Arianna Fidanza

Fidanza joins Laboral Kutxa for 2025-26 as team’s first new signing

Women's Cycling Mathew Mitchell -
Italian rider Arianna Fidanza has been announced as the first new addition to the Laboral Kutxa-Euskadi Foundation team, marking the beginning of the team's signings for 2025 and 2026....

A quick preview look at GP d’Isbergues Femmes 2024

Women's Cycling Mathew Mitchell -
Now well established, The GP d'Isbergues Femmes is now onto its 7th edition in 2024 and finally upgrades its status from a lowest-level 1.2 race to a 1.1 race....

A quick preview look at Choralis GP Fourmies Feminine Classic 2024

Women's Cycling Mathew Mitchell -
The GP Fourmies is a part of the late-season French one-day races that help to bring the season to a close after the hectic stage racing section. Last year's...

Flashback to the 2013 Giro della Toscana Femminile rider strike

Women's Cycling Mathew Mitchell -
The 2013 Giro della Toscana Femminile, a race with a reputation for chaos, ended in controversy as safety concerns led to a dramatic stand-off between the riders and organisers,...

Giro d’Italia Women 2024 Race Preview

Women's Cycling Mathew Mitchell -
The 2024 Giro d'Italia Women will be the first run by the same race organisers as the men's Giro. It has taken a long time to get here but RCS finally takes over leadership and hopefully means we'll see a smoother race. This time last year we were wondering if the 2023 race was going to get live pictures

A quick preview look at Antwerp Port Epic 2024

Women's Cycling Mathew Mitchell -
The Antwerp Port Epic is a top women's cycling race that has quickly gained fame since it started in 2023. This tough event, with its mix of cobblestone streets...

Itzulia Women 2024 Race Preview

Women's Cycling Mathew Mitchell -
Itzulia Women comes straight off the back of the Vuelta Femenina and covers the ground that the old Emakumeen Bira used to. The Basque Country has pretty much always had a major women's tour and the current incarnation is the Itzulia Women. It went straight into the Women's WorldTour calendar when it came into inception in 2022

A quick preview look at the Ceratizit Festival Elsy Jacobs 2024

Women's Cycling Mathew Mitchell -
The Festival Elsy Jacobs is the biggest women's race in Luxembourg and has been a highlight on the UCI women's elite cycle racing calendar since 2008. This race has...

A quick preview look at the Ronde de Mouscron 2024

Women's Cycling Mathew Mitchell -
The Ronde de Mouscron, though only in its infancy with two editions, has already made significant waves in the cycling scene, reminiscent of Scheldeprijs's early days. Its inaugural race...

Women’s Classic Brugge De Panne 2024 Race Preview

Women's Cycling Mathew Mitchell -
The women's Classic Brugge-De Panne has emerged as a pivotal fixture in the early part of the spring classics cycling calendar. Despite its relatively young age, this classic has quickly established itself as a usually sprint-heavy affair, with the flat parcours favouring riders adept at unleashing explosive finishes.

Women’s Nokere Koerse 2024 Race Preview

Women's Cycling Mathew Mitchell -
The Women's Nokere Koerse, despite its relatively short history compared to other classics, has already established itself as a thrilling and challenging event in the women's spring classics calendar.

Ronde van Drenthe 2024 Race Preview

Women's Cycling Mathew Mitchell -
The Women’s Ronde van Drenthe is a rare race where the women's version has outlasted the men's one. All the focus has been put onto the women's one due to difficulty in hosting the race amongst various nature areas in the Drenthe area. That doesn't mean the women's race is unscathed as it has changed considerably.