Should there be a time trial in the Tour de France Femmes?

PARIS FRANCE JULY 24 Ellen Van Dijk of Netherlands and Team Trek Segafredo competes during the 1st Tour de France Femmes 2022 Stage 1 a 817km stage from Paris Tour Eiffel to Paris Champslyses TDFF UCIWWT on July 24 2022 in Paris France Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images
Ellen van Dijk of Trek-Segafredo rides in peloton on stage 1 past the Arc de Triomphe (Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

So far, this Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift has had almost everything. Sprint days, punchy finishes, some gravel and mountains to come. But there’s one key discipline missing: a time trial.

For the time trial specialists in the peloton, this has been a source of disappointment in what is meant to be a race that tests riders across all disciplines, and many have called for its inclusion in future editions.

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Matilda is an NCTJ-qualified journalist based in the UK who joined Cyclingnews in March 2025. Prior to that, she worked as the Racing News Editor at GCN, and extensively as a freelancer contributing to Cyclingnews, Cycling Weekly, Velo, Rouleur, Escape Collective, Red Bull and more. She has reported from many of the biggest events on the calendar, including the Giro d'Italia, Tour de France Femmes, Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix. She has particular experience and expertise in women's cycling, and women's sport in general. She is a graduate of modern languages and sports journalism.