{"id":9349,"date":"2026-07-30T14:54:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T12:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/?p=9349"},"modified":"2026-07-30T14:54:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T12:54:43","slug":"tour-de-france-femmes-2026-grand-depart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/tour-de-france-femmes-2026-grand-depart\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour de France Femmes 2026 Grand D\u00e9part : Le guide complet du week-end d\u2019ouverture en Suisse"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9349_14c22c-80, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9349_14c22c-80[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9349_14c22c-80\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);font-style:normal;text-transform:uppercase;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9349_14c22c-80 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9349_14c22c-80[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9349_14c22c-80\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9349_14c22c-80 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9349_14c22c-80[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9349_14c22c-80\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"kt-adv-heading9349_14c22c-80 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9349_14c22c-80\">Tour de France Femmes 2026 Grand D\u00e9part: The Complete Guide to Switzerland&#8217;s Opening Weekend<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><code><code><code><code>Last updated: 2:55 pm CEST - Thursday,\u00a030 July 2026<\/code><\/code><\/code><\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looking for everything on the 2026 Tour de France Femmes Grand D\u00e9part? Here it is: three days in Switzerland, Lausanne, Aigle, and Geneva, before the race crosses into France on Stage 3. It&#8217;s the fifth edition of the race, the second Grand D\u00e9part held outside French borders, and the opening act of the longest, hilliest <a href=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/tour-de-france-femmes-2026-route\/\">Tour de France Femmes route<\/a> yet.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id9349_369334-c3 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id9349_369334-c3 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id9349_369334-c3 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:500px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id9349_369334-c3 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id9349_369334-c3 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id9349_369334-c3 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id9349_369334-c3 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column9349_7d9474-c9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;}.kadence-column9349_7d9474-c9 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column9349_7d9474-c9 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column9349_7d9474-c9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column9349_7d9474-c9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column9349_7d9474-c9 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column9349_7d9474-c9 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column9349_7d9474-c9{text-align:left;}.kadence-column9349_7d9474-c9{position:relative;}.kadence-column9349_7d9474-c9, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column9349_7d9474-c9:not(.specificity){margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column9349_7d9474-c9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column9349_7d9474-c9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column9349_7d9474-c9\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id9349_4dbef1-1d .kb-table-of-content-wrap{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;border-left:8px solid #ffff00;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id9349_4dbef1-1d .kb-table-of-contents-title-wrap{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);border-top:0px solid var(--global-palette5, #4A5568);border-right:0px solid var(--global-palette5, #4A5568);border-bottom:0px solid var(--global-palette5, #4A5568);border-left:0px solid var(--global-palette5, #4A5568);}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id9349_4dbef1-1d .kb-table-of-contents-title{font-size:25px;letter-spacing:6px;font-family:\"Lucida Console\", Monaco, monospace;font-weight:inherit;font-style:normal;text-transform:uppercase;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id9349_4dbef1-1d .kb-table-of-content-wrap .kb-table-of-content-list{font-family:Courier, monospace;font-weight:inherit;font-style:normal;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);margin-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 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.kb-table-of-contents-title-wrap{border-top:0px solid var(--global-palette5, #4A5568);border-right:0px solid var(--global-palette5, #4A5568);border-bottom:0px solid var(--global-palette5, #4A5568);border-left:0px solid var(--global-palette5, #4A5568);}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id9349_4dbef1-1d .kb-table-of-contents-title{font-size:22px;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TL;DR<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Where:<\/strong> Lausanne (Stage 1), Aigle to Geneva (Stage 2), Geneva to Poligny, France (Stage 3).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>When:<\/strong> August 1\u20133, 2026, kicking off the nine-day <a href=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/tour-de-france-femmes-2026-schedule\/\">race schedule<\/a> that runs through August 9.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Why it matters:<\/strong> Only the second Grand D\u00e9part outside France, after Rotterdam in 2024, and the first time the race has started in Switzerland at all.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The field:<\/strong> 21 teams, up to 147 riders, the smallest field since 2022, after a Women&#8217;s WorldTour rules change dropped Continental teams from the race entirely.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Home advantage:<\/strong> Three Swiss riders, Marlen Reusser, Elise Chabbey, and rising talents Noemi R\u00fcegg and Linda Zanetti, get to race a Grand D\u00e9part on home roads.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9349_367775-c5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9349_367775-c5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9349_367775-c5\"]{text-align:center;font-style:normal;text-transform:uppercase;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9349_367775-c5 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9349_367775-c5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9349_367775-c5\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9349_367775-c5 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9349_367775-c5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9349_367775-c5\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading9349_367775-c5 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9349_367775-c5\">At a Glance: Grand D\u00e9part by the Numbers<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id9349_e3b363-9d > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id9349_e3b363-9d > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id9349_e3b363-9d > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 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.kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column9349_48bfe7-f0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column9349_48bfe7-f0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column9349_48bfe7-f0 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column9349_48bfe7-f0 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column9349_48bfe7-f0{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column9349_48bfe7-f0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column9349_48bfe7-f0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column9349_48bfe7-f0\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-table-container9349_b33276-40{overflow-x:auto;}.kb-table-container .kb-table9349_b33276-40 th{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);text-align:center;}.kb-table-container .kb-table9349_b33276-40 caption{text-align:center;}.kb-table-container .kb-table9349_b33276-40 td{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);text-align:left;}.kb-table-container .kb-table9349_b33276-40 td, .kb-table9349_b33276-40 th{border-bottom:1px solid rgba(113,128,150,0.55);}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-table-container .kb-table9349_b33276-40 td, .kb-table9349_b33276-40 th{border-bottom:1px solid rgba(113,128,150,0.55);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-table-container .kb-table9349_b33276-40 td, .kb-table9349_b33276-40 th{border-bottom:1px solid rgba(113,128,150,0.55);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-table-container kb-table-container9349_b33276-40 wp-block-kadence-table\"><table class=\"kb-table kb-table9349_b33276-40\">\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row9349_edf1c5-a2\">\n<th  scope=\"col\" class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data9349_92e4eb-2e\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Figure<\/p>\n\n<\/th>\n\n<th  scope=\"col\" class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data9349_13bc9d-fe\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Detail<\/p>\n\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row9349_6566ce-b3\">\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data9349_4289a0-88\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Host cities<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data9349_57a1ae-6a\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lausanne, Aigle, Geneva (Switzerland); Poligny (France)<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row9349_202e79-84\">\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data9349_2459fc-dd\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dates<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data9349_aa2281-03\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">August 1\u20133, 2026 (Stages 1\u20133 of 9)<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row9349_eb3bdd-65\">\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data9349_992586-a8\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stage 1<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data9349_022636-a4\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lausanne \u2192 Lausanne, 138km<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row9349_731f69-54\">\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data9349_918263-58\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stage 2<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data9349_b117dc-fa\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aigle \u2192 Geneva, 147.9km<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row9349_a14a44-74\">\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data9349_7ceb53-5f\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stage 3<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data9349_c53add-3c\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Geneva \u2192 Poligny, 156.5km<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row9349_38106a-73\">\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data9349_2a5216-c1\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teams<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data9349_22ded2-6f\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">21 (14 WorldTeams + 7 ProTeams, no Continental teams)<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row9349_e18224-91\">\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data9349_15c96b-9b\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Riders<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data9349_10447b-b0\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Up to 147 (7 per team); all riders confirmed<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row9349_ede4c6-f7\">\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data9349_5c92ca-cc\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Historical first<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data9349_36ef03-54\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Second Grand D\u00e9part outside France, after Rotterdam 2024<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row9349_283418-f4\">\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data9349_b278aa-a5\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Edition<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data9349_423619-5b\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5th modern Tour de France Femmes<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9349_7b2a7a-a6, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9349_7b2a7a-a6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9349_7b2a7a-a6\"]{text-align:center;font-style:normal;text-transform:uppercase;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9349_7b2a7a-a6 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9349_7b2a7a-a6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9349_7b2a7a-a6\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9349_7b2a7a-a6 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9349_7b2a7a-a6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9349_7b2a7a-a6\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading9349_7b2a7a-a6 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9349_7b2a7a-a6\">Why Switzerland? The Story Behind the Bid<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lausanne didn&#8217;t come out of nowhere. The city put in a bid to host the women&#8217;s race as far back as 2022, the last year a Tour de France Femmes stage finished there at all, and this year it finally gets the Grand D\u00e9part itself. The pairing with Aigle and Geneva isn&#8217;t random either: Aigle is home to the UCI and the World Cycling Centre, making it as close to a spiritual capital of world cycling as any town gets, while Geneva brings its own identity as a global diplomatic hub. Race organizers have leaned into that framing directly, calling the stretch along Lake Geneva a &#8220;jaw-dropping backdrop&#8221; for the race&#8217;s Swiss debut, and the opening weekend is built to match: a puncheuse-friendly first stage, followed by a likely sprint finish against the Geneva waterfront.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Local officials from all three host cities have echoed the same theme in the run-up: pride in hosting women&#8217;s cycling for the first time, and a deliberate push to use the race as a platform for women&#8217;s sport more broadly \u2014 Geneva&#8217;s tourism office has drawn an explicit parallel to the city&#8217;s hosting of Euro 2025 the previous year.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9349_ead544-c2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9349_ead544-c2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9349_ead544-c2\"]{text-align:center;font-style:normal;text-transform:uppercase;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9349_ead544-c2 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9349_ead544-c2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9349_ead544-c2\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9349_ead544-c2 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9349_ead544-c2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9349_ead544-c2\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading9349_ead544-c2 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9349_ead544-c2\">Grand D\u00e9part Schedule at a Glance<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-table-container9349_a3c273-ec{overflow-x:auto;}.kb-table-container .kb-table9349_a3c273-ec th{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);text-align:center;}.kb-table-container .kb-table9349_a3c273-ec caption{text-align:center;}.kb-table-container .kb-table9349_a3c273-ec td{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);text-align:left;}.kb-table-container .kb-table9349_a3c273-ec td, .kb-table9349_a3c273-ec th{border-bottom:1px solid rgba(113,128,150,0.56);}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-table-container .kb-table9349_a3c273-ec td, .kb-table9349_a3c273-ec th{border-bottom:1px solid rgba(113,128,150,0.56);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-table-container .kb-table9349_a3c273-ec td, .kb-table9349_a3c273-ec th{border-bottom:1px solid rgba(113,128,150,0.56);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-table-container kb-table-container9349_a3c273-ec wp-block-kadence-table\"><table class=\"kb-table kb-table9349_a3c273-ec\">\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row9349_d21d05-bd\">\n<th  scope=\"col\" class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data9349_9b9190-ec\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Stage<\/p>\n\n<\/th>\n\n<th  scope=\"col\" class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data9349_99c87c-d3\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Date<\/p>\n\n<\/th>\n\n<th  scope=\"col\" class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data9349_b1aced-04\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Route<\/p>\n\n<\/th>\n\n<th  scope=\"col\" class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data9349_ba68f9-cb\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Distance<\/p>\n\n<\/th>\n\n<th  scope=\"col\" class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data9349_603d7d-77\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Profile<\/p>\n\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row9349_5d4c2a-a1\">\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data9349_886d0a-73\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data9349_d1c013-e4\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sat, Aug 1<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data9349_528a02-78\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lausanne \u2192 Lausanne<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data9349_77414a-ca\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">138km<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data9349_a07841-e1\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officially flat, tactically hilly<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row9349_8e11ce-eb\">\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data9349_2ac358-9c\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data9349_6f90c7-4f\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sun, Aug 2<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data9349_fb7c02-a4\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aigle \u2192 Geneva<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data9349_a8a9fe-7c\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">147.9km<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data9349_16a0e5-82\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Flat \u2014 the sprinters&#8217; best shot<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row9349_0715f8-2b\">\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data9349_40a053-51\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data9349_09d42c-6f\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mon, Aug 3<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data9349_676ff9-78\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Geneva \u2192 Poligny (France)<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data9349_a076ec-bd\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">156.5km<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data9349_7a0424-96\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hilly, into the Jura<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><br>ASO publishes an <a href=\"https:\/\/storage-aso.lequipe.fr\/ASO\/cycling_trf\/tdffaz26-gd-depart-suisse-parcours-03.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">official downloadable Grand D\u00e9part map (PDF)<\/a>, and the dedicated Grand D\u00e9part Suisse site carries additional host-city detail as it&#8217;s confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id9349_e8ab1f-dc > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id9349_e8ab1f-dc > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id9349_e8ab1f-dc > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 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class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image9349_22ece8-5c size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1010\" height=\"571\" src=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tdf-femmes-2026-grand-depart.webp\" alt=\"tdf-femmes-2026-grand-depart\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-9353\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tdf-femmes-2026-grand-depart.webp 1010w, https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tdf-femmes-2026-grand-depart-300x170.webp 300w, https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tdf-femmes-2026-grand-depart-768x434.webp 768w, https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tdf-femmes-2026-grand-depart-18x10.webp 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1010px) 100vw, 1010px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Stage 1 Deep-Dive: Lausanne to Lausanne<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The race starts and finishes in the same city, on Avenue de Rhodanie, right on the shore of Lake Geneva. From there, a wide loop pushes out toward Lake Neuch\u00e2tel before turning back, and that return leg is where the stage actually gets decided: two climbs, 3.5km at 6.1% and then 3.7km at 4.5%, arrive in the second half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This isn&#8217;t a stage that just tests legs; it&#8217;s a stage that shows off the scenery deliberately. The route hugs Lake Geneva past the Lavaux Vineyard Terraces, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and passes the Olympic Museum shortly before the road tilts up one final time: a 2.3km climb at 5.4%, arriving directly into Place Saint-Fran\u00e7ois at the end of a 400-metre straight. Race organizers have called this a &#8220;puncheuse-friendly&#8221; opener, and the finish explains why: it&#8217;s not a summit finish, but it&#8217;s steep enough and close enough to the line that a pure sprinter can&#8217;t simply sit in and wait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whoever wins Stage 1 takes the race&#8217;s first yellow jersey. With bonus seconds on offer at the finish, expect the punchier GC riders and hilly-classics specialists to contest this one hard, rather than concede it to a bunch gallop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Stage 2 Deep-Dive: Aigle to Geneva<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stage 2 rolls out of Aigle, a town that punches enormously above its weight in cycling terms as the home of the UCI and the World Cycling Centre, and heads toward Lake Geneva via Montreux and Vevey. Three climbs are packed into a 13km stretch near Lac de Bret, with the last of them cresting 35km from the finish. That gap matters: it&#8217;s enough road for any rider dropped on the climbs to fight back to the bunch before the finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The stage rolls into Geneva along the Quai du Mont-Blanc, finishing directly opposite the Jet d&#8217;Eau, Geneva&#8217;s 140-metre water fountain and one of the most recognizable backdrops in the city. If the 2026 Tour produces one clean, full-bunch sprint finish, the smart money is on this being it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Geneva is treating the day as a genuine event, not just a pass-through: a fan zone runs both August 2 and 3, with entertainment and food trucks accompanying the stage finish and the following day&#8217;s start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Stage 3 Preview: Geneva to Poligny<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Switzerland hands the race off to France on Stage 3. The start moves to Plainpalais, a central Geneva neighbourhood, before the route crosses into France within the opening kilometres and turns toward the Jura mountains, a genuine change in terrain after two largely flat days, setting up the climbing that defines the rest of the route through French Burgundy, the Beaujolais, and eventually Mont Ventoux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Three Swiss Champions to Watch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A home Grand D\u00e9part means home riders carry extra weight, and Switzerland has more than a supporting cast this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Marlen Reusser<\/strong> missed the 2025 Tour de France Femmes entirely after illness forced her out mid-race. She recovered fully and was crowned world time trial champion that September and now lines up for Movistar, having already won stages at this race in both 2022 and 2023. <strong>Elise Chabbey<\/strong>, born in Geneva, had her own breakout 2025: she won the polka dot jersey as the race&#8217;s best climber, then followed it up with victory at the Tour de Romandie F\u00e9minin. Behind them, two more Swiss riders are coming through, <strong>Noemi R\u00fcegg (24)<\/strong> and <strong>Linda Zanetti (23)<\/strong>, following a lineage that includes world champion Barbara Heeb (1996), three-time Giro winner Nicole Br\u00e4ndli, two-time world time trial champion Karin Th\u00fcrig, and Grande Boucle winner Priska Doppmann.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a Grand D\u00e9part built entirely on Swiss soil, that&#8217;s a genuinely deep bench of home interest, not just novelty hosting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Why Only 21 Teams This Year<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the peloton looks a little smaller this year, that&#8217;s not an accident. The Tour de France Femmes ran with 22 teams in 2023, 2024, and 2025. In 2026, that number dropped to 21, 14 UCI Women&#8217;s WorldTeams (automatically invited) plus 7 UCI Women&#8217;s ProTeams selected by ASO, with zero Continental teams in the field for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The change comes from a broader Women&#8217;s WorldTour restructuring that limits top-tier races to WorldTeam and ProTeam-level squads only. ASO has applied the new rule strictly; other organizers, including the UAE Tour Women, have leaned on exceptions to keep Continental teams involved. The practical effect here: a smaller, more concentrated elite field of up to 147 riders, still larger than the race&#8217;s 144-rider debut field in 2022, but the tightest lineup since then.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-9349_5e7cfa-9a .kt-block-spacer{height:51px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-9349_5e7cfa-9a .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-9349_5e7cfa-9a\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">The Favorites: A Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot vs. Vollering Rematch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defending champion <strong>Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot<\/strong>, the first French winner of the race, heads into the Grand D\u00e9part as the rider everyone else is chasing. <strong>Demi Vollering<\/strong>, runner-up in 2025 and a past winner herself in 2023, is the most obvious threat, and their rivalry is shaping up as the central storyline of the general classification battle. Behind them, past champion <strong>Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney<\/strong> and Swiss favorite <strong>Marlen Reusser<\/strong> both have the tools to disrupt a straight two-rider duel, Reusser especially, given the Dijon time trial arrives before the race even reaches the mountains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">None of that gets decided in Switzerland. But the puncheuse-friendly Stage 1 finish and the Stage 2 sprint both offer early looks at form before the real racing starts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Spectator Guide: Fan Zones &amp; Getting There<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Confirmed:<\/strong> Geneva is running a fan zone on both August 2 and 3, with entertainment and food trucks around the Stage 2 finish and Stage 3 start. The Stage 2 finish lands on Quai du Mont-Blanc; the Stage 3 start is from Plainpalais.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Not yet confirmed:<\/strong> Specific road closures and viewing recommendations for Lausanne&#8217;s Stage 1 loop weren&#8217;t available on official channels as of this writing. Check the Grand D\u00e9part Suisse website directly closer to race day rather than relying on secondhand closure times; this is exactly the kind of detail that gets finalized in the final weeks before a Grand D\u00e9part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Local Culture Along the Route<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Part of what makes this Grand D\u00e9part distinct is that it&#8217;s not just passing through Switzerland \u2014 it&#8217;s routed through some of the country&#8217;s signature landscapes and food culture in the same three days. Stage 1 skirts the Lavaux Vineyard Terraces, a UNESCO World Heritage vineyard landscape on the shore of Lake Geneva. Geneva itself is a genuine chocolate destination, with a tradition dating back to 1826, and is also known for its fine watchmaking. And the Jet d&#8217;Eau, the fountain framing the Stage 2 finish line, is as much a Geneva icon as any building in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">How to Watch &amp; Time Zones<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Switzerland and France both run on Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+2) in August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Past editions have been broadcast via France T\u00e9l\u00e9visions and Eurosport; check the official broadcaster page for confirmed 2026 coverage in your region.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-9349_61470a-08 .kt-block-spacer{height:52px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-9349_61470a-08 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-9349_61470a-08\"><div 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.kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active{border-left:5px solid #ffff00;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id9349_88c3ed-9d kt-accordion-has-7-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"false\" data-start-open=\"0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-1 kt-pane9349_a6055f-df\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong><strong>When does the Tour de France Femmes 2026 start?<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9349_476453-3c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9349_476453-3c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9349_476453-3c\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9349_476453-3c mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9349_476453-3c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9349_476453-3c\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9349_476453-3c img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9349_476453-3c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9349_476453-3c\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading9349_476453-3c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9349_476453-3c\">The race begins August 1, 2026, with a Grand D\u00e9part in Lausanne, Switzerland, and runs through August 9 in Nice, France.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-2 kt-pane9349_2be5d7-6a\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong><strong>Why is the 2026 Grand D\u00e9part in Switzerland?<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9349_bfbecc-7a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9349_bfbecc-7a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9349_bfbecc-7a\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9349_bfbecc-7a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9349_bfbecc-7a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9349_bfbecc-7a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9349_bfbecc-7a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9349_bfbecc-7a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9349_bfbecc-7a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading9349_bfbecc-7a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9349_bfbecc-7a\">Lausanne bid to host the race as early as 2022. It&#8217;s the second time the Tour de France Femmes has started outside France, following Rotterdam in 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-3 kt-pane9349_fd09bc-20\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong><strong>How many stages take place in Switzerland?<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9349_96f010-02, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9349_96f010-02[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9349_96f010-02\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9349_96f010-02 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9349_96f010-02[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9349_96f010-02\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9349_96f010-02 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9349_96f010-02[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9349_96f010-02\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading9349_96f010-02 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9349_96f010-02\">Three. Stage 1 (Lausanne to Lausanne) and Stage 2 (Aigle to Geneva) are fully within Switzerland; Stage 3 starts in Geneva before crossing into France.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-4 kt-pane9349_dbb74f-7f\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong><strong>How many teams are racing the 2026 Tour de France Femmes?<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9349_ad1868-79, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9349_ad1868-79[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9349_ad1868-79\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9349_ad1868-79 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9349_ad1868-79[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9349_ad1868-79\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9349_ad1868-79 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9349_ad1868-79[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9349_ad1868-79\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading9349_ad1868-79 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9349_ad1868-79\">21 teams \u2014 14 UCI Women&#8217;s WorldTeams and 7 UCI Women&#8217;s ProTeams \u2014 with up to 147 riders total. That&#8217;s down from 22 teams in each of the previous three editions, following a Women&#8217;s WorldTour rule change that excludes Continental teams.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-5 kt-pane9349_91857f-a6\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong>Is Stage 1 a sprint stage?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not a clean one. Two climbs in the second half and a steep final kilometre into Place Saint-Fran\u00e7ois favor puncheurs and climbers over pure sprinters.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-6 kt-pane9349_bb9109-42\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong>Which stage is most likely to end in a bunch sprint?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stage 2, Aigle to Geneva, is considered the most likely clean sprint finish of the Grand D\u00e9part, though even that stage includes three climbs earlier in the route.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-7 kt-pane9349_1a4652-46\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong>Which Swiss riders are worth watching at this Tour?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marlen Reusser (world time trial champion, Movistar) and Elise Chabbey (2025 polka dot jersey winner) lead a strong Swiss contingent, alongside rising riders Noemi R\u00fcegg and Linda Zanetti.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tour de France Femmes 2026 Grand D\u00e9part: The Complete Guide to Switzerland&#8217;s Opening Weekend Last updated: 2:55 pm CEST &#8211; Thursday,\u00a030 July 2026 Looking for everything on the 2026 Tour de France Femmes Grand D\u00e9part? 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