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FTP is the acronym for Functional Threshold Power. In theory, this is the maximum power that you can sustain for an hour's riding. Once...

The UCI Road World Championships have produced some of cycling’s most recognisable champions, from Alfredo Binda, Eddy Merckx and Jeannie Longo to Marianne Vos,...

The Giro dell’Emilia Donne has existed only since 2014, but it has already developed the sort of identity that many longer-running races spend decades...

The Giro dell’Emilia Donne returns on Saturday 3 October 2026, bringing one of the most recognisable uphill finishes in women’s cycling back to Bologna. Officially...

Top Girls Fassa Bortolo has never been the richest or most powerful team in women's cycling, but longevity has given it a different kind...

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

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.

During Covid lockdown in 2020, I wondered what FTPs pro cyclists were putting out. With everyone stuck indoors, Zwift became super popular and a...

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

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 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...

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...