This Saturday marked a highlight for women’s cycling in the north of France with the second running of A Travers les Hauts de France. The competitors faced a 129km route from Brebières to Quéant in the Pas-de-Calais region. As expected, the race was decided in a gripping final sprint. Several riders tried to break away …
Valentine Fortin triumphs in the 2nd A Travers les Hauts de France Read More »
2023 sees the second running of the A Travers less Hauts de France. The race is full of rolling terrain without major climbs but just enough to split up the peloton into smaller groups. The first edition last year saw Mischa Bredewold take the win solo at the finish line as the young Dutch rider …
Riders to Watch at the 2023 A Travers les Hauts de France Read More »
Yesterday, Dutch cyclist Demi Vollering claimed a victory that has set the SD Worx team on a fresh round of celebrations. Their triumphant streak continues, as Marlen Reusser of Switzerland, Hungary’s youthful sensation Blanka Vas, and Luxembourg’s Christine Majerus have also etched their names on the winners’ list. Each of them emerged victorious in their …
Successful day for SD Worx sees them take 4 more national road race titles Read More »
This year’s national championships block got properly underway today, with a whole host of time trials across Europe seeing new champions and old champions retain their titles. Estonia got underway yesterday, seeing AG Insurance-NXTG U23 rider Laura Lizette Sander take her maiden title. Today though, all of Great Britain, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Luxembourg, Netherlands and Poland …
The women’s Dwars Door het Hageland has had 2 editions so far, both this side of the covid pandemic. The first year, 2021, was won by classics queen Chantal van der Broek-Blaak in a solo victory of 36 seconds ahead of teammate Christine Majerus.
Marta Bastianelli took a great step to retain her Festival Elsy Jacobs title with victory on Stage 1 of the two-day race in Luxembourg. Her UAE Team ADQ delivered to the line at the perfect moment, catching a group of attackers in the last few metres of the stage. Second place was Ally Wollaston who …
Marta Bastianelli wins opening stages of Festival Elsy Jacobs Read More »
In recent years, there has been a growing push for greater equity in the sport of cycling, particularly for women. In response, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) launched the Women’s WorldTour in 2016, a series of races designed to showcase the best female cyclists in the world. Since then, the Women’s WorldTour has grown in both popularity and prestige, and has become a major force for revolutionizing women’s cycling.
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 …
Lotte Kopecky takes an emotional solo win at Nokere Koerse Read More »
A new race on the 2023 UCI calendar is the Tour de Normandie Féminin which jumps straight into the 2.1 race level and has managed to get a strong startlist for a new race. 4 Women’s WorldTour teams will be in attendance and strong non-WWT riders like Audrey Cordon-Ragot, Simone Boilard and Clara Koppenburg (although …
A quick preview look at the Tour de Normandie Féminin 2023 Read More »
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 »