'Exciting!' - Trailblazer Louise Vardeman looks ahead to historic Tour de France Femmes
In 2019, Louise Vardeman finished the Tour de France route to protest against the exclusion of women from cycling's showpiece event. The British rider, founder of the InternationElles, led a group of female amateur riders through the entire 3,500km route one day ahead of the men's peloton. Ad/> Three years on and the inaugural Tour de France Femmes is set to get underway, with Vardeman now seen as a figurehead for women in the sport after her gruelling adventure.


