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‘Our budget is 10 times higher’ - Canyon//SRAM manager Ronny Lauke on the changing economics of women’s cycling

‘Our budget is 10 times higher’ - Canyon//SRAM manager Ronny Lauke on the changing economics of women’s cycling

The German team boss on increased salaries, how the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift has impacted his team and acquiring a new sponsor in...

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Opinion: The 2025 Tour de France Femmes will be the hardest yet

Opinion: The 2025 Tour de France Femmes will be the hardest yet

The composition of the women's peloton next season combined with a varied and challenging route should set the stage for another historic battle for yellow

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Tour de France Femmes 2025 route: A diagonal route to a grand finale in the Alps

Tour de France Femmes 2025 route: A diagonal route to a grand finale in the Alps

The fourth edition of the Tour de France Femmes promises to be the biggest yet, featuring nine stages, a Grand Départ in Brittany and a...

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‘Everything is in the brain’ - Cédrine Kerbaol on daredevil descending, her breakthrough season and yellow jersey dreams

‘Everything is in the brain’ - Cédrine Kerbaol on daredevil descending, her breakthrough season and yellow jersey dreams

The Ceratizit-WNT rider talks to Rouleur about winning a stage of the Tour, shouldering pressure and keeping a level head when it matters most

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Will it be too many cooks or an unstoppable SD Worx-Protime at the Tour de Romandie?

Will it be too many cooks or an unstoppable SD Worx-Protime at the Tour de Romandie?

We look ahead to the next race on the Women’s WorldTour calendar

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Reality check: Cyclists’ Alliance survey reveals that over half of riders outside Women's WorldTour earn under €10,000 per year

Reality check: Cyclists’ Alliance survey reveals that over half of riders outside Women's WorldTour earn under €10,000 per year

While the excitement around women’s cycling is greater than ever after the Tour de France Femmes, the 2024 TCA survey shows that there is still...

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The best race ever: Inside the Tour de France Femmes from the top of Alpe d’Huez

The best race ever: Inside the Tour de France Femmes from the top of Alpe d’Huez

Rachel Jary describes what it was like to witness a historic battle between Demi Vollering and Kasia Niewiadoma on one of the sport's most famous...

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‘It’s sour for me’ - Heartbreak, lost opportunity and ‘what ifs’ for Vollering at the Tour de France Femmes

‘It’s sour for me’ - Heartbreak, lost opportunity and ‘what ifs’ for Vollering at the Tour de France Femmes

The Dutchwoman missed out on the yellow jersey by just four seconds after a turbulent and unlucky week

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Stubbornness, soul and spirit: Kasia Niewiadoma has earned the Tour de France spotlight

Stubbornness, soul and spirit: Kasia Niewiadoma has earned the Tour de France spotlight

The Canyon//SRAM rider won the Tour de France Femmes after a gutsy, determined ride on Alpe d'Huez which will go down in history

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Tour de France Femmes 2024 standings: the final results

Tour de France Femmes 2024 standings: the final results

The latest results and standings from the Tour de France Femmes 2024

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'We are talking about minutes' – As Alpe d’Huez looms, the GC is still all to play for at the Tour de France Femmes

'We are talking about minutes' – As Alpe d’Huez looms, the GC is still all to play for at the Tour de France Femmes

The final day of the Tour de France Femmes will decide the eventual yellow jersey winner – let the games begin

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Zwift racing, bravery and self-belief in abundance: The path to success for Justine Ghekiere

Zwift racing, bravery and self-belief in abundance: The path to success for Justine Ghekiere

Inside the Belgian rider's stunning solo stage victory atop Le Grand Bornand in the Tour de France Femmes

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‘She was scared’ - A battle of mind games between SD Worx and Canyon//SRAM at the Tour de France Femmes

‘She was scared’ - A battle of mind games between SD Worx and Canyon//SRAM at the Tour de France Femmes

While there wasn't any real GC action, the politics between key teams in the race came to the fore on the penultimate stage

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Tour de France Femmes 2024 stage eight preview - the grand finale atop Alpe d'Huez

Tour de France Femmes 2024 stage eight preview - the grand finale atop Alpe d'Huez

Whoever wins this stage will write themselves in cycling history atop one of the Tour's most iconic climbs

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'We were the only team riding in front' - Another frustrating day in a lacklustre Tour de France Femmes for FDJ-Suez

'We were the only team riding in front' - Another frustrating day in a lacklustre Tour de France Femmes for FDJ-Suez

The French squad lament the tactics of other teams after missing out on another chance for a stage win

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‘We have something in mind’ - The threat of Demi Vollering and the mountains at the Tour de France Femmes

‘We have something in mind’ - The threat of Demi Vollering and the mountains at the Tour de France Femmes

With two big general classification days in the mountains coming up, SD Worx have plans to blow the Tour apart

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Tour de France Femmes 2024 stage seven preview - the first mountain test

Tour de France Femmes 2024 stage seven preview - the first mountain test

Starting in Champagnole and finishing atop Le Grand-Bornand, this is the first stage of back-to-back mountain days, which will close the third edition of the...

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'My race instinct kicked in' - Kasia Niewiadoma’s bittersweet yellow jersey

'My race instinct kicked in' - Kasia Niewiadoma’s bittersweet yellow jersey

The Canyon//SRAM rider moved into the race lead after yellow jersey wearer Demi Vollering suffered a crash within the final ten kilometres of stage five

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‘Waiting wouldn’t have made a difference’ - Shameful tactics or smart racing from SD Worx at the Tour de France Femmes?

‘Waiting wouldn’t have made a difference’ - Shameful tactics or smart racing from SD Worx at the Tour de France Femmes?

It was a day of contrasting emotions for the Dutch team who secured a stage win for Blanka Vas while Demi Vollering crashed and lost...

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Puck Pieterse represents a new era of multidisciplinary super-talents in the women’s peloton

Puck Pieterse represents a new era of multidisciplinary super-talents in the women’s peloton

The Dutch rider stated that her Tour de France Femmes stage win is a sign of the high level in women's mountain biking, something that...

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Can Tour de France Femmes debutant Puck Pieterse challenge Demi Vollering for the yellow jersey?

Can Tour de France Femmes debutant Puck Pieterse challenge Demi Vollering for the yellow jersey?

The Fenix-Deceuninck rider now sits in second place on the general classification, but her ability on long climbs is relatively unknown as the race speeds...

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Tour de France Femmes 2024 stage five preview - an opportunity for the breakaway

Tour de France Femmes 2024 stage five preview - an opportunity for the breakaway

Stage five is where this year's Tour de France Femmes enters into France, leaving Belgium having started that day's stage in Bastogne

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Are both Tours de France about to be defined by one dominant rider?

Are both Tours de France about to be defined by one dominant rider?

As Demi Vollering takes the lead of the Tour de France Femmes after just three stages, it seems like we could have another Tour controlled...

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Tour de France Femmes 2024 stage four preview - A taste of the Ardennes

Tour de France Femmes 2024 stage four preview - A taste of the Ardennes

This is the first uphill challenge of the race and will suit those who excel in the punchy spring Classics races

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Is this the end of the Lorena Wiebes sprinting reign?

Is this the end of the Lorena Wiebes sprinting reign?

The SD Worx-Protime rider was beaten again by Charlotte Kool on the second stage of the Tour de France Femmes

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‘We will go again in rematch’ – Inside an SD Worx disaster at the Tour de France Femmes

‘We will go again in rematch’ – Inside an SD Worx disaster at the Tour de France Femmes

With Lorena Wiebes the stand-out sprinter in the Tour this year, SD Worx had high expectations for the opening stage before things went very wrong in...

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‘This is just the beginning’ - The fall and rise of Charlotte Kool

‘This is just the beginning’ - The fall and rise of Charlotte Kool

After a challenging season the Dutch rider has a victory on cycling’s biggest stage and her team believe there is only more to come

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