The directors of the Vuelta a España, Javier Guillénand the Tour de France, Cristian Prodhomme, They agreed Thursday on the need to boost, with more financial support, the growth that women’s cycling has experienced in recent years.
In his participation in Burgos in the annual meeting of International Association of Cycle Race Organizers (AIOCC)Guillén set the goal that this “explosion” of women’s cycling “lasts over time.”
“Today, women’s cycling is so launched to the point that three grand tours have their women’s editions,” recalled the director of the Vuelta, convinced that this dynamic “is here to stay.”
The organizers of the international grand tours are “very happy with how women’s cycling has developed” and they all have the same direction as the men’s rounds “because they work and it’s a good bet.”
For Guillen The next challenge is to strengthen the quality of the teams so that they have enough strength and power to continue to grow.
“As soon as we have stronger teams we can have stronger races and start debating if we want more days of competition, but at the moment we need to strengthen the teams, with strong structures and salaries and the effort that’s being put in. He’s already trying to equalize the awards for men and women,” he added.
For his part, the director of the Tour de France and president of the AIOCC, Cristian Prodhommehighlighted that there had been failed attempts to have a women’s edition of the French round since 1954 and later in the 80s, although it was never put together.
“The important thing is that it is consolidated and has a strong economic base that can help balance itself over time,” added Prodhmme, who has already highlighted the women’s edition of the French round there is a large new audience and more than half of It is women, the data which “shows the interest that women’s cycling is generating.”
Prodhomme emphasizes that the race of women he likes the most is the Paris-Roubaix 2021where he won Elizabeth Deignan because “despite the belief that it was a race for men, he dominated the pavé and when he reached the finish line with his lips painted red and his hands bloody, he gave an interview” that in his opinion “helped bring women’s cycling together ” .
Source: La Verdad
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