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State of the season: what can we expect going into the last women's races of 2021?

State of the season: what can we expect going into the last women's races of 2021?

With only seven weeks left until the season officially ends, and just over two weeks until the World Championships, what can we expect from the...

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World Championships 2021: Women's Road Race Preview

World Championships 2021: Women's Road Race Preview

Rouleur previews the 2021 Women's Road Race World Championships, taking place in Belgium on the 25th September

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Preview: Simac Ladies Tour

Preview: Simac Ladies Tour

The 12th round of the 2021 Women's WorldTour is the five-day Simac Ladies Tour, held in Holland. One of the longest-running stage races for women,...

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Le Col expand their support of Drops-Le Col s/b Tempur

Le Col expand their support of Drops-Le Col s/b Tempur

The British cycling apparel brand extend their support of the team by two years as well as tripling their investment in the squad.

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Four conclusions from the Ladies Tour of Norway

Four conclusions from the Ladies Tour of Norway

The second Women's WorldTour stage race of 2021 produced four different winners from four stages with some expected winners and some surprise victories

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Ladies Tour of Norway Preview

Ladies Tour of Norway Preview

The seventh edition of the Ladies Tour of Norway gets underway on the 12th August, but what does the race have in store and who...

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Opinion: Patrick Moster's comments are part of a wider problem in the sport

Opinion: Patrick Moster's comments are part of a wider problem in the sport

A collective anti-racist statement from those within cycling is long overdue: now is the time to finally do it

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Double Dutch: what happened to communication in the women’s Olympic road race? 

Double Dutch: what happened to communication in the women’s Olympic road race? 

The race was won by Austrian amateur, Anna Kiesenhofer, but former World Champion Annemiek van Vleuten thought she'd got gold on the line - what...

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Anna Kiesenhofer: the mathematician who beat the odds

Anna Kiesenhofer: the mathematician who beat the odds

Anna Kiesenhofer’s gold medal ride in the Olympic road race is a pure underdog story, and one that benefits the image of women's cycling.

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Numbers Games: unequal peloton sizes at the Tokyo Olympics

Numbers Games: unequal peloton sizes at the Tokyo Olympics

The Tokyo 2020 Games will be the last with a drastically smaller women's peloton than men's — but how has it taken this long?

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A new path: Canyon//SRAM launch development team

A new path: Canyon//SRAM launch development team

After the success of the Zwift Academy, the Women's WorldTeam are creating a two-tier development pathway to bring new worldwide talent into the sport

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Under the radar riders: who could pull off a surprise performance in Tokyo?

Under the radar riders: who could pull off a surprise performance in Tokyo?

The Dutch team are the ones to beat, but who is capable of pulling off a surprise performance in the women's road race at the...

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Against the clock: Joss Lowden of Drops-Le Col s/b Tempur

Against the clock: Joss Lowden of Drops-Le Col s/b Tempur

In training, Joscelin Lowden smashed the women's one hour record, and now she plans to make a play for the official record. We catch up...

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"It's a whirlwind" Alison Jackson on her last-minute call-up to the Tokyo Olympics

"It's a whirlwind" Alison Jackson on her last-minute call-up to the Tokyo Olympics

Just 10 days before the start of the Games, Alison Jackson got the call: she was going to race in Tokyo.

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Giro Donne: the Debrief

Giro Donne: the Debrief

A dominant SD Worx, a record-breaking performance, and some first-time winners. What happened at this year's Giro d'Italia Donne?

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The Cyclists' Alliance Rider Survey part one: 34% earn no salary in 2021

The Cyclists' Alliance Rider Survey part one: 34% earn no salary in 2021

The results of part one of The Cyclists’ Alliance’s 2021 Rider Survey revealed an ever-widening gap between the two tiers of the women’s ‘pro’ peloton.

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Five things we’ve learnt from the Giro Donne so far

Five things we’ve learnt from the Giro Donne so far

What are the main takeaways so far from the 2021 Giro d'Italia Donne?

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Giro Donne Gallery: Part Two

Giro Donne Gallery: Part Two

With just three more stages to go, the race is still firmly in Anna van der Breggen and SD Worx's hands

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Is the Giro Donne done?

Is the Giro Donne done?

After just seven stages, Anna van der Breggen has a seemingly unassailable lead on the GC — is it all wrapped up already? 

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The Giro d'Italia Donne so far: Gallery

The Giro d'Italia Donne so far: Gallery

Sean Hardy has been capturing the drama from the Giro d'Italia Donne where after just four stages Anna van der Breggen and her SD Worx team...

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Five things to expect from the Giro d’Italia Donne

Five things to expect from the Giro d’Italia Donne

The biggest race on the women’s calendar starts this week. We know the route, and we know who some of the main contenders are, but...

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The last ever La Course: Debrief

The last ever La Course: Debrief

Saturday's race is likely to be the final edition of the one-day event before the Tour de France Femmes takes over in 2022, but how did it...

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Women’s national championships – winners and losers

Women’s national championships – winners and losers

Who is wearing new colours and who has kept their title? New champions to spot in the women's peloton

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Lotto Belgium Tour 2.1 preview

Lotto Belgium Tour 2.1 preview

Rouleur previews the four-day Lotto Belgium Tour taking place from 22nd - 25th June

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La Course 2021: Riders to watch

La Course 2021: Riders to watch

The final edition of La Course is set to be a worthy series finale

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How new UCI measures can combat abuse in cycling

How new UCI measures can combat abuse in cycling

The governing body detailed amendments to the powers of its Ethics Commission as well as preventative measures to safeguard riders and staff from abuse

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To the Wire: the first women’s Tour de Suisse

To the Wire: the first women’s Tour de Suisse

The first women's edition of the iconic stage race over-delivered thanks to a close GC competition

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Giro d’Italia Donne 2021: Route, predictions and contenders

Giro d’Italia Donne 2021: Route, predictions and contenders

New management, a return to 10 stages, and a promise of live coverage, is this a new leaf for the Giro Rosa — now the Giro...

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Women's WorldTeams salaries: a delicate balance

Women's WorldTeams salaries: a delicate balance

An audit commissioned by the UCI shows a promising increase in Women's WorldTeam salaries and budgets — but is this the full story across the women's peloton?

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The racing debut of the Monte Zoncolan

The racing debut of the Monte Zoncolan

The Monte Zoncolan is not the most famous climb in cycling, but it is widely known as one of the very hardest. Its legend is...

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