Countrys government because. The pressure on resale has been mounting after several high ranking government officials were arrested on corruption charges so far the governor has refused to stand down. As your news bulletin up next reporter looks at cyclings toward the women who want to take part. Of 13 women. 21 stages. 3000 tomorrow these 13 women set off from here now theyre making last minute preparations sorting out their helmets jerseys and shoes. Like this. Just to prejudge people everybody detat anyone need to digest plus. What they did this isnt this is all legal its all Natural Ingredients hes a food supplements. And thats just. Clear florrie is the one behind the don on
designer project which roughly translates to lets get women on bikes shes been doing the Tour De France every years since 2015 no matter the circumstances. I dont know if you they were the 1st time we did the 2 or there were just 3 of us and we didnt know if wed budgeted enough money on the trip we stayed the family has called meals and washed our jerseys by hand every evening. And it was just on what you would you please do it yourself basically did you but that was a Real Adventure since a couple. Things have become much more professional in recent years. And now the women have a sponsor without this Financial Support theyd be hardly able to pay for their Bike Equipment and accommodation. None of the women are professional cyclists claire for example works as a Sports Teacher and organizes this competition in your spare time. Because i
receive organizing all this is exhausting but its ok because its my passion right now at least me little free time for anything else because im totally focused on this project. But in one or 2 years when there will hopefully be a womens Tour De France it will have paid off. As a dick she thinks in 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. At. The team. And then somewhat unceremoniously their off. Unlike during the actual Tour De France the roads are not blocked off to cars so they must carefully we in our tour profit and there is much less pomp and glamour than during the mens 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 its 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 point i realised that id never seen a womens peloton on t. V. Even though there are plenty of women resolved in competitive cycling but they never feature on t. V. I wanted to change that. Some Hardcore Science friends have already gathered along the route to get a good view of the mens 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 dont receive enough. When i think thats why were here to cheer them on good enough want to see ok. Anyone up for even cycle along with them for part of the journey everyones invited no matter their gender. I think i have a point why is there thought of most for men and not for women surely theres 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 have joined us its amazing that means our message is being heard and thats a fantastic feeling this official. 4 days in 650 kilometers later
were in sandy aid devotion of all those mountains the 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. That its 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 their wheat. That along with navigating road traffic slows them down considerably. Meaning that they need almost twice the time men do for a days stage. A small team of volunteers accompanies the women on their journey helping with preparations. This one even though this is the 2nd year now that oscar meyer has signed up to support them. He even took a break from his student job so we could be here but its
a race against the clock during these 3 weeks 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 way so far things have been go ahead all right but we still have half of the climb ahead of us but the toughest bit is still to come the new coalitions there. And look for stability of really stink well see. Every day the women spend 8 to 9 hours biking that obviously takes its toll with Muscle Ground Sand 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 theyre 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 jobs that our muscles got all tense but now im getting my toxins message out of my muscles so ill be ready for tomorrow. And then out the russian. You know with their busy schedule they dont always have time for an Evening Rubdown often they meet local sports clubs and even mayors after a days cycling like here and all see for example it tends to garner them admiration though sometimes people doubt theyll pull off the whole tour if you think youll make it to the end but weve been doing this for 5 years and so far only one participant ever gave up thats one out of 22 in the last 4 years 22 made it to the finish line. So theres no reason to believe all 13 of us wont make it this year but that. Makes it ok i went on that the 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 Womens team with athletes from england the u. S. And australia. Australias 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 its 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 c. Each year there are more and more people calling for there to be an old fishel womens 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 womens race along with the mens but then rescheduled the event and that was the end of it christiane predominant charge of the Tour De France doesnt 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 for 3 weeks is logistically not possible. There is some truth in this the Tour De France is the worlds 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 Reader Poggio the president of the International Cycling union thinks a womens 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 womens cycling can appeal to an audience if you know you and any female athletes will finally get the recognition they deserve. The sport when your ex told the good news is that in 2014 the Tour De France organizers did begin staging a one day womens race during the mens competition but for clare thats not enough. I asked myself why should we be happy with the one day race when we have capable of going for days of a several stages days and weeks one day race is not comparable to one that goes over several stages because of the time cycling taints develop and its Something Different 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 theyve mastered the 1st steep stages. Theres still a long way until they reach their final destination paris and it will also take a long time until theres a proper womens Tour De France but giving up is out of the question. As i can for. This is the 5th time im doing this and i hope i dont 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 i mean shoulder to all the. Rise and shine time to cast off look again is taking the nothing welcome to my hamburg summers we were always pretty close to the water and theres plenty of it in the city. In the. Next g. W. Its been. My. Heart i am. Was the 1st man to walk on the moon. No armstrong the moon was his destiny. If id been. D. W. Earth