For A Yellow Jersey: The Scandalous History of the Women's Tour de France

For a Yellow Jersey narrates the many remarkable lives of the women's Tour de France. A race which has, in its various incarnations, acted as a microcosm of the women's bike racing scene as a whole. Like the careers of many of its participants, the race itself represents an inspiring story of survival against the odds and in the harshest possible conditions.

Paul Maunder tells this chequered story which dates back to 1955 and features false starts, media indifference and financial mismanagem...