Breakaway Femmes

Breakaway Femmes | Monday 9th March | 6pm For six glorious years during the 1980s, the Tour de France held a women's race alongside the men's race. These women raced over the same cobblestones, conquered the same mountains, and were cheered by the same throng of adoring crowds as the men...their story is finally being told. Station South and The Savoy Cinema are collaborating to present a screening of 'Breakaway Femmes', the untold story of the halcyon era of women's professional cycling. Here at Station South Cycling Club, we embrace and encourage more and more women to cycle with us on a weekly basis - from beginners starting their journey to formidable femmes racing up hills - and everything in between. To help celebrate this collaboration, in the sunset of International Women’s Day 2026, join SSCC for a very chilled and short group ride from our base in Levenshulme - [other led rides and start locations also available] - over to the iconic cinema in Heaton Moor. > The ride is open to all genders with some experience of riding on the road. > This film screening is part of a wider series of ‘Rides 4 Women’ mini events to celebrate women’s cycling in MCR as part of IWD26 Synopsis: The untold story of the halcyon era of women's professional cycling. For six glorious years during the 1980s, the Tour de France held a women's race alongside the men's race. These women raced over the same cobblestones, conquered the same mountains, and were cheered by the same throng of adoring crowds as the men. The women's race delivered underdog victories, great rivalries, and immense feats of courage. Along the way they battled financial hardship, injuries, discrimination, derision, the emerging doping culture and logistical nightmares. But they also found something else, an inner strength and a bond of sisterhood that would last the rest of their lives. Ultimately their race was cancelled, and their heroic deeds have been almost forgotten. More than three decades later, older and wiser, the women look back at their brief moment at the pinnacle of cycling. What did they lose? What did they gain? And what can these pioneers of women's sports offer to the next generation who dare to dream?PT1H30M12A2026-03-09
Maria Canins Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli Marianne Martin
Eleanor Sharpe
Nick Bird
Breakaway Femmes"Breakaway Femmes"

Showtimes

March 9, 6:00 pm

Savoy Cinema