How depressing that in 2018 the Tour de France is only open to men-there is no female race.....what signals does that send children growing up in our society? I’m not a keen cyclist so have only just read about the 13 women who cycle the same route a day ahead of the real race (with traffic on the roads) to prove that women are able to compete. As the roads aren’t closed they have to stop at red lights & contend with pollution washing over them. Inspirational but also shocking.