Thanks to the actions of the UCI and numerous race organizers, women’s professional cycling has grown exponentially over the past decade, and has undergone significant development, so that all female cyclists can express their talents on the road and throughout the season, just like their male colleagues.
The MPCC welcomes this state of affairs, but our movement also hopes that women’s cycling entities will make a strong commitment to doping. Since the beginning of the year and a reform of the structure of international professional cycling, the MPCC has been pleased to gather all the teams from the Pro Team level (7 in total) and 4 of the 15 Women’s World Teams.
Keeping the light on
While the stage race season has been in full swing for two months now, with the launch of the Tour of Spain, the Giro d’Italia Women punctuates this build-up to the main target for many female racers: the Tour de France Femmes, to be held from July 26 to August 3. Setting off from Bergamo on Sunday, the Giro features 15 MPCC members on their own, including sprinter Lorena Wiebes and stage race specialists Juliette Labous and Evita Muzic.
Only 6 out of the 22 participating teams are also members of our movement. That’s not enough. We therefore encourage all other runners and non-member teams to become involved in the fight against doping by joining us, and thus consolidate an ongoing battle for the credibility of their sport.
