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{{Short description|Women's cycling race}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox cycling race report
|name               = 2023 Tour de France Femmes
|series             = [[2023 UCI Women's World Tour]]
|race_no            = 21
|season_no          = 27
|image              =File:2023 Tour de France Femmes.svg
|image_size         = 360 px
|image_caption      =Route of the 2023 Tour de France Femmes
|image_alt          =
|date               = 23–30 July
|stages             = 8
|distance           = 960.5
|unit               = km
|time               = 25h 17' 35"
|first              = [[Demi Vollering]]
|first_nat          = NED
|first_team         = {{UCI team code|SDW|2023}}
|first_color        = yellow
|second             = [[Lotte Kopecky]]
|second_nat         = BEL
|second_team        = {{UCI team code|SDW|2023}}
|third              = [[Katarzyna Niewiadoma]]
|third_nat          = POL
|third_team         = {{UCI team code|CSR|2023}}
|points             = [[Lotte Kopecky]]
|points_nat         = BEL
|points_team        = {{UCI team code|SDW|2023}}
|points_color       = dark green
|mountains          = [[Katarzyna Niewiadoma]]
|mountains_nat      = POL
|mountains_team     = {{UCI team code|CSR|2023}}
|mountains_color    = polkadot
|youth              = [[Cédrine Kerbaol]]
|youth_nat          = FRA
|youth_team         = {{UCI team code|WNT|2023}}
|youth_color        = white
|team               = {{UCI team code|SDW|2023}}
|team_color         = yellow_number
|combativity        = [[Yara Kastelijn]]
|combativity_nat    = NED
|combativity_team   = {{UCI team code|PLP|2023}}
|combativity_color  = red_number
|previous           = [[2022 Tour de France Femmes|2022]]
|next               = [[2024 Tour de France Femmes|2024]]
}}
The '''2023 Tour de France Femmes''' (officially '''2023 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift''') was the second edition of the [[Tour de France Femmes]]. The race took place from 23 to 30 July 2023, and was the 21st race in the [[2023 UCI Women's World Tour]] calendar. The race was organised by the [[Amaury Sport Organisation]] (ASO), which also organises the men's [[Tour de France]].
The race was won by [[Demi Vollering]] of {{UCI team code|SDW|2023}}, beating her rival [[Annemiek van Vleuten]] ([[Movistar Team (women's team)|Movistar Team]]) with a dominant stage win on the [[Col du Tourmalet]]. Second place went to Vollering's teammate [[Lotte Kopecky]], who wore the yellow jersey for six stages after winning the first stage. The podium was rounded out by [[Katarzyna Niewiadoma]] of {{UCI team code|CSR|2023}} for the second year in a row.
In the race's other classifications, Kopecky won the [[Points classification in the Tour de France|points classification]]. Apart from finishing third in the general classification (GC), Niewiadoma also took the polka-dot jersey as winner of the [[Mountains classification in the Tour de France|Queen of the Mountains (QoM) classification]]. [[Cédrine Kerbaol]] of {{UCI team code|WNT|2023}} took the white jersey as the winner of the [[Young rider classification in the Tour de France|young riders classification]], which was awarded to the best-placed {{abbr|GC|general classification}} rider under the age of 23. [[Yara Kastelijn]] took the [[Combativity award in the Tour de France|super-combativity award]] to add to her win on stage 4. SD Worx won the [[Team classification in the Tour de France|team classification]] as the team with the lowest aggregate time among their three best-placed riders.
Overall, the race was highly praised by the public, media, teams and riders – with large crowds and high TV viewership. Race director [[Marion Rousse]] stated that the 2023 edition "was the year of confirmation: we had to prove that the first edition was not just curiosity".
==Teams==
{{Main|List of teams and cyclists in the 2023 Tour de France Femmes}}
The 22 teams which participated in the race<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=14 April 2023 |title=D-100 : on the second – Tour de France 2023 |url=https://www.letourfemmes.fr/en/news/2023/d-100-on-the-second/1293102 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414131044/https://www.letourfemmes.fr/en/news/2023/d-100-on-the-second/1293102 |archive-date=14 April 2023 |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=Le Tour Femmes}}</ref> were announced on 14 April 2023.<ref name=":2" /> Each team had seven riders, one more than the 2022 edition.<ref name="CN WWT">{{Cite web |last=Frattini |first=Kirsten |date=6 January 2023 |title=Women's WorldTour – The definitive guide for 2023 |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/womens-worldtour-the-definitive-guide/ |access-date=26 January 2023 |website=cyclingnews.com |archive-date=25 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125230925/https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/womens-worldtour-the-definitive-guide/ |url-status=live }}</ref> All 15 [[UCI Women's Team|UCI Women's WorldTeams]] were automatically invited.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=14 April 2023 |title=Tour de France Femmes 2023 Equipes Selectionnees |url=https://storage-aso.lequipe.fr/ASO/cycling_trf/tdffaz2023-equipes-selectionnees.pdf |access-date=14 April 2023 |website=Le Tour Femmes |archive-date=14 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414131042/https://storage-aso.lequipe.fr/ASO/cycling_trf/tdffaz2023-equipes-selectionnees.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> They were joined by seven 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.<ref name=":3" /> A total of 154 riders from 27 nationalities started the race, with the Netherlands having the largest contingent (29 riders).<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |date=17 July 2023 |title=Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift stars move towards Clermont-Ferrand |url=https://storage-aso.lequipe.fr/ASO/cycling_trf/stars-move-towards-clermont-ferrand.pdf |access-date=31 July 2023 |website=www.letourfemmes.fr |archive-date=1 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801081435/https://storage-aso.lequipe.fr/ASO/cycling_trf/stars-move-towards-clermont-ferrand.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
'''UCI Women's WorldTeams'''
{{div col|colwidth=20em|style=margin-right:20%;}}
* {{UCI team code|CSR|2023}}
* {{UCI team code|TIB|2023}}
* {{UCI team code|FUT|2023}}
* {{UCI team code|PLP|2023}}
* {{UCI team code|HPW|2023}}
* {{UCI team code|CGS|2023}}
* {{UCI team code|LTK women|2023b}}
* {{UCI team code|LIV|2023}}
* {{UCI team code|MOV women|2023}}
* {{UCI team code|SDW|2023}}
* {{UCI team code|DSM women|2023b}}
* {{UCI team code|JAY women|2023}}
* {{UCI team code|JVW|2023}}
* {{UCI team code|UAD women|2023}}
* {{UCI team code|UXT women|2023}}
{{div col end}}
'''UCI Women's Continental Teams'''
{{div col|colwidth=20em|style=margin-right:20%;}}
* {{UCI team code|AGS|2023}}
* {{UCI team code|ARK women|2023}}
* {{UCI team code|WNT|2022}}
* {{UCI team code|COF women|2023}}
* {{UCI team code|DRP|2023}}
* {{UCI team code|AUB women|2023}}
* {{UCI team code|HPU|2023}}
{{div col end}}
== Route and stages ==
[[File:Dal Col du Tourmalet - panoramio.jpg|thumb|View from the [[Col du Tourmalet]], the finish of stage 7 at elevation of {{convert|2115|m|abbr=on}}]]
In October 2022, the route was announced by race director [[Marion Rousse]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-10-27 |title=Tour de France 2023: routes reach for the sky with limited sprint chances |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/oct/27/tour-de-france-announces-2023-routes |access-date=2022-11-02 |website=the Guardian |archive-date=2 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102105846/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/oct/27/tour-de-france-announces-2023-routes |url-status=live }}</ref> It comprised eight consecutive days of racing, covering a total of {{convert|960.5|km|mi}}. The race started in [[Clermont-Ferrand]] on the same day that the [[2023 Tour de France|men's tour]] finished in Paris, before heading south across the [[Massif Central]] (including the longest, stage 4) towards the [[Pyrenees]] mountains. The penultimate stage was the [[queen stage]] of the Tour, with a summit finish at the [[Col du Tourmalet]] in the Pyrenees at an elevation of {{convert|2115|m|ft|abbr=on}}. The final stage was an [[individual time trial]] in [[Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques|Pau]], using a similar course to the 2019 edition of [[2019 La Course by Le Tour de France|La Course by Le Tour de France]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Price |first=Matilda |date=2022-10-27 |title=Challenging, varied, exciting – What we think of the Tour de France Femmes 2023 |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/challenging-varied-exciting-what-we-think-of-the-tour-de-france-femmes-2023/ |access-date=2022-11-02 |website=cyclingnews.com |archive-date=2 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102105847/https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/challenging-varied-exciting-what-we-think-of-the-tour-de-france-femmes-2023/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 2022 winner [[Annemiek van Vleuten]] called the route "an upgrade", with other riders welcoming the inclusion of bigger climbs and a time trial.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Fotheringham |first1=Alasdair |last2=Fletcher |first2=Patrick |date=2022-10-27 |title=Van Vleuten: Tour de France Femmes 2023 route 'an upgrade' |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/van-vleuten-tour-de-france-femmes-2023-route-an-upgrade/ |access-date=2022-11-02 |website=cyclingnews.com |archive-date=2 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102105848/https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/van-vleuten-tour-de-france-femmes-2023-route-an-upgrade/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mitchell |first=Mathew |date=2022-10-27 |title=Tour de France Femmes 2023 rider reactions to the route • ProCyclingUK.com |url=https://procyclinguk.com/tour-de-france-femmes-2023-rider-reactions-to-the-route/ |access-date=2022-11-02 |website=ProCyclingUK.com |archive-date=2 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102105845/https://procyclinguk.com/tour-de-france-femmes-2023-rider-reactions-to-the-route/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
As with the 2022 edition, the route required a waiver from the [[Union Cycliste Internationale]], as Women's WorldTour races have a maximum stage length of {{Convert|160|km|mi}} and a maximum race length of six days.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Frattini |first=Kirsten |date=2021-10-16 |title=A closer look reveals the inequity at Tour de France Femmes |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/a-closer-look-reveals-the-inequity-at-tour-de-france-femmes/ |access-date=2022-02-28 |website=cyclingnews.com |archive-date=30 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930215931/https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/a-closer-look-reveals-the-inequity-at-tour-de-france-femmes/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Stage characteristics<ref>{{Cite web |title=Official route of Tour de France Femmes 2023 |url=https://www.letourfemmes.fr/en/overall-route |access-date=2 November 2022 |website=Tour de France Femmes |archive-date=2 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220802070523/https://www.letourfemmes.fr/en/overall-route |url-status=live }}</ref>
! scope="col" |Stage
! scope="col" |Date
! scope="col" |Course
! scope="col" |Distance
! scope="col" |Elevation gain<ref>{{cite magazine |date=2023 |title=Tour de France Femmes Avec Zwift Stages |magazine=Ride Media Presents: The Official Tour de France Guide 2023{{dot}}Australian Edition |pages=196{{hyphen}}203|issn=1448-4854 |publisher=ridemedia.com.au}}</ref>
! colspan="2" scope="col" |Type
! scope="col" |Winner
|-
! [[2023 Tour de France Femmes, Stage 1 to Stage 8#Stage 1|1]]
| style="text-align:right" |23 July
|[[Clermont-Ferrand]] to Clermont-Ferrand
| style="text-align:center;" |{{convert|123.8|km|abbr=on}}
| style="text-align:center;" |{{convert|1044|m|abbr=on}}
|[[File:Plainstage.svg|link=|alt=|20x20px]]
|Flat stage
|{{flagathlete|[[Lotte Kopecky]]|BEL}}
|-
! [[2023 Tour de France Femmes, Stage 1 to Stage 8#Stage 2|2]]
| style="text-align:right" |24 July
|Clermont-Ferrand to [[Mauriac, Cantal|Mauriac]]
| style="text-align:center;" |{{convert|151.7|km|abbr=on}}
| style="text-align:center;" |{{convert|2422|m|abbr=on}}
|[[File:Hillystage.svg|link=|alt=|20x20px]]
|Hilly stage
|{{flagathlete|[[Liane Lippert]]|GER}}
|-
! [[2023 Tour de France Femmes, Stage 1 to Stage 8#Stage 3|3]]
| style="text-align:right" |25 July
|[[Collonges-la-Rouge]] to [[Montignac-Lascaux]]
| style="text-align:center;" |{{convert|147.2|km|abbr=on}}
| style="text-align:center;" |{{convert|1846|m|abbr=on}}
|[[File:Plainstage.svg|link=|alt=|20x20px]]
|Flat stage
|{{flagathlete|[[Lorena Wiebes]]|NED}}
|-
! [[2023 Tour de France Femmes, Stage 1 to Stage 8#Stage 4|4]]
| style="text-align:right" |26 July
|[[Cahors]] to [[Rodez]]
| style="text-align:center;" |{{convert|177.1|km|abbr=on}}
| style="text-align:center;" |{{convert|2503|m|abbr=on}}
|[[File:Hillystage.svg|link=|alt=|20x20px]]
|Hilly stage
|{{flagathlete|[[Yara Kastelijn]]|NED}}
|-
! [[2023 Tour de France Femmes, Stage 1 to Stage 8#Stage 5|5]]
| style="text-align:right" |27 July
|[[Onet-le-Château]] to [[Albi]]
| style="text-align:center;" |{{convert|126.1|km|abbr=on}}
| style="text-align:center;" |{{convert|1722|m|abbr=on}}
|[[File:Plainstage.svg|link=|alt=|20x20px]]
|Flat stage
|{{flagathlete|[[Ricarda Bauernfeind]]|GER}}
|-
! [[2023 Tour de France Femmes, Stage 1 to Stage 8#Stage 6|6]]
| style="text-align:right" |28 July
|[[Albi]] to [[Blagnac]]
| style="text-align:center;" |{{convert|122.1|km|abbr=on}}
| style="text-align:center;" |{{convert|1162|m|abbr=on}}
|[[File:Plainstage.svg|link=|alt=|20x20px]]
|Flat stage
|{{flagathlete|[[Emma Norsgaard]]|DEN}}
|-
! [[2023 Tour de France Femmes, Stage 1 to Stage 8#Stage 7|7]]
| style="text-align:right" |29 July
|[[Lannemezan]] to [[Col du Tourmalet|Tourmalet Bagnères-de-Bigorre]]
| style="text-align:center;" |{{convert|89.9|km|abbr=on}}
| style="text-align:center;" |{{convert|2613|m|abbr=on}}
|[[File:Mountainstage.svg|link=|alt=|20x20px]]
|Mountain stage
|{{flagathlete|[[Demi Vollering]]|NED}}
|-
! [[2023 Tour de France Femmes, Stage 1 to Stage 8#Stage 8|8]]
| style="text-align:right" |30 July
|[[Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques|Pau]]
| style="text-align:center;" |{{convert|22.6|km|abbr=on}}
| style="text-align:center;" |{{convert|198|m|abbr=on}}
|[[File:Time_Trial.svg]]
|[[Individual time trial]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Marlen Reusser]]|SUI}}
|-
! colspan="3" |Total
| style="text-align:center" |{{convert|960.5|km|abbr=on}}
| style="text-align:center" |{{convert|13510|m|abbr=on}}
| colspan="3" |
|}
==Race overview==
{{multiple image
| width = 120
| image1 = 2023 AGR - start Annemiek van Vleuten 1.jpg
| alt1 = Female cyclist in white jersey riding a bike
| image2 = 2023 AGR - start Demi Vollering (cropped).jpg
| alt2 = Female cyclist in red and purple jersey wearing a helmet
| footer = [[Annemiek van Vleuten]] (left) and [[Demi Vollering]] (right) were considered favourites for the [[General classification in the Tour de France|general classification]] (GC)
}}{{Main|2023 Tour de France Femmes, Stage 1 to Stage 8}}
Ahead of the race, [[Annemiek van Vleuten]] and [[Demi Vollering]] were considered pre-race favourites for the [[General classification in the Tour de France|general classification]] (GC), following Van Vleuten's wins earlier in the season at {{Lang|es|[[2023 La Vuelta Femenina|La Vuelta Femenina]]|italic=no}} and [[2023 Giro Donne|Giro Donne]], and Vollering's second places at La Vuelta Femenina and the 2022 Tour de France Femmes.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Frattini |first=Kirsten |date=2022-10-29 |title=Tour de France Femmes 2023 – Analysing the contenders |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/tour-de-france-femmes-2023-analysing-the-contenders/ |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=cyclingnews.com |language=en |archive-date=23 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230723113141/https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/tour-de-france-femmes-2023-analysing-the-contenders/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Strickson |first=Will |date=2023-07-21 |title=Cyclist's 2023 Tour de France Femmes predictions |url=https://www.cyclist.co.uk/in-depth/tour-de-france-femmes-predictions-2023 |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=Cyclist |language=en |archive-date=23 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230723113142/https://www.cyclist.co.uk/in-depth/tour-de-france-femmes-predictions-2023 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=O'Shea |first=Sadhbh |date=2023-07-17 |title=2023 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift preview: The difficult second album |url=https://velo.outsideonline.com/road/road-racing/tour-de-france/2023-tour-de-france-femmes-avec-zwift-preview-the-difficult-second-album/ |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=Velo |language=en-US |archive-date=17 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717091415/https://velo.outsideonline.com/road/road-racing/tour-de-france/2023-tour-de-france-femmes-avec-zwift-preview-the-difficult-second-album/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Other contenders tipped for the general classification (GC) included [[Elisa Longo Borghini]], [[Juliette Labous]], [[Ashleigh Moolman|Ashleigh Moolman Pasio]] and [[Veronica Ewers]].<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" /><ref name=":7" />
[[Lorena Wiebes]], [[Charlotte Kool]], and [[Silvia Persico]] were considered favourites for the [[Points classification in the Tour de France|points classification]], with Van Vleuten and Vollering tipped for the [[Mountains classification in the Tour de France|mountains classification]].<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" /><ref name=":7" /> [[Eleonora Gasparrini]], [[Cédrine Kerbaol]] and [[Alice Towers]] were considered favourites for the [[Young rider classification in the Tour de France|young rider classification]],<ref name=":5" /> and [[SD Worx]] were considered favourites for the [[Team classification in the Tour de France|team classification]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Frattini |first=Kirsten |date=2023-07-22 |title=Demi Vollering: Tour de France Femmes is not only between me and Annemiek van Vleuten |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/demi-vollering-tour-de-france-femmes-is-not-only-between-me-and-annemiek-van-vleuten/ |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=cyclingnews.com |language=en |archive-date=26 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726102954/https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/demi-vollering-tour-de-france-femmes-is-not-only-between-me-and-annemiek-van-vleuten/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Overall, the field of 154 riders was described as "stacked",<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-17 |title=Who Are the Riders to Watch at the Tour de France Femmes 2023? |url=https://www.bicycling.com/tour-de-france/a44451834/riders-to-watch-at-the-tour-de-france-femmes-2023/ |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=Bicycling |language=en-US |quote=To say it's a stacked field is a bit of an understatement. |archive-date=23 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230723113141/https://www.bicycling.com/tour-de-france/a44451834/riders-to-watch-at-the-tour-de-france-femmes-2023/ |url-status=live }}</ref> with the top 13 finishers from the 2022 edition all taking part.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |date=22 July 2023 |title=Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift The news with 1 day to go |url=https://storage-aso.lequipe.fr/ASO/cycling_trf/the-news-with-one-day-to-go.pdf |access-date=23 July 2023 |website=Tour de France Femmes |quote= |archive-date=23 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230723113142/https://storage-aso.lequipe.fr/ASO/cycling_trf/the-news-with-one-day-to-go.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Media coverage prior to the event was very positive, with anticipation of the summit finish at the [[Col du Tourmalet]] and the time trial in [[Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques|Pau]].<ref name=":7" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Whittle |first=Jeremy |date=2023-07-22 |title=Tantalising Tour de France Femmes returns with climbing ambition |language=en-GB |work=The Observer |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jul/22/tantalising-tour-de-france-femmes-returns-with-climbing-ambition |access-date=2023-07-23 |issn=0029-7712 |archive-date=23 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230723113141/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jul/22/tantalising-tour-de-france-femmes-returns-with-climbing-ambition |url-status=live }}</ref> The start in [[Clermont-Ferrand]] was also welcomed,<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Shea |first=Sadhbh |date=2023-07-23 |title=Keeping the Tour de France Femmes hype going: Riders weigh up the pros and cons of move away from Paris |url=https://velo.outsideonline.com/road/road-racing/tour-de-france/keeping-the-tour-de-france-femmes-hype-going-riders-weigh-up-the-pros-and-cons-of-move-away-from-paris/ |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=Velo |language=en-US |archive-date=1 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801081451/https://velo.outsideonline.com/road/road-racing/tour-de-france/keeping-the-tour-de-france-femmes-hype-going-riders-weigh-up-the-pros-and-cons-of-move-away-from-paris/ |url-status=live }}</ref> with [[Rouleur (magazine)|''Rouleur'']] stating it "breaks the shackles that tie it to the men's race".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tour de France Femmes 2023: Everything you need to know |url=https://www.rouleur.cc/blogs/the-rouleur-journal/tour-de-france-femmes-preview |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=Rouleur |language=en |quote=While the women's Tour de France will continue to overlap with the men's by one day, the race will break the shackles that tie it to the men's race by beginning in Clermont-Ferrand rather than Paris |archive-date=13 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713005436/https://www.rouleur.cc/blogs/the-rouleur-journal/tour-de-france-femmes-preview |url-status=live }}</ref> The prize fund remained at €250,000 (compared to €2.3 million for the men's tour), with €50,000 for the winner of the general classification – making it one of the richest races in women's cycling.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=Emma Cole {{!}} Features |date=2023-06-15 |title=How much is the 2023 Tour de France prize money? |url=https://www.cyclist.co.uk/in-depth/tour-de-france-prize-money |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=Cyclist |language=en |archive-date=23 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230723142919/https://www.cyclist.co.uk/in-depth/tour-de-france-prize-money |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":21">{{Cite news |last=Whittle |first=Jeremy |date=2023-07-25 |title='The gulf is widening': the long road to pay parity for female cyclists |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jul/25/tour-de-france-femmes-prize-money-funding-cycling |access-date=2023-07-26 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=26 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726090430/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jul/25/tour-de-france-femmes-prize-money-funding-cycling |url-status=live }}</ref>
=== Early stages ===
Taking place earlier on the same day of the [[2023 Tour de France|final stage of the men's Tour]], stage 1 of the race looped around [[Clermont-Ferrand]].<ref name=":63">{{Cite web |last=Frattini |first=Kirsten |date=2023-04-14 |title=2023 Tour de France Femmes route |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-femmes-2023/map/ |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=cyclingnews.com |language=en |archive-date=27 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230727221221/https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-femmes-2023/map/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On the final climb, [[Lotte Kopecky]] ([[SD Worx]]) attacked, accelerating further in the final {{convert|5|km}}. She took a solo stage win by 41 seconds, taking the first ''maillot jaune'' (yellow jersey) of the race, as well as the [[Points classification in the Tour de France|points classification]] and the [[Mountains classification in the Tour de France|Queen of the Mountains (QoM) classification]]. Cédrine Kerbaol ([[Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling]]) took the lead in the young rider classification.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Whittle |first=Jeremy |date=2023-07-23 |title=Lotte Kopecky wins first stage of Tour de France Femmes after gruelling climb |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jul/23/lotte-kopecky-wins-first-stage-of-tour-de-france-femmes-after-gruelling-climb |access-date=2023-07-25 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=29 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729001248/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jul/23/lotte-kopecky-wins-first-stage-of-tour-de-france-femmes-after-gruelling-climb |url-status=live }}</ref>
The second stage took the riders south from Clermont-Ferrand to [[Mauriac, Cantal|Mauriac]], over a hilly course with six categorised climbs.<ref name=":63" /> The second half of the stage was affected by heavy rain, with several riders crashing in the last {{convert|20|km}}, including {{Ill|Eva van Agt|lt=Eva van Agt|nl|Eva van Agt}} ([[Team Jumbo–Visma (women's team)|Jumbo–Visma]]) who was taken to hospital with a concussion.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-25 |title=Opluchting bij Jumbo-Visma: 'slechts' hersenschudding en longkneuzing Van Agt |url=https://nos.nl/collectie/13936/artikel/2484123-opluchting-bij-jumbo-visma-slechts-hersenschudding-en-longkneuzing-van-agt |access-date=2023-10-22 |website=[[Nederlandse Omroep Stichting|NOS]] |language=nl |quote=Eva van Agt heeft 'slechts' een hersenschudding en een longkneuzing overgehouden aan haar nare valpartij gisteren in de Tour de France. De 26-jarige renster van Jumbo-Visma ging in de tweede rit hard tegen de grond in een afdaling.}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{Cite web |last1=Giuliani |first1=Simone |last2=Tyson |first2=Jackie |date=2023-07-25 |title=Tour de France Femmes abandons – A tally of the riders leaving the race |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-de-france-femmes-abandons-a-tally-of-the-riders-leaving-the-race/ |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=cyclingnews.com |language=en |archive-date=26 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726095541/https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-de-france-femmes-abandons-a-tally-of-the-riders-leaving-the-race/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the uphill sprint towards the finish line, Demi Vollering (SD Worx) led out her teammate Kopecky, however [[Liane Lippert]] ([[Movistar Team (women's team)|Movistar Team]]) overtook Kopecky in the final 100 metres to win the stage. After the stage, Kopecky realised she had a slow puncture that had dampened her sprint. Kopecky retained the yellow jersey of the general classification (GC), with [[Yara Kastelijn]] ([[Fenix–Deceuninck]]) taking the lead of the {{abbr|QoM|Queen of the Mountains}} classification.<ref name=":32">{{Cite web |last=Ostanek |first=Daniel |date=2023-07-24 |title=Tour de France Femmes: Liane Lippert wins hilly stage 2 ahead of Lotte Kopecky |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-femmes-2023/stage-2/results/ |access-date=2023-07-25 |website=cyclingnews.com |language=en |archive-date=24 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724184118/https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-femmes-2023/stage-2/results/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Stage 3 to [[Montignac-Lascaux]] took the riders westwards over a flat course, with a bunch sprint expected.<ref name=":63" /> [[Julie Van de Velde]] ([[Fenix–Deceuninck]]) escaped with around 60&nbsp;km (37&nbsp;mi) of the stage remaining. Taking {{abbr|QoM|Queen of the Mountains}} points over the final two climbs, she took the lead of the mountains classification while building up a lead of around a minute. In the final sprint, Van de Velde was caught by the [[peloton]] with 300 metres to go, with [[Lorena Wiebes]] (SD Worx) winning the bunch sprint for the stage.<ref name=":42">{{Cite web |last=Ostanek |first=Daniel |date=2023-07-25 |title=Tour de France Femmes: Lorena Wiebes outkicks Marianne Vos to swipe stage 3 victory |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-femmes-2023/stage-3/results/ |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=cyclingnews.com |language=en |archive-date=26 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726012341/https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-femmes-2023/stage-3/results/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
The fourth stage to [[Rodez]] was a hilly course, with five categorised climbs, another climb with bonus seconds at the top and a steep finish into Rodez.<ref name=":63" /> It was also the longest stage of the race at {{convert|177.1|km|abbr=on}} in length.<ref name=":63" /> A [[Breakaway (cycling)|breakaway]] gained 10 minutes over the peloton, before Yara Kastelijn attacked from the break on the final climb. Behind her, {{abbr|GC|general classification}} rivals Demi Vollering (SD Worx) and Annemiek Van Vleuten ([[Movistar Team (women's team)|Movistar Team]]) attacked each other, overtaking remains of the breakaway approaching the finish. Kastelijn's solo attack won her the stage by 1 min 11 s, her first major stage win in the [[UCI Women's World Tour]]. Behind Kastelijn, Vollering attacked in the steep final kilometre to take second place on {{abbr|GC|general classification}}, eight seconds ahead of her main rival Van Vleuten thanks to six bonus seconds at the finish line. Kopecky retained her yellow jersey of the {{abbr|GC|general classification}}, with [[Anouska Koster]] (Jumbo–Visma) talking the polka dot jersey of the {{abbr|QoM|Queen of the Mountains}} classification thanks to the points collected while in the breakaway.<ref name=":72">{{Cite web |last=Weislo |first=Laura |date=2023-07-26 |title=Tour de France Femmes: Yara Kastelijn climbs to first pro road victory on demanding stage 4 |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-femmes-2023/stage-4/results/ |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=cyclingnews.com |language=en |archive-date=26 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726171753/https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-femmes-2023/stage-4/results/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Stage 5 to [[Albi]] took the riders south over a flat course, heading towards the [[Pyrenees]].<ref name=":63" /> Prior to the start, stage 3 winner Wiebes withdrew due to illness.<ref name=":9" /> Kastelijn took the {{abbr|QoM|Queen of the Mountains}} points over the first two climbs, taking the lead in the mountains classification. [[Ricarda Bauernfeind]] ([[Canyon–SRAM]]), an experienced time trialist, attacked from the peloton, eventually building up a lead of around 1 min 30 s. The peloton gave chase, however the gap did not fall fast enough to catch her. In the closing kilometres, Lippert and [[Marlen Reusser]] (SD Worx) attempted to catch her. Bauernfeind was too strong, and crossed the finish line 22 seconds ahead of the pair.<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |last=Weislo |first=Laura |date=2023-07-27 |title=Tour de France Femmes: Bauernfeind solos to victory on stage 5 in Albi |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-femmes-2023/stage-5/results/ |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=cyclingnews.com |language=en |archive-date=28 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728233005/https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-femmes-2023/stage-5/results/ |url-status=live }}</ref> During the stage, Vollering suffered a puncture, before [[Drafting (aerodynamics)|drafting]] her team car to get back to the main bunch, drawing the ire of [[Commissaire (cycling)|commissaires]]. She was subsequently penalised 20 seconds in the general classification, dropping her to seventh place in the {{abbr|GC|general classification}}, 12 seconds behind her rival Van Vleuten.<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |last1=Farrand |first1=Stephen |last2=Frattini |first2=Kirsten |date=2023-07-27 |title=Demi Vollering hit with 20-second penalty after slipstreaming SD Worx car at Tour de France Femmes |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/demi-vollering-hit-with-20-second-penalty-after-slipstreaming-sd-worx-car-at-tour-de-france-femmes/ |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=cyclingnews.com |language=en |archive-date=28 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728113415/https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/demi-vollering-hit-with-20-second-penalty-after-slipstreaming-sd-worx-car-at-tour-de-france-femmes/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The following day, SD Worx [[directeur sportif]] [[Danny Stam]] was removed from the race due to "inappropriate comments" made to the commissaires, as well as his "dangerous overtaking ... of cars and riders" while Vollering was drafting his car.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shrubsall |first=James |date=2023-07-28 |title=SD Worx boss Danny Stam thrown off Tour de France Femmes for "dangerous" actions and "inappropriate comments" |url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/sd-worx-boss-danny-stam-thrown-off-tour-de-france-femmes-for-dangerous-actions-and-inappropriate-comments |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=cyclingweekly.com |language=en |archive-date=28 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728132613/https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/sd-worx-boss-danny-stam-thrown-off-tour-de-france-femmes-for-dangerous-actions-and-inappropriate-comments |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Tour de France Femmes - 2023-07-28 - 17-31-11 - Emma Norsgaard - 2699.jpg|thumb|[[Emma Norsgaard]] ([[Movistar Team (women's team)|Movistar Team]]) at the finish of stage 6 into [[Blagnac]]]]
Stage 6 to [[Blagnac]] was the final chance for sprinters to win, given the [[Parcours (cycling)|parcours]] of the remaining stages. A breakaway including [[Emma Norsgaard]] (Movistar Team) was formed with around {{convert|70|km|abbr=on}} to go, establishing a two minute lead.<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |last=Weislo |first=Laura |date=2023-07-28 |title=Tour de France Femmes: Emma Norsgaard holds off favourites in sprint for stage 6 victory |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-femmes-2023/stage-6/results/ |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=cyclingnews.com |language=en |archive-date=28 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728232352/https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-femmes-2023/stage-6/results/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":14">{{Cite news |last=Whittle |first=Jeremy |date=2023-07-28 |title=Emma Norsgaard holds off pack to win stage six of Tour de France Femmes |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jul/28/emma-norsgaard-holds-off-pack-to-win-stage-six-of-tour-de-france-femmes-cycling |access-date=2023-07-29 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=29 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729100728/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jul/28/emma-norsgaard-holds-off-pack-to-win-stage-six-of-tour-de-france-femmes-cycling |url-status=live }}</ref> During the stage, {{abbr|GC|general classification}} contender [[Veronica Ewers]] ([[EF Education–Tibco–SVB]]) crashed heavily. She finished the stage, albeit in pain – it later transpired that Ewers had a broken collarbone and would not start stage 7.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Frattini |first=Kirsten |date=2023-07-28 |title=Veronica Ewers abandons Tour de France Femmes following crash on stage 6 |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/veronica-ewers-abandons-tour-de-france-femmes-following-crash-on-stage-6/ |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=cyclingnews.com |language=en |archive-date=29 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729100731/https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/veronica-ewers-abandons-tour-de-france-femmes-following-crash-on-stage-6/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the closing kilometres of the stage, the gap to the breakaway steadily fell as the sprinters teams gave chase. In the final {{convert|2|km}}, a tight chicane over the [[Toulouse tramway]] caused a small crash, distracting the peloton and delaying some riders as they gave chase.<ref name=":11" /><ref name=":14" /> With 600 metres to the finish, Norsgaard launched an attack, as the gap collapsed behind her. Norsgaard held on to win the stage by a second. [[Charlotte Kool]] ([[Team DSM–Firmenich (women's team)|Team DSM–Firmenich]]) finished second, with third placed Kopecky in the yellow jersey visibly annoyed not to have caught Norsgaard before the finish line.<ref name=":11" /><ref name=":14" /> Riders subsequently criticised the chicane that was located close to the finish, with [[Ashleigh Moolman Pasio]] ([[AG Insurance–Soudal–Quick-Step]]) calling it "super, super dangerous".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jary |first=Rachel |date=27 July 2023 |title='Super, super dangerous' – Riders voice safety concerns after the finish of stage six of the Tour de France Femmes |url=https://www.rouleur.cc/blogs/the-rouleur-journal/super-super-dangerous-riders-voice-safety-concerns-after-the-finish-of-stage-six-of-the-tour-de-france-femmes |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=Rouleur |language=en |archive-date=31 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731184200/https://www.rouleur.cc/blogs/the-rouleur-journal/super-super-dangerous-riders-voice-safety-concerns-after-the-finish-of-stage-six-of-the-tour-de-france-femmes |url-status=live }}</ref>
=== Mountain stage to Col du Tourmalet ===
[[File:Demi VOLLERING.jpg|thumb|[[Demi Vollering]] ([[SD Worx]]) on the ascent of the [[Col du Tourmalet]] on stage 7]]
The seventh stage of the race took the riders over two major climbs in the [[Pyrenees]] mountains, and was considered as the [[queen stage]] of the race. Starting with the first category [[Col d'Aspin]] (12&nbsp;km with an average gradient of 6.5 percent), riders then ascended the [[hors catégorie]] [[Col du Tourmalet]] (17.1&nbsp;km with an average gradient of 7.5 percent), finishing at the summit at an elevation of {{convert|2115|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref name=":64">{{Cite web |last=Frattini |first=Kirsten |date=2023-04-14 |title=2023 Tour de France Femmes route |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-femmes-2023/map/ |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=cyclingnews.com |language=en |archive-date=27 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230727221221/https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-femmes-2023/map/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Stage 7 – LANNEMEZAN > TOURMALET BAGNÈRES-DE-BIGORRE – Tour de France Femmes 2023 |url=https://www.letourfemmes.fr/en/stage-7 |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=www.letourfemmes.fr |language=en |archive-date=29 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629210000/https://www.letourfemmes.fr/en/stage-7 |url-status=live }}</ref> The climbs were last tackled by the peloton at the [[Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale|2007 Grande Boucle]], with a summit finish last occurring in the 2000 edition of the race.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2007-06-24 |title=Cooke retains Grande Boucle title |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/cycling/6235286.stm |access-date=2023-07-29 |quote=In a classic final stage over the Col de Tourmalet (2115m) and the Col d'Aspin (1489m) in the Pyrenees |archive-date=29 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729124923/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/cycling/6235286.stm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilcockson |first=John |date=2023-07-29 |title=Exploring the mythical Col du Tourmalet ahead of historic Tour de France Femmes debut |url=https://velo.outsideonline.com/road/road-racing/tour-de-france-femmes/exploring-the-mythical-col-du-tourmalet-ahead-of-historic-tour-de-france-femmes-debut/ |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=Velo |language=en-US |archive-date=29 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729065531/https://velo.outsideonline.com/road/road-racing/tour-de-france-femmes/exploring-the-mythical-col-du-tourmalet-ahead-of-historic-tour-de-france-femmes-debut/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Prior to the start of the stage, [[Elisa Longo Borghini]] ([[Lidl–Trek (women's team)|Lidl–Trek]]) who was fourth on {{abbr|GC|general classification}}, withdrew from the race due to a [[skin infection]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stuart |first=Peter |date=2023-07-29 |title=Elisa Longo Borghini and Elisa Balsamo abandon Tour de France Femmes ahead of stage 7 |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/elisa-longo-borghini-and-elisa-balsamo-abandon-tour-de-france-femmes-ahead-of-stage-7/ |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=cyclingnews.com |language=en |archive-date=29 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729143144/https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/elisa-longo-borghini-and-elisa-balsamo-abandon-tour-de-france-femmes-ahead-of-stage-7/ |url-status=live }}</ref> After initial skirmishes, the peloton hit the Col d'Aspin with {{abbr|GC|general classification}} contenders immediately powering away from the rest of the field. Van Vleuten launched an attack {{convert|5|km}} from the top, followed by her rival Vollering as well as [[Katarzyna Niewiadoma]] ([[Canyon–SRAM]]). Niewiadoma took the {{abbr|QoM|Queen of the Mountains}} at the top of the climb. On the descent, Niewiadoma was substantially faster than both Vollering and Van Vleuten. The two rivals did not wish to work together to chase her, deciding to wait for teammates behind. This allowed Niewiadoma's lead to balloon to nearly 45 seconds.<ref name=":15">{{Cite news |last=Whittle |first=Jeremy |date=2023-07-29 |title=Tour de France Femmes: Demi Vollering climbs to stage win and yellow jersey |language=en-GB |work=The Observer |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jul/29/tour-de-france-femmes-demi-vollering-stage-seven-report |access-date=2023-07-30 |issn=0029-7712 |archive-date=30 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230730085943/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jul/29/tour-de-france-femmes-demi-vollering-stage-seven-report |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":16">{{Cite web |last1=Lamoureux |first1=Lyne |last2=Stuart |first2=Peter |date=2023-07-29 |title=Tour de France Femmes: Demi Vollering conquers Tourmalet to win stage 7 and seize yellow jersey |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-femmes-2023/stage-7/results/ |access-date=2023-07-30 |website=cyclingnews.com |language=en |archive-date=29 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729182216/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-femmes-2023/stage-7/results/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
On the ascent of the Col du Tourmalet, the yellow jersey group including [[Juliette Labous]] ([[Team DSM–Firmenich (women's team)|DSM–Firmenich]]), Moolman Pasio, Reusser, Kopecky, Vollering and Van Vleuten worked to reduce the gap to Niewiadoma to just six seconds. But Niewiadoma kept working, eventually extending her lead to 30 seconds with {{convert|10|km}} to go. In thick fog, Vollering attacked with {{convert|5|km}} to the summit, with Van Vleuten unable to follow. Passing Niewiadoma a few kilometres later, Vollering soloed to the top of the climb, winning the stage by 1 min 58 s ahead of Niewiadoma. Van Vleuten finished the stage 2 min 34 s behind Vollering in third, with the yellow jersey of Kopecky finishing sixth on the stage, 3 min 32 s behind Vollering.<ref name=":15" /><ref name=":16" />
Vollering therefore took the yellow jersey of the general classification, with a lead of 1 min 50 s ahead of Niewiadoma. Van Vleuten took third on {{abbr|GC|general classification}}, 2 min 28 s behind Vollering. Kopecky fell to fourth overall, just seven seconds behind Van Vleuten and four seconds ahead of Moolman Pasio in fifth place. Niewiadoma took the polka dot jersey of the mountains classification, with a four point lead over Kastelijn. Kopecky retained her green jersey of the points classification. Kerbaol retained the young rider classification, despite losing 44 seconds to her rival [[Ella Wyllie]] ([[Lifeplus–Wahoo]]).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tour de France Femmes – 7 – Lannemezan > Bagnères-de-Bigorre {{!}} Tissot Timing |url=https://www.tissottiming.com/2023/trf/en-gb/default/Stage/7 |access-date=2023-07-30 |website=www.tissottiming.com |language=en-gb |archive-date=30 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230730085941/https://www.tissottiming.com/2023/trf/en-gb/default/Stage/7 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":16" />
=== Time trial in Pau ===
[[File:Marlen Reusser in time trial of TDFF 2023.jpg|thumb|[[Marlen Reusser]] (SD Worx) riding the stage 8 time trial in Pau]]
The final stage of the race was an [[individual time trial]] over a twisting {{convert|22.6|km}} course in [[Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques|Pau]]. The course was similar to one previously used for a time trial at the [[2019 Tour de France]], as well as for the [[2019 La Course by Le Tour de France]] stage race.<ref name=":64" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Stage 8 – PAU > PAU – Tour de France Femmes 2023 |url=https://www.letourfemmes.fr/en/stage-8 |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=www.letourfemmes.fr |language=en |archive-date=29 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329040658/https://www.letourfemmes.fr/en/stage-8 |url-status=live }}</ref> It was considered unlikely that Vollering would lose the yellow jersey on the stage, in light of her lead over Niewiadoma. However third placed Kopecky was just seven seconds behind Van Vleuten and four seconds ahead of Moolman-Pasio.<ref name=":18">{{Cite web |last=Lamoureux |first=Lyne |date=2023-07-30 |title=Demi Vollering wins the Tour de France Femmes 2023 |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-femmes-2023/stage-8/results/ |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=cyclingnews.com |language=en |archive-date=30 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230730235800/https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-femmes-2023/stage-8/results/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
The fastest time on the stage was set by Reusser, two-time silver medalist at the [[UCI Road World Championships – Women's time trial|time trial world championships]] and silver medalist in the [[Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's road time trial|time trial at Tokyo 2020]].<ref name=":18" /><ref name=":122">{{Cite web |title=Tour de France Femmes – 8 – Pau > Pau {{!}} Tissot Timing |url=https://www.tissottiming.com/2023/trf/en-gb/default/Stage/8/overall |access-date=2023-07-30 |website=www.tissottiming.com |language=en-gb |archive-date=30 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230730204725/https://www.tissottiming.com/2023/trf/en-gb/default/Stage/8/overall |url-status=live }}</ref> Kopecky then set a fast time, 38 seconds slower than Reusser. Next on the stage was Van Vleuten, who finished 1 min 41 s slower than Reusser. Finishing fourteenth on the stage, she fell off the overall podium into fourth place. Niewiadoma had a 38 second lead over Van Vleuten, and a 45 second lead over Kopecky. Her time trial was 1 min 23 s slower than Reusser, finishing ninth on the stage. Kopecky therefore took second place overall by 21 hundredths of a second.<ref name=":18" /><ref name=":122" /> Niewiadoma was third overall.<ref name=":8" /><ref>{{Cite web |title='I still can't believe it' – Demi Vollering wins Tour de France Femmes 2023 |url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/i-still-cant-believe-it-demi-vollering-wins-tour-de-france-femmes-2023 |website=Cycling Weekly |date=30 July 2023 |access-date=31 July 2023 |archive-date=31 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731075433/https://www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/i-still-cant-believe-it-demi-vollering-wins-tour-de-france-femmes-2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>
The last rider to start was Vollering, who finished second on the stage, 10 seconds behind Reusser – sealing her victory in the Tour de France Femmes.<ref name=":18" /><ref name=":122" />
=== Summary ===
[[File:Demi Vollering in time trial of TDFF 2023 (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[Demi Vollering]] wearing the yellow jersey on stage 8]]
In the final [[General classification in the Tour de France|general classification]] (GC), [[Demi Vollering]] (SD Worx) won the Tour de France Femmes with an advantage over her teammate [[Lotte Kopecky]] of over three minutes. Finishing in third place for the second year in a row was [[Katarzyna Niewiadoma]] ({{UCI team code|CSR|2022|nolink=yes}}), who finished 21 hundredths of a second behind Kopecky.<ref name=":8">{{Cite news |date=30 July 2023 |title=Vollering wins Tour de France Femmes title |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cycling/66355480 |access-date=2023-07-30 |archive-date=30 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230730204726/https://www.bbc.com/sport/cycling/66355480 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":122"/> Vollering retained her lead in the [[UCI Women's World Tour]] standings.
In the race's other classifications, Kopecky won the [[Points classification in the Tour de France|points classification]]. Apart from finishing third in the {{abbr|GC|general classification}}, Niewiadoma also took the polka-dot jersey as winner of the [[Mountains classification in the Tour de France|Queen of the Mountains (QoM) classification]]. [[Cédrine Kerbaol]] of {{UCI team code|WNT|2023|nolink=yes}} took the white jersey as the winner of the [[Young rider classification in the Tour de France|young riders classification]], which was awarded to the best-placed {{abbr|GC|general classification}} rider under the age of 23. SD Worx won the [[Team classification in the Tour de France|team classification]] as the team with the lowest aggregate time among their three best-placed riders. [[Yara Kastelijn]] took the [[Combativity award in the Tour de France|super-combativity award]] to add to her win on stage 4.<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":122"/> Out of 154 starters, 123 finished the event.<ref name=":122"/>
Vollering expressed her delight following her victory, stating that she "still can't believe it".<ref name=":18" /> She also expressed her hope that the Tour has "inspired many young girls and women".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-30 |title=Vollering gehuldigd als Tourwinnaar: 'Hoop dat we veel meiden en vrouwen geïnspireerd hebben' |url=https://nos.nl/collectie/13936/video/2484875-vollering-gehuldigd-als-tourwinnaar-hoop-dat-we-veel-meiden-en-vrouwen-geinspireerd-hebben |access-date=2023-10-22 |website=[[Nederlandse Omroep Stichting|NOS]] |language=nl |quote=Hoop dat we veel meiden en vrouwen geïnspireerd hebben}}</ref> Her rival Van Vleuten was disappointed with her performance, and praised Vollering for her victory.<ref name=":17">{{Cite web |last=Frattini |first=Kirsten |date=2023-07-30 |title=Annemiek van Vleuten disappointed with final Tour de France Femmes, looks ahead to retirement |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/annemiek-van-vleuten-disappointed-with-final-tour-de-france-femmes-looks-ahead-to-retirement/ |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=cyclingnews.com |language=en |archive-date=31 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731081856/https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/annemiek-van-vleuten-disappointed-with-final-tour-de-france-femmes-looks-ahead-to-retirement/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She also explained that illness had dampened her performance in both the mountainous stage 7 and the final time trial.<ref name=":17" /> Niewiadoma was pleased with her polka dot jersey, while expressing disappointment about losing second place overall.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Knöfler |first=Lukas |date=2023-07-30 |title=Tour de France Femmes – Niewiadoma takes home polka-dots, amazing feelings |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/niewiadoma-takes-polka-dots-and-amazing-feelings-home-from-the-tour-de-france-femmes/ |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=cyclingnews.com |language=en |archive-date=31 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731081857/https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/niewiadoma-takes-polka-dots-and-amazing-feelings-home-from-the-tour-de-france-femmes/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Kopecky's strong performance was praised, with ''[[L'Équipe]]'' calling her "the [[Wout van Aert]] of women's cycling".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Le Gars |first=Philippe |date=31 July 2023 |title=Tour de France femmes 2023 : On a aimé, on n'a pas aimé |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme-sur-route/Article/On-a-aime-on-n-a-pas-aime/1411258 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731160236/https://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme-sur-route/Article/On-a-aime-on-n-a-pas-aime/1411258 |archive-date=31 July 2023 |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=L'Équipe |language=fr |quote=a deuxième place au final confirme sa polyvalence, qui lui vaut d’être surnommée «la Wout Van Aert du cyclisme féminin».}}</ref> Overall, SD Worx dominated the event, with 1st and 2nd place in the overall classification, 1st in the points and team classifications, as well as 4 stage wins.<ref name=":122"/>
Media coverage following the event praised the television viewership, large crowds and the course design (including mountain stages),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ienco |first=Grégory |date=2023-07-30 |title=La première de Vollering, les exploits de Kopecky, un parcours pour les offensives... : les leçons du Tour de France Femmes 2023 |url=https://cyclismerevue.be/2023/07/30/lecons-tour-de-france-femmes-2023/ |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=CyclismeRevue |language=fr-FR |archive-date=1 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801081448/https://cyclismerevue.be/2023/07/30/lecons-tour-de-france-femmes-2023/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":19">{{Cite web |last=Canu |first=Marion |date=2023-07-31 |title=" De la passion, du drama et de la puissance " : le 2e Tour de France Femmes est une réussite |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/sports/cyclisme/tour-de-france-feminin/de-la-passion-du-drama-et-de-la-puissance-le-2e-tour-de-france-femmes-est-une-reussite-31-07-2023-ZDFWG2WGJBBZPODYSKIKLDKFDI.php |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=leparisien.fr |language=fr-FR |archive-date=31 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731111730/http://www.leparisien.fr/sports/cyclisme/tour-de-france-feminin/de-la-passion-du-drama-et-de-la-puissance-le-2e-tour-de-france-femmes-est-une-reussite-31-07-2023-ZDFWG2WGJBBZPODYSKIKLDKFDI.php |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":20">{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-07-31 |title=Meer dan 100.000 kijkers extra voor Tour de France Femmes dankzij Lotte Kopecky (en het slechte weer) |url=https://sporza.be/nl/2023/07/31/meer-dan-100000-kijkers-extra-voor-tour-de-france-femmes-dankzij-lotte-kopecky-en-het-slechte-weer~1690806216630/ |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=sporza.be |language=nl |archive-date=31 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731155421/https://sporza.be/nl/2023/07/31/meer-dan-100000-kijkers-extra-voor-tour-de-france-femmes-dankzij-lotte-kopecky-en-het-slechte-weer~1690806216630/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":22">{{Cite web |last=Frattini |first=Kirsten |last2=Knöfler |first2=Lukas |date=2023-07-31 |title=8 striking moments that defined the 2023 Tour de France Femmes |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/8-striking-conclusions-that-defined-the-2023-tour-de-france-femmes/ |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=cyclingnews.com |language=en}}</ref> while others expressed concern regarding awareness of key contenders by the general public, and the disparity in prize money.<ref name=":21" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-31 |title=Tour de France femmes 2023 : le public au rendez-vous, le parcours complet, l'absence de victoire française... Ce qu'on a aimé et moins aimé |url=https://www.francetvinfo.fr/tour-de-france/femmes/tour-de-france-femmes-2023-le-public-au-rendez-vous-le-parcours-complet-l-absence-de-victoire-francaise-ce-qu-on-a-aime-et-moins-aime_5980322.html |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=Franceinfo |language=fr-FR |archive-date=31 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731155420/https://www.francetvinfo.fr/tour-de-france/femmes/tour-de-france-femmes-2023-le-public-au-rendez-vous-le-parcours-complet-l-absence-de-victoire-francaise-ce-qu-on-a-aime-et-moins-aime_5980322.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ''L'Équipe'' called the Tourmalet stage "a key moment in the evolution of women's cycling".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Le Gars |first=Philippe |date=31 July 2023 |title=Tour de France femmes 2023 : On a aimé, on n'a pas aimé |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme-sur-route/Article/On-a-aime-on-n-a-pas-aime/1411258 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731160236/https://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme-sur-route/Article/On-a-aime-on-n-a-pas-aime/1411258 |archive-date=31 July 2023 |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=L'Équipe |language=fr |quote=c’est aussi le décor magique du Tourmalet englué dans un brouillard compact qui a rendu cette avant-dernière étape mémorable. Elle restera comme un moment clé dans l’évolution du cyclisme féminin.}}</ref> [[Cyclingnews.com|''Cycling News'']] noted that the French public made "no distinction ... between the men's and women's race", referring to both races as the Tour de France.<ref name=":22" /> ''[[Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace]]'' stated that the race was "met with real popular success",<ref>{{Cite web |last=Faure |first=Louis |date=31 July 2023 |title=Tour de France Femmes. Une popularité à entretenir |url=https://www.dna.fr/tour-de-france/2023/07/31/une-popularite-a-entretenir |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=[[Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace]] |language=FR-fr |quote=Achevée dimanche à Pau, la deuxième édition du Tour de France femmes a rencontré un véritable succès populaire. |archive-date=31 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731153121/https://www.dna.fr/tour-de-france/2023/07/31/une-popularite-a-entretenir |url-status=live }}</ref> and race director Marion Rousse stated that the 2023 edition "was the year of confirmation: we had to prove that the first edition was not just curiosity".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-30 |title=Tour de France Femmes : "Personne ne pourra me dire que les filles n'ont pas leur place sur un vélo", affirme Marion Rousse |url=https://www.francetvinfo.fr/tour-de-france/femmes/tour-de-france-femmes-personne-ne-pourra-me-dire-que-les-filles-n-ont-pas-leur-place-sur-un-velo-affirme-marion-rousse_5979086.html |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=Franceinfo |language=fr-FR |quote=2023 "a été l'année de la confirmation : il fallait qu'on prouve que la première édition, ce n'était pas simplement de la curiosité, mais qu'il y avait un réel intérêt sportif à venir voir, explique Marion Rousse. |archive-date=31 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731155421/https://www.francetvinfo.fr/tour-de-france/femmes/tour-de-france-femmes-personne-ne-pourra-me-dire-que-les-filles-n-ont-pas-leur-place-sur-un-velo-affirme-marion-rousse_5979086.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
''Cycling News'' noted that the "logical next step" for the race would be to visit the Alps, noting that the race organisers ASO seemed "keen to include at least one very famous climb" in each edition of the race following [[La Planche des Belles Filles]] in 2022 and the Col du Tourmalet in 2023.<ref name=":22" /> Subsequently, the [[2024 Tour de France Femmes|2024]] edition of the race visited the Alps, with a summit finish on [[Alpe d'Huez]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moultrie |first=James |date=2023-10-25 |title=Demi Vollering excited for Dutch depart, Alpe d'Huez finish at 2024 Tour de France Femmes |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/demi-vollering-excited-for-dutch-depart-alpe-dhuez-finish-at-2024-tour-de-france-femmes/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025153930/https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/demi-vollering-excited-for-dutch-depart-alpe-dhuez-finish-at-2024-tour-de-france-femmes/ |archive-date=25 October 2023 |access-date=2023-10-25 |website=cyclingnews.com |language=en}}</ref>
== Classification leadership ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:smaller;"
|+Classification leadership by stage
|-
! scope="col" style="width:1%;" | Stage
! scope="col" style="width:14%;" | Winner
! scope="col" style="width:14%;" | General classification<br>{{cjersey|yellow|size=25px}}
! scope="col" style="width:14%;" | Points classification<br>{{cjersey|dark green|size=25px}}
! scope="col" style="width:14%;" | Mountains classification<br>{{cjersey|polkadot|size=25px}}
! scope="col" style="width:14%;" | Young rider classification<br>{{cjersey|white|size=25px}}
! scope="col" style="width:14%;" | Team classification<br>{{cjersey|yellow number|size=25px}}
! scope="col" style="width:14%;" | Combativity award<br>{{cjersey|red number|size=25px}}
|-
! [[2023 Tour de France Femmes, Stage 1 to Stage 8#Stage 1|1]]
| [[Lotte Kopecky]]
| style="background:#FFEB64;" rowspan=6|[[Lotte Kopecky]]
| style="background:#008000;" rowspan=8| {{font colour|white|Lotte Kopecky|link=Lotte Kopecky}} {{Efn||group=|name=a}}{{Efn||group=|name=c}}
| style="background:#FFA8A4;" | [[Lotte Kopecky]]{{Efn||group=|name=b}}
| style="background:offwhite;"rowspan=8| [[Cédrine Kerbaol]]
| style="background:#FFCD5F;" rowspan=8| {{UCI team code|SDW|2023}}
| style="background:#E4B3AB;" | [[Marta Lach]]
|-
! [[2023 Tour de France Femmes, Stage 1 to Stage 8#Stage 2|2]]
| [[Liane Lippert]]
| style="background:#FFA8A4;" | [[Yara Kastelijn]]
| style="background:#E4B3AB;" | [[Anouska Koster]]
|-
! [[2023 Tour de France Femmes, Stage 1 to Stage 8#Stage 3|3]]
| [[Lorena Wiebes]]
| style="background:#FFA8A4;" | [[Julie Van de Velde]]
| style="background:#E4B3AB;" | [[Julie Van de Velde]]
|-
! [[2023 Tour de France Femmes, Stage 1 to Stage 8#Stage 4|4]]
| [[Yara Kastelijn]]
| style="background:#FFA8A4;" | [[Anouska Koster]]
| style="background:#E4B3AB;" | [[Yara Kastelijn]]
|-
! [[2023 Tour de France Femmes, Stage 1 to Stage 8#Stage 5|5]]
| [[Ricarda Bauernfeind]]
| style="background:#FFA8A4;" rowspan=2| [[Yara Kastelijn]]
| style="background:#E4B3AB;" | [[Ricarda Bauernfeind]]
|-
! [[2023 Tour de France Femmes, Stage 1 to Stage 8#Stage 6|6]]
| [[Emma Norsgaard]]
| style="background:#E4B3AB;" | [[Agnieszka Skalniak-Sójka]]
|-
! [[2023 Tour de France Femmes, Stage 1 to Stage 8#Stage 7|7]]
| [[Demi Vollering]]
| style="background:#FFEB64;" rowspan=2| [[Demi Vollering]]
| style="background:#FFA8A4;" rowspan=2| [[Katarzyna Niewiadoma]]
| style="background:#E4B3AB;" | [[Katarzyna Niewiadoma]]
|-
! [[2023 Tour de France Femmes, Stage 1 to Stage 8#Stage 8|8]]
| [[Marlen Reusser]]
| ''no award''
|-
! colspan="2" | Final
! style="background:#FFDB00;" | [[Demi Vollering]]
! style="background:#006400;" | {{font colour|white|Lotte Kopecky|link=Lotte Kopecky}}
! style="background:#FF3E33;" | {{font colour|white|Katarzyna Niewiadoma|link=Katarzyna Niewiadoma}}
! style="background:white;"   | [[Cédrine Kerbaol]]
! style="background:#FFB927;" | {{UCI team code|SDW|2023}}
! style="background:#E42A19;" | {{font colour|white|Yara Kastelijn|link=Yara Kastelijn}}
|}
{{notelist|refs=
{{efn|name=a|On stages 2, 3, 6 and 7, [[Ashleigh Moolman Pasio]], who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first placed [[Lotte Kopecky]] wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification.}}
{{efn|name=b|On stage 2, [[Katarzyna Niewiadoma]], who was second in the mountains classification, wore the polka dot jersey, because first placed [[Lotte Kopecky]] wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification.}}
{{efn|name=c|On stages 4 and 5, [[Ashleigh Moolman Pasio]], who was third in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first placed [[Lotte Kopecky]] wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification, and second placed [[Lorena Wiebes]] wore the [[2022 European Road Championships|European Champion]]'s jersey.}}
}}
==Classification standings==
{| class="wikitable noresize"
|-
! colspan="4" | Legend
|-
| {{cjersey|yellow}}
| Denotes the winner of the [[General classification in the Tour de France|general classification]]
| {{cjersey|polkadot}}
| Denotes the winner of the [[Mountains classification in the Tour de France|mountains classification]]
|-
| {{cjersey|dark green}}
| Denotes the winner of the [[Points classification in the Tour de France|points classification]]
| {{cjersey|white}}
| Denotes the winner of the [[Young rider classification in the Tour de France|young rider classification]]
|-
| {{cjersey|yellow number}}
| Denotes the winner of the [[Team classification in the Tour de France|team classification]]
| {{cjersey|red number}}
| Denotes the winner of the [[Combativity award in the Tour de France|combativity award]]
|}
===General classification===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:50em;margin-bottom:0;"
|+ Final general classification (1–10)<ref name="class">{{cite web|url=https://www.letourfemmes.fr/en/rankings|title=Official classifications of Tour de France Femmes 2023|work=[[Tour de France Femmes]]|access-date=30 July 2023|archive-date=21 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230521105500/https://www.letourfemmes.fr/en/rankings|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Rider
! scope="col" | Team
! scope="col" | Time
|-
! scope="row" | 1
| {{flagathlete|[[Demi Vollering]]|NED}} {{cjersey|yellow}}{{cjersey|yellow number}}
| {{UCI team code|SDW|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | 25h 17' 35"
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| {{flagathlete|[[Lotte Kopecky]]|BEL}} {{cjersey|dark green}}{{cjersey|yellow number}}
| {{UCI team code|SDW|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 3' 03"
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| {{flagathlete|[[Katarzyna Niewiadoma]]|POL}} {{cjersey|polkadot}}
| {{UCI team code|CSR|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 3' 03"
|-
! scope="row" | 4
| {{flagathlete|[[Annemiek van Vleuten]]|NED}}
| {{UCI team code|MOV|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 3' 59"
|-
! scope="row" | 5
| {{flagathlete|[[Juliette Labous]]|FRA}}
| {{UCI team code|DSM women|2023b}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 4' 48"
|-
! scope="row" | 6
| {{flagathlete|[[Ashleigh Moolman]]|RSA}}
| {{UCI team code|AGS|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 5' 21"
|-
! scope="row" | 7
| {{flagathlete|[[Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig]]|DEN}}
| {{UCI team code|FUT|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 9' 09"
|-
! scope="row" | 8
| {{flagathlete|[[Ane Santesteban]]|ESP}}
| {{UCI team code|JAY women|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 9' 36"
|-
! scope="row" | 9
| {{flagathlete|[[Ricarda Bauernfeind]]|GER}}
| {{UCI team code|CSR|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 9' 56"
|-
! scope="row" | 10
| {{flagathlete|[[Amanda Spratt]]|AUS}}
| {{UCI team code|LTK women|2023b}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 10' 14"
|}
{| class="collapsible collapsed wikitable" style="width:50em;margin-top:-1px;"
|-
! scope="col" colspan="4" | Final general classification (11–123)<ref name="class" />
|-
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Rider
! scope="col" | Team
! scope="col" | Time
|-
! scope="row" | 11
| {{flagathlete|[[Riejanne Markus]]|NED}}
| {{UCI team code|JVW|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 10' 32"
|-
! scope="row" | 12
| {{flagathlete|[[Cédrine Kerbaol]]|FRA}} {{cjersey|white}}
| {{UCI team code|WNT|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 12' 27"
|-
! scope="row" | 13
| {{flagathlete|[[Erica Magnaldi]]|ITA}}
| {{UCI team code|UAD women|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 13' 51"
|-
! scope="row" | 14
| {{flagathlete|[[Silvia Persico]]|ITA}}
| {{UCI team code|UAD women|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 14' 00"
|-
! scope="row" | 15
| {{flagathlete|[[Clara Koppenburg]]|GER}}
| {{UCI team code|COF women|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 14' 38"
|-
! scope="row" | 16
| {{flagathlete|[[Ella Wyllie]]|NZL}}
| {{UCI team code|DRP|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 15' 35"
|-
! scope="row" | 17
| {{flagathlete|[[Amber Kraak]]|NED}}
| {{UCI team code|JVW|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 17' 11"
|-
! scope="row" | 18
| {{flagathlete|[[Claire Steels]]|GBR}}
| {{UCI team code|CGS|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 17' 21"
|-
! scope="row" | 19
| {{flagathlete|[[Marta Cavalli]]|ITA}}
| {{UCI team code|FUT|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 17' 49"
|-
! scope="row" | 20
| {{flagathlete|[[Liane Lippert]]|GER}}
| {{UCI team code|MOV women|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 18' 02"
|-
! scope="row" | 21
| {{flagg|uxx|blank}} [[Tamara Dronova-Balabolina]]
| {{UCI team code|CGS|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 19' 18"
|-
! scope="row" | 22
| {{flagathlete|[[Justine Ghekiere]]|BEL}}
| {{UCI team code|AGS|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 22' 31"
|-
! scope="row" | 23
| {{flagathlete|[[Clara Edmond]]|CAN}}
| {{UCI team code|ARK women|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 25' 05"
|-
! scope="row" | 24
| {{flagathlete|[[Barbara Malcotti]]|ITA}}
| {{UCI team code|HPW|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 25' 08"
|-
! scope="row" | 25
| {{flagathlete|[[Paula Patiño]]|COL}}
| {{UCI team code|MOV women|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 26' 21"
|-
! scope="row" | 26
| {{flagathlete|[[Yara Kastelijn]]|NED}} {{cjersey|red number}}
| {{UCI team code|PLP|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 26' 42"
|-
! scope="row" | 27
| {{flagathlete|[[Coralie Demay]]|FRA}}
| {{UCI team code|AUB women|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 28' 22"
|-
! scope="row" | 28
| {{flagathlete|[[Marlen Reusser]]|SUI}} {{cjersey|yellow number}}
| {{UCI team code|SDW|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 30' 00"
|-
! scope="row" | 29
| {{flagathlete|[[Olivia Baril]]|CAN}}
| {{UCI team code|UAD women|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 32' 39"
|-
! scope="row" | 30
| {{flagathlete|[[Natalie Grinczer]]|GBR}}
| {{UCI team code|DRP|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 34' 34"
|-
! scope="row" | 31
| {{flagathlete|[[Grace Brown (cyclist)|Grace Brown]]|AUS}}
| {{UCI team code|FUT|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 35' 12"
|-
! scope="row" | 32
| {{flagathlete|[[Eleonora Camilla Gasparrini]]|ITA}}
| {{UCI team code|UAD women|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 35' 33"
|-
! scope="row" | 33
| {{flagathlete|[[Audrey Cordon-Ragot]]|FRA}}
| {{UCI team code|HPW|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 36' 54"
|-
! scope="row" | 34
| {{flagathlete|[[Simone Boilard]]|CAN}}
| {{UCI team code|AUB women|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 37' 18"
|-
! scope="row" | 35
| {{flagathlete|[[Elizabeth Deignan]]|GBR}}
| {{UCI team code|LTK women|2023b}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 39' 56"
|-
! scope="row" | 36
| {{flagathlete|[[Elise Chabbey]]|SUI}}
| {{UCI team code|CSR|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 40' 14"
|-
! scope="row" | 37
| {{flagathlete|[[Léa Curinier]]|FRA}}
| {{UCI team code|DSM women|2023b}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 40' 32"
|-
! scope="row" | 38
| {{flagathlete|[[Romy Kasper]]|GER}}
| {{UCI team code|AGS|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 40' 42"
|-
! scope="row" | 39
| {{flagathlete|[[Christina Schweinberger]]|AUT}}
| {{UCI team code|PLP|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 41' 42"
|-
! scope="row" | 40
| {{flagathlete|[[Anouska Koster]]|NED}}
| {{UCI team code|UXT women|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 42' 23"
|-
! scope="row" | 41
| {{flagathlete|[[Alice Maria Arzuffi]]|ITA}}
| {{UCI team code|WNT|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 43' 00"
|-
! scope="row" | 42
| {{flagathlete|[[Soraya Paladin]]|ITA}}
| {{UCI team code|CSR|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 43' 32"
|-
! scope="row" | 43
| {{flagg|uxx|blank}} [[Alena Amialiusik]]
| {{UCI team code|UAD women|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 44' 22"
|-
! scope="row" | 44
| {{flagathlete|[[Alice Towers]]|GBR}}
| {{UCI team code|CSR|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 44' 37"
|-
! scope="row" | 45
| {{flagathlete|[[Caroline Andersson]]|SWE}}
| {{UCI team code|LIV|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 45' 13"
|-
! scope="row" | 46
| {{flagathlete|[[Silke Smulders]]|NED}}
| {{UCI team code|LIV|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 45' 25"
|-
! scope="row" | 47
| {{flagathlete|[[Julia Borgström]]|SWE}}
| {{UCI team code|AGS|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 45' 55"
|-
! scope="row" | 48
| {{flagathlete|[[Esmée Peperkamp]]|NED}}
| {{UCI team code|DSM women|2023b}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 46' 06"
|-
! scope="row" | 49
| {{flagathlete|[[Rachel Neylan]]|AUS}}
| {{UCI team code|COF women|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 47' 29"
|-
! scope="row" | 50
| {{flagathlete|[[Kathrin Hammes]]|GER}}
| {{UCI team code|TIB|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 48' 46"
|-
! scope="row" | 51
| {{flagathlete|[[Marta Lach]]|POL}}
| {{UCI team code|WNT|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 49' 28"
|-
! scope="row" | 52
| {{flagathlete|[[Lucinda Brand]]|NED}}
| {{UCI team code|LTK women|2023b}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 50' 23"
|-
! scope="row" | 53
| {{flagathlete|[[Elizabeth Stannard]]|AUS}}
| {{UCI team code|CGS|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 51' 16"
|-
! scope="row" | 54
| {{flagathlete|[[Agnieszka Skalniak-Sójka]]|POL}}
| {{UCI team code|CSR|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 51' 18"
|-
! scope="row" | 55
| {{flagathlete|[[Maaike Coljé]]|NED}}
| {{UCI team code|ARK women|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 53' 45"
|-
! scope="row" | 56
| {{flagathlete|[[Quinty Ton]]|NED}}
| {{UCI team code|LIV|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 54' 27"
|-
! scope="row" | 57
| {{flagathlete|[[Julie Van de Velde]]|BEL}}
| {{UCI team code|PLP|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 54' 36"
|-
! scope="row" | 58
| {{flagathlete|[[Georgia Williams]]|NZL}}
| {{UCI team code|TIB|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 54' 59"
|-
! scope="row" | 59
| {{flagathlete|[[Lizzie Holden|Elizabeth Holden]]|GBR}}
| {{UCI team code|UAD women|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 55' 02"
|-
! scope="row" | 60
| {{flagathlete|[[Christine Majerus]]|LUX}} {{cjersey|yellow number}}
| {{UCI team code|SDW|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 55' 18"
|-
! scope="row" | 61
| {{flagathlete|[[Pfeiffer Georgi]]|GBR}}
| {{UCI team code|DSM women|2023b}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 55' 35"
|-
! scope="row" | 62
| {{flagathlete|[[Letizia Borghesi]]|ITA}}
| {{UCI team code|TIB|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 55' 37"
|-
! scope="row" | 63
| {{flagathlete|[[Mischa Bredewold]]|NED}} {{cjersey|yellow number}}
| {{UCI team code|SDW|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 55' 56"
|-
! scope="row" | 64
| {{flagathlete|[[Dilyxine Miermont]]|FRA}}
| {{UCI team code|AUB women|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 56' 40"
|-
! scope="row" | 65
| {{flagathlete|[[Floortje Mackaij]]|NED}}
| {{UCI team code|MOV women|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 57' 04"
|-
! scope="row" | 66
| {{flagathlete|[[Thalita de Jong]]|NED}}
| {{UCI team code|LIV|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 57' 13"
|-
! scope="row" | 67
| {{flagathlete|[[Jade Wiel]]|FRA}}
| {{UCI team code|FUT|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 57' 37"
|-
! scope="row" | 68
| {{flagathlete|[[Anna Henderson]]|GBR}}
| {{UCI team code|JVW|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 58' 07"
|-
! scope="row" | 69
| {{flagathlete|[[Sigrid Ytterhus Haugset]]|NOR}}
| {{UCI team code|HPU|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 59' 34"
|-
! scope="row" | 70
| {{flagathlete|[[Emma Norsgaard]]|DEN}}
| {{UCI team code|MOV women|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 00' 24"
|-
! scope="row" | 71
| {{flagathlete|[[Hannah Ludwig]]|GER}}
| {{UCI team code|UXT women|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 00' 53"
|-
! scope="row" | 72
| {{flagathlete|[[Amber Pate]]|AUS}}
| {{UCI team code|JAY women|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 01' 08"
|-
! scope="row" | 73
| {{flagathlete|[[Marthe Truyen]]|BEL}}
| {{UCI team code|PLP|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 02' 06"
|-
! scope="row" | 74
| {{flagathlete|[[Morgane Coston]]|FRA}}
| {{UCI team code|COF women|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 02' 12"
|-
! scope="row" | 75
| {{flagathlete|[[Alexandra Manly]]|AUS}}
| {{UCI team code|JAY women|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 02' 46"
|-
! scope="row" | 76
| {{flagathlete|[[Karlijn Swinkels]]|NED}}
| {{UCI team code|JVW|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 03' 21"
|-
! scope="row" | 77
| {{flagathlete|[[Danielle de Francesco]]|AUS}}
| {{UCI team code|ARK women|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 05' 26"
|-
! scope="row" | 78
| {{flagathlete|[[Eri Yonamine]]|JPN}}
| {{UCI team code|HPW|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 05' 40"
|-
! scope="row" | 79
| {{flagathlete|[[Elena Hartmann]]|SUI}}
| {{UCI team code|CGS|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 06' 46"
|-
! scope="row" | 80
| {{flagathlete|[[Sara Poidevin]]|CAN}}
| {{UCI team code|TIB|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 08' 41"
|-
! scope="row" | 81
| {{flagathlete|[[Margot Pompanon]]|FRA}}
| {{UCI team code|AUB women|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 08' 54"
|-
! scope="row" | 82
| {{flagathlete|[[Julie De Wilde]]|BEL}}
| {{UCI team code|PLP|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 10' 07"
|-
! scope="row" | 83
| {{flagathlete|[[Nina Berton]]|LUX}}
| {{UCI team code|WNT|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 10' 08"
|-
! scope="row" | 84
| {{flagathlete|[[Aude Biannic]]|FRA}}
| {{UCI team code|MOV women|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 10' 27"
|-
! scope="row" | 85
| {{flagathlete|[[Sanne Cant]]|BEL}}
| {{UCI team code|PLP|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 11' 49"
|-
! scope="row" | 86
| {{flagathlete|[[Camille Fahy]]|FRA}}
| {{UCI team code|AUB women|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 12' 47"
|-
! scope="row" | 87
| {{flagathlete|[[Lauretta Hanson]]|AUS}}
| {{UCI team code|LTK women|2023b}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 12' 50"
|-
! scope="row" | 88
| {{flagathlete|[[Célia Le Mouel]]|FRA}}
| {{UCI team code|AUB women|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 13' 38"
|-
! scope="row" | 89
| {{flagathlete|[[Sheyla Gutiérrez]]|ESP}}
| {{UCI team code|MOV women|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 15' 53"
|-
! scope="row" | 90
| {{flagathlete|[[Sarah Roy]]|AUS}}
| {{UCI team code|CSR|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 16' 02"
|-
! scope="row" | 91
| {{flagathlete|[[Maaike Boogaard]]|NED}}
| {{UCI team code|AGS|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 19' 20"
|-
! scope="row" | 92
| {{flagathlete|[[Sandra Alonso]]|ESP}}
| {{UCI team code|WNT|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 19' 25"
|-
! scope="row" | 93
| {{flagathlete|[[Susanne Andersen]]|NOR}}
| {{UCI team code|UXT women|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 22' 41"
|-
! scope="row" | 94
| {{flagathlete|[[Nina Kessler]]|NED}}
| {{UCI team code|JAY women|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 23' 16"
|-
! scope="row" | 95
| {{flagathlete|[[Elena Cecchini]]|ITA}} {{cjersey|yellow number}}
| {{UCI team code|SDW|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 23' 42"
|-
! scope="row" | 96
| {{flagathlete|[[Georgie Howe]]|AUS}}
| {{UCI team code|JAY women|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 24' 24"
|-
! scope="row" | 97
| {{flagathlete|[[Magdeleine Vallieres]]|CAN}}
| {{UCI team code|TIB|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 24' 48"
|-
! scope="row" | 98
| {{flagathlete|[[Arianna Fidanza]]|ITA}}
| {{UCI team code|WNT|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 25' 18"
|-
! scope="row" | 99
| {{flagathlete|[[Teniel Campbell]]|TRI}}
| {{UCI team code|JAY women|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 25' 24"
|-
! scope="row" | 100
| {{flagathlete|[[Kathrin Schweinberger]]|AUT}}
| {{UCI team code|WNT|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 25' 40"
|-
! scope="row" | 101
| {{flagathlete|[[Jeanne Korevaar]]|NED}}
| {{UCI team code|LIV|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 26' 59"
|-
! scope="row" | 102
| {{flagathlete|[[Nathalie Eklund (cyclist)|Nathalie Eklund]]|SWE}}
| {{UCI team code|CGS|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 27' 32"
|-
! scope="row" | 103
| {{flagathlete|[[Coryn Labecki]]|USA}}
| {{UCI team code|JVW|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 27' 35"
|-
! scope="row" | 104
| {{flagathlete|[[Evy Kuijpers]]|NED}}
| {{UCI team code|PLP|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 29' 25"
|-
! scope="row" | 105
| {{flagathlete|[[Henrietta Christie]]|NZL}}
| {{UCI team code|HPW|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 29' 28"
|-
! scope="row" | 106
| {{flagathlete|[[Wilma Olausson]]|SWE}}
| {{UCI team code|UXT women|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 30' 26"
|-
! scope="row" | 107
| {{flagathlete|[[Stine Dale]]|NOR}}
| {{UCI team code|HPU|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 30' 56"
|-
! scope="row" | 108
| {{flagathlete|[[Alison Jackson (cyclist)|Alison Jackson]]|CAN}}
| {{UCI team code|TIB|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 31' 50"
|-
! scope="row" | 109
| {{flagathlete|[[Ilaria Sanguineti]]|ITA}}
| {{UCI team code|LTK women|2023b}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 35' 56"
|-
! scope="row" | 110
| {{flagathlete|[[Margaux Vigie]]|FRA}}
| {{UCI team code|DRP|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 36' 37"
|-
! scope="row" | 111
| {{flagathlete|[[Megan Jastrab]]|USA}}
| {{UCI team code|DSM women|2023b}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 37' 47"
|-
! scope="row" | 112
| {{flagathlete|[[Sandrine Bideau]]|FRA}}
| {{UCI team code|AUB women|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 38' 03"
|-
! scope="row" | 113
| {{flagathlete|[[Tiril Jørgensen]]|NOR}}
| {{UCI team code|HPU|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 40' 58"
|-
! scope="row" | 114
| {{flagathlete|[[Vittoria Guazzini]]|ITA}}
| {{UCI team code|FUT|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 41' 22"
|-
! scope="row" | 115
| {{flagg|uxx|blank}} [[Anastasiya Kolesava]]
| {{UCI team code|ARK women|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 42' 46"
|-
! scope="row" | 116
| {{flagathlete|[[April Tacey]]|GBR}}
| {{UCI team code|DRP|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 43' 15"
|-
! scope="row" | 117
| {{flagathlete|[[India Grangier]]|FRA}}
| {{UCI team code|HPU|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 44' 27"
|-
! scope="row" | 118
| {{flagathlete|[[Jessica Allen (cyclist)|Jessica Allen]]|AUS}}
| {{UCI team code|JAY women|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 47' 01"
|-
! scope="row" | 119
| {{flagathlete|[[Antri Christoforou]]|CYP}}
| {{UCI team code|HPW|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 51' 26"
|-
! scope="row" | 120
| {{flagathlete|[[Typhaine Laurance]]|FRA}}
| {{UCI team code|DRP|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 51' 49"
|-
! scope="row" | 121
| {{flagathlete|[[Josie Nelson]]|GBR}}
| {{UCI team code|HPU|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 52' 39"
|-
! scope="row" | 122
| {{flagathlete|[[Josie Talbot]]|AUS}}
| {{UCI team code|COF women|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 56' 01"
|-
! scope="row" | 123
| {{flagathlete|[[Marjolein van 't Geloof]]|NED}}
| {{UCI team code|HPW|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 10' 20"
|-
|}
{{columns-start}}
===Points classification===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Final points classification (1–10)<ref name="class" />
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Rider
! scope="col" | Team
! scope="col" | Points
|-
! scope="row" | 1
| {{flagathlete|[[Lotte Kopecky]]|BEL}} {{cjersey|dark green}}{{cjersey|yellow number}}
| {{UCI team code|SDW|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | 243
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| {{flagathlete|[[Ashleigh Moolman]]|RSA}}
| {{UCI team code|AGS|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | 153
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| {{flagathlete|[[Demi Vollering]]|NED}} {{cjersey|yellow}}{{cjersey|yellow number}}
| {{UCI team code|SDW|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | 97
|-
! scope="row" | 4
| {{flagathlete|[[Ricarda Bauernfeind]]|GER}}
| {{UCI team code|CSR|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | 81
|-
! scope="row" | 5
| {{flagathlete|[[Emma Norsgaard]]|DEN}}
| {{UCI team code|MOV women|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | 67
|-
! scope="row" | 6
| {{flagathlete|[[Katarzyna Niewiadoma]]|POL}} {{cjersey|polkadot}}
| {{UCI team code|CSR|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | 66
|-
! scope="row" | 7
| {{flagathlete|[[Liane Lippert]]|GER}}
| {{UCI team code|MOV women|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | 64
|-
! scope="row" | 8
| {{flagathlete|[[Marlen Reusser]]|SUI}} {{cjersey|yellow number}}
| {{UCI team code|SDW|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | 61
|-
! scope="row" | 9
| {{flagathlete|[[Yara Kastelijn]]|NED}} {{cjersey|red number}}
| {{UCI team code|PLP|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | 60
|-
! scope="row" | 10
| {{flagathlete|[[Annemiek van Vleuten]]|NED}}
| {{UCI team code|MOV women|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | 59
|}
{{column}}
===Mountains classification===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Final mountains classification (1–10)<ref name="class" />
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Rider
! scope="col" | Team
! scope="col" | Points
|-
! scope="row" | 1
| {{flagathlete|[[Katarzyna Niewiadoma]]|POL}} {{cjersey|polkadot}}
| {{UCI team code|CSR|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | 27
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| {{flagathlete|[[Yara Kastelijn]]|NED}} {{cjersey|red number}}
| {{UCI team code|PLP|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | 23
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| {{flagathlete|[[Demi Vollering]]|NED}} {{cjersey|yellow}}{{cjersey|yellow number}}
| {{UCI team code|SDW|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | 19
|-
! scope="row" | 4
| {{flagathlete|[[Anouska Koster]]|NED}}
| {{UCI team code|UXT women|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | 19
|-
! scope="row" | 5
| {{flagathlete|[[Annemiek van Vleuten]]|NED}}
| {{UCI team code|MOV women|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | 18
|-
! scope="row" | 6
| {{flagathlete|[[Kathrin Hammes]]|GER}}
| {{UCI team code|TIB|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | 11
|-
! scope="row" | 7
| {{flagathlete|[[Ashleigh Moolman]]|RSA}}
| {{UCI team code|AGS|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | 11
|-
! scope="row" | 8
| {{flagathlete|[[Juliette Labous]]|FRA}}
| {{UCI team code|DSM women|2023b}}
| style="text-align:right;" | 10
|-
! scope="row" | 9
| {{flagathlete|[[Julie Van de Velde]]|BEL}}
| {{UCI team code|PLP|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | 9
|-
! scope="row" | 10
| {{flagathlete|[[Agnieszka Skalniak-Sójka]]|POL}}
| {{UCI team code|CSR|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | 8
|}
{{columns-end}}
{{columns-start}}
===Young rider classification===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Final young rider classification (1–10)<ref name="class" />
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Rider
! scope="col" | Team
! scope="col" | Time
|-
! scope="row" | 1
| {{flagathlete|[[Cédrine Kerbaol]]|FRA}} {{cjersey|white}}
| {{UCI team code|WNT|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | 25h 30' 02"
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| {{flagathlete|[[Ella Wyllie]]|NZL}}
| {{UCI team code|DRP|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 3' 08"
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| {{flagathlete|[[Eleonora Camilla Gasparrini]]|ITA}}
| {{UCI team code|UAD women|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 23' 06"
|-
! scope="row" | 4
| {{flagathlete|[[Léa Curinier]]|FRA}}
| {{UCI team code|DSM women|2023b}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 28' 05"
|-
! scope="row" | 5
| {{flagathlete|[[Alice Towers]]|GBR}}
| {{UCI team code|CSR|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 32' 10"
|-
! scope="row" | 6
| {{flagathlete|[[Caroline Andersson]]|SWE}}
| {{UCI team code|LIV|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 32' 46"
|-
! scope="row" | 7
| {{flagathlete|[[Silke Smulders]]|NED}}
| {{UCI team code|LIV|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 32' 58"
|-
! scope="row" | 8
| {{flagathlete|[[Julia Borgström]]|SWE}}
| {{UCI team code|AGS|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 33' 28"
|-
! scope="row" | 9
| {{flagathlete|[[Julie De Wilde]]|BEL}}
| {{UCI team code|PLP|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 57' 40"
|-
! scope="row" | 10
| {{flagathlete|[[Nina Berton]]|LUX}}
| {{UCI team code|WNT|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 57' 41"
|}
{{column}}
===Team classification===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Final team classification (1–10)<ref name="class" />
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Team
! scope="col" | Time
|-
! scope="row" | 1
| {{flagicon|NED}} {{UCI team code|SDW|2023}} {{cjersey|yellow number}}
| style="text-align:right;" | 76h 17' 38"
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| {{flagicon|GER}} {{UCI team code|CSR|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 12' 05"
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| {{flagicon|ESP}} {{UCI team code|MOV women|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 18' 03"
|-
! scope="row" | 4
| {{flagicon|FRA}} {{UCI team code|FUT|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 19' 40"
|-
! scope="row" | 5
| {{flagicon|UAE}} {{UCI team code|UAD women|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 31' 26"
|-
! scope="row" | 6
| {{flagicon|BEL}} {{UCI team code|AGS|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 35' 53"
|-
! scope="row" | 7
| {{flagicon|NED}} {{UCI team code|JVW|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 44' 26"
|-
! scope="row" | 8
| {{flagicon|USA}} {{UCI team code|LTK women|2023b}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 47' 31"
|-
! scope="row" | 9
| {{flagicon|NED}} {{UCI team code|DSM women|2023b}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 50' 20"
|-
! scope="row" | 10
| {{flagicon|SUI}} {{UCI team code|CGS|2023}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 57' 29"
|}
{{columns-end}}
== Broadcasting ==
As with the 2022 edition, live television coverage was provided by [[France Télévisions]] in conjunction with the [[European Broadcasting Union]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 June 2021 |title=THE TOUR DE FRANCE LAUNCHES THE TOUR DE FRANCE FEMMES AVEC ZWIFT – Tour de France 2022 |url=https://www.letour.fr/en/news/2021/the-tour-de-france-launches-the-tour-de-france-femmes-avec-zwift/1291805 |access-date=2022-02-15 |website=www.letour.fr |quote=In terms of media exposure, the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift will benefit from daily live television coverage with a broad exposure all over the world. France Télévisions will extend its "afternoon of cycling" coverage of the Tour de France by one week to allow viewers the chance to support their champions. In addition, an agreement with the EBU (European Broadcasting Union) will mean that the event will be broadcast on large public channels in the biggest European markets. |archive-date=2 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102105847/https://www.letour.fr/en/news/2021/the-tour-de-france-launches-the-tour-de-france-femmes-avec-zwift/1291805 |url-status=live }}</ref> French television coverage moved to the higher profile [[France 2]] channel owing to the high viewership of the 2022 edition.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-21 |title=Tour de France Femmes 2023 : à quelle heure et sur quelles chaînes suivre les étapes |url=https://www.francetvinfo.fr/tour-de-france/femmes/tour-de-france-femmes-2023-a-quelle-heure-et-sur-quelles-chaines-suivre-les-etapes_5904662.html |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=Franceinfo |language=fr-FR |archive-date=23 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230723103748/https://www.francetvinfo.fr/tour-de-france/femmes/tour-de-france-femmes-2023-a-quelle-heure-et-sur-quelles-chaines-suivre-les-etapes_5904662.html |url-status=live }}</ref> At least two and a half hours of each stage were broadcast, with the first and last stages shown from start to finish.<ref name=":6" />
Following the event, broadcasters reported high viewing figures.<ref name=":23">{{Cite web |title=Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2023 Key Figures |url=https://storage-aso.lequipe.fr/ASO/cycling_trf/tour-de-france-femmes-avec-zwift-2023-key-figures.pdf |access-date=4 August 2023 |website=Le Tour Femmes}}</ref> In France, [[France 2]] reported an average of 2 million viewers over the eight stages (a 25% audience share),<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 July 2023 |title=19,7 millions de Français devant le Tour de France femmes 2023 sur France Télévisions |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Medias/Actualites/19-7-millions-de-francais-devant-le-tour-de-france-femmes-2023-sur-france-televisions/1411252 |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=L'Équipe |language=fr |archive-date=31 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731151309/http://www.lequipe.fr/Medias/Actualites/19-7-millions-de-francais-devant-le-tour-de-france-femmes-2023-sur-france-televisions/1411252 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":23" /> and a peak of 4.3 million viewers watching stage 7 on the Col du Tourmalet (a 34.6% audience share).<ref name=":23" /> In Belgium, [[Sporza]] reported an average of around 393,000 viewers (a 55% audience share), with a peak of over 695,000 viewers on stage 7.<ref name=":20" /> In the Netherlands, [[Nederlandse Omroep Stichting|NOS]] reported an average of 627,000 viewers over the eight stages, with a peak of 2.5 million on stage 7 (a 42% audience share).<ref name=":20" /><ref name=":23" />
== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.letourfemmes.fr/en Official website]
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