Tour de France Femmes 2025 : Favoris, parcours, records et histoire

Jun 30, 2025

Tour de France Women 2025: Favorites, Route, Records & History

Jun 30, 2025

Welcome to the Tour de France Femmes 2025, the 4^th modern edition (26 July – 3 August 2025). The Grand Départ takes place in Vannes, crosses Brittany, then heads to the Alps for an aerial finale in Châtel via the fearsome Col de la Madeleine. On the menu: 9 stages, 1 165 km, 17 240 m of climbing, one finish above 2 000 m (Madeleine) and a peloton of 154 riders from 22 teams.

Favourites for Each Jersey

Yellow Jersey – 2025 Contenders
Rider	Team	Nation	Age	Recent results

Demi Vollering	SD Worx-Protime	NED	28	Winner 2023, 2^nd 2024
Kasia Niewiadoma	Canyon//SRAM	POL	30	Winner 2024
Elisa Longo Borghini	Lidl-Trek	ITA	33	Giro podium 2024
Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig	FDJ-Suez	DEN	29	Top 5 Giro & Tour 23-24
Juliette Labous	DSM-firmenich PostNL	FRA	26	Best French GC rider

French chances: Juliette Labous targets the podium; Évita Muzic will aim for a top-10 and/or the White Jersey.

Green Jersey – Key Sprinters
Rider	Team	Nation	Age	Profile & highlights

Marianne Vos	Visma \| Lease a Bike	NED	38	Green 2022 & 2024
Lotte Kopecky	SD Worx-Protime	BEL	29	Green 2023, World Champion 2024
Lorena Wiebes	SD Worx-Protime	NED	26	4 Tour stage wins
Charlotte Kool	DSM-firmenich PostNL	NED	26	Top sprinter WWT 2024
Elisa Balsamo	Lidl-Trek	ITA	27	Former World Champion

French chances: Victoire Berteau and Clara Copponi will chiefly hunt stage wins.

Polka-Dot Jersey – Climbers to Watch
Rider	Team	Nation	Age	Mountain strengths

Justine Ghekiere	AG Insurance-Soudal	BEL	29	Polka-Dot 2024
Gaia Realini	Lidl-Trek	ITA	24	1.50 m, explosive climber
Kasia Niewiadoma	Canyon//SRAM	POL	30	Polka-Dot 2023
Évita Muzic	FDJ-Suez	FRA	25	Consistent at altitude
Mavi García	Liv-AlUla-Jayco	ESP	41	37 Grand Tours ridden

White Jersey – Young Talents
Rider	Team	Nation	Age	Palmarès & profile

Puck Pieterse	Fenix-Deceuninck	NED	23	White 2024, CX specialist
Shirin van Anrooij	Lidl-Trek	NED	23	White 2022, rouleur-climber
Cédrine Kerbaol	Ceratizit-WNT	FRA	24	White 2023, strong TT rider
Antonia Niedermaier	Canyon//SRAM	GER	22	Giro Next winner ’23
Zoe Bäckstedt	Canyon//SRAM	GBR	20	Versatile, sprint & cobbles

French chances: Églantine Rayer (20) and Alizée Rigollot dream of a top-5.

Route & Key Stages

The 2025 route winds over 1 165 km (9 stages: 2 flat, 3 rolling, 2 medium-mountain, 2 high-mountain). Decisive climbs include the brand-new finish at Saint-François-Longchamp / Col de la Madeleine (stage 8) and the final ascent to Châtel (stage 9). The longest day is 166 km (stage 5).

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Key Stages – Tour Femmes 2025
Stage	Date	Route	Profile	Distance

1	26 Jul	Vannes → Plumelec	Rolling	78.8 km
2	27 Jul	Brest → Quimper	Flat	110.4 km
3	28 Jul	La Gacilly → Angers	Flat	163.5 km
4	29 Jul	Saumur → Poitiers	Flat	130.7 km
5	30 Jul	Futuroscope → Guéret	Mid-mountain	165.8 km
6	31 Jul	Clermont-Ferrand → Ambert	High-mountain	123.7 km
7	1 Aug	Bourg-en-Bresse → Chambéry	Rolling	159.7 km
8	2 Aug	Chambéry → St-François-Longchamp / Col de la Madeleine	HC summit	111.9 km
9	3 Aug	Praz-sur-Arly → Châtel	High-mountain	124.1 km

History & Evolution

The idea of a women’s “Tour de France” dates back to 1955. After several formats (1984-1989) the race vanished, then re-emerged in 2022 thanks to ASO and Zwift: Annemiek van Vleuten (2022), Demi Vollering (2023) and Kasia Niewiadoma (2024) opened a prestigious roll of honour. In 2025 the race expands from 8 to 9 days and returns to the Alps for a second straight year.

Records (2022-2024)
Category	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5

Tour wins	Van Vleuten – 1	Vollering – 1	Niewiadoma – 1	—	—
Stage wins	Wiebes – 4	Vos – 3	Vollering – 2	Kopecky – 2	Van Vleuten – 2
Green jerseys	Vos – 2	Kopecky – 1	—	—	—
Polka-dot jerseys	Ghekiere – 1	Niewiadoma – 1	Vollering – 1	—	—
White jerseys	Van Anrooij – 1	Kerbaol – 1	Pieterse – 1	—	—

Prize Money 2025

Prize Breakdown – Tour Femmes 2025
Classification / Prize	Amount (€)

Overall winner	50 000
2^nd overall	25 000
3^rd overall	10 000
Stage win	5 000
Green / Polka / White jersey	5 000
Best team	8 000
Total purse	≈ 250 000

2024 Final Standings

2024 General Classification
Rank	Rider	Nation	Team	Gap

1	K. Niewiadoma	POL	Canyon//SRAM	—
2	D. Vollering	NED	SD Worx-Protime	+4″
3	P. Rooijakkers	NED	Fenix-Deceuninck	+10″
4	E. Muzic	FRA	FDJ-Suez	+1′21″
5	G. Realini	ITA	Lidl-Trek	+2′19″

Green Jersey – Final 2024
Rank	Rider	Nation	Team	Points

1	M. Vos	NED	Visma \| LaB	170
2	L. Wiebes	NED	SD Worx-Protime	150
3	L. Kopecky	BEL	SD Worx-Protime	132
4	C. Kool	NED	DSM-firmenich	110
5	E. Balsamo	ITA	Lidl-Trek	95

Polka-Dot Jersey – Final 2024
Rank	Climber	Nation	Team	Pts

1	J. Ghekiere	BEL	AG Ins-Soudal	46
2	K. Niewiadoma	POL	Canyon//SRAM	38
3	G. Realini	ITA	Lidl-Trek	28
4	E. Muzic	FRA	FDJ-Suez	24
5	C. Kerbaol	FRA	Ceratizit-WNT	20

White Jersey – Final 2024
Rank	Rider	Nation	Team	Gap

1	P. Pieterse	NED	Fenix-Deceuninck	—
2	S. van Anrooij	NED	Lidl-Trek	+9′35″
3	N. Fisher-Black	NZL	SD Worx-Protime	+11′39″
4	E. Magnaldi	ITA	UAE ADQ	+9′16″
5	S. Bossuyt	BEL	Canyon//SRAM	+14′02″