In the summer of 2006, media coverage of women’s cycling – for all its aggressive racing and array of talent – was barely a thing, and Operación Puerto was dominating the agenda. Mont Ventoux (Image Credit: The Tour 21)Ventoux, much as it does over Provence, has loomed large throughout this year’s Tour de France Femmes. But, after stages over the Tourmalet and a spectacular finale on Alpe d’Huez in recent years, the Tour de France Femmes’ Ventoux showdown feels different, another watershed moment for a sport that lately has been full of them. For the modern peloton, and its stars like Vollering, the Tour Femmes’ Ventoux visit offers a new generation of female talent the opportunity to create their own myths and legends on a climb defined by them. I can’t say I’m going to be delivering British history on Mont Ventoux, but I want to play my part.”