This first annual Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift took the cycling world by storm this past summer, and this Thursday (October 27th) the route for the 2023 edition will be announced at the Palais des Congrès in Paris with great fanfare.
To celebrate the occasion, Zwift has invited three absolute superstars of the women’s WorldTour to ride with the community in three separate events! Everyone will be wearing “Watch the Femmes” cap, kit, and socks for these special rides.
Ride Schedule
All events are 30 minutes long.
- Ride with Annemiek van Vleuten: Oct 26 at 6pm CET/10am PDT on France’s R.G.V.
Annemiek is the inaugural Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift champion. Shortly after the Dutch cyclist captured the yellow jersey, she won rainbow stripes at the World Road Championship in Willagong. She is a 4x World Champion and Olympic gold medalist. - Ride with Marianne Vos: Oct 27 at 3pm CET/7am PDT on France’s R.G.V.
Marianne won the inaugural Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift Green sprinter’s jersey and 2 stages. Considered by many as the greatest cyclist of her generation, Marianne has won World Championships in road, cyclocross, and track, and has captured Olympic gold in road and track across the span of her career. She currently rides for Team Jumbo-Visma. - Ride with Anna van der Breggen: Oct 28 at 6:30pm CET/10:30am PDT on Watopia’s Triple Flat Loops
Anna is a former World and Olympic Champion who now manages the leading WorldTour squad, Team SD Worx. She will be riding a steady 2-2.5 w/kg.
Watch the Route Presentation
The route presentation will be broadcast free of charge on letourfemmes.fr at 11:30pm CET.
I believe Zwift’s late announcements are a big missed opportunity.
Currently I’m in a multi-day event, when they announced this in time, I would consider to plan my event around this event. Because these are 3 heroes.
Also I find it often a missed opportunity with such a low pace. 1-2,5W/kg for most average D’s it is still a challenge to stay below the WKG.
You have the chance to ride with pros, I want to suffer to stay in their wheel when they are doing actually a recovery ride. I want to feel why they are my hero! Not a no sweat ride.
Was Anna’s event cancelled?
It’s not showing up on the schedule, so… not sure?