(FILES) Italian rider Fabiana Luperini (L), followed by Spanish rider Joane Somarriba with the overall leader's yellow jersey, ride the Izoard Hill near Vaujany, during the 13th stage of the Women's Tour de France - Tour de France Femmes cycling race between Guillestre and Vaujany, central-eastern France on August 18, 2001. 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) Tour de France winners French rider Laurent Fignon (2ndL) and US rider Marianne Martin (C) smile on the podium surrounded by Paris' Mayor Jacques Chirac (L) and France's Prime Minister Laurent Fabius 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) The pack cycles during the 7th stage of the new edition of the Women's Tour de France - Tour de France Femmes cycling race, 127,1 km between Selestat and Le Markstein on July 30, 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) French rider Jeannie Longo smiles before receiving the leader's jersey of the Yves Rocher Women's Tour de France at the end of the 26th stage between Saint-Yrieix and Limoges, in Limoges, central France on July 19, 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) 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)