How Australian cyclist Tiffany Cromwell prepares with her F1 partner for the Tour de France Femmes
Australian cyclist Tiffany Cromwell is about to make a dream that once seemed impossible. The 34-year-old Olympic athlete will join the Canyon-SRAM Racing Team for the inaugural women’s Tour de France Femmes, which kicks off on July 24. “This will be a historic moment for women’s cycling,” said Cromwell. “We have been pushing the women’s Tour de France for several years and have finally been given a very exciting global platform for the sport.” It was the first time since the 1980s that the women’s equivalent of the Tour de France was held. The Tour de France Femmes is expected to be one of the most watched races on the women’s calendar and will kick off in Paris the same day the men’s race finishes. It will cover 1,029 kilometers and eight stages that will include flat sprints, mountain top finishes, rock and gravel sector, country trails and city walks. Cromwell is experienced in competing in the cobblestone sector. ( Getty Images: Tim de Waele ) A road and gravel cyclist, Cromwell