Tour de France Femmes 2023 - Stage 4 | Wednesday, 26 July | Cahors - Rodez | 177.1 kilometres
Stage 4 leads the peloton from Cahors to Rodez and thus through the southern foothills of the Massif Central. However, this is only noticeable in the last third of the 177-kilometre stage, the longest in the young history of the Tour de France Femmes. Up to the halfway point of the race, things are still quite leisurely with two fourth-category mountain classifications. Then uncategorised waves gradually start to appear. At the back, two 3rd category climbs and another 2nd category climb await. However, the grand finale really only presents itself to the riders in the last 500 metres. A ramp with a gradient of up to 13 per cent leads the field to the finish line.
Sporting assessment of the 4th stage of the Tour de France Femmes
The course of the tour so far has shown that even the smallest climbs can completely tear the field apart. That's why it won't take until the 13 per cent finale for the riders to be scattered into small groups. Even some of the favourites for top places in the overall standings have already lost seconds in the first stages - and this will become even more pronounced here. At most, a very small group will decide the victory among themselves, but a solo is more likely.
Schedule, TV coverage & live stream of stage 4 of the Tour de France Femmes 2023
- Neutral start: 12:25, sharp start 12:40
- Estimated arrival time: between 17:12 and 17:44
- TV broadcast: One - from 15:20, Eurosport 1 - from 15:00
- Live stream: sportschau.de, GCN+, Discovery+, Eurosport
About the Tour de France Femmes
The Tour de France Femmes is one of the most important cycling races in women's cycling and takes place from 23 to 30 July. It is part of the UCI Women's World Tour. The tour consists of a total of eight stages and leads the riders through spectacular landscapes in France. The race director is Marion Rousse. The second edition of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift will take place in 2023. Annemiek van Vleuten from the Netherlands won the premiere in 2022 ahead of her compatriot Demi Vollering and Katarzyna Niewiadoma from Poland.
In 2023, a total of 22 teams with seven female riders each will be at the start. The complete start list for the women's Tour de France can be found here.
