La Picto-Charentaise is the next stop in the French Cup and has been raised to 1.1 level for the first time in 2024. This important step allows more of the Women’s WorldTour teams to take part as it won’t go against their quota of 3 for the reason to race the lower-level 1.2 race that La Picto-Charentaise has been for the last few years. French riders have dominated this race since it began, with only a couple of exceptions. Gladys Verhulst-Wild took the win last season ahead of Carlijn Achtereekte and Valentina Basilico. Her win was the 2nd in a row for FDJ-Suez after Marie Le Net won the season before ahead of Skylar Schneider and Natalie Eklund. Both of there were reasonably sized bunch sprint finishes but you can see a few interesting and different names to the main sprint fields.
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ToggleMarta Lach beat Marta Bastianelli to the line in 2020, whilst the year before has seen the last time a small bunch contested the win. That day Gladys Verhulst (as was then) took her first victory in La Picto-Charentaise, ahead of Lauren Kitchen and Brazilian rider Flรกvia Oliveira. Verhulst denied the chance for Lauren Kitchen to retain the race title after the Aussie had won the previous year with a solo move in a race dominated by FDJ-Nouvelle Aquitaine-Futuroscope.
Which teams are racing at La Picto-Charentaise 2024?
- FDJ-Suez
- Movistar
- Ceratizit-WNT
- Roland
- Arkea-B&B Hotels
- Cofidis
- Winspace
- Team Komugi-Grand-Est
- St Michel-Mavic-Auber93
- Doltcini O’Shea
- Eneicat CM
- Hess Cycling
- BePink-Bongioanni
- WCC Team
- Laboral Kutxa-Fundacion Euskadi
- DAS Hutchinson Brother UK
- Primeau Vรฉlo-Groupe Abadie
- Team Feminin Chambery
- Team Elles Groupama-Pays de la Loire
- Lanester Women Morbihan
- Breizh Ladies
- Team Feminin Centre Val de Loire
- UVCA Troyes
- Eurinvest by Albii Velo Sport
What does the La Picto-Charentaise route profile look like?
Where can I watch the La Picto-Charentaise 2024 race?
Don’t believe that the 2024 La Picto-Charentaise will be shown live.
Who are the main riders to watch?
- Marta Lach
- Olivia Baril
- Tamara Dronova
- Emma Norsgaard
- Mylene de Zoete
- Maggie Coles-Lyster
- Victorie Guilman
- Yurani Blanco
- Catalina Soto Campos
- Jade Wiel
- Sarah Roy
- Elena Pirrone
- Gladys Verhulst-Wild
- Nora Jencusova
- Valentina Basilico
- Marjolein van’t Geloof
- Floortje Mackaij
- Alice Maria Arzuffi
- Agua Marina Espinola
- Emilia Fahlin
- Maeva Squiban
- Nicole Frain
- Josie Talbot
- Nika Bobnar
- Laura Ruiz Perez
- Fariba Hashimi
- Lucy Lee