Cooke

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

The World Championships is the pinnacle one-day race of the cycling calendar. The list of winners contains so many iconic cyclists over the decades.

Mie Lacota was once a big deal in women's cycling. There was a tonne of justifiable hype at the young rider who seemed to...

Nicole Cooke turned professional in 2002 (aged 19) and won the Commonwealth Games in her first season. She'd already won the National Championships twice (once winning the Seniors as a Youth) and had started a run where she won it every year between 2001 and 2009.

La Flèche Wallonne Féminine or the Women's Flèche Wallonne has been running since 1998. A relatively long history for a women's cycling race

The Trofeo Alfredo Binda, named after the legendary Italian rider from the 1920s and 30s, famous for his rivalry with Costante Girardengo, is one of the...