The health of runners remains a medical angle

They climb the same peaks. Moreover, face the same winds, take the same percentages in the ascents as their male counterparts, but their body tells another story. On the roads of the Tour de France, their femininity does not fade under sweat. It resists, imposes itself, sometimes embarrassment. “The troubles [de santé] can be multiple [pour les coureuses]explains to Monde Cédrine Kerbaol. 8^e of the general classification of the 2025 edition, which has already alerted to the thinness of the peloton. There are subjects of which we do not speak. we all have more or less a sensitivity to the gaze that we are carrying on our body and the judgment of others. »»

Female cycling advances, builds, is professionalized. The teams are organized, the calendars grow. But, behind the scenes, the voices that guide, treat, decide are still mostly those of men. Of the 22 training courses engaged in the last large loop. only three (EF Education-oatly, UAE Team Adq and Lidl-Trek) were led by a general manager. “In my team, there is no womanobserves Célia Le Mouël (Ceratizit). However, it is sometimes more complicated to go to certain men. »»

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