Elisa Balsamo

SD Worx captain dominates steep mountaintop finish of final stage, tops GC for her first stage-race victory of the season.

Wout van Aert out of a small group? Lorena Wiebes dominating a bunch sprint? Or can Biniam Girmay and Elisa Balsamo repeat?

Here's all the news ahead of E3 Saxo Bank Classic and Gent-Wevelgem.

Preview: Will Lorena Wiebes and Lotte Kopecky "worx" more magic? And who can stop Wout van Aert and the Jumbo-Visma express?

Now a pair of one-days, the races in West Flanders kick-start a busy racing period across Belgium.

Cyclocross ace time trials to victory in Cittiglio before Elisa Balsamo completes Trek-Segafredo one-two out of chasing group.

Marianne Vos will be back in action after surgery, and former world champion Elisa Balsamo holds the favorite's title.

Updated course packs a punch but still favors the fastest women in the bunch.

Follow all the action in the four-stage Setmana Valenciana in Spain.

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

Negotiations began last year and she will remain in a team jersey through 2026.

The multi-discipline world champion on balancing her road and track ambitions in 2023.

Joe Dombrowski, Veronica Ewers, Mads Pedersen, Elisa Longo Borghini, and more tell VeloNews about their Christmas plans.

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.

The Italian sprinter won in her final race as reigning world champion as she looks to defend the title in Wollongong next week.

The world champion had the best year of her career, so far, in 2022.

World champion takes victory in final race in rainbow jersey.

World champion takes victory in final race in rainbow jersey.

13 champions will be awarded across the full week of action in Wollongong, Australia.

Top-favorite Wiebes delivers for the Dutch in downtown Munich.

Balsamo and Vos complete the top three on stage 5.

Former Italian champion says she has to find ways to gain time on the "goats" if she is to climb up the GC.

A breakaway of top riders spoiled any opportunity for a bunch sprint on the race's second day.

'It's a little bit like saving a little bit of money,' Longo Borghini said after gaining 40 seconds on GC favorites. 'Then I have something to spare'

Trek-Segafredo rider looking ahead for more stage victory opportunities.

The world champion is looking for stage wins and helping her teammate Elisa Longo Borghini in the GC, but she also wants to have some fun.

The peloton will be packed with star talent at the Tour de France Femmes, including Annemiek van Vleuten, Marianne Vos, and Elisa Balsamo.

Eight stages, 1,029 kilometers, €250,000 prize money, and 144 history-making women.

Balsamo, Longo Borghini, Cavalli and others spark hope an Italian could win the Giro Donne in the near future.

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

Trek-Segafredo star kicks past Kool, Vos, in final sprint.

Vos scores 31st Giro Donne stage win after missing out Friday.

Trek-Segafredo look in good shape when it comes to defending the leader's jersey in the coming days.

World champion Balsamo scores seventh win of season and takes race-leader's jersey in Tortolì, Sardinia.

The Italian Valcar Travel and Service women's team developed many of the biggest stars of women's cycling.

World champion beaten by Laura Wiebes in first race since Paris-Roubaix.

Strong sprint field lines up for flat tour around Essex and London.

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.

A world champion was thrown out of the race, the five-star favorite fell from grace, wheels were smashed, and a hyped tire technology was a no-show.

The road world champion was seen receiving a sticky bottle on her way back to the bunch.

While chasing back from a flat tire, Balsamo took help from her team car — and was thrown out of the race.

With the rainbow jersey comes a rainbow bike. We take a closer look at Elisa Balsamo's Trek Emonda SLR world champion's edition.

World Champion Elisa Balsamo has been unbeatable in recent races, can she continue her winning streak?

'Lots of teams want to get rid of Balsamo, but I know how strong she is so I say good luck with that,' van Dijk says.

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 Italian 22-year-old looks towards Paris-Roubaix as next major target after scoring her first win of the season.

The European champion spent much of the latter parts of the race chasing down relentless attacks from SD Worx.

From Elisa Balsamo's potentially Tour of Flanders-winning form to Trek-Segafredo versus SD Worx, these are some of the key takeaways from Sunday's race.

Biniam Girmay's win isn't just the biggest moment in his young career, it's a defining moment for African cycling.

The Italian world champion says she's not thinking about Tour of Flanders yet despite strong run of form.

It's another big win for the world champion as Marianne Vos is second in thrilling finale.

Even a last-minute change of plan couldn’t stop Trek-Segafredo at Brugge-De Panne.

The two went head-to-head once again at Exterioo Brugge-De Panne, with Balsamo on top for the second win in four days.

The race as a whole was chaotic with crashes impacting the finale.

Dutch sprinter says that developing rivalry with Elisa Balsamo is 'good for the sport.'

Wiebes winning streak ended in second, Bastianelli finishes third.

The Italian world champion has never ridden a grand tour before but she's planning to ride two during her year in the rainbow stripes.

World champion points to the heavens to celebrate victory and to remember her cousin.

Elisa Balsamo said she'd like to see a women's Milan-San Remo come back, but where does women's racing draw the line with importing men's events onto the calendar?

With Sofia Bertizzolo and Soraya Paladin finishing second and third, respectively.

Italian classic paused and restarted due to crash between non-race vehicles before home star Balsamo wins with searing sprint.

The Italian will be racing on home soil again this weekend at Trofeo Alfredo Binda, where she hopes to help Elisa Longo Borghini to defend her title.

Wiebes defends Drenthe title, bettering Balsamo and Kopecky in dramatic final.

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 World Champion won the opening sprint at the Setmana Valenciana on Thursday.

Trek-Segafredo keeps it together for sprint finish despite a late attack from Annemiek van Vleuten and more.

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.

The new road world champion talks about the heightened expectations of racing in the rainbow jersey

The 2021 world road champion talks about the heightened expectations of racing in the rainbow jersey.

As we await the start of a new year of racing, let's look back at the wonderful season just gone.

A new year means new kit day. Here's a peek at what Coryn Labecki, Richard Carapaz, Lotte Kopecky, Peter Sagan, and many more will race in during 2022.

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?

The 23-year-old Italian is stepping into the WorldTour next season with Trek-Segafredo as the reigning road race world champion.

Initial details of Wollongong road worlds released, men and women to race equal-length TTs on the same day for first time.

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.

These riders seem to have found their perfect home for next season.

This season proved to be an important one for several up-and-coming riders.

There have been some big-name signings during the 2021 transfer window and VeloNews delves deeper into some of the most interesting.