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A look back at the history of the Hitec Products team

One of the longest-running teams in women's cycling is Hitec Products. Running at UCI level since 2009, they have kept the same title sponsor...

Thüringen Ladies Tour 2022 Race Preview

The Thüringen Ladies Tour has a long history in women's cycling. First run in 1986, the race was one of the key races on the eastern side of the iron curtain. With the Peace Race a major event for male cyclists (and told well by Dieter Wiedemann in his book) the Thüringen Ladies Tour tried to emulate that for women.

Pro Cyclist FTPs 2022

During Covid lockdown in 2020, I wondered what FTPs pro cyclists were putting out. With everyone stuck indoors, Zwift became super popular and a...

The Top 4 All-Time Women’s Cycling Team Rosters

Over the years, some of the women's teams have managed to put together the rosters of a super-team. This year's SD Worx line-up is...

Women’s World Tour: What to Watch and When in 2021

After the 2020 Women's WorldTour season, 2021 promises to be something more back to normal. It's likely the Spring races will be affected, although...

The Forgotten Super Talent of Mie Lacota

Mie Lacota was once a big deal in women's cycling. There was a tonne of justifiable hype at the young rider who seemed to...

What does a pro cyclist FTP look like?

FTP is the acronym for Functional Threshold Power. In theory, this is the maximum power that you can sustain for an hour's riding. Once...