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More than 93,000 have signed a petition by the group, led by cyclist and writer Kathryn Bertine, World Ironman champion Chrissie Wellington, and cyclists Marianne Vos and Emma Pooley.
Tour organisers say it would not be practical to host a full women's stage race, like the men's three-week race, at the same time
Elite women world circuit The duration of events ... is limited to 6 days unless an exemption is made by the UCI Management Committee
France TV Sport Press confirmed on social media that France 3 was the leader on the scheduled time slot yesterday afternoon, with a peak of 2.8 million people watching Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (FDJ Suez Futuroscope) outsprint Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma) to take victory on stage three. The viewing figures were at three million for the opening stage in Paris on Sunday,
2023 "a été l'année de la confirmation : il fallait qu'on prouve que la première édition, ce n'était pas simplement de la curiosité, mais qu'il y avait un réel intérêt sportif à venir voir, explique Marion Rousse.
In terms of getting off the mountain the day of the race, there was no police escort there was nothing. Every team was left to discover how get to Marseille. It took us 9 hours and we were expected to race the next day. Then at the race, I was looking for a female toilet and there wasn't any, there was no facilities. I was offered a 'she wee' and I almost thought about not starting
The 1st edition of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift will kick off on Sunday, 24 July
But, if you ask many of the elite racers at La Course, the women's race feels like a parade compared to the grandeur of the Tour de France the men take for granted.
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After the Tour de France femmes avec Zwift announced its record $250,000 purse, another women's grand tour event, the Giro d'Italia Donne, matched the Tour's prize money amount.
the incoming Tour de France Femmes — which has an overall prize fund of €250,000
Jacques Anquetil, a cycling commentator for the sports daily L'Equipe, and a five-time Tour de France winner, wrote, "I have absolutely nothing against women's sports, but cycling is much too difficult for a woman ... I prefer to see a woman in a short white skirt, not racing shorts.
Elite women world circuit The duration of events ... is limited to 6 days unless an exemption is made by the UCI Management Committee
The 1st edition of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift will kick off on Sunday, 24 July
