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Canyon SRAM signs Maria Martins and Wilma Aintila for 2025 & 2026 seasons

Canyon SRAM has bolstered its roster with the addition of two exciting talents, Portuguese rider Maria Martins and Finnish cyclist Wilma Aintila. Both have signed contracts that will see...

Chiara Consonni sprints to win at GP Beerens ahead of Fidanza and Van Rooijen

In a striking showdown at the Grote Prijs Beerens in Aartselaar, Chiara Consonni of UAE Team ADQ's development squad (the development team borrowed Consonni from the main team for...

Lorena Wiebes takes 3rd career Giro Donne stage win into Moden

Stage 3 of the 2023 Giro Donne saw Lorena Wiebes take the expected sprint victory that was earmarked for her the moment the route became known. At the end...

Festival Elsy Jacobs 2023 Race Preview

The Festival Elsy Jacobs is a long-running women's race that is the high point of the calendar in Luxembourg. First held in 2008, it began life as a one-day race won by Italian Monia Bacaille. It stayed that way for a few years before growing in 2012 to a three-day format that always started off with a prologue. That shifted the balance to riders who were strong against the clock

Ronde de Mouscron 2023 Race Preview

The Ronde de Mouscron has a short history of just two editions, like Scheldeprijs before it. The first edition was a big bunch sprint that was dominated by Valcar as they delivered Chiara Consonni to the win that year.

Women’s Scheldeprijs 2023 Race Preview

There isn't an extensive history at Scheldeprijs Women, it was first held coming out of the Covid pandemic with Lorena Wiebes winning in 2021. She doubled up in 2022, confirming that the women's Scheldeprijs is very much like the men's race. Over the years, the men's edition has been seen as a sprinter's world championships or a teaser before the Champs Elysees at least.

Fenix-Deceuninck officially announces 3 new riders

Fenix-Deceuninck has announced 3 new riders this morning, two of which were known unofficially due to being registered on the team via the UCI - Petra Stiasny and Carina...

RideLondon Classique 2022 Race Preview

The RideLondon Classique came into being after the 2012 Olympics that were held in London. Looking for a legacy event that would ensure cycling remained important after the Games, a men's and women's race in London were created.

Paris Roubaix Femmes 2022 Race Preview

It was a long time coming but the first women's Paris Roubaix finally took place in 2021. We'd been teased that Paris Roubaix Femmes was taking place after the COVID lockdown in 2020 but further measures derailed the race. It was the same story in the spring of 2021 but finally, in October 2021, we saw a women's peloton on the cobbles.

Women’s Scheldeprijs 2022 Race Preview

The women's Scheldeprijs is a very new race, with only one edition taking place so far. So this history part will be quite short! A large break of 16 riders were given some distance, including some big names like Brennauer, Alice Barnes and Lisa Klein. The presence of the big names meant the break was always going to be closed down. A spell of crashes interrupted the flow of the race.

Women’s Dwars Door Vlaanderen 2022 Race Preview

The Women's Dwars Door Vlaanderen has been a UCI race since 2017 and a lower level race for 5 years before then too. The race has evolved over the years from a largely flat race with 1 or 2 major climbs to last year's version which was a much tougher affair with 10 climbs

Setmana Ciclista Valenciana 2021 Stage 2 Results & Race Recap

After an eventful first day, Stage 2 sees more climbing. The riders take on the Cat 1 Alto Coronetes, followed quickly by the Cat 2 Alto Salt del Cavall....