TDFF time! 🇫🇷🥐💛
The girls are going to Clermont Ferrand
Hello lovely subscribers and welcome to Women’s Cycling Weekly! 🚴♀️
It’s Tour de France Femmes time! 🇫🇷💛 I’m writing this in between packing my bags before I head up to Clermont-Ferrand tomorrow and I am SO excited for the Tour to get underway and to see the world of cycling revolve around women’s racing again.
There are so many unknowns, so many questions for the race to answer and so much unexpected drama yet to unfold. Sure, that’s the case for a lot of races on the calendar but this is the Tour de France where everything is amplified; the excitement is greater, the stakes are higher, there’s more eyes on the racing and more of us lot in the press room bringing you the stories of the day 🫶.
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Speaking of the press room, I only went and taught myself the basics of the dark art of 👾 audio editing 👾 meaning that I can now bring you podcasts both from inside the race and, later, from a hard wooden chair at my kitchen table via Zoom. For the return of the WCW pod from its two month hiatus it was the latter where I was joined by my lovely colleague, Rouleur staff writer Rachel Jary. Rachel and I recorded a slightly chaotic but hopefully informative or, if not, at the very least entertaining pre-Tour de France Femmes chat.
Look out for more where that came from throughout the race!
Enjoy!
Amy x
Subscriber-only Tour de France Femmes content 🕺
This is your last chance to make sure you don’t miss out on DAILY content from the Tour from WCW. I’ll be on the ground for the whole race bringing paid WCW subscribers loads of bonus content like interviews, insights, BTS, and even a ride up the Tourmalet 🥵 If you’re not already signed up then for the duration of the Tour WCW is offering a 20% discount on paid subscriptions 🥳.
If you are already signed up (🫶) then you can still get yourself some discounted WCW by referring a friend: 1 referral = one month comp, 3 referrals = 3 months comp, and 5 referrals = 6 month comp!
News 📰
Team Jayco AlUla will merge with Liv Racing TeqFind in 2024 and create a new development team.
Lucinda Brand has extended her contract with Lidl-Trek and Baloise Trek Lions until the end of 2025.
There have been changes to the Canyon//SRAM Tour de Frances Femmes team, as Maike van der Duin has had to leave the squad due to illness and will be replaced by Sarah Roy.
Lifeplus-Wahoo are offering 10,000 free 8 day passes for GCN+ to fans across the UK to watch the Tour de France Femmes.
TDFF team changes for Arkéa Pro Cycling too after Megan Armitage fell in training and sustained a concussion, Clara Emond will take her place.
Read 🗞️
‘I had kind of come from nowhere’ Claire Steels is just getting started at 36-years-old.
Preview: Your stage-by-stage guide to the 2023 Tour de France Femmes route
Kool keeps calm and collected ahead of Tour de France Femmes sprint showdown
Tahnee Seagrave: British downhill mountain biker on effects of concussion
After a Sjögren's Syndrome Diagnosis, This Cyclist Found Healing and Strength on Her Bike
FDJ-Suez wants to be the 'stone in the shoe' of SD Worx at Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift
I am doing all three grand tours within a year of giving birth
Relegation watch – How the points race will affect the Tour de France Femmes
Tour de France Femmes can 'absolutely' have same cultural impact as men's race, says Zwift
Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio: Racing the Tour de France Femmes for Africa
From personal trainer to pro Tour de France Femmes rider: Justine Ghekiere on her Tour debut
Hard racing, summer heat - Niewiadoma ready for Tour de France Femmes
'I know how crazy it's going to be' – Belief but not expectation for Brown at Tour de France Femmes
Ultimate guide to every team at the Tour de France Femmes 2023
From the Caribbean to Clermont-Ferrand - Teniel Campbell's long road to Paris
Watch 📺
Listen 🎧
The WCW Podcast is back to discuss the TDFF with Rachel Jary!
Wheel Talk also sat down for their Tour preview with Amanda Spratt.
Alison Jackson appeared on the WHOOP Podcast this week as she gears up to the Tour.
Results 🏆
Road
Baloise Ladies Tour (2.1)
Stage 3A: Charlotte Kool (DSM)
Stage 3B: Lucinda Brand (LTK)
Stage 4: Jelena Eric (MOV)
Overall:
Lucinda Brand (LTK)
Emma Norsgaard (MOV)
Anna Henderson (JVW)
Upcoming races📆
Road
23rd - 30th July: Tour de France Femmes (2.WWT)
How to watch:
Live on Eurosport/GCN+ from 12:00 CEST on Sunday, then 15:00 CEST for the rest of the week.
Startlist here
Preview here
Friday fun 🕺
Ooooh new kit from Canyon//SRAM, UAE, and Movistar.
How do you say “Le Maillot Jaune?”
That’s all 👋
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