Tour de France Femmes 2026, Stage 3: Genève → Poligny
Hilly, 3 August 2026. 156.5 km with 2,444 m of climbing.
- Distance
- 156.5 km
- Climbing
- 2,444 m
- Highest point
- 1,320 m
- Steepest km
- 8.4% at km 20
- Start
- Genève 426 m
- Finish
- Poligny 282 m
The wind on the day
Averaged along the route between 12:30 and 16:30 local time: 12 km/h from the south-west, gusting to 36 km/h on average. Rain recorded on parts of the route.
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
- Direction
- South-west 218°
- Average gust
- 36 km/h
- Temperature
- 31°C 26 to 35°C
Historical weather for 3 August 2026, sampled at 42 points along the route and pre-computed before the app shipped. It is not a live forecast and the app makes no weather calls. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0).
Riding it
156.5 km with 2,444 m of climbing. The road rises at more than 3% for 33.2 km of it and is above 8% for 1.8 km, so the climbing comes in repeated efforts rather than one long ascent.
The high point is 1,320 m at km 24. The steepest kilometre on the profile averages 8.4%, at km 20. It finishes on flat or gently rolling road.
In ProPace the stage runs with this wind along the route, resolved into headwind, tailwind and crosswind at each point, and the app puts your own numbers on it against the pro reference. The reference profile and how the simulation works are set out in How much slower than a pro are you?
Ride Tour de France Femmes 2026 stage 3 against a pro in ProPace. Every stage and every feature is free.
