Call us: 857-776-4334 | Email us: hello@sportivebreaks.us
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Call us: 857-776-4334 | Email us: hello@sportivebreaks.us
Chambery to Col de la Madeleine
Thursday July 31 – Sunday August 3, 2025
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Sportive Breaks is your Tour Operator for the brand new Etape du Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. We offer guaranteed entry with or our travel and support package. Our hotel is based near the start in Chambery. Transport, guided warm up rides, a mechanic service and private feed stations on the route are all included. Optional additional services include airport transfers from Geneva airport and bike rental.
The 2025 Etape du Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift will take place on Saturday August 2, departing from Chambery in the French Alps, with a finish on the Col de la Madeleine near St Francois Longchamp. Stage 8 of the 2025 Tour de France Femmes, which follows the same route, takes place on the same day! So once you’ve crossed the line and celebrated, you can sit back and watch the best riders in the world race along the exact same roads as you.
The day before on Friday August 1, the women’s peloton will set off from Bourg-en-Bresse and finish the stage in Chambery. To make the most of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift experience, we will spend several days in Chambery.
There are two route options available for the Etape. You can choose an exact copy of the pro stage, with 112km (70 miles) and 3,490m (11,450ft) of climbing, or a lighter but just as engaging 100km (62 miles) with 2,950m (9,650ft) of climbing. Included with your entry is a unique spectator experience, as you will witness the finish of the pro race from the front row in St Francois Longchamp.
Spread your payments: Our payment plan is an interest-free payment method which allows you to spread your payments at no extra cost.
Guaranteed Etape entry: Guaranteed Etape du Tour Femmes 2025 entry with hotel package.
Private Feed Stops: Drop off your bags the day before, re-energise with sports nutrition and savoury food. Sportive Breaks has a private feed station on the route.
Mechanic support: Expert mechanics on hand.
Guided ride: On Friday before the Etape.
Bike rental: Available as an optional extra. Delivered to your hotel and fitted by our mechanics
Transport: Provided where required between hotels and start/finish. Airport transfers from Geneva airport are available as an optional extra.
4* hotel near the start in Chambery
Breakfasts and Evening Meals, including early breakfast on Etape day
Ahead of the Etape du Tour Femmes
Additional private feed station on Etape day
Expert mechanic on hand all weekend
Our experienced guides will tell you what to expect and answer your questions
Back from the finish to our hotel
From/to Geneva airport
Entry includes access to Finish Experience
The new Etape du Tour Femmes is sure to be an incredible experience. At Sportive Breaks we are here to make riding the Etape as stress-free as possible; we’re with you every step of the way! Our local team look forward to welcoming you to the French Alps this August for what promises to be a special festival of cycling.
We offer airport transfers from Geneva Airport at set times, which are available to book at an additional cost.
Transfers from Geneva will depart at the following times. Please allow at least 1 hour to clear passport control and baggage reclaim. If your flight lands after 5:00 PM, private transfers are available on request.
Private transfers outside the above times can be arranged at an additional cost. Please email us.
What about my bike?
You can bring your own bike as you can store it safely at the hotel. You can also rent a bike with us for the weekend. Our mechanic will be available this afternoon and early evening at your hotel to assist you with fitting your rental bike or building your own bike after travel.
An evening meal is included this evening at the hotel. This will be an opportunity to meet your fellow cyclists and our support team.
Breakfast is available at our hotel. Our mechanics will be available this morning if your bike requires any attention.
After breakfast we will take you on a supported, guided ride, before watching the finish of today’s stage of the Tour de France Femmes, which finishes in nearby Chambery.
We’ll be back at the hotel in the afternoon for you to rest and get prepared for tomorrow. Your event entry is delivered to the hotel today.
We will have a pasta meal together, to fuel up ahead of tomorrow’s ride.
This evening, our bike guides will hold a race briefing, to talk you through the Etape Femmes day logistics and the route.
We have an early start this morning. Early breakfast is arranged in our hotel.
We will transport you and your bike to the start of the event in Chambery today. It’s a short 15-minute drive.
Now is the time you have been training for! You can enjoy the ride and the rewarding challenges that it will bring with it as you make your way towards the finish line above St Francois Longchamp, at the summit of the Col de la Madeleine.
With Sportive Breaks you can make the most of a private feed station on the route where you can take on board nutrition and real food options.
The Etape du Tour Femmes has various cut-off points. You need to have passed each cut-off point at a certain time, otherwise you will be eliminated from the event. If you’re eliminated, your bike will go on a bike trailer to the finish, and you will be taken to the finish by bus.
You will have the unique opportunity to watch the professionals race up the same roads you have just conquered. Live TV coverage will be available, before you can see the live finish of the race from the roadside.
We will then offer a return transfer shuttle from the finish back to our hotel. We will enjoy an evening meal together at the hotel.
After breakfast we offer our optional transfers back to Gevena Airport at set times listed below;
Private transfers can be arranged at an additional cost. Please email us.
Alternatively, you can make your own arrangements to depart today. If you have a rental car, we can advise you where you can see the final stage today.
The Etape du Tour Femmes is a brand new event in 2025, organized by the same team at ASO who have managed the Etape du Tour based on the men’s Tour de France since 1993.
Our team at Sportive Breaks have been present at the last 15 editions of the Etape du Tour and we are looking forward to once again helping our customers make this brilliant cycling event a success.
If you are interested in cycling this new version of the most famous Gran Fondos in the world, book your place on the Etape du Tour Femmes and ride the Queen stage of the 2025 Tour de France Femmes.
The most convenient airport is Geneva (GVA) which is located on the border between France and Switzerland. There are direct flights to Geneva from New York, Washington DC and Montreal. Alternatively, there are regular connecting flights from larger European hubs, such as Paris, London, Amsterdam or Frankfurt.
If you are travelling as part of a longer trip, Aix Les Bains has direct trains to places including Annecy, Lyon and Paris. By road, Aix Les Bains is a great starting point for exploring the French Alps, Provence and the French Cote d’Azur, and even Northern Italy via the Italian Alps.
Sportive Breaks are part of the Destination Sport Experiences Group. When clicking on the booking link below, you will be taken to the Destination Sport Experiences booking engine. If you have any questions, please contact our team hello@sportivebreaks.us
Did you know? We offer the biggest selection of European Gran Fondo and Cyclo-Sportive events.
Our payment plan is an interest-free payment method where you will have the opportunity to spread payment for your booking. *Selected products. Terms and Conditions apply
We know the routes, we know the roads. We know how the event works and the best hotels for the start and finish. We organise everything for you; transfers, bike transport, additional feed stops, rep support and more.
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