Annemiek van Vleuten to retire after 2023 season
Olympic time trial champion extended her contract with Movistar through 2023.
Olympic time trial champion extended her contract with Movistar through 2023.
The 10-day race is back in the Women's WorldTour and promises to be better than ever - but will it be overshadowed by the Tour de France Femmes?
The Veneto region in northeast Italy will host the first UCI worlds in October. Also, the Gree-Tour of Guangxi is canceled and RideLondon Classique put on notice.
"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.
Italian champion wins on top of Black Mountain ahead of Kasia Niewiadoma and Grace Brown.
Stage 3 was raced on a rapid Central London circuit, and culminated in a third consecutive win for Wiebes at the RideLondon Classique.
In-form New Zealand star felt good but hampered by crash and mechanical, looking to next stages.
The bar is now too high for organisers to shirk their live coverage responsibilities.
The four-day Spanish stage race kicks off May 19 and ends with a mountaintop finish on May 22.
Demi Vollering doubles up in the Basque Country.
Whilst the start of May means a lap around Italy for the men, it’s a month in Spain for the women’s peloton as the bolstered stage racing block gets underway.
The level of the women's peloton is growing, and that is a good thing, but there are still some pains to manage.
The documentary about women's cycling returns with an episode focused on the fearsome 'Hell of the North.'
We’re over half-way through the classics and there’s been plenty of races so far to give us an idea of the landscape of women’s WorldTour racing in 2022.
The winner of each race will receive 16,000 euros for a total purse of 40,000 euros for Sunday's race.
At 71 race days, the women's WorldTour is bigger than ever. How are teams coping, and is it too big for the smaller roster sizes? VeloNews asked pros their thoughts.
Words by Amy Jones w/images from Chris Auld
The six-day stage race takes over from the Ladies Tour of Norway and includes stages in Denmark, Sweden, and Norway.
We look at the bikes, groupsets, wheels, and equipment of the 2022 Women's World Tour peloton.
No rider has won the Women's WorldTour two years in a row, not even Annemiek van Vleuten. Who are the riders vying for her place at the top of the standings?
There's been a huge bump in the number of WWT race days this year. Here's what you can expect from the season.
U.S. women have out-performed their male counterparts at the top level over the last decade, but a lack of commercial investment threatens future success
Arrival of Giant gives Aussie-backed WorldTour teams new stability going into franchise's second decade.
Iconic cobbled climbs have been added to both the women’s Tour of Flanders and Gent-Wevelgem for 2022.
Spanish tour expands to five stages, iconic Koppenberg and Kemmelberg climbs come to the classics as women's calendar continues to grow.
Scandinavian squad expands beyond men's division with brand-new women's team that lands directly in the top-tier of racing.
The upcoming season will see a major shake-up in what officials call the 'most significant roster change since the team’s inception in 2012.'
Belgian race boosts winner's purse to €18,800, making it the richest one-day payday on the women's calendar for 2022.
These riders seem to have found their perfect home for next season.
The last Women’s WorldTour race of the 2021 season was won by Lorena Wiebes (Team DSM) from a small group populated mostly by teammates.
The peloton will take on four ascents of the VAM-Berg before finishing in Hoogeveen.
With the Women's WorldTour set to grow again in 2022, who are the new teams stepping up, and will anyone be able to fill the final spot?
It's the women's peloton's last WorldTour one-day event before the world championships.
The next Women's WorldTour stage race is just a round the corner.
Officials from Rally Cycling have confirmed the team's intentions to join the UCI Women's WorldTour in 2022 and 2023.
The long-running North American squad has received renewed financial commitment from its title sponsors, enabling it to apply for the benefits of the top tier teams in the Women's World Tour.
Disparities between WorldTeams and Continental teams continue to grow; a minimum salary tops list of priorities for all riders.
Plus, the Battle of the North will take place in August of 2022.
10-day Giro Rosa returns to the lineup, as well as a six-day Battle of the North.
Lauren Stephens, Kristen Faulkner, and the other North Americans on the squad will be familiar faces at races like Unbound, SBT GRVL, and Gravel Worlds.
Race organizers are turning their attention to the 2022 edition of the races.
The Team BikeExchange rider had her first 2021 victory on Sunday. Here, she explains what it's like to be a female pro in Slovenia.
The race is the sixth in the Flanders Classics portfolio to achieve parity.
We connected with Marta Bastianelli, Ruth Winder, and other top pros to preview Sunday's Gent-Wevelgem.
Favorites Jolien d'Hoore, Lorena Wiebes, and Lotte Kopecky already have multiple podium finishes at the Belgian classic.
New calendar dates awarded to UCI WorldTour events seeking to be on the current year's calendar.
The venerable Italian Women's WorldTour race is a favorite in the peloton. Here's why.
The Trek-Segafredo rider battled frigid weather for her fourth overall win at the Dutch stage race.
After winning the Zwift Academy in December, the 18-year-old Australian is about to begin her European career.
The Women's WorldTeam becomes the second to defy UCI minimum salary requirements for women riders.
The double world champion is looking forward to her future as a sports director and mother.
Elisa Longo Borghini rode to second and Anna van der Breggen took third.
The fundraising brings the women's total prize purse to €31,876, exceeding that of the men's.
All the bikes, groupsets, wheels, and equipment of the Women's World Tour peloton including some custom bikes
WorldTeams may get more attention, but continental teams help deepen the field.
GoFundMe creator Cem Tanyeri: 'It's a shame that we need to do it as fans, but on the other hand we're just going to prove the monetary value of this sport.'
Niewiadoma ready for a fifth podium at the Italian race; Harvey is also a contender.
€5,000 already raised to distribute to the top five finishers at the women's Strade Bianche.
Prize money inequality back in the spotlight as Van der Breggen earns €930 and Ballerini earns €16,000 at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.
Women’s classics will finish after men’s races and include uninterrupted TV images.
Men's teams should start women's programs if they see it as an opportunity, says the WorldTour champ, not because they're being forced to.
Most pros are OK with the ban but see more meaningful ways to make the sport safer - and more equitable.
French women's WorldTour road racers successfully pushed for pro licenses.
A closer look some of the most significant transfers ahead of the 2021 season.
Anna van der Breggen anchors team as new sponsors take over in four-year deal.
Door opens for Mathieu van der Poel to race Tour de France as his Alpecin-Fenix team will have entry to all WorldTour races.
Dutch star believes newly bolstered Movistar, SD Worx and Jumbo-Visma teams will bring balance and add fireworks to women’s racing next year
Breakthrough victory at Giro Rosa came years in the making for the 21-year-old emerging star.
The Dutch former world champion says her vacation time — this year she went SCUBA diving in Curaçao — helps her avoid the stagnancy of her 'comfort zone.'
FDJ sport director says legendary allure and prestige of yellow jersey will energize women’s racing.
Only a handful of diagnosed cases and cancelations were part of cycling's COVID calendar.
The decorated track racer and time trialist will combine road and track goals in 2021, with the Tokyo games as her primary focus.
Jastrab will race with the German squad through the end of 2022.
The 23 year old from Trinidad and Tobago will join the Australian outfit on a two-year deal.
Anna van der Breggen bridged to Annemiek van Vleuten, setting up a dramatic showdown at the Tour of Flanders. Instead, van der Breggen chose a different strategy that was ultimately successful.
Dutch team to add women's WorldTour team and development team
The Italian squad will not have its pre-race COVID-19 control results in sufficient time to prepare for the race
CCC-Liv rider says she's felt safe all season, despite the risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Swiss-registered team will not start at Flanders on Sunday due to immediate cessation.