Agent Palmer

Breakaway Femmes

Writer: Eleanor Sharpe

Director: Eleanor Sharpe

Release: April 7, 2025

Tagline: The forgotten women

Producer: Nickolas Bird

Stars: Marianne Martin, Jeannie Longo, Maria Canins, Kelly-Ann Way

Production Company: Waterbyrd Filmz

Genre(s): History, Documentary, Cycling

ID: tt36470291

Runtime: 90 minutes

Synopsis: For six glorious years during the 1980s, a women’s Tour de France was held alongside the men’s race – their story is finally being told.

Declassified by Agent Palmer: Breakaway Femmes makes me hope for a three-week women’s Tour de France

Quotes and Lines

Phil Liggett: I don’t think the world was ready for the first women’s Tour de France. The race was going to be doomed.

Kathryn Bertine: The problem with the older sports is that they’re more antiquated, and they just keep following the same rules. The women’s side of cycling really became a victim of tradition.

Liz Hepple: We didn’t have a coach. We didn’t have a mechanic. We had to basically pay for our flights overseas.