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A quick preview look at the Ceratizit Festival Elsy Jacobs 2024

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...

Stine Borgli to step away from cycling and return to oil rigs, but doesn’t call time on her career

After five seasons with FDJ-Suez, 33-year-old Stine Borgli has made the pivotal decision to step back from top-tier cycling. Borgli conveyed her choice to the team earlier this summer,...

5 riders confirmed to leave FDJ-Suez this off-season

FDJ-SUEZ has officially parted ways with five of its female cyclists, according to a recent social media announcement from the team. The outgoing riders include Clara Copponi, Victorie Guilman,...

Bretagne Ladies Tour Ceratizit 2023 Race Preview

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.

Festival Elsy Jacobs 2023 Race Preview

The Festival Elsy Jacobs is a long-running women's race that is the high point of the calendar in Luxembourg. First held in 2008, it began life as a one-day race won by Italian Monia Bacaille. It stayed that way for a few years before growing in 2012 to a three-day format that always started off with a prologue. That shifted the balance to riders who were strong against the clock

FDJ-SUEZ 2023 Roster Preview

2022 Season Summary FDJ-SUEZ moved up a level in the 2022 season. Traditionally they've had 1 or 2 star riders scoring points whereas in 2022, it was definitely a trident...

Multum Accountants Cycling Team is due to close at end of the 2022 season

Multum Accountants has announced on Facebook that it will close at the end of the 2022 season. The team originally planned to not renew its UCI Continental team licence...

Marianne Vos disqualified, Audrey Cordon-Ragot wins Postnord Vårgårda WestSweden

This year's Postnord Vårgårda WestSweden saw a controversial ending. Marianne Vos looked to have won the race, she certainly crossed the line first with her arms in the arm,...

FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope 2022 Roster Preview

2021 Season Summary It seems strange that a team who finished 4th in the WorldTour rankings can only have 2 wins all season. One of those was Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig's...

Women’s Tour of Britain 2021 Race Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile

Officially this race is just called the Women's Tour, but with the Tour de France Femmes coming, it all feels just a little too vague. The Women's Tour 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 it's tough to confirm in...

Women’s European Championships 2020 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile

The Women's European Championships started life as races for U23 riders. Regina Schleicher won the first road race in 1995 and Diana Žiliūtė the first time trial in 1997....