2025 Tour de France Femmes Stage 8 Live Coverage
Welcome to our live coverage of Stage 8 of the 2025 Tour de France Femmes! Our live profile and commentary are below, followed by a preview of the technical aspects of the route.
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The toughest of the Tour de France Femmes serves up 3,600 metres of climbing over 112 kilometres. The final showdown takes place on the Col de la Madeleine, an alpine giant of 18.6 kilometres with an average gradient of 8.1%.
The riders climb from the start. The Col de Plainpalais, with its 13.2 kilometres at a 6.3% gradient, makes it crystal clear that they are in for a hard day in the saddle.
The Col du Frêne – 2.4 kilometers at 5.5% – is the only real obstacle over the following 31 kilometres. The road then goes downhill to Châteauneuf, where the road climbs gently for 1.5 kilometers at 6%.
After Châteauneuf, the Tour follows the Arc River for about 10 kilometres before hitting the Côte de Saint-Georges-d’Hurtières. This is 4.8-kilometre test with a 5.9% gradient. At the summit, there are still 38.1 kilometers left to race.
The riders descend to Saint-Pierre-de-Belleville, and enter the calm before the storm. Shortly after moving through the village of La Chambre, the Col de la Madeleine begins. It’s a steady 18.6-kilometer climb with an average gradient of 8.1%. The fourth, fifth, and ninth kilometers are the toughest, with gradients of 9%, 10%, and 9.5%, respectively.
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