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Elise Chabbey confirms her 2026 season is over as she reveals the reason for her absence from racing since April

Elise Chabbey Demi Vollering France FDJ UnitedSuez the Tour de France
BREST, FRANCE - JULY 27: (L-R) Demi Vollering of Netherlands and Team FDJ - SUEZ - Green Sprint Jersey and Elise Chabbey of Switzerland and Team FDJ - SUEZ - Polka Dot Mountain Jersey prior to the 4th Tour de France Femmes 2025, Stage 2 a 110.4km stage from Brest to Quimper / #UCIWWT / on July 27, 2025 in Brest, France. (Photo by Szymon Gruchalski/Getty Images).

Often the announcement that a rider will be missing the Tour de France and is out for the rest of the season is bad news, but not this time. Elise Chabbey (FDJ United-SUEZ) will be missing a home Grand Départ for a very good reason, with the rider sharing the news that she is pregnant on social media this week.

The Swiss rider, and last year's mountains classification winner, hasn't once missed a Tour de France Femmes and had been expected on the start line again in 2026 as a valuable support rider for Demi Vollering.

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