(FILES) (From L) Sweden rider Susanne Ljungskog, Spanish rider Joane Somarriba, Italian rider Fabiana Luperini and Swiss rider Nicole Brandli ride during the fifth stage of the Women's Tour de France - Tour de France Femmes cycling race, a 101,5 km stage between L'Argentiere-la-Bessee and Vaujany, central-eastern France, on August 7, 2003. 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)