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The Tour de France Femmes 2025 started on Saturday (July 26th, 2025) with the Grand Depart in the cycling enthusiasts Brittany. Demi full ring and last year’s winner Katarzyna Niewiadoma are acted as top favorites on the yellow jersey.
Demi full ring the Tour de France Femmes could not win for itself last year. She had fallen on the fifth stage and had lost important time. The Peleton And their teammates did not wait at the time, but continued.
Fulling vs. niewiadoma
The 28-year-old changed the team after the tour, from SD Worx-Protimer to FDJ-Suez. In the end there was little harmony in the old team. That seems to be different in the new team: Volling shows their fans on their social media channels, which she has with her team for a good time. The positive environment seems to inspire them. This year she has already seen seven victories, including three overall ratings in Spanish stage races.
The winner from last year is the closest competitor, Katarzyna Niewiadoma. Especially on the last stage of the tour, the Polish proved how ambitious and fast it is. Until the finish was not clear whether it was Full or Niewiadoma wins. In the end, just four seconds ahead of Niewiadoma from Team Canyon-Sram-Zondarcrypto in the overall ranking. There has never been such a close decision in the history of the Tour de France.
Full concentration on the tour
It remains to be seen whether it will be so exciting again. However, it is certain that both drivers are well prepared. In high -altitude camps you have given your shape the finishing touches in the past few weeks. At this year’s Giro d’Italia Donne therefore did not take part in full ring and niewiadoma.
“I want to get another yellow jersey and enjoy the moment again, but I’m not obsessed with it”said Niewiadoma, who has become Polish champion in the street race this year.
Giro winner Borghini in good shape
The winner of the Giro d’Italia Donne, Elisa Longo Borghinibut should not underestimate full ring and niewiadoma. The Italian from the UAE Team ADQ is considered aggressive. Also in 2024 she could giro decide for themselves. This year, the 33-year-old won the overall ranking and a stage on the UAE Tour, the two of the two. DWars Door Vlaanderen And became an Italian champion in individual time trial.
Elisa Longo Borghini won the Giro d’Italia Donne just a few weeks ago.
Marlen Reusser drives top season
Marlen Reusser from Team Movistar has also grown into a favorite. So far she was a helper for Demi full ring. After changing the team to Movistar, she drives the best season of her career. The Swiss has the Tour de Suisse won and came in front of Demi full ring and Katarzyna Niewiadoma to the finish.
Marlen Reusser at the last tape of the Tour de Suisse.
The 33-year-old is considered one of the strongest time drivers in the world. There is no separate time trial in this Tour de France Femmesshe can still use her skills as a sprinter on the tour – for the overall classification or the green jersey, the sprint rating.
Consultants on the other jerseys
Another top sprinter is Lorena Wiebes. The Dutch woman won the sprint rating last year and is also a hot candidate for the green jersey for this year. This year she won the sprint rating at Giro d’Italia Donne and at Copenhagen sprint. The driver from the SD-WORX-Protime team has already won 14 wins this year.
Belgian Lotte Kopecky also sets high goals for this tour from the same team. She is multiple world champion on the train and two -time world champion on the street. At the Tour de France Femmes In 2023 she finished second. “I have already finished the tour as a second, without real preparation. We’ll see how it works when I set it as a goal”says the 29-year-old. Lotte Kopecky from Team SD-WORX-Protime on the mountain is particularly strong and could assert himself in the mountain ranking.
The German favorites
Liane Lippert is one of the best German cyclists. At the Tour de France Femmes, she proved this with the best placement as Germans last year. In the overall ranking, the driver from the Movistar team ended up in 18th place.
This year the Friedrichshafener has so far been able to win two victories: she won the sixth and eighth stage at the giro Mid -July. However, she did not play a role in the overall classification.
Liane Lippert from the Movistar team is considered a German favorite.
A strong German supporter is also Ricarda Bauernfeind, who in the tour winner’s team Niewiadoma drives. The past year, however, was not a good thing for her: knee injuries and operations were on the plan instead of participating in the Tour de France Femmes. The year before, 2023, she won the fifth stage on the tour. “On the tour I grew beyond myself two years ago. Now I’m back, ready for the next chapter “says Bauernfeind.
From Saturday it will be shown whether the drivers can meet their high goals. The Sportschau will report on all stages in the live stream and live ticker, including on Sportschau.de and in the ARD Mediathek.