Women will have another opportunity for sports competition. Women can compete in their own Tour de France in 2022. The announcement was made by Christian Prudhomme. As director of the Tour de France he stated that it will follow the men's race, but exact dates have not been confirmed. The official name of the competition for women will be called Tour de France Femmes. There are other cycling competitions for women. La Course by Le Tour de France is an Amaury Sport Organization event. Women have been working to get an equal platform in professional cycling. This is not the first time an female division came into existence. Between 1984 to 1989 the Tour de France Feminin was held. The contest was held at various times and under different names, but was sporadic. Now there will be a cycling competition for women held on a consistent and regular schedule . Assuming that complications from the pandemic do not cause problems, the competition is happening. This is positive news for women's sports. The challenge now is investment and promotion. Previous races failed, because they were not given the financial backing and advertisement required to survive. There is no shortage of athletes with talent. La Course by Le Tour de France will still be held so athletes have options in which race they want to compete in. Despite Prudhomme's questionable comments about women's cycling, he made the right decision. Female cyclists now have a stage to show their skills.
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