The Tour de Feminin 2025: Stage 3

Welcome to our preview of the Tour de Feminin 2025, starting on May 15th! This prestigious Women Elite 2.2 (WE 2.2) stage race will challenge teams and riders across 344.8 km through the picturesque, yet demanding, landscapes of Czech Switzerland, the Šluknov Hills, and the Lusatian Mountains.

The race features a diverse parcours, starting with a crucial Team Time Trial that will immediately establish the general classification hierarchy, followed by three challenging road stages that promise plenty of opportunities for aggressive racing, breakaways, and tough finishes.

Essential Race Details

Here's a look at the key information for the entire race:

• Dates: 15.5.2025 - 18.5.2025

• Total Distance: 344.8 km

• Race Level: UCI 2.2

• Pro-cycling stats: Official race statistics

• Official Site: Race website

This blog reviews Stage 3 of the 4 day stage race:

Stage III: Through the Šluknov Hills

• Date: Saturday 17.5.2025

• Start Time: 15:00

• Distance: 110.7 km (+1.5km neutral)

• Start - Finish: Rumburk - Rumburk

• Explore the detailed Stage 3 preview here: Coming Soon

• GPX Download: Download the course file

Previous Editions Insights

• 2024: Large group finish with 70-80 riders contesting a bunch sprint

• 2023: More selective race with a lead group of 20 riders, followed by a larger group of 40 riders at 23 seconds back

• Typical race duration: 3 hours

• Results: here

Stem Notes

Stage 3 (113km) - Course Analysis

1.5km neutralised

Two large laps of 57km

4km (and 61.5km): Climb

Left of main road into the first climb

• 500m

• 8% average (9%max)

• QOM: 1:12

• Segment

11.1km (and 68.5km): Right into potentially narrow

No street view available for this section of road, but entry and exit to the road shows narrow road so here for caution. 1.5km long.

Entry to the road

Exit from the road

12.8 - 31.8km (and 70.4 - 89km):

Straight forward roads - with 3 ramps and 1 flowing descent to be aware of

15.6km (and 73.4km) Ramp 1: 900m at 5% average

20.2km (and 77.8km) Ramp 2: 700m at 6%

25km (and 82km) Ramp 3: 400m at 4% -> then follows a flowing descent to be aware off

You then have 6km of riding before some hill

31.5 - 47.5km (and 89.5 - 105km): Hills

31.5km (and 89.5km): Hill 1

Take a left in town and then immediately up the hill. Starts with a steeper section then flat before a second draggier section

• 2.1km

• 3.5% average (10.8% max)

• QOM: 3:57

• Segment

The step part of the hill is:

• 500m

• 7.3% average (10.8% max)

• QOM: 1:06

• Segment

Then 1.5 km straight forward descent to the next longer hill section

36km - 44km (and 93.5 - 101.3km): Hill 2

Total of 8km that has a constant draggy gradient with a steep section at the start and an tough end to it. We can split this down in to 3 section. Starting hill, draggy section finishing hill.

Straight run into it to the hill, the starting segment is:

• 1 km

• 5.7% average (13.5% max)

• QOM: 2:05

• Segment

Then you have 6km of dragging at 1.5% average gradient

Then last 700m at 4.5%

Then straight into a fast descent

• 1.7km

• 8% average (min -10%)

• QOM: 1:33

Then straight into the next hill, Hill 3.

46km (and 103.5km): Hill 3

Dragging run into it, then when take the right corner, suddenly ramps up to 12% around the s-bend

• 1.5km

• 4% (max 12%)

• QOM: 3:04

• Segment

47.5km (and 104km): 9km to the finish

Straight forward slighlty down hill run to the finsih

Note: End of lap 1 is slightly different to the end of lap 2 (run to the finish)

57-113km -> another lap

Finishing Section

On lap 1, you take this approach. The approach is all on wide roads so nothing technical to show that wont be shown for the lap 2 run in to the finish.

On lap 2, you take this approach

The approach will be on wide roads, this is at about 2km to go

At 1km to go you have a 90 degree right over bridge. You will do this on first lap anyway.

At 700m to go, you take a left into a slightly narrower road. This is where the run in is different to the first lap.

At 600m to go, you take a right on the a wide road again.

Then with 300m to go, you got a 90 degree left (the last corner) which goes from a road to a cobbled street. You will have come the other way down this road on the 1st lap and would have seen it on the roll out.

Here is a view looking back from the finish to 100m-200m to go. (Sorry no street view of the actual road)

Weather Outlook

Good conditions for racing.