The 2024 Tour de France Femmes (officially Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift) will be the third edition of the Tour de France Femmes. The race will take place from 12 to 18 August 2024 and will be the 22nd race in the 2024 UCI Women's World Tour calendar. The race is organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), which also organises the men's Tour de France.
| 2024 UCI Women's World Tour, race 22 of 28 | |
|---|---|
| Race details | |
| Dates | 12–18 August |
| Stages | 8 |
| Distance | 946.3 km (588.0 mi) |
Teams
22 teams will participate in the race.[1] The teams were announced on 24 April 2024.[1] All 15 UCI Women's WorldTeams were automatically invited. They were joined by seven UCI Women's Continental Teams – the two best 2023 UCI Women's Continental Teams (Cofidis Women Team and Tashkent City Women Professional Cycling Team) received an automatic invitation, and the other five teams were selected by ASO, the organisers of the Tour.[1]
UCI Women's WorldTeams
UCI Women's Continental Teams
Route
Due to the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics taking place immediately after the 2024 Tour de France, the 2024 edition will not take place immediately after the men's tour.[2] Instead, it will take place in the short gap between the Olympic Games and the 2024 Summer Paralympics in mid-August.[2][3]
In July 2023, it was announced that the Tour de France Femmes would have its first Grand Départ outside France — with three stage starts in the Netherlands, starting in Rotterdam.[2][4] It was rumoured that the race would have a summit finish on Alpe d'Huez,[5] with Cyclingnews.com noting that race organisers ASO seemed "keen to include at least one very famous climb" in each edition of the race.[6]
In October 2023, the full route was announced by race director Marion Rousse.[7] It will comprise seven days of racing with eight stages, covering a total of 946 kilometres (588 mi). The first three stages will take place in the Netherlands, with two stages taking place on 13 August, a shorter stage followed by an individual time trial.[7] The race will head south towards Belgium using roads used by other classic cycling races such as the Amstel Gold Race and Liège–Bastogne–Liège. Entering France, the race will continue south heading towards the two final stages in the Alps, with the race culminating with a summit finish at Alpe d'Huez at an elevation of 1,850 m (6,070 ft).[7][8]
Global Cycling Network stated that the route seemed "practically tailor-made for the strengths, preferences and origins" of defending champion Demi Vollering.[9] Vollering welcomed the route, noting the stages in her home country of the Netherlands and stating that she “always wanted to ride [Alpe d'Huez]".[9][10]
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 August | Rotterdam to The Hague (Netherlands) | 124 km (77 mi) |  | Flat stage |
| 2 | 13 August | Dordrecht to Rotterdam (Netherlands) | 67 km (42 mi) | | Flat stage |
| 3 | 13 August | Rotterdam (Netherlands) | 6.3 km (3.9 mi) |  | Individual time trial |
| 4 | 14 August | Valkenburg (Netherlands) to Liège (Belgium) | 122 km (76 mi) |  | Hilly stage |
| 5 | 15 August | Bastogne (Belgium) to Amnéville | 150 km (93 mi) | | Flat stage |
| 6 | 16 August | Remiremont to Morteau | 160 km (99 mi) | | Hilly stage |
| 7 | 17 August | Champagnole to Le Grand-Bornand | 167 km (104 mi) |  | Mountain stage |
| 8 | 18 August | Le Grand-Bornand to Alpe d'Huez | 150 km (93 mi) | | Mountain stage |
| Total | 946.3 km (588.0 mi) | ||||
Race overview
Classification leadership
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Team classification | Combativity award |
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| 3 | no award | ||||||
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| 7 | |||||||
| 1 | no award | ||||||
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Classification standings
| Legend | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | Denotes the leader of the general classification |  | Denotes the leader of the mountains classification |
 | Denotes the leader of the points classification |  | Denotes the leader of the young rider classification |
 | Denotes the leader of the team classification |  | Denotes the winner of the combativity award |