Annemiek van Vleuten

Follow all the action in the three-day stage race across Spain's Basque Country.

An incident during the recent La Vuelta Femenina puts cycling's unwritten rules governing bathroom breaks back into the spotlight.

Annemiek van Vleuten is getting better, Gaia Realini is the real deal, and more lessons learned from the seven-day race.

SD Worx has accused other teams of capitalizing on a toilet break, while Movistar says the Dutch team messed up.

Demi Vollering takes aim at Movistar’s tactics on stage six which left her on the back foot ahead of the final mountain showdown.

Movistar, SD Worx, and Jumbo-Visma all gain time as race explodes in windy conditions.

Follow all the headlines from La Vuelta Femenina, which starts May 1.

New-look Vuelta Femenina steps closer to becoming a true grand tour with seven-day distance.

Everyone knows the favorites for 'La Doyenne,' but who will scramble the script? The reigning world champions might have something to say.

With no wins in nine races, Van Vleuten hasn't waited longer for a first season victory since 2016. What's up with the world champion?

21-year-old rising star Megan Jastrab leads big North American contingent at De Ronde.

The VeloNews editors pick their favorites for the men's and women's races. Who's your tip?

The peloton's top stars descent on Belgium for Flanders' Finest.

Tour de Hoody: From the beer tents to Van Vleuten's last stand, here's what I am following from Flanders Week to Paris-Roubaix.

From Annemiek van Vleuten's form to the tussle for success between SD Worx and Trek-Segafredo.

The 23-year-old American says that he can learn a lot from how Van Vleuten trains and races.

After a flurry of stage races in the opening two months of the season, there will be no more Women's WorldTour stage races until May.

The mystique of the yellow jersey gave the sport the international platform it deserves.

The Dutchwoman says that her Tour de France Femmes win has received more attention than any of her other wins.

Here's your scrapbook of storylines, narratives, and things to know after a spectacular day of racing in Siena.

Here's what the top protagonists said after Saturday's wild ride at Strade Bianche.

Demi Vollering beats Lotte Kopecky in a bike throw, with Faulkner third in dramatic finale.

Van Vleuten and Van der Poel lead the odds, but the white roads of Tuscany can deliver some surprise winners.

A few big names are missing, but it's the white roads of Tuscany that are the biggest stars this weekend.

Our editors dive into the tactics and try to put an end to the debate that the Italian 'sterrati' deserve monument status.

The 2023 route was unveiled this week with a seven-day route concluding on Lagos de Covadonga.

The seven-day race will include a team time trial, as well as a mountaintop finish on final stage.

The classics 'opening weekend' delivered four races packed with action and taught us plenty at the start of the spring program.

Opening weekend offers up four races in two days with Annemiek van Vleuten, Matteo Jorgenson, Magnus Sheffield, and Demi Vollering all taking part.

The Dutch superstar believes that Movistar will continue to thrive after she retires.

Reigning world champion opens 'greatest hits' farewell season Thursday in Spain against top field.

Van Vleuten is planning to go out with a bang this season, but there are plenty of teams hoping to beat her before she goes.

A popular hotel for Tour de France-bound pros searching for altitude and sun is already booked out in 2024 and 2025.

Grand tours, monuments, and the worlds are targets for reigning world champion in swansong season.

Only two men and one woman have achieved cycling's hardest treble. We asked Stephe Roche why it's so hard.

VeloNews' editors debate and dissect the biggest stories of 2022 in our own 22-stage grand tour of the cycling year.

A different kind of top-ten list.

Annemiek Van Vleuten and Enric Mas move centerstage for Movistar in 2023.

VeloNews takes a look at some of the best riders and moments in women's cycling in 2022, from the best sprinter, breakthrough rider, and more.

Here's what I'm hoping cycling Santa will bring me ahead of the 2023 racing, riding, and reporting season.

An international jury of journalists awards the prizes to the top road riders each season.

Nobody can truly replace Van Vleuten, but who will emerge as the peloton's top rider when she hangs up her racing wheels?

Van Vleuten celebrated 'the biggest turnout ever' as she auctioned off old kit at her local bike shop in the Netherlands.

Van Vleuten celebrated “the biggest turnout ever” as she auctioned off old kit at her local bike shop in the Netherlands.

The new world champion plans to go out with a bang as she embarks on the final season of her career.

Taking out the gravel gimmick and putting in a race-finishing time trial will change the race dynamic compared to 2022.

Tour de France stars, world champions, hour record holders among favorites for long-running awards created by French magazine Vélo.

Should we just give the 40-year-old Movistar leader the yellow jersey now?

Dutch rider says that winning the inaugural 2022 edition was the biggest achievement of her career.

Annemiek van Vleuten says that plans to increase the maximum worlds road race distance to 180k 'raises the bar' for women's cycling.

She might be nearing her retirement, but Van Vleuten is still getting better. Was 2022 her best season yet?

Newly-crowned world champion helps Movistar teammate Arlenis Sierra to Tour de Romandie Féminin stage win.

The Dutch rider is still recovering from a broken elbow she suffered at the worlds, but couldn't wait until 2023 to ride in her rainbow jersey of world champion.

The Dutch rider says she will enjoy next season in the rainbow jersey 'to the max' and will call it quits in 2023.

Three hilly days in Switzerland will close out the 2022 Women's WorldTour calendar.

Unzué hints at arrival of second title sponsor and laments letting Richard Carapaz get away, but applauds Annemiek van Vleuten and cites Matteo Jorgenson as part of 'future of team.'

Dutchwoman raises prospect of postponing planned retirement: 'It's not about winning, but the urge to improve myself.'

Van Vleuten's road world championship victory stands, with her wallet a little lighter.

Aero socks are big news right now, but how much aero savings can they offer and how much would you pay for those savings?

Van Vleuten's socks were a high and low point of the women's road race.

Van Vleuten has won a lot in her career, but her second world road race title was something special.

The Dutchwoman was well out of contention, until she wasn't.

'It’s a little bit painful actually. If you’re so close to a world title then second is not enough,' says silver medalist.

"It took me some time to realize that I had pulled it off because I was waiting for the moment when someone would tell me it was a joke."

Annemiek van Vleuten makes history, Australia miss out, and strength doesn’t matter when the tactics aren’t right.

Dutch rider comes back from a fractured elbow to take incredible road race win as Niamh Fisher-Black claims the U23 crown.

Dutchwoman set to start Saturday's race after fracturing elbow Wednesday: 'A final test today showed that the recovery was sufficient.'

Dutch star rode 65km on Thursday but said it's too early to say if she can handle the rigors of Saturday's elite women's road race.

A decision will be made later in the week whether the 39-year-old can line up to contest another rainbow jersey.

It was undoubtedly dramatic, but let’s take a closer look at what’s actually to blame.

Dutch national team officials confirm Van Vleuten suffered a 'stable fracture' to her elbow in mixed relay crash.

A dropped chain for Bauke Mollema and big crash for Annemiek van Vleuten sees Dutch scrambling to salvage mixed team relay.

Dutch team officials and doctors will wait and see if Van Vleuten can race for the rainbow jersey Saturday.

The Dutchwoman misses the medals in surprise off-day: 'I had a shit day so we don’t need to analyze it.'

The Netherlands has dominated the TT discipline in recent seasons, but the USA, Australia, and Switzerland have riders to topple the orange nation.

Annemiek van Vleuten is truly the best stage racer of this age.

World champion takes victory in final race in rainbow jersey.

The race is growing but improvements still need to be made so that the Ceratizit Challenge’s ambitions can be turned into reality.

World champion takes victory in final race in rainbow jersey.

Italian wins after Anna Kiesenhofer caught following long solo breakaway.