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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Tour De France for women: Why did it take so long?

    Tour de France women battled sexism, chauvinism, and stigma to start their own race in the 80s. Then decades passed without an official women's race until last year.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Sep 19, 2023 • 1 min read

    Tour de France women battled sexism, chauvinism, and stigma to start their own race in the 80s. Then decades passed without an official women's race until last year.

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    The full episode

    3 of 4
    What happened to the American boy band?
    1. 0:00US has spent over $60 billion in Ukraine. Can public support maintain?
    2. 11:48College essays by Chat GPT? It’s okay, says college admissions officer
    3. 25:31Tour De France for women: Why did it take so long?You’re reading this
    4. 41:16*NSYNC is back. What’s behind the enduring legacy of boy bands?
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