Even though it will be shorter, this is a good step.
In 2022, there will be a women's Tour de France bike race.
Women have been riding the men's route in recent years in an attempt to draw attention to the sexism involved in only holding a men's race. The women's race will be shorter (8 days) than the men's race (3 weeks), however.
"At the end of the day, a Women's Tour de France is so much bigger than a bike race. It's a beacon of progress for society that men & women are valued equally at the top," Kathryn Bertine says. "So yes, I applaud the eight days coming in 2022. I'll be cheering the loudest! And behind the scenes, I'll still keep pushing for two more weeks to be added in the coming years.
"Or, perhaps we can cut the men's race from three weeks to eight days."
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