The second Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift will begin on Sunday, July 23, with the Grande Pearl in Massif Central and the finish in Pau on July 30.

The 2023 Tour de France Femme route is 956 km long, with the peloton heading south into the Pyrenees. Stage 7 will feature the summit finish of the iconic Col du Tourmalet, the pinnacle of the 2023 Tour de France Femme, while the individual time trial on stage 8 will determine the overall winner. [The 2023 Tour de France Féme will be broadcast globally with live coverage of all eight stages, 124 km of flat racing, with the winner taking the first yellow jersey of the eight-day race.

The second stage, on July 24, starts in Clermont-Ferrand and runs 148 km on a hilly course to Mauriac. Starting in Collonges-la-Rouge, there are several short climbs and a flat run-in to Montignac-Lascaux.

On July 26, stage 4 will be the longest stage of the competition at 177 km of hilly terrain with an elevation gain of 2,400 meters. The race will start in Cahors, but most of the climbing will be in the second half of the stage, where the pan tours will be in contention for the finish in Rodez.

Stage 5 on July 27, when the race heads further south into the Pyrenees, will start in Honay-le-Château; the 126-km route will feature a series of short climbs, followed by flat terrain all the way to Albi. Albi is also the start of the sixth stage on July 28, a 122-km route that will include four climbs before a flat finish to Blagnac.

The queen stage of the Tour de France Femme will take place in stage 7 on July 29. Stage 8 will take place in Pau, where the peloton will close out the competition with a 22 km time trial.

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In the United States, CNBC has the rights to broadcast the Tour de France Femme. The race will be broadcast live on NBC and the network's streaming service Peacock TV.

In Canada, FloBikes will broadcast the Tour de France Femme. The annual subscription fee is $12.99 per month.

American viewers can watch the Tour de France Femme live via the network.

In the UK, Tour de France Femme is also broadcast live by GCN+.

Subscription to GCN+ or Discovery+ costs £6.99 per month or £59.99 per year.

In Australia, national broadcasters SBS and GCN+ will provide live coverage of the Tour de France femme. In New Zealand, Sky Sports will provide live coverage.

In Europe, broadcasters include VRT/Sporza and RTBF in Belgium, NOS in the Netherlands, TV2 in Norway, DKTV2 in Denmark, and RTVE in Spain.

However, please note that regional restrictions may apply if you are outside your own country or on vacation during the Tour de France Femme.

Geographical restrictions are the bane of cycling fans. This is because if you are outside your home country, you will not be able to watch the Tour de France Femme Avec Zwift via a live streaming account.

You can always watch live coverage by following Cyclingnews, but you can access geoblocked live streaming services by using a VPN ("virtual private network") to make it look like you are in your home country.

Our experts have thoroughly tested VPNs for live sports streaming and recommend ExpressVPN. This service allows you to watch live race coverage on a variety of devices, including Smart TVs, Fire TV Stick, PCs, Macs, iPhones, Android phones, iPads, and tablets.

Some other very good options that are secure, reliable, and provide good bandwidth for streaming sports are NordVPN and the budget option Surfshark.