{"id":255508,"date":"2026-07-31T10:05:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T10:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/31\/tour-de-france-femmes-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T10:05:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T10:05:57","slug":"tour-de-france-femmes-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/31\/tour-de-france-femmes-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour de France Femmes 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p><a class=\"card card--standard card--rows-3 card--align-inline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/womens-cycling\/five-years-in-this-tour-de-france-femmes-looks-like-it-will-be-the-best-edition-yet\/\" id=\"elk-43899c0c-89a4-11f1-96c5-17d74c977db7\" data-mobile-row=\"1\" data-desktop-row=\"1\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/womens-cycling\/five-years-in-this-tour-de-france-femmes-looks-like-it-will-be-the-best-edition-yet\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/womens-cycling\/five-years-in-this-tour-de-france-femmes-looks-like-it-will-be-the-best-edition-yet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/uU2NhuNC7CQBWNopawRNuf-1200-80.png.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/uU2NhuNC7CQBWNopawRNuf-1024-80.png.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/uU2NhuNC7CQBWNopawRNuf-970-80.png.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/uU2NhuNC7CQBWNopawRNuf-650-80.png.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/uU2NhuNC7CQBWNopawRNuf-480-80.png.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/uU2NhuNC7CQBWNopawRNuf-320-80.png.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/>\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__content\">\n<h3 class=\"card__title\">Five years in, this Tour de France Femmes looks like it will be the best edition yet<\/h3>\n<div class=\"card__description-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"card__description\">\n<p>The race continues to grow at pace, and this year&#8217;s stacked GC battle and brilliant course could take it to even higher heights, writes Matilda Price<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"slice-container table-wrapper slice-container-table\" data-component-name=\"Slice:Table\" id=\"elk-fa7178fc-7bd7-11f1-a76e-357375e15d0d\">\n<div class=\"table__instruction\">\nSwipe to scroll horizontally<br \/>\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 23 30\">\n<path d=\"M21.554 15.726a2.878 2.878 0 0 0-1.705-.374 2.881 2.881 0 0 0-1.388-3.068 2.877 2.877 0 0 0-1.992-.333 2.884 2.884 0 0 0-.1-.766 2.865 2.865 0 0 0-1.346-1.75c-.47-.27-.996-.4-1.527-.385l2.742-4.73a2.87 2.87 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1.15.15.723.416.972 1.34.554 2.06l-3.525 6.08c-.517.892-1.57 1.795-3.044 2.611-1.156.64-2.163.998-2.173 1.002a.685.685 0 0 0 .23 1.333.688.688 0 0 0 .229-.04c.18-.062 4.419-1.575 5.952-4.22l3.524-6.08a2.878 2.878 0 0 0-1.059-3.934Z\" fill=\"#333\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"table__container\">\n<table tabindex=\"0\" class=\"table__wrapper table__wrapper--inbodyContent table__wrapper--sticky table__wrapper--divider\">\n<caption class=\"table__caption table__caption--top table__caption--left\">\nTour de France Femmes 2026 overview<br \/>\n<\/caption>\n<tbody class=\"table__body\">\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>Date<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>August 1-9, 2026<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>Distance<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>1,175km<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>Start Location<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>Lausanne, Switzerland<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>Finish Location<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>Nice<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>Category<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>Women&#8217;s WorldTour<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>Previous Edition &#8211; Winner<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot (Fra) Visma-Lease a Bike<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-fa717974-7bd7-11f1-ad22-4dd7981979ac\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:2500px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.68%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WvaM3oXSM6t4EcPf3LdRTM-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WvaM3oXSM6t4EcPf3LdRTM-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WvaM3oXSM6t4EcPf3LdRTM-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WvaM3oXSM6t4EcPf3LdRTM-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WvaM3oXSM6t4EcPf3LdRTM-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WvaM3oXSM6t4EcPf3LdRTM-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tour de France Femmes 2026 map\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WvaM3oXSM6t4EcPf3LdRTM-1200-80.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WvaM3oXSM6t4EcPf3LdRTM-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WvaM3oXSM6t4EcPf3LdRTM-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WvaM3oXSM6t4EcPf3LdRTM-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WvaM3oXSM6t4EcPf3LdRTM-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WvaM3oXSM6t4EcPf3LdRTM-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WvaM3oXSM6t4EcPf3LdRTM.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WvaM3oXSM6t4EcPf3LdRTM.jpg\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)]\"\/>\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Map and stages of the Tour de France Femmes 2026 <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: ASO)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-43899cac-89a4-11f1-9536-975549c20dba\">The long wait for the 2026 Tour de France Femmes will finally be over this week as the race kicks off in Lausanne, Switzerland on Saturday, August 1.<\/p>\n<p>Now in its fifth edition, the race has firmly established itself as the most important race on the calendar, and this year&#8217;s instalment could bring us the biggest and most tense GC battle yet.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-43899cac-89a4-11f1-9536-975549c20dba-2\">We&#8217;ve been analysing the contenders all year round, but with just days now until the 2026 edition kicks off, Matilda Price has written our final run-down of the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/races\/tour-de-france-femmes-2026\/preview\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/races\/tour-de-france-femmes-2026\/preview\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/races\/tour-de-france-femmes-2026\/preview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Tour de France Femmes contenders, with Demi Vollering and Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot poised for fantastic duel with Ventoux finale.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"my-6 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-[10px] lg:my-8\" data-component-name=\"JwPlayer:Carousel\" data-jwp-carousel=\"\" 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class=\"jwp-carousel-title-mobile\"\/><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-desktop\">Latest Videos From<\/span><span class=\"jwp-carousel-brand\">Cyclingnews<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Dani Ostanek took a finer look at the route to pull out the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/womens-cycling\/delving-beyond-the-mont-ventoux-showstopper-analysing-the-key-stages-of-the-2026-tour-de-france-femmes\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/womens-cycling\/delving-beyond-the-mont-ventoux-showstopper-analysing-the-key-stages-of-the-2026-tour-de-france-femmes\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/womens-cycling\/delving-beyond-the-mont-ventoux-showstopper-analysing-the-key-stages-of-the-2026-tour-de-france-femmes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>key and decisive stages<\/strong><\/a><strong>,<\/strong> whilst Maria David went back through <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/cookes-mont-ventoux-masterclass-and-a-cote-dazur-classic-a-history-of-the-tour-de-france-femmes-key-climbs\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/cookes-mont-ventoux-masterclass-and-a-cote-dazur-classic-a-history-of-the-tour-de-france-femmes-key-climbs\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/cookes-mont-ventoux-masterclass-and-a-cote-dazur-classic-a-history-of-the-tour-de-france-femmes-key-climbs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>the history books to tell the stories of some of the climbs in this edition<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Simone Giuliani has gone inside <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/womens-cycling\/i-pick-my-battle-and-i-choose-the-tour-de-france-forget-year-long-dominance-pauline-ferrand-prevot-is-all-about-delivering-when-it-counts-most\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/womens-cycling\/i-pick-my-battle-and-i-choose-the-tour-de-france-forget-year-long-dominance-pauline-ferrand-prevot-is-all-about-delivering-when-it-counts-most\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/womens-cycling\/i-pick-my-battle-and-i-choose-the-tour-de-france-forget-year-long-dominance-pauline-ferrand-prevot-is-all-about-delivering-when-it-counts-most\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>the mindset, preparation and ambitions of Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot<\/strong><\/a>, whilst <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/womens-cycling\/pauline-will-be-on-the-same-level-or-better-we-are-only-focused-on-ourselves-inside-fdj-united-suez-and-demi-vollerings-preparation-mindset-and-ambitions-for-the-tour-de-france-femmes\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/womens-cycling\/pauline-will-be-on-the-same-level-or-better-we-are-only-focused-on-ourselves-inside-fdj-united-suez-and-demi-vollerings-preparation-mindset-and-ambitions-for-the-tour-de-france-femmes\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/womens-cycling\/pauline-will-be-on-the-same-level-or-better-we-are-only-focused-on-ourselves-inside-fdj-united-suez-and-demi-vollerings-preparation-mindset-and-ambitions-for-the-tour-de-france-femmes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>our exclusive Q&amp;A with FDJ team boss Stephen Delcourt<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>lifted the lid on their approach to the Tour.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold&#10;        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>We also have Brodie Chapman on board as a columnist, penning her <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/womens-cycling\/lying-contorted-bleeding-shivering-on-a-flemish-footpath-i-was-already-thinking-about-that-next-big-race-brodie-chapmans-tour-de-france-femmes-column\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/womens-cycling\/lying-contorted-bleeding-shivering-on-a-flemish-footpath-i-was-already-thinking-about-that-next-big-race-brodie-chapmans-tour-de-france-femmes-column\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/womens-cycling\/lying-contorted-bleeding-shivering-on-a-flemish-footpath-i-was-already-thinking-about-that-next-big-race-brodie-chapmans-tour-de-france-femmes-column\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>first pre-race piece about the challenge to return from injury<\/strong><\/a>, and she&#8217;ll be sending dispatches during and after the race, too.<\/p>\n<p>On this page and on our site, you&#8217;ll find comprehensive coverage of the Tour, from our countdown of features looking at the favourites, route, history and more, plus daily on the ground coverage from Matilda Price and Dani Ostanek, delivering news, analysis and interviews across the race&#8217;s nine stages.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-QSB38XEgU3cvdpZQoptdTS\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-QSB38XEgU3cvdpZQoptdTS slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a id=\"elk-43899d1a-89a4-11f1-b218-11a8e3af81b2\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"important-tour-de-france-femmes-news-3\">Important Tour de France Femmes news<\/h2>\n<p><a id=\"elk-2026-tour-de-france-femmes-route\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-2026-tour-de-france-femmes-route\"><span>2026 Tour de France Femmes route<\/span><\/h3>\n<p id=\"elk-fa7179d8-7bd7-11f1-bb31-41c71ca7425a\">ASO and race directors Marion Rousse and Christian Prudhomme revealed the details of the route of the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/tour-de-france-femmes\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/tour-de-france-femmes\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/tour-de-france-femmes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2026 Tour de France Femmes<\/a> at the Palais des Congr\u00e8s in Paris on Thursday, October 23.<\/p>\n<p>The fifth edition of the Tour de France Femmes will be held from August 1-9 with nine days of racing, starting with three stages in Switzerland. It&#8217;s the second foreign Grand D\u00e9part to the biggest stage race on the Women&#8217;s WorldTour calendar, after Rotterdam in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>As was the case in 2025, the 2026 edition will be the longest yet at 1175km total distance, with a new high total elevation gain of 18,795m.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold&#10;        \"><br \/>\n            What to read next<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Swiss Grand D\u00e9part will kick off from Lausanne, with three stages in Switzerland, before it heads into France for a Dijon time trial, and the key climbing days up to Mont Ventoux \u2013 which will make an iconic debut in the Tour de France Femmes \u2013 and into Nice for the grand finale.<\/p>\n<p>See the full details of the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/races\/tour-de-france-femmes-2026\/map\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/races\/tour-de-france-femmes-2026\/map\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/races\/tour-de-france-femmes-2026\/map\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2026 Tour de France Femmes route<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Cyclingnews will have live coverage of all eight stages of the 2026 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, along with race reports, galleries, results, and exclusive features and news.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-2026-tour-de-france-femmes-schedule\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-2026-tour-de-france-femmes-schedule\"><span>2026 Tour de France Femmes schedule<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"slice-container table-wrapper slice-container-table\" data-component-name=\"Slice:Table\" id=\"elk-fa717a96-7bd7-11f1-a4e9-4d16fbefdf9b\">\n<div class=\"table__instruction\">\nSwipe to scroll horizontally<br \/>\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 23 30\">\n<path d=\"M21.554 15.726a2.878 2.878 0 0 0-1.705-.374 2.881 2.881 0 0 0-1.388-3.068 2.877 2.877 0 0 0-1.992-.333 2.884 2.884 0 0 0-.1-.766 2.865 2.865 0 0 0-1.346-1.75c-.47-.27-.996-.4-1.527-.385l2.742-4.73a2.87 2.87 0 0 0 .323-.83h2.612V2.084h-2.661A2.861 2.861 0 0 0 15.18.385a2.903 2.903 0 0 0-3.952 1.055l-.373.644H2.983l1.003-1L2.99.09 1.28 1.793l-.999.995L2.99 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.229-.04c.18-.062 4.419-1.575 5.952-4.22l3.524-6.08a2.878 2.878 0 0 0-1.059-3.934Z\" fill=\"#333\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"table__container\">\n<table tabindex=\"0\" class=\"table__wrapper table__wrapper--inbodyContent table__wrapper--sticky table__wrapper--divider\">\n<thead class=\"table__head\">\n<tr class=\"table__head__row\">\n<th class=\"table__head__heading table__head__heading--left\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Date<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th class=\"table__head__heading table__head__heading--left\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Stage<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th class=\"table__head__heading table__head__heading--left\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Start\/Finish<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th class=\"table__head__heading table__head__heading--left\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Distance<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"table__body\">\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>August 1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>Stage 1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>Lausanne &#8211; Lausanne<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>138km<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>August 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>Stage 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>Aigle &#8211; Geneva<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>147.9km<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>August 3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>Stage 3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>Geneva &#8211; Poligny<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>156.5km<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>August 4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>Stage 4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>Gevrey-Chambertin &#8211; Dijon ITT<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>21km<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>August 5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>Stage 5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>M\u00e2con &#8211; Belleville-en-Beaujolais<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>140km<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>August 6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>Stage 6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>Montbrison &#8211; Tournon-sur-Rh\u00f4ne<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>153.4km<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>August 7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>Stage 7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>La Voulte-sur-Rh\u00f4ne &#8211; Mont Ventoux<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>146.8km<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>August 8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>Stage 8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>Sisteron &#8211; Nice<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>171.9km<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>August 9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>Stage 9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>Nice &#8211; Nice<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>99.2km<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a id=\"elk-tour-de-france-femmes-history\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-tour-de-france-femmes-history\"><span>Tour de France Femmes History<\/span><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-fa717b54-7bd7-11f1-bf9e-03be2823fc6e\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:68.75%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/tha2amWSCWom5vhRjsXBCA-1024-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/tha2amWSCWom5vhRjsXBCA-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/tha2amWSCWom5vhRjsXBCA-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/tha2amWSCWom5vhRjsXBCA-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/tha2amWSCWom5vhRjsXBCA-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/tha2amWSCWom5vhRjsXBCA-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tour de France winners Frenchman Laurent Fignon and Marianne Martin of the United States smile on the podium on July 22 1984 in Paris\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/tha2amWSCWom5vhRjsXBCA-1024-80.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/tha2amWSCWom5vhRjsXBCA-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/tha2amWSCWom5vhRjsXBCA-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/tha2amWSCWom5vhRjsXBCA-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/tha2amWSCWom5vhRjsXBCA-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/tha2amWSCWom5vhRjsXBCA-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/tha2amWSCWom5vhRjsXBCA.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/tha2amWSCWom5vhRjsXBCA.jpg\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)]\"\/>\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Tour de France winners Frenchman Laurent Fignon and Marianne Martin of the United States smile on the podium on July 22 1984 in Paris <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-fa717c12-7bd7-11f1-899d-a30c746b34ac\"><em>Cyclingnews<\/em> has assembled a <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/races\/tour-de-france-femmes-2025\/race-history\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/races\/tour-de-france-femmes-2025\/race-history\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/races\/tour-de-france-femmes-2025\/race-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">full list of champions<\/a> dating back to the first version in 1955 and the original women&#8217;s Tour de France stage race held from 1984-1989 to the modern Tour de France Femmes.<\/p>\n<p>The women&#8217;s peloton raced their <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/news\/tales-from-the-womens-tour-de-france-womens-edition-podcast\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/news\/tales-from-the-womens-tour-de-france-womens-edition-podcast\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/news\/tales-from-the-womens-tour-de-france-womens-edition-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first official launch of the women&#8217;s Tour de France<\/a> until <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/features\/marianne-martin-remembering-the-magic-of-the-1984-womens-tour-de-france\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/features\/marianne-martin-remembering-the-magic-of-the-1984-womens-tour-de-france\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/features\/marianne-martin-remembering-the-magic-of-the-1984-womens-tour-de-france\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1984, won by American Marianne Martin<\/a>. It was an 18-day race held simultaneously as the men&#8217;s event and along much of the same but shortened routes with shared finish lines. The Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 du Tour de France, which later became part of ASO in 1992, managed both men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s events.<\/p>\n<p>The women&#8217;s Tour de France ended in 1989, and while ASO went on to organise women&#8217;s one-day races like La Fl\u00e8che Wallonne, Li\u00e8ge-Bastogne-Li\u00e8ge, La Course, and the inaugural Paris-Roubaix Femmes (in 2021), the women&#8217;s peloton had not been included as part of the official Tour de France for the past 30 years.<\/p>\n<p>Other women&#8217;s stage races in France, not run by ASO, took place, including the Tour Cycliste F\u00e9minin, which had started in 1992, and the re-named Grande Boucle F\u00e9minine Internationale, until it came to an end in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>La Course by La Tour de France was then created in 2014 following a petition to ASO calling for a women&#8217;s Tour de France. Le Tour Entier&#8217;s petition was led by Kathryn Bertine, Marianne Vos, Emma Pooley and Chrissie Wellington and secured 97,307 signatures. The event was held across various platforms, from a one-day to a multi-day event between 2014 and 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Champions included <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/marianne-vos\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/marianne-vos\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/marianne-vos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marianne Vos<\/a>, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/anna-van-der-breggen\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/anna-van-der-breggen\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/anna-van-der-breggen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anna van der Breggen<\/a> and <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/chloe-hosking\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/chloe-hosking\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/chloe-hosking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chloe Hosking<\/a> in the first three editions from 2014 to 2016. <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/annemiek-van-vleuten\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/annemiek-van-vleuten\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/annemiek-van-vleuten\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Annemiek van Vleuten<\/a> won in 2017 and 2018, followed by Vos in 2019, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/elizabeth-deignan\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/elizabeth-deignan\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/elizabeth-deignan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lizzie Deignan<\/a> in 2020 and <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/demi-vollering\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/demi-vollering\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/demi-vollering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Demi Vollering<\/a> in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Despite its controversy, La Course had become one of the most showcased events in the Women&#8217;s WorldTour, and although the wait was longer than anyone anticipated, it finally became the stepping stone to the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift.<\/p>\n<p>Tour de France men&#8217;s race director Christian Prudhomme made a <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/news\/christian-prudhomme-confirms-womens-tour-de-france-in-2022\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/news\/christian-prudhomme-confirms-womens-tour-de-france-in-2022\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/news\/christian-prudhomme-confirms-womens-tour-de-france-in-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">long-awaited confirmation<\/a> that Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) would launch a women&#8217;s <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/races\/tour-de-france-femmes-2022\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/races\/tour-de-france-femmes-2022\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/races\/tour-de-france-femmes-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift in 2022<\/a> with Marion Rousse as the event&#8217;s race director.<\/p>\n<p>Zwift announced that it would become the title sponsor of the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/news\/zwift-to-sponsor-new-womens-tour-de-france-in-2022\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/news\/zwift-to-sponsor-new-womens-tour-de-france-in-2022\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/news\/zwift-to-sponsor-new-womens-tour-de-france-in-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift<\/a> on a five-year deal through 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The first edition of the rebirth of the 2022 Tour de France Femmes was an eight-day race that began on the Champs-\u00c9lys\u00e9es in Paris in conjunction with the final stage 21 of the men&#8217;s Tour de France and ended on La Super Planche des Belles Filles, where <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/annemiek-van-vleuten\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/annemiek-van-vleuten\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/annemiek-van-vleuten\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Annemiek van Vleuten<\/a> (Movistar) was crowned the overall champion.<\/p>\n<p>The 2023 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift route hit new heights with 956 kilometres and a grand finale in the Pyrenees with a mountaintop finish on the iconic Tourmalet on stage 7 and a final stage 8 time trial in Pau, with <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/demi-vollering\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/demi-vollering\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/demi-vollering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Demi Vollering<\/a> winning the overall title.<\/p>\n<p>The 2024 Tour de France Femmes came down to a final chase up l&#8217;Alpe d&#8217;Huez, with Vollering narrowly missing gaining enough time to unseat Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon-SRAM). The <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/news\/a-magical-four-seconds-kasia-niewiadoma-secures-the-closest-margin-of-victory-in-tour-de-france-history\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/news\/a-magical-four-seconds-kasia-niewiadoma-secures-the-closest-margin-of-victory-in-tour-de-france-history\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/news\/a-magical-four-seconds-kasia-niewiadoma-secures-the-closest-margin-of-victory-in-tour-de-france-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">four-second margin of victory made the edition the closest in Tour de France history<\/a> &#8211; men or women.<\/p>\n<p>In 2025, the Tour de France Femmes was dominated by Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot (Visma-Lease a Bike), who retired from mountain biking after winning the Olympic gold medal in Paris, to focus on road racing.<\/p>\n<p>She won by 3:42 over Vollering and Niewiadoma.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/race-homes\/tour-de-france-femmes-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Five years in, this Tour de France Femmes looks like it will be the best edition yet The race continues to grow at pace, and this year&#8217;s stacked GC battle and brilliant course could take it to even higher heights, writes Matilda Price Swipe to scroll horizontally Tour de France Femmes 2026 overview Date August [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":255509,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6804],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-255508","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cycling"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=255508"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255508\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/255509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=255508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=255508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=255508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}