The following is a list of teams and riders that participated in the 2023 Tour de France Femmes. [1]
154 riders across 22 seven-member teams took part in the 2023 Tour de France Femmes. [1] [2] Twenty-seven nationalities took part, with the largest percentage being Dutch (19% of the peloton). [2] 109 riders finished the event. [3]
22 teams participated in the race. [4] Each team had seven riders, one more than the 2022 edition. [5] All 15 UCI Women's WorldTeams were automatically invited. [1] They were joined by 7 UCI Women's Continental Teams – the two best 2022 UCI Women's Continental Teams (Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling and Lifeplus–Wahoo) received an automatic invitation, and the other five teams were selected by Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), the organisers of the Tour. [1] The teams were announced on 14 April 2023. [4]
UCI Women's WorldTeams
UCI Women's Continental Teams
No. | Starting number worn by the rider during the Tour |
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Pos. | Position in the general classification |
Time | Deficit to the winner of the general classification |
‡ | Denotes riders born on or after 1 January 2001 eligible for the young rider classification |
Denotes the winner of the general classification | |
Denotes the winner of the points classification | |
Denotes the winner of the mountains classification | |
Denotes the winner of the young rider classification (eligibility indicated by ‡) | |
Denotes riders that represent the winner of the team classification | |
Denotes the winner of the super-combativity award | |
DNS | Denotes a rider who did not start a stage, followed by the stage before which she withdrew |
DNF | Denotes a rider who did not finish a stage, followed by the stage in which she withdrew |
DSQ | Denotes a rider who was disqualified from the race, followed by the stage in which this occurred |
OTL | Denotes a rider finished outside the time limit, followed by the stage in which they did so |
COV | Denotes a rider who withdrawn because of COVID-19 either because she tested positive or two members of team tested positive, followed by the stage before which he withdrew |
Ages correct as of Sunday 23 July 2023, the date on which the Tour begins |
Country | No. of riders | Finished | Stage wins |
---|---|---|---|
Australia | 12 | 12 | |
Austria | 2 | 2 | |
Belgium | 7 | 6 | 1 (Lotte Kopecky) |
Canada | 7 | 6 | |
Colombia | 1 | 1 | |
Cyprus | 1 | 1 | |
Denmark | 2 | 2 | 1 (Emma Norsgaard) |
Finland | 1 | 0 | |
France | 21 | 16 | |
Germany | 6 | 6 | 2 (Ricarda Bauernfeind, Liane Lippert) |
Great Britain | 10 | 9 | |
Italy | 19 | 12 | |
Japan | 1 | 1 | |
Luxembourg | 2 | 2 | |
Netherlands | 27 | 20 | 3 (Yara Kastelijn, Demi Vollering, Lorena Wiebes) |
New Zealand | 3 | 3 | |
Norway | 6 | 4 | |
Poland | 4 | 3 | |
Slovenia | 1 | 0 | |
South Africa | 1 | 1 | |
Spain | 5 | 3 | |
Sweden | 5 | 4 | |
Switzerland | 3 | 3 | 1 (Marlen Reusser) |
Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1 | |
United States | 3 | 2 | |
3 | 3 | ||
Total | 154 | 123 | 8 |
Annemiek van Vleuten is a Dutch professional road racing cyclist, who rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Movistar Team.
Hanna Nilsson is a Swedish racing cyclist, who rides for UCI Women's Continental Team Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling. She has competed in the road race at the UCI Road World Championships on nine occasions, between 2012 and 2022.
Lotta Pauliina Henttala is a Finnish racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team AG Insurance–Soudal–Quick-Step. She has won the Finnish National Road Race Championships seven times, consecutively between 2012 and 2018.
Maria Giulia Confalonieri is an Italian track and road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's World Tour Team Uno-X Pro Cycling. She previously rode for UCI Women's Continental Team Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling.
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Marta Lach is a Polish professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling. She rode in the women's road race at the 2016 UCI Road World Championships, but she did not finish the race.
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