The Tour de France Femmes stands alone in the cycling calendar – it's simultaneously the biggest, the most-watched, and the most-written about race in the world.
Even at just four editions old, the Grand Tour is already the highlight of the cycling calendar, swiftly acquiring a reputation similar to that of its older brother. And each year, dozens of riders face up to it for the first time, rolling off the start line at the Grand Départ and into nine days of chaos and excitement that is Le Tour.
