
Male Team 24 - 31 Jul Tour de France
Tour de France
1030 Kilometers 8 Stages
There will be a 2h30′ live broadcast every day on Eurosport / GCN.
There will be 10-6-4″ at every finish, plus 3-2-1″ over five Bonus Points on different stages.
More than three decades after the last edition of the race organised by the Societé du Tour de France, ASO brings back to life in 2022 the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, and makes cycling’s biggest party in France one week longer as of this July. It’s a TDF Annemiek van Vleuten and Movistar Team will tackle with all pressure off their shoulders, having conquered a brilliant success in the Giro Donne, even though they’ll head towards the start with huge ambitions.
The Grande Boucle’s eight-day course has two clear links, in its start and finish, to the men’s version of the event. Stage one will repeat the circuit where the men’s race will end: the one at the Champs-Élysées in Paris (Sunday 24th), with a sprinter expected to take the first ‘maillot jaune’. And the closing, decisive stage (Sunday 31st) will end up La Super Planche des Belles Filles (Cat-1), having first climbed the legendary Ballon d’Alsace (Cat-1).
Between those, there will be terrain for all kinds of riders. Sprinters will have another two clear shots at victory, in Provins -uphill finish, Monday 25th- and the ‘marathon stage’ (175km) towards Saint-Dié-des-Vosges on Thursday 28th. Brave riders will have their chance in Rosheim (Friday 29th) and a demanding circuit around Épernay (Tuesday 26th), with three hills that could already make some GC gaps. A tricky stage four in Champagne (Wednesday 27th), over five rated ascents, will also feature four ‘chemins blancs’ on gravel. And before La Planche, another big mountain hurdle (Saturday 30th) will see the peloton take on the Petit Ballon (Cat-1), Platzerwasel (Cat-1) and the Grand Ballon (Cat-1) towards Le Markstein’s finish.