The 2023 Tour de France Femmes, (officially Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift), will be the second edition of the

Tour de France Femmes The Tour de France Femmes () is an annual women's cycle stage race around France. It is organised by Amaury Sport Organization (ASO), which also runs the Tour de France. It is part of the UCI Women's World Tour. Some teams and media have referr ...

. The race is scheduled for 23 to 30 July 2023, and will be the 21st race in the 2023 UCI Women's World Tour calendar.

Teams

22 teams will participate in the race. Each team will have seven riders, one more than the 2022 edition. All 15 UCI Women's WorldTeams were automatically invited. They were joined by 7 UCI Women's Continental Teams – the two best 2022 UCI Women's Continental Teams ( Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling and

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) received an automatic invitation, and the other five teams were selected by Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), the organisers of the Tour. The teams were announced on 14 April 2023. UCI Women's WorldTeams * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * UCI Women's Continental Teams * * * * * *

Route and stages

In October 2022, the route was announced by race director Marion Rousse. The race will start in

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on the same day that the men's tour finishes in Paris, before heading south across the

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towards the

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. The final stage will be an

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in Pau, using a similar course to the 2019 edition of

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. 2022 winner

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called the route "an upgrade", with other riders welcoming the inclusion of bigger climbs and a time trial. As with the 2022 edition, the route will require a waiver from the

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, as Women's WorldTour races have a maximum stage length of and a maximum race length of six days.

Race overview

Broadcasting

As with the 2022 edition, live television coverage will be provided by

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in conjunction with the

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References

External links

Official website
{{2023 UCI Women's World Tour

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