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.
After a super strong cyclocross season, it’s almost no surprise to see Shirin van Anrooij begin to dominate on the road as well. The 21-year-old took her first Women’s WorldTour victory in this year’s Trofeo Alfredo Binda, crossing the line solo with plenty of advantage to a chasing pack of favourites. The U23 CX World …
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Determined to race at Nokere Koerse after the death of her brother last weekend, Lotte Kopecky was a huge presence all race in the Flandrian race. The Belgian made numerous moves off the front of the peloton, most of which came back but she still had enough left in the tank to make the crucial …
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The Trofeo Alfredo Binda has been around for what feels like forever, it’s one of the crown jewels of the women’s cycling calendar. With all the talk the other week of whether Strade Bianche is a monument (it isn’t), the Trofeo Alfredo Binda is unarguably one in women’s cycling.
The overnight talk was about how the cobbled sections had been removed from the Ronde van Drenthe and whether the VAMberg would still be in the race or not after more snowfall. In the end, the race started at the cleared VAMberg instead of Emmen and took the former rubbish heap 6 times before heading …
Lorena Wiebes simply too fast in snowy Ronde van Drenthe Read More »
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.
SD Worx’s Lotte Kopecky took a commanding victory at this year’s Omloop het Nieuwsblad Women, finishing solo like Dylan van Baarle in the men’s Omloop. Surprisingly, Belgium has never had a home winner at Omloop het Nieuwsblad Women, despite being run since 2006. Going clear on the early part of the Muur, Kopecky powered onto …
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Omloop het Nieuwsblad Women will be part of the Women’s WorldTour for the first time in 2022! A long history back to 2006 has seen the race slowly elevate itself through the levels from 1.2 to 1.WWT. The honours board contains some of the very best riders in the women’s peloton
Today’s stage came down to a relatively formulaic sprint, despite a decent amount of climbing in the early part of the stage. The presence of the early climbs meant they weren’t used as launchpads and a breakaway of the day never really formed. Cécile Lejeune of Massi-Tactic stayed away the longest. Initially, she was joined …
Balsamo doubles up with 2nd stage win at Setmana Ciclista Valenciana Read More »
Elisa Balsamo took the first stage of the 2023 Setmana Ciclista Valenciana, a repeat of her win at the same stage in last year’s race. The Italian national champion was positioned perfectly by her teammate Ilaria Sanguineti going into the final corner with 300 metres to go. A series of roundabouts over the final few …
Elisa Balsamo wins the opening stage of the 2023 Setmana Ciclista Valenciana Read More »