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A very long-running race, the Bretagne Ladies Tour can trace its origins back to 1987 when Cecile Odin won. Since then, it's always kept a low level but has just started to move up in the last couple of years after a patchy record since 2016. It's no longer a 2.2 race but has reached 2.1 level.

https://twitter.com/LaVueltaFem/status/1651181587994750977 Zaaf Cycling will not be using its wildcard invitation for the 2023 La Vuelta Femenina which starts this Monday. The race mentioned that the...

The prestigious Omloop van Borsele was won this year by UAE Development Team's young Swiss rider Linda Zanetti. She was able to attack and...

The 2023 Tour de France Femmes line-up of teams has been announced today. There are few surprises but at least one well-known team hasn't...

It's been a tough 6 months or so for Audrey Cordon-Ragot, leaving Trek, suffering a stroke, the abortive B&B Hotels project and recently the...

In recent years, there has been a growing push for greater equity in the sport of cycling, particularly for women. In response, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) launched the Women's WorldTour in 2016, a series of races designed to showcase the best female cyclists in the world. Since then, the Women's WorldTour has grown in both popularity and prestige, and has become a major force for revolutionizing women's cycling.

It's a short history for the Paris Roubaix Femmes as the race has only been held since 2021. Originally earmarked for 2020, that edition to be held in the Autumn was postponed as the pandemic took hold again. Eventually moved into 2021, the first year saw a long-range move from Lizzie Deignan who attacked before the cobbles started to ensure a strong lead position on the very muddy cobbled sectors that year.

The issues at Zaaf Cycling have taken their toll on star rider Audrey Cordon-Ragot. After a brutal off-season that saw the French national champion...

A Women's Tour of Flanders goes back to 2004, where the race immediately joined the top-level Road World Cup. From there, it's pretty much been a who's who of women's cycling on the winner's list. World champions, grand tour winners and more, every name is heavily linked to women's cycling with no surprises like say Jacky Durand on the men's list.

A women's Dwars Door Vlaanderen has been going for a solid decade at this point. First run back in 2012 at national level, it took 5 editions before it joined the UCI ranks. That didn't stop it from having big names race it in that period though. The early winners board is dominated by Amy Pieters with her 3 wins in a row from 2014-2016.