Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift

Road · Stage Race
WhenEarly August
CourseStage Race
Since2022
Why watch?

The Tour de France Femmes is the biggest stage race on the women's calendar, eight days of climbing, sprinting, and yellow jersey pressure across French roads each summer.

Race guide

Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift

The Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift is an eight-day women's stage race held each August in France. Launched in 2022, it has quickly become the marquee stage race on the women's WorldTour calendar.

Annemiek van Vleuten won the inaugural edition in 2022. Demi Vollering, Katarzyna Niewiadoma, and Pauline Ferrand-Prevot have each claimed the yellow jersey since.

Why this race matters

The Tour de France Femmes matters because it draws the strongest field in women's stage racing and compresses Grand Tour pressure into eight intense days. The route typically includes serious mountain stages, sprint opportunities, and at least one time trial, creating multiple ways to win or lose the yellow jersey. The race has produced close overall battles, late lead changes, and breakout performances since its first edition. It sits at the center of the women's calendar in both prestige and tactical stakes.

How this race is usually won

The Tour de France Femmes is won through climbing power and time-trial strength, but the compressed format leaves little room for recovery or tactical patience. The race typically opens with flatter stages that favor sprinters and positioning, then builds toward mountain stages in the Alps, Pyrenees, or Massif Central that separate the overall contenders. A time trial often appears mid-race or late, rewarding all-rounders and punishing pure climbers. Because the race runs only eight days, every stage carries outsize consequences. Crashes, splits, and small time gaps in the opening days can decide the final podium. The climbs are shorter than the men's Tour but often steeper and more explosive, favoring riders who can accelerate repeatedly rather than grind a steady tempo. The yellow jersey frequently changes hands, and the winner is rarely decided until the final mountain stage.

Recent winners and defining editions

Most recent winner: Pauline Ferrand-Prevot

YearWinner
2025 Pauline Ferrand-Prevot
2024 Katarzyna Niewiadoma
2023 Demi Vollering
2022 Annemiek van Vleuten