Mara Abbott was the first American rider to win the Giro Donne in 2010. Then went out to repeat the victory in 2013. A natural… Read More »A look back at former Giro Donne winner Mara Abbott
La Flèche Wallonne Féminine or the Women’s Flèche Wallonne has been running since 1998. A relatively long history for a modern women’s cycling race. In its 20+ year history, the race has only seen 10 different winners. Anna van der Breggen has won Flèche Wallonne Féminine 7 times, Marianne Vos 5 times, with Fabiana Luperini and Nicole Cooke both 3-time winners.
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
The Setmana Ciclista Valenciana has been a UCI race since 2017 and for most of its history has been a 2.2 race. It was elevated to 2.1 status in 2021. Usually held in February, 2021 was an exception because of Covid as the race was held in May.
Today saw ASO announce the teams and routes for their pair of major Ardennes Classics – Flèche Wallonne Femmes & Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes. Flèche Wallonne has… Read More »Teams and Routes for Ardennes Classics Announced
2021 Season Summary SD Worx is becoming increasingly unique in being a women’s cycling team without a men’s team backing it up. Their success then… Read More »SD Worx 2022 Roster Preview
With the 2021 season now officially in the books, we can take a look at which riders took the most victories over the year. Most… Read More »Most winningest riders in the women’s peloton 2021
Every year a host of riders retire from the top level of the sport, but this year’s retirement list contains a few big hitters. Anna… Read More »Female riders retiring at the end of the 2021 season
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… Read More »Women’s World Championship Road Race 2021 Race Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile