‘The gulf is widening’: the long road to pay parity for female cyclists | Jeremy Whittle

All three Grand Tours now have women’s versions but prize money still lags behind and smaller teams cannot compete

Audrey Cordon-Ragot knows better than most how precarious a career in the women’s peloton can be. Racing in the Tour de France Femmes, for Human Powered Health, the former French national champion has survived a stroke, two sponsor collapses and the prospect of retirement in the past 12 months.

While she was recovering from a stroke at the end of last summer, her racing career was on the brink, after her move to the French‑sponsored B&B Hotels team fell apart.

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