The 2026 Tour of Britain Women was a British women's cycle stage race held in Great Britain as part of the UCI Women's World Tour. It took place between 19 and 23 August, the race was the eleventh edition of the Tour of Britain Women (named the Women's Tour prior to 2024). This edition mostly took place in North West England and Wales, with the final stage taking place in the Midlands.
The race was won by Mauritian rider Kimberley Le Court-Pienaar of by nineteen seconds ahead of Dutch rider Lorena Wiebes of , after Le Court-Pienaar won the queen stage to the Great Orme on stage 3 by 13 seconds. Wiebes also took the points classification, having won four of the five stages in sprint finishes. Third overall was German rider Liane Lippert of , who gained time by finishing 2nd behind Le Court-Pienaar on stage 3. British rider Lauren Dickson of won the mountains classification. The young rider classification was won by Belgian rider Fleur Moors of . also won the team competition.
Teams Nineteen teams took part: thirteen UCI Women's WorldTeams, five UCI Women's Continental Teams and the Great Britain national team.
UCI Women's WorldTeams
UCI Women's Continental Teams
National Teams Great Britain
Route and stages The host venues were in June 2026. Cockermouth hosted the start and finish for the first stage which took the riders in a loop around Cumbria. The second stage headed to Lancashire while the following two stages took place in North and Mid Wales. The final stage happened in Warwickshire in the Midlands. +Stage characteristicsStageDateCourseDistanceTypeStage winner 1 19 August Cockermouth to Cockermouth Hilly stage 2 20 August Clitheroe to Blackpool Hilly stage 3 21 August Mold to The Great Orme Hilly stage 4 22 August Llanidloes to Hay-on-Wye Hilly stage 5 23 August Royal Leamington Spa to Royal Leamington Spa Hilly stage Total
Stages Stage 1 19 August 2026 — Cockermouth to Cockermouth,
Stage 2 20 August 2026 — Clitheroe to Blackpool,
Stage 3 21 August 2026 — Mold to The Great Orme,
Stage 4 22 August 2026 — Llanidloes to Hay-on-Wye,
Stage 5 23 August 2026 — Royal Leamington Spa to Royal Leamington Spa,
Classification leadership table + Classification leadership by stage Stage Winner General classification Points classification Mountains classification Young rider classification Team classification Combativity award 1 Lorena Wiebes Lorena Wiebes Lorena Wiebes Fleur Moors 2 Lorena Wiebes Steffi Häberlin Katrine Aalerud 3 Kim Le Court-Pienaar Kim Le Court-Pienaar Kim Le Court-Pienaar Lauren Dickson Kim Le Court-Pienaar 4 Lorena Wiebes Lorena Wiebes Fleur Moors 5 Lorena Wiebes Alice Towers Final Kim Le Court-Pienaar Fleur Moors Fleur Moors
Classification standings Legend Denotes the winner of the general classification Denotes the winner of the mountains classification Denotes the winner of the points classification Denotes the winner of the young rider classification
General classification
Points classification
Mountains classification
Young rider classification
Team classification
See also
2026 in women's road cycling
References