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.
Dutch sprinting star Lorena Wiebes maintained her streak at the sprinters’ classic with her 3rd win in 3 editions, the only editions of the race to have ever been held. She was pushed close to the line by the incoming Charlotte Kool but Lorena had timed her sprint to perfection thanks to the lead-out she …
Lotte retained her Tour of Flanders title in Oudenaarde this year, pushing on solo from the Oude Kwaremont to the finish line on a testing day. In doing so, Kopecky joins a select group of riders to have won the race more than once including Mirjam Melchers, Judith Arndt and Annemiek van Vleuten. Her teammate …
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The 2023 edition of Dwars Door Vlaanderen saw an exciting, attacking race that ultimately got decided on the berg in Nokere that isn’t the Nokereberg! Demi Vollering launched a fierce attack that Marianne Vos but was unable to quite hang onto and the Dutch rider was able to ride away for a solo victory in …
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SD Worx’s Marlen Reusser took her first major classics victory at this year’s Gent Wevelgem Women in storming fashion. Attacking at the summit of the Baneberg, Reusser simply wasn’t seen again as she pulled out a gap and the chasing bunch never sorted out a coherent chase. The Swiss rider took advantage with 40km to …
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2022 Season Summary Another season and another 1st place in the women’s cycling rankings for SD Worx – their 6th in the last 7 seasons. Despite 11 Women’s WorldTour victories and that 1st ranked team status, 2022 wasn’t a year that possibly filled all expectations, however. Back in the Van der Breggen era, stage races …
Cycling documentaries are a big thing at the moment. Movistar had their Netflix one which gave us insights into some of the behind-the-scenes fun of the Spanish team. Jumbo-Visma also produced one of their recent Tour de France which they showed via their website with a ticketing system. Soudal Quick-Step will get in on the …
SD Worx to release 2022 Tour de France Femmes documentary soon Read More »
The South African Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio won the 2nd stage of the Tour de Romandie in impressive fashion. The SD Worx rider was able to ride away from Annemiek van Vleuten on the long climb to Thyon 2000. As a result, Moolman-Pasio took over the lead in the GC battle. The peloton took on 100.4km which …
Annemiek van Vleuten took her 2nd World Championship road race victory in Wollongong with an impressive last-ditch effort that caught the other riders unaware. Attacking in the final 700 metres with the race heading for a sprint, Van Vleuten wasn’t picked up by the other riders and was able to give everything she had to …
Annemiek van Vleuten takes incredible 2022 World Championships victory Read More »
The Women’s World Championships road race had been dominated by Dutch riders in recent years, with 4 in a row between 2017 and 2021. Elisa Balsamo broke that run last year in Flanders by being able to outsprint Marianne Vos to the line. Such is the Dutch dominance in women’s cycling