Lausanne - 01.08.2026: Lorena Wiebes has won the Swiss opener of the Tour de France Femmes. The 27-year-old Dutch rider from SD Worx-Protime won the 138-kilometre first stage, which started and finished in Lausanne, in a sprint. Kimberley Le Court of AG Insurance-Soudal and Demi Vollering of FDJ-Suez finished on the same time. Wiebes therefore becomes the first rider to wear the Yellow Jersey in this race.The route to the finish demanded more than pure finishing speed. The 2.5-kilometre Côte Saint-François, with an average gradient of 4.6 percent, climbed into ...
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