2025 Tour de France Femmes
| 2025 UCI Women's World Tour, race 22 of 30 | |
|---|---|
| Race details | |
| Dates | 26 July–3 August |
| Stages | 9 |
The 2025 Tour de France Femmes (officially Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift) will be the fourth edition of the Tour de France Femmes. The race will take place from 26 July to 3 August 2025 and will be the 22nd race in the 2025 UCI Women's World Tour calendar. The race was organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), which also organises the men's Tour de France. The race has been extended to nine stages, which will make it the longest Tour de France Femmes.
Route
[edit]The race will take place immediately after the men's tour, returning to its late-July spot in the calendar.[1] In June 2024, it was announced that the Tour de France Femmes would have a Grand Départ in Brittany in northwestern France — with three stages in the region.[2][3] Furthermore, the length of the race would be extended to nine stages.[2][3]
Prior to the route announcement, it was rumoured that the race will again visit the Alps, with Cyclist suggesting that the race would tackle the Col du Galibier.[4] Le Dauphiné libéré suggested that the ski resort of Châtel – Portes du Soleil would host the final stage.[5] As usual, the full route will be announced in October 2024.[6]
Following the 2024 Tour de France Femmes, race director Marion Rousse suggested that French multi-discipline world champion Pauline Ferrand-Prévot and four-time Giro d'Italia Women winner Anna van der Breggen (coming out of retirement) would challenge for the victory.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ Weislo, Laura (4 October 2024). "UCI rolls out 2025 road calendar with Copenhagen Sprint added to men's and women's WorldTour". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ a b Moultrie, James (10 June 2024). "2025 Tour de France Femmes to be longest yet with nine stages". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ a b Becket, Adam (10 June 2024). "Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift to extend to nine stages in 2025". cyclingweekly.com. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ Wilson, Ewan (3 October 2024). "Grand Tour 2025 route rumours: What we know so far". Cyclist. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
Although route details rightfully remain very secret, the general direction of the race looks to be southeasterly towards the Alps ... there is some reason to believe that the Col du Galibier could be on the 2025 parcours.
- ^ Trivero, Julien (28 September 2024). "Cyclisme - Tour de France femmes. Une arrivée finale à Châtel, un départ à Chambéry ?" [A final arrival in Châtel, a departure in Chambéry?]. Le Dauphiné Libéré (in French). Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ "Discover the routes of the 2025 Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift - Tour de France 2024". www.letourfemmes.fr. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ Moultrie, James; Frattini, Kirsten (19 August 2024). "Notable feats and failures make 8 significant impressions at 2024 Tour de France Femmes". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ Azé, Maria (18 August 2024). "Marion Rousse fait le bilan du Tour de France femmes et annonce déjà une prochaine édition incroyable". RMC Sport (in French). Retrieved 20 August 2024.
