Campaigners renewed calls today for the return of the women’s Tour de France, an event that was last held in 2009.

Le Tour Entier — which means The Whole Tour — released their manifesto, which calls for the event to be run alongside the men’s race from next year.

Over 93,000 people have signed a petition launched by the group, which is led by cyclist and writer Kathryn Bertine, World Ironman champion Chrissie Wellington, and cyclists Marianne Vos and Emma Pooley.