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Preview: The route and the favorites for the 2022 women’s Tour of Flanders
Where, how, and who to watch at the women's Tour of Flanders.
MVP award at Gent-Wevelgem goes to Ellen van Dijk
The European champion spent much of the latter parts of the race chasing down relentless attacks from SD Worx.
Opinion: Do we want a women’s Milan-San Remo?
More and more men's races are adding a women's event, but do we really need a women's Milan-San Remo?
Audrey Cordon-Ragot: A generation of young female riders can be inspired by Le Tour de France Femmes
A multiple-time French national champion, an icon, and one of the most respected rider’s in the WWT, Audrey Cordon-Ragot writes exclusively for VeloNews about the Tour de France Femmes and what it means to her.
Maternity leave is changing the future of women’s cycling, but it’s still not open to all
Lizzie Deignan has shown that it is possible to have a child and make a successful return to racing. Her example could change the face of women's racing.
Preview: Route and contenders at Ronde van Drenthe
Will the VAM-Berg break the race apart or will a sprinter take the day on Saturday?
The UCI frame approval list has some interesting new bikes
A look at the appearance and disappearance of new bikes on the UCI's updated list.
The greatest modern rivalries of the women’s peloton
A closer look at some of the most prominent rivalries in women's racing in recent memory.
Zwift becomes title sponsor of Paris-Roubaix Femmes
The four-year deal builds on Zwift’s investment in the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift.
How SD-Worx’s aggression led a sprinter to victory at Strade Bianche
Teamwork prevails and numbers take the day at the first Women's WorldTour race of 2022.
Preview: What you need to know about the 2022 Strade Bianche Donne
Everything you need to know about the first Women's WorldTour race of 2022.
Five takeaways from ‘Opening Weekend’ ahead of the women’s WorldTour season
New races, new team dynamics, and some great rivalries are taking shape
What we’re not talking about when we talk about doping
A look at what drives athletes to dope and what could be done to circumvent riders from considering the action.
Preview: What to expect from the 2022 edition of the women’s Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
Route, weather, contenders...everything you need to know.
Freewheeling Podcast: Setmana Valenciana and the esports World Championships
Ashleigh Moolman Pasio joins the podcast ahead of the UCI Cycling esports World Championships
Having kids mid-career is now a viable option for female pro cyclists
With teams like Trek-Segafredo and Uno-X supporting maternity leave in sport, the culture around giving birth mid-career is changing.
Chantal van den Broek-Blaak: ‘I’m not going to plan my life anymore’
The former world champion on why she chose to cancel her retirement plus her goals in 2022.
Elisa Longo Borghini: I need to be ‘more like a surgeon’ in 2022
The double Italian champion says she would like to see a Milano-Sanremo and Il Lombardia for women in the future.
Meet Anna Shackley, Scottish star in the making
The 20-year-old chats about her sharp rise to the WorldTour with SD Worx, learning from Anna van der Breggen, and going to the Olympic Games.
Preview: Your guide to a jam-packed 2022 Women’s WorldTour season
There's been a huge bump in the number of WWT race days this year. Here's what you can expect from the season.
Here’s who’s racing Paris-Roubaix and Paris-Roubaix Femmes in 2022
Organizers confirm the 24 women's and 25 men's teams set to clatter over the cobbles this April.
From SD Worx to Human Powered Health: Everything you need to know about Women’s WorldTeams
A delve into the 14 WorldTeams for 2022, who they are, who is riding for them, and what to expect.
Everything you need to know about the 2022 Women’s WorldTour calendar
With 25 races, the 2022 Women's WorldTour calendar is the longest in the history of the series. VeloNews breaks down what will be a record-breaking year.
The 10 best moments of the 2021 women’s racing season
As we await the start of a new year of racing, let's look back at the wonderful season just gone.
Tour de Hoody Awards: The weird, wacky, and wonderful of 2021
A muddy Roubaix, a miracle ride at the Olympics, a temper tantrum in Spain, the ever-booming gravel scene, what wasn't to like in 2021?
21 stories for 2021: Wout’s Tour triple, a women’s Roubaix, Lachlan’s big ride, and more
Our editors weigh in on the 21 must-know, high-drama headlines of 2021 and why they matter: Part one.
Hour record holder Joss Lowden considered retirement this year but she’s still hungry for more
The British rider will step up to the WorldTour with Uno-X next season after a stellar season that saw her smash the women's hour record.
2021 Mark Gunter Photographer of the Year Awards: Showcase 2
Nature is cycling's arena and it is quite a beautiful arena, isn't it?
10 things that moved me in 2021: José Been
José didn't have a bunch of favourite new products this year; she did have a few things that affected her, though.
Women’s WorldTour hits harder in 2022 with extra stage for Ceratizit Challenge, new climbs for classics
Spanish tour expands to five stages, iconic Koppenberg and Kemmelberg climbs come to the classics as women's calendar continues to grow.
Does women’s cycling even want Patrick Lefevere?
Should we be critical of his sudden interest in backing a women's team, or just grateful he's doing so?
Trek-Segafredo goes minimalistic for 2022 with new men’s and women’s kits
Big changes for the women's kit ahead of 2022 as it is redesigned to match the men's but with some blue accents.
21 photos from 2021: The women’s road season in pictures
From Anna Kiesenhofer's Olympic win to Anna van der Breggen's seventh Fleche Wallonne, these are some of the best pictures from 2021
10 products I loved in 2021: Caley Fretz
Our editor-in-chief is the latest to share his favourite things from the year that's been.
Mark Cavendish extends with Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl
Deceuninck CEO critical of Quick-Step boss Patrick Lefevere.
Prize money vs television coverage: What’s more important in the development of women’s cycling?
Last week, Nokere Koerse tripled its prize money for the women's event to match the men's. It was met with mixed response, but is there a 'right' way to grow women's cycling?
Sawn-off brakes, T-Rex suits and nana’s cakes: The wild and wacky world of UK hill climbs
The autumn hill climb season sees intense competition mingle with all-for-one community spirit in a small grassroots scene.
From Anna Kiesenhofer’s Olympic victory to the first Paris-Roubaix Femmes: Memorable women’s racing moments from 2021
There were plenty of talking points from the 2021 women's season, including the first-ever women's Paris-Roubaix, the dramatic Olympic road race, and the thrilling world championships.
From Tadej Pogačar’s two to Marianne Vos’ 30: The numbers that made the 2021 season
The 2021 road season was record-breaking and record-equaling at times — here are some of the key stats and figures that made the year.
Crashes, cobblestones, Cavendish and more: Five landmark moments of 2021
Here are five of the hottest stories of 2021 and what they could mean for the years to come.
Technical FAQ: Tires and pressures at the 2021 Paris-Roubaix
The finish order of the riders in the Hell of the North mirrored the finish order of their tires in our rolling resistance test.
6 breakthrough stars of the 2021 women’s racing season
This season proved to be an important one for several up-and-coming riders.
Paris-Roubaix redux: Heinrich Haussler on ‘the hardest race of my life’
‘Sometimes I just put my head down, closed my eyes and hoped for the best:’ Aussie veteran recounts the mayhem of an unforgettable muddy Roubaix.
From Elisa Balsamo to Coryn Labecki: Five major signings for the 2022 season
There have been some big-name signings during the 2021 transfer window and VeloNews delves deeper into some of the most interesting.
Bobby & Jens: Ultra-Endurance cyclist Juliana Buhring
From being raised in a cult to becoming the fastest woman to circumnavigate the globe by bike.
Women’s Tour wants more stages, but UCI says no
Organizer SweetSpot has said it wants at least eight stages to bring the event in line with the men's Tour of Britain, but its attempts have been rebuffed.
Preview: The Women’s WorldTour wraps up at Ronde van Drenthe
The peloton will take on four ascents of the VAM-Berg before finishing in Hoogeveen.
Elisa Balsamo: Winning world championships was ‘revenge’ after Olympics crashes
The recently crowned world champion on bouncing back from Olympic disappointment and stepping up to WorldTour with Trek-Segafredo.
Ethan Hayter denied rare domestic triple as new breed animates British nationals
Gen-Z shines in Brit nationals as Pfeiffer Georgi wins women’s road race and Hayter confirms credentials as UK's 'next big thing' with two gold medals.
The eight stages of the inaugural Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift
Riders lament the exclusion of a time trial, but otherwise see the route as a perfect challenge with plenty of opportunities for every type of rider.
Bobby & Jens: Deceuninck-Quick-Step technical and development director Ricardo Scheidecker
Meet the behind-the-scenes man who’s integral to the Belgian team’s outsize success.
Analysis: What will be the prize money purse for Tour de France Femmes?
How ASO handles the question of prize money for the Tour de France Femmes could set the tone of the conversation going into 2022's inaugural edition.
Q&A: Lucinda Brand on balancing road and ‘cross
The world cyclocross champion talks of managing two cycling disciplines, gender parity between road and 'cross, and the pressures of the rainbow jersey.
Gallery: Florian Vermeersch’s Paris-Roubaix bike
Check out Ben Delaney's author page.
Lizzie Deignan: Women’s cycling is making massive leaps, but it is sustainable
The Paris-Roubaix Femmes champion says that the one-day race will 'only get harder to win' as it becomes a specialism within women's cycling.
Gallery: The bikes and gear of the Women’s Tour
Check out Robin Wilmott's author page.
2021 Paris-Roubaix tech gallery part one: Bars, gears, and notes
At Paris-Roubaix, the mechanics get busy.
Women’s Tour wants live TV in 2022, but it’s not going to compromise elsewhere
Race director Mick Bennett says the race's highlights package is more valuable than a 45-minute internet stream but he hopes to have live TV by next year.
VN news ticker: Matthew Walls wins 2021 Gran Piemonte, Gorka Izagirre returns to Movistar Team on two-year deal
Here's the news making headlines for Thursday, October 7.
Behind the lens: Shooting the first Roubaix Femmes
Jojo Harper works year round for Trek-Segafredo and got to experience Lizzie Deignan's Paris-Roubaix victory first hand.
Continental launches new Grand Prix 5000 S TR tubeless with Paris-Roubaix win
Continental improves top-performing Grand Prix 5000 tubeless performance — but it comes with a weighty price tag.
The long goodbye: Lucy Kennedy on her return to racing after 19-day retirement
Lucy Kennedy was supposed to retire from professional racing last month but a late call-up to the Women's Tour means she has one last hurrah.
Paris-Roubaix Femmes: Did the inaugural edition live up to the hype, and what next for the race?
The inaugural Paris-Roubaix Femmes was a day for the record books, but where will it sit in cycling's rich history, and where does it go from here?
Video: Tech and bikes from the first women’s Paris-Roubaix
Our first-ever tech video from the first-ever women's Paris-Roubaix.
Power analysis: Paris-Roubaix
We dive into the power numbers of Florian Vermeersch and Matteo Jorgenson at the 2021 Paris-Roubaix.
The new idols of Paris-Roubaix
Paris-Roubaix builds idols, sometimes out of nothing, sometimes chiseled from the already great
Gallery: Riders’ expressions at a historic Paris-Roubaix Femmes
The first edition of the Paris-Roubaix Femmes greeted riders with rain and mud-slicked roads. And it was glorious.
A weekend in ‘Hell’: Did a wet Roubaix deliver? Moscon dances with destiny, Femmes was five-star without Arenberg
A ramble on Paris-Roubaix's big weekend: Was a wet Roubaix a good Roubaix? How to handle Gianni Moscon? And give us more retro kits please.
Preview: The Women’s Tour is back!
Everything you need to know about the final stage race of the 2021 Women's WorldTour season.
Matteo Jorgenson battles injury and stomach problems in race of survival at Paris-Roubaix
The American had to stop twice for a 'nature break' after developing stomach problems mid-race. He also crashed in training the day before.
2021 Paris-Roubaix Femmes: The bikes of the podium
Two Treks and a Cervelo filled the podium at Paris-Roubaix Femmes. We get a before and after look at the bikes.
Gallery: Elisa Balsamo’s Cannondale gets a rainbow makeover
Elisa Balsamo's Cannondale SuperSix Evo Hi-Mod — with 11-speed Ultegra Di2 — gets a fresh coat of rainbow paint.
Gallery: The grit and glory of Paris-Roubaix Femmes
Happy stories and sad stories. Dreams realised and dreams dashed. Life in microcosm.
Live ticker Paris-Roubaix: Sonny Colbrelli wins in three-up sprint
Check here throughout the race for updates of key moments in the 118th edition of the 'Hell of the North'
Tubeless tyres just won Roubaix: Is today the day tubulars died?
Bye bye tubular tyres. Is this the end for tubulars now that tubeless has a Roubaix win?
Jolien d’Hoore fought through the pain to finish the last race of her career
Jolien d’Hoore chose the first ever Paris-Roubaix Femmes for her last race before retirement, but it wasn’t the final bow she hoped for.
Marianne Vos: ‘The rain, wind and mud made it a wonderful first edition’
Runner-up Marianne Vos reflects on a “fantastic” first ever women’s Paris-Roubaix.