Here is an overview of the riders taking part in the Tour de France Femmes.
The start list for the women's Tour de France
Trek-Segafredo
- 1 ELISA BALSAMO
- 2 ELISA LONGO BORGHINI
- 3 AUDREY CORDON RAGOT
- 4 LEAH THOMAS
- 5 SHIRIN VAN ANROOIJ
- 6 ELLEN VAN DIJK
Movistar Team Women
- 11 ANNEMIEK VAN VLEUTEN
- 12 AUDE BIANNIC
- 13 SHEYLA GUTIERREZ
- 14 EMMA CECILIE NORSGAARD BJERG
- 15 PAULA ANDREA PATIÑO
- 16 ARLENIS SIERRA CANADILLA
Team SD Worx
- 21 DEMI VOLLERING
- 22 LOTTE KOPECKY
- 23 CHRISTINE MAJERUS
- 24 ASHLEIGH MOOLMAN-PASIO
- 25 MARLEN REUSSER
- 26 CHANTAL VAN DEN BROEK-BLAAK
FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
- 31 CECILIE UTTRUP LUDWIG
- 32 GRACE BROWN
- 33 MARTA CAVALLI
- 34 VITTORIA GUAZZINI
- 35 MARIE LE NET
- 36 EVITA MUZIC
Team Jumbo-Visma
- 41 MARIANNE VOS
- 42 ANNA HENDERSON
- 43 RIEJANNE MARKUS
- 44 ROMY KASPER
- 45 NOEMI RÜEGG
- 46 KARLIJN SWINKELS
Team DSM
- 51 JULIETTE LABOUS
- 52 PFEIFFER GEORGI
- 53 FRANZISKA KOCH
- 54 CHARLOTTE KOOL
- 55 LIANE LIPPERT
- 56 LORENA WIEBES
Canyon//SRAM Racing
- 61 KATARZYNA NIEWIADOMA
- 62 ALENA AMIALIUSIK
- 63 ELISE CHABBEY
- 64 TIFFANY CROMWELL
- 65 SORAYA PALADIN
- 66 PAULIENA ROOIJAKKERS
UAE Team ADQ
- 71 MARGARITA VICTO GARCIA CAÑELLAS
- 72 MARTA BASTIANELLI
- 73 URSKA PINTAR
- 74 MAAIKE BOOGAARD
- 75 EUGENIA BUJAK
- 76 ERICA MAGNALDI
Team BikeExchange-Jayco
- 81 AMANDA SPRATT
- 82 KRISTEN FAULKNER
- 83 ALEXANDRA MANLY
- 84 RUBY ROSEMAN-GANNON
- 85 ANE SANTESTEBAN GONZALEZ
- 86 URŠKA ŽIGART
Ceratizit-WNT
- 91 LISA BRENNAUER
- 92 SANDRA ALONSO DOMINGUEZ
- 93 LAURA ASENCIO
- 94 MARIA GIULIA CONFALONIERI
- 95 MARTA LACH
- 96 KATHRIN SCHWEINBERGER
Valcar - Travel & Service
- 101 OLIVIA BARIL
- 102 ALICE MARIA ARZUFFI
- 103 ELEONORA CAMILLA GASPARRINI
- 104 SILVIA PERSICO
- 105 ILARIA SANGUINETI
- 106 MARGAUX VIGIE
Cofidis
- 111 RACHEL NEYLAN
- 112 MARTINA ALZINI
- 113 VICTOIRE BERTEAU
- 114 ALANA CASTRIQUE
- 115 VALENTINE FORTIN
- 116 SANDRA LEVENEZ
LIV Racing Xstra
- 121 JEANNE KOREVAAR
- 122 RACHELE BARBIERI
- 123 THALITA DE JONG
- 124 VALERIE DEMEY
- 125 SILKE SMULDERS
- 126 SABRINA STULTIENS
EF Education-Tibco-SVB
- 131 VERONICA EWERS
- 132 LETIZIA BORGHESI
- 133 KRISTA DOEBEL-HICKOK
- 134 KATHRIN HAMMES
- 135 EMILY NEWSOM
- 136 MAGDELEINE VALLIERES MILL
Plantur-Pura
- 141 JULIE DE WILDE
- 142 SANNE CANT
- 143 KIM DE BAAT
- 144 YARA KASTELIJN
- 145 CHRISTINA SCHWEINBERGER
- 146 LAURA SÜßEMILCH
Le Col - Wahoo
- 151 ELIZABETH HOLDEN
- 152 EVA VAN AGT
- 153 MAIKE VAN DER DUIN
- 154 MARIA APOLONIA VAN'T GELOOF
- 155 JESSE VANDENBULCKE
- 156 GLADYS VERHULST
Parkhotel Valkenburg
- 161 FEMKE GERRITSE
- 162 MISCHA BREDEWOLD
- 163 NICOLE FRAIN
- 164 FEMKE MARKUS
- 165 QUINTY SCHOENS
- 166 ANNE VAN ROOIJEN
AG Insurance NXTG
- 171 JULIA BORGSTRÖM
- 172 ANYA LOUW
- 173 GAIA MASETTI
- 174 LONE MEERTENS
- 175 ILSE PLUIMERS
- 176 ALLY WOLLASTON
Arkea Pro Cycling (France)
- 181 MORGANE COSTON
- 182 PAULINE ALLIN
- 183 YULIIA BIRIUKOVA
- 184 AMANDINE FOUQUENET
- 185 ANAÏS MORICHON
- 186 GRETA RICHIOUD
Uno-X Pro Cycling Team
- 191 JOSCELIN LOWDEN
- 192 HANNAH BARNES
- 193 JULIE LETH
- 194 HANNAH LUDWIG
- 195 MIE BJØRNDAL OTTESTAD
- 196 ANNE DORTHE YSLAND
Stade Rochelais Charente Maritime
- 201 SEVERINE ERAUD
- 202 NOEMIE ABGRALL
- 203 INDIA GRANGIER
- 204 NATALIE GRINCZER
- 205 FRANCES JANSE VAN RENSBURG
- 206 MAEVA SQUIBAN
St Michel-Auber 93
- 211 SIMONE BOILARD
- 212 ALISON AVOINE
- 213 SANDRINE BIDEAU
- 214 CORALIE DEMAY
- 215 BARBARA FONSECA
- 216 MARGOT POMPANON
Roland Cogeas Edelweiss Squad
- 221 TAMARA DRONOVA
- 222 CAROLINE BAUR
- 223 HANNAH BOOK
- 224 RED GAFINOVITZ
- 225 PETRA STIASNY
- 226 OLGA ZABELINSKAYA
Human Powered Health
- 231 HENRIETTA CHRISTIE
- 232 NINA BUIJSMAN
- 233 ANTRI CHRISTOFOROU
- 234 BARBARA MALCOTTI
- 235 MARIT RAAIJMAKERS
- 236 LILY WILLIAMS
Below we present the Tour de France Femmes teams, each with a short portrait.
AG Insurance NXTG (Netherlands)
Most important drivers
- Julia Borgström (SWE)
- Britt Knaven (NED)
- Senne Knaven (NED)
NXTG stands for Next Generation: the talent factory was founded in 2020 by Servais and Natascha Knaven and will be competing in the women's Tour de France. 14 of the team's 16 riders are between 18 and 21 years old, and there is also an U19 team. One sponsor is the recruitment company Experza, owned by Quick-Step team boss Patrick Lefevere. The sporting director is Jolien D'Hoore, who is still active until 2021.
Cofidis (France)
Most important drivers
- Cedrine Kerbaol (FRA)
- Clara Koppenburg (GER)
- Rachel Neylan (AUS)
A traditional racing team for the men, brand new for the women this season: Cofidis has big plans for women's cycling and immediately looks bigger and more professional than the Arkea team, for example. When planning the squad for the debut year, the team baked somewhat smaller rolls. With Clara Koppenburg from Lörrach, however, they have a strong climber at the front.
Arkea Pro Cycling (France)
Most important drivers
- Morgane Coston (FRA)
- Anais Morichon (FRA)
- Charlotte Becker (GER)
Represented in the men's professional circuit since 2011, Emmanuel Hubert's Breton racing team also founded a women's team for the 2020 season, which will take part in the Tour de France Femmes in 2022. The team is dedicated to promoting French talent, with the German Charlotte Becker as a mentor. The team lacks a top female rider, but 31-year-old Morgane Coston has made a name for herself in mountainous races.
Canyon//SRAM Racing (Germany)
Most important drivers
- Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL)
- Elise Chabbey (SUI)
- Chloe Dygert (USA)
- Pauliena Rooijakkers (NED)
- Lisa Klein (GER)
Founded by Leipzig-based Ronny Lauke in 2016, the team is a pioneer: it has forged new marketing paths, made talent scouting via Zwift socially acceptable and is now the first team with its own youth department. The German team knows how to win over fans with its extravagant outfits and often aggressive riding style. The only thing it often lacks is big success. Perhaps that will change in the women's Tour de France.
Ceratizit-WNT (Germany)
Most important drivers
- Lisa Brennauer (GER),
- Franziska Brauße (GER)
- Maria Giulia Confalonieri (ITA)
The team of former professional Dirk Baldinger is a strong team without a World Tour licence and home to several track aces such as Lisa Brennauer, Franziska Brauße and Katie Archibald. A special feature: the main sponsor, a hard metal specialist, is also the owner and also sponsors various international women's races.
EF Education-Tibco-SVB (USA)
Most important drivers
- Veronica Ewers (USA)
- Kathrin Hammes (GER)
- Tanja Erath (GER)
- Krista Doebel-Hickok (USA)
The US racing team Tibco has been in business for 15 years and has now obtained its World Tour licence by joining the men's team EF Education: more professionalism instead of family ties - sports director Rachel Hedderman has usually had her young son with her in recent years. From a sporting point of view, the focus is on offence, but a stage win in the women's Tour de France would be a surprise.
FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope (France)
Most important drivers
- Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN)
- Marta Cavalli (ITA)
- Evita Muzic (FRA)
- Grace Brown (AUS)
Apart from the lottery FDJ as main sponsor and Lapierre as bike supplier, the racing team founded by manager Stephen Delcourt in 2006 has hardly anything to do with the men's team Groupama-FDJ. Despite the coronavirus infection in star rider Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig, the team became a top team in the spring: collectively strong, crowned by Marta Cavalli's victories at the Amstel Gold Race and Fleche Wallonne.
Human Powered Health (USA)
Most important drivers
- Mieke Kröger (GER)
- Barbara Malcotti (ITA)
- Nina Buysman (NED)
Until 2021, the team was called Rally Cycling for both men and women. With new sponsorship money, Canadian manager Jacob Erker has now promoted his women's team to the World Tour, signed up good riders and is competing with the team in the women's Tour de France. The infrastructure of the racing team is strong, but there is still something missing in terms of sport. In the Tour de France Femmes, the team is more likely to roll along than celebrate victories.
Le Col - Wahoo (Great Britain)
Most important drivers
- Maria Martins (POR)
- Eider Merino (ESP)
- Marjolein van't Geloof (NED)
Father and son team Bob and Tom Varney founded the team in 2015 under the name Drops to promote British talent. The idea has endured, but in order to achieve international results, foreigners have always been brought on board - currently the sprinting Portuguese champion Maria Martins and the Spanish climbing expert Eider Merino.
LIV Racing Xstra (Netherlands)
Most important drivers
- Alison Jackson (CAN)
- Thalita De Jong (NED)
- Sabrina Stultiens (NED)
Seven years ago, the team was number one in the world - back then as Rabobank-Liv. A lot has happened since then, most notably the departure of former co-owner Marianne Vos. Manager Eric van den Boom and sports director Giorgia Bronzini are now hoping for sprinter Alison Jackson and comebacks from former world cross champion Thalita De Jong and Sabrina Stultiens, who could achieve good results in the women's Tour de France.
Movistar Team Women (Spain)
Most important drivers
- Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)
- Emma Bjerg (DEN)
- Arlenis Sierra (CUB)
- Katrine Aalerud (NOR)
The team of the top favourite for the women's Tour de France: When Sebastian Unzue added a women's team to his father Eusebio's team in 2018, it initially stood out for its useless attacks. But success came to the team in 2021 with Annemiek van Vleuten. Among other things, she recently won the Giro Donne. In the meantime, the entire team has taken a big step forward. There is a potential stage winner for every day of the Tour de France Femmes.
Parkhotel Valkenburg (Netherlands)
Most important drivers
- Mischa Bredewold (NED)
- Femke Markus (NED)
- Sofie van Rooijen (NED)
Successful talent development: aces such as Demi Vollering, Lorena Wiebes and Pauliena Rooijakkers have gone through the school of the Limburg racing team led by sports director Raymond Rol - Jumbo-Visma sports director Esra Tromp also learnt there. Victories cannot be expected in the women's Tour de France, but the team will be in breakaway groups and could surprise with Mischa Bredewold.
Plantur-Pura (Belgium)
Most important drivers
- Yara Kastelijn (NED)
- Julie De Wilde (BEL)
- Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (NED)
The brothers Christoph and Philip Roodhooft founded this team to give the off-road specialists of their cross teams a common home for the road season - and lo and behold, they are also making their mark on asphalt. Yara Kastelijn will play the most important role in the women's Tour de France. The squad also includes track world champion Laura Süßemilch and MTB talent Ronja Eibl.
Roland Cogeas Edelweiss Squad (Switzerland)
Most important drivers
- Olga Zabelinskaya (UZB)
- Tamara Dronova-Balabolina (RUS)
- Petra Stiasny (SUI)
From 2018 to 2021 under the Russian flag, manager Ruben Contreras has now registered his team in Switzerland and bought a World Tour ticket. There are still no results to justify the team's inclusion in the premier league - but 19-year-old German Hannah Buch and youngsters like Petra Stiasny, who is a strong climber, can gain racing experience at the highest level.
St Michel-Auber 93 (France)
Most important drivers
- Coralie Demay (FRA)
- Elodie Le Bail (FRA)
- Simone Boilard (CAN)
Because a national licence did not provide a wildcard for the Tour, the team from the north of Paris has applied for an international UCI licence for 2022. On the big stage of the Tour de France Femmes, the women's team led by French former champion Charlotte Bravard will have a hard time. The men's team of the same name has been in existence since 1994 and even won a Tour stage in 1996.
Stade Rochelais Charente Maritime (France)
Most important drivers
- Severine Eraud (FRA)
- India Grangier (FRA)
- Natalie Grinczer (GBR)
The second team from Nouvelle-Aquitaine alongside FDJ - and with a direct connection: team boss Jean-Christophe Barbotin was sporting director at FDJ until 2015 and founded his own team in 2019 - with a greater focus on young talent. Captain Severine Eraud was junior time trial world champion in 2013 and was considered a huge talent, but never made the breakthrough.
Team BikeExchange-Jayco (Australia)
Most important drivers
- Amanda Spratt (AUS)
- Kristen Faulkner (USA)
- Ane Santesteban (ESP)
GreenEdge Cycling already focussed on men's and women's cycling when it was founded in 2012 - and immediately made a name for itself: Judith Arndt won the Tour of Flanders and the team finished year one in third place in the world rankings. In 2013, Emma Johansson took the team to number one. Recently, the team has been baking smaller rolls - also because a star has been missing since Annemiek van Vleuten's departure. However, the team still wants to be successful in the women's Tour de France.
Team DSM (Netherlands)
Most important drivers
- Lorena Wiebes (NED)
- Liane Lippert (GER)
- Juliette Labous (FRA)
- Floortje Mackaij (NED)
Only a few racing teams interlink the men's, U23 and women's teams to such an extent: the team is characterised by shared accommodation at the performance centre in Limburg and scientific approaches. Strict enforcement of these principles has caused some stars to leave the team, but with youngsters you can be successful on any terrain. With an average age of 22.2 years, the DSM squad is the youngest of the 14 World Tour teams.
Team Jumbo-Visma (Netherlands)
Most important drivers
- Marianne Vos (NED)
- Coryn Labecki (USA)
- Romy Kasper (GER)
The driving force behind the project, which was only founded in 2021, was superstar Marianne Vos at the beginning. With the signing of Coryn Labecki (born in Rivera), the responsibility has now been distributed - especially as Anna Henderson and Riejanne Markus have made important steps. The team is not in contention for overall victory in the women's Tour de France, and its weak point is the long climbs.
Team SD Worx (Netherlands)
Most important drivers
- Demi Vollering (NED)
- Lotte Kopecky (BEL)
- Ashleigh Moolman (RSA)
- Marlen Reusser (SUI)
- Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (NED)
Even as Boels-Dolmans, former pro Danny Stam's racing team has been the number one in women's cycling almost continuously since 2016. The squad has winning riders for every terrain and quality across the board, meaning that it dominates many races tactically, but often paralyses the race dynamics. The sporting director is Olympic champion Anna van der Breggen.
Trek-Segafredo (USA)
Most important drivers
- Elisa Balsamo (ITA)
- Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)
- Ellen van Dijk (NED)
- Lucinda Brand (NED)
Since its foundation in 2019, the team owned by US bike manufacturer Trek has played a leading role in women's cycling: it signed pregnant Lizzie Deignan, was the first racing team to pay all female riders the higher minimum salary of men and has the highest budget. The quality of the squad on classics terrain is enormous. The women's Tour de France is therefore all about one-day victories.
UAE Team ADQ (United Arab Emirates)
Most important drivers
- Marta Bastianelli (ITA)
- Mavi Garcia (ESP)
- Sofia Bertizzolo (ITA)
In addition to their men's team, the Emirates also wanted a women's team in 2022. So they bought the Italian racing team Ale BTC Ljubljana. Its manager Alessia Piccolo was replaced by Rubens Bertogliati after ten years, but otherwise the structures around sports director Fortunato Lacquaniti remained the same. Marlen Reusser's departure hurts, but great talents such as 18-year-old Russian Alena Ivanchenko have been acquired and the team is now hoping for good results in the women's Tour de France.
Uno-X Pro Cycling Team (Norway)
Most important drivers
- Susanne Andersen (NOR)
- Hannah Ludwig (GER)
- Hannah Barnes (GBR)
Jens Haugland, Managing Director of the Uno-X petrol station chain, is a cycling enthusiast. In 2018, he became manager of the racing team sponsored by his company and added a women's team for the 2022 season. The team is managed by ex-professional Lars Ytting Bak, is professionally organised with Uno-X funds and has great potential for the future. However, a few top female riders are still missing.
Valcar - Travel & Service (Italy)
Most important drivers
- Olivia Baril (CAN)
- Chiara Consonni (ITA)
- Silvia Persico (ITA)
The Italian talent factory par excellence: world champion Elisa Balsamo and Ardennes queen Marta Cavalli raced here, as did three quarters of the pursuit foursome that won silver at the 2021 World Championships. In the world rankings, the team owned by Valentino Villa, the boss of the Lombard metal processing company Valcar, is the best of those without a World Tour licence.
