Tour de France Femmes 2025: Everything you need to know

The fourth edition of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift will feature nine stages, starting in Vannes and ending in Châtel

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Date: Saturday, July 26, 2025 - Sunday, August 3, 2025
Start: Vannes
Finish: Châtel
Total distance: 1,165km
Stages: 9
Riders: 154
Teams: 22

Key information:

The Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift kicks off on Saturday, July 26, 2025, the fourth edition to be staged by the men's Tour de France organiser ASO.

Since 2014, the women's peloton has had to settle for the one-day race La Course by Le Tour de France, but in 2022 ASO launched its multi-stage Tour de France Femmes. Now the women's peloton battle it out over nine stages for the coveted maillot jaune. The previous three editions have been hugely successful for both riders and spectators who have tuned in from all over the world.

After being moved in 2024 to accommodate the Paris Olympics, the 2025 edition of the Tour de France Femmes will go back to its late July spot in the Women’s WorldTour calendar, taking place on the closing weekend of the men’s race. However, the race will not start in Paris, as the first edition did. Instead, the Tour de France Femmes’ Grand Départ will take place in Brittany.

Kasia Niewiadoma won the prestigious yellow jersey in 2024, beating the 2023 winner, Demi Vollering, by four seconds in an epic duel that unfolded on the iconic Alpe d’Huez. Rounding out the final podium was Vollering in second place and Pauliena Rooijakkers in third. Marianne Vos won the points classification, Justine Ghekiere won the mountains classification, and Puck Pieterse won the youth classification.

Tour de France Femmes 2025 teams

The Tour de France Femmes welcomes the world's best cycling teams to the race. With 22 teams, each with seven riders, 154 riders will be heading to the start line in Brittany as the battle for the prestigious yellow jersey is a must-do event for any rider.

AG Insurance-Soudal Team
Arkéa-B&B Hotels Women
Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto
Ceratizit Pro Cycling Team
Cofidis Women Team
EF Education-Oatly
FDJ-Suez
Fenix-Deceuninck
Human Powered Health
Laboral Kutxa-Fundación Euskadi
Lidl-Trek
Liv Alula Jayco
Movistar Team
Roland Le Dévoluy
St Michel-Preference Home-Auber93 WE
Team Picnic PostNL
Team SD Worx-Protime
UAE Team ADQ
Uno-X Mobility
Visma-Lease a Bike
VolkerWessels Cycling Team
Winspace Orange Seal

Tour de France Femmes 2025 route

Tour de France Femmes 2025: Everything you need to know

Map sourced via ASO

Stage one: Vannes to Plumelec - 79km

Stage two: Brest to Quimper - 110km

Stage three: La Gacilly to Angers - 162km

Stage four: Saumur to Poitiers - 128km

Stage five: Jaunay-Marigny to Guéret - 166km

Stage six: Clermont-Ferrand to Ambert - 124km

Stage seven: Bourg-en-Bresse to Chambéry - 160km

Stage eight: Chambéry to Saint François Longchamp - 112km

Stage nine: Praz-Sur-Arly to Châtel - 124km

Read more about the 2025 route

Tour de France Femmes history

In 1984, the women's peloton raced their first women's Tour, which was an 18-day race held at the same time as the men's but at a short distance. American cyclist Marianne Martin won the first race. However, this race was short-lived and only continued to run until 1989.

Between then and 2009, a number of stage races for women took place in France. However, none of these were run by ASO, the men's Tour de France organisers. These races included the Tour Cycliste Féminin, which was later renamed to Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale. Unfortunately, this only lasted until 2009. and the women's peloton had to wait until 2014 to race in France once again.

Following a petition to ASO for a women's Tour, La Course by La Tour de France was introduced. The petition secured over 93,000 signatures, including some of the best female cyclists, and the La Course race became a vital stepping stone to the launch of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift.

In 2021, ASO announced the launch of a new multi-stage women's race to be held in France. Having learnt from previous failed attempts for a women's Tour de France, the launch of the Tour de France Femmes would be the start of a WorldTour race that would be long-lasting. The announcement was a huge moment for women's cycling, and the first edition of the race was well received.

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