The third women’s Tour of Portugal by bicycle takes place between September 13 and 17, starting in Lisbon and ending in Gondomar, being held for the first time in five days of competition for a hundred registered cyclists.
“The movement for women’s sport has been growing throughout the world and in all modalities. At a good time we started with the women’s Tour of Portugal, in 2021. In these years, we practically doubled our activity in women’s cycling”, praised this Tuesday. the president of the Portuguese Cycling Federation (FPC), Delmino Pereira.
On September 13, the test begins with a 5.3-kilometre prologue in Lisbon, before the first stage, between Loures and Vila Franca de Xira, with 85 kilometres.
The second route will connect Torres Vedras with Caldas da Rainha, in 100.4 kilometers, while the third, the longest, at 111.3 kilometers, will connect Aveiro with Águeda.
The competition, which brings together 15 teams, five of them foreigners, all Spanish, ends with 84.4 kilometers between Murtosa and Gondomar.
“This will be the largest edition ever held, with five days, in a commitment by the Portuguese Cycling Federation to increase the territorial dimension of the race, passing through municipalities linked to the history of the competition and the modality”, affirms the organization .
Loures and Vila Franca de Xira are the only towns that are part of the route of the three editions.
“The women’s Tour de Portugal is the anchor event that drives this whole project and that will make all this dynamic grow. It will make the teams grow and challenge the sponsors and the new organizers. This year, the Tour has five days because we wanted to assume the territorial commitment I want to thank the municipalities for opening up to host the race and the sponsors for supporting this cause”, concluded Delmino Pereira.
The federation recalls that the promotion of women’s cycling aims to “promote equal opportunities in sport, reinforcing gender equality.”
Raquel Queirós won the first edition of the women’s Tour of Portugal, in 2021, while the Swedish Nathalie Eklund was crowned in 2022.
Source: TSF
