Women will now be in the spotlight of the Tour de Normandie. This Wednesday, the association “TDN Organization” announced exclusively to France Bleu the creation of the Women’s Tour of Normandy.
At the beginning of July, the organizers of the cycling event announced the disappearance of the “TDN” as it had been known for more than 40 years. Finished the tour of the region in seven days for the male hopes of world cycling.
March 17, 18 and 19, 2023
It is therefore a new page in the history of the eventcreated by Raymond Marcel Anquetil in 1981, which is written explains his son, Arnaud, president of the organizing committee: “It’s a new adventure. We’re taking on this challenge and I like it.”
The event listed on the calendar of the international cycling union will take place on March 17, 18 and 19, 2023. And the level will go up a notch explains Arnaud Anquetil: “We will be able to accommodate 7 world tour teams, that is to say the ones currently competing in the Women’s Tour de France. So we are moving to the upper level of the category that we received for men.”
A stopover in each department of the former Basse-Normandie
For the first edition, the organizers of the Women’s Tour de Normandie naturally decided to turn to the cities that were used to hosting the Tour de Normandie. But for the moment the course is not stopped.
Even if we already know that it will take place in the former Basse-Normandie, where the interest of the communities is the strongest. Arnaud Anquetil simply told France Bleu: “We plan to make a stopover in each department.”
Other Norman communities that would be interested will obviously be able to contact the organizers for future editions.