Tour de France Femmes 2026
The Grand Départ of the 5th edition of the Tour de France Femmes will take place in Switzerland. The peloton sets off from Lausanne on Saturday 1 August and the race concludes in Nice on Sunday the 9th. The Queen Stage finishes atop the Beast of the Provence: Mont Ventoux.
Read about the route of the 2026 Tour de France Femmes.
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot dominated the previous edition, with former winners Demi Vollering (2023) and Kasia Niewiadoma (2024) joining her on the podium. Annemiek van Vleuten claimed victory in the inaugural edition in 2022.
Another interesting read: records & winners Tour de France Femmes.
Tour de France Femmes 2026 - stages
| # | date | route | km | type | results | winner | leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1-8 | Lausanne – Lausanne | 137 | hills | |||
| 2 | 2-8 | Aigle – Geneva | 149 | flat | |||
| 3 | 3-8 | Geneva - Poligny | 157 | hills | |||
| 4 | 4-8 | Dijon – Dijon | 21 | ITT | |||
| 5 | 5-8 | Mâcon – Belleville-en-Beaujolais | 140 | hills | |||
| 6 | 6-8 | Montbrison – Tournon-sur-Rhône | 153 | hills | |||
| 7 | 7-8 | La Voulte-sur-Rhône – Mont Ventoux | 155 | mountains | |||
| 8 | 8-8 | Sisteron – Nice | 175 | flat | |||
| 9 | 9 Aug | Nice – Nice | 99 | hills |
Tour de France Femmes 2026: routes & profiles
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Route
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Winners and records
The Tour de France Femmes came into existence in 2022. It succeeded other women's versions of La Grande Boucle, such as Tour de France féminin, Tour de la CEE féminin, Tour cycliste féminin, and La Grande Boucle féminine. The race's direct predecessor was La Course.
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