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.

Mavi Garcia wins the 2022 GP de Plouay Classic Lorient Agglomeration Trophée Ceratizit

Mavi Garcia wins the 2022 GP de Plouay Classic Lorient Agglomeration Trophée Ceratizit

Spanish rider Mavi Garcia took her second Women’s WorldTour victory of the season at the catchily named GP de Plouay Classic Lorient Agglomeration Trophée Ceratizit. She beat Jumbo-Visma’s Amber Kraak in a head-to-head sprint, in what was Kraak’s best pro result. Grace Brown led the chasing group for the final spot on the podium. The …

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Australian teams announced for home World Championships

Australian teams announced for home World Championships

The 2022 Cycling World Championships take place from September 17th to 25th around the city of Wollongong, 80km south of Sydney in Australia. The course contains plenty of climbing, with it expected to be too tough for pure sprinters but probably ideal for riders who can sprint and climb. The home Australian cycling federation has …

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Simac Ladies Tour 2022 Race Preview

Simac Ladies Tour 2022 Race Preview

The Simac Ladies Tour is the only Women’s WorldTour stage race in the Benelux this season. Formerly known as the Boels Ladies Tour, the race takes us across most of the Netherlands from the below sea-level areas to the hills of Limburg. The addition of a time trial will give the WWT peloton only its 2nd of the season

GP de Plouay Classic Lorient Agglomeration Trophée Ceratizit 2022 Race Preview

GP de Plouay Classic Lorient Agglomeration Trophée Ceratizit 2022 Race Preview

The GP de Plouay is closing in on 25 years of racing, which makes it one of the longest running major races in the women’s cycling calendar. The lumpy Brittany parcours has favoured climbers and puncheurs over the years, depending on the course layout. Delving into the list of former winners, you have the likes of GC winner Fabiana Luperini and Brit Nicole Cooke before the modern generation takes over

Lorena Wiebes beats Elisa Balsamo to become European Champion

Lorena Wiebes beats Elisa Balsamo to become European Champion

Dutch rider Lorena Wiebes has won her first European Women’s Cycling Championship in today’s race in Munich. She finished around half a wheel ahead of Elisa Balsamo on the finishing line as the other nations took the race to the Netherlands. Rachele Barbieri was 3rd after continuing her lead out for Balsamo to the line. …

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Italian talent Gaia Realini joins Trek-Segafredo for 3 years

Italian talent Gaia Realini joins Trek-Segafredo for 3 years

21-year-old Gaia Realini has confirmed her move to Trek Segafredo for the 2023 season. It was widely rumoured but neither the rider nor the team confirmed anything other than Realini would be joining a Women’s WorldTour team next year. With the addition of Realini and another new signing Amanda Spratt, Trek Segafredo looks a lot …

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Women’s European Championships Road Race 2022 Race Preview

Women’s European Championships Road Race 2022 Race Preview

Women’s European Championships Road Race History The European Championships is one that the Dutch national team have a strong hold over. They’ve won 5 of the 6 races that have taken place, with only Marta Bastianelli in 2018 the outlier. Strangely for such dominance, no rider has ever won more than once. The different parcours …

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Demi Vollering to miss European Championship road race due to Tour of Scandinavia crash

Demi Vollering to miss European Championship road race due to Tour of Scandinavia crash

Demi Vollering has pulled out of the European Championships in Munich on Sunday. The Dutch broadcast NOS has confirmed that the 2nd-place finisher at the Tour de France Femmes will skip the continental championships. Thalita de Jong of Liv Racing Xstra will take her spot on the Dutch team. Vollering fell during the Tour of …

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