Women's Cycling

After months of pause, the peloton made a punishing return to WorldTour action Saturday. We pick over the major talking points from an exhilarating day of racing.

North American rider regrouped after late mechanical to take third-place.

World champion bridges from over three minutes back to catch and deny lone breakaway rider Garcia.

Last week's racing in northern Spain provided a helpful blueprint for how riders are viewing safety protocols at Strade Bianche and future events.

Annemiek van Vleuten is undefeated thus far in 2020, and she enters Saturday's Strade Bianche as the heavy favorite. How can you beat her? It's the biggest question in pro women's racing.

America's 2001 MTB world champ, Alison Dunlap, talks past, present, and future.

In 1893 Knox was noted in the Black press for her 'graceful cycling.' She was a member of the League of American Wheelmen (L.A.W.), predecessor to the League of American Bicyclists.

A lightweight, breathable finish and thoughtful features makes these Patagonia shorts ideal for most summer trail riding missions.

World champion looking to defend her title in Italy as she heads up powerful Mitchelton-Scott team.

The UCI has released the 20201 WorldTour calendars for men and women, and the Amgen Tour of California is noticeably absent from both.

Strade Bianche Women Elite returns this weekend, with riders facing hot conditions, a dusty and dry course, and the overpowering might of Annemiek van Vleuten.

Coronavirus flareups add uncertainty to leading Women's WorldTour stage race.

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World champion remains unbeaten in 2020, taking three victories in four days in Spain.

Team doctor highlights complications and weaknesses in UCI protocol.

Van Vleuten, the reigning UCI road world champion, attacked on the final climb with 20km to go to win Friday's race in Spain.

Leader of the riders' alliance on teams' Catch-22 between compliance to COVID regulations and financial burden they impose.

New team could be hunting signatures of Van Vleuten and Vos.

Annemiek van Vleuten dropped Anna van der Breggen on the day's final climb to score a solo victory in Spain.

CCC-Liv's team doctor Tessa Backhuijs says decision wasn't made hastily.

Rider group warns of apparent lack of compliance with COVID procedures and worsening health conditions.

10 international racers join new team as part of eRacing's growing push for equal opportunity for women in cycling.

The Elevate Shorts have some interesting features and a funky fit, but they're made of bombproof material and definitely stand up to the tests of the trail.

We find out about the world champion's life beyond the bike in the first of our new series of interviews.

The women's peloton returns to the start line in Spain this week after four months of a dramatically different off-season.

The two-time ITT world champion has raced the biggest events in women's pro cycling. Now 45, Neben is hoping for one more return to the Olympic Games.

Organizers of the Colorado Classic have canceled the 2020 edition due to the coronavirus pandemic. The decision comes after organizers set aggressive mitigation plans to address the virus.

After four years, the UCI continental team is seeking WorldTeam status to better provide for its riders.

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The star Mitchelton-Scott rider has a packed schedule when racing resumes in late July and continues into November.

American squads Rally Cycling and Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank among those set to race August 29.

The two-time pro road national champion says that lack of events in 2020 will hurt juniors the most.

The Pure Move bra got exponentially more testing hours than the others — we’ve been wearing it for a year. It's super compressive and comes in 10 sizes.

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Women's cycling is "becoming a professional sport, but it's not there yet," says the former pro. Hear what she's doing about it.

While other organizers have shortened routes for 2020, RCS Sport confirmed the full distances for men and women at Strade Bianche.

VeloNews examines the world-class power numbers behind the women’s Virtual Joe Martin Stage Race.

The Liv Langma Advanced Pro 1 Disc was engineered for the aggressive riding of a race, but it also shined on an epic, all-day, multi-surface adventure.

The Stan's-Pivot rider is also launching the Prescott Circle Trail Challenge to help raise maintenance funds for her local singletrack.

The collection features fun and functional designs, meant for recreational and specialist cyclists alike.

Cobbles expert Boom joins CCC-Liv to add technical know-how, Boels-Dolmans sign 19-year-old Anna Shackley for 2021.

Despite limited sizing, the Valladam bra works for a wide variety of women from A cup to DD cup — and it has a unique style for athleisure wearers.

A conversation with the Trek-Segafredo rider before she returns to Europe for the race season.

Former world champion entering new chapter of career with fresh motivations and mindset.

World Cup champion Kate Courtney has been busy these past few months raising funds for COVID-19 relief, training for her new 2020 goals, and using her public platform to promote change.

Machines For Freedom's Essential Short dispels the myth that shorts will have you wishing for bibs on your long rides. These stay put.

Retired pro Stef Clement leading new organizational push among men's elite peloton.

If a race happens and it's not televised, does anyone benefit?

The reversible Mariposa does show when you’re wearing it under a road jersey, but that didn’t bother testers because of the bra’s bright and playful colors.

With new four-year deal, team will pursue WorldTour license in 2021.

Ten-time Luxembourg road champion Christine Majerus extends her contract through 2022.

Three-stage race to feature 18 teams with action to be streamed online, Wednesday through Friday.

The straps didn’t provide as much hold as the other bras we loved, but the chest band was structural enough that if the road was relatively smooth, or the jersey we wore over the bra was body-hugging, this bra was enough.

Rally Cycling riders discuss Tokyo dreams and life in the US Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs.

The Colorado Classic could become the first U.S. pro race to return following the coronavirus shutdown. The race's safety plan calls for major restrictions to crowds and congestion.

British star says a rising younger generation and wave of new races give momentum to women's sport, though some hurdles remain.

A hidden bottom band is welded into the bottom of this bra which gave it the sleekest looks of any we tested.

Catching up with the U.S. national mountain-bike champion about the season ahead.

The Dutch world champion's season will begin with Strade Bianche and La Course.

The women's stage race is scheduled for August 27-30 in various Colorado communities.

Organizers plan to maintain full program for both men's and women's races while monitoring developments of COVID-19.

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There’s no better bra for well-endowed women on bumpy roads. The Enlite running bra limits jiggle without being constrictive, so cyclists loved it, too.

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Brit Hannah Rhodes broke the women's Everesting record and is now the fastest rider, man or woman, in the U.K. to have completed the challenge.

How the Co2uT gravel race hopes to become a first-year success in spite of its tricky beginnings.

The UCI Women’s WorldTour event which had been originally slated for August 13 – 16 will be raced in August 2021. The exact dates have yet to be pinned down.

We spoke with the Trek-Segafredo rider from her home in the hard-hit Piedmont region of Italy.

Insiders see punchy format and clear narrative of cyclocross as a reference, and call for greater use of social media and coverage of women's racing.

The former pro cyclist clocked in at 9:57:29 to break Katie Hall's recently set record.

Team Twenty20's new Colombian pro will be joining us on Zwift from Knoxville, Tennessee.

A day after exiting her former team, Dutch national champion signs new four-year contract.

Riders and teams from across the world will race it out over three stages on the RGT Cycling virtual platform.

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Wind and water resistance in a breathable, minimal design.

When her racing season was postponed due to COVID-19, two-time world champion Catharine Pendrel set to work building trails for kids in her hometown of Kamloops, British Columbia.

Hall clocked up 8,848 meters elevation in a shade over 10 hours to beat existing record by more than two and a half hours.

Rivals from Alpecin-Fenix, IKO-Crelan and Team 777 cyclocross teams to unite in new Ciclismo Mundial road squad.

With the arrival of a title sponsor, a trio of stages will be featured in a route set for early November to close the women's WorldTour.