Don't miss a minute of the marquee eight-day race from July 24-31 as Van Vleuten, Vollering, Uttrup Ludwig, Longo Borghini and more battle for the yellow jersey
How to watch the 2022 Tour de France Femmes – live TV and streaming(Image credit: Getty Images)
Starting on Sunday, July 24, the women's peloton will line up for what will be an historical moment in cycling at the return of the women's Tour de France - now called Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift.
The best women cyclists in the world will be challenged to four flatter stages, two puncheur stages that include a day with gravel sectors, and back-to-back mountain stages in the Vosges, before ending atop La Super Planche des Belles Filles on July 31.
The 2022 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift will be broadcast around Europe and the rest of the world, with 2.5 hours of live coverage of all eight stages, and you can find out how to watch the race wherever you are with our handy guide and with ExpressVPN
The 2022 Tour de France Femmes will offer something for every type of rider. We can expect the quest for the yellow jersey to begin with a bunch sprint in Paris, where fast women such as Lorena Wiebes (Team DSM), Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx), Emma Norsgaard (Movistar) and Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma) will also be eyeing the green jersey.
Then the yellow jersey could perhaps move onto the shoulders of a puncheur or breakaway specialist as the race heads east through relentlessly-undulating terrain. Many riders will be focussed on the gravel on stage 4 as a place to make a mark on the race. The terrain offers short, steep climbs and four gravel sectors, where the race may not be won but could be lost. Riders such as Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek-Segafredo), winner of Paris-Roubaix Femmes, and Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon-SRAM) will be tipped to excel on this stage.
Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar), newly-crowned, three-time winner of the Giro d'Italia Donne, thrives on challenging, high-altitude climbs and so the final two mountain stages in the Vosges will suit her best.
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She will face a range of contenders, who are also eyeing the yellow jersey, in addition to Longo Borghini and Niewiadoma, riders such Demi Vollering (SD Worx), Marta Cavalli and her teammate Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (FDJ-SUEZ-Futuroscope) will also be targeting the mountainous finale.
Cyclingnews will have live coverage of all eight stages of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift along with race reports, galleries, results, and exclusive features and news.
Watch our video guide to the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift below.
The 2022 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift will be broadcast in the United Kingdom and around Europe on Eurosport as well as streaming on Discovery+, which carries Eurosport's live coverage. A subscription to Discovery+ costs £6.99/$9.15 per month, or £59.99/$78.51 for a 12-month pass.
The races will be aired in the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia and in select other territories on GCN+, with a year’s subscription costing £39.99.
Le Col Wahoo announced that they have purchased 10,000 GCN+ passes to hand out to fans across the UK, so that they can watch the race free of charge. Headed under the tagline #MoreEyesOnHer, the initiative aims to raise awareness of the thrilling spectacle that is women’s road racing and inspire watchers to take up the sport themselves.
In Australia, national broadcaster SBS will also carry live coverage while Sky Sport will offer coverage in New Zealand.
ESPN will air the race in Pan Central and South America.
The Tour de France Femmes will be available to view in the USA on CNBC and Peacock Premium. A seven-day free trial is available, while a subscription to Peacock Premium will set you back $4.99 (or $9.99 without ads) per month.
FloBikes will air the Tour de France Femmes in Canada. An annual subscription will set you back $12.99/month.
Around Europe, broadcasters include France TV in France, TG4 TV in Ireland, ARD in Germany, Sporza and RTBF in Belgium, TV2 Norway, DKTV2 Denmark, NOS in the Netherlands, and RTVE in Spain.
Be warned, though, geo-restrictions may apply if you're outside your home country or on holiday during the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift.
You can get around that, however, by accessing the streams via a VPN, with ExpressVPNoffering the ability to simulate being back in your home country, allowing you to watch the race live on various devices – including Smart TVs, Fire TV Stick, PC, Mac, iPhone, Android phone, iPads, tablets, etc.
Kirsten Frattini is the Deputy Editor of Cyclingnews, overseeing the global racing content plan.
Kirsten has a background in Kinesiology and Health Science. She has been involved in cycling from the community and grassroots level to professional cycling's biggest races, reporting on the WorldTour, Spring Classics, Tours de France, World Championships and Olympic Games.
She began her sports journalism career with Cyclingnews as a North American Correspondent in 2006. In 2018, Kirsten became Women's Editor – overseeing the content strategy, race coverage and growth of women's professional cycling – before becoming Deputy Editor in 2023.
