'It's so childish' – Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney slams FDJ United-Suez after incident on Tour de France Femmes stage 8
Niewiadoma-Phinney said the move cost her the yellow jersey, and race officials issued no sanctions after reviewing the finale.
- On Saturday, Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney accused FDJ United-Suez of blocking her against barriers during stage eight of the Tour de France Femmes, alleging the maneuver prevented her from tracking Demi Vollering's decisive attack.
- The incident occurred around 6.5km from the finish as Vollering launched her acceleration, causing Niewiadoma-Phinney to lose her overall lead. Vollering enters Sunday's final stage in Nice with an eight-second advantage.
- Confronting FDJ United-Suez rider Célia Gery after the finish, Niewiadoma-Phinney expressed frustration. "I feel like if they want to compete, they should compete fair play," she said, calling the move "so childish."
- Sports director Lars Boom and team manager Stephen Delcourt denied the allegations, maintaining Gery simply followed Vollering's wheel. Vollering stated she was sure Gery "didn't do it on purpose."
- Race officials issued no sanctions in their post-stage report. The Tour de France Femmes concludes Sunday with a final stage in Nice, featuring four ascents of Col d'Èze .
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After her victory in 2023, Dutch rider Demi Vollering won her second Tour de France Féminin on Sunday, finishing ahead of Poland's Kasia Niewiadoma in the general classification. She had finished second in 2025.
The penultimate stage was tensed between racer Kasia Niewiadoma and her competitors on the FDJ United-Suez team, who she accused of missing fair play.
Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney lost the leader's jersey on the penultimate stage of the Tour de France on Saturday.
The controversy swelled after the yellow jersey deposed by Demi Vollering accused Célia Géry of blocking her in the last raidard of the 8th stage.
After having lost the yellow jersey on the way from Sisteron to Nice, the Kasia Niewiadoma raised serious accusations against a competitor. While Dutchwoman Demi Vollering took the overall lead with the day's victory, the Polish had to be satisfied with rank three. Vollering's teammate Celia Gery had her hand in the game, so Niewiadoma's accusation after the stage. "Respect lost""I was very upset because Gery deliberately pushed me towards the b…
With the men, the Tour de France has clearly won Tadej Pogačar. Women have everything open before the last stage – and there are allegations.
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