Pro Cycling

La Vuelta Femenina is very much the junior member of the women's grand tours and riding the coattails of the men's race whilst trying to catch up. It's had a slow, measured progression from a one-day race, similar to La Course on the Champs Elysees was, into something bigger. After 3 editions, a second stage was added which was somewhat strangely a team time trial to effectively decide the GC.

The Festival Elsy Jacobs is a long-running women's race that is the high point of the calendar in Luxembourg. First held in 2008, it began life as a one-day race won by Italian Monia Bacaille. It stayed that way for a few years before growing in 2012 to a three-day format that always started off with a prologue. That shifted the balance to riders who were strong against the clock

The prestigious Omloop van Borsele was won this year by UAE Development Team's young Swiss rider Linda Zanetti. She was able to attack and...

Swiss rider Marlen Reusser has extended her contract with SD Worx for another season, ensuring she will remain on the team until the end...

The 28-year-old Mareille Meijering has been snapped up by Movistar for 2 seasons after leaving the floundering Zaaf Cycling team. The Dutch rider becomes...

Another powerful display from Demi Vollering saw her crest the Mur de Huy as the fastest rider and secure her second major win in...

A women's Liège Bastogne Liège hasn't been raced for too long with a history going all the way back to 2017. Anna van der Breggen took a pair of Ardennes Classics in the first two editions - winning Flèche Wallonne on the Wednesday and then Liège Bastogne Liège on the Sunday.

Fassa Bortolo, an Italian professional cycling team that operated from 2000 to 2005, may now be defunct, but it still holds a significant place...