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EF-Oatly-Cannondale embarks on its second season in the professional peloton with heightened ambition and a reinforced squad. After an inaugural year marked by 14 victories, including Olympic golds and...

SD Worx-Protime's sprint sensation, Lorena Wiebes, continued her winning streak in the UAE Tour, taking a convincing victory in the second stage amidst a flurry of echelons and a...

Women's Challenge Mallorca has its first women's race in 2024, after there has been a men's race taking place since well into the 1990s. With many riders on training camps in Spain at this time of year, it makes sense to host the first European racing not too far away. Relatively warm whilst northern Europe sees freezing temperatures, it's a chance to open up the legs and see how riders are faring after winter training.

In a display of tenacity and tactical prowess, Dutch cyclist Karlijn Swinkels of Jumbo-Visma clinched the opening stage of the AG Tour de la Semois in Belgium. Riding with...

As the peloton assembles in Belgium's Semois valley region, there's a mix of late season winding down and excitement for the races that are left. The 2023 AG Tour...

The first stage of the 21st edition of the Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche offered a plethora of strategic twists and fierce competition, adding multiple layers of complexity...

Megan Armitage, a 26-year-old Irish cyclist, has signed a multi-year deal with EF Education-Cannondale. Megan's journey into professional cycling started when an injury prevented her from running while studying...

The Tour de France Femmes, the women's equivalent of the iconic men's race, has a rich history. The very first equivalent of the Tour de France Femmes was held in 1955 and won by the Brit Millie Robinson but it was a one-off event. It took until 1984 with the "Tour de France Féminin" for a true event

The Arkea women's team has announced its goal going forward, which includes a new Sports Manager and a goal to join the Women's WorldTour. Jean-Christophe Moussard will join the...

The Tour des Suisse Women has quickly moved up the ranks since its re-introduction to the calendar. Opening up as a 2.1 in 2021, it was a 2.Pro in 2022 and now part of the Women's WorldTour in 2023. It had been a 20-year wait from the last original edition in 2001 and the return in 2021. The two races were linked by the presence of Olga Zabelinskaya, the Russian-born Uzbek taking part in both sides of the gap.

The Thüringen Ladies Tour is another race with a long storied history in the women's peloton but probably without the top-drawer race level that would normally bring. Hosted since 1986, it has never made it to the highest level of the women's cycling calendar, although moves are being made to change that now. The race can look back on a list of winners that includes greats like Ina-Yoko Teutenberg, Mirjam Melchers, Hanka Kupfernagel, Zulfia Zabirova, Judith Arndt, Emma Johansson, and Lisa Brennauer.

A very long-running race, the Bretagne Ladies Tour can trace its origins back to 1987 when Cecile Odin won. Since then, it's always kept a low level but has just started to move up in the last couple of years after a patchy record since 2016. It's no longer a 2.2 race but has reached 2.1 level.