Tour du Languedoc Roussillon boosts women's calendar

The bunch had the honour of five finishing laps in the capital of Aude - Carcassone, passing below the ancient city five times.

The bunch had the honour of five finishing laps in the capital of Aude - Carcassone, passing below the ancient city five times. (Image credit: CJ Farquharson/WomensCycling.net)

Two years since the disappearance of the Tour de l'Aude left a gaping hole in the women's UCI calendar, the province will once again host the sport's top females with the newly minted UCI 2.2 Tour du Languedoc-Roussillon Féminin, velo-club.net announced this week. The race will take place from May 18-23, 2012.