Kabul 's Women 's National Cycling team have been breaking new ground in the conservative Muslim country . More than 40 women now train with the team and the best among them are competing in international competitions . Team members have to train outside the capital Afghanistan where their uniform of loose-fitting tops will not draw stares . One cyclist , Malika Yousufi , even dreams of becoming the first Afghan woman to compete in the Tour de France .
Afghanistan 's Women 's National Cycling team have been breaking new ground in the conservative Muslim country . More than 40 women now train with the team and the best among them are competing in international competitions . Team members have to train outside the capital Kabul where their uniform of loose-fitting tops will not draw stares . One cyclist , Malika Yousufi , even dreams of becoming the first Afghan woman to compete in the Tour de France .