Paris, France – The Emirates women’s cycling team concluded its participation in the 2026 Women’s Tour de France by achieving a remarkable achievement. After topping the overall team standings, Italian Elisa Longo Borghini, the team’s player, finished the race in third place overall. To record her first ascent to the podium in the history of her participation in the Tour.
The ninth and final edition of the Tour, which was held on Sunday, witnessed strong competition over 9 stages. Before concluding with a 99.2 km journey from and back to Nice, which included four ascents to Col des.
Dutchwoman Demi Vollering, from the FDG team, won the final stage. To secure the lead in the overall standings and the title at the same time. Polish Kasia Niewiadoma came in second place.
The final results confirmed the strength of the Emirates women’s team in the Tour. After Longo Borghini ranked third in the overall standings, Blas ranked fifth, and Wodarczyk ranked seventh. The team now ranks three places in the top ten overall in the most important women’s cycling races.
During its participation in the tour, the team included Elissa Longo Borghini, Paula Blass, Dominika Wodarczyk, Silvia Persico, Maeva Scopan, and Mavi Garcia. Brody Chapman left the competition after the opening stage for health reasons.
The participation of Blass, 23 years old, constituted an important milestone in her career. She made her first participation in the Women’s Tour de France, and succeeded in gaining a lot of experience alongside her colleagues. She also wore the white jersey of the best young cyclist during the Tour, before concluding her participation in fifth place overall.
For its part, Wodarkczyk continued to confirm her presence among the world’s elite cyclists, after finishing seventh in the current edition. After finishing fourth in the overall standings for last year’s edition.
