Marion Rousse

race director

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When you have a Tadej Pogacar, at such a high level, you’re talking more about second place,
Nobody asks if the women are good enough any more. They have proved themselves, they’re champions who have shown on the road and on their bikes that they deserve their place.”
Mont Ventoux, I think it's the most beautiful climb in France, but it's also the most difficult. That's what created its legend, both here and internationally,
  • explained Marion Rousse, the race director, just minutes before setting off for a reconnaissance ride at the end of May
    Le Mondelemonde.fr/en/sports…
We try to align with the most mythical summits,
We have to deal with the real world — this is a bike race and the real world always takes priority,
It shows that women put a lot less obstacles in their way than before, especially since the creation of the Tour de France Femmes,

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Tour de France Femmes under pressure to reroute Ventoux stage amid wildfire risk

Guardiantheguardian.com/sport/2026…

This year the peloton will tackle the infamous Mont Ventoux on a gruelling stage seven, the queen stage of the nine-day race, but the battle for the general classification could go right down to the wire with four summits of the Col d’Eze, outside Nice, crammed into less than 100km in an explosive final stage

The Independentindependent.co.uk/sport/cyclin…