We all know about its elite male athletes and thegrueling, 23-day, 3,500-kilometer (2,200-mile) race.
Welcome back, ladies.The petition for Le Tour all started in 2013.
Women had last raced alongside their male counterparts at the finish in 1989.
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It took 97,000 signatures to make the race official.
Note: This is NOT common in other sports.
The top three places post-podium, from left to right: Leah Kirchmann, Marianne Vos, Kirsten Wild.
They make quite an entrance.Thelead-out Paris Police Prefecture motos were all female.
Gives it that little extra something, don’t you think?
Role reversal.Podium girls traditionally congratulate the male winners, but the female winners received their prizes from podium boys.
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Loving the suits, guys.
Theyre not kidding around.This was asuper-aggressive race.
How fast have you ridden lately?!?!
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The last 10 seconds (where she eeeks by Wild) are crazy!
The results:
And lets not forget the home team!
USA’s own highlights:
- Reporting byRebecca Gates
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