Tour de France 2019: The growing number of female amateurs cycling for change

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The number of female amateurs riding a mirror version of the Tour de France is growing. The goal of promoting change remains the same.

Many of us have suffered for our sport. The run in the rain, the extra rep in the gym, the emotional anguish of losing a tight contest.

On Friday, 23 amateur female cyclists will begin the same 3,460km, 21-stage route, in the hope more people begin to ask: 'Why is there no women's Tour de France?' The entire team only met for the first time on Thursday in Brussels, with three riders based in Australia, an American living in Switzerland and a Dutch cyclist completing the line-up.

This is not exactly a pure race then but a way of trying to prove that if amateur women can complete the route, their professional counterparts deserve a Grand Tour of their own in France. "We're just trying to normalise cycling for little girls, and let them know it's something they can get into. They shouldn't be limited in their options by the fact they are female."

 

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If you want to change the world, yes, absolutely do it by example, but think about doing something besides token gestures and personal journeys. Think about getting on to the real change makers and steering them in the right direction. We can all achieve great things this way ✊

All sports should be open to both men and women. However, women will whine like old spin dryers that it’s unfair, and the men should cycle slower.

As if football wasn't bad enough now it's women on bikes on the roads !

On yer bike love, on yer bike.

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