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The Women's Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race has been a casualty of the Covid pandemic, similar to the Women's Tour Down Under. The last edition came at the start of 2020, just as the world was about to lock down. That year, Liane Lippert took the win with a late solo break.

Man, what a journey we've all experienced since the last Women's Tour Down Under. One of the few races held in early 2020 before the Covid pandemic kicked off properly, Australia's stringent rules since have prevented a return to international racing until now.

2022 Season Summary It was a solid start to the 2022 season with a few top-10s dotted here and there during the classics period. As...

Each season, a whole host of riders are out of contract and potentially change teams. We're currently at the point where some riders have...

Zoe Bäckstedt has confirmed her signature with EF Education-TIBCO-SVB, confirming her link to the team where she was a stagiaire. The last-year Junior rider...

The Tour de France Femmes has a long and convoluted history. The first race that could be considered a Women's Tour de France was the La Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale, held in 1955. That race was won by the Brit Millie Robinson, who would also go on to be a women's hour record holder. Held over 5 stages, the race ended up being a one-off event.

Stage 4 of the 2022 Giro Donne was an absolute belter. On paper, it looked like there might be a late attack with a...

The Giro Donne's status has seen the GC riders of recent generations all spar off to take the victory in Italy. So in recent years, honours have been shared between Anna van der Breggen and Annemiek van Vleuten, with Megan Guarnier the last another rider to win in 2016. Multiple wins are a regular occurrence, with Vos taking 3 wins in the early 2010s

Officially this race is just called the Women’s Tour but may have to unofficially finally become the Women's Tour of Britain. With the Tour de France Femmes coming, the original name all feels just a little too vague. The Women’s Tour is another race affected by COVID in 2020, but 2021 saw the race return, albeit in September rather than its usual timeslot of June.

With this year's Itzulia Women, women's racing in the Basque County has come full circle after quite a lot of change in recent years. We used to have the long-term staple of the Emakumeen Bira stage race which ran from 1988 to 2019. One of the major stage races, surprisingly given the climbing it was a race that neither Anna van der Breggen nor Annemiek van Vleuten ever actually won.