'Ferrand-Prévot’s Weight Loss for the Tour Puts Pressure on All of Us,' Says Marlen Reusser

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Brilliant winner of the Tour de France, the 33-year-old champion is critical for a weight deemed too low, symbol of a worrying race with leanness in women's cycling.

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There was a lot of commotion about Pauline Ferrand-Prévot's (33) weight victory in the Tour: the French rider had lost four kilograms in six weeks in the run-up to the Tour and weighed only fifty kilos in the Tour. She received a lot of criticism for this, now also from fellow cyclist Marlen Reusser. "If others follow that example..."

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The French woman triumphed over the last Grand Boucle but it is her weight that questions other women. Some of them fear that this extreme thinness will become the norm. This would not be without risk to the health of young women. ...

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"We were hoping she wouldn't win," said cyclist Marlen Reusser. "If the women's union deplores "disproportionate attention" to men, it warns against a real subject of health.

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Marlen Reusser was concerned about the loss of four kilos of Pauline Ferrand-Prévot before the Tour de France. The Swiss woman feared possible "effects on the body".

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After Cédrine Kerbaol and Demi Vollering, several cyclists expressed their concerns. Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, concerned, was also questioned on the subject. From her own admission, the winner of the Grande Boucle lost four kilos since her victory over Paris-Roubaix in April to prepare for the Tour. "We know that the last two days (of the Tour de France) were very difficult and each kilogram was important, so we have to get as much as we can." But…