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Strava released the statistics from the latest edition of the Tour de France Femmes with Zwift, which concluded on Sunday, August 18, 2024, with a victory by Poland’s Katarzyna Niewiadoma, who finished just 4 seconds ahead of the Netherlands’ Demi Vollering in the overall standings. These performances are sure to inspire both female and male cyclists!
This year, the Tour de France Femmes with Zwift saw a total of 519 segments crowned with new QOM (Queen of the Mountain) titles—that’s nearly 65 new QOMs per stage!
The QOM Champion
Among these 519 QOMs, the Dutch rider Pauliena Rooijakkers of Team Fenix-Deceuninck, who finished third in the overall standings, claimed the most with 39. All of Pauliena’s QOMs can be viewed here.
Average Speed
Whether racing at full speed through the streets of Rotterdam or climbing the steepest slopes of the French mountain passes, the average speed of this year’s Tour Femmes was very fast: 35.9 km/h!
What do 82 stroopwafels and 45 croissants have in common?
Over the course of the 8 stages, starting in Rotterdam and finishing at the summit of the iconic Alpe d’Huez, the riders of the Tour Femmes burned an average of 12,409 calories—the equivalent of 82 Dutch caramel stroopwafels or 45 buttery French croissants!
Demi Vollering won over the hearts of the community
Although she was unable to hold onto the coveted yellow jersey, Demi Vollering gained the most followers on Strava during the race, becoming the most-followed cyclist in the professional women’s peloton with a community of 142,800 people.
Demi also spoke with Tobin Heath—a two-time Olympic gold medalist, two-time FIFA Women’s World Cup champion, and member of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team—before this year’s Tour to discuss what it means to be a professional athlete today, the power of language in women’s sports, and the challenges surrounding gender pay equity.
The interview is available right here!
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