2019 La Course by Le Tour de France favours the puncheurs in Pau

Race organisers ASO revealed limited details of their Women’s WorldTour one-day race La Course by Le Tour de France. The race will shift away from the route that boasted a mountainous race from Annecy to Le Grand-Bornand this year to a hilly circuit race in Pau that is more suited to the puncheurs of the peloton.

Kirsten Frattini
Deputy Editor

Kirsten Frattini is the Deputy Editor of Cyclingnews, overseeing the global racing content plan.

Kirsten has a background in Kinesiology and Health Science. She has been involved in cycling from the community and grassroots level to professional cycling's biggest races, reporting on the WorldTour, Spring Classics, Tours de France, World Championships and Olympic Games.

She began her sports journalism career with Cyclingnews as a North American Correspondent in 2006. In 2018, Kirsten became Women's Editor – overseeing the content strategy, race coverage and growth of women's professional cycling – before becoming Deputy Editor in 2023.