At Tour de France Femmes, It’s a Steep Climb to Equality - The New York Times

A women’s Tour de France is back after 33 years — a sign of progress, contestants say, for a sport sorely in need of it.

The women will get about $250,000, with the overall race winner receiving about $50,000. On the mens side, the purse was more than $2 million, with Denmarks Jonas Vingegaard winning more than $500,00… [+899 chars]

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