The Paris Olympics road race ended with Kristen Faulkner's solo victory, but attention has turned to the next major event, the Tour de France Femme.

The biggest race of the year for the Women's World Tour kicks off on Monday, August 12 in Rotterdam, and teams are beginning to prepare for their first overseas grande parle.

DSM-Filmenig-Post NL will be one of the first teams to have a seven-rider roster for the race, with Charlotte Kuhl looking to win a sprint stage and take the yellow jersey in her native Netherlands. Meanwhile, French rider Juliette Lavousse will lead the team's GC charge after finishing in the top five in the women's Giro d'Italia last year and last month.

"I'm very excited to start the Tour de France in the Netherlands," she said. 'Stage three starts in Valkenburg. Valkenburg is very close to the team's Keep Challenging center in Sittard.

"I think this year's route is special and offers a lot of opportunities for the teams. There are some hard stages where Juliette can go for GC, but there are also flat stages early in the race.

Kuhl will face SD Works Pro Time and its star sprinter Lorena Vives, who was once DSM's teammate in the last leadout, in the early sprint.

"For me personally, I'll be happy if I give it my all this year to be the best I can be at the Tour de France. Of course, I'm aiming for stage wins, but it's also important to try everything I can and have fun doing it."

"With Juliette, I want to aim for the top positions in GC again. I have a lot of confidence and trust in her and I will fully support her to achieve that goal. We have a really strong team that can give their all every day. I'm really looking forward to getting started."

Francesco Baralle, Rachele Barbieri, Pfeiffer Gheorghi, Franziska Koch, and Becky Storey make up the DSM-Filmenig Post NL team.

Liv Arulla-Jacco will also be a strong overall contender, led by Mavi Garcia, who finished sixth in the Paris Olympics road race.

After her 10th place finish in the first Tour de France Femme, she will again be looking for a top GC finish on the road to L'Alpe d'Huez.

"This year's Tour de France Femme has a very nice route that the whole team will be looking to do well on," Garcia said. 'We have a very complete team in this race, with riders who can perform on many days. There are a lot of classic style stages and as the days go by it will be very hard for everyone."

"With the Giro d'Italia and the Olympics coming up this summer, this is a very focused part of my goals for the season and I expect to do well in the Tour.

Australian road champion Ruby Roseman-Gannon will support Garcia, but the 25-year-old will be given the freedom to try for a stage win in the week-long race.

Amber Pate, Caroline Andersson, Jeanne Correval, Quinty Tone, and Silke Smulders will join the two in France.

"When I rode the 2022 Tour de France Femme, it felt like the biggest race ever because of the amount of spectators and media interest. 'It was a truly incredible atmosphere and I'm excited to be back this year with two more years of training and experience under my belt.

"I think we have a super strong and versatile team, suited to the varied terrain and characteristics needed to perform on the technical urban circuits of the Netherlands and the mountains of the French Alps."