“We are in a dangerous moment”, Kerbaol’s alarm cry on thinness in the peloton

Current 10th of the general of the Tour de France female and last winner of the French stage on the big loop, Cédrine Kerbaol wants to take advantage of her expertise in dietetics to alert on drifts observed in the peloton.

“Not having your rules is not normal.” Cédrine Kerbaol. Furthermore, current 10th in the general classification of the Tour de France female and graduate in dietetics, launched this Wednesday a cry of alarm on the dangerous tendency to thin in male and female platoons.

“What is happening there is not terrible,” she alerted to the columns of humanity. Similarly, “We are in a dangerous moment. Therefore, There are many people who have won large races with a very light weight and. Similarly, indirectly, the young girls who try to perform will take them for example.”

The risk of “dehumanization” – "we dangerous moment", kerbaol's alarm

For several years. “we dangerous moment”, kerbaol’s alarm Furthermore, the food of cyclists has become very controlled, their nutritional needs being assessed by specialists in search of performance. In this war of “marginal gains”. some do not hesitate to lose weight to be more efficient in the mountains for example. This is the case of Remco Evenepoel which lost 1.5kg between editions 2024. 2025 Tour de France or Pauline Ferrand-Prévot which melted between her campaign of Flanderian classics and the departure of the Grande Boucle.

According to Cédrine Kerbaol. holder of a BTS in dietetics, the trend is exacerbated in a female peloton in full development. “We are in a period of greatest visibility when everyone wants to progress faster, stronger, having more watts, being lighter … except that it is a process all that,” deplored the 24 -year -old Breton. “In recent years, it is very fashionable to count each gram on the plates. We must not fall “we dangerous moment”, kerbaol’s alarm into a form of dehumanization and infantilization.”

This is why the last French stage winner on the Tour de France. 6th of the general last year, launched with several teammates and specialists an Instagram account (@feed_powr) dedicated to this problem.

“The goal is to achieve prevention. tell women that not have your period, it is not normal,” she said on France 2 after the 5th stage of the big loop between the Futuroscope and Guéret. “Beyond fertility, there is also an impact on bones and a risk of extreme injury.”

And to add: “It must be said that before being athletes. we are also women and our health counts for now but also for the future. If we want to start a family, have children, a solid body, we have to worry about our health now.”