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Outsider Alison Jackson wins 2023 Paris Roubaix Femmes from early break

Canadian Alison Jackson took the biggest result of her career so far with a victory on the velodrome in Roubaix. She attacked early in...

Omloop het Nieuwsblad Women 2023 Race Preview

Omloop het Nieuwsblad Women will be part of the Women's WorldTour for the first time in 2022! A long history back to 2006 has seen the race slowly elevate itself through the levels from 1.2 to 1.WWT. The honours board contains some of the very best riders in the women's peloton

Servais Knaven has ambitions to take AG Insurance-Soudal Quick-Step to the top of women’s cycling

AG Insurance-Soudal Quick-Step signalled their intent to join the Women's WorldTour as soon as possible with their ultimately unsuccessful application this season. They've made...

AG Insurance-NXTG renamed AG Insurance-Soudal Quick-Step for 2023

The ties between the men's Soudal Quick-Step team and the women's AG Insurance-NXTG team have strengthened for the 2023 season with the women's team...

Women’s World Championships Road Race 2022 Race Preview

The Women's World Championships road race had been dominated by Dutch riders in recent years, with 4 in a row between 2017 and 2021. Elisa Balsamo broke that run last year in Flanders by being able to outsprint Marianne Vos to the line. Such is the Dutch dominance in women's cycling

Swedish team announced for the 2022 World Championships

Sweden has announced its team for the World Championships in Wollongong, with a couple of forced changes due to injury and illness. The line-up...

Tour of Scandinanvia Battle of the North 2022 Race Preview

The Tour of Scandinavia has morphed from the Ladies Tour of Norway for 2022 after a successful run between 2014 and 2021. Originally hoped to incorporate the Vargarda races in Sweden, the organisers there eventually opted to remain separate.

Tour de Bretagne Féminin 2022 Race Preview

The Tour de Bretagne Féminin has been run since the 1980s, albeit with some interruptions. Catherine Marsal won a pair of the early editions, before Jeannie Longo unsurprisingly won too. It was German rider Hanka Kupfernagel who was the first to win 3 editions of the race though. She was joined on 3 victories by Marina Jaunatre in the mid-2000s. Brit Emma Pooley won in 2008, taking 2 stages along the way.