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Women’s Tour of Flanders 2022 Race Preview

The first Women’s Tour of Flanders took place in 2004. The route followed the last 55km of the men’s race with a bit before it to take the distance up to 94km. The finish parcours from that time is now used for Omloop het Nieuwsblad. Riders climb Kapelmuur before riding the tree-lined Bosberg. Zulfiya Zabirova won the first race with an attack on Kapelmuur itself.

Greatest Spring Classics Races – Women’s Tour of Flanders

The first Women's Tour of Flanders took place in 2004. The route followed the last 55km of the men's race with a bit before it to take the distance up to 94km. The finish parcours of the time is now used

Pro Cyclist FTPs 2022

During Covid lockdown in 2020, I wondered what FTPs pro cyclists were putting out. With everyone stuck indoors, Zwift became super popular and a whole new way to check...

Joe Martin Stage Race confirms Walmart as title sponsor

The Joe Martin Stage Race is now one of the premier races on the USA cycling calendar. It has a long history dating back 45 years and has been...

Pro cyclists that changed their name during their career

Coryn Rivera has just announced that she will be riding for Jumbo Visma in 2022, at the same time she 'suddenly' became Coryn Labecki. She's not alone in changing...

Women’s World Championship Road Race 2021 Race Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile

The women's World Championships road race is arguably the most important one-day race in the cycling calendar. Sure different regions might argue that their local race is bigger. I'm...

Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta 2021 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile

This year's Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta has had an extra day added and moves away from Madrid too. The Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta will finish in Santiago...

Women’s GP de Plouay – Lorient – Agglomération Trophée CERATIZIT 2021 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile

The GP de Plouay was one of the races that were able to take place after the lockdown period of the 2020 season. It was a horrible, grey and...

Ladies Tour of Norway 2021 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile

The Ladies Tour of Norway is back in 2021 after being another major race to suffer a forced COVID postponement in 2020. The undoubted queen of the race is...

Women’s Olympic Road Race 2021 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile

The women's Olympic road race returns in 2021 for the first time since 2016. The Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games were delayed by a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic...

Women’s Fleche Wallonne 2021 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile

Fleche Wallonne sees the riders take on the Mur de Huy once more. A climb that's so steep and hard the race is almost always decided on the last...

Women’s Amstel Gold Race 2021 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile

The women's Amstel Gold Race returns after a year off due to COVID-19. The race this year is heavily altered due to the pandemic but at least it gets...