women's Tour de France breakdown, timetables, anticipation for Pauline Ferrand-Prevo's win
Tour de France Femmes 2025: A Mountainous Showdown in Haute-Savoie
The final stage of the 2025 Tour de France Femmes promises to be a thrilling spectacle, with some of the world's top cyclists vying for victory in the Alps. Defending champion Katarzyna Niewiadoma, 2023 winner Demi Vollering, and Pauline Ferrand-Prevot, a French rider competing in her first ever Tour de France, are among the top contenders for the decisive day.
Ferrand-Prevot, riding for Visma-Lease a Bike, demonstrated her superior climbing and tactical skills on the final mountainous stage, attacking on the final climb through Châtel and finishing solo to secure an overall victory in the race. Vollering, representing FDJ-Suez, put pressure on her rivals during the stage, finishing second both in the stage and overall, while Niewiadoma-Phinney (Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto) finished third on the stage and in the general classification.
The final 124 km stage is a demanding one, with over 3,000 meters of climbing. Key climbs include the hors catégorie Col de Joux-Plane (11.6 km at 8.5-8.6%) early in the stage and the first-category Col du Corbier (5.9 km at 8.5%) about 30 km from the finish. The finish itself is on a steep climb in Châtel Pré la Joux. The stage route, fully in Haute-Savoie, is suited for climbers and aggressive racers capable of making decisive moves on steep gradients and technical descents.
Other major French riders, such as Maëva Squiban, might challenge at the front in this 4th edition of the Tour de France Femmes. The peloton will set off from Praz-sur-Arly on Sunday, August 3, and reach Les Portes du Soleil in Châtel on the final stage. Along the way, they will face the Côte d'Araches-la-Frasse, a 6.2km climb at a 7.1% gradient, categorized as category 1.
The Joux Plane climb, legendary in cycling, is 11.6km long and has an 8.5% gradient, surpassing category. The Col du Corbier is another challenging climb, a 5.9km ascent at an 8.5% gradient, also categorized as category 1. The final ascent to the finish line in Pré la Joux becomes steeper as it passes through Châtel on the Route de la Bechigne.
The winner of the Tour de France Femmes will be determined by the final fireworks display on the 9th and last stage. Live coverage on France 2 will begin at 15:18, with the actual start of the final stage at 15:25. The estimated finish time for the final stage is 18:45.
With the stage set for a dramatic finish, all eyes will be on Ferrand-Prevot, Vollering, Niewiadoma, and the other top contenders as they battle it out on the steep climbs and technical descents of the final stage of the 2025 Tour de France Femmes.
French rider Pauline Ferrand-Prevot and her fellow competitors will test their skills on French terrain during the final stage of the 2025 Tour de France Femmes, with sports such as sports cycling showcased in Haute-Savoie. As Ferrand-Prevot looks to defend her title, she will have to contend with athletes like Demi Vollering in the challenging 124km route that includes climbs like the hors catégorie Col de Joux-Plane and the first-category Col du Corbier.
