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Women's Cycling

DAS-Hutchinson to close at end of 2026 after decade in British women’s cycling

DAS-Hutchinson will stop racing at the end of the 2026 season, bringing to a close a British women’s team whose history stretches back to...

What does a pro cyclist FTP look like?

FTP is the acronym for Functional Threshold Power. In theory, this is the maximum power that you can sustain for an hour's riding. Once...

Irina Kalentieva – two-time world champion and Olympic mountain bike medallist

Irina Kalentieva was one of the defining cross-country mountain bikers of the 2000s and early 2010s. A two-time elite world champion, Olympic bronze medallist...

Noemi Cantele – a classy all-rounder from Italy’s deep women’s cycling generation

Noemi Cantele belonged to an Italian generation so deep that being one of the best riders in the world did not always make you...

Hanka Kupfernagel: a multi-discipline force long before that became fashionable

Hanka Kupfernagel was crossing cycling's disciplinary boundaries decades before doing so became a celebrated part of the modern sport. She was the first women's...

Shirin van Anrooij joins Canyon SRAM on three-year deal from November 2026

Shirin van Anrooij will leave Lidl-Trek and join Canyon SRAM from 1 November 2026, signing a contract that runs through to the end of...

Sofie van Rooijen joins Human Powered Health from 2027 on two-year deal

Sofie van Rooijen will leave UAE Team L’IMAD at the end of the 2026 season and join Human Powered Health on a two-year contract...

Updated women’s cycling season form guide after Tour of Britain Women 2026

The Tour of Britain Women has provided one of the last substantial form checks before the 2026 season moves towards its biggest remaining target:...

Fee Knaven steps up to WorldTour after signing with Human Powered Health for 2 seasons

Dutch teenager Fee Knaven will step up to Women's WorldTour level in 2027 after signing a two-year contract with Human Powered Health. The 19-year-old will...

Lloyds Tour of Britain Women 2026 stage 5: Lorena Wiebes wins Royal Leamington Spa sprint as Kim Le Court-Pienaar seals overall title

Lorena Wiebes won stage 5 of the 2026 Lloyds Tour of Britain Women in Royal Leamington Spa, taking her fourth stage victory of the...

Tour of Britain Women 2026 Stage 5 live viewing and start time update: how to watch the Royal Leamington Spa finale

The Tour of Britain Women 2026 concludes on Sunday 23 August with Stage 5 starting and finishing in Royal Leamington Spa, where Kim Le...

Tour of Britain Women 2026 Stage 5 preview: Wiebes favourite in Leamington as Le Court-Pienaar defends the overall lead

The Tour of Britain Women 2026 concludes on Sunday 23 August with a 123.8-kilometre stage starting and finishing in Royal Leamington Spa, where Kim...