RACE REGULATIONSARTICLE 1. ORGANISATIONARTICLE 7. POINTS CLASSIFICATIONThe 3 rd TOUR DE FRANCE FEMMES AVEC ZWIFT
is organised by TDF Sport and Amaury Sport
Organisation (A.S.O.) under the regulations of
the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and the
Fédération Française de Cyclisme (FFC). It takes
place from Monday 12 to Sunday 18 August 2024 andcomprises 8 stages. The Tour de France Femmes
avec Zwift is registered on the UCI Women’sWorldTour calendar.

A points classification is established by adding
together the points obtained in each of the 8stages, as well as in the intermediate sprints,
according to the following scales and taking into
account points deducted as a result of penalties.
For road stages without any significant difficulty(stages 1, 2 and 5): 50 - 30 - 20 - 18 - 16 - 14 - 12 - 10
- 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 points for the first 15 riders
classified.
For road stages that are hilly (stages 4 and 6): 30 - 25
- 22 - 19 - 17 - 15 - 13 - 11 - 9 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 points tothe first 15 classified riders.
For road stages that are particularly difficult(stages 7 and 8): 20 - 17 - 15 - 13 - 11 - 10 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 6 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 points to the first 15 classified riders.
For the individual time trial stages (stage 3): 20 - 17
- 15 - 13 - 11 - 10 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 points tothe first 15 classified riders.
At each intermediate sprint: 25 - 20 - 17 - 15 - 13 - 11
- 10 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 points to the first 15
classified riders.
The leader of the points classification wears thegreen jersey.
In accordance with article 2.6.017 of the UCI
regulations, in the event of riders being tied on
points in this classification, they will be separated
by their number of stage wins, then by the numberof wins in intermediate sprints counting towards
the points classification and, finally, by theirposition in the general individual classification.
Riders must finish the Tour de France Femmes avec
Zwift in order to be eligible for prizes available in
the points competition. In the event that a rider (orriders) finishes outside the time limit and is (are)allowed back into the race by the commissaires’jury, all of the points she (they) have accumulated
in the points classification will be withdrawn.

ARTICLE 2. PARTICIPATIONThe event is open to UCI Women’s WorldTeams and
UCI Women’s Continental Teams. A maximum of 22
teams of 7 riders each, i.e. 154 competitors, will takepart in the event. By entering and/or participating
in and/or being present at the event, each team,each of its members and, more generally, eachaccredited person, confirms that they accept allof the provisions laid out in these regulations andundertake to comply with them.

ARTICLE 3. PERMANENCE
The welcome desk will be open on Sunday 11 Augustfrom 14.30 to 18.00 at the following address:
NIEWE LUXOR THEATER
Posthumalaan 1,
3072 AG ROTTERDAM - NETHERLANDSTeam officials can collect their race numbers
between 15.00 and 16.45.
The sports directors’ meeting with members of
the commissaires’ jury will be held at 17.00 at therace headquarters.

ARTICLE 4. RADIO-TOURRace information will be broadcast on the RadioTour frequency of 170.1750 MHz.

ARTICLE 8. BEST CLIMBER
CLASSIFICATIONARTICLE 5. NEUTRAL TECHNICALASSISTANCE

The best climber classification is established bytaking into account all of the passes and climbs oneach of the 7 road stages and in accordance witharticle 2.6.017 of the UCI regulations.
The following points are awarded for each pass or
climb:- Super-category passes or climbs or summit
finishes: 15 – 12 - 10 - 8 - 6 - 4 - 2 - 1 points to the first
8 classified riders;- 1st-category passes or climbs or summit finishes:
10 - 8 - 6 - 4 - 2 - 1 points to the first 6 classified
riders;- 2nd-category passes or climbs: 5 - 3 - 2 - 1 points tothe first 4 classified riders;- 3rd-category passes or climbs: 3 - 2 - 1 points to thefirst 3 classified riders;- 4th-category passes or climbs: 2 - 1 points to thefirst 2 classified riders.
An overall classification is established by adding up
the points obtained on all the passes and climbs.
The leader of the classification wears the whitejersey with red polka dots.

Neutral technical assistance will be provided by
SHIMANO. The service will be provided by three carsand one motorbike.

RACE REGULATIONSARTICLE 6. GENERAL INDIVIDUAL
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The general individual time classification isestablished by adding together the times recordedin each of the 8 stages, taking into accountpenalties in accordance with article 2.6.014 of the
UCI regulations.
In the event of a tie in the general classification,
the hundredths of a second recorded by thetimekeepers during the individual time trial will
be taken into account in to split the riders. In
the absence of a time trial or in the event of afurther tie, the finish positions obtained on eachstage will be added together. As a last resort, thefinish positions obtained on the previous stage
contested will be used to split the riders.
The leader of the general individual timeclassification wears the yellow jersey.

In accordance with article 2.6.017 of the UCI
regulations, in the event of a tie in the overall
mountain classification, the following criteria areapplied until a tie is broken:- number of first places on super-category passes
or climbs or summit finishes;- number of first places on 1st-category passes orclimbs or summit finishes;- number of first places on 2nd-category passes andclimbs;- number of first places on 3rd-category passes orclimbs;- number of first places on 4th-category passes orclimbs;- the individual general time classification.

ARTICLE 9. BEST YOUNG RIDER
CLASSIFICATIONThe best young rider classification will be contested
only by riders born on or after 1 January 2002.
The highest placed rider among these in thegeneral individual time classification will be thebest young rider for that day. At the end of the
final stage, she will be declared the winner of thebest young rider classification.
The leader of the best young rider classification
wears the white and purple jersey.

ARTICLE 10. GENERAL TEAM
CLASSIFICATION
In accordance with article 2.6.016 of the UCI
regulations, each day’s team classification will beestablished by adding together the three bestindividual times of each team. In the event of a tie,
teams will be separated by adding together theplaces obtained by their first three riders on thatstage. In the event of a further tie, the teams will
be separated by the position of their best-placed
rider on that stage.
The general team classification will be establishedby adding together the three best individual times
in all of the stages run. In the event of a tie, thefollowing criteria will be applied until the tie isbroken:1) number of first places in the team classificationeach day;2) number of second places in the teamclassification each day, etc…
If there is still a tie, the teams will be separated
by the position of their best rider in the generalindividual classification.
Any team with fewer than three riders will beeliminated from the general team classification.

ARTICLE 11. PRIZE FOR THE MOST
AGGRESSIVE RIDER
The prize for the most aggressive rider will
be awarded to the rider who makes the mostcommitment in their effort and shows the best
sporting spirit. This prize, awarded on each of the
7 road stages, will be decided by a jury chaired by
the race director.
At the end of the Tour de France Femmes avec
Zwift, the members of the jury will select the race’s
most aggressive rider, the “super-combative”.

The time limits are as follows:- 1st, 2nd and 5th stages: 12%- 4th and 6th stages: 15%- 7th and 8th stages: 20%- 3rd stage: 25%
Any exception to these limits may be decided by
the commissaires’ jury after consultation with therace director.
The finishes of stages 7 and 8 are uphill. Therefore,
the rule applying to the last 3km does not apply.

ARTICLE 13. STAGES EXPECTED TO
FINISH WITH A BUNCH SPRINT
The following stages have been identified as “likely
to finish with a bunch sprint”.
- Stage 1 / (sprint zone starts at 5km to go)- Stage 2 / (sprint zone starts at 5km to go)
The sprint zone test protocol for stages “likely tofinish with a bunch”, which is published on the UCI
website in the regulations section, will be appliedon these stages. The distance of the extension
provided for in article 2.6.027 is noted in brackets (Xkm) and the calculation of time gaps will be applied
as laid down in the protocol.

ARTICLE 14. TIME TRIAL
On stage 3, which will be contested as an individual
time trial, the riders will start at one-minuteintervals. They will set off in reverse order basedon the general classification at the end of stage
2. Once the first rider has started, training is
prohibited on the course.

ARTICLE 15. BONUSESTime bonuses will be awarded at the finishes of all
7 road stages; they are 10, 6 and 4 seconds to thefirst three classified riders, respectively. Bonuses
known as Bonus Points will be awarded at key
points of difficulty on the race route. There are 3
Bonus Points in all, located on the 4, 5 and 6 stages,
respectively. These bonuses will amount to 6, 4 and2 seconds for the first three classified riders.

ARTICLE 16. LEADERS’ JERSEYSOn all stages, each rider may only wear the jersey,
shorts and cap of her team, which must comply
with UCI regulations, unless they are required towear the world champion’s jersey, a UCI Women’sWorldTour leader’s jersey, a continental champion’s
jersey or a national champion’s jersey. The leadersof the general time classification, the points
classification, the best climber classification andthe best young rider classification must wear:- in the 1st case, the yellow jersey- in the 2nd case, the green jersey- in the 3rd case, the white jersey with red polka dots
- in the 4th case, the white and purple jersey;
All of these jerseys must be worn as suppliedby the organisation. They may be fitted withrectangular advertising strips bearing teamnames within the limits set by UCI regulations.
Skinsuits will be provided to the leaders of thevarious classifications for the time trial stage.
There is an established order of priority for thedifferent leaders’ jerseys: the yellow jersey, thenthe green jersey, then the white jersey with redpolka dots, then white and purple jersey. If a rider
is leading different classifications, she naturally
only wears one jersey: the one designated by thisorder of priority. The other jerseys are then wornby the second-placed rider in the correspondingclassification, or the 2nd, 3rd or 4th. However, if thisrider has to wear a world champion’s, a UCI Womens
WorldTour leader’s, a continental champions’ ora national champion’s jersey, she will wear thatjersey. The yellow, green, white with red polka
dots, and white and purple jerseys (short-sleevedor long-sleeved) must be worn from the pre-stagesign-on until the post-stage press conference.
However, the leader of a classification may attend
the official ceremony wearing the jersey of her
sporting group.
In addition:- the rider designated as the most aggressive
will be identified by two specific race numbersfeaturing white numerals on a red background.
- the riders on the leading team in the teamclassification will wear specific numbers featuring
black numerals on a yellow background, plus yellow
helmets supplied by the teams;- the red number of the most aggressive rider
takes precedence over the other numbers.

ARTICLE 17. THE FIGHT AGAINSTDOPING – ANTI-DOPINGCONTROLS
A.S.O. and each of the participating teams consider
it an absolute necessity to scrupulously respect
the rules and recommendations laid down by
the competent authorities in the fight against
doping, as well as the obligation to observe
totally irreproachable conduct in this respect. The
participating teams undertake to apply said rules
and recommendations and will be fully responsible
for their full compliance by their riders and, moregenerally, by all of their employees and service
providers.
Doping controls will be carried out under the aegis
of the UCI by designated officials at the finish ofeach stage, in the organisation’s mobile home.

ARTICLE 18. PROTOCOL INTERVIEWSAt the end of each stage, the following riders must
present themselves for the ceremony protocol:- the stage winner;- the leader of the general individual classification;- the leader of the points classification;- the leader of the best climber classification;- the leader of the best young rider classification;- the stage’s most aggressive rider;- the 1st rider at the bonus point (stages 4,5 and 6)
The stage winner and the leader of the generalclassification must report to the press room.
The official ceremony for the team classification
will take place before the start of the next stage,
but on road stages only.
All riders from the leading team in thisclassification on the previous stage must attend
the official ceremony at the sign-on podium intheir race clothing, accompanied by one of theirsports directors.
The following must attend the final ceremony:- the winner of stage 8;- the winner of the 2nd Tour de France Femmes avec
Zwift;- the winner of the points classification;- the winner of the best climber classification;- the winner of the best young rider classification;- the most aggressive rider (super-combative) at
the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift;- the winning team in the team classification;- the top three finishers in the general individualclassification;- the leader of the UCI Women’s WorldTour
individual general classification;- the leader of the UCI Women’s WorldTour best
young rider classification.

ARTICLE 19. UCI CLASSIFICATIONSIn accordance with the articles of Chapter X, Title
2 “Road Events” of the UCI regulations, the Tour deFrance Femmes avec Zwift will award points for theworld classification.

ARTICLE 20. PENALITIESThe scales are in accordance with the UCI regulations.

ARTICLE 21. ENVIRONMENT
A.S.O. will put in place collection zones for waste
products. Riders may only dispose of theirwaste, bottles and any other objects in thesezones. Riders and race followers must behave
in an environmentally responsible manner inall circumstances, in accordance with the legal
provisions in force.

ARTICLE 22. DISQUALIFICATION –EXCLUSION
22.1. A.S.O. considers the protection of its image,its reputation and that of the event to befundamental.
A.S.O. expressly reserves the right to refuse
participation in – or to exclude from – the event
any team or one of its members whose presence
would be likely to damage the image and/or
reputation of A.S.O. and/or the event.
22.2. EIn addition, A.S.O. may reject or exclude fromthe event a team or one of its members in thefollowing cases:• infringement of the rules of the event, including
those concerning internal discipline (e.g. rules
concerning accommodation);• serious breach of French law;
• acts of vandalism committed during or outside
the race;• indecent dress or inappropriate behaviour;• any other act or issue that could damage the image
and/or reputation of A.S.O. and/or the event.
• failure to comply with the sanitary measures put
in place, if the situation so requires, to combat
the spread of the SARSCoV-2 virus (Covid-19).
22.3. The process for disqualification or exclusionreferred to in articles 20.1 and 20.2 above shall be
exercised under the following conditions:a) A.S.O. shall notify the team of its decisionin writing, either by registered letter withacknowledgement of receipt, by hand-delivered
letter with receipt, by fax or by email. This lettershould:- specify whether the disqualification or exclusion
is to applied to the whole team or to certain
named team members;- specify that, in the event that the disqualification
or exclusion is linked to the presence of one ormore of its named members, the team will, in its
capacity as employer, withdraw the member ormembers from its line-up for the event or, failingthat, automatically renounce the entire team’s
participation in the event;- indicate the reasons on which it is based;- mention that, in order to appeal this decision,
the team will have a period of 24 (twenty-four)hours from the receipt of the letter detailingthe disqualification or exclusion to refer thematter to the Court of Arbitration for Sport

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(CAS) in Lausanne; that, failing this, the team will
be deemed to have definitively accepted thedisqualification or exclusion.
b) If an appeal is lodged by the team, the CAS will
immediately appoint a sole arbitrator under anaccelerated procedure pursuant to the procedural
rules of the CAS. After having called upon eachparty to set out its case, the arbitrator will
decide, within the time limits imposed, whether
to disqualify or exclude the entire team or any of
its members. The language of the arbitration will
be French. The arbitrator will rule on the disputein accordance with the rules of French law. The
arbitrator’s decision will not be subject to appeal.

ARTICLE 23. IMAGE RIGHTS

RACE REGULATIONSTo enable the widest possible broadcast andpromotion of the Tour de France avec Zwift, eachteam and, therefore, each rider representing it,
acknowledges that its participation in the event
authorises the race organisation and their rightsholders or representatives to capture and broadcast,without any remuneration whatsoever, theirnames, voices, images, biographies and, in general,
their sporting performance within the frameworkof the Tour de France avec Zwift as well as thebrand(s) of their equipment suppliers and sponsors,in any form, or any existing or future medium, in any
format, for the purposes of communication to the
public throughout the world, for any use including
advertising and/or commercial purposes without
any limitation other than those listed hereafter,and for the entire period for which these uses areprotected by legal and regulatory provisions, bylegal decisions and/or rulings of any country, as
well as current or future international agreements,
including any extensions that may be made to thisperiod of protection.
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party to use images from the race for purposes ofadvertising and promotion, it will not authorise
these third parties to use the name, voice, image,biographies or the riders’ sporting performance,
nor the brands of their sponsors or equipment
suppliers, with a view to a direct or indirect
association between that rider, the brand name ofher sponsor or supplier and the product, service,brand name or trade name of the said third party
without the express authorisation of the rider,sponsor or supplier concerned.
Similarly, with the exception of books, photo books,
comics, in any form of publication, videocassettes,
CD-ROMs, DVDs or, more generally, any videogramsor videodiscs, in any medium or format whatsoever,the subject of which relates in whole or in part to
the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, posters,
roadbooks, autograph books, maps, postcards,
official programmes relating to the Tour de France
avec Zwift, the organiser will not exploit nor
authorise the use of the individual image of a rider
in the context of the marketing of merchandisingproducts.

ARTICLE 24. BETTING
In order to avoid any risk of a conflict of interest,
the teams and each of their members (riders,
support staff, coaches, doctors, etc.) are obliged
not to engage personally in sports betting
ventures relating to the Tour de France avec Zwift,
either directly or through an intermediary.

ARTICLE 25
These regulations were written in French, thelanguage that will have probative force in theevent.

PRIZE MONEY
1. STAGE CLASSIFICATION

2. FINAL INDIVIDUAL GENERAL CLASSIFICATIONa) Stage classificationa) Prize money

4,000€
2,000€
1,000€
500€
400€
300€
240€
170€
170€
170€
110€
110€
110€
110€
110€
100€
100€
100€
100€
100€

20 prize = 10,000€(1) TOTAL 10,000€ x 8 �����������������������������80,000€

3. POINTS CLASSIFICATIONa) Intermediate sprints
For each sprint
1st…………………………………………………………………………………………………120€
2nd……………………………………………………………………………………………… 70€
3rd………………………………………………………………………………………………… 30€
TOTAL……………………………………………………………… 220€

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
17th
18th
19th
20th

50,000€25,000€10,000€8,000€
4,000€
3,000€
2,000€
1,500€
1,500€
1,500€
1,200€
1,200€
1,200€
1,200€
1,200€
1,000€
1,000€
1,000€
1,000€
1,000€(2) 100€ x 7……………………………………………………………………700€c) Final general classification
1st…………………………………………………………………………………………… 3,000€
2nd………………………………………………………………………………………… 1,500€
3rd…………………………………………………………………………………………… 1,000€
4th…………………………………………………………………………………………… 800€
5th…………………………………………………………………………………………… 700€(2) 100€ x 7……………………………………………………… 700€

TOTAL (1) + (2)118,200€(1) TOTAL�����������������������������������������������������117,500€

4. Third category passes or climbs
1st…………………………………………………………………………………………………………60€
TOTAL……………………………………………………………………60€
8 PASSES OR CLIMBS - TOTAL AMOUNT…………… 480€
5. Fourth category passes or climbs
1st…………………………………………………………………………………………………………30€
TOTAL…………………………………………………………………… 30€(1) 220€ x 6……………………………………………………………… 1,320€b) Daily prize for holder of green jersey
From the 2nd to the 8th stageb) Daily prize for holder of Yellow Jersey
From the 2nd to the 8th stage

10 PASSES OR CLIMBS - TOTAL AMOUNT………… 300€
(1) TOTAL��������������������������������������������������2,340€b) Daily prize for holder of white and redpolkadotted jersey
From the 2nd to the 8th stage

6. TEAM CLASSIFICATIONa) For the first team of each stage
1st………………………………………………………………………………………………………200€
TOTAL………………………………………………………………… 200€
(1) 8 STAGES - TOTAL AMOUNT…………………………… 1,600€b) Final general classification
1st………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6,000€
2nd……………………………………………………………………………………………… 4,000€
3rd………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2,500€
4th……………………………………………………………………………………………… 1,500€
5th……………………………………………………………………………………………………500€(2) TOTAL………………………………………………………………………… 14,500€
TOTAL (1) + (2)�������������������������������������������������������16,100€(2) 100€ x 7… … ………………………………………………………………700€

7. MOST AGRESSIVE RIDER
CLASSIFICATIONTOTAL (1) + (2) + (3)�������������������������������������9,020€c) Final general classification
1st…………………………………………………………………………………………… 3,000€
2nd………………………………………………………………………………………… 1,500€
3rd…………………………………………………………………………………………… 1,000€
4th…………………………………………………………………………………………… 800€
5th…………………………………………………………………………………………… 700€

4. BEST CLIMBER CLASSIFICATION(3) TOTAL…… ……………………………………………………………… 7,000€a) Passes or climbs or summit finishes
1. highest level passes or climbs or summit finishes
1st……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 160€
2nd…………………………………………………………………………………………………… 100€
3rd…………………………………………………………………………………………………………50€
TOTAL………………………………………………………………… 310€

TOTAL (1) + (2) + (3)���������������������������������� 10,040€

5. YOUNG RIDER CLASSIFICATIONTOTAL (1) + (2)���������������������������������������������������������5,500€a) For the 1st rider of each stage
1st……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 100€

8. PRIZE MONEY

2 PASSES OR CLIMBS - TOTAL AMOUNT………………620€(1) 8 STAGES - TOTAL AMOUNT……………………………… 800€

2. First category passes or climbs
1st……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 120€
2nd………………………………………………………………………………………………………70€
3rd…………………………………………………………………………………………………………30€
TOTAL………………………………………………………………… 220€b) Daily prize for holder of white jersey
From the 2nd to the 8th stage

1. STAGE CLASSIFICATION................................................. 80,000€
2. INDIVIDUAL GENERAL CLASSIFICATION................ 118,200€
3. POINTS CLASSIFICATION..................................................9,020€
4. BEST CLIMBER CLASSIFICATION.................................10,040€
5. YOUNG RIDER CLASSIFICATION.....................................8,000€
6. TEAM CLASSIFICATION...................................................16,100€
7. MOST AGGRESSIVE RIDER CLASSIFICATION..............5,500€(3) TOTAL…………………………………………………………………… 7,000€

1 PASS OR CLIMB - TOTAL AMOUNT………………………220€
3. Second category passes or climbs or summit finishes
1st…………………………………………………………………………………………………………80€
2nd…………………………………………………………………………………………………… 40€
TOTAL………………………………………………………………… 120€
6 PASSES OR CLIMBS OR SUMMIT FINISHESTOTAL AMOUNT…………………………………………………………………720€(2) 100€ x 7………………………………………………………………………… 700€c) Final general classification
1st………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3,000€
2nd……………………………………………………………………………………………… 2,000€
3rd………………………………………………………………………………………………… 1,000€
4th……………………………………………………………………………………………………500€(3) TOTAL…………………………………………………………………………… 6,500€
TOTAL (1) + (2) + (3)�����������������������������������������������8,000€a) For each stage
1st………………………………………………………………………………………………………500€(1) 7 STAGES - TOTAL AMOUNT…………………………… 3,500€b) Super combative
1st………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2,000€(2) TOTAL…………………………………………………………………………… 2,000€

GENERAL SUMMARY…………………………………………… 246,860€
Union tax and cyclist retraining (1.82%)

4,493€

PRIZE MONEY

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
17th
18th
19th
20th

TOTAL���������������������������������������������������������������������251,353€

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