All my posts that a probably race previews in some way.
As of 12th March, this race is now cancelled! It feels like an age since we’ve had a Women’s WorldTour race. The last one was back on 1st February in Australia – the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race. Lianne Lippert won that one but isn’t racing Ronde van Drenthe so we may see a …
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Drentse Acht van Westerveld, an actual race! Despite everything that’s going on, the race organisers have managed to find a way for this race to happen…
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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The start of the women’s spring classics season diverts from the men’s calendar on just the 2nd day of racing. There’s no women’s Kuurne Brussels Kuurne, so instead, they race the Omloop Van Het Hageland. Leaving the area of Flanders where Omloop Het Nieuwsblad is raced, the women’s peloton is transported east by 80km. Omloop …
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It’s been a running joke all Winter, the 2020 cycling season starts with Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. All that Australian stuff like the Cadel Evans race were all just pre-season friendlies. Designed to prepare riders for this race (and all the others this year!). I don’t necessarily subscribe to that view. However, the Spring Classics are …
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The Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race (CEGORR) is back for its 5th edition in 2020. For the first time, it’s now a Women’s WorldTour race making it the start of the WorldTour season. All of the non-Australian teams that made the trip over the Tour Down Under have stayed on for this race. There’s …
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With the Women’s Tour Down Under, the start of the 2020 season is finally here! The race kicks off on 16th January and will have 4 stages in 2020. 3 lumpy stages where the main GC battle will take place and a crit style race in Adelaide on the final day. The GC should be …
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So I’ve spent 2019 writing a fair amount of race previews for professional men’s and women’s cycling. I set out with the aim of doing a preview for each Women’s WorldTour race, which I almost did and a preview for each Men’s Spring Classic, which I did do. Other than that, some previews like Rund …
The Women’s Tour of Guangxi isn’t just the last women’s WorldTour race of the 2019 season, it’s the last women’s race on the calendar. Once the race on 22nd October is over, the dust can settle and the riders can relax – those with confirmed teams for 2020 that is. Should also add there’s a …
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The Boels Ladies Tour starts today. It begins with a tiny tiny prologue of 3.8km at the Tom Dumoulin BikePark in Sittard. It will create some time gaps. There’s only so much time you can gain in under 4km but the course is super technical. Almost resembling a cyclocross circuit, and has a short stretch …
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