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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
Superstars returning and rivalries reigniting: Why 2025 has the makings to be the best ever Women’s WorldTour season
There are big changes ahead for the women’s peloton next 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...
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...
From stage winners to GC players: How Fenix Deceuninck have become one of the most successful teams in the Tour de France Femmes
The Belgian team impressed throughout the Tour becoming key animators in the GC battle
‘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
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
Tour de France Femmes 2024 standings: the final results
The latest results and standings from the Tour de France Femmes 2024
'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
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
‘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
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
'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
‘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
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...
'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
‘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...
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...
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...
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
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...
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
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
‘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...
‘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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