{"id":172287,"date":"2019-02-06T14:23:07","date_gmt":"2019-02-06T14:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=172287"},"modified":"2019-07-03T11:15:52","modified_gmt":"2019-07-03T11:15:52","slug":"womens-tour-de-france-in-july-is-impossible-says-christian-prudhomme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2019\/02\/06\/womens-tour-de-france-in-july-is-impossible-says-christian-prudhomme\/","title":{"rendered":"Women\u2019s Tour de France in July Is Impossible, Says Christian Prudhomme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>ASO does hold a one-day race for women in July called La Course. However, the words of the Tour de France director suggest that an equivalent three-week Grand Tour will not happen any time soon. The main reason is the difficulty of getting the permits.<\/strong><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would not know how to organise such an event in July,\u201d Prudhomme told Eurosport. \u201cWe would never get the necessary permits while the Tour is being raced at the same time. It is simply impossible to do so. A women\u2019s Tour de France in July is impossible.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_172289\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-172289\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2019\/02\/Anemiek-Van_Vleuten-La-Course.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-172289\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2019\/02\/Anemiek-Van_Vleuten-La-Course.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1511\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-172289\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cI\u2019m so proud. It was a super good showcase for women\u2019s cycling,\u201d Van Vleuten said after the 2018 La Course race.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe organise a large number of women\u2019s races and we want women\u2019s cycling to develop, but a women\u2019s Tour in July is a resounding no. It simply cannot be done during the Tour.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The alternative for women, La Course, was set up in 2014 and briefly existed as a two-stage race. Since 2018, it\u2019s been back down to one. The UCI president David Lappartient recently revealed that ASO is working on a week-long Tour for women. There are also plans for a women\u2019s Paris-Roubaix. The public demands more, though. Nearly 100,000 people signed a petition for a women\u2019s Tour.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LaCoursebyLeTour\/videos\/1685586928220918<\/p>\n<p>The UCI is pushing for increased professionalisation in women\u2019s cycling. A minimum wage is about to be introduced. Plus, a new structure should be put in place which would more closely resemble the men\u2019s system. Will that be enough for the fans, though?<\/p>\n<p>What do you think about the situation in women\u2019s cycling? Let us know!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ASO does hold a one-day race for women in July called La Course. 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