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The Cyclists' Alliance

Striving for fairness in cycling. International independent union for female professional cyclists.

𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗘𝗡𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦 [email protected]

19/08/2026

Back the riders. Back the change. 💜

The Cyclists’ Alliance exists to give professional women cyclists an independent voice and support throughout their careers.

Our supporters help make that possible, from advocacy and legal support to education, mentorship and rider resources.

If you care about the future of women’s cycling, please consider becoming a TCA Supporter!

Details in our bio 🔗
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10/08/2026

Champions inspire the next generation. Pathways give them the chance to get there.

Congratulations to 2026 Tour de France Femmes winner 💛 and jersey winners 💚, 🔴 and ⚪.

is the pinnacle. The pathway starts years earlier.

As we celebrate the very best in women’s cycling, let’s keep building the opportunities, support, and environments that help the next generation find their way to the top 🏆

07/08/2026

What an incredible performance from , dominating atop the iconic Mont Ventoux 🏔️ to take the stage win and move into the yellow jersey

Kasia developed through the Polish club system before joining Rabobank-Liv as a trainee at just 18 years old in 2013.

She signed her first professional contract with the team the following season and continued developing through the Rabobank-Liv / WM3 structure before joining Canyon//SRAM in 2018, where she has spent the majority of her professional career.

From the Polish club system to the yellow jersey at the Tour de France Femmes 🇵🇱➡️💛

Congratulations Kasia! 👏

06/08/2026

Kim Le Court-Pienaar, MSK 🎖️ second Tour de France Femmes stage win (25’ - Stage 5, 26’ - Stage 6) was 11 years and one remarkable comeback in the making.

From racing against boys in Mauritius to struggling through two early UCI road seasons in 2015-16 (with Bizkaia-Durango and Matrix-Fitness) she stepped away and spent seven years rebuilding through mountain biking.

In 2024, she asked teams for another chance. AG Insurance - Soudal cycling team said yes and she has signed through to 2028.

A Giro stage win in 2024 and 2025. 1st at LBL, a yellow jersey and a TDFF stage in 2025. Today, another victory on Stage 6 at Le Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift

The podium is visible. The long, non-linear pathway behind it must be too to build the pipeline for the

05/08/2026

Demi Vollering first Tour victory was years in the making and her story is still unfolding.

From Dutch domestic racing to SwaboLadies, Parkhotel Valkenburg and then the WorldTour in 2021, every step built towards her first yellow jersey in 2023.

Today, she won Stage 5 of the 2026 Tour de France Femmes and moved to second overall… just 12 seconds behind Marlen Reusser who still holds the yellow jersey.

Four stages still remain. Mont Ventoux awaits.

Will Demi win the 2026 Tour?

💛YES — she wins her second yellow jersey with FDJ UNITED - SUEZ
♥️ NO — name your GC winner

Make your case in the comments below 👇

04/08/2026

🇨🇭 's journey to the podium proves there is no single pathway to the top 🏆

Rather than following the traditional junior racing system, Reusser studied medicine and worked as a doctor before taking up competitive cycling in her mid-twenties. After joining the UCI World Cycling Centre 7 years ago, she quickly progressed through Bigla-Katusha / Équipe Paule Ka, Alé BTC Ljubljana, SD Worx, and now Movistar Team, where she has established herself as one of the world's best stage racers and time trialists.

Her story is a reminder that athletes can reach the highest level through many different pathways, and that it's never too late to chase big goals.

04/08/2026

Sigrid Haugset breakthrough ride in Stage 3 at Le Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift looked sudden but it wasn’t.

Four Continental seasons developing with Team Coop–Hitec/Coop–Repsol before earning a two-year WorldTour contract with Uno-X Mobility for 2026.

This pathway built towards a breakthrough 2026 WorldTour season securing Norwegian National Champion, top-20 finishes at La Vuelta and the Giro…then she rode solo for 88.5km to win Stage 3 of the Tour de France Femmes and became the first Norwegian to wear its yellow jersey 💛

The podium is visible. The pathway that creates it must be too so we build the pipeline of

03/08/2026

Today we are going to miss two classified climbs, the fight for the breakaway.. that’s more than two hours / 70km+ of racing and storytelling all unseen until the live broadcast starts 😢

📺 Stage 3 of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift is 156.5km. The race starts at 13:25. CET, but live coverage does not begin until 15:45 CET.

By then, the riders are expected to have completed roughly 70–76km, almost half the stage; including:

⛰️ Col de la Faucille: 11.4km at 6.3% (Cat 1)
⛰️ Côte de Lajoux: 3.6km at 5.6% (Cat 3)

Women’s cycling has the audience and this race is the pinnacle of the sport.

Now it needs full start-to-finish coverage.

🔁 Reshare this post if you want to the UCI to show the whole race in 2027.

02/08/2026

The TDFFaZ is proof of how far women’s cycling has come 🩷 🧡 💛

Le Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift gives women’s cycling a stage, a storyline and an audience that can follow every* move.
*when a stage is broadcast from start to finish

🟣 Women’s WorldTour events now make up 12% of the calendar (compared with 6% of the men’s).

🟣 The published 2026 start list brings together 147 riders from 21 teams; including seven Women’s ProTeams alongside the 14 Women’s WorldTeams.

The next step is to turn the spotlight created by the Women’s WorldTour to help that success travel further and build the pathway for our through more racing at the Continental-level, stronger working conditions and visibility at every level.

Did you know? Of the 812 UCI-registered women riders:

🟣246 are Women’s WorldTour (WWT)

🟣98 are Pro-Continental (PRW)

🟣468 are Continental riders (CTW)

Let’s celebrate the summit of Women’s Cycling this week. Then strengthen the road that leads there.

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01/08/2026

We are proud to have four TCA Rider Council members lining up at the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift this week: Heidi Franz, Alison Jackson, Mireia Benito, and Hannah Ludwig💜

Each rider has taken a different path to the highest level of the sport, showing there is no single route to the WorldTour.

The reality of professional cycling is more complex than ever. Navigating contracts, team dynamics, career decisions, and life beyond racing takes guidance as well as experience. That's why mentorship matters.

As current or past mentors in The Cyclists' Alliance Mentor Programme (TCAMP), these riders are helping the next generation navigate the realities of the sport by sharing the lessons they've learned along the way.

Best of luck to all our members racing this week!

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