women's stories

women's stories

Picture shows a group of women in cycling shorts gathering around a table that is in front of a trailer.
Mar
11

WomanTours trailers pull gear and women's history with pride

The WomanTours trailer fleet carries bicycles, luggage, repair supplies and snacks that help make our tours run smoothly. Without them our guides…

Photo shows a woman driving a white WomanTours van that is labeled with the name Frances.
Mar
01

Behind every great WomanTours van is a woman who made great history

Rosie. Babe. Ruth. Susan B. Frances. WomanTours has a long-standing tradition of naming our vans after women who made great history. This being…

Woman is riding a bike but her head is not showing.
Dec
13

Here Are Our Six Favorite News Stories About Bicycling in 2024

As 2024 comes to an end, we’re thinking of all the good things that bicycles have done to make life better during this latest spin around the…

Two dozen women and their bicycles line up in front of the Pacific Ocean in San Diego before departing on a cross-country bike tour to St. Augustine on a Southern Tier Bike Tour
Mar
14

Riding their bikes across the country, these Southern Tier Bike Tour cyclists help others and document their journey

Several of our Cross-Country Southern Tier cyclists are doing good and/or sharing their stories as they pedal their way from San Diego, CA…

This is the book cover of The Breakaway, a new novel by Jennifer Weiner. The cover has an illustration of a winding road with a few pedestrians and a cyclist.
Oct
18

Finally, a novel about a bike tour!

Anyone who has ever been on a guided bike tour or actually guided a group bike tour herself will relate to Jennifer Weiner’s new novel, The…

Following the WomanTours packing list is one of the sage pieces of advice that our 2023 Southern Tier riders told us.
Jun
13

Words of wisdom from our 2023 Cross-Country: Southern Tier bike riders

Are you thinking of riding your bicycle across the country? Are you already signed up for the Cross-Country: Southern Tier bike tour in 2024? If so,…