Lorena Wiebes takes second win at Women's Tour de France

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · Aug 02, 2026 · 410 words

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Lorena Wiebes takes second win at Women's Tour de France Lorena Wiebes again sprinted to victory in the second stage of the Women’s Tour de France on Sunday.

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What happened

Lorena Wiebes takes second win at Women's Tour de France Lorena Wiebes again sprinted to victory in the second stage of the Women’s Tour de France on Sunday.

Why it matters

The Dutch rider won the flat 147.9km stage from Aigle to Geneva, the second on Swiss territory, in 3 hours, 42 minutes, 8 seconds.

Common ground

Lorena Wiebes sprinted to victory on the second stage of the Tour de France Femmes on Sunday after a hilly 147.9km run from Aigle to Geneva in Switzerland, much of it lakeside.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Italian Elisa Balsamo was second on the day and Dutch veteran Marianne Vos, 39, was third.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the second and third place finishers of the second stage.

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Claim 2: “The Netherlands' Wiebes also won the first stage on Saturday”

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Multiple sources confirm Lorena Wiebes won the first stage of the Women's Tour de France.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Tour de France Femmes (officially Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift) was the fourth edition of the Tour de France Femmes. The race took place from 26 July to 3 August 2025 and was the 22nd rac…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Tour_de_France_Femmes

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Tour de France Femmes (officially Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift) is the fifth edition of the Tour de France Femmes. The race is taking place from 1 August to 9 August 2026, part of the 202…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Tour_de_France_Femmes

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lorena Wiebes (born 17 March 1999) is a Dutch racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Team SD Worx–Protime.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorena_Wiebes

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Claim 3: “The Dutch rider won the flat 147.9km stage from Aigle to Geneva, the second on Swiss territory, in 3 hours, 42 minutes, 8 seconds.”

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France 24 and other reports explicitly state the stage was 147.9km from Aigle to Geneva and was completed in 3 hours, 42 minutes, and 8 seconds.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Tour de France Femmes (officially Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift) will be the fifth edition of the Tour de France Femmes. The race will take place from 1 to 9 August 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Tour_de_France_Femmes,_St…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Tour de France Femmes (French pronunciation: [tuʁ də fʁɑ̃s fam]) is an annual women's cycle stage race around France. It is organised by Amaury Sport Organization (ASO), which also runs the Tour d…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_de_France_Femmes

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Claim 4: “The peloton will roll into France on Monday's third stage which takes in a steep 11km climb just outside Geneva but ends with a flat 15km stretch to the finish line at Poligny”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the specifics of the third stage route to Poligny.

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Claim 5: “Dutch time-trial specialist Riejanne Markus led the race alone over the final 39 kilometres”

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FloBikes and other news reports confirm Riejanne Markus led the race alone for the final 39 kilometers before being caught near the finish.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Itzulia Women was a Spanish women's road cycle stage race that was held in the Basque Country from 15 to 17 May. It was the fifth edition of Itzulia Women, and the 17th event in the 2026 UCI …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Itzulia_Women

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The List of Parkhotel Valkenburg Cycling Team riders contains riders from the UCI women's cycling team VolkerWessels Women Cyclingteam. In 2013 the team existed under the name Parkhotel Valkenburg p/b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rosters_for_Parkhotel_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Visma–Lease a Bike is a women's professional road bicycle racing team based in the Netherlands. The team is sponsored by Norwegian software and IT company Visma and German company Lease a Bike, which …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visma–Lease_a_Bike_(women's_te…

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Claim 6: “The 27-year-old was thrown out of the Giro d'Italia after winning stage 1 this year when it was discovered her bike was 20g too light.”

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The provided web search results for 'Lorena' are generic or unrelated (Lorena Bobbitt), except for one snippet mentioning a 'Janssen' claiming Wiebes was 'unfairly expelled from the Giro'. However, the specific detail about the 20g bike weight is not independently verified in the provided evidence.

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web search NEUTRAL — Lorena is a German, English, Croatian, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish feminine given name with different origins. It can be used as a version of Lorraine or, alternately, as a Latin version of Lauren…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorena_(name)

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web search NEUTRAL — During the American Civil War, soldiers on both sides of the conflict thought of their wives and girlfriends back home when they heard the song "Lorena". One Confederate officer even attributed the So…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorena_(song)

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 23, 2026 · During her trial for malicious wounding, Lorena alleged that her husband had raped her and that she cut off his genitals because she feared for her life, according to The New York Times…
https://people.com/lorena-bobbitt-now-what-to-know-12003971

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Claim 7: “The two crucial stages of the nine-day race come Tuesday with an individual time trial and Friday when the pretenders to the title climb Mont Ventoux.”

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Claim 8: “Lorena Wiebes again sprinted to victory in the second stage of the Women’s Tour de France on Sunday.”

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Multiple independent web sources (France 24 and other news reports) confirm that Lorena Wiebes won the second stage of the Women's Tour de France.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lorena Wiebes (born 17 March 1999) is a Dutch racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Team SD Worx–Protime.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorena_Wiebes

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Claim 9: “she tightened her grip on the yellow jersey with a 14sec lead on Kim Le Court and 16sec on Vollering”

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The provided evidence confirms Wiebes held the yellow jersey, but the specific time gaps (14sec and 16sec) are not corroborated by the provided snippets.

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web search NEUTRAL — Following is a 1998 British independent neo-noir crime thriller film written, produced, directed, photographed, and edited by Christopher Nolan in his feature film directorial debut.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Following

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web search NEUTRAL — Following: Directed by Christopher Nolan. With Jeremy Theobald, Alex Haw, Lucy Russell, John Nolan. A young writer who follows strangers for material meets a thief who takes him under his wing.
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0154506/

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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 27, 2026 · The meaning of FOLLOWING is being next in order or time. How to use following in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/following

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Claim 10: “said the SD Worx-Protime star, who now has a women's record seven stage wins on the Tour de France.”

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While the evidence confirms Wiebes won stages, the specific claim of a 'women's record seven stage wins' is not explicitly corroborated by the provided evidence snippets; only general wins are mentioned.

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web search NEUTRAL — Lorena Wiebes in the yellow kersey is followed by broadcasters after winning the second stage. Dutch rider Lorena Wiebes smiles after winning the second of the Tour de France Femmes’ nine stages.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7486670/2026/08/02/lorena-w…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Dutch sprinter Lorena Wiebes took her second win in this year’s Tour de France Femmes in Geneva, further extending her overall lead in the nine-day race.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/aug/02/lorena-wiebes-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Women's Cycling Tour de France Femmes: Lorena Wiebes claims stage 1 victory and first yellow jersey with commanding uphill sprint.
https://www.cyclingnews.com/pro-cycling/womens-cycling/every…

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Claim 11: “The previous two winners of this race, Pauline Ferrand-Prevot and Kasia Niewiadoma, along with race favourite Demi Vollering, finished with the main pack.”

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Both FloBikes and RTL Today report that Pauline Ferrand-Prevot, Kasia Niewiadoma, and Demi Vollering finished with the main pack in the second stage.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Adriana Geertruida "Demi" Vollering (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdeːmi ˈvɔlərɪŋ]; born 15 November 1996) is a Dutch professional racing cyclist who rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam FDJ United–Suez. Consider…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demi_Vollering

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Katarzyna "Kasia" Niewiadoma-Phinney (Polish pronunciation: [kataˈʐɨna ɲɛvjaˈdɔma]; born 29 September 1994) is a Polish racing cyclist who rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Canyon//SRAM. Among her eight…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katarzyna_Niewiadoma-Phinney

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