Latest Tour de France Femmes News
A long time coming: Liane Lippert delivers confidence-boosting victory at Tour de France Femmes
German champion says she's still fully focused on supporting Annemiek van Vleuten's GC bid.
Tour de France Femmes stage 2: Liane Lippert brushes off crashes for breakout win
Lotte Kopecky cannot fend off the German star, but she retained her yellow jersey in a hectic, crash-marred stage.
Tour de France Femmes Culture: Stage 1 Aligot
All eyes are on the TdFF, but this sport requires sustenance. What better dish than aligot, a speciality of the Auvergne.
Tour de France Femmes stage 2: A hilly stage which could shake things up
A day suited to breakaway riders or puncheurs.
Demi Vollering is stronger than she was at this time last year, and that’s put her mind in the right place
The SD Worx rider says she can make better tactical decisions now that she's not at the limit physically.
Tour de France Femmes Writers
Jim Cotton
Jim is a UK-based editor and reporter focusing on road racing, training, and nutrition. He’s developed a bank of experience working on the ground at all three grand tours, Paris-Roubaix, Tour of Flanders, Strade Bianche, road worlds, and many more prestigious races. Additionally, Jim writes the ‘Behind the Ride’ series of features that digs into how riders in the pro peloton have become the best in the world. It’s a wide-ranging column that’s covered diet, training, recovery, altitude camps, and a lot more. And when he’s not working? After a few decades of mostly dismal results, he’s hung up the wheels on his bike racing career. Instead, now, he’s a trail / ultra racer… but don’t hold that against him.
Andrew Hood
Andrew Hood, aka “EuroHoody,” is European editor for Velo. Since joining the title in 2002, he’s been chasing bike races all over the world. He’s covered dozens of editions of the spring classics and the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia, and Vuelta a España, as well as numerous world championships in road, track, and mountain biking. He’s also covered six Olympic Games and reported on bike races across six continents. Beyond the Outside cycling network, his work has appeared in The New York Times, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, Outside, SKI, Traveler Magazine, Washington Post, Dallas Morning News, and Denver Post. He’s a voting member of the Velo d’Or prize committee, and he’s appeared on CNN, NBC, NPR, and BBC. Chances are, if there’s a bike race, EuroHoody’s been to it, or will be going soon.
Will Tracy
Will Tracy is a San Francisco based editor interested in all things cycling. Since getting his start in cycling journalism with Peloton Magazine, he has reported from the Tour de France; the Taipei Cycle, Eurobike, and Sea Otter trade shows; and covered the biggest events in gravel racing including Unbound and SBT GRVL. When not biking, he stays active with climbing and running and likes to take photos, cook, and serially dabble in new hobbies.
Alvin Holbrook
Alvin was formerly a senior tech editor for Velo, where he covered road, gravel, and e-bikes after nearly a decade in the bike industry.
Shane Stokes
Shane Stokes has written about pro cycling for over 25 years, covering grand tours, world championships, Classics and other major events during that time. He’s been the Irish Times cycling correspondent for over two decades, appeared regularly on that country’s national broadcaster RTE in analyzing the sport, and contributed to Velo and many of the sport’s international outlets. When not writing about cycling he’s happiest in nature on a sunny day, particularly with a dog or two in tow.
Josh Ross
Josh hails from the Pacific Northwest but when it’s time to ride, hot and dry is better than cold and wet. He will happily talk for hours about the minutiae of cycling tech but understands most people just want things to work. He is a road cyclist at heart and doesn’t care much if those roads are paved, dirt, or digital. Although he rarely races, if you ask him to ride from sunrise to sunset, and beyond, the answer is always yes.