Online petition ignored
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July 18, 2013, Thursday
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SWATTING the air dismissively with the back of his hand, the Tour de France director said he has nothing to say to a group of women cyclists hoping to ride in their version of the sport's greatest race.
Christian Prudhomme brushed off a question seeking his response about an online letter and petition for a women's event next year.
"We are saying nothing for the moment," Prudhomme said.
The Tour has not reacted to a petition by a group of cyclists including Marianne Vos of the Netherlands, an Olympic gold medalist and road race world champion, and Olympian Emma Pooley of Britain.
The petition says many women's sports "face battles of inequity," but "road cycling remains one of the worst offenders." "Women should be on the starting line of the 101st Tour de France in 2014."
Christian Prudhomme brushed off a question seeking his response about an online letter and petition for a women's event next year.
"We are saying nothing for the moment," Prudhomme said.
The Tour has not reacted to a petition by a group of cyclists including Marianne Vos of the Netherlands, an Olympic gold medalist and road race world champion, and Olympian Emma Pooley of Britain.
The petition says many women's sports "face battles of inequity," but "road cycling remains one of the worst offenders." "Women should be on the starting line of the 101st Tour de France in 2014."
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