COURSE ROUTE UPDATE FOR L'ÉTAPE DU TOUR DE FRANCE FEMMES AVEC ZWIFT
An incident on the road leading to the Col de Propiac has made the section originally planned between Mollans-sur-Ouvèze and the Col de Propiac impassable.
The local authorities, the Drôme Department, and the event organizers have jointly decided to modify the route of the event.
The new course will be 111.7 km long instead of the originally planned 120 km, with a total elevation gain of 2,950 m instead of the 3,000 m initially scheduled.
L'Étape du Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift
Course Route Update for L’Étape du Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift
An incident on the road leading to the Col de Propiac has made the section originally planned between Mollans-sur-Ouvèze and the Col de Propiac impassable.
The local authorities, the Drôme Department, and the event organizers have jointly decided to modify the route of the event.
The new course will be 111.7 km long instead of the originally planned 120 km, with a total elevation gain of 2,950 m instead of the 3,000 m initially scheduled.
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How to register?
All registrations are made on-line on time to. Registration takes no more than five minutes and you will receive immediate confirmation by email. After creating your account (or logging in with your time to profile), there is just one form to complete and payment to be made (securely of course).
Who can register?
The race is open to everyone, including riders without a competitive cycling permit, on the condition that they are 18 or over in 2026.
So that everyone can enjoy the best race conditions, all participants will be ranked according to their level of ability when the race numbers are allocated.
What is included in my registration?
Before the race:
- An official Santini jersey
- One race number envelope for the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift Challenge which includes:
- Your personalised race number
- 4 pins
- 1 road map
- Stickers
- Number plate - with the same race number - and cable ties to attach it to your bike
- An electronic timing chip stuck to the front number plate
- A baggage label for the bag that you’ll leave at the left luggage facilities on the morning of the race
- The Welcome gift of l’ Étape du Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift
- Bike deposits are available on Tuesday from 2pm to 7pm and Wednesday from 10am to 7pm at the entrance to the Village, where you can leave your bikes in a secure area at the times indicated
During the race
- Medical assistance throughout the route. The necessary information will be recorded in your route book
- Access to refreshment points along the route
- A climb up Mont Ventoux, the same route as the professional cyclists in the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift
- Privatised and secured road for everyone
- If you have to drop out, we can arrange for you to be repatriated to the finish line
- Mechanical assistance throughout the route
After the race:
- A finishers' medal
- Access to the Finish Village, activities and entertainment, toilets, podium and big screen
- Access to the Pasta Party where participants can get together around a hot meal to share their experience of the race
- A private spectator zone where you can cheer on the professional cyclists as they reach the finish line
Additional services are available:
- The personalisation of your medal
- A photo and video pack of the best moments of your race
- Personalised poster
- A Mug, water bottle and key ring in the race colours
I’m a minor, Is a parental authorization necessary ?
Parental authorisation is not required, as your registration must be made by an adult on the time to registration platform. The electronic signature of the person of legal age is authentic. Please note that you must be 18 years old in 2026.
I can’t find my event on my time to account, what can I do ?
You may have created several time to accounts. Please check that you are logged in with the correct email address linked to the correct time to account.
How can I be sure I've registered correctly?
Once you have finished the registration process, you will receive two emails: one confirming your registration for the event, the other to confirm your payment. In addition, a tab with the name of the event will appear on your personal time to account.
What is the Individual Accident Insurance?
This insurance is distributed by A.S.O. acting as Marsh's Insurance Intermediary and registered with ORIAS under the number 24005109.
This Personal Accident Insurance is offered by the organiser's insurer so that you are correctly covered during your participation in L'Étape du Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2025. It is optional but is strongly recommended.
It is optional but is highly recommended.
As you may know, the vast majority of your usual insurance policies (including guarantees included with your bank cards, loan insurance, etc.) totally exclude any participation in sports events either on an amateur or professional basis, and therefore exclude the risks involved in your taking part in L'Étape du Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2026.
It is therefore important that you check the scope (and the exclusions) of the cover provided by your normal insurance policies and, if you are not sufficiently covered or not covered at all, you should consider taking out the proposed insurance policies by clicking on the link below.
This insurance will cover you if you have an accident whilst taking part in the event, whether or not you were responsible and whether or not there is an identified liable third party. You are only covered during the event from the time you cross the starting line until the time you cross the finishing line or until the time you abandon the event.
It guarantees the following accidents that may occur during the event:
- in the event of death or total or partial permanent disability (due to this accident), the payment of a capital (within the limits of the purchased insurance option),
- coverage of medical costs (within the limits of the purchased insurance option), and, if necessary, repatriation.
This Individual Accident is optional but highly recommended. It can be taken out in addition to any existing insurance you may already have or if you are not already covered. You may purchase the cover from the insurer of your choice, from your federation or from Marsh, organizer’s broker, whose proposed insurance (detailed notice and application form) can be consulted and downloaded by clicking on the link below.
What is the Cancellation Insurance?
This insurance is distributed by A.S.O. acting as Marsh's Insurance Intermediary and registered with ORIAS under the number 24005109.
Insured : any person who has taken out cancellation insurance with their registration for L'Étape du Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2026.
Purpose of insurance : to reimburse registration fees paid for L'Étape du Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2026 when the insured is forced to withdraw due to:
- Death, accident or illness of the insured;
- Death, accident or serious illness (accident or illness requiring hospitalization) of a spouse, cohabiting partner or partner in a civil partnership, a first-degree ascendant or descendant, a brother or sister, occurring within the thirty days preceding the event;
- Pregnancy and childbirth, provided the Insured is not pregnant at the time of subscription;
- Visa refusal by the authorities of the country of the event, provided that the participant has not previously been refused a visa by these authorities;
- Theft of the Insured's identity card or passport in the seven days prior to the event, provided these documents are essential for travel;
- Court summons
- Invitation to a make-up exam (university only), provided that the failure was not known at the time of registration for the event;
- Serious damage (theft, fire, water damage, natural elements) to the Insured's principal or secondary residence or business premises, more than 50% of which is destroyed and which absolutely requires the Insured's presence on the day of departure or event;
- Characterized accident during rail or sea transport enabling the Insured to travel to the event (with the exception of strikes and industrial action).
Please note that cancellation due to an epidemic and/or a pandemic is excluded. The direct or indirect consequences of COVID-19 affecting the insured (positive test, contact case or any other risk) are therefore excluded.
Premium on top of the registration fees :
- My Santini jersey: 9€ (valid only for the price of the bib : it does not cover the Santini jersey included in the offer, nor any additional options)
- My Santini Duo: 9€ (valid only for the price of the bib : it does not cover the Santini jersey included in the offer, nor any additional options). As cancellation insurance is individual, the leader and team-mate will each have to take out their own cancellation insurance when they register if they both wish to be insured
Compensation conditions: all requests for compensation must be made via an online declaration directly with the event’s insurance on underwriter no later than 15 days after the event.
This declaration must be accompanied by an official document justifying cancellation of participation and, notably, in the event of an accident or illness, a medical certificate drafted in French, English or Spanish and issued no later than two days following the event. This certificate must explicitly mention the inability to participate in the event.
Your request will be studied within two months of the event and, if justified and covered by the insurance policy, compensation will be paid to you by bank transfer within the following month.
Main exclusions include:
- Illness or accident suffered prior to taking out the insurance;
- Psychological or psychiatric disorders, nervous or mental illness, and their consequences;
- Pregnancy prior to taking out the insurance;
- Deliberate action by the insured.
We recommend that you read the full terms and conditions of the policy contained in the insurer's information notice.
Can I cancel my registration?
If you signed up for cancellation insurance when you registered:
You must apply for a refund within a period of 15 days before the date of the event and 15 days after the event on the following platform : https://timeto.sam-assurance.com
A supporting document proving your inability to take part in the event will be requested. If this is a medical certificate, it must be dated no more than two days after the event.
Refunds will be paid by bank transfer within three months after the event. If your application for a refund is approved, only the price of the bib will be refunded. Any options you signed up for during registration will not be refunded.
If you did not sign up for cancellation insurance when you registered:
Unfortunately, we can’t access your request for cancellation, refund or race number transfer.
The rules of the event state that “Any registration is personal, firm and definitive and cannot be refunded for any reason”, and “no transfer of registration is authorised for any reason whatsoever”.
To check whether you signed up for cancellation insurance, you can log into your time to account. All the details of your registration, including any cancellation insurance, will appear here.
How can I collect my bib?
Bib numbers, plates and timing systems (chips or transponders) will be provided on the village upon presentation of:
- Your convocation with the QR code (received by email and available on your personal account on time to);
- Your proof of identity;
- Your medical certificate or your "Module Santé" certificate, if it has not been validated by the organisation on time to or if you didn't upload it.
Download the medical certificate template Complete the “Module Santé” certificate
You can collect your bib number (adress coming futher) on the following dates and times:
- Tuesday, August 4
- Wednesday, August 5
No bib numbers will be handed out on race day, August 6.
When will the race numbers be issued?
Your race numbers will be available a few weeks before the event on your time to account.
Is the medicale certificate mandatory?
The Event is certified by the Fédération Française de Cyclisme (hereinafter the "FFC"). Consequently, in accordance with the rules laid down by the FFC and followed by the Organiser, participation is subordinated to the complusory presentation of a licence, a medical certificate ora “Module Santé” certificate. These elements must be uploaded on the Time to plateform from 21 March 2025.
- a sports licence issued by the FFC valid on the date of the Event and bearing proof of the issue of a medical certificate stating that there are no contraindications to the practice of cycling in competition,
- or a sports licence issued by one of the following federations, valid on the date of the Event, stating “no contraindication to the practice of sport in competition”, “no contraindication to the practice of cycling” or “no contraindication to the practice of triathlon in competition”:
- Fédération française de triathlon (FFTri),
- Fédération sportive et gymnique du travail (FSGT),
- Union française des œuvres laïques d’éducation physique (UFOLEP) ;
- or a medical certificate stating that there are no contraindications to the practice of cycling in competition;
- or a “Module Santé” certificate (valid 4 months before the Event) Here is the procedure to generate the “Module santé” certificate
- 1- I create my FFC account (on licence.ffc.fr)
- 2- I log in and access the “module santé”.
- 3- I read and complete the “module santé until the end and receive the evaluation result
- If the evaluation is positive: The system generates a personalized “module santé” certificate that I can download (it can also be retrieved later from my account).
- If the evaluation is negative: I must schedule an appointment with my doctor to obtain a medical certificate stating the absence of contraindications for competitive cycling.
- 4- I go to the registration platform to upload my “module santé” certificate.
Where can I consult the race rules?
Rules are available here.
Is it possible to resell my bib or postpone my registration for next year?
Transferring, postponing or reselling race numbers is not permitted, in view of the event regulations: “All entries are personal, firm and final, and cannot be reimbursed for any reason whatsoever”. Furthermore, “No transfer of registration is authorized for any reason whatsoever”.
What types of bikes are allowed on L'Étape du Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift?
All bikes approved by the French Cycling Federation are accepted apart from electric bikes. Recumbent bikes and handlebar extensions are not allowed.
Are helmets mandatory?
Rigid helmets must be worn. The wearing of helmets (with the chin strap fastened) is mandatory at all times on the route. Any participant not wearing a helmet will be disqualified.
Is there any mandatory material to have on race day?
Yes, during the race you should have : helmet, can, repair kit with 2 tubes and a pump to deal with punctures.
In addition, the Santini jersey, handlebar plate and race number must be worn in order to be identified and to benefit fully from the services on offer.
Are there bike lockers?
Information on the bike lockers will be provided at a later date.
Are there luggage lockers?
A baggage check service will be available for you in the departure area. You can drop off your belongings there on race morning before entering your start pen if you wish. A tag is provided in your race packet, so remember to attach it to your bag before handing it over to our organizing teams. We advise you not to put any valuables in your bag. You will be able to collect your bag at the finish line of your race.
Are there any toilets?
You'll find toilets at the departure are. Toilets will also be available at each refreshment point on the route.
Is there a possibility to eat on the course?
We want to make sure you have the strength to make it to the finish line, so of course! Refreshment stations will be set up throughout the route. You'll find sweet and salty foods as well as drinks.
Is there different useful maps for l'Étape du Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift?
Information on the plans will be provided at a later date.
Is L'Étape du Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift timed?
The race will be timed and will give rise to several rankings:
- A scratch ranking
- A real ranking
- A real ranking by category
Will the route be closed to traffic during the race?
The route will be closed to traffic throughout your race, in the same way as the Tour de France’s professional riders. However a time limit will be established in order to prepare for the women's race, which is evolving just behind you. Beyond this time limit, the route will be open to traffic again. The timetable will be available in spring.
What is a time schedule?
The time schedule allows the closing of the route to be scheduled and those disqualified on L’Étape du Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift to be managed. Theses disqualifications are based on split times defined for each town crossed. These times are negotiated with the prefectures of each of the departments crossed and the departments of the National Gendarmerie. The strict application of these times (re-opening of the roads to traffic) is the key consideration if we want to continue to take advantage of a route that is completely closed for this race.
What happens if a rider withdraws / is eliminated?
You may be disqualified throughout the route. The “time schedule car” precisely follows the time schedule. Any rider who is overtaken by this car (equipped with a stopwatch), anywhere on the route will be considered as no longer in the race.
The "End of the Race” will be indicated by several of the organisation’s vehicles. If you are disqualified, you will be asked to take a diversion or go to one of the repatriation areas where you will be picked up by buses/trucks which will take you and your bike back to the finish village. Bicycles will be placed in the trucks and handed back to riders at the finish village upon presentation of race numbers.
When will the results be published?
The results will be available on the evening of the event on your time to account.
Where can I pick up my photos after the race?
You can find all your photos the week after the event on the Sportograf website
When will my personalized medal be mailed?
Your personalized medal will be mailed by post directly to your home address (address indicated in your registration). You'll receive it within a month and a half after the event.
Can I volunteer to help out?
With pleasure! We'd be mad to refuse enthusiastic helpers - maybe you can encourage others to help too? Bring your good humour and generous nature and join our hundreds of volunteers to help make this event run smoothly.
If you'd like to be part of the adventure, sign up here.
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