Women’s Cycling

All the content about women’s cycling on ProCyclingUK.com – from women world tour cycling to women continental team cycling.

Articles like race previews, rider interviews, opinion pieces and analysis about the women’s pro peloton will be listed here.

Women’s Amstel Gold Race 2022 Race Preview

Women’s Amstel Gold Race 2022 Race Preview

The women’s Amstel Gold Race returned last season. It was heavily altered, turned into a large circuit based around the Cauberg, the Geulhemmerberg and the Bemelerberg. The constant climbing was hoped to be attritional but ultimately we saw a reasonably large sprint after the Cauberg. Despite the attack of Niewiadoma, no-one would work with her and it proved fruitless. Vos took the sprint ahead of Demi Vollering and Annemiek van Vleuten.

Women’s Scheldeprijs 2022 Race Preview

Women’s Scheldeprijs 2022 Race Preview

The women’s Scheldeprijs is a very new race, with only one edition taking place so far. So this history part will be quite short!

A large break of 16 riders were given some distance, including some big names like Brennauer, Alice Barnes and Lisa Klein. The presence of the big names meant the break was always going to be closed down. A spell of crashes interrupted the flow of the race.

Women’s Tour of Flanders 2022 Race Preview

Women’s Tour of Flanders 2022 Race Preview

The first Women’s Tour of Flanders took place in 2004. The route followed the last 55km of the men’s race with a bit before it to take the distance up to 94km. The finish parcours from that time is now used for Omloop het Nieuwsblad. Riders climb Kapelmuur before riding the tree-lined Bosberg. Zulfiya Zabirova won the first race with an attack on Kapelmuur itself.

Evita Muzic and Jade Wiel continue to recover from their injuries

Evita Muzic and Jade Wiel continue to recover from their injuries

FDJ-Nouvell Aquitaine-Futuroscope has been missing their pair of French national champions since the start of the 2022 season. Evita Muzic and Jade Wiel haven’t been available for selection at all in 2022 due to injuries sustained last year for Muzic and in the off-season for Wiel. Both will continue to be out of action for …

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Women’s Gent Wevelgem 2022 Race Preview

Women’s Gent Wevelgem 2022 Race Preview

The Women’s Gent Wevelgem has been running since 2012. Taking place on the same day as the men’s race, the women’s version starts from Ypres and finishes in Wevelgem. The route takes in the infamous Kemmelberg, although the women haven’t tackled the steepest Ossuary side until this year’s race.

Women’s Tour set for Oxfordshire Finale

Women’s Tour set for Oxfordshire Finale

The 2022 Women’s Tour, Britain’s biggest and longest-running international women’s cycling stage race, will end with a spectacular Oxfordshire finale in June. Stage 6 on Saturday 11th June will start in Chipping Norton before finishing in Oxford city centre. As part of race organiser SweetSpot’s three-year partnership with Oxfordshire County Council, and the county’s city …

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