French cyclist Pauline Ferrand-Prévot won the Tour de France Femmes in 2025
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Tour de France Femmes 2026: from Lausanne to Nice
Will the women’s race pass near you?
While the men’s Tour de France 2026 kicks off this weekend, the women’s competition will follow in August, offering even more opportunities to enjoy the cycling event of the summer.
Unlike the men’s race, which lasts for three weeks, the women’s tour is shorter, running from August 1-9.
The cyclists will leave from Lausanne (Switzerland), before covering a total of 1,175km through Franche-Comté, Burgundy, Rhône-Alpes and Provence, finishing on Nice’s seafront walkway, the Promenade des Anglais.
The tour is split into nine stages with no rest days.
Day-by-day route tracker
| Stage 1 | 01/08/2026 | 137km | Lausanne - Lausanne |
| Stage 2 | 02/08/2026 | 149km | Aigle - Geneva |
| Stage 3 | 03/08/2026 | 157km | Geneva - Poligny |
| Stage 4 | 04/08/2026 | 21km | Gevrey-Chambertin - Dijon |
| Stage 5 | 05/08/2026 | 140km | Mâcon - Belleville-en-Beaujolais |
| Stage 6 | 06/08/2026 | 153km | Montbrison - Tournon-sur-Rhône |
| Stage 7 | 07/08/2026 | 144km | La Voulte-sur-Rhône - Mont Ventoux |
| Stage 8 | 08/08/2026 | 175km | Sisteron - Nice |
| Stage 9 | 09/08/2026 | 99km | Nice - Nice |
The race will be broadcast for free by France Télévisions, and you can watch it on TV or online. Find a full list of broadcasters available in 190 countries here.
If experiencing the race by the roadside, note that the opening parade known as la caravane publicitaire, is shorter than the men’s race - lasting only around 10 minutes.
On the day itself, the Tour de France Race Centre lets you follow the progress of the race live so you can see when it is nearing your chosen spot.
Read The Connexion’s interview with Tour de France Femmes rider Aude Biannic, who in 2025 became the first French cyclist to take part in the race as a mother.
