Death, taxes and Marianne Vos winning bike races! She took her second win in two days in Scandinavia, and it should have been her second win in Sweden within a week if not for the disqualification at Vårgårda. Another long day saw the riders take on 153km between Orust to Strömstad on the Swedish stage …
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The Tour of Scandinavia has morphed from the Ladies Tour of Norway for 2022 after a successful run between 2014 and 2021. Originally hoped to incorporate the Vargarda races in Sweden, the organisers there eventually opted to remain separate.
After yesterday’s mishap, the pre-stage favourite Lorena Wiebes flew to a sprint victory today in Harlow. Wiebes won back-to-back stages of last year’s race and will have an opportunity to repeat that again tomorrow on Stage 3. Team DSM launched a successful lead-out that gave Wiebes the perfect positioning ahead of all of her rivals. …
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Table of Contents Le Samyn de Dames Race History Le Samyn des Dames started in 2012, it’s held on the same day and uses a fair amount of the same route as the men’s race. Until this year, it has always been a 1.2 categorised race (now a 1.1) and forms part of the Exterioo …
Table of Contents Vuelta CV Feminas Race History The Vuelta CV Feminas holds a position early in the calendar as one of the first sprint races of the year. It’s an easy way for sprinters to claim their first win of the season. Each of the 3 editions held so far has been a big …
The Baloise Ladies Tour has also been known as the BeNe Ladies Tour in the past. First run in 2014, that year’s race was won by Emma Johansson. Jolien d’Hoore finished 2nd that year before taking a pair of wins and Marianne Vos a pair of victories herself. Lisa Klein won in 2019, a year …
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The Lotto Belgium Tour will have its 9th edition in 2021 after taking a year off because of Covid. The race still holds its 2.1 level designation but its winners list has some big names on it. Some are listed below but Ellen van Dijk and Emma Johansson have also taken victory here. Most editions …
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Dwars Door de Westhoek takes place in the corner of Belgium, next to the French border, called Heuvelland. It’s the area most commonly associated with the Gent Wevelgem races. Starting and finishing in Boezinge, the riders are treated to 3 ascents of the Rodeberg before heading back into town. The Rodeberg is just under 1km …
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The Festival Elsy Jacobs is the first race to take place after the Spring Classics part of the season has come to a close. This race is a homage to Luxembourger Elsy Jacobs, the first-ever women’s world road race champion. The second stage is hosted by her own town of Garnich and the country is …
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The Healthy Ageing Tour is 10 years old in 2021. After unfortunately missing out on 2020’s edition due to COVID-19, the race is back albeit in a reduced, controlled way. 2019 saw the riders tackle 5 stages (technically 6 with Stage 4 split in 4a and 4b). Whereas the 2021 edition sees just 3 stages …
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