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The 2024 Strade Bianche Women is set to be another classic. In 2023, the race provided yet another thrilling finish, with Demi Vollering narrowly edging out Lotte Kopecky at the finish line. However, controversy marred the podium as Kristen Faulkner, who initially finished third, was disqualified for wearing a glucose monitoring device, altering the final results.

In a thrilling display of skill and stamina, Lorena Wiebes of team SD Worx has won the first-ever European Gravel Championship, outpacing her Dutch...

This year, the scenic San Luca climb in Bologna sets the backdrop for the much-anticipated Giro dell'Emilia Donne. With a bevvy of well-seasoned professionals...

Dutch cyclist Pauliena Rooijakkers, currently with Canyon SRAM, is set to sport the colours of the Belgian team, Fenix-Deceuninck, from 2024. The 30-year-old has...

Annemiek van Vleuten won the seventh stage of the Giro Donne, extending her victories after winning stage two and stage six yesterday. On the...

In what was mooted as a sprint stage, Annemiek van Vleuten delivered another strong GC performance. In the end, she took second place to...

Demi Vollering has become the new Dutch champion at the elite women's level. The SD Worx cyclist launched an attack in the final lap...

The CIC-Tour Féminin Pyrénées has a limited history with just the one edition in 2022. Krista Doebel-Hickok was the strongest rider over the 4 stages, taking the GC by 1'07" from Eri Yonamine and Ricarda Bauernfeind back at 1'38" behind the American.

The Itzulia Women took over as one of the major Spanish stage races once Emakumeen Bira closed its doors and was able to get off the ground in 2022 straight into the Women's WorldTour. That was largely in part due to the race being an expanded version of the Donostia San Sebastian Klasikoa which took place either side of Covid.

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.