The Luxembourgish cyclist welcomes that the one-day race has been turned into an eight-stage competition, but criticises the Tour for overemphasising the symbolism of the revision.

2022 will see the launch of a new and revised Tour de France for women, a former one-day race held prior to the final stage of the men's Tour in Paris.

The women's Tour has now been turned into an eight-stage competition, and Luxembourg's seven-time athlete of the year Christine Majerus will be at the starting line.

Majerus welcomes the revision of the competition: "Considering the team and staff sizes represented in women's cycling, eight to ten days of competing is a good choice."

However, the cyclist also criticised the organisers of the Tour for jumping on the bandwagon after years of ignoring them: "There are also other great [women's] races, which we should not forget. After all, they helped us be where we are today. ... Symbolically speaking, it is great to say that we are now also competing in a Tour de France. But it is more about the symbolism than the actual race."

The start of the women's Tour de France is scheduled to take place in Paris on Sunday. The final stage will then see a summit finish at Planche des Belles Filles in the Vosges mountains the following Sunday.

Christine Majerus will be the only Luxembourgish cyclist competing in the new and revised women's Tour de France.