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Jeannie Longo in the yellow jersey leading the women's peloton, 1985 Tour de France Féminin

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Canins v Longo

La Mamma Volante against her Gallic challenger: Maria David on one of women's cycling's most riveting rivalries.

By Maria David

Photography by Photographs by Offside / L'Équipe

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1 JULY 2020 | UPDATED 11.12 AM BST

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Le Tour de France: a race defined by colour, passion and history, whose drama and romance continue to shape the identity of cycling’s greatest stage.