Uttrup Ludwig - Page 6

The GP de Plouay is closing in on 25 years of racing, which makes it one of the longest running major races in the women's cycling calendar. The lumpy Brittany parcours has favoured climbers and puncheurs over the years, depending on the course layout. Delving into the list of former winners, you have the likes of GC winner Fabiana Luperini and Brit Nicole Cooke before the modern generation takes over

The final stage of the 2022 Tour of Scandinavia saw Marianne Vos take her 4th victory of the race. The Dutch rider was unsurprisingly...

The queen stage of the Tour of Scandinavia saw Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig take control of the race that start in her home country on...

Marianne Vos has a strong history in the Ladies Tour of Norway, so it's no surprise to see her be successful in the first...

The Tour of Scandinavia has morphed from the Ladies Tour of Norway for 2022 after a successful run between 2014 and 2021. Originally hoped to incorporate the Vargarda races in Sweden, the organisers there eventually opted to remain separate.

Denmark's Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig finished strongly to win the third stage of the Tour de France Femmes on Tuesday, while Dutch great Marianne Vos...

The Tour de France Femmes has a long and convoluted history. The first race that could be considered a Women's Tour de France was the La Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale, held in 1955. That race was won by the Brit Millie Robinson, who would also go on to be a women's hour record holder. Held over 5 stages, the race ended up being a one-off event.

Liege Bastogne Liege Femmes is another relatively new race on the women’s calendar. First held in 2017, it gives riders the chance to cover roads raced by the men’s peloton in one of their monuments. Although the race is called Liege Bastogne Liege still, the women’s race starts in Bastogne and before heading to Liege.

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.

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