Tour de France Femmes: How to watch Stage 8 on Sunday, TV and live stream details, timings and route map

Welcome to the mountains mkII! Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar Team) produced a ride for the ages to ride into yellow on Stage 7 of the Tour de France Femmes. She holds a 3'14" advantage over Demi Vollering (SD Worx) in the general classification ahead of the final stage — another mountainous stunner. Ad/> The eighth stage sees a start from Lure, with a chance for the riders to stretch their legs in the first 45km.

But then the climbing starts — a mostly slow and steady slog up the Cote d’Esmoulieres before the Ballon d’Alsace rears its torturous head. Tour de France FemmesTDF Femmes: How to watch Stage 7 with mountains on the menuYESTERDAY AT 07:09 What is left of the peloton after seven-and-a-bit days of hard racing will climb for 8.7km at an average of 6.9% before a long, technical descent. And then comes the big finale, the Super Planche des Belles Filles — an aptly named peak that has already featured in the men’s tour this year.

The women will be climbing its steepest flank for 7km of hard racing before hitting the unpaved final kilometre. The final 100m is thankfully tarmac but at a gradient that will really test who has anything left for a famous summit finish that will crown a first winner of the Tour de France Femmes. Tour de France Femmes team guide: Start list, star riders and kits HOW CAN I WATCH THE TOUR DE FRANCE FEMMES ON TV AND LIVESTREAM? Each and every stage will be broadcast on Eurosport and GCN+, bookended by The Breakaway, presented by Orla Chennaoui.