Annemiek van Vleuten

Dutch rider delivers first major tour title for Movistar Women.

Chiara Consonni times sprint to perfection to win final stage in Padova.

Annemiek van Vleuten remains in the maglia rosa with Marta Cavalli in second.

"Sorry mum" says 39-year-old Olympic time trial champion after crashing on descent.

Marta Cavalli moves up to second on GC as Mavi García fades on final climb.

Marta Cavalli moves up to second on GC as Mavi García fades on final climb.

Can anyone challenge Annemiek van Vleuten as the race heads into the mountains?

Annemiek van Vleuten retains the maglia rosa despite late drama.

Annemiek van Vleuten and Mavi Garcia put 43 seconds into Marta Cavalli and almost five minutes into the rest of the GC hopefuls.

Van Vleuten attacked on the Colle del Barbotto in order to take the descents her speed. The move won her the stage.

Van Vleuten now leads the GC by 25 seconds.

The two week break will be as important for the Dutchwoman mentally as physically.

Van Vleuten takes 25 second GC lead as race hits Italian mainland.

There is something for everyone at the Giro Donne - here are 11 key riders to watch across the next eleven days.

Olympic time trial champion extended her contract with Movistar through 2023.

'I’m sure I’ll stop with a little tear in my eye, because I love this sport so much,' says Dutch rider.

American to support Enric Mas, while Movistar also names strong squad to support Annemiek van Vleuten at Giro d'Italia Donne.

Some big names are skipping the race to focus on the Tour de France Femmes, but there's still a star-studded line up with Annemiek van Vleuten and Elisa Longo Borghini set to headline.

The 10-day race is back in the Women's WorldTour and promises to be better than ever - but will it be overshadowed by the Tour de France Femmes?

Dutchwoman says the length of women's races has not 'reached the limit' but adds that not all races need to be over 200km.

Van Vleuten will skip the national championships for the first time in 15 years as she prepares for a big summer.

The 39-year-old Dutch rider crashed in training on Thursday and underwent surgery the same day.

Dutchwoman set to miss return to stage racing in May, Movistar believes recovery won't impact Giro d’Italia Donne and Tour de France Femmes.

After just three stage races in the opening months of the season, the women's peloton faces 10 in the next month, including two new events.

Movistar rider says the 2022 Tour de France Femmes is forcing other organizers to up their games, particularly the Giro d'Italia Donne.

She won Liège-Bastogne-Liège solo in 2019, and she knew if she was to win again it would have to be the same effort.

Grace Brown and Demi Vollering sprinted for second and third from a chasing group of five.

The Movistar rider bookends her spring classics campaign with victories at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Liège-Bastogne-Liège.

Final climb attack secures victory, Grace Brown and Demi Vollering complete podium.

Van Vleuten has dominated women's cycling in recent seasons, but in doing so has she prompted the rest of the peloton to meet her?

With commanding wins at Amstel Gold Race and Flèche Wallonne, the Italian is on course to join Anna van der Breggen as the only women to win all three hilly classics.

The Spaniard turns 42 in five days, and nearly won his sixth edition of La Flèche Wallonne. He will be a favorite for Liège-Bastogne-Liège on Sunday.

The Movistar rider said she had help from teammate Alejandro Valverde ahead of the race.

Here's everything you need to know about the men's and women's mid-week Belgian classic.

The winner of each race will receive 16,000 euros for a total purse of 40,000 euros for Sunday's race.

From the wider impact of Kopecky's win to discussions about prize money and the inclusion of the Koppenberg, VeloNews looks back on Sunday's race.

Van Vleuten undone in Flanders sprint: 'I can't do everything. I need other teams and hope that they want to make the race hard and drop people.'

The Dutch team put three riders in the top five and, of course, won.

Belgian champion Kopecky beats veteran Dutchwomen van Vleuten and van den Broek-Blaak in front of massed home crowds.

There will be seven former champions due to be on the start line alongside some who are looking to etch their names in the race's history books for the first time.

The Dutch rider is back in Belgium to try and win a record-breaking third women's Tour of Flanders.

Trek-Segafredo also goes on the offence in an aggressive day of racing but comes out with no reward.

The contenders, the route, and the details of the climbs of the 2022 Ronde van Vlaanderen.

A closer look at some of the most prominent rivalries in women's racing in recent memory.

A look at the power numbers of Annemiek van Vleuten, Ashleigh Moolman Pasio, Tadej Pogačar, Kasper Asgreen, and others at the Italian race on ‘white roads’

An exception race with a tactical victory, capture in images.

The Belgian champion delivered a hugely impressive finale into Siena, helped by some strong support from her SD Worx teammates.

Teamwork prevails and numbers take the day at the first Women's WorldTour race of 2022.

Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio completes podium in Italian one-day classic.

New races, new team dynamics, and some great rivalries are taking shape

Has the balance of power at the classics shifted?

Annemiek van Vleuten takes aim at third Strade Bianche win as she looks to keep up her 2022 winning streak.

The four races that make up the men's and women's opening classics delivered plenty of action and provided lots of talking points.

Van Vleuten took her second win of 2022 at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad when she beat Demi Vollering in a sprint.

The Movistar rider adds victory at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad to her win at the Setmana Ciclista Volta Comunitat Valenciana last week.

Dutch riders sweep the podium as Lorena Wiebes takes third in cobblestone opener.

What Belgium's 'opening weekend' can tell us, and why the results sheet isn't always the best barometer of classics success.

After a long wait, the women's season is ramping up with the third race of the year and the opening cobbled classics hit.

The Dutch rider dedicates her victory to Movistar soigneur Gary Baños, who died in a mountaineering accident, and injured compatriot Amy Pieters.

Almost five months after crashing heavily at Paris-Roubaix, Annemiek van Vleuten takes Queen stage and GC victory at Setmana Valenciana.

Van Vleuten gets season started the right way with successful GC defense in Spain after also winning the 'Queen Stage' on Saturday.

Van Vleuten wins stage 3 with solo move on summit finish to secure GC lead ahead of final day of racing.

There is a stacked start list for the opening women's UCI stage race of the 2022 season with 13 WorldTour teams set to start.

No rider has won the Women's WorldTour two years in a row, not even Annemiek van Vleuten. Who are the riders vying for her place at the top of the standings?

Our VeloNews European team picks the rivalries they will be watching on the road in 2022.

Puzzle by Myles Mellor

Annemiek van Vleuten could become one of the greatest of all time if she can pull off her ambitious 2022 targets.

Annemiek van Vleuten sets her sights on some big targets in 2022, including the road world championships in Australia.

The Tour de France is a big objective for Van Vleuten, who also plans to ride the Giro Donne and the Ceratizit Challenge ahead of Worlds.

Rather than trying to become a brand, the UCI should focus more on being a good governing body.

Our editors weigh in on the 21 must-know, high-drama headlines of 2021 and why they matter: Part three.

Annemiek van Vleuten. Who else?

Annemiek van Vleuten's favorite training loops include some of cycling's most formidable climbs and give her an opportunity to have great food and coffee, too.

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.

Here are five of the hottest stories of 2021 and what they could mean for the years to come.

Pogačar and van Vleuten came out top, but who won and lost lower down the ranking? From Cavendish and Carapaz to Vollering and Vos, these are the takeaways.

Annemiek van Vleuten's season highlight was winning gold at in the TT at the Tokyo Olympics, but she didn't see it as closure or revenge after her Rio crash.

The 39-year-old is not slowing down as she becomes the first two-time winner of the Women's WorldTour. With some rivals retiring, who will challenge her in 2022?