Women's Cycling

Scandinavian squad will be launching women's team in 2022 with pay parity, equal opportunity and big plans to go straight to the top-tier of racing.

Tayler Wiles checks in with some post-race audio diaries.

Kasia Niewiadoma finished second behind the world champion and Elisa Longo Borghini crossed the line in third.

The Polish star is hoping for salvation in the Ardennes following a string of close calls and frustrating near-misses so far in 2021.

Amy Jones is back with the news of the week in women's cycling.

Everything you need to know about the course and riders to watch during Sunday's Amstel Gold Race.

Abby catches up with Tayler Wiles before the next block of racing to discuss how the racing is changing and why the women need more stage races.

Easton Cycling partners with Shimano, Castelli, and Schwalbe to bring eight athletes to the gravel races in 2021.

After she won the 2019 DK — now Unbound Gravel — Rockwell was ready to race professionally. Then, the pandemic shutdown forced her to examine the social side of her new career.

The road apparel brand brings its ethos of equal representation and body positivity to the off-road market.

The Hungarian rider will represent SD Worx in cyclocross, XCO mountain biking, and on the road for the next two years.

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The Italian has over 11 years of experience designing and developing road, gravel, and mountain bike wheels.

Aerodynamics are a thing, even in gravel. After years at 3T and Campagnolo, Grappone is now driving wheel design at Hunt.

The inaugural women's 'Hell of the North' has been delayed again, but that it is happening at all marks major progress.

Gracie also fills us in on what the Cyclists Alliance is up to, specifically their new mentoring program.

Thee Abundance Mini-Grant will provide 5-7 women of color with race entries, travel and accommodation expenses, and on-the-ground support.

The Dutch sprinter secured her first victory of 2021 from a bunch gallop, besting rivals with a very well-timed and powerful kick.

The multi-time national and world champ wants to win, and she's not afraid to show it.

The race is the sixth in the Flanders Classics portfolio to achieve parity.

The Scott-SRAM rider will not be at the Oz Trails Pro Cup races in Arkansas, opting to race in Europe ahead of World Cup season.

Dutchwoman winds back the years with second Flanders win in 10 years after brutal Paterberg attack.

Welcome to another issue of Women's Cycling Weekly.

The stage race is scheduled for June 5-6, and organizers say they don't have the funds they need.

The very first episode of a brand new monthly cycling show, The Bunnyhop takes a fresh look at the women's pro peloton.

Senior editor Betsy Welch and advocate Devin Cowens talk about getting to know each other, and what it's like to be on the cover.

Devin Cowens shares her perspective on gravel's attempts to attract BIPOC cyclists, and the barriers that still keep people of color away from cycling.

Van Vleuten wins from sprint after going clear with Kasia Niewiadoma in the final hour of the race.

We dive into the power numbers of Lonneke Uneken and Emma Norsgaard on Stage 3 of the Healthy Ageing Tour.

The goal of the four-rider squad is to introduce the joy of riding to more cyclists.

The new Shimano Originals film documents two riders who self-identify as fat as they consider a more welcoming and diverse bike community.

For some cycling fans, and especially Belgian fans, this is the best week of the year.

Vos wins bunch sprint after late attack from Elisa Longo Borghini and Soraya Paladin.

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.

From a catalogue of videos on LivTV to interactive experiences on social media and Zwift.

The GC stars converge at Volta a Catalunya while cobblestone classics ramp up with E3 Saxo Bank Classic and Gent-Wevelgem.

Trek-Segafredo delivers timely reposte to SD Worx dominance ahead of prestigious northern classics.

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Climbing is on tap for the women's peloton at this Italian race which you won't want to miss.

The venerable Italian Women's WorldTour race is a favorite in the peloton. Here's why.

The victory is the first for Amy Pieters this season, and the fifth for SD-Worx so far in 2021.

'It's very willingly, and frankly, it's the direction I've been wanting to take.'

Here's what's making headlines on Tuesday, March 16.

The virtual event takes place on March 16 at 4:00 p.m. PST.

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Grassroots and national youth programs alike tackle cycling’s biggest hurdle by emphasizing empowerment and inclusion.

The March 19-21 event is affordable and packed with sessions led by experts and leaders in cycling, running, and endurance sports.

The Trek-Segafredo rider battled frigid weather for her fourth overall win at the Dutch stage race.

She transcended mountain biking's privilege-steeped bro culture, and kept on pushing.

After winning the Zwift Academy in December, the 18-year-old Australian is about to begin her European career.

The Arizona stage race kicks off on Friday with a stacked start line and equal prize purse.

Strong institutional support and highly competitive national team help fuel Dutch dominance.

Pridham started her trailblazing tenure as director in the men's WorldTour this week, but she sees nothing unusual about it: 'I want to be judged as a DS. Not a female one.'

Wild Rye apparel and Pivot Cycles are teaming up on a three-piece collaboration that celebrates riders who identify as women.

The cyclocross and cross-country mountain bike racer has her sights set on big goals for 2021.

On this week's episode we hear from MTB stars Kate Courtney, Chloe Woodruff, Erin Huck, Lea Davison, Haley Batten, and Hannah Finchamp about the Olympic push.

Italian director and former world champion on managing past teammates and what women staffers bring to a women's team.

'If you win Paris-Roubaix, you can become a legend' — expectations building ahead of cobblestone milestone.

The Women's WorldTeam becomes the second to defy UCI minimum salary requirements for women riders.

Zwift is leveling the playing field for women's cycling with equal distances for many events, equal payout for races, and a low-anxiety environment for all.

Grassroots groups like Black Girls Do Bike are getting more BIPOC women into cycling by creating a safe and judgment-free space for newcomers to enter the sport.

There's a less obvious but no less important marker of growth: the increasingly international lineups of teams in the World Tour peloton.

BikeExchange is following in Trek-Segafredo's footsteps.

To celebrate, Abby called up Elorie Slater, marketing manager at Pivot Bikes, and Luisa Grappone, engineer at Hunt Wheels.

Elisa Longo Borghini and her Trek Segafredo teammates will spend any prize cash derived from crowdfunding campaigns on projects for women's cycling.

How I went from a late start in the sport to making the USA Cycling Olympic long team.

Two women-led brands collaborate on a collection celebrating empowerment.

The double world champion is looking forward to her future as a sports director and mother.

The website will feature contributions from riders with a diverse range of interests, experiences, and backgrounds.

Celebrating the stories in women's cycling, today and every day.

Chantal van den Broek-Blaak delivers second major win in 2021 for revived powerhouse.

Mathieu van der Poel and SD Worx were dominant at Strade Bianche, but they won't always have it their way.

Flanders Classics' Maja Leye responds to the prize money storm. She feels that Flanders Classics should have maybe tooted their own horn a bit more about all the progress they already made in women's cycling.

The fundraising brings the women's total prize purse to €31,876, exceeding that of the men's.

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Will it be Wout vs Mathieu? And Annemiek vs Anna? Or will some dark horse ride away with the spoils? Surprises are in the forecast for the white roads of Tuscany.

WorldTeams may get more attention, but continental teams help deepen the field.

'Every race matters more than ever.' Risk of rain, canceled races and high-powered SD Worx cranks pressure for women's WorldTour opener.

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.'