After a dominant race by her SD Worx team, Demi Vollering polished it off by taking the final stage victory and the overall general classification. She had no real rivals on the final climb to Lagunas de Neila and won on its slopes for the second year in a row. She rode the final 7km …
Demi Vollering wins final day and GC at Vuelta a Burgos Read More »
Demi Vollering has won the second stage of the Vuelta a Burgos Feminas. The Dutch cyclist won the sprint in Lerma after the stage was characterised by echelons. Lorena Wiebes crossed the line first, but the winner of Stage One was relegated to third place due to a manoeuvre during the sprint. Chloe Dygert secured …
Wiebes wins but is relegated, teammate Vollering wins Stage 2 of Vuelta a Burgos Read More »
Vuelta a Burgos Feminas sprung up from a national-level race in 2019 to 2.1 level. The first edition was won by Norwegian Stine Borgli with a bit of a different parcours to the race it has now become. There was no major summit finish…
On paper, Stage 3 of the Vuelta Femenina looked like the easy day of the race. No real climbs to worry about, the longest stage sure but pretty much flat on straight roads through La Manche. The weather forecast put paid to any ideas of an easy sprint day however but serving up a strong …
Marianne Vos wins echelon-filled Vuelta Femenina Stage 3 Read More »
Jumbo-Visma delivered their first win of the 2023 season with a storming ride in Torrevieja to kick off the 2023 Vuelta Femenina. On a course lasting 14.5km around the seaside town, the Dutch team were able to finish fastest with Anna Henderson crossing the line first to take a maiden red leader’s jersey. The team …
Jumbo-Visma win opening TTT of 2023 Vuelta Femenina Read More »
La Vuelta Femenina is very much the junior member of the women’s grand tours and riding the coattails of the men’s race whilst trying to catch up. It’s had a slow, measured progression from a one-day race, similar to La Course on the Champs Elysees was, into something bigger. After 3 editions, a second stage was added which was somewhat strangely a team time trial to effectively decide the GC.
Women’s Flèche Wallonne History The women’s Flèche Wallonne, or La Flèche Wallonne Féminine, or finally in 2023 Flèche Wallonne Femmes, has a long uninterrupted history going back to 1998. As such, there’s a long list of some of the best climbers of women’s cycling on the winners list. Starting out with Italian Fabiana Luperini, who also took 5 …
The history of the Women’s Amstel Gold Race is very much in two parts. An initial race was held between 2001-2003 (won by Nicole Cooke, Leontien van Moorsel and Debby Mansveld), reaching the highest-level Women’s World Cup set of races in its final year of that run.
Silvia Persico finished off Brabantse Pijl with a victory, beating the dominant SD Worx team and rivals like Liane Lippert. The Italian rider on UAE Team ADQ was the fastest at the uphill finish in Overijse today, holding off the challenges from her rivals with a well-timed finish. Last year’s winner Demi Vollering had to …
Silvia Persico wins first race of the season at Brabantse Pijl Read More »
The last couple of years of the women’s Brabantse Pijl have centred on Demi Vollering. The Dutch rider infamously celebrated just a moment too soon in 2021. With her arm already aloft in victory, Ruth Winder took the slenderest of victories on the finish line photo for one of the American’s final big wins.