Demi Vollering

Drained Vollering unable to hold Swiss rival, wants to ‘jump in a lake’ and take a break from racing.

Vollering, Thomas, Niewiadoma, Powless headline Tour de France primers as officials roll out long-sought safety feature: 'We can fly to the moon, but we don’t know where a cyclist is.'

Dutch superstars in the headlines: Van der Poel still chasing the fat-tire rainbow and Vollering handed a rare relegation in too-early celebration.

Pogačar enjoys an F1 weekend, Del Toro lives la dolce vita and a Giro fan's dreams come true.

Van der Breggen back on the bike after crash while SD Worx-Protime out to prove it's still on top: 'Every race matters now.'

Dutchwoman defends title in style, overpowering race leader Mischa Bredewold and her other rivals with a flurry of uphill attacks.

Dutchwoman Bredewold extends overall GC lead with another powerful performance, teammate Van der Breggen out of race.

Bittersweet opening to Basque race for SD Worx-Protime as Bredewold wins sprint, Van der Breggen suffers early losses after nasty crash.

Cycling’s latest craze? Lifetime contracts. Pedersen joins Wout van Aert and Marianne Vos in the peloton's newest elite club.

Seven takeaways from La Vuelta Femenina as a goat chomps up more wins, a great inches closer to her best form and two stars run out of oomph.

Tour de Hoody: Roglič hits new milestone, Vollering reclaims GC throne, Pedersen sprints into record books, plus yellow cards, goats, and chaos in Albania.

Anna van der Breggen and Marlen Reusser go head to head on final Vuelta climb in huge battle for second overall.

Vollering retains 45-second GC lead ahead of decisive mountaintop finish Saturday.

2024 winner back in the Vuelta red jersey, dropping Reusser, Van der Breggen and others on first summit finish.

La Vuelta Femenina Stage 3: Echelons, tension, crashes, and a big sprint win.

Performance and menstruation, bike checks, and proud papa moments in this week's Social Digest.

The 2025 Vuelta Femenina could be a blockbuster, with reigning champ Demi Vollering facing off against a resurgent Pauline Ferrand-Prévot.

The Dutch superstar revealed her menstrual cycle held her back from racing at full strength: 'I am a woman, sometimes you suffer with your hormones.'

Pieterse takes second place in sprint from a small lead group, some key favorites falter in tough finale.

Race favorites weigh up chances, evaluate rivals in advance of Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes.

Liège-Bastogne-Liège preview: Closing out the spring classics campaign of 2025, La Doyenne should be a thrilling capstone to a wild season of racing.

Vollering looked to be in the driver's seat only to have Pieterse bound past her for the victory: 'It was wait, wait, wait, and then attack.'

Past Flèche winners clash on one of the steepest climbs in cycling on the Mur de Huy, precise timing needed on wall-like ascent.

Comebacks, world champions, and super-deep startlists drive the narratives as Pidcock, Longo Borghini, Evenepoel, Kopecky take on the peloton's two prime puncheurs.

T-shirts from Tadej, Fabio Jakobsen's road to recovery and Kristen Faulkner is coming in hot.

Tadej Pogačar stuffs two notorious cobblestone sectors into his collection of Strava KoMs; Lander Loockx wins bodyweight in a cheese he doesn't like.

Spring has sprung in the world of road cycling.

Records fall and emotions run high action-packed Milan-San Remo and San Remo Women.

How will the first women's San Remo in 20 years play out this weekend? Absolutely no idea.

World champion will make Tour de France GC a key objective for first time in her career without losing focus on classics: 'We are curious how far we can go.'

Startlists, maps, TV guide, riders to watch: Here's all you need to know ahead of Milan-San Remo, San Remo Women, and the most explosive finales of the season.

Hilly Italian race features attacks by big names but Vollering, Longo Borghini, Pieterse and Van der Breggen can’t fend off sprinters.

Both chaos and brilliance ensued at a particularly epic Strade Bianche, plus Geraint Thomas is releasing an autobiography. That and more in this week's Social Digest.

Van der Breggen, Ferrand-Prévot roll back the years, shoot warning to women's peloton with blazing comeback rides at Strade Bianche.

Returning veterans Van der Breggen, Ferrand-Prévot prove they've still got it with podium finishes as Vollering stomps to second win in Siena.

Nail-biting Cipressa-Poggio combo confirmed as organizers reveal full details of reborn Italian monument.

Strade Bianche start lists: Kopecky, Van der Poel, Alaphilippe, Van Aert and Kuss steer clear of the white road Tuscan classic.

A busy week on social featuring a birthday win for Jasper Philipsen, cherry juice recovery cocktails, and more.

Tour de Hoody: Headwinds, controlled dynamics, and a few misfires meant that 'Opening Weekend' didn't deliver the satisfying sparks it usually does.

Demi Vollering, Lorena Wiebes, Puck Pieterse talk tactics following shock result in women’s Omloop.

Young Norwegian Wærenskjold outsprints Magnier and Philipsen to the line, Claes beats Nerlo after day-long breakaway in women's race.

Tour de Hoody: Rivalries, ambitions and underdogs — here are the top stories I’ll be watching at Omloop.

The road to Flanders and Roubaix begins with cycling's greatest double-header. Here are the courses, storylines, startlists, and TV schedules for Omloop, Kuurne, and Hageland.

Lidl-Trek doubles up as Pedersen scores stage win and GC lead in Provence, Elisa Balsamo wins bunch kick in Valenciana.

Anna van der Breggen impresses with third behind Vollering to reveal that she hasn’t lost her punch in her first pro race since 2021.

Vollering opens new chapter with FDJ-Suez on Thursday in Valenciana in first step toward Tour de France showdown with Kopecky and Niewiadoma.

Dutch sprinter Wiebes talks San Remo, sprinting, and team tensions with Demi Vollering.

Dutch superstar doesn't shy away from revealing her suffering in quest to open the conversation about mental health in elite sport.

Vollering's acrimonious split from SD Worx was the sensation of last season. Our editors debate whether she can live up to the hype and lift FDJ to super team status.

If you’re a cycling fan, there’s no better place to be in December or January than Spain’s Calpe region.

Sporting super-brand Nike joins Women's WorldTour squad with lifestyle collaboration: 'It will strengthen our identity and bring a fresh dimension.'

Can Kuss kick back after an off-key '24? Will Vollering vanquish SD Worx? Can Pogačar possibly get better? Here's what we're watching for in 2025.

Breaking down the highs and lows of cycling’s biggest transfer moves in 2024, and what's in store for 2025 in cycling's never-end game of musical chairs.

Chinese mega-sponsor XDS officially joins WorldTour, online supermarket Picnic partners Dutch team, Pogačar and Roglič get new kits.

So long, Lapierre: French team confirms supplier switch to Specialized for the Vollering era.

Dutch star gives most open interview yet about Tour de France crash plus friction with teammate Kopecky.

Tour de Hoody: What's fueling cycling's newest financial stampede and is there anything that should be done to stop it?

After a season full of challenges, Italian climber Cavalli seeks comeback with three-year deal to join DSM: 'She always wants to give her all.'

Italian super agent reveals details of Pogačar's record $200 million buy-out clause: 'No possibilities of changing teams.'

Is FDJ Suez the new powerhouse? Vollering’s exit from SD Worx shakes up women’s cycling.

FDJ and Suez commit to French 'super team' through 2028, reports that bike behemoth Specialized will follow Vollering to the team rumble on.

‘Resting is a big part of getting better’: Dutch star’s HRV shows proof of her end of season fatigue.

Race director Marion Rousse believes Belgian world champion is capable of great things.

Defending champion names a big ambition as she assesses the newly unveiled Tour race route.

Women’s Tour will begin in Brittany and conclude in the Alps with two difficult summit finishes.

2023 Tour de France Femmes champion chasing second victory plus other top targets with French team.

California-raised Welsh cyclist Illi Gardner could be the world's best pure climber and she's not racing on a WorldTour team: 'I just love with going up mountains.'

Reusser, Žigart, Uttrup Ludwig, and Moolman Pasio latest major moves as SD Worx-Protime brings on former pro Mondini as new DS: 'This is a dream job for me.'

Kristen Faulkner and Matteo Jorgenson among the finalists for the Vélo d’Or prize for the top international riders in 2024: Who’s your top pick?

Transfers are heating up in the rider market, with EF, Movistar, UAE, and FDJ-Suez all making key moves.

Defending champion Kopecky wins six-woman sprint as Dygert scoops silver with tenacious ride.

Huge elevation gain and hints of high altitude on tap for historic first African road worlds in September 2025.

A mid-season escape to the Colorado Rockies gave her space to reflect on her double-gold Olympic Games and to reload for a season-closing run at the rainbow jersey: 'It will be a race of attrition.'

Key contenders, course details, the TV guide, and more: Here's all you need to know about the Zürich women's road race on September 28.

Demi Vollering misses out again on a major target but gives unexpected reaction.

Australian rider Brown beats Demi Vollering and Chloé Dygert in gripping race, taking final world championships of her career.

Who will win time trial rainbows on Sunday? Here's a look at the favorites and the course for Zürich's race against the clock.

Race for the rainbow jersey: Zürich is playing host to the 2024 road world championships set against an explosive course that will also include para-cycling.

Intra-team dramas and understated superstars light up world championship tune-up racing across Britain, Romandie, Italy, Germany.

After Alpe d'Huez cliff-hanger, Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift faces challenges to build on the success of the past three editions, writes Jeremy Whittle.