# 2020 La Course by Le Tour de France

The 2020 La Course by Le Tour de France was the seventh edition of La Course by Le Tour de France, a women's cycling race held in France. It took place on 29 August 2020 and was the fourth event on the 2020 UCI Women's World Tour. The event was organised by ASO, which also organises the Tour de France. Originally, the event was supposed held on 19 July, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France.
The race was won by British rider Lizzie Deignan of Trek–Segafredo in a sprint finish.

## Route

The race started and finished in Nice, taking in two laps of a hilly circuit covering 96 km (60 mi) in total. It was held before stage 1 of the men's 2020 Tour de France, which took in three laps of the same circuit.
The original route for the race would have taken place in Paris featuring circuits along the Champs-Élysées, a choice that was criticised by the professional peloton.

## Teams

Eight UCI Women's WorldTeams and fifteen UCI Women's Continental Teams made up the twenty-three teams that competed in the race. Each team entered six riders except for CCC Liv and Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank, which entered five each. Of the 136 riders in the race, only 62 finished, while a further 51 riders finished over the time limit.
UCI Women's WorldTeams
* Alé BTC Ljubljana
* Canyon–SRAM
* CCC Liv
* FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
* Mitchelton–Scott
* Movistar Team
* Team Sunweb
* Trek–Segafredo
UCI Women's Continental Teams
* Arkéa Pro Cycling Team
* Aromitalia–Basso Bikes–Vaiano
* Astana
* Bizkaia–Durango
* Boels–Dolmans
* Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling
* Charente-Maritime Women Cycling
* Cogeas–Mettler–Look
* Équipe Paule Ka
* Hitec Products–Birk Sport
* Lotto–Soudal Ladies
* Parkhotel Valkenburg
* Rally Cycling
* Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank
* Valcar–Travel & Service

## Results

Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lizzie Deignan (GBR) | Trek–Segafredo | 2h 22' 51" |
| 2 | Marianne Vos (NED) | CCC Liv | + 0" |
| 3 | Demi Vollering (NED) | Parkhotel Valkenburg | + 0" |
| 4 | Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) | Canyon–SRAM | + 0" |
| 5 | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 0" |
| 6 | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 7" |
| 7 | Emilia Fahlin (SWE) | FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | + 1' 50" |
| 8 | Elisa Balsamo (ITA) | Valcar–Travel & Service | + 1' 50" |
| 9 | Soraya Paladin (ITA) | CCC Liv | + 1' 50" |
| 10 | Liane Lippert (GER) | Team Sunweb | + 1' 50" |

## Prize money

The total amount of prize money for the 2020 edition of the race was €20,000 The majority of the prize money was allocated according to the final result.
| Finish place | prize money | Finish place | prize money |
| 1 | € 6000 | 11 | € 145 |
| 2 | € 4000 | 12 | € 145 |
| 3 | € 2000 | 13 | € 145 |
| 4 | € 1000 | 14 | € 145 |
| 5 | € 750 | 15 | € 145 |
| 6 | € 650 | 16 | € 110 |
| 7 | € 525 | 17 | € 110 |
| 8 | € 350 | 18 | € 110 |
| 9 | € 270 | 19 | € 110 |
| 10 | € 180 | 20 | € 110 |
In addition to the 20 first finishers, there were also prizes in the Queen of the Mountains classification (€300, €200, and €100 for the first 3 riders on each of the two climbs) and a €2000 prize for the most combative competitor which was won by Annemiek van Vleuten.