Curinier

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.

The Tour Féminin International des Pyrénées comes into 2024 with a new name after a disastrous 2023 edition, whilst known as the CIC-Tour Féminin Pyrénées. That race became infamous for ignoring rider safety as the opening stage saw live traffic on the race route as it circled around the finishing town. The next day saw more live traffic on supposed closed roads and the inevitable rider strike as a result. The riders simply stopped in the road as a new plan was devised. With a stage finish on a dead-end road up Hautacam, the race was neutralised all the way to the base of the climb as rider safety couldn't be guaranteed.

The 123.4-kilometre second stage of the Vuelta a Burgos Féminas, starting in Briviesca, was marked by early attacks and challenging climbs. The peloton faced the third-category Alto de Barcina...

The Women’s GP de Plumelec-Morbihan has been taking place since 2011, originally as a national-level race but was elevated to the UCI level in 2014. After a season as a 1.2 race, it's been on the calendar ever since as a 1.1, able to attract stars but also keep local teams still able to attend.

After a strong introduction to the calendar in 2023, The Tour de Normandie Féminin returns for the 2024 season. Still a 2.1 race, it has seen the number of...

The French team FDJ-Suez has announced that it will secure one of the best young French talents in Léa Curinier for 2024 and 2025. She has ridden for Team...

Team DSM completed a route with a full podium of their riders at the 2023 Dwars Door de Westhoek. Raced on a simple enough 10.5km circuit near Ypres this...

2022 Season Summary Team DSM's 2022 season was definitely dominated by Lorena Wiebes. The Dutch superstar sprinter took 23 wins in 50 race days, whilst no other rider on the...

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...

During Covid lockdown in 2020, I wondered what FTPs pro cyclists were putting out. With everyone stuck indoors, Zwift became super popular and a whole new way to check...

A new set of juniors enters the pro peloton each season. There is no U23 level for women riders, so riders come out of the junior ranks straight into...

2021 Season Summary It took a while for Team DSM to spark into life in 2021. Their best result in the first 6 weeks of the season was 5th at...