A prestigious list. The AG Insurance-Soudal team revealed on Tuesday the names of the seven riders it will field at the start of the 2026 Tour de France Femmes which starts on Saturday in Lausanne. The ultra-versatile squad retained by the Belgian-Dutch team has what it takes to stand out on the roads of this 2026 Tour. - Advertisement - Around its Mauritian leader Kim Le Court-Pienaar, who, if not aiming for a victory in the general classification, will aim to win one or more stages and wear the yellow jersey once second year in a row. “The stay in the mountains ended in style. Now for the competition. We are ready for the battle after three weeks of training at altitude in Tignes, in the French Alps with the team,” warns the Mauritian. In addition to Kimberley Le Court-Pienaar, AG Insurance-Soudal will be banking on several other ambitious runners. Winner of the stage and the mountain classification in 2024, Belgian climber Justine Ghekiere will set off in 48 hours with the ambition of shining during the queen stage of Mont Ventoux. Her Slovenian teammate Urska Zigart, eighth in the last Giro, will play a role in the general classification of this 2026 Women's Tour de France if her body allows her to do so, she who has not raced since her terrible fall in the Tour de Suisse last June.- Advertisement -But also watch out for the Belgian sprinter Shari Bossuyt, the Spaniard Mireia Benito, the Italian Letizia Borghesi as well as the young and promising Lore De Schepper who will try to help their teammates in the rugged stages and, why not, win a bouquet. Note that this fifth edition of the Tour de France Femmes comprises nine stages totaling 1175 km. It starts in Lausanne, Switzerland on Saturday and ends in Nice on Sunday August 9.
A prestigious list. The AG Insurance-Soudal team revealed on Tuesday the names of the seven riders it will field at the start of the 2026 Tour de France Femmes which starts on Saturday in Lausanne. The ultra-versatile squad retained by the Belgian-Dutch team has enough to stand out on the roads of this 2026 Tour.
Around its Mauritian leader Kim Le Court-Pienaar, who, if not aiming for a victory in the general classification, will aim to win one or more stages and wear the yellow jersey a second year in a row. “The stay in the mountains ended in beauty. Now for the competition. We are ready for battle after three weeks of training at altitude in Tignes, in the French Alps with the team,” warns the Mauritian.
In addition to Kimberley Le Court-Pienaar, AG Insurance-Soudal will be banking on several other ambitious runners. Winner of the stage and the mountain classification in 2024, Belgian climber Justine Ghekiere will set off in 48 hours with the ambition of shining during the queen stage of Mont Ventoux. S
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