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We're with a group of women who have spent the last there weeks riding the grueling Tour de France course one day in advance of the men. We join the Des Elles au Velo, as they ride for the last stage in the hope that next year there might be an official, complete and competitive Tour de France for women.

Getting Hy at the Palace
Hy Money has had a long and distinguished career as a sports photographer, finding fame in particular by capturing the images of her beloved football team Crystal Palace. However she has had to fight through the most extraordinary attitudes and discrimination to get to the top. That's reflected in some of the language you are about to hear. Caroline Barker has been to visit her to find out about her struggles and to look at some of the images she has created over the years.

Justine Siegal: Baseball For All
Challenging attitudes in traditionally male dominated sport is a long and difficult struggle, and even when you've made it, the challenge never ends. There are few, if any, better qualified baseball coaches than Justine Siegel. Yet despite that, the first female coach to be employed by a Major League team still finds opportunities few and far between.

She's been telling us the story behind her pioneering career and why she still feels held back from achieving all her goals and her "Baseball For All" foundation, encouraging young women to play the game.

The Women Weightlifters of Egypt
Egypt has won more Olympic medals in weightlifting than in any other sport. While traditionally seen as a ‘male sport’, Sara Ahmed won bronze at the Rio Games in 2016 and in doing so has inspired a new generation of female athletes to take to the mat. Verity Ratcliffe went to Alexandria to meet some of Egypt’s women weightlifters.

Photo: Some of those taking part in the Des Elles au Velo Credit: Mickael Gagne