Elisa Balsamo

Wiebes underlines dominance in sprinting prior to upcoming Giro d’Italia Donne and Tour de France Femmes.

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.'

Pros from Magnus Sheffield and Cian Uijtdebroeks to Paul Magnier and Elisa Balsamo couldn't hold back the emotion in a weekend overflowing with wins, crashes, elation, and frustration.

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

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

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

Dutch sprinter crushes rivals in big bunch gallop to the line, Balsamo and Pikulik complete podium.

Dutchwoman flies home to maillot jaune ahead of Ahtosalo while compatriot Wiebes loses out due to bike problem.

Will a Dutch 'triple threat' of Vos, Vollering, Wiebes run riot in Paris on Sunday? A whole rabble is raring to ruin Team NL's party. We rate them all.

Balsamo and Bertizzolo were transported to a local hospital after crashing into metal barriers in a hectic finishing sprint won by Henttala to open the Vuelta a Burgos Feminas.

Tour de Hoody: More controversy, a quiet chicane, the fastest Roubaix (again), and does 'hors délai' belong in a race as cruel as the 'Hell of the North'?

New mother Ellen van Dijk one of the strongest in the race: ‘This was nothing compared to giving birth.’

World champion denies Balsamo and Georgi in the velodrome to make perfect comeback from disappointment at Tour of Flanders.

Elisa Balsamo second in photo finish, with Chiara Consonni best of the rest.

Spring classic will see many key names fight it out over the famous bergs of Flanders.

Select group fights out for victory at end of tough Italian climbing race, Balsamo proves quickest.

'2023 was my first season without a victory ... I want to reverse that trend': Deignan returns to Lidl-Trek leadership after season in the shadows.

Tour de Hoody: Sheffield planning 2028 Olympics, Martinez sneaks in for the win, Del Toro surprises again, Van den Broek-Blaak back after pregnancy in a busy weekend.

Follow all the action as Annemiek van Vleuten races for the last time at six-day Dutch tour.

Early terrain should promote attacks but finale more accommodating to a chase.

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?