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Jul 2025
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It's Tour de France Femmes Time!

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We're sharing this episode of Feisty's weekly women's sports show, called The Feist, because we thought you’d enjoy this preview of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. Even if you already know everything about cycling, we're sure you’ll find something you don’t know in today’s episode.

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This week on The Feist it's all about previewing the biggest women's race of the year: The Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift

Kate Veronneau, director of women's strategy at Zwift, joins us to give a peak behind the curtain into what goes into the massive event, the kind of growth they've seen at TDFF, and who she thinks could win.

But first, it's our women's sports highlights from the week, including drama from the Euros soccer championship, gossip from the WNBA All-Star Weekend, and a deep dive into the doping sanction that was handed out to the marathon world record holder (and why it hurts more than just a couple of athletes).

From what women's sports we watched to what we want to watch, it's just another week of your favorite sports with your Feistiest friends!

Highlights:

  • 0:00 - Welcome and What We Watched
  • 13:00 - "Pay Us What You Owe Us"
  • 21:57 - WNBA Insights and Gossip
  • 25:02 - The Doping Downfall of Marathon World Record Holder, Ruth Chepngetich
  • 34:43 - The Impact of Doping on Athletic Careers
  • 43:20 - Kate Veronneau previews the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift
  • 01:11:10 - Our Feisty Picks of the Week, including American Ninja Warrior

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