
The Tour de France Femmes 2026 faces one of the pivotal days of the opening week on Tuesday, August 4, with stage 4: a 21-kilometre individual time trial from Gevrey-Chambertin to Dijon. It is the race’s first major test against the clock, a golden chance for specialists to hunt the stage win and for GC favourites to begin forcing time gaps.
The route is built for speed. Most of the course is virtually flat, though a short climb at halfway will briefly disrupt the rhythm before a clearly favourable second section, ideal for high-speed pacing into the finish in Dijon. On paper, it suits pure time triallists, but yellow jersey contenders must deliver a top effort to avoid costly losses.
The stage opens at 14:51 with Mexico’s Romina Hinojosa Cruz (Lotto Intermarché Ladies), while the overall leader, Norway’s Sigrid Haugset (Uno-X Mobility), rolls down the ramp last at 17:28, closing an afternoon likely to reshape the fight for the Tour.
The headline favourites are stacked in the final wave. Paula Blasi (UAE Team L'IMAD) kicks off the contenders at 17:04, followed by one of the world’s premier specialists, Marlen Reusser (Movistar Team), at 17:08. Two minutes later it’s the turn of Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (Team Visma | Lease a Bike), a prime candidate to wear yellow jersey at the end of this week.
The finale will be spectacular, with the big names starting in near succession. Puck Pieterse goes at 17:12, Katarzyna Niewiadoma at 17:14, Elisa Longo Borghini at 17:16, Cédrine Kerbaol at 17:18, Marianne Vos at 17:20, Noemi Rüegg at 17:22, Demi Vollering at 17:24, Kim Le Court Pienaar at 17:26 and, finally, leader Sigrid Haugset at 17:28.
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Stage 4 time trial start order
| Order | Time | Rider | Team |
| 1 | 14:51 | HINOJOSA CRUZ Romina | LIL |
| 2 | 14:52 | LUDWIG Hannah | CWT |
| 3 | 14:53 | GRIFFIN Mia | TPP |
| 4 | 14:54 | ABGRALL Noémie | MPE |
| 5 | 14:55 | BEEKHUIS Teuntje | UXM |
| 6 | 14:56 | CLAY Lene Robyn | TPP |
| 7 | 14:57 | GONZALEZ BLANCO Alicia | AUB |
| 8 | 14:58 | GUILMAN Victorie | CWT |
| 9 | 14:59 | FITYUS Lucie | TPP |
| 10 | 15:00 | LE MOUËL Célia | MPE |
| 11 | 15:01 | JACKSON Alison | AUB |
| 12 | 15:02 | WRESZIN Caroline | AUB |
| 13 | 15:03 | FIDANZA Arianna | LKF |
| 14 | 15:04 | VALENTIN Constance | MMM |
| 15 | 15:05 | FRANZ Heidi | AUB |
| 16 | 15:06 | TAS Sandrine | LIL |
| 17 | 15:07 | KOOL Charlotte | FPC |
| 18 | 15:08 | LYLYK Kiara | MMM |
| 19 | 15:09 | LE NET Marie | TFS |
| 20 | 15:10 | AMONDARAIN GAZTAÑAGA Naia | LKF |
| 21 | 15:11 | VON BERSWORDT Sophie | VWT |
| 22 | 15:12 | RIJNBEEK Maud | VWT |
| 23 | 15:13 | GRANGIER India | AUB |
| 24 | 15:14 | DIJKSTRA Anneke | VWT |
| 25 | 15:15 | VIGILIA Alessia | UXM |
| 26 | 15:16 | DIDERIKSEN Amalie | CWT |
| 27 | 15:17 | CECCHINI Elena | SDW |
| 28 | 15:18 | BIRIUKOVA Yuliia | LKF |
| 29 | 15:19 | ERASO LASA Idoia | LKF |
| 30 | 15:20 | MAHE Océane | MPE |
| 31 | 15:21 | COSTON Morgane | MPE |
| 32 | 15:22 | HENGEVELD Daniek | TVL |
| 33 | 15:23 | SIERRA CANADILLA Arlenis | MOV |
| 34 | 15:24 | SCHOENS Quinty | VWT |
| 35 | 15:25 | ALLIONE Marine | MMM |
| 36 | 15:26 | MANGAN Fiona | MMM |
| 37 | 15:27 | CIABOCCO Eleonora | TPP |
| 38 | 15:28 | MAGALHAES Ana Vitoria | MOV |
| 39 | 15:29 | CHRISTIE Henrietta | EFO |
| 40 | 15:30 | CIPRESSI Carlotta | HPH |
| 41 | 15:31 | QUINN Natalie | MMM |
| 42 | 15:32 | MARTIN MARTIN Sara | MOV |
| 43 | 15:33 | RAAIJMAKERS Marit | HPH |
| 44 | 15:34 | CONSONNI Chiara | CSR |
| 45 | 15:35 | OSTIZ Paula | MOV |
| 46 | 15:36 | COUTINHO Alice | MMM |
| 47 | 15:37 | BARALE Francesca | MOV |
| 48 | 15:38 | CLAES Lotte | FPC |
| 49 | 15:39 | ŽIGART Urška | AGS |
| 50 | 15:40 | COUPLAND Mackenzie | LIV |
| 51 | 15:41 | RYO Titia | HPH |
| 52 | 15:42 | EISEN Malou | VWT |
| 53 | 15:43 | DE SCHEPPER Lore | AGS |
| 54 | 15:44 | COUZENS Millie | FPC |
| 55 | 15:45 | ROSEMAN-GANNON Ruby | LIV |
| 56 | 15:46 | PATERNOSTER Letizia | LIV |
| 57 | 15:47 | TOWERS Alice | EFO |
| 58 | 15:48 | BERTON Nina | EFO |
| 59 | 15:49 | BORGHESI Letizia | AGS |
| 60 | 15:50 | WILLIAMS Lily | HPH |
| 61 | 15:51 | KOCH Franziska | TFS |
| 62 | 15:52 | KOSTER Anouska | UXM |
| 63 | 15:53 | MALCOTTI Barbara | HPH |
| 64 | 15:54 | RIEDMANN Linda | LIL |
| 65 | 15:55 | BEGO Julie | CWT |
| 66 | 15:56 | BALSAMO Elisa | LTK |
| 67 | 15:57 | JANSEN Eline | VWT |
| 68 | 15:58 | SMULDERS Silke | LIV |
| 69 | 15:59 | GEORGI Pfeiffer | TPP |
| 70 | 16:00 | NOOIJEN Lieke | TVL |
| 71 | 16:01 | BOSSUYT Shari | AGS |
| 72 | 16:02 | WIEBES Lorena | SDW |
| 73 | 16:03 | BREDEWOLD Mischa | SDW |
| 74 | 16:04 | NELSON Josie | TPP |
| 75 | 16:05 | LIPPERT Liane | MOV |
| 76 | 16:06 | EDSETH Marte Berg | UXM |
| 77 | 16:07 | PALADIN Soraya | CSR |
| 78 | 16:08 | PEREKITKO Karolina | MMM |
| 79 | 16:09 | KOREVAAR Jeanne | LIV |
| 80 | 16:10 | KRAAK Amber | TFS |
| 81 | 16:11 | SKALNIAK-SOJKA Agnieszka | CSR |
| 82 | 16:12 | MUZIC Evita | TFS |
| 83 | 16:13 | CASASOLA Sara | FPC |
| 84 | 16:14 | VAN DAM Sarah | TVL |
| 85 | 16:15 | ADEGEEST Loes | LTK |
| 86 | 16:16 | BRAND Lucinda | LTK |
| 87 | 16:17 | PERSICO Silvia | UAD |
| 88 | 16:18 | MASETTI Gaia | TPP |
| 89 | 16:19 | BENITO PELLICER Mireia | AGS |
| 90 | 16:20 | FAULKNER Kristen | EFO |
| 91 | 16:21 | COMTE Ema | CWT |
| 92 | 16:22 | CAVALLAR Valentina | SDW |
| 93 | 16:23 | BUNEL Marion | TVL |
| 94 | 16:24 | GONTOVA Nadia | LIV |
| 95 | 16:25 | VALLIERES MILL Magdeleine | EFO |
| 96 | 16:26 | SQUIBAN Maeva | UAD |
| 97 | 16:27 | PATIÑO BEDOYA Paula | LKF |
| 98 | 16:28 | MULLER Solène | AUB |
| 99 | 16:29 | BACKSTEDT Zoe Jane | CSR |
| 100 | 16:30 | NOSKOVÁ Nikola | CWT |
| 101 | 16:31 | SPRATT Amanda | LTK |
| 102 | 16:32 | MARKUS Riejanne | LTK |
| 103 | 16:33 | LATIMIER Clémence | MPE |
| 104 | 16:34 | KLÖSER Maria Rosa | CSR |
| 105 | 16:35 | GHEKIERE Justine | AGS |
| 106 | 16:36 | BUIJSMAN Nina | HPH |
| 107 | 16:37 | VINKE Nienke | SDW |
| 108 | 16:38 | SILVESTRI Debora | LKF |
| 109 | 16:39 | KOPECKY Lotte | SDW |
| 110 | 16:40 | AALERUD Katrine | UXM |
| 111 | 16:41 | ASENCIO Laura | MPE |
| 112 | 16:42 | WLODARCZYK Dominika | UAD |
| 113 | 16:43 | DE VRIES Femke | TVL |
| 114 | 16:44 | GERY Célia | TFS |
| 115 | 16:45 | KASTELIJN Yara | FPC |
| 116 | 16:46 | OSTOLAZA ZABALA Usoa | LKF |
| 117 | 16:47 | MUL Malwina | CWT |
| 118 | 16:48 | MORIER Emilie | AUB |
| 119 | 16:50 | TRINCA COLONEL Monica | LIV |
| 120 | 16:52 | DE JONG Thalita | HPH |
| 121 | 16:54 | VAN DER BREGGEN Anna | SDW |
| 122 | 16:56 | BERTHET Juliette | TFS |
| 123 | 16:58 | NIEDERMAIER Antonia | CSR |
| 124 | 17:00 | HOLMGREN Isabella | LTK |
| 125 | 17:02 | GARCIA Mavi | UAD |
| 126 | 17:04 | BLASI CAIROL Paula | UAD |
| 127 | 17:06 | FISHER-BLACK Niamh | LTK |
| 128 | 17:08 | REUSSER Marlen | MOV |
| 129 | 17:10 | FERRAND PREVOT Pauline | TVL |
| 130 | 17:12 | PIETERSE Puck | FPC |
| 131 | 17:14 | NIEWIADOMA-PHINNEY Katarzyna | CSR |
| 132 | 17:16 | LONGO BORGHINI Elisa | UAD |
| 133 | 17:18 | KERBAOL Cedrine | EFO |
| 134 | 17:20 | VOS Marianne | TVL |
| 135 | 17:22 | RUEGG Noemi | EFO |
| 136 | 17:24 | VOLLERING Demi | TFS |
| 137 | 17:26 | LE COURT PIENAAR Kim | AGS |
| 138 | 17:28 | HAUGSET Sigrid | UXM |

Ondrej ZhasilCycling Journalist
Ondřej Zhasil is a cycling journalist at CyclingUpToDate and has been part of the team since 2023. He is based in Ostrava, the third-largest city in the Czech Republic, and covers professional cycling across the main UCI competitions, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and La Vuelta a España. A key focus of his work is startlist analysis and pre-race coverage, where he examines team selections, rider line-ups, and tactical scenarios ahead of major events.
Alongside WorldTour coverage, Ondřej has developed specific expertise in junior cycling and in racing across East Asia, including competitions in China and Japan. He also maintains a broad working knowledge of other disciplines and levels, including cyclocross, while continuing to expand his understanding of mountain bike racing.
Ondřej holds a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Physics, which supports his analytical, data-driven approach to performance and race analysis. In his reporting, he regularly uses ProCyclingStats for results, statistics, and historical context. He places strong emphasis on careful sourcing, editorial accuracy, and updating articles promptly when new, verified information becomes available.
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