{"id":255650,"date":"2026-08-01T09:23:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T09:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/01\/tour-de-france-femmes-director-confident-that-ventoux-will-remain-on-route\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T09:23:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T09:23:13","slug":"tour-de-france-femmes-director-confident-that-ventoux-will-remain-on-route","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/01\/tour-de-france-femmes-director-confident-that-ventoux-will-remain-on-route\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour de France Femmes director confident that Ventoux will remain on route"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-3941494a-8d8a-11f1-97c1-0d7bb5a57f60\"><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\">Tour de France Femmes<\/a> director Marion Rousse has said that the race\u2019s much-anticipated visit to another of France\u2019s great cycling landmarks, <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\">Mont Ventoux<\/a>, will go ahead despite wildfires in the region.<\/p>\n<p>With temperatures soaring across much of southern France in recent weeks, fire crews have been attending to major incidents in several French departments.<\/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-3941494a-8d8a-11f1-97c1-0d7bb5a57f60-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/racing\/tour-de-france-stage-3-to-go-ahead-but-spectators-not-to-attend-finish-due-to-forest-fires\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/racing\/tour-de-france-stage-3-to-go-ahead-but-spectators-not-to-attend-finish-due-to-forest-fires\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/racing\/tour-de-france-stage-3-to-go-ahead-but-spectators-not-to-attend-finish-due-to-forest-fires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stage three of the men\u2019s Tour de France<\/a> had to be re-routed due to ongoing fires in the Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es-Orientales region and the final stage was shortened because emergency services needed to be deployed elsewhere.<\/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 aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Fires continue to burn in the Vaucluse department near Ventoux and other parts of the Tour de France Femmes route as the race begins in Lausanne, Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Earlier this week, the Vaucluse prefecture had put pressure on Tour organisers ASO to change the course of the race, saying in a statement: \u201cAt a time when forest areas are at a peak risk of fire, the prefecture has asked the organisers of the Tour to consider an alternative route.\u201d<\/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 aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">\u201cFollowing a fire risk assessment on Tuesday 4 August, an alternative route will be implemented should the wildfire risk be considered extreme.\u201d<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">However, speaking to several media publications on Friday, including <em>Cyclingnews<\/em>, Rousse was confident that Mont Ventoux would remain on the parcours.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-ZGzZTwuuEfzN2DWrB8XiCC\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-ZGzZTwuuEfzN2DWrB8XiCC 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 aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">\u201cWe&#8217;ve been speaking with the prefecture since April, we&#8217;ve had a constant relationship with them, and we will adapt like the men&#8217;s Tour did,\u201d Rousse said.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">\u201cWe&#8217;re just a bike race, and we have to work within the every day, real life, and that will always come first over considerations for the race.\u201d<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">\u201dWhat I can say is that the climb to Mont Ventoux will definitely go ahead, but there are several options in front of us and we will remain at the service of law enforcement and the state, and we will do what they tell us to do,&#8221; she added.<\/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 aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">While the Giant of Provence looks set to remain in the route, it is possible that the road taken to arrive at its foot will need to be changed.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Ventoux is set to be tackled as the climax to the Tour\u2019s seventh stage on Friday, August 7, and has been billed as the race\u2019s queen stage.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Before heading up the legendary ascent, a first in Tour de France Femmes history, the riders will set off from La Voulte-Sur-Rh\u00f4ne, taking in three categorised climbs through the Dr\u00f4me and Vaucluse departments.<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-39414a8a-8d8a-11f1-b4dd-65b0e0286359\" aria-hidden=\"true\" 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