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Tom Davidson

'How much time do you have?': The untold story of the Tour de France Femmes

Annemiek van Vleuten blocks sun from her eyes as she smiles. Christian Prudhomme and Marion Rousse stand blurred in the background.

This feature originally appeared in Cycling Weekly magazine on 9 March 2023. Subscribe now and never miss an issue. 

Kathryn Bertine has a bone to pick with journalists. “The one thing that drives me bonkers is when the media refers to the current Tour de France Femmes as the first Tour de France for women,” she says, the exasperation clear in her voice. “It drives me mad when professional journalists obviously don’t do their research.” 

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