They raced the same mountains as the men—then history erased them.
The untold story of the halcyon era of women's professional cycling. For six glorious years during the 1980s, the Tour de France held a women's race alongside the men's race. These women raced over the same cobblestones, conquered the same mountains, and were cheered by the same throng of adoring crowds as the men.
Editing
Juxtaposition of 80s crowds cheering vs. modern silence hits hard.
Production
Miraculous recovery of near-lost race footage from attics.
Direction
Sharpe lets the racers roast the UCI themselves. Chef's kiss.
Director
Eleanor Sharpe
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'official' reason the women's Tour ended was 'logistical difficulties'—meanwhile the men's race added three more commercial caravan vehicles.
Director Sharpe initially pitched this in 2019 and was told 'nobody cares about women's cycling'—then the 2021 Tour Femmes announcement made every studio suddenly interested.
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