The 2025 Tour de France Femmes just came to a wrap with an epic victory of Pauline Ferrand-Prévot. And how better get into the right mood for the 2026 edition than to fantasize about the possible routes the peloton could explore.
Starting from Lausanne (Switzerland), we shall have a second foreign start of Tour de France Femmes after international debut in Rotterdam (Netherlands) in 2024. With Grande Départ just under the Alpes, it is clear that we should once again see plenty action in the highest mountain range of Europe.
According to Le Dauphiné Liberé, the front-runner to be the decisive climb of the race could be further north of Alps. The men's peloton took on the famous Mont Ventoux with Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard setting up a new all-time best climbing performance. Following in their footsteps, ladies could also ride up the "windy mountain" in 2026. For the first time.
This idea would fit well with ASO's tendency to bring the women's Tour de France to the locations that made the men's Tour de France legendary. The giant of Provence would thus succeed the Planche des Belles Filles, which was climbed in the first edition, at Alpe d'Huez in 2024, and at the Col de la Madeleine this year. The complete route will be officially unveiled on October 23.
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