As the Tour de France rolls through Leeds, a play celebrates life of Beryl Burton, a cyclist who amazed the cycling world in 1967The Tour de France is often described as a battle between the world's best cyclists. Strictly speaking, though, it's only a battle between half of them.When the Grand Départ sets off from Leeds town hall next month, all 180 riders in the peloton will be men. Under rules set by the UC…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:40PM on June 13, 2014