The 2025 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift unfolded over nine action-packed stages from July 26 to August 3, taking riders on a challenging journey from Brittany to the high mountains of the Alps. Featuring sprint showdowns, solo heroics, and decisive mountain climbs, the race concluded with France’s own Pauline Ferrand‑Prévot capturing the overall victory for Visma | Lease a Bike in dominant fashion.
Stage 1: Vannes to Plumelec
The race kicked off with a punchy stage in Brittany, where veteran Marianne Vos (Visma | Lease a Bike) claimed the opening win in a reduced sprint, taking the first yellow jersey of the race.
Stage 2: Brest to Quimper
Spain’s Mavi García (Liv AlUla Jayco) made a bold solo move stick on the rolling terrain into Quimper, outpacing the peloton to grab stage honors.
Stage 3: La Gacilly to Angers
Top sprinter Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx–Protime) powered to victory in a fast finish, out-kicking her rivals in the longest stage of the Tour.
Stage 4: Saumur to Poitiers
Wiebes doubled up with another sprint win, besting Marianne Vos in a photo finish and strengthening her lead in the green jersey competition.
Stage 5: Chasseneuil-du-Poitou to Guéret
AG Insurance–Soudal’s Kim Le Court-Pienaar surprised the field with a well-timed sprint win ahead of Demi Vollering, taking over the yellow jersey thanks to bonus seconds.
Stage 6: Clermont-Ferrand to Ambert
French rider Maëva Squiban (UAE Team ADQ) delighted home fans with a long-range solo win—her first at the Tour—on a hilly course that caught the peloton off guard.
Stage 7: Bourg-en-Bresse to Chambéry
Squiban repeated her heroics with back-to-back stage wins, attacking decisively on the Col du Granier to showcase her climbing prowess.
Stage 8: Chambéry to Col de la Madeleine
Pauline Ferrand‑Prévot delivered a dominant ride on the queen stage, dropping her rivals on the final climb to take the stage win and yellow jersey.
Stage 9: Praz-sur-Arly to Châtel
The final mountain stage sealed Ferrand‑Prévot’s overall victory. With a powerful solo effort to the summit finish in Châtel, she not only won the stage but also secured the 2025 Tour title.
Final Standings
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Overall Winner (Yellow Jersey): Pauline Ferrand‑Prévot (Visma | Lease a Bike)
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Second Place: Demi Vollering (FDJ–SUEZ)
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Third Place: Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney (Canyon//SRAM Racing)
Top Photo – @GettySport / (c) Getty Images
Lorena Wiebes flies to stage victory in third stage of Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift.
