Stage 8 runs 175 km from Sisteron to Nice and is officially classified as flat, giving the fast teams one more major target before the mountain finale.
Route and profile
At this stage of the race, flat on paper does not always mean easy in practice, but the route type still points first toward the sprinters.
How the stage could race
If the sprint teams still have numbers left, they should want to bring everything back before Nice. If not, the length of the stage gives opportunists a better chance than they would have had in the opening weekend.
Who it suits
A durable sprinter or late-stage break spoiler fits the most plausible outcomes.
Prospective winners
The current preliminary startlist is still incomplete, but the riders already listed who best fit this stage are Marianne Vos, Elisa Balsamo, Rachele Barbieri.
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 8 stage page, or check the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2026 startlist for the broader race context.