Demi Vollering has stamped her authority on stage race season…
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Whilst the start of May means a lap around Italy for the men, it’s a month in Spain for the women’s peloton as the bolstered stage racing block gets underway…
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Mid term report: who’s got it right so far this season and who still has some work to do?
by Amy Jonesby Amy JonesWe’re over half-way through the classics and there’s been plenty of races so far to give us an idea of the landscape of women’s WorldTour racing in 2022…
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Sat having breakfast in the dining room of my hotel prior to the start of the third stage of the Tour of the Basque Country…
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‘Conflicts are a bike ride away’: Morton cycles 1063km to Ukraine border
by Sophie Smithby Sophie SmithThe same day Matej Mohoric put his body on the line to win professional cycling’s longest one-day race on a dropper seat post…
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The start of 2022 has ushered in several changes at SD Worx, some big, some subtle…
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“Organised” or “formulaic”, tactics and growth in women’s road racing
by Amy Jonesby Amy JonesWomen’s cycling is still divergent from men’s in terms of tactics. As the depth within the field grows we might see more ‘organised’ races — but is this a desirable outcome?
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Switzerland isn’t a country that should need putting on the cycling map. It has all the ingredients to produce great cyclists, even before the UCI decided to call Aigle home…
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‘It’s unpredictable’: UAE Tour to help filter sprinting’s pecking order
by Sophie Smithby Sophie SmithThe UAE Tour will surely pack a punch this week having attracted an All-Star field, but some notable absences and extenuating circumstances…
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The opening salvos of early season racing peak this Sunday with the first real summit finish of 2022, at the Montagne de Lure in Provence…
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Moving up: the third year of the Women’s WorldTour is set to be the biggest so far
by Amy Jonesby Amy JonesThe previous two seasons have brought about huge changes for women’s cycling, and 2022 looks set to herald the biggest leap forward yet…
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It’s February, and last week was that slightly bonkers point in the year when you suddenly go from basically zero road racing, to too much to take…
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The second stage of the Étoile de Bessèges seemed pretty unremarkable…
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With women’s cycling on the cusp of a season that will bring some of the biggest advancements the sport has seen for a long time…
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The Tour de France Femmes and the freewheeling progress of women’s cycling
by Amy Jonesby Amy JonesThe end of this season marks a pivotal moment for women’s cycling…
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Tadej Pogacar’s victory in the Tour of Lombardy — Il Lombardia — demonstrated the full range of his abilities…
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Seven and a half years pass quickly. It was Wednesday May 7 2014 when I wandered around the back streets of Oundle…
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In the end, it was all about timing and Julian Alaphilippe’s proved to be perfect…
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Denying the Dutch: Italy take gold ahead of the Netherlands on the fifth occasion with Elisa Balsamo
by Amy Jonesby Amy JonesFor the first time in four years the women’s world championships road race was won by a non-Dutch rider, in the form of Elisa Balsamo of Italy…
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The best form of defense is attack: Annemiek van Vleuten at the Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta
by Amy Jonesby Amy JonesThe first edition of the Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta came about the year after the inaugural La Course and was a similar type of race…