Omloop het Nieuwsblad is here, the start of the proper 2021 season and the introduction to the spring classics too. The first preview of the season is the hardest to write mind. Riders have changed teams, the form book is wide open and we have no idea who is raring to go! This year’s Omloop …
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Stage 2 of the 2016 Women’s Tour took place across Warwickshire and therefore on my local home roads. The stage started in Atherstone in the north of the county before winding its way southwards. The route clipped the Oxfordshire hills before heading across to Stratford upon Avon for a slightly uphill sprint finish. The lumpy …
The domestiques are the often unheralded members of the women’s peloton. It’s rare they get the chance for personal glory and so simply looking at a list of rider’s results doesn’t tell the full story. These riders help chase down breakaways, position their leaders near the front, grab bottles for their teammates and go off …
Each year a new set of women’s national cycling champions are crowned. The opportunity to take a win in a one-day race against other riders from their own country. The winners then get to wear a national jersey for the following 12 months until the next national championships. COVID-19 has meant that not all nations …
After the excitement of the opening weekend which saw stars Annemiek van Vleuten and Lorena Wiebes take victories, Le Samyn Dames is on Tuesday 3rd March. Just 2 days rest and many of the riders who had a full weekend will be back in the saddle. Neither of Van Vleuten and Wiebes will be racing …
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Check out the 2020 Preview! The Women’s Omloop Het Nieuwsblad takes place on the same day as the men’s race – 2nd March 2019. The route is a shortened version of the men’s with less trips on the Haaghoek/Leberg section and one whole less loop. The finish is the same though, a trip up the …
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