Cover image: Encouraged by a spectator, the Dutch Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar) rolls towards victory, Saturday July 30, 2022, during the seventh stage of the Tour de France Women 2022 between Sélestat and Le Markstein Fellering (Haut-Rhin). Jean Francois Badias / AP
Welcome to this live broadcast dedicated to the eighth and final stage of the Tour de France Women 2022. To follow here from 3:30 p.m.
What ? A final mountainous stage of 123.3 kilometers, marked by three climbs: the coast of Esmoulières (2e category, 2.3 kilometers at 8.5%), the Ballon d’Alsace (1D category, 8.7 kilometers at 6.9%) and finally the Belles-Filles “super board” (1D category, 7 kilometers at 8.7%), the summit where the final of the race will be judged.
Where ? Departing from Lure and up to the top of the Belles-Filles “super plank”, the runners will ride in Haute-Saône, in the Vosges, in the Territoire de Belfort, before returning to Haute-Saône.
When ? The actual start was given at 2:05 p.m., and the finish should be judged between 5:25 p.m. and 5:50 p.m.
On which channel ? On France Télévisions and Eurosport.
Who hosts the live? Florian Lefèvre, from the heights of Austerlitz, with Alexandre Pedro, on the roads of the “Haute-Patate”.
What is the general classification?
1- Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar), in 23 h 18 min 31 s
2- Demi Vollering (SD Worx), at 3 min 14 s
2- Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Canyon-SRAM), at 4 min 33 s
4- Juliette Labous (Team DSM), at 5:22
5- Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (FDJ-Suez-Futuroscope), at 5 min 59 s
6- Silvia Persico (Valcar-Travel Service), at 6 min 11 s
7- Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek-Segafredo), at 6 min 15 s
8- Evita Muzic (FDJ-Suez-Futuroscope), at 10 min 13 s
9- Margarita Victo Garcia Cañellas (UAE Team ADQ), at 12 min 6 s
10- Elise Chabbey (Canyon-SRAM), at 12 min 24 s
Who wears the distinctive jerseys?
Yellow jersey: Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar)
Green jersey (point classification): Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma)
Polka dot jersey (best climber): Demi Vollering (SD Worx)
White jersey (best young player): Shirin van Anrooij (Trek-Segafrdo)
What we won’t talk about? Revealing sleep or inspiration through the siesta
Read while waiting:
Annemiek van Vleuten flies over stage 7 and takes the yellow jersey
The new notoriety of the Belles-Filles board thanks to the Tour de France
Tour de France Women: Jeannie Longo, champion without heritage
The Dutch Marianne Vos, icon of the peloton
Thanks to the generation of Juliette Labous, French cycling hopes to return to victory
The death of cyclist Jean Bobet, “the man with a brother’s mask”