How to Watch the 2023 Tour de France Femmes
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The Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift starts Sunday, July 23, 2023 and runs for eight days, finishing on Sunday, July 30, 2023.
Last year saw fantastic racing with GOAT Marianne Vos taking the initial sprint stages, and Annemiek Van Vleuten coming back on the hills to take the overall win. Every day was a thrill to watch, and this year promises to be even bigger and better.
The eight stages
STAGE 1: Clermont-Ferrand loop, 124km, flat
STAGE 2: Clermont-Ferrand to Mauriac, 148km, hilly
STAGE 3: Collonges la Rouge to Montignac Lascaux, 147km, flat
STAGE 4: Cahors to Rodez, 177km, hilly
STAGE 5: Onet le Château to Albi, 126km, flat
STAGE 6: Albi to Blagnac, 122km, flat
STAGE 7: Lannemezan to Tourmalet Bagnères de Bigorre, 90km, mountains
STAGE 8: Pau loop, 22km, individual time trial
What’s exciting?
Ending with a relatively short (90 kilometer) mountain stage as the queen stage and then an individual time trial on the final day could completely change the standings. This is a stage race that certainly won’t be over ‘til it’s over, which means every day is going to be an amazing battle.
Who’s racing?
We’ll update this list as the race gets closer and teams submit their final rosters, but we’re almost certainly going to see a major battle between Annemiek Van Vleuten and Demi Vollering, who have duked it out at stage races this season already. Van Vleuten is set to retire at the end of this season, and going out with two back-to-back TDFFaZ wins would be a nice way to end an illustrious career.
As many commentators have said this year, though, the women’s field seems deeper than ever, and there are easily 20 women who could win stages or even take the whole shebang.
And of course, as we’ve seen in the women’s and men's fields this year, you can’t discount the American and Canadian riders. Alison Jackson stunned crowds with her Paris-Roubaix avec Zwift win, while Derek Gee became the folk hero of the Giro d’Italia this year with five podium finishes.
Here’s how and when to watch
In the US, you’ll be able to watch all the racing on Peacock, NBC's streaming platform, which also hosts Tour de France coverage for the men. (If you sign up right now, you’ll likely get the intro rate of only $19.99 for the year—but monthly subscriptions are available if you just want it for July.)
CNBC will also be broadcasting, but it’s unclear exactly what the schedule will look like or which channel it will be hosted on. Peacock is probably your best bet, unless you have a killer cable package.
For Canadians, you’ll need a FloBikes subscription. And for most European countries, in addition to local networks hosting broadcasts, Eurosport will carry the coverage. For Australians, tune into GCN+.
Racing starts Sunday, July 23, 2023 and runs for eight days, finishing on Sunday, July 30, 2023. We’ll be watching with you!
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