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 fit some returns to historic Women’s Tour venues. It’s the 9th edition of the race, which was one of the first to offer equal prize money …
After impressing during the 2022 season whilst racing for the well-known club team S-Bikes-Doltcini in Belgium, Amber Pate has taken her first national championship victory. It came in the criterium which opens the Australian national championships races this week. Her success in Europe last year secured her a move to Team Jayco-AlUla for 2023 and …
Amber Pate wins her first national championships at the Aussie criterium in Ballarat Read More »
The former Trek-Segafredo rider spent the early part of the off-season without a contract and publicly searching for one. B&B Hotels seemed to be the team that would give her security for 2023 and potentially more sprinting opportunities than she got at Trek. However, the demise of the French team before it really got started …
Chloe Hosking riding for Roxsolt Liv SRAM after B&B Hotels disaster Read More »
Le Col-Wahoo received news last month that their title sponsor Le Col was pulling out of funding the team in 2023. The expected budget was around €400k, which caused a huge shortfall in the team’s overall budget for the 2023 season. The team immediately made all of its riders available for signing by other teams, …
Le Col-Wahoo to announce new title sponsor in January 2023 Read More »
With only a week to go until the transfer window shuts for Women’s WorldTour teams, it’s safe to say that all but the latest of deals are still to be completed. We’ve seen some monster transfers take place and whilst some teams have had a bunch of riders move on there are a few teams …
The B&B Hotels story has occupied most of the early part of this cycling off-season. Particularly driven on the men’s side by the destination of Mark Cavendish ahead of the 2023 Tour de France, for the new women’s team led by Audrey Cordon-Ragot there are also potential pitfalls. Since the confirmation in May that the …
B&B Hotels women team still notionally going ahead but deadline looms Read More »
Spanish rider Mavi Garcia took her second Women’s WorldTour victory of the season at the catchily named GP de Plouay Classic Lorient Agglomeration Trophée Ceratizit. She beat Jumbo-Visma’s Amber Kraak in a head-to-head sprint, in what was Kraak’s best pro result. Grace Brown led the chasing group for the final spot on the podium. The …
Mavi Garcia wins the 2022 GP de Plouay Classic Lorient Agglomeration Trophée Ceratizit Read More »
The Simac Ladies Tour is the only Women’s WorldTour stage race in the Benelux this season. Formerly known as the Boels Ladies Tour, the race takes us across most of the Netherlands from the below sea-level areas to the hills of Limburg. The addition of a time trial will give the WWT peloton only its 2nd of the season
Each season, a whole host of riders are out of contract and potentially change teams. We’re currently at the point where some riders have confirmed their moves or renewals but many are still unknown. That means some big-name riders are currently ‘available’ that could improve any team in the peloton. Some of them we know …
Making a dream 2023 roster from available riders Read More »
Alex Manly won the 4th stage of the Tour of Scandinavia today, stopping Marianne Vos’ sequence of victories at 3 in a row. A slight crest at the finish line presented another chance on paper for Vos. However, the peloton was desperate to create an opportunity for someone else to win this stage with some …
Alex Manly breaks Marianne Vos’ winning streak in Tour of Scandinavia Read More »