Tour de Suisse Women 2026 Stage 5 results - Marlen Reusser wins the final stage and the overall for Movistar

The 2026 Women’s Tour de Suisse reached its conclusion on Sunday with the fifth and final stage, a demanding high-mountain day starting and finishing in Villars-sur-Ollon that confirmed the dominance of Marlen Reusser and Movistar Team. The Swiss rider not only defended the yellow jersey she had claimed in the time trial, but also put the seal on her performance by taking the stage win on the race’s queen stage.

The general classification was wide open at the start. Reusser began the stage with just ten seconds over Elisa Longo Borghini, a slender margin that forced the Italian to attack in the mountains to try to reclaim the lead.

The route, shaped by a tough circuit around Villars-sur-Ollon, featured two ascents of the Col de la Croix, a 19.1-kilometre climb at 7% average that was set to decide both the stage and the overall.

The race began to fracture on the full ascent of the Col de la Croix. With 50 kilometres to go, Marlen Reusser was in a reduced lead group alongside Kasia Niewiadoma, Megan Arens and Femke De Vries. The situation already favoured the race leader, who at that point held a 30-second buffer over Elisa Longo Borghini.

The advantage kept growing over the summit. With 42 kilometres remaining, the leading quartet crested the Col de la Croix with a 1-minute-15 cushion over the Italian’s group. With that gap, the prospect of Reusser securing the overall in the Swiss race began to take definitive shape.

After the long descent, the finale unfolded on the last ten kilometres up the Col de la Croix. With ten kilometres to go, the same four riders remained clear: Reusser, Niewiadoma, Arens and De Vries. Behind, Longo Borghini trailed by 1 minute and 7 seconds, a deficit that put the Movistar Team rider on the brink of overall victory.

Any lingering doubts were swept away soon after. With seven kilometres to the line, the overall was virtually sealed when Elisa Longo Borghini lost contact in the chase and slipped to 1 minute and 50 seconds behind the leader. Up front, the selection kept tightening. Reusser and Kasia Niewiadoma rode clear together, further increasing the likelihood the stage would be decided between them.

The finale still had one last twist. Cedrine Kerbaol managed to bridge from behind and latch onto the two leaders with barely a kilometer to go. Even so, no one could deny Marlen Reusser, who capped a perfect day.

The Swiss rider thus sealed a prestigious victory on home roads. After taking the lead thanks to her time trial win, Reusser withstood pressure from her main rival in the mountains and finished the job with another stage success in Villars-sur-Ollon.

A double triumph that confirmed her superiority at the decisive moment of the 2026 Women’s Tour de Suisse and allowed Movistar Team to celebrate both the overall classification and the win on the race’s queen stage.