Date: Saturday, July 26, 2025 - Sunday, August 3, 2025
Start: Vannes
Finish: Châtel
Total distance: 1,165km
Stages: 9
Riders: 154
Teams: 22
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. The full team line-up for 2025 is yet to be announced.
Tour de France Femmes 2025 route
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.
