Stage 7 takes the race 144 km from La Voulte-sur-Rhône to Mont Ventoux and is the first of the two official mountain stages.
Route and profile
Mont Ventoux turns the route from selective into decisive. The route article also frames this as the edition’s toughest climbing day, which makes the mountain classification on the stage page entirely consistent with the bigger race picture.
How the stage could race
GC teams should dominate the last part of the day, but the bigger question is whether anyone goes early to put rivals under pressure before the final Ventoux climb.
Who it suits
A summit-finish specialist and full GC climber is the natural favorite profile.
Prospective winners
The current preliminary startlist is still incomplete, but the riders already listed who best fit this stage are Demi Vollering, Marlen Reusser, Elisa Longo Borghini.
This Local startlist is an initial partial import from the current ProCyclingStats startlist page on March 10, 2026, not a complete official roster.
Go back to the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2026 edition page, open the Stage 7 stage page, or check the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2026 startlist for the broader race context.