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Flashback to the 2013 Giro della Toscana Femminile rider strike

The 2013 Giro della Toscana Femminile, a race with a reputation for chaos, ended in controversy as safety concerns led to a dramatic stand-off between the riders and organisers,...

Recapping the madness of the 2023 women’s road season

The 2023 women's road season has seen plenty of ups and downs with teams folding before they even began, others folding mid-season and some more due to fold at...

2023 Women’s Tour stages revealed

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...

Amber Pate wins her first national championships at the Aussie criterium in Ballarat

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...

Chloe Hosking riding for Roxsolt Liv SRAM after B&B Hotels disaster

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...

Le Col-Wahoo to announce new title sponsor in January 2023

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...

2023 Women’s WorldTour transfers summary

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...

B&B Hotels women team still notionally going ahead but deadline looms

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...

Mavi Garcia wins the 2022 GP de Plouay Classic Lorient Agglomeration Trophée Ceratizit

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...

Simac Ladies Tour 2022 Race Preview

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

Making a dream 2023 roster from available riders

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...

Alex Manly breaks Marianne Vos’ winning streak in Tour of Scandinavia

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...