Greatest Spring Classics Races – Le Samyn des Dames
Le Samyn des Dames started in 2012, held on the same day and using a fair amount of the same route as the men’s race. It has only ever been a 1.2…
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The Forgotten Super Talent of Mie Lacota
Mie Lacota was once a big deal in women’s cycling. There was a tonne of justifiable hype at the young rider who seemed to have the cycling world at her feet. Her pro career lasted just 4 major races but she won the first of those, the 2007 Omloop het Volk. Then it was all …
Greatest Spring Classics Races – Drentse Acht van Westerveld
The first Drentse Acht van Westerveld took place in 2007. For its first few years it was known as the Drentse 8 Van Dwingeloo. It slowly morphed into…
Women’s Drentse Acht van Westerveld 2020 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile
Drentse Acht van Westerveld, an actual race! Despite everything that’s going on, the race organisers have managed to find a way for this race to happen…
Women’s Le Samyn Dames 2020 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile
After the excitement of the opening weekend which saw stars Annemiek van Vleuten and Lorena Wiebes take victories, Le Samyn Dames is on Tuesday 3rd March. Just 2 days rest and many of the riders who had a full weekend will be back in the saddle. Neither of Van Vleuten and Wiebes will be racing …
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Women’s Omloop Van Het Hageland 2020 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile
The start of the women’s spring classics season diverts from the men’s calendar on just the 2nd day of racing. There’s no women’s Kuurne Brussels Kuurne, so instead, they race the Omloop Van Het Hageland. Leaving the area of Flanders where Omloop Het Nieuwsblad is raced, the women’s peloton is transported east by 80km. Omloop …
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Women’s Ronde van Drenthe 2019 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile
Compared to some of more recent races, this Sunday’s Ronde van Drenthe (17th March) has more of a history in the women’s racing calendar having been raced since 2007. There’s only been one multiple winner in all that time – Marianne Vos (unsurprisingly). The pretty much flat parcours has seen sprinters often finish highly although …
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Women’s Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2019 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile
Check out the 2020 Preview! The Women’s Omloop Het Nieuwsblad takes place on the same day as the men’s race – 2nd March 2019. The route is a shortened version of the men’s with less trips on the Haaghoek/Leberg section and one whole less loop. The finish is the same though, a trip up the …
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World Championships Women’s Time Trial 2018 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile
The 2018 women’s world championship time trial takes place on a hilly 28.5km course starting in Hall-Wattens before finishing in the host city of Innsbruck. A number of short climbs will really test the legs – the last little ‘nick’ in the profile map below could be the deciding point as a test for how well …
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