A stone’s throw from Valais –
Five reasons not to miss the last of the Tour de France female
The fourth edition of the women’s race ends this Sunday at the gates of Switzerland. Here’s why you have to go.
The Geneva Elise Chabbey spent the whole week with the polka dot jersey on her shoulders. She will defend it again this Sunday.
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- The Tour de France women concludes its fourth edition near the Swiss border in Châtel.
- Free shuttles facilitate access to spectators from Morgins.
- The Romande Elise Chabbey defends her polka dot jersey in the last mountainous stage.
- The big start 2026 will take place in Switzerland with three stages on the program.
This Sunday, the Tour de France women finishes its fourth edition a few kilometers from the Swiss border. On the program: a mountain stage that takes the runners to Châtel from Praz-sur-Arly, near Megève. The peloton will cross the final finish line in the Du Portes-du-Soleil station, with a few ski slopes in Switzerland.
The start of the peloton is scheduled for 3:20 p.m. Sunday. The runners should complete this 2025 tour around 6:45 p.m., after swallowing the 111 kilometers and the 3520 meters of elevation gain. A step that promises to be trying and reserves its share of twists and turns. Here are five reasons not to miss it:
A stone’s throw from Valais
“A stone’s throw away!” The Tour de France is a stone’s throw away… Go ahead! Only two steps. The tour… a stone’s throw away! ” Could have slipped the actor Pierre Niney. You can indeed see the peloton pass at only 1:30 a.m. from Geneva, 1 hour from the Riviera or half an hour of eagle. Free shuttles are even organized to connect Châtel and Morgins. They are scheduled between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. for the outward journey, and between 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. for the return.
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Just for the atmosphere
The Tour de France women has had a real popular success since the departure of the first stage in Brittany. “I was a little overwhelmed because we come back so far for female cycling. It is extraordinary to see so many people coming to encourage the champions, ”said Marion Rousseat the microphone of RMC. The Director of the Tour even adds: “My greatest pride is to see people by the roads as numerous and to tell me that they no longer make a difference between the Tour Men and the Tour de France women.”
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Because Ferrand-Prévot can succeed something
Saturday, the Frenchwoman Pauline Ferrand-Prévot flew over the queen stage. Winner with the way at the top of the legendary Madeleine pass, the former mountain bike specialist took hold of the yellow jersey. She has more than two minutes on the Australian Sarah Gigante in the general classification.
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Sunday, last day of the 2025 edition of the Tour de France, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot will therefore have a comfortable lead. If she is holding up, the Champenoise will be able to blow up the plug from her first year on the road. It would especially celebrate an incredible double after its Olympic title in mountain biking in Paris 2024.
Because you have to go and applaud Elise Chabbey
The French -speaking cyclist achieves a magnificent performance in this 2025 edition. At the top of the ranking the best climber, She is struggling for the polka dot jersey. Even if Elise Chabbey has been wearing it since the start of the Tour, competition is likely to be fierce in this final stage.
Everything is still possible despite the sixteen points ahead that the Geneva has on her pursuing, Maëva Squiban, who celebrated two stage victories this week. On Saturday, Elise Chabbey screened two units on her rival in the mountain classification.
On the program on this final step: three passes and at most 35 points to take. Because after crossing Megève, the peloton will tackle the Category 1 pass, that of the Côte d’Arâches-la-Frasse. They will continue with an out -of -category climb on the Plane Col de Joux before descending on Morzine and preparing for the last Col de la Grande Boucle, that of the Corbier, also of first category.
The Swiss runner Elise Chabbey, from the FDJ-Suez team, celebrates her best climbing polka dot on the podium after the 7th stage (out of 9) of the fourth edition of the Tour de France female, 159.7 km long, between Bourg-en-Bresse and Chambéry, in Chambéry, August 1, 2025.
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Because the 2026 Tour will start from Switzerland
And yes, the organizers announced it: the Big start From the next edition of the female tour will take place on the banks of Lake Geneva. Three steps are planned. National Day, 1is Next August will see the runners start the 2026 edition by a loop around Lausanne. The second stage will link Eagle to Geneva by bypassing the Olympic capital. Finally, the third stage will leave from Geneva, towards a destination still kept secret.
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This Sunday at the end of the day, all eyes will be on Châtel, for the outcome of an already successful female tour. It remains to be seen which of the runners will come out victorious of the big loop and will succeed the Polish Katarzyna Niewiadoma.
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