Don’t be fooled by its tame-looking parcours though, the famous Dutch crosswinds will certainly blow causing the first challenge for the riders. When you look ‘pan flat’ up in the dictionary, this stage profile is the image you get. Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2024 stage-by-stageġ0/12 Stage 1 | Rotterdam – La Haye (124km) Flat The final weekend will be one of the toughest faced in any stage race ever with the riders taking on the climb to La Grand-Bornand before the finale atop one of the most feared names in the sport, Alpe d’Huez. Then, the race crosses into France for two leg-sapping hilly days in the saddle before a truly epic finale in the Alps. Starting in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, the riders will tackle a flat but wind-smashed sprint before a shorter sprint stage and individual time trial on the same day and an Ardennes Classics-style stage that takes the race to Belgium. Photo: Getty SportĬordon-Ragot shares her thoughts with the media.
Audrey Cordon-Ragot was present in Paris.