Elisa Longo Borghini

Follow all the news and updates for the UCI Cycling World Championships.

Alison Jackson hoping for some food-based gifts from fans, including but not limited to, hamburgers and chicken wings.

Lumpy finale promises exciting finish.

Lotte Kopecky cannot fend off the German star, but she retained her yellow jersey in a hectic, crash-marred stage.

A day suited to breakaway riders or puncheurs.

The race for the podium is going to be more competitive than ever. From Demi Vollering to Juliette Labous, here are the leading candidates for the top spots in cycling's biggest prize.

Veronica Ewers moves into second after a crash takes out podium-contender Antonia Niedermaier.

Veronica Ewers takes second after a late attack over the penultimate climb.

Annemiek van Vleuten and Chloé Dygert go out early while Elisa Longo Borghini risks the rain by going out late.

From defending champion Annemiek van Vleuten to debutants Chloé Dygert and Veronica Ewers.

Follow all of the latest news from the Giro d'Italia Donne before it starts June 30.

Annemiek van Vleuten is the defending champion, but can she hold off the in-form Elisa Longo Borghini? Chloé Dygert expected to debut Stars and Stripes jersey this week.

Longo Borghini, Skjelmose, Kopecky among other big winners in blockbuster weekend of national road championship racing.

Demi Vollering headlines the list of favorites for four-day race.

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

What the stars of Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes had to say after a dramatic day of racing.

Elisa Longo Borghini pushes the Dutch rider close, but can only take second.

Canadian ace wins six-rider breakaway sprint as Kopecky, Longo Borghini and all other top favorites lose their opportunity.

Who can claim the treasured cobblestone trophies this weekend? Here's our guide to the favorites and outsiders.

From the sectors to the storylines, here's all you need to know before Van Aert, Kopecky, Van der Poel roar toward Roubaix.

The Trek-Segafredo rider says she felt terrible all day at Tour of Flanders, despite finishing third.

SD Worx went 1-2, but Trek-Segafredo wasn't going to make it easy for them.

SweetSpot says that it is looking for a title sponsor as well as backers for three of its classification jerseys.

Here's what's making headlines on Friday, March 3.

Trek-Segafredo teammate Gaia Realini and UAE Team ADQ’s Siliva Persico round off an all-Italian podium in inaugural tour.

Longo Borghini opens her 2023 calendar with dominant GC victory in inaugural UAE Tour.

Trek-Segafredo sets blistering pace on the key climbing stage and takes control of the GC.

The inaugural UAE Tour sees 13 of the 15 women's WorldTour teams face off for the first time in 2023. There's a lot on the line.

Italian champion wants to build on overall performances after taking first GC win in 2022.

As the gap widens between the top of the sport and the lower rungs, development teams are one way to bridge the gap.

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

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

From Annemiek van Vleuten mountain biking to Egan Bernal trekking in Peru, top pro riders finding new ways to unplug from the demands of racing.

The 2023 Tour of Britain is set to finish in Wales, while the 2024 Women's Tour will set off from the country.

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

The Italian soloed away from the pack following an aggressive race into Varese.

Italian ace claims third victory in home classic, beats back Sofia Bertizzolo and U.S. rider Veronica Ewers on the San Luca hilltop.

Queen stage win puts Dutch rider in red jersey

GC favorites already spread out after opening stage

Elisa Longo Borghini takes first red jersey of race.

A move back to the traditional Saturday slot has allowed the organizers in Plouay to design a new course.

The Italian loses almost seven minutes to Annemiek van Vleuten after spending most of stage 7 chasing alone.

The Frenchwoman's teammate Elisa Longo Borghini is proud to be riding on her friend's wheel

The Italian finished the stage on the bike of teammate and world champion Elisa Balsamo.

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'

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

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

Trek-Segafredo rider shrinks gap but still 49 seconds behind García with one stage remaining.

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 Italian champion is targeting stages at this year's Giro d'Italia Donne as she builds up to a GC bid at the Tour de France Femmes.

The Italian champion wrapped up the overall win and a stage victory at the six-day race ahead of a big summer of racing.

"Chapeau to her for an amazing sprint finish," says Grace Brown after ceding overall lead to Trek-Segafredo rider.

The Paris-Roubaix champion sprinted to third place, gapping Grace Brown and clinching bonus seconds to take overall victory.

'I wasn’t just sitting up and rolling to the finish. Elisa made the most of it though,' Australian says.

Longo Borghini sprints to third to score bonus seconds needed to top Grace Brown and Katarzyna Niewiadoma.

Italian champion wins on top of Black Mountain ahead of Kasia Niewiadoma and Grace Brown.

Brown keeps her race lead but Longo Borghini is tied on the same time with one stage to go.

An interview with Elisa Longo Borghini.

Demi Vollering won't defend her title but there's a star-studded field expected, including Elisa Longo Borghini and Lorena Wiebes.

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.

From Mathieu van der Poel and Lotte Kopecky to Elisa Longo Borghini and Dylan van Baarle. VeloNews rates the cobbled classics contenders.

Elisa Longo Borghini steals the show, Trek Segafredo's masterclass, and SD Worx unravels.

"It’s like going through Dante's Hell and then being in the paradise".

Longo Borghini may have rode into the velodrome alone, but she says her team support was the reason she was there at all.

Brand on the podium and van Dijk in the top-10 rounds out dominant day for Trek-Segafredo after Longo Borghini's solo escape.

Italian star channels frustration of a lost spring to go all-in with solo raid over cobblestones of Roubaix, hails ‘perfect’ new Trek Domane.

Italian wins via long-range attack as Kopecky and Brand complete podium.

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.

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

Will this year's Trofeo Alfredo Binda end in a breakaway or a bunch sprint? From climbers to sprinters, here are some of the riders to watch in the third Women's WorldTour race of the year.

Vos could make history this year, but she has plenty of competition in her way, including home favorite and defending champion Elisa Longo Borghini.

'Elisa is an integral part of the growth of women’s cycling and of that cultural change,' says DS Ina-Yoko Teutenberg.

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.