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Track cycling has been a part of the modern Olympic Games since they were revived in 1896 in Athens, Greece. During that year, track cycling was among 43 events...

The Women's Cycling Grand Prix, a brand new cycle race, is set to take place in Stuttgart and its vicinity this July. A distinguished Olympic champion in Lisa Brennauer...

This year's Women's Tour route is now clearer, with 5 stages centred largely on the Midlands. It's one stage fewer than last year's race but the race manages to...

Dutch rider Lorena Wiebes has won her first European Women's Cycling Championship in today's race in Munich. She finished around half a wheel ahead of Elisa Balsamo on the...

The European Championships time trial saw Swiss rider Marlen Reusser retain her European title from last year. She beat off the Dutch competition from world champion Ellen van Dijk...

The German rider Lisa Brennauer has confirmed that she will retire from the sport of cycling after the 2022 European Championships held in Munich. The 34-year-old will bow out...

The Tour de France Femmes has a long and convoluted history. The first race that could be considered a Women's Tour de France was the La Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale, held in 1955. That race was won by the Brit Millie Robinson, who would also go on to be a women's hour record holder. Held over 5 stages, the race ended up being a one-off event.

The Women's WorldTour has grown quickly since its licences became available for teams. Before 2020, every team was known as a UCI Women's Team. Having that designation meant that...

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 throughout, adding additional sponsors where...

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.

The first Women’s Tour of Flanders took place in 2004. The route followed the last 55km of the men’s race with a bit before it to take the distance up to 94km. The finish parcours from that time is now used for Omloop het Nieuwsblad. Riders climb Kapelmuur before riding the tree-lined Bosberg. Zulfiya Zabirova won the first race with an attack on Kapelmuur itself.

The first Women's Tour of Flanders took place in 2004. The route followed the last 55km of the men's race with a bit before it to take the distance up to 94km. The finish parcours of the time is now used