[3][4] The event was subsequently criticised, with issues regarding the 'pursuit' format, facilities for riders & teams and the desire for a 'Women's Tour de France'.

[7] The pursuit stage was held as a 1.15 categorised event,[8] on the French Cycling Federation (FFC) calendar – and therefore did not count towards the UCI Women's World Tour – with riders starting at their respective time gaps from the Col d'Izoard.

[11] The top 15 UCI Women's World Tour teams were automatically invited, and obliged to attend the race.

[15] Lizzie Deignan subsequently noted that it took 9 hours to get off the mountain and to Marseille, with no police escort offered by organisers.

[18] In 2022, Tour de France Femmes held its first edition, to praise from the professional peloton, teams and media.