‘We believe in women’s cycling, so we call it investing’: Tour de France director criticised for saying women’s races lose money

While announcing the return of the women’s Tour de France, Christian Prudhomme said every race organised by ASO loses money

While news that the women’s Tour de France will return in 2022 has been broadly celebrated across the cycling world, the organiser has come under fire for his choice of words when announcing the race.

Christian Prudhomme, the head of cycling events for Tour de France organiser ASO, has confirmed that the women’s Tour de France will return to the calendar for the first time since 1989, taking place shortly after the men’s event.

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