Longo Borghini lost the yellow jersey but kept the race alive. Riding a strong time trial for a non-specialist, she limited her loss to Reusser to 1:04 — fifth on the stage — and sits just 10 seconds off the overall lead. That deficit is well within reach on the closing mountain stage, where she will be the favourite to attack and try to win the race back.

• 23.7 kmLimited her ITT loss to 1:04 (5th), staying 10s off the GC lead

A quiet, successful day for the race leader: Longo Borghini stayed out of trouble in the bunch finish and retained the yellow jersey, conceding nothing to her GC rivals ahead of the decisive time trial.

Longo Borghini timed her move perfectly, going solo on the final 1.5 km climb after the Reusser–Niewiadoma attack had thinned the group. She held her advantage to the line for the stage win and the yellow jersey, capitalising further when her two nearest rivals rode off course behind her.

• Attacked solo on the final climb as De Vries cracked

Longo Borghini was the strongest road racer of the opening half, soloing to the stage 2 win and wearing yellow for two days. She defended well in the time trial — losing only 1:04 to a specialist — and sits second at just 10 seconds, primed to attack on the closing mountain stage.

• Stage 2: solo win and took the yellow jersey
• 23.7 kmStage 4: limited ITT loss to 1:04, sits 10s off the lead

Longo Borghini marked the GC moves but could not bridge to the De Vries–Dickson break, finishing safely in the chase group at 48 seconds. A controlled, no-mistakes opener that left her well within striking distance of the lead.

Won the final stage in Saluzzo, beating Fisher-Black, Niedermaier and Vollering in the four-up sprint after joining Niedermaier's Montoso move. An emotional home win for the Italian champion to cap 4th overall.

• 90 kmJoined Niedermaier's attack over the Montoso, then won the four-up sprint

Distanced on the gravel, finishing 8th at +1:38 — but still well-placed to attack on the final stage, which she would.

Lit up the stage by attacking on the Pietragavina climb to bridge to the break and create the winning move — even though it ultimately delivered Gery the win. Finished 5th and stayed in the GC picture, showing the aggression that would define her final weekend.

• 20 kmAttacked on the Pietragavina climb, dragging the eventual winning move clear

Dropped by Dickson's pace-setting but limited her loss to 15 seconds, staying in the GC mix at 6th overall.

Lost significant time to her GC rivals in the TT, an 8th place that left her with ground to make up in the mountains.

Made the Montenars split and finished 4th in the reduced sprint, sitting 3rd on GC. An aggressive ride that signalled UAE Team ADQ's intent for the mountains to come.

The Italian champion was a relentless aggressor and finished 4th overall, signing off with the final-stage win in Saluzzo. She instigated the move that produced Gery's Stage 7 win, attacked on Stage 9's Montoso, and won the four-up sprint at the line. An emotional home result.

• 20 kmAttacked on Stage 7's Pietragavina climb to bridge to the break and set up the winning move
• Won the Stage 9 four-up sprint in Saluzzo

The 2024 Ronde winner finished eighth, completing UAE Team ADQ's trio in the top eight. Active in the run-in but unable to match the day's best on the Kwaremont.

The defending Dwars door Vlaanderen champion was in the chase group behind the winning duo but could not get across, the title slipping away as Reusser, Vollering and Nooijen stayed clear. She finished in the front chase, just outside the top ten.

The most aggressive rider of the finale. Her attack on Le Tolfe at 42 km to go was the move Vollering punctured while following. She traded blows with Chabbey on the second Colle Pinzuto and forced the decisive split with Niewiadoma on the final Le Tolfe. Led the group into the last corner but lost the inside line and faded to fourth at +0:03 — animator of the race without the reward.

• 42 kmAttacked on Le Tolfe — Vollering punctured while following
• 12 kmForced the front split with Niewiadoma on the final Le Tolfe

Won the queen stage and the overall in a single move, soloing clear on Jebel Hafeet with 2.5 km to go after a series of accelerations cracked the GC group. It was her second Jebel Hafeet stage win and her third UAE Tour Women title in four editions — a statement opening to her 2026 season on home roads for UAE Team ADQ. She had stayed safely in the bunch through the three flat sprint stages before the summit finish gave her the only real GC opportunity.

• 6 kmBegan applying pressure with repeated accelerations to isolate rivals
• 2.5 kmAttacked decisively, dropped Niewiadoma, and soloed to the summit and the GC

Won the GC by staying patient through three flat sprint stages and then delivering a Jebel Hafeet masterclass on the final day — a series of accelerations followed by a decisive 2.5 km solo that took both the queen stage and the overall. Her third UAE Tour Women title in four editions and a statement opening to her 2026 season on home roads.

• Stage 4 — soloed clear on Jebel Hafeet to win the stage and the GC