Arkéa on Brink as Sponsors Pull Plug, SD Worx Skips GC Battle at Giro Women
Long-running French squad Arkéa faces closure in 2025 after backers bail, SD Worx packs stars to Giro Women but won't chase the pink jersey.
Long-running French squad Arkéa faces closure in 2025 after backers bail, SD Worx packs stars to Giro Women but won't chase the pink jersey.
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.'
5 takeaways from the cobblestone and Ardennes classics, including the inevitability of Pog, the potential of Puck, and why Paris-Roubaix always rules.
Home success for former European champion Bredewold in punchy race, with well-timed attacks in finale securing career-best victory.
Dutch team neutralizes the threat of world champion, with Ferrand-Prévot and Vos taking first and third.
Lotte Kopecky looks strongest but later fades; SD Worx riders defend their tactics.
With a few key names missing, SD Worx-Protime starts as the five-star favorites: 'Everything has to be right to win.'
Van Aert finally gets lucky, Luke Lamperti tapped for Paris-Roubaix debut, dust bowl expected for women's race Saturday: 'It's going to be a very fast race.'
From Pogačar's rulebook-defying debut and Kopecky's cobblestone flex to reports of rain and more – here's what to watch for in the wildest weekend of the year.
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.'
Van der Breggen, Ferrand-Prévot roll back the years, shoot warning to women's peloton with blazing comeback rides at Strade Bianche.
How will returning superstars Ferrand-Prévot and Van der Breggen stand up against the WorldTour best in one of the season's hardest races?
Vollering opens new chapter with FDJ-Suez on Thursday in Valenciana in first step toward Tour de France showdown with Kopecky and Niewiadoma.
SD Worx star Chantal van den Broek-Blaak retires after confirming she is expecting her second child: 'No better reason to quit top-level sport.'
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.
Double world champion Van der Breggen aiming high on return after three year break, but is yet unsure what is possible.
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.
Dutch star gives most open interview yet about Tour de France crash plus friction with teammate Kopecky.
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.
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.'
Solo breakaway caught just before finish line, handing world champion vital time bonus.
USA's world TT champion Dygert extends for two years, fellow American Skylar Schneider takes big decision to return to Europe with SD Worx-Protime.
SD Worx-Protime star happy about small gap at stage 7 finish and packs 'good feeling' about winning race on final-stage showdown as Tour de France Femmes goes down to the wire.
Vollering describes 'emotional rollercoaster' since race-changing crash and looks ahead to decisive Alpine stages as her legs respond well to stage 6 attacks.
As the Tour moves towards hillier ground, unexpected time trial success may intimidate new race leader’s competitors.
Cycling's version of 'yellow cards' are part of a wave of new safety rules being tested for the remainder of 2024 and riders with various infractions could be suspended.
Sprint rival rides into back wheel of prolific Dutchwoman in The Hague finale, wrecking chances of delight on home soil.
Past Olympic and world champion to return after three years: ‘Do I still want to be a winner? I always want to win.’
The SD Worx-Protime sprinter won all three stages as well as the overall title and points competition in complete domination of the WorldTour race.
Vollering sweeps Vuelta, Itzulia and Burgos to position herself in pole position going into the major goals at the Olympics, Tour de France Femmes.
Dutchwoman pushes former team for pay after brain injuries sustained in devastating training crash forced her into premature retirement.
Dutchwoman one of a rare number of cyclists to sign on with the global marketing behemoth.
SD Worx-Protime secures future through 2028 as 'mega contracts' continue to capture WorldTour's top talent: 'We are committed to our project.'
Tour de Hoody: The classics served up delicious portions of drama and heartbreak, with Skjelmose personifying the one-day extremes: 'If you come too close to the sun, you get burned.'
Team manager accepts SD Worx-Protime is less dominant: ‘We always maintained that we would not be able to achieve another season like 2023’
Promising 22-year-old rider forced to cut racing career short: 'She was one of the bigger talents in the women's peloton.'
'I never saw Marianne coming': Dutch star admits 'stupid' blunder by posting up too soon.
The Dutch star has won every edition since it was introduced in 2021, and Quick-Step snags overdue classics victory.
Team CEO Erwin Janssen insists he hoped to keep team toppers Kopecky and Vollering together in 2025: 'It hurts a lot'.
SD Worx-Protime teamwork makes Kopecky's dream work at Strade Bianche as world champion's confidence for spring classics grows.
Questions over Vollering's future and tension-riddled final last spring hang over SD Worx-Protime's Strade Bianche favorites.
SD Worx-Protime pens world champion through 2028, speculation grows about Vollering's destination for next season: 'We have to make choices.'
'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: Cycling's 'Mick Jagger' exits stage left, the growing Middle East footprint, Kopecky's on fire, and American fans might finally have the sprinter star they've been waiting for.
Lotte Kopecky seals overall success in confirmation world champion is in sparkling early season form.
Gear tests and team bonding: Sunny Spain is everyone's choice for the WorldTour's off-season training camps.
The Dutch squad was the dominant women's team in 2024 with Demi Vollering, Lotte Kopecky, Marlen Reusser, and Lorena Wiebes locking out the top positions in the UCI rankings.
The former world champion had her first child in May and is one of a growing number of riders making use of the Women's WorldTour maternity leave clause.
SD Worx was the A+ student in 2023, dominating nearly every race it entered, while Liv Racing TeqFind failed to hit the mark after a below-par year.
The Dutch team took 60 wins in 2023, three times as much as any other team, and won more than half of the Women's WorldTour races on the calendar.
Reusser and Vollering were TT favorites, but the Swiss rider quit the race citing mental fatigue while Vollering managed just sixth place.
The yellow jersey won 50,000 euros and SD Worx won nearly half of the entire prize pot in women's cycling's biggest payday.
Follow the latest news and headlines for the 2nd Tour de France Femmes.
The SD Worx star put minutes into everybody to take the yellow jersey with one stage remaining.
The Italian grew up around animals on her grandmother's farm, but she always dreamed of having her own dog.
'It's totally ridiculous,' SD Worx criticizes UCI for dishing out punishment.
Yellow jersey Lotte Kopecky leads out Wiebes and then takes third.
Multiple world champion must find new treatment center in search for further progress.
Belgian describes the 2022 race as her 'worst week on the bike.'
The SD Worx rider says she can make better tactical decisions now that she's not at the limit physically.
SD Worx has accused other teams of capitalizing on a toilet break, while Movistar says the Dutch team messed up.
Stage race season is coming but, before we look ahead, what did we learn from the classics?
The Dutchwomen struggled with the role of leader in 2022, but she has become more comfortable with pressure and it's showing.
Elisa Longo Borghini pushes the Dutch rider close, but can only take second.
The SD Worx rider has been dominant all spring, but there are plenty of riders ready to put a stop to her run of victories.
She started the day feeling nervous about her form, but finished it with an emphatic win on the Mur de Huy
After a gripping Paris-Roubaix with an entirely unexpected outcome last weekend, SD Worx is back to its old tricks
SD Worx does it again as Vollering goes solo for squad's 11th win of the season, teammate Kopecky sprints in for second.
Rain, wind, and even hail made for a tough day in the saddle.
Belgian says that she would do the same thing at Strade Bianche if SD Worx found itself in the same situation.
The Belgian believes that the Koppenberg should be put later in the Flanders course after carnage on the cobbles.
The Belgian becomes only the second woman to win back-to-back Tour of Flanders titles after her solo victory.
SD Worx used its strength in numbers to dominate the race as Annemiek van Vleuten crashes in final edition.
Follow all the men's and women's headlines going into Sunday's Tour of Flanders.
Vollering points to team ethos and top new domestiques as crucial to powerhouse sqaud after scoring Dwars door Vlaanderen victory.
Chiara Consonni and Marianne Vos round out the podium.
SD Worx wins another big spring classic to confirm its favorite's status heading into Tour of Flanders.