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A look back at former Giro Donne winner Mara Abbott

Mara Abbott was the first American rider to win the Giro Donne in 2010. Then went out to repeat the victory in 2013. A natural climber, Abbott was able...

Tour de Bretagne Féminin 2022 Race Preview

The Tour de Bretagne Féminin has been run since the 1980s, albeit with some interruptions. Catherine Marsal won a pair of the early editions, before Jeannie Longo unsurprisingly won too. It was German rider Hanka Kupfernagel who was the first to win 3 editions of the race though. She was joined on 3 victories by Marina Jaunatre in the mid-2000s. Brit Emma Pooley won in 2008, taking 2 stages along the way.

Pro Cyclist FTPs 2022

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...

Ladies Tour of Norway 2021 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile

The Ladies Tour of Norway is back in 2021 after being another major race to suffer a forced COVID postponement in 2020. The undoubted queen of the race is...

Women’s San Sebastian Klasikoa 2021 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile

The San Sebastian Klasikoa returns in 2021 as a Women's WorldTour race after a first edition in 2019 at 1.1 level. The race mirrors the men's San Sebastian which...

Women’s Olympic Road Race Winners

The 2021 women's Olympic road race continues a tradition that only began in 1984. This year's Olympics will see only the 10th ever women's Olympic road race winner of...

SPAR Flanders Diamond Tour 2021 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile

The SPAR Flanders Diamond Tour is the next round in the Lotto Cycling Cup, the year-long national competition in Belgium. The race is set at the 1.1 level, so...

Women’s Vuelta a Burgos 2021 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile

The Vuelta a Burgos has risen quickly in its race level in recent years. The race has a history of being one of the major Spanish domestic level races...

Women’s Trofeo Alfredo Binda 2021 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile

The Trofeo Alfredo Binda is one of the longest-running women's pro races, first run in 1974. The winner's list includes plenty of big names like Fabiana Luperini, Nicole Cooke...

Women’s GP de Plouay 2020 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile

This year's GP de Plouay has been slotted into the middle of the European Championships. Originally the Euro Champs were supposed to be in Trentino, Italy but amongst the...

What does a pro cyclist FTP look like?

What is FTP cycling? FTP is the acronym for Functional Threshold Power. In theory this is the max power that you can sustain for an hour's riding. Once you know...