{"id":9440,"date":"2026-08-02T04:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T02:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/?p=9440"},"modified":"2026-08-03T08:45:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T06:45:11","slug":"tour-de-france-femmes-2026-stage-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/tour-de-france-femmes-2026-stage-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour de France Femmes 2026, 2e \u00e9tape : d'Aigle \u00e0 Gen\u00e8ve \u2014 Cinq c\u00f4tes, puis place aux sprinteuses"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9440_f02143-5d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9440_f02143-5d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9440_f02143-5d\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);font-style:normal;text-transform:uppercase;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9440_f02143-5d mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9440_f02143-5d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9440_f02143-5d\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9440_f02143-5d img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9440_f02143-5d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9440_f02143-5d\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"kt-adv-heading9440_f02143-5d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9440_f02143-5d\">Tour de France Femmes 2026 Stage 2: Aigle to Geneva \u2014 Five Hills, Then the Sprinters Take Over<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><code><code>Updated: 4:00 am CEST - Sunday,\u00a02 August 2026<\/code><\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stage 2 of the Tour de France Femmes 2026 is a 147.9-kilometre stage from Aigle to Geneva on Sunday 2 August, carrying five categorised climbs inside the first hundred kilometres before forty largely flat kilometres run the peloton home along the shore of Lake Geneva to the Quai du Mont-Blanc. Neutralised start is 14:20 CEST, with the finish expected around 17:47.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lorena Wiebes starts the day in yellow, and how she got there matters for reading Stage 2 correctly. Stage 1&#8217;s finish into Lausanne was billed as flat and turned out to be anything but, a punchy 2.5-kilometre climb at 4.6% with barely 400 metres of flat road after it, hard enough that Charlotte Kool and Lotte Kopecky were both distanced before the finish. Demi Vollering attacked with 700 metres to go, trying to catch Wiebes cold. It nearly worked. Wiebes closed the gap, held her position through Kim Le Court-Pienaar&#8217;s follow-up move, and still had enough left to win the sprint. If she could survive that finish, Stage 2&#8217;s five climbs, smaller, more spread out, with 42 clear kilometres of flat road after the last of them, should suit her even more.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id9440_01a76d-ae > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id9440_01a76d-ae > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id9440_01a76d-ae > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:500px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id9440_01a76d-ae > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id9440_01a76d-ae > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id9440_01a76d-ae > 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.kb-table-of-contents-title-wrap{border-top:0px solid var(--global-palette5, #4A5568);border-right:0px solid var(--global-palette5, #4A5568);border-bottom:0px solid var(--global-palette5, #4A5568);border-left:0px solid var(--global-palette5, #4A5568);}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id9440_8bcc95-82 .kb-table-of-contents-title{font-size:22px;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TL;DR<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>What is Stage 2?<\/strong> A 147.9km stage from Aigle to Geneva on Sunday 2 August, with five categorised climbs in the first 100km and a flat, largely uneventful final 40km built for a bunch sprint finish at the Quai du Mont-Blanc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>What just happened?<\/strong> Lorena Wiebes won Stage 1&#8217;s tricky uphill finish into Lausanne, surviving a late attack from Demi Vollering to take the first yellow jersey of the race. She leads Kim Le Court-Pienaar by 4 seconds and Vollering by 6.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Why does Stage 2 matter?<\/strong> It&#8217;s the first genuinely sprinter-friendly stage of the race, and since the finish is expected to be a bunch sprint rather than a selective climb, most of the tight gaps from Stage 1 should carry through largely unchanged \u2014 making the stage win and any bonus seconds on offer the real story of the day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">TDF Femmes 2026 Stage 2 key facts<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id9440_c233c5-6e > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id9440_c233c5-6e > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id9440_c233c5-6e > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:700px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id9440_c233c5-6e > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id9440_c233c5-6e > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id9440_c233c5-6e > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id9440_c233c5-6e alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column9440_821802-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column9440_821802-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column9440_821802-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column9440_821802-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column9440_821802-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column9440_821802-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column9440_821802-5e{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column9440_821802-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column9440_821802-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column9440_821802-5e\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Detail<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Confirmed data<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Stage number<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">2 of 9 \u2014 Tour de France Femmes 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Date<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Sunday, 2 August 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Start<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Aigle (home of the UCI and World Cycling Centre)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Finish<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Geneva \u2014 Quai du Mont-Blanc<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Distance<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">147.9 km<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Elevation gain<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">~1,696\u20131,800m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Neutralised start<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">14:20 CEST<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Est. finish<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">~17:47 CEST<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Intermediate sprint<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Lavigny, km 88.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Stage type<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Flat \/ bunch sprint expected<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Stage 1 actually played out \u2014 and why it changes today<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lorena Wiebes won Stage 1 in a finish nobody was entirely sure she&#8217;d survive. The stage into Lausanne carried an official &#8220;flat&#8221; designation that fooled almost nobody paying attention, four categorised climbs whittled the peloton down well before the finale, and the closing 2.5-kilometre ascent at 4.6% removed several fast finishers outright. Charlotte Kool lost contact on the C\u00f4te de Villars-le-Comte. Lotte Kopecky, one of SD Worx&#8217;s own alternative cards if Wiebes couldn&#8217;t hold on, was dropped on the C\u00f4te de Vulliens that followed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wiebes made it to the base of the final climb in the front group, which was already most of the job done. The finish itself produced real drama: Demi Vollering launched a surprise attack with around 700 metres remaining, trying to catch the sprinters isolated before they could organise. Kim Le Court-Pienaar followed her move. Wiebes had to grit through and close the gap herself, with support from teammate Anna van der Breggen earlier in the final kilometre, before opening her own sprint with the finish line in sight. Neither Vollering nor Le Court-Pienaar could respond. Wiebes crossed the line clear, taking her tenth career Tour stage win, her 132nd professional victory, and the first yellow jersey of this year&#8217;s race \u2014 a jersey she&#8217;d previously worn only once before, after the very first stage of the modern Tour de France Femmes back in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The overall standings this produced are tight enough that Stage 2&#8217;s outcome genuinely matters for more than just the stage win:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-small-font-size\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Pos<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Rider<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Team<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Gap<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">1<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Lorena Wiebes<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">SD Worx-Protime<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Leader<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">2<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Kim Le Court-Pienaar<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">AG Insurance-Soudal<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">+4s<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Demi Vollering<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">FDJ United-SUEZ<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">+6s<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">5<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Noemi R\u00fcegg<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">EF Education-Oatly<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\u2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">6<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Niewiadoma Kasia<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">UAE Team L&#8217;IMAD<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\u2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">7<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Elisa Longo Borghini<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Canyon-SRAM<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\u2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">8<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Visma-Lease a Bike<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">+10s<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">10<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Marlen Reusser<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Movistar<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">+10s<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns9440_6a8cca-55{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kt-btns9440_6a8cca-55 .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns9440_6a8cca-55 .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns9440_6a8cca-55 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns9440_6a8cca-55 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns9440_6a8cca-55 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{color:#ffffff;border-color:#444444;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns9440_6a8cca-55 .kt-btn-wrap-0 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.kb-btn9440_8a30d1-cd.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn9440_8a30d1-cd.kb-button:focus{color:#000000;background:#ffff00;}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn9440_8a30d1-cd kt-btn-size-small kt-btn-width-type-auto kb-btn-global-fill kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-true icon-reveal wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/tour-de-france-femmes-2026-stage-1-results\/\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">STAGE 1 RANKINGS<\/span><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_arrowUpRight kt-btn-icon-side-right\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><line x1=\"7\" y1=\"17\" x2=\"17\" y2=\"7\"\/><polyline points=\"7 7 17 7 17 17\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A few names from that list carry their own stories into today. Reusser, one of the pre-race GC favourites, crashed with 21.3 kilometres still to race on Stage 1 but got back up and finished safely in the bunch, keeping her Tour alive and her position inside the top ten intact. Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot, defending her 2025 title, looked comfortable through the finale and the sprint despite finishing outside the front group&#8217;s bonus seconds, not a bad opening statement from a rider some doubted could handle a punchy uphill finish. Laura Tomasi, meanwhile, became the first rider to abandon this year&#8217;s race after an earlier crash on the same stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because Stage 2 is expected to end in a genuine bunch sprint rather than a selective climbing finish, most of these gaps, four seconds here, six there, should survive the day largely intact. The one thing that can move them is bonus seconds: if anyone other than the current top three wins today&#8217;s stage, or if the GC contenders are caught out positioning for the sprint, small changes at the top are entirely possible even on a stage nobody expects to reshape the overall race.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-9440_f86fe4-ca .kt-block-spacer{height:50px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-9440_f86fe4-ca .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-9440_f86fe4-ca\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">The route: five hills PROFILES, then Lake Geneva flat to the line<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id9440_c0e734-c8 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id9440_c0e734-c8 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id9440_c0e734-c8 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:900px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id9440_c0e734-c8 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id9440_c0e734-c8 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id9440_c0e734-c8 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id9440_c0e734-c8 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column9440_f9fdc9-e1 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column9440_f9fdc9-e1 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column9440_f9fdc9-e1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column9440_f9fdc9-e1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column9440_f9fdc9-e1 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column9440_f9fdc9-e1 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column9440_f9fdc9-e1{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column9440_f9fdc9-e1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column9440_f9fdc9-e1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column9440_f9fdc9-e1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image9440_3293ab-51 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image9440_3293ab-51 size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tdf-femmes-avec-swift-2026-stage-2-profile.jpg\" alt=\"tdf-femmes-avec-swift-2026-stage-2-profile\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-9294\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tdf-femmes-avec-swift-2026-stage-2-profile.jpg 960w, https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tdf-femmes-avec-swift-2026-stage-2-profile-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tdf-femmes-avec-swift-2026-stage-2-profile-768x462.jpg 768w, https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tdf-femmes-avec-swift-2026-stage-2-profile-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The direct road from Aigle to Geneva along the lakeshore is barely a challenge at all, which is exactly why the route avoids it. Instead, Stage 2 sends the peloton up into the hills above the lake for the first hundred kilometres before finally letting the sprinters&#8217; teams take control.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id9440_efbda7-ab > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id9440_efbda7-ab > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id9440_efbda7-ab > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:900px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id9440_efbda7-ab > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id9440_efbda7-ab > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id9440_efbda7-ab > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id9440_efbda7-ab alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column9440_00412e-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column9440_00412e-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column9440_00412e-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column9440_00412e-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column9440_00412e-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column9440_00412e-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column9440_00412e-11{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column9440_00412e-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column9440_00412e-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column9440_00412e-11\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tour de France Femmes 2026 Stage 2 Route Animation | Aigle to Geneva \u2014 Swiss Sprint Finale\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kvyv5vab-I8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aigle: starting from the home of world cycling<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The stage departs from Aigle, home to both the Union Cycliste Internationale&#8217;s headquarters and the World Cycling Centre, a genuine landmark for anyone following the sport closely, and the starting point for a race that will spend its first three days entirely on Swiss roads before crossing into France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">C\u00f4te de Chexbres \u2014 the same roads as Stage 1, reversed<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Category 3 | 3.2km | 5.6% average | km 31.7<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After skirting briefly into the canton of Valais and back into Vaud, the race reaches Lake Geneva&#8217;s shore around the 13.6-kilometre mark and follows it before climbing away from the water through the vineyard terraces above Chexbres. The climb reuses roughly ten kilometres of Stage 1&#8217;s own route, ridden in the opposite direction, a small but genuine connective thread between the race&#8217;s first two days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">C\u00f4te de Savigny and C\u00f4te de Cossonay \u2014 the middle test<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>C\u00f4te de Savigny: Category 4 | 2.5km | 5% | km 43.3<\/strong> <strong>C\u00f4te de Cossonay: Category 4 | 2km | 6% | km 73.3<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Neither climb is hard enough to threaten a genuine selection on its own, but together with everything around them, they keep the day honest through its middle third, after the route turns west away from Lausanne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The closing double-test: Bougy-Villars into Mont-sur-Rolle<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>C\u00f4te de Bougy-Villars: Category 3 | 0.9km | 10.4% average | km 94.7<\/strong> <strong>C\u00f4te de Mont-sur-Rolle: Category 3 | 2.3km | 6.5% | km 100.5<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the stage&#8217;s real selection point, and it arrives in two parts back to back. The C\u00f4te de Bougy-Villars is brutally short and brutally steep, under a kilometre long but averaging over ten percent, the kind of ramp that punishes anyone caught out of position more than it rewards raw climbing ability. It&#8217;s followed almost immediately by the longer, steadier C\u00f4te de Mont-sur-Rolle. Together, they&#8217;re the last real chance for anything to happen before the sprinters&#8217; trains take over completely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The unclassified climb<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After Mont-sur-Rolle, there&#8217;s one more rise that doesn&#8217;t appear on most route summaries at all: a four-kilometre, uncategorised climb cresting with 37 kilometres still to race. It won&#8217;t decide the stage, but it&#8217;s real elevation gain that the headline climb count misses entirely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From there, the route is almost entirely downhill or flat, crossing briefly into Geneva&#8217;s canton with 14 kilometres to go before a short loop back into Vaud and the final run along the lakeshore. The last eight kilometres trace the water&#8217;s edge into Geneva itself, finishing on the Quai du Mont-Blanc.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-9440_0bb5a6-b7 .kt-block-spacer{height:50px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-9440_0bb5a6-b7 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-9440_0bb5a6-b7\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Stage 2 Full verified climb profile<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-small-font-size\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Climb<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Category<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">km marker<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Distance<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Avg gradient<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">C\u00f4te de Chexbres<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Cat. 3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">31.7<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">3.2 km<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">5.6%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">C\u00f4te de Savigny<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Cat. 4<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">43.3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">2.5 km<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">5%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">C\u00f4te de Cossonay<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Cat. 4<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">73.3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">2 km<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">6%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">C\u00f4te de Bougy-Villars<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Cat. 3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">94.7<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">0.9 km<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">10.4%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">C\u00f4te de Mont-sur-Rolle<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Cat. 3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">100.5<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">2.3 km<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">6.5%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Unclassified climb<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\u2014<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">~111<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">4 km<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\u2014<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>The last classified summit sits 42 kilometres from the finish, comfortably enough for anyone briefly distanced to fight their way back before the sprint begins in earnest.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-9440_ee3c4f-8f .kt-block-spacer{height:49px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-9440_ee3c4f-8f .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-9440_ee3c4f-8f\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Stage 2 winner prediction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lorena Wiebes enters as the clear favourite, and Stage 1 only strengthened the case. If she can survive a genuine uphill sprint finish against a select group, five smaller, well-spaced climbs followed by 42 clean kilometres of flat road should suit her considerably more than yesterday&#8217;s course did. Charlotte Kool and Elisa Balsamo, both proven on uphill-adjacent finishes at the Giro d&#8217;Italia, represent the strongest alternative cards if Wiebes&#8217; team can&#8217;t fully control the finale, though Kool&#8217;s own struggles on Stage 1&#8217;s climbs are a mark against her heading into another hilly day, even one this much easier at the finish.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-9440_0baf55-a9 .kt-block-spacer{height:49px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-9440_0baf55-a9 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-9440_0baf55-a9\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Jersey implications beyond yellow<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wiebes arrives at this Tour defending her green jersey title from previous editions, and a stage built almost entirely around a bunch sprint finish is exactly the kind of day that campaign depends on; both the stage win itself and the points on offer at the intermediate sprint in Lavigny carry real weight for that classification. The mountains competition, meanwhile, is already spoken for in the short term: Nikola Noskov\u00e1 mathematically secured the first polka dot jersey of this year&#8217;s race after winning the QOM points on Stage 1, and with only Category 3 and 4 climbs on offer today, that jersey isn&#8217;t likely to change hands regardless of how Stage 2 unfolds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Geneva and the 1990 connection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Geneva&#8217;s most recent connection to a major stage race before this Tour de France Femmes visit dates back to 1990, when the Tour de Romandie, Switzerland&#8217;s other great national stage race, started in Moutier and finished in the city, won by France&#8217;s Charly Mottet. It&#8217;s a smaller footnote than Lausanne&#8217;s own cycling pedigree, but a real one, and it means Sunday&#8217;s finish adds a genuine chapter to Geneva&#8217;s cycling history rather than writing on a blank page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Switzerland&#8217;s second Grand D\u00e9part \u2014 and why it matters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year&#8217;s race marks only the second time the modern Tour de France Femmes, the 2022-revival version of the race, has started outside French borders, following Rotterdam&#8217;s Grand D\u00e9part in 2024. It&#8217;s a fitting way to open the race&#8217;s fifth and most demanding edition yet: a record 1,175 kilometres across nine stages, with a record total elevation gain of 18,795 metres, building toward Mont Ventoux&#8217;s first-ever Tour de France Femmes summit finish later in the race and a grand finale in Nice on 9 August.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-9440_5a0dfa-56 .kt-block-spacer{height:51px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-9440_5a0dfa-56 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-9440_5a0dfa-56\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">World start times \u2014 key moments converted<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-small-font-size\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Moment<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">CEST (France\/Switzerland)<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">BST (UK)<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">EDT (USA)<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">AEST (Australia)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Neutralised start<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">14:20<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">13:20<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">08:20<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">22:20<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">C\u00f4te de Chexbres<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">~15:12<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">~14:12<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">~09:12<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">~23:12<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Lavigny intermediate sprint<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">~16:28<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">~15:28<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">~10:28<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">~00:28 +1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Estimated finish<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">17:47<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">16:47<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">11:47<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">01:47 +1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Schedule \u2014 France, UK, USA &amp; Australia Time Zones<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Times below use the official pace range (45 km\/h fast, 41 km\/h slow). UK is one hour behind CEST (BST); US Eastern is six hours behind (EDT); Australia is eight hours ahead (AEST, no daylight saving in August).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-small-font-size\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Point<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Distance to Finish<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">CEST (France\/Swiss)<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">BST (UK)<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">EDT (USA East)<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">AEST (Australia)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Start \u2014 Aigle<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">147.9 km<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">14:20<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">13:20<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">08:20<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">22:20<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">C\u00f4te de Savigny (Cat.3)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">104.6 km<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">15:28\u201315:33<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">14:28\u201314:33<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">09:28\u201309:33<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">23:28\u201323:33<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">C\u00f4te de Cossonay<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">74.6 km<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">16:08\u201316:17<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">15:08\u201315:17<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">10:08\u201310:17<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">00:08\u201300:17+1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">C\u00f4te de Bougy-Villars (10.4%)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">53.2 km<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">16:36\u201316:49<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">15:36\u201315:49<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">10:36\u201310:49<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">00:36\u201300:49+1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">C\u00f4te de Mont-sur-Rolle<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">47.4 km<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">16:44\u201316:57<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">15:44\u201315:57<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">10:44\u201310:57<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">00:44\u201300:57+1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Finish \u2014 Geneva<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">0 km<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">17:47\u201318:06<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">16:47\u201317:06<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">11:47\u201312:06<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">01:47\u201302:06+1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><br><em>+1 indicates the following calendar day in Australia.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>These cover the moments that actually matter for planning your viewing \u2014 the full kilometre-by-kilometre schedule runs to roughly 80 timing points<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-9440_c0129a-83 .kt-block-spacer{height:52px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-9440_c0129a-83 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-9440_c0129a-83\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Weather on the shores of Lake Geneva<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Expect warm, largely dry conditions typical of the region in early August, with temperatures likely reaching into the high twenties to low thirties Celsius by the finish. Check closer to the stage itself for a fully confirmed forecast, since conditions around the lake can shift quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Spectator guide \u2014 Aigle to Geneva<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Chexbres vineyard climb:<\/strong> Genuinely scenic as well as tactically significant, the road climbs directly through the Lavaux terraces, a UNESCO World Heritage vineyard landscape, with Lake Geneva visible below for much of the ascent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Quai du Mont-Blanc finish:<\/strong> Classic bunch-sprint atmosphere, with the lake as a backdrop and enough length on the finishing straight for the sprinters&#8217; trains to properly organise before the final effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Vaud and Geneva \u2014 food and culture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Lavaux vineyard terraces the race climbs through at Chexbres are a UNESCO World Heritage Site in their own right, producing crisp Chasselas white wines that define this stretch of the Lake Geneva shoreline. Further along the route, Swiss staples like fondue and raclette remain the regional standard, while Geneva itself carries a food identity distinct from the rest of French-speaking Switzerland \u2014 shaped as much by its international, cosmopolitan population as by traditional Swiss cuisine.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-9440_160b0d-62 .kt-block-spacer{height:50px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-9440_160b0d-62 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-9440_160b0d-62\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">FAQ \u2014 Tour de France Femmes 2026 Stage 2<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id9440_6f4654-04 > 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.kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header{border-top:0px solid #ffff00;border-right:0px solid #ffff00;border-bottom:0px solid #ffff00;border-left:5px solid #ffff00;}.kt-accordion-id9440_0cc413-14 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header:hover, \n\t\t\t\tbody:not(.hide-focus-outline) .kt-accordion-id9440_0cc413-14 .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible{border-top-color:#eeeeee;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#eeeeee;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom:5px solid #ffff00;border-left:5px solid #ffff00;}.kt-accordion-id9440_0cc413-14 .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible,\n\t\t\t\t.kt-accordion-id9440_0cc413-14 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active{border-left:5px solid #ffff00;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id9440_0cc413-14 kt-accordion-has-9-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"false\" data-start-open=\"0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-1 kt-pane9440_ffe6c2-3f\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong><strong>Who won Stage 1 of the Tour de France Femmes 2026?<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9440_50ad54-d0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9440_50ad54-d0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9440_50ad54-d0\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9440_50ad54-d0 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9440_50ad54-d0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9440_50ad54-d0\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9440_50ad54-d0 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9440_50ad54-d0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9440_50ad54-d0\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading9440_50ad54-d0 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9440_50ad54-d0\">Lorena Wiebes won Stage 1 into Lausanne, surviving a late attack from Demi Vollering to take the sprint and the first yellow jersey of the race. Kim Le Court-Pienaar finished second and Vollering third. Wiebes leads the overall standings by 4 seconds over Le Court-Pienaar and 6 seconds over Vollering.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-2 kt-pane9440_cb223b-d4\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong><strong>What are the climbs on Stage 2 of the Tour de France Femmes 2026?<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9440_e7e733-0f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9440_e7e733-0f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9440_e7e733-0f\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9440_e7e733-0f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9440_e7e733-0f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9440_e7e733-0f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9440_e7e733-0f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9440_e7e733-0f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9440_e7e733-0f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading9440_e7e733-0f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9440_e7e733-0f\">Stage 2 features five categorised climbs: C\u00f4te de Chexbres (3.2km at 5.6%), C\u00f4te de Savigny (2.5km at 5%), C\u00f4te de Cossonay (2km at 6%), C\u00f4te de Bougy-Villars (0.9km at 10.4%), and C\u00f4te de Mont-sur-Rolle (2.3km at 6.5%), plus an unclassified 4km climb cresting 37km from the finish. The last classified summit comes 42km from the finish line.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-3 kt-pane9440_871f9b-05\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong><strong>Who is favourite to win Stage 2 of the Tour de France Femmes 2026?<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9440_bffaf4-fd, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9440_bffaf4-fd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9440_bffaf4-fd\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9440_bffaf4-fd mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9440_bffaf4-fd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9440_bffaf4-fd\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9440_bffaf4-fd img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9440_bffaf4-fd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9440_bffaf4-fd\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading9440_bffaf4-fd wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9440_bffaf4-fd\">Lorena Wiebes enters as the clear favourite for Stage 2, having already demonstrated she can survive a genuinely difficult uphill finish on Stage 1. With five smaller, well-spaced climbs and 42 clean kilometres of flat road before the finish, Stage 2&#8217;s profile suits her sprinting ability even more than yesterday&#8217;s course did.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-4 kt-pane9440_aaab75-cc\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong><strong>Could the yellow jersey change hands on Stage 2?<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9440_2658cb-86, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9440_2658cb-86[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9440_2658cb-86\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9440_2658cb-86 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9440_2658cb-86[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9440_2658cb-86\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9440_2658cb-86 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9440_2658cb-86[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9440_2658cb-86\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading9440_2658cb-86 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9440_2658cb-86\">It&#8217;s possible but not the most likely outcome. Since Stage 2 is expected to finish in a bunch sprint rather than a selective climbing finish, most of the tight gaps established on Stage 1 should carry through largely unchanged. Bonus seconds awarded to the stage winner remain the most realistic way the overall standings could shift.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-5 kt-pane9440_cabb96-0b\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong>Where does Stage 2 start and what is Aigle known for?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stage 2 starts in Aigle, Switzerland, home to the headquarters of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and the World Cycling Centre. It is a significant landmark in world cycling, making it a fitting starting point for the second stage of the Tour de France Femmes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-6 kt-pane9440_8e3a26-2d\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong>Has Geneva hosted a major cycling race before the Tour de France Femmes?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes. Geneva&#8217;s most recent connection to a major stage race before this Tour de France Femmes visit was the 1990 Tour de Romandie, which started in Moutier and finished in Geneva, won by France&#8217;s Charly Mottet.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-7 kt-pane9440_4564f5-a6\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong>Why is Switzerland hosting the Grand D\u00e9part of the Tour de France Femmes 2026?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2026 Tour de France Femmes marks the second time the modern race, revived in 2022, has started outside French borders, following Rotterdam&#8217;s Grand D\u00e9part in 2024. The first three stages of the race are held in Switzerland before the race crosses into France for its remaining six stages.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-8 kt-pane9440_b8b015-b2\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong>What happened to Marlen Reusser on Stage 1?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marlen Reusser, one of the pre-race general classification favourites, crashed with 21.3 kilometres remaining on Stage 1 but got back up and finished safely within the bunch, keeping her overall position intact at 10 seconds behind race leader Lorena Wiebes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-9 kt-pane9440_c9fa4e-44\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong>Who holds the mountains classification after Stage 1?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nikola Noskov\u00e1 mathematically secured the first polka dot jersey of the 2026 Tour de France Femmes after winning the mountains classification points on Stage 1. With only lower-category climbs on Stage 2, the jersey is unlikely to change hands before harder mountain terrain arrives later in the race.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tour de France Femmes 2026 Stage 2: Aigle to Geneva \u2014 Five Hills, Then the Sprinters Take Over Updated: 4:00 am CEST &#8211; Sunday,\u00a02 August 2026 Stage 2 of the Tour de France Femmes 2026 is a 147.9-kilometre stage from Aigle to Geneva on Sunday 2 August, carrying five categorised climbs inside the first hundred&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9447,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tour-de-france-femmes"],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":37,"label":"Tour de France Femmes"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tour-de-france-femmes-2026-stage-2-preview-and-prediction-1024x576.webp",1024,576,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"Gautier Durfort","author_link":"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/author\/gautier-durfort\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":37,"name":"Tour de France Femmes","slug":"tour-de-france-femmes","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":37,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":14,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":37,"category_count":14,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Tour de France Femmes","category_nicename":"tour-de-france-femmes","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9440"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9440\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9449,"href":"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9440\/revisions\/9449"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}