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Dwars Door Vlaanderen Women 2023 Race Preview
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.
Gent Wevelgem Women 2023 Race Preview
Gent Wevelgem Women has a decent shout as being one of the strongest Spring Classics races in the women's calendar. We've seen both the expected sprint finishes and also the odd attack and small break contest the win. The race has developed over the years and recently has become much more similar to the men's edition.
A quick preview look at the Tour de Normandie Féminin 2023
A new race on the 2023 UCI calendar is the Tour de Normandie Féminin which jumps straight into the 2.1 race level and has...
Women’s Nokere Koerse 2023 Race Preview
The Women's Nokere Koerse has a relatively short history compared to some of the other classics, just 3 editions have been held, with one postponed due to Covid as well. So far we've seen two big sprint finishes, both won by Lorena Wiebes and one slightly different finish with a break.
Women’s Ronde van Drenthe 2023 Race Preview
The Women's Ronde van Drenthe is a rare men/women double-header race where the women's race has the greater prestige to the men's race. It's also one of the longest running women's races in the calendar with a whole host of major name winners since its introduction in 2007.
GP Oetingen 2023 Race Preview
The GP Oetingen is a relatively new one day race, with only 2 previous editions. It is an adapted version of the old Gooik-Geraardsbergen-Gooik race, which covered some of the same roads in the area around the finish of Omloop het Nieuwsblad.
Marta Bastianelli wins Le Samyn des Dames ahead of fellow Italian Confalonieri
This year's Le Samyn des Dames saw an Italian lockout on the podium with Marta Bastianelli taking the victory in a sprint-a-deux with Maria...
Lorena Wiebes takes the win at Omloop van het Hageland
Lorena Wiebes gave SD Worx a perfect Opening Weekend with a sprint victory in the Omloop van het Hageland. The women's peloton doesn't get...
Le Samyn des Dames 2023 Race Preview
Le Samyn des Dames is the delayed third race of an elongated opening weekend. Whilst Omloop het Nieuwsblad and Omloop van het Hageland take place on Saturday and Sunday, we only have to wait until Tuesday for another big race. Relatively flat but with a couple of short steep climbs
Omloop van het Hageland 2023 Race Preview
Omloop van het Hageland is the second part of the Opening Weekend for the women's peloton. With no Kuurne Brussels Kuurne, the long-running Omloop van het Hageland fills the gap nicely instead. More often than not the race comes down to a sprint, with the parcours just hard enough to drop any unsuspecting rider.
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