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Lucinda Brand secures solo victory in Dublin World Cup; Vanthourenhout wins sprint in men’s race

Lucinda Brand claimed a dominant victory at the Dublin Cyclocross World Cup, taking her second consecutive win at the Irish event. The Dutch champion broke clear early and maintained...

Brand dominates women’s race in X20 Trophee Lokeren as Thibau Nys wins men’s race after Iserbyt mechanical

On 10th November, Lucinda Brand powered her way to a solo victory in Lokeren’s Rapencross, the second round of the X2O Trofee series. With reigning European champion Fem van...

Barbara Guarischi wins stage 4 as Franziska Koch takes overall lead at Simac Ladies Tour

Barbara Guarischi secured her first victory in 16 months (and first top-level win in 9 years), winning stage 4 of the Simac Ladies Tour in Ede. The SD Worx-Protime...

Wiebes takes 2nd victory in the 2024 Simac Ladies Tour on Stage 3

Lorena Wiebes claimed her second consecutive victory in the 2024 Simac Ladies Tour, winning stage 3 in a fast sprint finish ahead of Elisa Balsamo and teammate Lotte Kopecky....

Wiebes takes stage 2 victory after late chase in Simac Ladies Tour

The second stage of the 2024 Simac Ladies Tour unfolded with a mostly flat 154.8km route from Coevorden to Assen, featuring the challenging VAM-berg climb and the cobbled stretch...

Zoe Bäckstedt claims first WWT victory in Gennep as Nooijen finishes second

Zoe Bäckstedt has taken her first professional victory, winning the opening stage of the Simac Ladies Tour. The 20-year-old British rider posted an impressive time of 12 minutes and...

Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour 2024 Race Preview

The Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour is one of the longest-running stage races still on the women's calendar. Whilst slow to react to the march of progress of women's cycling it has very much caught up in recent years.

Deignan, Rowe, and Georgi to compete for British stripes at Lloyds Bank National Road Championships

Lizzie Deignan, Luke Rowe, and Pfeiffer Georgi are among the prominent names confirmed to race for the coveted national champions’ jerseys at this year's Lloyds Bank National Road Championships....

Paris Roubaix Femmes 2024 Race Preview

The Paris-Roubaix Femmes has quickly become a cornerstone event in women’s cycling, despite its brief history. Initially slated for 2020, the inaugural race was deferred to the following year due to pandemic disruptions. That first edition witnessed a daring long-range solo attack by Lizzie Deignan,

A quick preview look at the Tour de Normandie Féminin 2024

After a strong introduction to the calendar in 2023, The Tour de Normandie Féminin returns for the 2024 season. Still a 2.1 race, it has seen the number of...

Lucinda Brand takes maiden World Cup victory of the season in Dublin

Lucinda Brand of Baloise Trek Lions clinched her first World Cup victory since January 2022 at the Dublin event, triumphing in challenging muddy conditions to the surprise of even...

Zoe Bäckstedt succeeds Puck Pieterse as European U23 cyclocross champion

British hopeful Zoe Bäckstedt has claimed the European title in the women's under-23 category. Demonstrating her prowess early in the race, Bäckstedt broke away from her rivals in the...