Which of the best sprinters will try to win the green jersey at the 2025 Tour de France Femmes?

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The battle for the green jersey in the 2025 Tour de France Femmes is far from a straightforward sprinter shootout. With nine stages, varying sprint profiles, and a points system that rewards consistency across flat finishes, intermediate sprints and even some climbing days, it will take more than raw speed to pull on the maillot vert in Châtel.

What’s the 2025 Tour de France Femmes green jersey points system?

The green jersey is awarded to the rider with the most points across stages and intermediate sprints. But not all stages offer equal points:

  • Stages 3 and 4 (likely flat finishes): 50 points for the win
  • Stages 1, 2, 5 and 7 (medium sprint chances): 30 points for the win
  • Stages 6, 8 and 9 (mountain days): 20 points for the win
  • All intermediate sprints: 25 points for 1st, scaling down to 2 points for 15th

Tiebreakers are decided by the number of stage wins, then intermediate sprints won, then GC placing.

Lorena Wiebes
Lorena Wiebes

Can anyone beat Wiebes in a bunch sprint?

Probably not. In a clean, flat sprint, Lorena Wiebes remains the fastest woman in the peloton. She dominated in the Giro and has shown her usual ruthlessness in 2025 when conditions are right. Stages 3 into Angers and 4 into Poitiers look like near-certainties if she’s in position and healthy.

But green isn’t just about winning flat sprints. It’s about volume. Wiebes tends not to contest every intermediate, and she rarely finishes high on climbing days. However, with no major GC ambitions this year, she might have more freedom to mop up extra points early in stages.

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Marianne Vos

What about Marianne Vos?

If there’s one rider built to win the green jersey, it’s Marianne Vos. She’s fast enough to score well in most sprints, but her real strength is positioning and opportunism. She doesn’t need to win stages to win the jersey. Expect her to feature heavily in intermediate sprints and be active in breakaways on the lumpier stages.

Vos left the Giro early with illness, but if she’s recovered, she’ll be one of the most dangerous riders in the hunt for green.

Elisa Balsamo
Elisa Balsamo

Elisa Balsamo: still hunting her first Tour stage win

It’s hard to believe Elisa Balsamo hasn’t won a stage of the Tour yet, but that could change here. While she may lack Wiebes’ final kick, she’s one of the most consistent fast finishers in the world. Expect her to feature prominently in stages 3 and 4 and pick up points across the flatter days. If she gets involved in intermediates, she’ll be a genuine contender for the jersey.

What about Kopecky or other versatile riders?

The 2022 green jersey winner Lotte Kopecky isn’t purely sprint-focused, but if she chooses to target green again, she’s more than capable. She climbs well enough to score across a wide range of terrain and can contest select sprints if the bunch is reduced.

Similarly, Ally Wollaston and Noemi Rüegg are versatile enough to chip away at points across multiple stages. Kim Le Court and Puck Pieterse could also score heavily if they feature in breakaways and grab high placings in reduced bunch sprints. If the pure sprinters miss time cuts or skip intermediates, these riders could sneak into the top five of the standings.

Even Demi Vollering could end up in green if she wins all four mountainous stages and picks up the occasional intermediate – it’s unlikely, but not impossible.

Linda Zanetti
Linda Zanetti

Second-tier sprinters with big ambitions

Outside of the big favourites, there’s a long list of riders capable of upsetting the order or taking key top-5 results:

  • Lara Gillespie has shown real punch in fast finishes this year and looks set for a breakthrough at the WorldTour level.
  • Letizia Paternoster is in excellent form, placing 2nd and 7th in the Vuelta, and should have support for the sprints.
  • Ruby Roseman-Gannon, Millie Couzens and Susanne Andersen will look to contest if the bunch is reduced or disrupted.
  • Linda Zanetti, Mia Griffin, Kristýna Burlová, and Sarah Van Dam are all solid top-10 contenders in the right scenario.
  • Gladys Verhulst-Wild and Shari Bossuyt are wildcard options, especially in stages with uphill drags or tough crosswind finales.

And then there’s Chloé Dygert. Not a sprinter in the traditional sense, but she has the power to muscle through a reduced bunch and has hinted before that she might one day target green. This might not be the year – but don’t rule her out entirely.

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Charlotte Kool

What’s the status of Charlotte Kool?

The most uncertain name on the list is Charlotte Kool, who crashed heavily on the final stage of the Baloise Ladies Tour. Although she passed fitness tests and will ride the Tour, it’s hard to know where she stands. The first two stages are unlikely to suit her anyway, and the big sprint days coincide with the peak of her recovery timeline.

She opened the season in style, winning stages and leading the GC in the UAE and Baloise races, but the field is stronger this summer and her recent setback could leave her a step behind. That said, if Kool finds form mid-race, she could still win a stage.

Verdict?

  • Wiebes is the natural pick if she goes all-in
  • Vos can win her 3rd green jersey with consistency and aggression
  • Balsamo may surprise if she adds stage wins to steady placings
  • Kopecky, Wollaston, or even Le Court could feature with all-round consistency
  • And there’s always the chance for someone new to emerge

With a broader points spread than previous years and no guaranteed dominance, the 2025 green jersey fight could go all the way to Châtel.