Tour de France Femmes: With temperatures soaring, how does the heat affect a rider on her period?

Cycling has a complicated past when it comes to athlete performance and the menstrual cycle, but attitudes are changing

Updates as the riders head for the formidable Ventoux Stage six report | Follow us on Instagram | Mail Tom When the route planners drew up this year’s Tour de France Femmes they were probably hoping that the race’s first ever ascent of Mont Ventoux for the ‘queen stage’ would begin with this exact race scenario, where

For the first time, female cyclists will climb the legendary 'Giant of Provence' during the seventh stage of the race on Friday, August 7, taking on its most challenging side. This highly anticipated ascent marks another significant step forward in the history of women's cycling.

For the first time, female cyclists will climb the legendary 'Giant of Provence' during the seventh stage of the race on Friday, August 7, taking on its most challenging side. This highly anticipated ascent marks another significant step forward in the history of women's cycling.

Open this photo in gallery:AG Insurance-Soudal Team's Mauritian rider Kim Le Court-Pienaar (centre) celebrates as she crosses the finish line to win the sixth stage of the fifth edition of the Women's Tour de France, a 153.4-kilometre stretch from Montbrison to Tournon-sur-Rhone, in Tournon-sur-Rhone, central-eastern F

The Mauritius national champion bridged across to the breakaway late on and won a thrilling sprint to the line

Le Court-Pienaar wins Stage 6 of Women’s Tour de France, Reusser retains the overall lead  Toronto Star

Mauritian rider Kim Le Court-Pienaar won the sixth stage of the Women’s Tour de France in a sprint to the line and Marlen Reusser kept the race leader’s yellow jersey

Aug 6 : Kimberley Le Court of Mauritius overcame earlier difficulties to emerge victorious in a reduced sprint and win stage six of the Tour de France Femmes on Thursday, as Swiss rider Marlen Reusser held on to the overall lead with three stages remaining.Le Court (AG Insurance-Soudal) joined a small breakaway group 1

Demi Vollering closed the gap on Tour de France leader Marlen Reusser to just 12 seconds as she edged out...

Anyone who remembers cycling’s doping scandals knows that it’s a highly competitive sport in which every athlete is trying to eke out the slightest advantage they possibly can. The watchful eye of sport regulators has always come down hard on the men, but women cyclists participating in the Tour de France Femmes can be

A row has broken out over allegations some riders are artificially exaggerating their bust size to gain a “bra booster” aerodynamic advantage for the time trial.

A row has broken out over allegations some riders are artificially exaggerating their bust size to gain a “bra booster” aerodynamic advantage for the time trial.

“Chest fairing” technique, which can deliver significant drag reduction, could affect stage four’s time trial.

Switzerland's Marlen Reusser takes the first yellow jersey of her career by winning a 21km time trial to Dijon in the fourth stage of the Tour de France Femmes.

Cycling's newest performance enhancer isn't in a syringe — but in a sports bra.

For penis injections at the Winter Olympics, read bra padding at the Tour de France Femmes, where officials are making extra checks on riders to ensure they are not cheating by inflating the size of their chests. The move comes after unnamed teams raised suspicions that some cyclists were using padding on their chests

Riders at the Tour de France Femmes will be subject to extra clothing checks before Tuesday’s stage following claims that some could be using extra padding in their bras to seek an aerodynamic advantage.

Tour de France Femmes plunged Into 'Bra-Gate' row as cyclists accused of faking larger size for speed boost  lbc.co.uk

Riders at the Tour de France Femmes will be subject to extra clothing checks before Tuesday's stage following claims some could be using extra padding in their bras to seek an aerodynamic advantage.

EXCLUSIVE Zoe Bäckstedt is aiming for time-trial glory at the Tour de France Femmes after 'being on a cloud' since her national title

Sigrid Haugset set off on a long solo run and kept going to the finish to win the third stage of the Women's Tour de France and claim the yellow jersey.