Overview
- Vollering clinched the overall title on Sunday by winning the final hilly stage in Nice after taking the yellow jersey with a late attack on Saturday.
- Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney finished second overall and publicly accused a Vollering teammate of blocking her during the decisive move, but race officials took no action.
- Marlen Reusser dropped off the podium after a crash on a descent in the final stage and defending champion Pauline Ferrand-Prévot withdrew before stage eight because of illness.
- Broadcasters and The Cyclists' Alliance criticised that only three of nine stages were shown from start to finish and cited France Télévisions data showing big year-on-year audience growth to press ASO for full-stage feeds.
- The race highlighted rising interest and tougher routes such as Mont Ventoux and the 21 km Dijon time trial while exposing gaps in live production, rider pay and welfare that organisers say they are considering addressing.