The 2025 Tour de France Femmes (officially Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift) was the fourth edition of the Tour de France Femmes. The race took place from 26 July to 3 August 2025 and was the 22nd race in the 2025 UCI Women's World Tour calendar. The race was organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), which also organises the men's Tour de France. The race was extended to nine days, making it the longest Tour de France Femmes, and the longest event on the UCI Women's World Tour calendar.
The race was won by French rider Pauline Ferrand-Prévot () by over three and a half minutes, after two stage wins in the French Alps. Second place was 2023 winner Demi Vollering (), with defending champion Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney () in third. Ferrand-Prévot was the first French winner of the Tour de France Femmes, and the first French win at the Tour de France since Bernard Hinault at the 1985 Tour de France and Jeannie Longo at the 1989 Tour de France Féminin.
In the race's other classifications, Lorena Wiebes () won the green jersey of the points classification. Elise Chabbey () took the polka-dot jersey as the winner of the Queen of the Mountains classification. Nienke Vinke () took the white jersey as the winner of the young riders classification, which was awarded to the best-placed rider under the age of 23. Maëva Squiban () took the combativity award, after wins on stages 6 and 7. won the team classification as the team with the lowest aggregate time among their three best-placed riders.
The race was widely praised, with large crowds attending the Grand Départ in Brittany, record television audiences in France, and accolades for winner Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, who was hailed as a national icon. L'Équipe stated that Ferrand-Prévot's victory had led to "unprecedented enthusiasm in women's cycling", with media calling it the most successful edition of the race.
Teams
Twenty-two teams took part in the race. The teams were announced on 2 April 2025. All 15 UCI Women's WorldTeams were automatically invited. They were joined by seven UCI Women's ProTeams – the two best 2024 UCI Women's Continental Teams (EF Education–Oatly and VolkerWessels Women Cyclingteam) received an automatic invitation, and the other five teams were selected by ASO, the organisers of the Tour. A total of 154 riders from 30 nationalities started the race, with the Netherlands having the largest contingent (34 riders).
UCI Women's WorldTeams
UCI Women's ProTeams
Route and stages
The race took place immediately after the men's tour, returning to its late-July spot in the calendar. In June 2024, it was announced that the Tour de France Femmes would have a Grand Départ in Brittany in northwestern France — with three stages in the region. Furthermore, the length of the race would be extended to nine days, with nine stages.
Prior to the route announcement, it was rumoured that the race would again visit the Alps. In October 2024, the full route was announced by race director Marion Rousse. It comprised nine days of racing with nine stages, covering a total of with of elevation gain. The first two stages took place in Brittany, before heading east across France towards the Alps via the Massif Central. The final two stages took place in the Alps, with the queen stage on stage 8 culminating with a summit finish at the Col de la Madeleine at an elevation of . The Col de la Madeleine had previously been tackled by the women's professional peloton, including twice during the 2002 Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale. The final stage featured Col de Joux Plane, with a finish at the ski resort of Châtel – Les Porte des Soleil. Climbs were categorised from category 4 (the easiest) to hors catégorie (the most difficult), with 2 hors catégorie climbs on the route.
The route did not feature a time trial, unlike the previous two editions, with organisers citing the longer overall distance across France as the reason. Rousse noted that the course was harder and longer, stating that "from the Thursday to the Sunday it's either medium- or high-mountain stages".
Reacting to the route, Cyclist considered that it has a "punchy start and a very tough final few stages", with Rouleur stating that "it's likely that these parcours could provide some extremely fiery racing" and that the lack of a time trial was the "only glaring omission from the route". L'Équipe noted that the "demanding course" and longer length "reinforces the idea that the event has grown". Defending champion Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney stated that she liked the route, but noted disappointment regarding the lack of a time-trial.
Both Marion Rousse and Rouleur noted that the changes in the women's peloton for 2025 could lead to competitive racing, with the return of four-time Giro d'Italia Women winner Anna van der Breggen and French multi-discipline world champion Pauline Ferrand-Prévot to the peloton, as well as the moves of Demi Vollering to and Elisa Longo Borghini to . +Stage characteristicsStageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner 1 26 July Vannes to Plumelec Hilly stage 2 27 July Brest to Quimper Hilly stage 3 28 July La Gacilly to Angers Flat stage 4 29 July Saumur to Poitiers Flat stage 5 30 July Chasseneuil-du-Poitou (Futuroscope) to Guéret Medium-mountain stage 6 31 July Clermont-Ferrand to Ambert Mountain stage 7 1 August Bourg-en-Bresse to Chambéry Hilly stage 8 2 August Chambéry to Saint-François-Longchamp (Col de la Madeleine) Mountain stage 9 3 August Praz-sur-Arly to Châtel Mountain stageTotal
Race overview
Ahead of the race, several riders were considered favourites for the general classification (GC) including defending champion Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney, 2023 winner Demi Vollering (following her victory at La Vuelta Femenina and other stage races in 2025), Elisa Longo Borghini (following her victory at Giro d'Italia Women) and Marlen Reusser (following her victory at Tour de Suisse Women and strong performance at Giro d'Italia Women). French hopes rested on multi-discipline world champion Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, who returned to the professional peloton in 2025, winning Paris–Roubaix Femmes.
Lorena Wiebes and Marianne Vos were considered favourites for the points classification for best sprinter, with Vollering and Sarah Gigante tipped for the Queen of the Mountains (QoM) classification. Marion Bunel and Nienke Vinke were considered favourites for the young rider classification for best rider under the age of 23.
Media coverage prior to the event was positive, noting that the race had gone "from strength to strength", with anticipation of the "hardest edition yet" and the number of potential contenders for the . The prize fund increased by around 10% to around €260,000 (compared to €2.5 million for the men's tour), with €50,000 for the winner of the general classification – making it one of the richest races in women's cycling.
Grand Départ in Brittany
The first stage took the riders on a hilly course to Plumelec in Brittany, the host of the Grand Départ – with the finishing circuit including three ascents of a short but steep climb. Approaching the intermediate sprint, a large crash involved teammates Liane Lippert and Marlen Reusser – both riders remounted, however Reusser did not rejoin the peloton. Lorena Wiebes () took the maximum points at the intermediate sprint. With remaining, the peloton tackled the climb for the second time, with Elise Chabbey () taking the lead in the Queen of the Mountains (QoM) classification. In the closing stages, several riders attempted to break out to win the stage, with chasing them back. In the uphill sprint for the finish line, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot () looked set to win before tiring, with Kimberley Le Court () and then Marianne Vos () overtaking her – Vos won the third Tour stage in her career, taking the yellow jersey of the general classification (GC) as well as taking the lead in the points classification. Julie Bego () took the lead of the young rider classification. Other contenders finished in the bunch, with the exception of Reusser who abandoned the race, suffering from illness that had previously affected her at the Giro d'Italia Women.
Stage two remained in Brittany, with a hilly stage to Quimper. Prior to the start of the stage, Charlotte Kool () withdrew after struggling following a crash at the Baloise Ladies Tour earlier in July. At the intermediate sprint, Wiebes took the maximum remaining points behind the breakaway. After the break was caught, a trio of riders including Chabbey in the polka dot jersey of the classification escaped the peloton with around , with Chabbey then stretching her lead in the classification to 4 points over the climbs. They were caught with remaining, with Mavi García () attacking on a descent soon after, pulling out a lead of 15 seconds. García held off the peloton, entering the final kilometres with a 10-second lead. The peloton gave chase on the steep climb to the finish, however García held on to take her first stage win at the Tour, with Wiebes in second place just 3 seconds behind. García was delighted by her win, noting that at 41 years old (the oldest rider in the race) she had considered retirement from cycling. Le Court took the yellow jersey of the owing to her higher placed stage finishes, being level on time with Vos. Other contenders remained within 20 seconds. Vos and Bego maintained their leads in the points and youth classifications respectively.
The third stage took riders eastwards from La Gacilly in Brittany to Angers on a flat course, with one fourth-category climb early on in the stage. Prior to the start of the stage, Elisa Longo Borghini () withdrew from the race after struggling with gastroenteritis for the first two stages – the second contender to abandon the race. A four-rider group got away in the early part of the stage, staying away for the majority of the stage. Heading into the final , the break still had a lead of half a minute but the cohesion began to dwindle down as they soon attacked each other – they were caught by the peloton with just under remaining. from the finish, a big crash took down several riders, most notably including Demi Vollering (), one of the favourites for the . Vollering had to be helped by her teammates to reach the finish line, with her team reporting that she had "pain at the knees, a pain at the glutes and pain at the back" and that she would be checked at the hospital. In the final sprint, Wiebes outsprinted Vos to win the stage, taking the lead in the points classification. With her second place, Vos regained the yellow jersey from Le Court.
Heading southeast across France
The fourth stage headed southeast to Poitiers on a flat course. Before the stage, announced that Vollering was cleared to start after tests following her crash on stage 3. As the race approached the intermediate sprint with to go, a duo break took maximum points before Wiebes crossed the line in front of Vos to extend her lead in the points classification. After the break was caught with around left, the race headed to the expected bunch sprint, where Wiebes was able to hold off Vos to win her second successive stage.