{
  "id": 307065,
  "title": "Despite success of Tour de France Femmes, fears of a two-tier women's cycling",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/despite-success-of-tour-de-france-femmes-fears-of-a-two-tier-womens",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-08T10:15:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/sports/article/2026/08/08/despite-success-of-tour-de-france-femmes-fears-of-a-two-tier-women-s-cycling_6756286_9.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "While the sport has become significantly more professional since the return of the Tour in 2022, some in the sector worry that this rapid growth is leaving behind teams and riders who are not part of the elite.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}