(FILES) Lithuanian rider Diana Ziliute with the overall leader's yellow jersey cycles to win the second stage of the Women's Tour de France - Tour de France Femmes cycling race, a 19,8 km time trial stage around Chateaudun, central France on August 20, 1999. The 5th edition of the Women's Tour de France will start in Lausanne on August 1, 2026. (Photo by DANIEL JANIN / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) Winner Team Visma | Lease a Bike's French rider Pauline Ferrand-Prevot with the overall leader's yellow jersey celebrates on the podium for the fourth edition of the Women's Tour de France - Tour de France Femmes cycling race at the end of the 9th and final stage (out of 9) 124.1 km from Praz-sur-Arly to Chatel, in Chatel, eastern France on August 3, 2025. The 5th edition of the Women's Tour de France will start in Lausanne on August 1, 2026. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) The pack rides past the Arc de Triomphe during the 1st stage of the new edition of the Women's Tour de France - Tour de France Femmes cycling race, 81,6 km between the Tour Eiffel and the Champs-Elysees, in Paris on July 24, 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) (From L) Sweden rider Susanne Ljungskog, Spanish rider Joane Somarriba, Italian rider Fabiana Luperini and Swiss rider Nicole Brandli ride during the fifth stage of the Women's Tour de France - Tour de France Femmes cycling race, a 101,5 km stage between L'Argentiere-la-Bessee and Vaujany, central-eastern France, on August 7, 2003. 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) Team SD Worx's Dutch rider Demi Vollering wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey cycles at the start of her run during the eighth and 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)

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - JULY 28: Temi Fagbenle #14 of the Toronto Tempo dribbles the ball against Natasha Howard #1 of the Minnesota Lynx during the second quarter of the game at Target Center on July 28, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 28: Lauren Betts #51 of the Washington Mystics drives against Diamond Miller #1 of the Connecticut Sun during the first half at CareFirst Arena on July 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 28: Diamond Miller #1 of the Connecticut Sun gestures after making a three-point basket against the Washington Mystics during the first half at CareFirst Arena on July 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)