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Arkéa B&B Hotels Announces 2025 Women’s Team Line-up

The French-registered Arkéa B&B Hotels women’s team has unveiled its roster for the 2025 season, showcasing a balanced blend of returning talent, exciting new signings, and the inevitable reshuffling...

Squiban secures time trial victory despite recent injury as De Jong extends overall lead

Maeva Squiban powered to victory in the stage 4 individual time trial at the Tour Féminin International de l'Ardèche, on 6th September, despite nearly abandoning the race days earlier....

Thalita de Jong sprints to victory in Tour de l’Ardèche opener for first win in 2024

The opening stage of the 2024 Tour de l'Ardèche proved to be a challenging affair, covering 88 kilometres from Saint-Fortunat-sur-Eyrieux to Beauchastel. The day’s racing quickly thinned out the...

Tour de l’Ardeche 2024 Race Preview

The Tour de l'Ardeche, first established in 2003, has grown to become one of the longest-running non-Women's WorldTour stage races in women's cycling. Nestled in the stunning French region of Ardèche, this race has carved out a solid place in the late-season cycling calendar, offering a challenging and diverse terrain that tests the endurance and versatility of the riders.

Tour Femmes 2024: Alpe d’Huez – Vollering’s last chance to retain yellow

The 2024 Tour de France Femmes promises an exhilarating conclusion with the penultimate stage leading directly into a gruelling final day. The riders will face a 150-kilometre challenge culminating...

A quick preview look at Volta a Portugal Feminina Cofidis 2024

The Volta a Portugal Feminina Portugal is finally a UCI race! It's been quietly doing a great job at the national level ever since Covid, with 3 editions taking...

Josie Talbot secures solo victory at Tour Féminin International des Pyrénées finale

Josie Talbot clinched a commanding solo victory on the final day of the Tour Féminin International des Pyrénées, completing the 125.5km stage from Nay to Bosdarros. The Australian rider...

Alpes Gresivaudan Classic 2024 Race Preview

The first Alpes Gresivaudan Classic was an epic edition. The pre-race favourite Evita Muzic took the win but it wasn't so simple as that sounds! Eglantine Rayer, who was still a junior back in 2022, pushed Muzic all the way to the finish line. Just 2 seconds behind was the German rider Clara Koppenberg before a larger gap to 4th for Adele Normand.

A quick preview look at Durango Durango 2024

The Durango Durango or Emakumeen Saria as it used to be listed in the race calendar is one of the longest running one-day women's races. Going back at UCI...

Itzulia Women 2024 Race Preview

Itzulia Women comes straight off the back of the Vuelta Femenina and covers the ground that the old Emakumeen Bira used to. The Basque Country has pretty much always had a major women's tour and the current incarnation is the Itzulia Women. It went straight into the Women's WorldTour calendar when it came into inception in 2022

Liège Bastogne Liège Femmes 2024 Race Preview

The women’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège, now also known as Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes, is relatively new to the women's cycling calendar, with its inaugural race only dating back to 2017. Anna van der Breggen made a spectacular start to the event, clinching victories in both the Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège in the same week during the first two editions

Flèche Wallonne Femmes 2024 Race Preview

The women's Flèche Wallonne, recently renamed Flèche Wallonne Femmes, has been a cornerstone event in women’s cycling since its inception in 1998, hosting many of the sport's most formidable climbers.