SKODA Auto: Official main partner of Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift for third consecutive year

• 154 riders in 22 teams will embark on a 950 km route across the Netherlands, Belgium and France

• Škoda Auto to provide a fleet of 70 electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles to the race organisers

• Škoda Auto sponsors the green jersey for the points classification leader; the crystal trophy for the winner is created by Škoda Design

• Rider Katarzyna ‘Kasia’ Niewiadoma will be sharing updates and insights from the track on the WeLoveCycling social media channels

This year, a peloton of 154 riders in 22 teams will tackle the 950-kilometre route through the Netherlands, Belgium, and France. Due to the Olympic Games in Paris, the Grand Départ will take place in Rotterdam. The most significant sporting challenge awaits the athletes on the eighth and final stage from Le Grand-Bornand to Alpe d’Huez. Here, on the Col du Glandon, the riders will reach the highest point of the route at 1,924 metres and conquer a total of 3,900 metres of elevation gain.

Fleet of 70 electric and plug-in hybrid Škoda vehicles
Škoda Auto is providing the organisers with 70 electric and plug-in hybrid Škoda vehicles. The Director of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, Marion Rousse, will use the fully-electric Škoda Enyaq as a Red Car, overseeing the action on the track from the specially equipped command centre. By offering a choice of vehicles to the race organisers, the Czech car manufacturer contributes to enhancing the sustainability of the fleet and ultimately the race itself.

The Škoda brand will also be present in other ways: As in previous years, the car manufacturer is sponsoring the green jersey for the leader of the points classification, and the winner will receive a green crystal glass trophy created by Škoda Design