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But hopefully7/6/2023 ![]() ![]() The 31-year-old, who turned professional in 2012, also noted the importance of remembering how far the organisation of women’s stage races has come in the last couple of years. Related: Anna van der Breggen, the conclusion to a supreme career Maybe in the future, when the teams are growing, when there is more money because there are more live broadcasts on television, then it might be possible, but for now, eight days is doable while also doing the other races.” ![]() “If you have one group of six riders, for example, totally focusing on the Tour de France, then you need to do the whole rest of the programme with the other part of the team, and that is not possible,” explained Van der Breggen. “But then it's such a big change that you need to focus on just the Tour de France for the second part of the season and that's not how women's cycling is at the moment, our teams are smaller.” The Women’s WorldTour is composed of just 9 teams made up of approximately 15 riders in each, while the Men’s WorldTour features 19 teams, each with much larger rosters. It's possible we can do it,” was the response of three-time World Champion Anna van der Breggen when questioned on her view of the Tour de France Femmes at Rouleur Live last weekend. “If you want to make a three week Tour de France, we can do it. While the men’s race will last for 21 days, the women’s race will run for 8. When the announcement of the Tour de France Femmes route was made, though, the stark difference in distance between the men’s and women’s event was highlighted by some who called for complete parity between the two races. ![]()
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