CHATEL LES PORTES DU SOLEIL, FRANCE - AUGUST 03: (L-R) Demi Vollering of Netherlands and Team FDJ - SUEZ, Dominika Wlodarczyk of Poland and UAE Team ADQ, Katarzyna Niewiadoma of Poland and Team CANYON//SRAM zondacrypto, Pauline Ferrand-Prevot of France and Team Visma | Lease a Bike - Yellow Leader Jersey, Niamh Fisher-Black of New Zealand and Team Lidl - Trek and Juliette Labous of France and Team FDJ - SUEZ compete in the breakaway during the 4th Tour de France Femmes 2025, Stage 9 a 124.1km stage from Praz-sur-Arly to Chatel Les Portes du Soleilon 1298m / #UCIWWT / August 03, 2025 in Chatel Les Portes du Soleil, France. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images).
The Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift is now four years in, with the rebirth of the race delivering a challenging multi-stage battle that delivers opportunities for the sprinters, break riders and climbers. Still, even though it has added a stage this year, there is still a yawning gulf between it and the three-week men's Grand Tour.
The question is: should the longer men's race form the benchmark for the rebooted version of the women's event, or is it better shorter, sharper and more dynamic?
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