As France recovers from the end of the Olympic Games, it is already time for the women’s Tour de France with the first stage
Yes, there is life after the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and it starts with the women’s Tour de France which begins this Monday, August 12th near Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The route promises to be grandiose and exciting. After sprints in the Netherlands, the peloton will head towards the grounds of the Amstel Gold Race and the Doyenne des Classiques Liège Bastogne Liège. The final stages promise a grand finale with a decisive battle in the Alps, starting with a stage in Le Grand-Bornand and its 3,100 meters of elevation gain. The next day, the queen stage of 150 km will take them from the Col du Glandon to the legendary climb of Alpe d’Huez.
Demi Vollering, at home for this start, seems untouchable. The defending champion is the big favourite to succeed her. This season she has won the Vuelta, the Tour of the Basque Country, the Tour of Burgos and the Tour of Switzerland… Basically, all the races she has participated in. Without Lotte Kopecky, the suspense should not be very great.
Dates of the women’s Tour de France
The race, postponed due to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, will be held from August 12 to 18, and will consist of eight stages.
The committed ones
Discover the list of all the women’s entries in the Tour de France.
Map and route of the women’s Tour de France
Here is the map and route of the women’s Tour de France with a final finish on the Alpe d’Huez side.
The stages of the women’s Tour de France
- 1st stage on August 12: Rotterdam – The Hague (124km)
- 2nd stage on August 13: Dordrecht – Rotterdam (67km)
- 3rd stage on August 13: Rotterdam – Rotterdam (6.3km)
- 4th stage on August 14: Valkenburg – Liège (122km)
- 5th stage on August 15: Bastogne – Amnéville (150km)
- 6th stage on August 16: Remiremont – Morteau (160km)
- 7th stage on August 17: Champagnole – Le Grand Bornand (167 km)
- 8th stage on August 18: Le Grand Bornand – Alpe d’Huez (1520km)