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Jolien d’Hoore – Belgium’s sprinter

Jolien d’Hoore was one of those riders who made the final kilometre feel narrower. In the wind-tossed, technical finishes that suit the Low Countries,...

Wiggle High5 team history – the British squad that helped push women’s cycling forward

Wiggle High5 was one of the defining women’s cycling teams of the 2010s. It did not last long by historic standards, running from 2013...

Boels-Dolmans team history – inside the rise of a women’s cycling superteam

Boels-Dolmans did not just win races. It helped redefine what sustained excellence could look like in women’s cycling before the current SD Worx era...

A brief history of La Vuelta Femenina

La Vuelta Femenina has grown faster than almost any other major race in women’s cycling. What began in 2015 as a one-day circuit race...

Nokere Koerse unveils safer uphill finish for 2025

The Danilith Nokere Koerse organisers have introduced a new finish location for the 2025 race, prioritising rider safety while attempting to maintain the race’s...

The end of Ronde van Drenthe: A historic race bows out

Ronde van Drenthe, one of the oldest races in the cycling calendar, will no longer take place. This decision, announced during a meeting with...

Paris Roubaix Femmes 2023 Photos

The 2023 Paris Roubaix Femmes saw plenty of mud but was a largely dry race. A large early break went clear and thanks to...

Marta Cavalli takes first win since TdFF accident on slopes of Hautacam

The second stage of the Tour des Pyrénées had highs and lows but ultimately was won by Marta Cavalli, the Italian's first win since...

VÃ¥rgÃ¥rda races to no longer be in the Women’s WorldTour

The Vårgårda races have been part of the women's cycling calendar for a long long time. There has been a Vårgårda race in the...

Servais Knaven has ambitions to take AG Insurance-Soudal Quick-Step to the top of women’s cycling

AG Insurance-Soudal Quick-Step signalled their intent to join the Women's WorldTour as soon as possible with their ultimately unsuccessful application this season. They've made...

Women’s Tour of Flanders history, previous winners and greatest moments

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

Exterioo Classic Brugge-De Panne 2022 Race Preview

Since the race's inception in 2018, the race has seen 3 big bunch sprints and 1 notable solo win by Grace Brown last year. The parcours is super flat with nothing of note to worry about. The wind is about the only hazard for the riders but even that isn’t forecast to be too bad on Thursday.