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of the morning. made in germany. your business magazine d w. 13 women. 21 stages. 3480 kilometers. and one demand driver to order from us for women because so far it's a men only competition. to come in the we want to show that women can accomplish extraordinary things too by doing something that may. i look

at it crazy getting people to listen to us because. their plan is to cycle the entire tour de france all 3480 kilometers exactly one day ahead of the met. we're in brussels where the tour de france will start this year tomorrow these 13 women set off from here now they're making last minute preparations sorting out their helmets jerseys and shoes so. it is like this. just to be just keep everybody decked out anyone need to digest plus. one would think that this isn't this is all legal it's all natural ingredients these are food supplements. that just. clear florida is the one behind the dawn on desirable

feel project which roughly translates to let's get women on bikes she's been doing the tour de france every years since 2015 no matter the circumstances. i don't know if you they were the 1st time we did the 2 a day with just 3 of us and we didn't know if we budgeted enough money on the trip we stayed the family has caused meals and washed our jerseys by hand every evening . on the beaches tamayo it was do it yourself basically did you believe that was a real adventure in soko which all. things have become much more professional in recent years. now the women have a sponsor without this financial support they'd be hardly able to pay for their bike equipment and accommodation. none of the women are professional cyclists clara for example works as a sports teacher and organizes this competition in her spare time. civic with cover

you receive organizing all this is exhausting but it's ok because it's my passion right now it leaves me little free time for anything else because i'm totally focused on this project. but in one or 2 years when there will hopefully be a women's tour de france it will have paid off for him cause like his addiction he thinks them book. in central brussels the morning before the race that women are preparing to set off. tomorrow in just a few 100 metres from here the belgian king will send off the men competing in the tour de france. and then somewhat unceremoniously there off. unlike during the actual tour de france the roads are not blocked off to cars so they must carefully we in our traffic and there is much less pomp and glamour than during the men's race they have to deal

with red lights on coming cars and other challenges. the women will cover a distance of 3480 kilometers cycling through the. the pyrenees and the alps climbing to an altitude of 2770 meters but it's not about setting new records all these women cyclists want is to be treated with the same respect as their male peers. how much you can will soon as i started cycling as a sport late when i was 24. and at some points i realised that i'd never seen a women's peloton on t.v. . even though there are plenty of women involved in competitive cycling but they never feature on t.v. i wanted to change that. some hardcore science and friends have already gathered along the route to get a good view of the men's tour de france quite a few are impressed by the women taking on this challenge.

for the sake of the men get all the backing attention they could hopeful but the women don't receive enough. well that you know that's why we're here to cheer them on good enough want to see. anyone up for even cycle along with them for part of a journey everyone's invited no matter their gender. this is what i think they have a point why is their tour de force for men and not for women surely there's room for both. cycling along with the women has become really popular now for security reasons only 100 athletes are allowed on the road at any one time when i know my mom has so many cyclists of joins us it's amazing that means our message is being heard and that's a fantastic feeling this official. 4 days in 650 kilometers later

we're in sandy aid of always mountains a tough section lies ahead. but thankfully claire is in great shape and up for the challenge in fact just 2 weeks ago she competed in the french cycling championships . but it's not a steep climb but it drags on. unlike the men who get nutritious snacks passed onto them on the go the women have to pull over to eat. that along with navigating road traffic slows them down considerably. meaning that they need almost twice the time then due for a day's stage. a small team of volunteers accompanies the women on their journey helping with preparations. that are even though this is the 2nd year now that oscar meyer has signed up to support them . and he even took a break from his student job so we could be here but it's

a race against the clock during days 3 weeks or more we help the women the more time they have to recuperate. carbohydrate heavy food and fruit give them the necessary energy to get back on that bike or else does that not so fast things of being go whole right but we still have half of the climb a head of us the toughest bit is still to come down you clearly should there. and look for stability of really stink we'll see that. every day the women spend 8 to 9 hours biking that obviously takes its toll with muscle cramps and the like a common problem luckily they have got 3 physio therapist on the team travelling with them when needed they set up their massage tables in the hotel always in the evenings they're super busy giving the women are up down. yeah richard reeves the

moment yesterday was a hot day we cycled for 215 kilometers and the last in line she was really painful which observe our muscles got all tense but now i'm getting my toxins message out of my muscles so i'll be ready for tomorrow as. they're not the rush that. you know with their busy schedule they don't always have time for an evening rub down often they meet local sports clubs and even mayors after a day's cycling like here and on c. for example it tends to garner them admiration though sometimes people doubt they'll pull off the whole tour if you think you'll make it to the end but we've been doing this for 5 years and so far only one participant ever gave up that's one out of 22 in the last 4 years 22 made it to the finish line. so there's no reason to believe all the chain of us won't make it this year but that. makes it ok i would own lives women always need to prove themselves because people tend to

think that minimal capable is. day 2 in the bush this year clare and her fellow female cyclists are supported by an international women's team with athletes from england the us and australia. australia's paper lion did not mind travelling this far to participate. along the road her 11 month old son is there to cheer her on. since having him it's made even more important to me to just show to the next generation boys and girls that women can do exactly the same as men yes we can do things as foster is strong but we can do it and we can do it really well. each year there are more and more people calling for there to be an old visual women's tour de france but so far these demands have fallen on deaf ears. even though back in the 1980 s.

the organizers did one stage a women's race along with the men's but then rescheduled the event and that was the end of it christiane predominate charge of the tour de france doesn't want to tell us what he thinks about this instead he sends this statement mr prodrome already answered many times questions about the possibility of organizing during the tour de france or tour de france for women the answer is still the same organizing another race of the same time birth through weeks is logistically not possible. there is some truth in this the tour de france is the world's 3rd biggest sporting event 4500 helpers are needed just to prepare the route and almost 30000 police officers and firemen are on duty to maintain security and some say that staging another race just requires too much work. but the party oh the president of the international cycling union thinks a women's competition could be a great success so. we will have to work

on a solution and examine the technical problems and circumstances i think we can address these challenges at all and i am convinced that all women cycling can appeal to our jobs audience if you know you and then your female athletes will finally get the recognition they to southie. the sport when your ex told the good news is that in 2014 the tour de france organizers did begin staging a one day women's race during the men's competition but for clare that's not enough . i asked myself why should we be happy with a one day race when we have capable of going for days at the several stages of days and weeks a one day race is not comparable to one that goes over several stages because over time cycling taints develop and it's something different to view is to and from a sports perspective as well so i think women are entitled to a proper right. yeah the. officer then also that was. for no much hard

work still lies ahead of the cyclists even though they've mastered the 1st steep stages. there's still a long way until they reach their final destination paris and it will also take a long time until there's a proper women's tour de france but giving up is out of the question. like them for the fish this is the 5th time i'm doing this and i hope i don't have to keep going for another 15 months because it certainly is hard work and it gets harder by the year for the info i mean besides i want to start a family at some point the good news is should i stop others will take my place cool things in charlotte although of course.

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