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Grace Brown completes GC job to win Bretagne Ladies Tour

Grace Brown completes GC job to win Bretagne Ladies Tour

Grace Brown, riding for FDJ Suez, successfully retained her purple jersey as the leader of the Bretagne Ladies Tour Ceratizit on the concluding day of the event. The Australian marked her second general classification victory of the 2023 season after her triumph in the Tour Down Under back in January. Her competitors did not make …

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Demi Vollering continues her streak, now 5 wins in a row at Itzulia Women

Demi Vollering continues her streak, now 5 wins in a row at Itzulia Women

Demi Vollering has triumphed in the second leg of the Tour of the Basque Country for women, securing a victory for the SD Worx team. Overcoming the formidable challenge presented by Soraya Paladin and Marlen Reusser after a gruelling hilly leg, Vollering naturally retains her position at the top of the general classification after her …

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Grace Brown rides to huge TT win in Brittany to take GC lead

Grace Brown rides to huge TT win in Brittany to take GC lead

On the third day of the Bretagne Ladies Tour CERATIZIT, Grace Brown claimed the individual time trial. The Australian managed to navigate the challenging course in and around Plouay faster than Maaike Boogaard and Coralie Demay. Brown also assumed the leader’s jersey from Marta Lach. The third day of the Bretagne Ladies was of great …

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Riejanne Markus takes solo win at Navarra Women’s Elite Classic

Riejanne Markus takes solo win at Navarra Women’s Elite Classic

In a dazzling display of athleticism, Dutch cyclist Riejanne Markus clinched the Navarra Women’s Elite Classic title. After a gruelling, hilly race from and to Pamplona, Markus emerged victorious, outpacing rivals Tamara Dronova and Ella Wyllie, who secured second and third places respectively. The Navarra Women’s Elite Classic, a strenuous single-day Spanish race, is a …

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Valentine Fortin wins Bretagne Ladies Tour sprint after late crash

Valentine Fortin wins Bretagne Ladies Tour sprint after late crash

In a thrilling conclusion to the second stage of the Bretagne Ladies Tour, French cyclist Valentine Fortin, representing Cofidis, emerged victorious. In a disrupted sprint finish, she overpowered Marta Lach and Martina Alzini to secure the win. Despite her second-place finish, Lach retains her position at the top of the overall standings. Yesterday’s inaugural stage …

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Annemiek van Vleuten takes GC win by just 9 seconds as Demi VOllering wins at Lagos de Covadonga

Annemiek van Vleuten takes GC win by just 9 seconds as Demi VOllering wins at Lagos de Covadonga

Annemiek van Vleuten won her 4th major tour in a row with victory at this year’s Vuelta Femenina, although it was a close-run thing as her advantage earned yesterday was nearly overtaken by the efforts of Demi Vollering. Gaia Realini gamefully hung on to claim 2nd on the stage and boost herself up to 3rd …

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Gaia Realini takes first WWT win and Van Vleuten steals the red jersey away from SD Worx

Gaia Realini takes first WWT win and Van Vleuten steals the red jersey away from SD Worx

Gaia Realini pipped Annemiek van Vleuten on the line after a hard-fought day that saw the experienced head of Van Vleuten steal a march on her rival Demi Vollering in the general classification fight. The biggest DNS of note today was Chloe Dygert, whose team pulled her from the running after 5 full-on stages to …

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