The 7th stage ended in a massive sprint with a victory for Emma Norsgaard. Lotte Kopecky remains at the top of the general classification and will be in yellow for the final of the 8th stage at the Tourmalet.
This is the third consecutive victory for a breakaway that won in extremis at Blagnac with Emma Norsgaard (Movistar). So there will be no massive sprint. Starting from Albi, the runners rode quietly until the first difficulty, the Cadène coast (2.5km at 4.5%). On this bump, there were multiple attacks. At this moment the race intensified in particular on the two other climbs the coast of Puycelsi (1.8km at 6%), the coast of Clos Pourtié (2.8km at 4.8%). However, the sprinters’ teams tried to lock in by accelerating and stopping any attempts by the girls in front. But Emma Norsgaard resisted in the last meters.
The peloton was also shaken around the 50th kilometer with a heavy fall from Veronica Ewers (EF Education-Tibco-SVB) who wanted to resume the race at all costs. Doctors wanted to put a splint on him. In vain ! She insisted on resuming the race. She had also taken with her other riders including the 6th overall, the polka dot jersey Yara Kastelijn (Fenix-Deceuninck). Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx) kept her yellow jersey. The other favorites remained all day in the peloton.
And if it was dead calm, it’s mainly because of tomorrow’s stage. Because Saturday 29 July is the queen stage of this Tour de France feminine. Departing from Lannemezan, they will go to Tourmalet at the end of the day. Before starting this off-category pass, there will be the first-category Col d’Aspin (12km at 6.5%). Then, at the 72nd kilometer, they will tackle the ascent of the Tourmalet (17.1km at 7.5%) classified among the passes outside the categories. The finish is at 2,110 meters above sea level. This is the highest elevation in this 2023 edition.
It is on this seventh stage that the yellow jersey should be disputed with the main favorites. Lotte Kopecky only counts 49 seconds over Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (Soudal Quick-Step). Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar) and Demi Vollering (SD Worx) are positioned 5th and 7th at 51″ and 1’03”. Liane Lipper is 8th at 1’25” and the Frenchwoman Juliette Labous, 10th at 1’46”. The time differences could be even greater after this 7th stage. In the event of a slight delay, the leaders will however have the opportunity to do battle one last time with a 22.6km time trial on Sunday July 30 during the final finish in Pau.
Discover every evening at the end of each stage, the classification of the Tour de France women.
Here are the details and the profile of the eight stages of the Tour de France women with the big start planned in Clermont Ferrand and a big loop in the city.
1st step : Clermont-Ferrand – Clermont-Ferrand (124 km)
2nd step : Clermont-Ferrand – Mauriac (148 km)
Stage 2 / Stage 2
@ClermontFd – Mauriac 148 km #TDFF20232,500 m of vertical gain! The GC contenders could already battle it out between themselves!
2,500 m of D+ without respite, the favorites could already go on the attack! pic.twitter.com/EiDuit9Cdy
— The Tour de France Women with Zwift (@LeTourFemmes) October 27, 2022
3rd stage : Collonges-la-Rouge – Montignac-Lascaux (147 km)
Stage 3 / Stage 3
Collonges-la-Rouge – Montignac-Lascaux 147 km #TDFF2023The first real opportunity for the sprinters?
The first real opportunity for sprinters? pic.twitter.com/nhegyUqtU8
— The Tour de France Women with Zwift (@LeTourFemmes) October 27, 2022
4th step : Cahors – Rodez (177 km)
5th step : Onet-le-Château – Albi (126 km)
Stage 5 / Stage 5
Onet-le-Château – @ville_albi 126km #TDFF2023An open stage that could be one for the attackers or the sprinters alike.
A stage conducive to breakaways, unless the sprinters manage to pass the various bumps. pic.twitter.com/pZFWSOFiKQ
— The Tour de France Women with Zwift (@LeTourFemmes) October 27, 2022
6th stage : Albi – Blagnac (122 km)
Stage 6 / Stage 6
@ville_albi – Blagnac 122 km #TDFF2023The sprinters will have the ideal opportunity to fight on the 1.1km finish straight in Blagnac.
The sprinters will have an ideal opportunity to compete on the 1100m final straight that awaits them. pic.twitter.com/lQ3MLNUPmU
— The Tour de France Women with Zwift (@LeTourFemmes) October 27, 2022
7th step : Lannemezan – Tourmalet (90 km)
Stage 7 / Stage 7
Lannemezan – Col du Tourmalet 90 km #TDFF2023The riders will have to tackle the two most frequently climbed passes in the Tour de France history!
The riders will have to climb the two most used passes in the history of the Tour de France! pic.twitter.com/z78uapFfXu
— The Tour de France Women with Zwift (@LeTourFemmes) October 27, 2022
8th step : Pau – Pau (time trial, 22 km)
Here is the official map of the Tour de France women which will start on July 23 with the Grand Départ in Clermont Ferrand. There will be 956 kilometers, three regions and 11 departments crossed. The map
What are the dates of the women’s Tour de France?
The 2023 women’s Tour de France will make its big start on Sunday July 23, 2023 in Paris with a 1st stage contested on the Champs-Elysées circuit before the arrival of the men’s Tour de France. It will end one week later, on July 30, 2023.
What are the prizes for the Women’s Tour de France?
No parity between men and women for the Tour de France. A total of €250,000 will be awarded and put into play for the teams and riders, including €50,000 for the winner of the final individual general classification.
What is the TV broadcast for the Women’s Tour de France?
The Women’s Tour de France will be broadcast exclusively and in full on the antennas of France Télévisions until 2025.