As the Tour de France rolls through Leeds, Maxine Peake's 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…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:56AM on July 5, 2016