurred 22 times in the men’s race, most recently in 2020 with Egan Bernal.
5 : THE MAGIC NUMBER OF THE DAY
Demi Vollering claims her 5th Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift stage victory (her second in 2026), moving to within two wins of her compatriot Lorena Wiebes’ record. It is also her 5th Yellow Jersey, three short of the record held by another Dutchwoman, Marianne Vos.
5 : MORE LEADERS THAN EVER
Five was definitely the magic number of the day for Demi Vollering. After Lorena Wiebes (Stages 1–2), Sigrid Haugset (Stage 3), Marlen Reusser (Stages 4 to 6) and Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney (Stage 7), the Dutchwoman becomes the 5th different rider to lead the general classification in 2026. Five different Yellow Jersey wearers in a single Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift is a new record! Yesterday, Niewiadoma-Phinney had already set a new benchmark by becoming the 4th different race leader.
8 : THE CLOSEST 1-2 GAP EVER
Just 8 seconds separate Yellow Jersey holder Demi Vollering from her closest rival, Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney, after eight stages. This is the closest general classification between the top two riders at this moment in the history of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift! The previous smallest gap between the top two heading into the final stage was 27 seconds, back in 2024 when Niewiadoma-Phinney led Puck Pieterse.
15 : GREEN QUEEN
Lorena Wiebes takes her 16th green jersey (a record), but it is also her 15th in a row across the 2025 and 2026 editions of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift! The Dutchwoman has held the top spot in the points classification continuously since Stage 3 of the 2025 race. Before that run, her other green jersey came after Stage 1 of the 2022 edition, which marked the return of the women’s race.
136 : THE LONGEST BREAKAWAY OF THE EDITION
Loes Adegeest went clear at kilometre 27 alongside Maëva Squiban and found herself alone at the front after the Frenchwoman crashed. She was caught by the peloton at kilometre 163, with 9 kilometres remaining. Her 136-kilometre ride is the longest breakaway of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2026.
10 : ADEGEEST PUTS THE NETHERLANDS BACK ON TOP
Célia Gery earned France’s 9th combativity prize on Stage 6, drawing level with the number of awards won by Dutch riders. Named the most combative rider of the day, Loes Adegeest puts the Netherlands back on top of the standings with 10 prizes. It is also her second on the race, two years after her first, on Stage 5 in 2024.
5x2 : THE NETHERLANDS KEEP NEGATING ITALY!
Runner-up on the day after finishing third yesterday, Elisa Longo Borghini records her best stage result at the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. It is also the 5th time an Italian rider has finished second… always behind a Dutchwoman! Italy now has 9 stage podium finishes, but still no victory.
