La Course grips viewers but women’s Tour de France remains a way off
17 July 2018 06:00
The lack of a press conference for winner Annamiek van Vleuten shows the tacked-on status the race still holds despite positive noises from UCI president David LappartientDespite the cliff-hanging nature of her victory there was no press conference for La Course winner Annamiek van Vleuten. Instead, with the Tour de France’s token nod to women’s racing done and dusted, the riders were quickly ushered off stage and the focus switched to the start line of the men’s Tour de France, across the valleys of the Haute-Savoie. Related: Annemiek van Vleuten retains La Course title after thrilling finish Related: Lizzie Deignan will lead Trek’s new professional women’s cycling team Continue readingread full article
