'It helps I wasn't a big cycling fan': Claire Steels' unlikely climb to the top

The British rider is still in her first year on the World Tour but has made a strong impression in the Tour de France Femmes Claire Steels never really planned to ride in the Tour de France. The Lincolnshire-born rider didn't even become a professional cyclist until 2020, yet now she is the leader of the Israel-Premier Tech Roland team, racing in this year's Tour de France Femmes. Steels is one of the peloton's late bloomers. Her Spanish-based fitness company was doing well enough, but when she ...