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Marion Rousse on TDFF - "If we are to have changes, it'll be for better or for more"
CyclingSaturday, 29 October 2022 at 00:00
It’s not only Tour de France which has undergone a major route change. Tour de France Femmes will also get to witness some major changes. The race will end on mountains of the Pyrénées, with a summit finish at the Col du Tourmalet and conclude with an individual time trial in Pau.
"It won't have escaped you that we go to the high mountains, the Pyrénées, with the climb of Col d'Aspin and then the Col du Tourmalet. Really, with the idea of inscribing the Tour de France Femmes in history," Race director Marion Rousse said.
She continues, "The final stage is another novelty with a time trial, which will be far from simple as well. We really wanted to make a balanced route that corresponds to different rider types. There's something for all tastes. Starting from Clermont-Ferrand, we're in the Massif Central, so we have had difficulties from the first day. Those are stages with some pitfalls, with a fair bit of elevation.”
But there is no change in the length of the tour. There were some speculations about increasing the number of stages, but Rousse said it was not the consensus of teams and riders. "If we are to have changes, it'll be for better or for more. That's the will of everyone. It's eight days for now. We've spoken with riders and teams, and the consensus is that that's the ideal format. Women's cycling, even if it's enormously progressed at the WorldTour level, needs to progress at the Continental level, too, so we have to go step by step and constantly evaluate," she said.
The first edition was a major success, and she hopes to continue the trend. "Women's cycling has been progressing over the previous years. The first year was a success, but we can't rest on our laurels, we want to solidify our race and progress at the same pace as women's cycling because it's in all our interests,” concluded Rousse.
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