(FILES) French rider Jeannie Longo (C-L) cycles in the pack during the 14th stage of the Women's Tour de France - Tour de France Femmes cycling race between Pierrelaye and Paris on August 19, 2001. The 5th edition of the Women's Tour de France will start in Lausanne on August 1, 2026. (Photo by JEAN-PIERRE MULLER / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) EF Education Tibco SVB German rider Kathrin Hammes is seen in a miror as she competes in the final stage (out of 8) of the second edition of the Women's Tour de France - Tour de France Femmes cycling race a 22,6 km individual time trial between Pau and Pau, south-western France, on July 30, 2023. The 5th edition of the Women's Tour de France will start in Lausanne on August 1, 2026. (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) (From L) Russian rider Valentina Polkhanova, Spanish rider Joane Somarribade and Russian rider Zinaida Stahurskaia (R), climb the Col Glandon during the 8th stage of the Women's Tour de France - Tour de France Femmes cycling race, a 113 km stage between Courchevel and Vaujany, southeastern France on August 11, 2002. The 5th edition of the Women's Tour de France will start in Lausanne on August 1, 2026. (Photo by JEAN-LUC LAMAERE / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) French rider Jeannie Longo holds a plush after winning the first stage of the Women's Tour de France - Tour de France Femmes cycling race between Lorient and Vitre, in Vitre, western France on June 30, 1685. The 5th edition of the Women's Tour de France will start in Lausanne on August 1, 2026. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) (From L) Dutch rider Heleen Hage, US rider Marianne Martin and Canadian rider Marylin Wells compete during the last stage of the Women's Tour de France - Tour de France Femmes cycling race cycling race on the Champs-Elysees in Paris on July 22, 1984. The 5th edition of the Women's Tour de France will start in Lausanne on August 1, 2026. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) Italian rider Maria Canins (L) with the overall leader's yellow jersey winner of the 2nd edition of the women's Tour de France cycling race and French rider Bernard Hinault with the overall leader's yellow jersey, winner for the fifth time of the 72th Tour de France cycling race, raise their arms on the podium in Paris on July 21, 1985. The 5th edition of the Women's Tour de France will start in Lausanne on August 1, 2026. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) The pack cycles past cows in the 5th stage of the new edition of the Women's Tour de France - Tour de France Femmes cycling race, 175,6 km between Bar-le-Duc and Saint-Die-des-Vosges, eastern France, on July 28, 2022. The 5th edition of the Women's Tour de France will start in Lausanne on August 1, 2026. (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) Dutch cyclist Leontien Van Moorsel (C) waves with the overall leader's yellow jersey after winning the Women's Tour de France, ahead of French rider Jeannie Longo (R) and Belgian rider Heidi Van De Vijver at the end of the final stage between Fontanil-Cornillon and Alpe d'Huez, in the French Alps, on August 23, 1992. The 5th edition of the Women's Tour de France will start in Lausanne on August 1, 2026. (Photo by Pierre BESSARD / AFP via Getty Images)