The 10th edition of the Women’s WorldTour was one for the record books, witnessing the emergence of new stars, the return of icons and more opportunities in an increasingly competitive peloton.
Although Lorena Wiebes dominated the one-day Classics and sprint categories of the stage races she entered, the Dutch rider wasn’t the only big winner of 2025. Compatriot Demi Vollering added a second Vuelta España Femenina to her burgeoning collection of victories, Elisa Longo Borghini defended her Giro d’Italia Women pink jersey and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot made a winning return to road cycling in front of a partisan home crowd.
There was also Magdeleine Vallieres’ surprise win in Rwanda at the road world championships, the injury-plagued season of Lotte Kopecky, and the retirement of Britain’s Lizzie Deignan.
But it wasn’t all about the results. From the fastest-ever stage speed to the continued growth of the Tour de France Femmes, here are the numbers that defined the 2025 Women’s WorldTour.
19
While Tadej Pogačar dominated the men’s WorldTour, Wiebes dominated the women's with 19 victories.
The Dutch one-day and sprint specialist bookended her 2025 with wins and racked up a total of 19 at WorldTour level, which included one general classification at the Simac Ladies Tour, 14 stage wins including two at the Tour de France Femmes, and the relaunched Milano–Sanremo Donne.
Wiebes picked up a further six wins in non-Women’s WorldTour races, the points classification jerseys at the Tour de France Femmes and Giro d’Italia Women and the rainbow jersey at the Gravel World Championships. Not a bad return from 53 race days.
36
France finally had reason to cheer this summer as Ferrand-Prévot ended the 36-year wait for a home winner at the Tour de France.
The 33-year-old made her switch back to road cycling with Visma–Lease a Bike at the start of 2025 after years of dominance in cross-country mountain biking and wasted no time in getting up to speed, becoming the first French rider to clinch the Tour de France Femmes yellow jersey since Jeannie Longo won her third and final title at its predecessor – 1989’s Tour de France Féminin.
The wait continues for the men, though, with it now 40 years since Bernard Hinault’s fifth yellow jersey win in 1985.
48
Wiebes’ dominance helped propel her outfit SD Worx–Protime to the top of the Women’s WorldTour rankings with a total of 48 wins.
The Dutch team’s performance is particularly impressive given the injury-hit year of two-time world champion Kopecky limited the Belgian to three wins, with Mischa Bredewold stepping up to contribute eight wins in her breakthrough season.
48.407
It’s not only the men’s WorldTour that is getting faster. At the 2025 UAE Tour Women, Kristen Faulkner’s record for the fastest average stage (46.75kph on stage 4 of the 2024 Vuelta Femenina) was obliterated by Wiebes.
Wiebes averaged 48.407kph for the 111km stage 2, taking advantage of a pan-flat parcours and crosswinds to get into a five-strong breakaway including Longo Borghini, before outsprinting her fellow escapees on the line. It wasn’t a fluke either, with Wiebes setting the five fastest average speeds all season.
1,168.6
The Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift was the only race over 1,000km in 2025, clocking up 1,168.6km as it made its way from Vannes to Châtel Les Portes du Soleil.
The race was extended from eight to nine days for the first time since its relaunch in 2022, and will remain at nine days for 2026. It will be slightly longer next year at 1,175km.
