2022 Tour de France Femmes

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2022 Tour de France Femmes
2022 UCI Women's World Tour, race 16 of 25
Race details
Dates24–31 July
Stages8
Distance1,029[1] km (639.4 mi)
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The 2022 Tour de France Femmes, (officially Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift), will be the first edition of the Tour de France Femmes, one of women's cycling's two grand tours. The race is scheduled for 24 to 31 July 2022.[1] The race follows years of campaigning by the women's professional peloton for an equivalent race to the men's Tour de France.[2][3]

Route and stages[]

In October 2021, the route was announced by race director Marion Rousse.[4] The race will start as the 2022 Tour de France finishes, with a stage on the Champs-Élysées. The route includes gravel sections in Champagne vineyards, stages in the Vosges mountains, and a summit finish at La Super Planche des Belles Filles.[4] The route was welcomed by the professional peloton, and campaigners such as Kathryn Bertine.[5][6][7] The route required a waiver from the Union Cycliste Internationale, as Women's WorldTour races have a maximum stage length of 160 kilometres (99 mi) and a maximum race length of six days.[7] These restrictions have been criticised by the professional peloton and campaigners as "sexist".[7]

Stage characteristics[8][1]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 24 July Paris (Tour Eiffel) to Champs-Élysées 82 km (51 mi) Flat stage
2 25 July Meaux to Provins 135 km (84 mi) Hilly stage
3 26 July Reims to Epernay 133 km (83 mi) Medium-mountain stage
4 27 July Troyes to Bar-sur-Aube 126 km (78 mi) Medium-mountain stage
5 28 July Bar-le-Duc to Saint-Dié-des-Vosges 175 km (109 mi) Hilly stage
6 29 July Saint-Dié-des-Vosges to Rosheim 128 km (80 mi) Flat stage
7 30 July Selestat to Le Markstein 127 km (79 mi) Mountain stage
8 31 July Lure to La Super Planche des Belles Filles 123 km (76 mi) Mountain stage
Total 1,029 km (639 mi)

Broadcasting[]

Live television coverage will be provided by France Télévisions in conjunction with the European Broadcasting Union.[9][10]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Tour de France Femmes 2022 route revealed". 14 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Women's Tour manifesto published". BBC Sport. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2022. More than 93,000 have signed a petition by the group, led by cyclist and writer Kathryn Bertine, World Ironman champion Chrissie Wellington, and cyclists Marianne Vos and Emma Pooley.
  3. ^ "Why is there no women's Tour de France?". BBC Sport. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Tour de France 2022: women's race reborn as eight-stage route unveiled". the Guardian. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  5. ^ Benson, Daniel (14 October 2021). "Uttrup Ludwig: Racing Tour de France Femmes will make us part of history". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  6. ^ "The women's peloton reacts to the Tour de France Femmes route". CyclingTips. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  7. ^ a b c Frattini, Kirsten (16 October 2021). "A closer look reveals the inequity at Tour de France Femmes". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Official route of Tour de France Femmes 2022". Tour de France Femmes. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  9. ^ "THE TOUR DE FRANCE LAUNCHES THE TOUR DE FRANCE FEMMES AVEC ZWIFT - Tour de France 2022". www.letour.fr. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  10. ^ David, Maria (15 October 2021). "Tour de France Femmes: A jewel that we must cherish, says Marion Rousse". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
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