Two renowned women in the world of cycling, Aline Clément and Isabelle Barthe Franquin, have the crazy project of chaining the two “Tour de France 2022”, Male and Female.
Their objective is to complete the same stages as the professional runners (girls) but 24 hours before their passage.
Their own "Tour" will begin on July 07 at the "Planche des Belles Filles" and end on July 31 at the "Super Planche des Belles Filles", a loop of 5 km in 000 days, with 24 m of elevation.
Presentation of Aline Clément and Isabelle Barthe Franquin
Aline Clement, PE teacher and native of the Vosges, is a cyclist adept at long events. For several summers, she has been climbing mountains and covering miles to promote women's cycling.
In 2017, Aline discovered " Let's give them to the bike » and campaigns for the « Tour de France Woman » to see the light of day again. In 2018, she was selected in the team that will take the start of the adventure and will do everything possible to share the values of this D-1 project.
After having worked for 7 years on the roads of France, the association "Donnons des Elles au Vélo" sees the return of the "Tour de France Woman" in 2022, from July 24 to 31.
Isabelle BaFranquin is also a long-distance specialist. In search of discovery and nature, Isabelle has criss-crossed Europe with her bike and her panniers.
Originally from Moselle, she has several feats to her credit: being the 20rd women on the Paris-Brest-Paris (1 kms in 200 hours) and to have won the Raid Provence Extrême.
Isabelle is also an ambassador for the association “Donnons des Elles au Vélo”.
Why did OZIO decide to equip these two sports cars?
We decided to follow and equip Aline and Isabelle (CONSTELLATION jersey et TITAN shorts) because we appreciated the way they introduced themselves to us.
They had a crazy project, which reminded us of Ozio at its origin. What awaited us when the brand was created was as complicated as the sporting path they envisioned.
Both for them and for us, it takes courage, tenacity, willpower, endurance, a strong mind to overcome the obstacles and the unexpected that arise every day. The parallel with our brand was interesting and their values identical to ours.
We appreciate their good humor, their smiles, their positive side (nothing ever goes well!) despite the expected difficulties.
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