{"product_id":"issue-137-tour-de-france-femmes","title":"Issue 137 - Tour de France Femmes","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rouleur.cc\/pages\/subscribe\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSave on this issue - join today from only £4\/$5.50.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWelcome to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRouleur 137\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, our celebration of the Tour de France Femmes, featuring an exclusive at-home interview with Demi Vollering, the big favourite for this year’s race, a look at last year’s unforgettable edition through the eyes of the people who were there, Kim Le Court, the history of the Tour Féminin and much, much more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-009e8336-7fff-0bcf-f0c7-a22d7f2b9385\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e⁠\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWHAT’S IN THE MAG? ARTICLE SUMMARIES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDemi Vollering: The Balancing Act\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSigning for a new team, becoming a Nike athlete, being the favourite for yellow at this year’s Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift – it’s an exciting time to be Demi Vollering. At home in Switzerland, the Dutch rider tells \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRouleur\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e how she manages to keep a level head with the expectation of the world on her shoulders.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Greatest Race Ever\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe final stage of last year’s Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift saw one of the most exciting and engaging finishes of a Grand Tour in memory. After a historic battle on L’Alpe d’Huez between Demi Vollering and Kasia Niewiadoma, the Canyon\/\/SRAM rider eventually secured the yellow jersey by just four seconds – the closest winning Tour margin ever. The scene at the summit of the fabled climb was filled with emotion: visceral joy for Niewiadoma and tragic heartbreak for Vollering. Every person who was there that day witnessed a piece of history, and a seismic moment in women’s cycling. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRouleur\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e hears the stories of those who watched the destiny of a race that spanned 950 kilometres being decided in the final few metres.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGirls Allowed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA new documentary film, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBreakaway Femmes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, covers the largely untold and extraordinary story of the Tour de France Féminin, a women’s race which ran alongside the men’s Tour for six years during the 1980s. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRouleur\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e looks at one of the great missed opportunities for bike racing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKim Le Court: All or Nothing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter just two years in the WorldTour, Kim Le Court has shot to stardom, taking her biggest win so far at Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes earlier this season. She tells \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRouleur\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e about her journey from humble beginnings and almost losing it all to reaching the very top of her game, but also how she is determined to put Mauritius on the global sporting map.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWomen are not Small Men\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMost training programmes are designed to ensure peak performance… for men. But women have very different needs, and the cycling and fitness industries are only just waking up to this.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRide on, in Iraq\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere is cycling everywhere, if you know where to look. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRouleur\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e meets the Iraqi National Women’s Cycling team, a team of ambitious riders who are daring to dream of a bike racing future.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHigh and Mighty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Tour Féminin International des Pyrénées is an up-and-coming race on the women’s calendar, pitting the peloton against some of the sport’s greatest climbs, along with an imaginative parcours which brings out the riders’ attacking nature. We take a pictorial look at a modern race in a quintessentially traditional setting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUltra Women\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFemale participation in ultra-cycling events is comparatively low. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRouleur\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e looks at some of the events which are trying to do something about it and make the discipline a more equitable space.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-90daecf0-7fff-b9c2-a067-472eaba041f1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rouleur","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56029439066499,"sku":"RLR-ISSUE-137","price":17.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0040\/5251\/6910\/files\/137_launch.png?v=1753216255","url":"https:\/\/rouleur.it\/products\/issue-137-tour-de-france-femmes","provider":"Rouleur","version":"1.0","type":"link"}