(FILES) British rider Nicole Cooke with the overall leader's yellow jersey rides the Mont Ventoux during the fifth stage of the Women's Tour de France - Tour de France Femmes cycling race between Valreas and L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, southern France, on June 30, 2006. The 5th edition of the Women's Tour de France will start in Lausanne on August 1, 2026. (Photo by JEAN-LUC LAMAERE / AFP via Getty Images)