Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift: Stage-by-stage race guide 🇫🇷

We look at all nine stages and pick out our favourites for the race

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On Tuesday morning ASO revealed the 2025 routes for the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift.

Following our coverage and analysis of the men’s race, here’s our story on the women’s edition. Running July 26 to August 3, the nine-day stage race is packed with exciting profiles and climbs, including a summit finish on the Col de la Madeleine.

The fourth edition of the race starts in Brittany, and with two pure sprint stages, several hilly stages and four days in the mountains, it promises to be another exciting race.

In this story, we look at all nine stage profiles and pick out our early favourites.

The stage 1 analysis is free for all subscribers but if you’d like to read the full nine-stage article please consider taking out a paid subscription.

Stage 1: Vannes to Plumelec

The race starts with a mouthwatering stage between Vannes and Plumelec, where the men’s race had a TTT in 2015. This time the women’s race kicks off with a super-punchy and aggressive 79km, with four categorised climbs to contend with.

First up the riders tackle the Côte de Botségalo, before three ascents of the Côte de Cadoudal during a finishing circuit in Plumelec. The final climb will decide the stage winner and the race's first yellow jersey. Although we could see a break form during the opening kilometres, the reality is that the stage is too short for any group to stand any chance of building a gap and staying away.

This will be eyeballs-out racing from the gun and a thrilling sprint to the line between the best climbers and GC stars.

Riders to watch: Demi Vollering, Kasia Niewiadoma, Elisa Longo-Borghini and Lotte Kopecky.