(04:30) How Title IX boosted women's sports--but not cycling

(07:07) The 1980's were a "golden era" for cycling in the US

(11:30) Coping with the pressure of racing and being #1

(16:53) The Carpenter-Phinney family legacy continues


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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

Connie Carpenter-Phinney is the most decorated cyclists of the 1980s. In 1984 she became first woman to win a cycling Olympic gold medal at the inaugural road race, and her string of victories in the US and Europe inspired a generation of women athletes. Married to professional cyclist Davis Phinney, she is the co-founder  of the Davis Phinney Foundation for Parkinson’s.