Katarzyna Niewiadoma won the 2024 Tour de France Femmes by 4 seconds.
The Polish rider entered the final stage in yellow, but defending champion Demi Vollering launched a major attack on the Col du Glandon. Vollering eventually won the stage at Alpe d’Huez, yet Niewiadoma limited the damage and preserved the smallest winning margin in the race’s history.
The deciding stage ran 149.9 kilometres from Le Grand-Bornand to Alpe d’Huez. Vollering and Pauliena Rooijakkers escaped on the Glandon, while Niewiadoma chased with Évita Muzic, Gaia Realini and Lucinda Brand. Niewiadoma reached the finish just four seconds ahead overall.
The result was especially dramatic because Vollering had lost time earlier in the race after a crash. Niewiadoma became the first Polish winner of the modern Tour de France Femmes, while Vollering finished second and Rooijakkers third.