Why Aren't There Any Girls Racing?

By Mari Holden at Velo Betty

Girls do race bikes! There is a Tour de France for women, just like there are women racing bikes in the Olympics and World Championships. I raced the Tour de France 8 times! While the men are racing the Tour, the women are racing the Giro d'Italia in Italy! The women and men never race together in big races, but the women do race many of the same races. When I was younger I used to race and ride with boys to get stronger. It was fun and helped me train hard enough to win an Olympic medal and World Championship!