Women's Cycling

What Tour de Pologne Women 2026 means for the season

The Tour de Pologne Women 2026 is only three days long, but its position in the calendar gives it more importance than the distance...

Connie Carpenter-Phinney: an Olympic pioneer from the early years of women’s road racing

Connie Carpenter-Phinney had already been an Olympian for 12 years when she rolled onto the start line of the first women's Olympic road race...

Lotte Kopecky at the Tour de France Femmes 2026: stages, yellow jersey hopes and tactics

Lotte Kopecky goes into the Tour de France Femmes 2026 with a very different objective from the one that briefly seemed possible three years...

How to watch Tour de France Femmes 2026 in the UK

The Tour de France Femmes 2026 takes place from Saturday 1 August to Sunday 9 August, with nine stages running from Lausanne in Switzerland...

How fast do Tour de France Femmes riders go? Average speeds, sprints and climbs

Tour de France Femmes riders routinely average close to 40km/h across an entire stage race, can push beyond 50km/h during short time trials, exceed...

How to watch the Tour de France Femmes 2026 in the USA

The Tour de France Femmes 2026 runs from Saturday 1 August to Sunday 9 August, with nine stages taking the peloton from Lausanne in...

Elisa Longo Borghini at the Tour de France Femmes 2026: GC, stages and route fit

Elisa Longo Borghini goes into the Tour de France Femmes 2026 in an unusual position. She is far too accomplished to be considered an...

Tour de France Femmes 2026 mountain stages: Ventoux, the Alps and GC battlegrounds

The Tour de France Femmes 2026 contains only two stages officially classified as mountain stages, but that understates how much climbing will shape the...