A few hours before the men passed the line for a final time in the Tour de France 2022, the women will start from the same stage to make the Tour de France Femmes. 8 days of absolute folies is promised!
Stage 1 – 24th July 2022
Prior to the men final stage, the women will take on 12 laps of the Champs-Elysées circuit. A maillot jaune will reward the fastest women on earth.
★★★★★ Elisa Balsamo
★★★★☆ Lorena Wiebes
★★★☆☆ Marianne Vos
★★☆☆☆ Emma Norsgaard
★☆☆☆☆ Vittoria Guazzini
Stage 2 – 25th July 2022
A repeat of the previous day. It will go down to the wire between Lorena Wiebes and Elisa Balsamo.
★★★★★ Lorena Wiebes
★★★★☆ Elisa Balsamo
★★★☆☆ Marianne Vos
★★☆☆☆ Emma Norsgaard
★☆☆☆☆ Rachele Barbieri
Stage 3 – 26th July 2022
This little jewel with 5 km to go will reward the best puncheurs!
★★★★★ Marianne Vos
★★★★☆ Marta Bastianelli
★★★☆☆ Demi Vollering
★★☆☆☆ Cecile Ludwig
★☆☆☆☆ Shirin Van Anrooij
Stage 4 – 27 July 2022
The women will also have their unpaved roads. There will be around 13km of gravel ‘chemins blancs’ to cover. In addition, the road is bumpy with an accumulation of shallow climbs.
★★★★★ Elisa Longo Borghini
★★★★☆ Marianne Vos
★★★☆☆ Lotte Kopecky
★★☆☆☆ Demi Vollering
★☆☆☆☆ Annemiek Van Vleuten
Stage 5 – 28th July 2022
The pure sprinters will return to have a chance to strike back!
★★★★★ Elisa Balsamo
★★★★☆ Lorena Wiebes
★★★☆☆ Marriane Vos
★★☆☆☆ Lotte Kopecky
★☆☆☆☆ Emma Norsgaard
Stage 6 – 29th July 2022
The return of those little kicker in the finale. The aim of which is to make like hard for those pure sprinters.
★★★★★ Lotte Kopecky
★★★★☆ Lorena Wiebes
★★★☆☆ Elisa Balsamo
★★☆☆☆ Marianne Vos
★☆☆☆☆ Emma Norsgaard
Stage 7 – 30th July 2022
3 category- 1 climbs on the menu for the day. It is impossible to beat Annemiek Van Vleuten unless someone like Anna Henderson, Alexandra Manly or Shirin Van Antooij tries something from the breakaway.
★★★★★ Annemiek Van Vleuten
★★★★☆ Katarzyna Niewiadoma
★★★☆☆ Mavi Garcia
★★☆☆☆ Marta Cavalli
★☆☆☆☆ Demi Vollering
Stage 8 – 31st July 2022
The winner of the Tour de France Femmes will be crowned at top of La Super Planche de Belles Filles. There might be a slighter, very slighter, hope of getting the best of Annemiek Van Vleuten due to the nature of the final climb.
★★★★★ Annemiek Van Vleuten
★★★★☆ Marianne Vos
★★★☆☆ Mavi Garcia
★★☆☆☆ Marta Cavalli
★☆☆☆☆ Demi Vollering
The final podiums:
The fight for the best team will go down between Trek-Segafredo and Team Sd- Works. Team DSM with its dynamic team should not be underestimated.
Shirin Van Anrooij would like to confirm her status as the best young rider in the world but with the white jersey also including riders up to 25, she will face some serious competition, starting with her teammate Elisa Balsamo. Marta Cavalli is nevertheless the firm favourite for standing on the final podium. Team DSM come in with a very young a strong team. Finally Ruby Roseman Gannon of Team Bike Exchange and Anna Henderson of Team Jumbo Visma will also have a say.
The green jersey should be a straight down affair between Lorena Weibes and world champion Elisa Balsamo. Lotte Kopecky and Emma Norsgaard would also want to have a say in this fight.
Le Maillot à Pois will be a prize strongly desired by many teams. Anna Henderson leads the way of many riders that have been working for this prize. Winner of the Giro KOM, Kristen Faulkner would want to repeat her feat. Elise Chabbey will also join the fight was will French girls Juliette Labous and the majestic Audrey Cordot-Ragot.
Annemiek Van Vleuten looks poised for the Maillot Jaune but this is cycling and anything can happen. The heat wave has just join the list of party-pooper, already including Covid, Crashes and stomach bugs. Training in the shadows is Katarzyna Niewiadoma. We have not seen her racing for a long time as she was preparing for this race. The same can be said of Team Sd works Demi Vollering and Ashley Moolman-Pasio. Cecile Ludwig, Marta Cavalli and Grace Brown form an infernal trio that could trouble Annemiek Van Vleuten. Team Trek Segafredo will put all their hopes on Elisa Longo Borghini as a podium place seem a more realistic objective. Pauliena Rooijakers of Canyon SRAM and Marta Bastianelli are riders to also consider for a top 10 final although Team UAE will likely be more focused on a podium with Mavi Garcia.
