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2022 Tour de France Femmes
2022 UCI Women's World Tour, race 16 of 23
Route map showing the race stages with their start and finish towns
Route of the 2022 Tour de France Femmes
Race details
Dates24–31 July 2022
Stages8
Distance1,033.6[1] km (642.2 mi)
Winning time26 h 55 m 44 s
Results
Winner  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) (Movistar Team)
  Second  Demi Vollering (NED) (SD Worx)
  Third  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) (Canyon–SRAM)

Points  Marianne Vos (NED) (Team Jumbo–Visma)
Mountains  Demi Vollering (NED) (SD Worx)
Youth  Shirin van Anrooij (NED) (Trek–Segafredo)
Combativity  Marianne Vos (NED) (Team Jumbo–Visma)
Team Germany Canyon–SRAM
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The 2022 Tour de France Femmes (officially Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift) was the first edition[2] of the Tour de France Femmes, which took place from 24 to 31 July 2022.[1] It was the 16th event in the 2022 UCI Women's World Tour and followed years of campaigning by the women's professional peloton for an equivalent race to the men's Tour de France.[3] The race drew large crowds and had substantial international media coverage, and was highly praised by the public, media, teams and riders.

The race was won by Annemiek van Vleuten of Movistar Team. At the start of the race, van Vleuten suffered from a stomach infection, causing her to lose almost a minute to some of her rivals for the yellow jersey (French: maillot jaune). She was able to recover as the race reached the mountains. On stage seven, van Vleuten attacked on the first climb, before riding solo for the last 60 kilometres (37 mi) to win the stage by more than three minutes, moving into the yellow jersey in the process. She confirmed her victory by winning her second consecutive stage the next day, which finished atop La Super Planche des Belles Filles. Second place went to Demi Vollering of SD Worx, who finished second to van Vleuten on both mountain stages to consolidate her place in the general classification (GC). Vollering also took the polka-dot jersey as winner of the Queen of the Mountains (QoM) classification. Third place went to Katarzyna Niewiadoma of Canyon–SRAM, who put in a consistent performance during the first six stages and finished in the top five on both mountain stages.

Marianne Vos of Team Jumbo–Visma won the green jersey for points classification. She finished in the top five on each of the first six stages, taking two stage wins in the process, and held the yellow jersey from the second to sixth stages. Vos also won the super-combativity award. Shirin van Anrooij of Trek–Segafredo took the white jersey as the winner of the young riders classification, which was awarded to the best-placed GC rider under the age of 23. Canyon–SRAM won the team classification as the team with the lowest aggregate time among their three best-placed riders.

Teams

The 24 teams which participated in the race[4] were announced on 30 March 2022.[5] All 14 UCI Women's WorldTeams were automatically invited. They were joined by 10 UCI Women's Continental Teams: the three best 2021 UCI Women's Continental Teams (Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling, Parkhotel Valkenburg and Valcar–Travel & Service) received an automatic invitation, and the other seven teams were selected by Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), the organisers of the Tour. A total of 144 riders from 25 nationalities started the race, with The Netherlands having the largest contingent (20%).[4]

UCI Women's WorldTeams

UCI Women's Continental Teams

Route and stages

In October 2021, the route was announced by race director Marion Rousse.[6] It comprised eight consecutive days of racing, covering a total of 1,033 kilometres (642 mi). The race started with a stage on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, on the same day as the final stage of the men's tour. The route generally headed eastwards from Paris, including gravel sections in Champagne vineyards, stages in the Vosges mountains (including the longest, stage 5), and a summit finish at La Super Planche des Belles Filles.[6] The route was welcomed by the professional peloton, with riders praising the variety of stages.[7][8] Campaigners such as Kathryn Bertine also welcomed the route.[9] The overall length of the event was met with agreement, with some teams noting that they do not "yet have the staff or numbers ... for a three-week event."[10]

The route itself required a waiver from the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), as Women's WorldTour races have a maximum stage length of 160 kilometres (99 mi) and a maximum race length of six days.[11] The restrictions were criticised by the professional peloton and campaigners as "sexist", as the UCI does not allow women to compete over identical distances as men.[12]

Stage characteristics[1]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 24 July Paris: Tour Eiffel to Champs-Élysées 81.6 km (50.7 mi) Flat stage  Lorena Wiebes (NED)
2 25 July Meaux to Provins 136.4 km (84.8 mi) Hilly stage  Marianne Vos (NED)
3 26 July Reims to Épernay 133.6 km (83.0 mi) Hilly stage  Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN)
4 27 July Troyes to Bar-sur-Aube 126.8 km (78.8 mi) Medium-mountain stage  Marlen Reusser (SUI)
5 28 July Bar-le-Duc to Saint-Dié-des-Vosges 175.6 km (109.1 mi) Flat stage  Lorena Wiebes (NED)
6 29 July Saint-Dié-des-Vosges to Rosheim 129.2 km (80.3 mi) Hilly stage  Marianne Vos (NED)
7 30 July Sélestat to Le Markstein 127.1 km (79.0 mi) Mountain stage  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)
8 31 July Lure to La Super Planche des Belles Filles 123.3 km (76.6 mi) Mountain stage  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)
Total 1,033.6 km (642.2 mi)

Race overview

Annemiek van Vleuten, Elisa Longo Borghini, Ashleigh Moolman, Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig, Marta Cavalli and Katarzyna Niewiadoma were all named as pre-race favourites for the general classification (GC),[13][14] with Lorena Wiebes and Elisa Balsamo tipped for the points classification.[14] The field of 144 was described as "packed with talent",[15] with the top 28 riders in the UCI rankings all taking part.[4]

Media coverage prior to the event was very positive,[16] calling the race a "historic moment for women's cycling"[17] and "game changing".[18] There was some criticism regarding the €250,000 prize fund (compared to the €2.2m prize fund for the men's race).[19] ASO noted that the prize fund was larger than men's races of similar length – such as the Critérium du Dauphiné.[19] Riders from The Cyclists' Alliance (a union representing the female peloton) stated that live TV coverage for races was their biggest priority, rather than prize money.[19][20]

Early stages

Woman in yellow jersey smiling for photographers
Winner of stages 2 and 6, Marianne Vos

Stage 1 of the tour took place on 24 July in Paris, with a start beneath the Eiffel Tower and eight laps around the Champs-Élysées (on the traditional circuit which concluded the men's tour later that day). In a sprint finish, Wiebes (Team DSM) outsprinted Marianne Vos (Jumbo–Visma) to take the first yellow jersey of the race, as well as the green jersey of the points classification.[21][22] Stage 2 to Provins was marred by multiple crashes in the final 30 kilometres (19 mi), with Cavalli (FDJ Suez Futuroscope) having to abandon the race as a result. Van Vleuten (Movistar Team) also came close to abandoning the race after suffering from a stomach infection and being unable to eat or drink. In the final, Vos outsprinted a small group to take the yellow and green jerseys.[23][24]

Stage 3 took place on rolling terrain, with a final loop into Épernay. On the Côte de Mutigny, seven riders contending for the general classification broke away from the peloton. On the final steep climb to the finish, Uttrup Ludwig (FDJ Suez Futuroscope) outsprinted the group to take the stage while Femke Gerritse (Parkhotel Valkenburg) took the lead in the Queen of the Mountains (QoM) classification.[25][26]

Stage 4 to Bar-sur-Aube was another hilly stage, its final half including four gravel sections. Multiple riders including Niewiadoma (Canyon–SRAM), Longo Borghini (Trek–Segafredo), Uttrup Ludwig and van Vleuten suffered punctures and other issues but most of them were able to rejoin the peloton and not lose time. Mavi García (UAE Team ADQ) was hit by her own team car while chasing back after a mechanical, causing her to lose a minute and a half. With around 23 kilometres (14 mi) remaining, Marlen Reusser (SD Worx) attacked, riding solo to win the stage by nearly a minute and a half.[27][28]

Continuing east across France, stage 5 to Saint-Dié-des-Vosges was the longest of the Women's WorldTour calendar at 175.6 kilometres (109.1 mi). With around 45 kilometres (28 mi) left, a crash in the peloton took down several riders, with Emma Norsgaard (Movistar Team) having to abandon. In the final sprint, Wiebes overtook Balsamo and Vos to secure her second stage win. In the GC, Vos kept the yellow jersey, extending her advantage to 20 seconds due to bonuses.[29][30] Stage 6 to Rosheim was a hilly stage, with four categorised climbs and another climb with bonus seconds at the top. On the descent of the penultimate climb, a small group including Wiebes and Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx) crashed on the descent, with everyone involved finishing the stage. The early breakaway was caught in the closing kilometres, with the stage win determined by a bunch sprint. Vos outsprinted Marta Bastianelli (UAE Team ADQ) and Kopecky to win her second stage of the race. In the GC, Vos extended her advantage due to the ten bonus seconds she gained for the stage win as the race headed towards the mountains.[31][32]

Mountain stages

Woman bicycling through an alpine village
Annemiek van Vleuten on her solo attack for the yellow jersey on stage 7

Stages 7 and 8 took place in the Vosges mountains in Grand Est, with five category 1 climbs over the two days, and two summit finishes.[6]

Stage 7 had 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) of vertical climbing including the Grand Ballon, and was considered as the queen stage of the race. On the first climb of the day, Vos was dropped, ensuring that the yellow jersey would change hands at the end of the day. Meanwhile, Wiebes abandoned the race, following her crash on stage 6.[33] On the Petit Bellon, with 86 kilometres (53 mi) remaining, van Vleuten broke away from the peloton with only Demi Vollering (SD Worx) able to match her pace. A chase group with most of the other GC contenders formed behind them. A kilometre (0.6 mi) from the top of the Col du Platzerwasel, the second climb of the day, van Vleuten accelerated ahead of Vollering. Van Vleuten extended her lead to almost four minutes by the final climb of the Grand Ballon. Van Vleuten lost some time to Vollering on the final plateau section, but nevertheless achieved an impressive stage win, 3 min 26 s ahead of Vollering, who took the polka-dot jersey as leader of the QoM. In the GC, van Vleuten took the yellow jersey, more than three minutes ahead of Vollering while Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Canyon–SRAM) rounded out the podium at four and a half minutes down. Despite losing the yellow jersey, Vos continued to hold the green jersey.[34][35]

Riders cycling in a line up a street on a forested hill
Riders on Stage 8 at Plancher-les-Mines

Stage 8 was the second mountain stage of the Tour, with three categorised climbs. The final climb to La Super Planche des Belles Filles was 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) long with an average gradient of 8.7 percent, with the final kilometre featuring an extended gravel section with gradients as high as 24 percent. On the first climb, no break had been established and Vollering was able to take maximum points to extend her lead in the QoM classification. With 57 kilometres (35 mi) to go, van Vleuten suffered a mechanical and SD Worx and Trek–Segafredo increased the pace of the peloton. Van Vleuten rejoined the peloton at the foot of the second climb, the Ballon d'Alsace. On the climb, van Vleuten made four more bike changes but she quickly made it back to the peloton each time. On the final climb to La Super Planche des Belles Filles, van Vleuten attacked from the peloton with 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) remaining. She passed the remnants of the breakaway with Vollering in pursuit. Much like the previous day, a chase group of GC contenders formed behind them. Van Vleuten gradually extended her lead and won the stage and the Tour title. Vollering finished 30 seconds behind, confirming her win in the QoM classification.[36][37]

Results and reception

Cyclists in polka-dot, yellow and green jerseys ride side-by-side, leading the peloton
Annemiek van Vleuten in the yellow jersey (centre), Marianne Vos in the green jersey (right) and Demi Vollering in the polka dot jersey (left)

In the final general classification, van Vleuten (Movistar Team) won the Tour de France Femmes with an advantage over Vollering (SD Worx) of almost four minutes while Niewiadoma was third at more than six and a half minutes down. Vollering won the mountains classification while Vos (Team Jumbo–Visma) won the points classification and the super-combativity award. Shirin van Anrooij (Trek–Segafredo) won the young rider classification. The team classification was won by Canyon–SRAM as the team with the lowest aggregate time among their three best-placed riders.[36][37] Out of 144 starters, 109 finished the event.[38]

Worldwide media coverage praised the event,[39][40] with CNN calling the race a "rebirth",[41] Cycling Weekly stating that the race was a "huge step for the women's sport",[42] and L'Équipe stating that people came to see "the Tour de France without making the slightest distinction between men and women".[43] Race director Marion Rousse stated that "it's a proper Tour de France, with the caravan, the crowds, placards, flags"[44] and Le Tour Entier co-founder Kathryn Bertine called it a "wonderful edition".[45]

Riders also praised the event, with Niewiadoma noting it was one of the most difficult races that the women's peloton has taken part in,[46] and fourth-place overall Juliette Labous (Team DSM) explained that she was surprised by the large crowds, stating "I didn't expect this much, I knew there would be a lot of people but I didn't expect as much as this."[47]

Future improvements to the race were also discussed,[39] including increasing the riders in each team,[48] more days of racing (including an individual time trial and stages in the Alps or Pyrenees mountains),[48][49] and increased sponsorship.[50] It was also noted that work was still required to improve the competitive depth and "economic model" of the women's peloton,[50][48] with L'Équipe referencing the "enormous difference in level between the ... runners-up and the rest of the peloton".[51]

Classification leadership

Classification leadership by stage[52]
Stage Winner General classification
Points classification
Mountains classification
Young rider classification
Team classification
Combativity award
1 Lorena Wiebes Lorena Wiebes Lorena Wiebes[a] Femke Markus Maike van der Duin Canyon–SRAM Gladys Verhulst
2 Marianne Vos Marianne Vos Marianne Vos[b] Maike van der Duin
3 Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig Femke Gerritse Julie De Wilde Alena Amialiusik
4 Marlen Reusser SD Worx Marlen Reusser
5 Lorena Wiebes Victoire Berteau
6 Marianne Vos Julia Borgström Marie Le Net
7 Annemiek van Vleuten Annemiek van Vleuten Demi Vollering Shirin van Anrooij Canyon–SRAM Annemiek van Vleuten
8 Annemiek van Vleuten Mavi García
Final Annemiek van Vleuten Marianne Vos Demi Vollering Shirin van Anrooij Canyon–SRAM Marianne Vos
  1. ^ On stage 2, Lotte Kopecky, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first placed Lorena Wiebes wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification.
  2. ^ On stages 3–7, Lorena Wiebes, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first placed Marianne Vos wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification.

Final classification standings

Legend
Denotes the leader of the General classification Denotes the leader of the Mountains classification
Denotes the leader of the Points classification Denotes the leader of the Young rider (under 23) classification
Denotes the leader of the Team classification Denotes the winner of the Combativity award

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)[53][54]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) Movistar Team 26 h 55 min 44 s
2  Demi Vollering (NED) SD Worx + 3 min 48 s
3  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) Canyon–SRAM + 6 min 35 s
4  Juliette Labous (FRA) Team DSM + 7 min 28 s
5  Silvia Persico (ITA) Valcar–Travel & Service + 8 min 00 s
6  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) Trek–Segafredo + 8 min 26 s
7  Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) FDJ Suez Futuroscope + 8 min 59 s
8  Évita Muzic (FRA) FDJ Suez Futuroscope + 13 min 54 s
9  Veronica Ewers (USA) EF Education–Tibco–SVB + 15 min 05 s
10  Mavi García (ESP) UAE Team ADQ + 15 min 15 s

Points classification

Final points classification (1–10)[53][54]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Marianne Vos (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma 272
2  Lotte Kopecky (BEL) SD Worx 174
3  Maria Giulia Confalonieri (ITA) Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling 127
4  Silvia Persico (ITA) Valcar–Travel & Service 106
5  Demi Vollering (NED) SD Worx 104
6  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) Trek–Segafredo 104
7  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) Canyon–SRAM 97
8  Elisa Balsamo (ITA) Trek–Segafredo 85
9  Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) FDJ Suez Futuroscope 77
10  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) Movistar Team 76

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10)[53][54]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Demi Vollering (NED) SD Worx 42
2  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) Movistar Team 38
3  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) Canyon–SRAM 15
4  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) Trek–Segafredo 14
5  Mavi García (ESP) UAE Team ADQ 11
6  Pauliena Rooijakkers (NED) Canyon–SRAM 11
7  Grace Brown (AUS) FDJ Suez Futuroscope 10
8  Femke Gerritse (NED) Parkhotel Valkenburg 9
9  Silvia Persico (ITA) Valcar–Travel & Service 8
10  Juliette Labous (FRA) Team DSM 6

Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10)[53][54]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Shirin van Anrooij (NED) Trek–Segafredo 27 h 21 min 34 s
2  Mischa Bredewold (NED) Parkhotel Valkenburg + 5 min 41 s
3  Julia Borgström (SWE) AG Insurance–NXTG + 16 min 43 s
4  Vittoria Guazzini (ITA) FDJ Suez Futuroscope + 23 min 48 s
5  Marie Le Net (FRA) FDJ Suez Futuroscope + 27 min 35 s
6  Julie De Wilde (BEL) Plantur–Pura + 28 min 14 s
7  Pfeiffer Georgi (GBR) Team DSM + 31 min 54 s
8  Magdeleine Vallieres (CAN) EF Education–Tibco–SVB + 38 min 29 s
9  Henrietta Christie (NZL) Human Powered Health + 35 min 14 s
10  Victoire Berteau (FRA) Cofidis + 38 min 54 s

Team classification

Final team classification (1–10)[53][54]
Rank Team Time
1 Canyon–SRAM 81 h 27 min 09 s
2 FDJ Suez Futuroscope + 14 min 19 s
3 Trek–Segafredo + 24 min 34 s
4 SD Worx + 32 min 09 s
5 Movistar Team + 33 min 24 s
6 Team BikeExchange–Jayco + 52 min 32 s
7 Team DSM + 54 min 59 s
8 Team Jumbo–Visma + 58 min 00 s
9 UAE Team ADQ + 1 h 00 min 59 s
10 EF Education–Tibco–SVB + 1 h 15 min 37 s

Broadcasting

Large crowds greeted the Tour

Live television coverage was provided by France Télévisions in conjunction with the European Broadcasting Union.[55][56] There was over 22 hours of live coverage over the 8 stages,[57] with some viewers requesting that live TV coverage be expanded to encompass the entire length of the stage.[58] The race was broadcast around the world, including on NBC's Peacock in the United States,[59] on Eurosport across Europe and by a variety of national broadcasters such as France 3, RTVE and SBS.[60]

Following the event, broadcasters reported high viewing figures, with a cumulative live audience of 23.2 million.[61][62] In France, France 3 reported an average of 2.25 million viewers over the eight stages (an 26% audience share), and a peak of 5.1 million watching the final part of stage 8 (a 45% audience share).[57][63] This is just under half the audience of the men's tour.[63] In the Netherlands, a 45% audience share was reported at peak times.[63] Eurosport reported a reach of over 14 million across Europe.[57] France Télévisions commented that the audience figures were a good surprise, and that they were "a very solid basis on which the world of cycling will be able to build".[64]

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