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Women's Cycling
Classic Lorient Agglomération 2026 in historical context
Elisa Balsamo winning the 2026 Classic Lorient Agglomération felt particularly appropriate for the 25th edition of the race's modern history.
The Lidl-Trek rider beat three-time...
Women's Cycling
Selle Italia-Ghezzi team history – a key team from women’s cycling’s earlier professional era
Selle Italia-Ghezzi is the sort of team that exposes a problem with the way women's cycling history is usually remembered. The biggest riders and...
Giro Women
Giro d’Italia Women 2026 in historical context: Vollering’s late reversal joins the race’s great turning points
The Giro d’Italia Women 2026 will be remembered as one of the race’s great late reversals. Demi Vollering did not simply win the Giro....
Tour de France Femmes
A complete history of Tour de France Femmes: from Millie Robinson to the modern yellow jersey
The history of the Tour de France Femmes is not a straight line. It is a story of beginnings, disappearances, legal arguments, underfunded survival,...
Men's Cycling
A brief history of Men’s Copenhagen Sprint
Men’s Copenhagen Sprint is one of the youngest races on the UCI WorldTour, but it already has a clear identity. It was created to...
Giro Women
A complete history of the Giro d’Italia Women
The Giro d’Italia Women is the longest-running and most symbolically important stage race in women’s professional cycling. It has carried several names, survived uncertain...
Giro Women
A brief history of Giro d’Italia Women
The Giro d'Italia Women has long been one of the defining races in women’s cycling, but its story is more layered than the current...
Women's Cycling
Fabiana Luperini – the climber who ruled the Giro in ruthless fashion
Fabiana Luperini was the purest kind of climbing racer: light, relentless, and utterly unembarrassed by the suffering her métier demanded. In an era when...
Women's Cycling
La Flèche Wallonne Femmes 2026 in historical context
La Flèche Wallonne Femmes 2026 did not produce a historic shock, but it did produce a result that fits neatly into the race’s longer...
Women's Cycling
A brief history of La Flèche Wallonne Femmes
La Flèche Wallonne Femmes has become one of the defining races of the women’s spring, even if it arrived later than some of the...
Women's Cycling
What are the women’s cycling monuments? Do any actually exist?
Professional cycling is steeped in tradition, with teams often staying loyal to long-established methods and fans relishing the sport’s rich heritage. At the core...
Giro Women
Epic Climbs That Have Defined the Giro d’Italia Women
The Giro d'Italia Women, also known as the Giro Rosa or Giro Donne, has featured a range of challenging climbs throughout its history. Although...
