Tour de France Femmes, Niewiadoma-Phinney wins on Mont Ventoux

sportsAug 7, 202627504

Mont Ventoux is the decisive centrepiece for this year’s Tour de France Femmes and Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney arrives determined to challenge the climb’s Queen of the Mountains mark. Niewiadoma-Phinney has not yet won in 2026 but was a consistent force in the Classics, finishing second at Omloop Nieuwsblad, Strade Bianche and Amstel Gold Race, and she posted eighth at the Vuelta Femenina and third at the Tour de Suisse. Niewiadoma-Phinney told media in Lausanne that she felt she had prepared well and felt “ready to break Kim’s [Le Court-Pienaar] KoM on Mont Ventoux,” with Le Court-Pienaar acknowledging she holds the second-best time and saying “We are definitely going to break it.” As Canyon-SRAM’s leader she goes into the race alongside rivals Demi Vollering and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, all targeting a second Tour de France Femmes win, but Niewiadoma-Phinney framed her goal as reaching the highest possible general classification while finishing the race with no regrets. She said the climb is iconic and long, predicted an early hard tempo and expected survival to the top rather than riders waiting for a late decisive move.

robyn

@robynemz.bsky.social

ANOTHER GENERATIONAL RIDE FROM KASIA NIEWIADOMA-PHINNEY AT THE TOUR DE FRANCE FEMMES AS SHE WINS ON MONT VENTOUX TO WEAR THE MAILLOT JAUNE !!! THE PERFORMANCE OF A LIFETIME !!! #TDFF2026

1174h ago

Ski Shoot Repeat1

I was worried Kasia had gone too early, but she was MASSIVE today! Just incredible!! 😁🤩😭😍

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David Welton5

That was some amazing racing and what a backdrop that Mont Ventoux is

Grégory Ienco4

INCROYABLE VICTOIRE ! Pour un premier succès d'étape, je pense qu'on ne pouvait pas faire mieux pour Niewiadoma, désormais en jaune. Par contre, Vollering va encore avoir des regrets. Mais il reste encore deux étapes et seulement 39 secondes entre les trois premières 🤯 #TDFF

Cillian Kelly

@cilliankelly.bsky.social

That's Kasia Niewiadoma's first stage win in any race for more than 7 years.

615h ago

Maciek Szul1

Definitely not for the lack of trying.

Dan Deakins

@dandeakins.bsky.social

Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney. The first person in any Tour de France to win on Mont Ventoux and take the yellow jersey. Her first stage win in seven years! Take a fucking bow, you legend 💛🇵🇱 15 seconds to Vollering. 39 seconds to Reusser. 2 stages to go. Holy shit.

534h ago

Domestique

@domestiquecycling.com

Simply wow! What an effort from 🇵🇱 Kasia Niewiadoma, who takes the yellow jersey after winning on Mont Ventoux solo! 👏 Full results on Domestique: domestiquecycling.com/en/cycling-r... 📸 Cor Vos

484h ago

René Bugner

@renebugner.bsky.social

What a great moment. Antonia Niedermaier congratulates Kasia Niewiadoma straight after her victory on Mont Ventoux. The two of them embrace, overjoyed, on the tarmac in the finish area. You just have to love cycling! 😍 #TDFF2026

454h ago

Tim Bonville-Ginn

@timbonvilleginn.bsky.social

Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney 🇵🇱 WINS on Mont Ventoux and likely takes the yellow jersey!! Behind, Vollering 🇳🇱 has gapped Reusser 🇨🇭 and rides away!

284h ago

Escape Collective

@escapecollective.bsky.social

Tour de France Femmes: Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney flies up Ventoux and into yellow on stage for the ages escapecollective.com/tour-femmes-...

234h ago

VELO

@velo-velo-velo.bsky.social

Tour de France Femmes stage 7: Niewiadoma-Phinney rips yellow from Vollering and Reusser with incredible Mont Ventoux raid: Niewiadoma blows up GC with first Tour de France victory as her rivals bicker over 9km chase up the crushing Mont Ventoux. bit.ly/4hSakbR

164h ago

Ander Izagirre

@anderiza.bsky.social

-Cabalgada loca desde Glandon hasta Alpe d'Huez para ganar el Tour 24 por cuatro segundos. -Ataque lejano en el Mont Ventoux para hundir a las dos favoritas y meterse el Tour 26 casi en el bolsillo. Qué tremendas remontadas de Niewiadoma, vaya manera de ganar Tour(s), menudos escenarios #TDFF2026

114h ago

Ben Atkins

@benatkins.bsky.social

Every single metre that Kasia Niewiadoma is off the front of a bike race I’m bracing myself for the moment she gets caught, gets pipped on the line, for the time gap to be wrong. She breaks my heart almost every time she races, so it’s the greatest feeling when she wins! #TDFF2026

124h ago

Lukas Knöfler

@lukascph.bsky.social

If you couldn't watch today's #TDFF2026 stage 5, you can do the next best thing and read my @cyclingnews.com report: www.cyclingnews.com/pro-cycling/...

102d ago

🌈💚 The Anxious Cyclist ft. Sepp Wuff 🐶

@noukbikemind.bsky.social

What a nuclear final 500m from Demi! Yellow is still within reach. How the hell did she do that?! We're in for a BATTLE this weekend! I LOVE THIS SPORT SO MUCH! I love Ventoux so much. What a stage. Man. #TDFF2026 #WatchTheFemmes

114h ago

Lismo | old acc: SanteMarie

@lismo.eurosky.social

You know what, Kasia Niewiadoma is clearly the strongest rider, tactics aside. #TDFF

75h ago

ednl🇪🇺

@ee1.nl

Holy shit, what a sprint by Vollering. Almost saves her advantage! Was that not possible a little sooner?? #tdff2026

84h ago

Canadian Cycling Magazine

@canadiancycling.bsky.social

Polish rider takes the yellow jersey with a dominant summit finish and dedicates an emotional victory to the family, friends and teammates who stood by her cyclingmagazine.ca/sections/new...

53h ago

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