(02:59) How Marianne Martin first found out about the Tour de France Féminin 

(05:21) The surreal feeling of being the first women to race in the Tour de France

(10:47) Best memories from the Tour de France

(12:43)  Life lessons from the Tour de France

(20:21)  Marianne Martin on the Tour de Femmes Avec Zwift


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(02:59) How Marianne Martin first found out about the Tour de France Féminin (05:21) The surreal feeling of being the first women to race in the Tour de France(10:47) Best memories from the Tour de France(12:43)  Life lessons from the Tour de France(20:21)  Marianne Martin on the Tour de Femmes Avec Zwift Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On July, 1984, three dozen pioneering women stood on the starting line in France to contest the first-ever Tour de France Féminin, the world’s first Tour de France for women. These courageous women rode versions of the same leg-breaking courses on the same day as the men, climbing some of the highest mountains in Europe, and descending at speeds of over 50 miles per hour to the cheers of fans who weren’t expecting to see women in the Tour de France.

Join Jill Yesko, director of the documentary Uphill Climb: The Women Who Conquered the Impossible Race, as she speaks to the women who rode the world’s toughest cycling race, as well as some of the most influential women cyclists from the 1980s and today. Through these conversations, this series shines a light on how these amazing women led the way in shaping women’s professional cycling.

Uphill Climb: The Women Who Conquered the Impossible Race

Marianne Martin holds the distinction of being the first American — man or woman—to win the Tour de France. Her epic victory at the 1984 debut of the Tour de France Féminin proved that women could not just survive the rigors of the Tour de France, but could compete in cycling’s toughest race. Martin talks about what it was like to win the Tour de France, and what it means, almost 40 years later, for the return of a Tour de France for women.