Power Analysis: Sofia Gomez Villafañe digs deep to win the Leadville Trail 100 MTB race
After seeing Ruth Winder in her rearview with three miles to go, the Leadville champ 'turned herself inside out' to get to the finish line.
After seeing Ruth Winder in her rearview with three miles to go, the Leadville champ 'turned herself inside out' to get to the finish line.
Deep pro fields, a film fest featuring para-athletes, tons of shakeout rides, and lots of miles on 'champagne gravel' are all on tap for the weekend ahead.
The 34-year-old took sixth in challenging road race less than a year after giving birth to second child.
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The 27-year-old becomes the first Belgian road race world champion in 50 years.
Ruth Winder and Alexis Skarda round out the podium.
Frenchwoman romps to fifth XCO mountain bike world title in Glentress Forest.
Dygert already won two rainbow jerseys at the 'super worlds' and Stephens says that Team USA will be in full support behind the 26-year-old.
The Dutchwoman unveils the Tour of Scandinavia and Simac Ladies Tour as the final races of her professional career.
The American hasn't raced a road worlds since her horror crash in Imola in 2020.
Sofia Gomez Villafañe is the clear race favorite, but with the deepest field in history this year, it's any woman's race.
The Australian crashed on the opening lap of the junior road race and a subsequent mechanical forced her to finish on a neutral service bike.
The 34-year-old has been packing in the racing since returning from maternity leave in April.
The Canadian is aiming higher after breakthrough win earlier this season.
The likes of Demi Vollering and Lotte Kopecky are the five-star favorites but there are plenty more stars looking to grasp the rainbow this Sunday.
The U.S. rider is hoping that her criterium experience will pay dividends in Sunday's race.
The Team USA rider now boasts a collection of 16 worlds medals in her career and she's racing two more times at the 'super worlds' in Glasgow.
From breakaways to break-outs, Yara Kastelijin, Julie Van de Velde, Ricarda Bauernfeind, Emma Norsgaard, and Kasia Niewiadoma benefit from boldness.
The SD Worx rider had almost 0.5w/kg more to give when she attacked on the Col du Tourmalet.
The future of the race will not be in the diehard cycling fans who come to watch, but its ability to seep into popular culture like the men's event.
Canyon-SRAM leader just 11 hundredths away from second place, with clear progress having been made.
Lotte Kopecky seals second place with surprise GC performance.
The Dutchwoman slides down one place after a disappointing time trial.
'I came here to fight for the podium – I'll not let go of that.' Polish ace sits second on GC ahead of final TT after Tourmalet stunner.
A dramatic day in the high mountains.
An all out TT effort to conclude the 2023 Tour de France Femmes.
Defending champion steers clear of criticizing Demi Vollering after tense tactical battle on stage 7.
The SD Worx star put minutes into everybody to take the yellow jersey with one stage remaining.
Alison Jackson hoping for some food-based gifts from fans, including but not limited to, hamburgers and chicken wings.
Women's cycling has changed immeasurably in the last decade and that has been good news for the mechanics servicing the bikes of the WorldTour pros.
Every stage has shredded the field, and we haven’t even seen a Category 1 climb yet.
'It's totally ridiculous,' SD Worx criticizes UCI for dishing out punishment.
The heated contest for the 15 WorldTour licenses is 'pushing every team,' says Uno-X sport director Alex Greenfield.
Vollering gained eight seconds on Van Vleuten on the road to Rodez, but the toughest tests are still to come for the GC favorites.
US rider swapped track worlds for the Tour as she builds up to her first elite road worlds.
Lumpy finale promises exciting finish.
Yellow jersey Lotte Kopecky leads out Wiebes and then takes third.
Dramatic pursuit between peloton and breakaway rider.
Multiple world champion must find new treatment center in search for further progress.
Since signing her first 'pro' contract in 2013 for no salary, Allen has become one of the most reliable domestiques in the bunch.
German champion says she's still fully focused on supporting Annemiek van Vleuten's GC bid.
The American is looking to return to the top 10 after a strong debut showing in 2022.
The Italian says she has 'nothing to lose' as she goes into this year's race with few expectations.
Velo caught up with some of the main contenders ahead of the second edition of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift.
Starting flat and then getting hillier.
The SD Worx rider says she can make better tactical decisions now that she's not at the limit physically.
French squad is looking to build on stage win at last year's race with aggressive approach from the outset.
The 27-year-old missed out on Tour selection last year but is set to help teammate Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio’s GC ambitions this year.
Zwift's women's strategy lead Kate Veronneau thinks the Tour Femmes should avoid becoming three weeks long.
Annemiek van Vleuten and Demi Vollering are the big favorites for yellow but there are plenty of teams looking to upset the form book.
Lappartient says UCI ‘has a duty to guarantee, above all, equal opportunities for all competitors in cycling competitions.’ The new rules come into effect July 17, 2023.
The 2024 edition will be seven days in August as the race is slotted into the gap between the Olympics and Paralympics, but features a split stage on day two.
Van Vleuten claims her fourth-ever Giro d'Italia Donne title.
Lauren De Crescenzo and Flavia Oliveira Parks round out the podium, while Gomez Villafañe sets new course record.
Canyon-SRAM shredded the bunch on the rise to the finish line but Vas had the pace to take the win.
The cyclocross star is showing that she has several strings to her bow as she sits just outside the top-10 in GC.
Labous moves into second overall as Ewers slips back.
Veronica Ewers moves into second after a crash takes out podium-contender Antonia Niedermaier.
Elisa Longo Borghini slips off podium after late crash, Niedermaier moves up to second.
Veronica Ewers takes second after a late attack over the penultimate climb.
Vos and Dygert net second and third.
Van Vleuten has a revived passion for racing this season after her Vuelta Femenina win in May.
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.
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The pro gravel racer is showing the 20-year-old mountain biker what a career in off-road endurance might look like.
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.
The French champion is targeting a free role at the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift this summer.
Žigart caught 100m from the line after long day in the break, Reusser retains GC lead ahead of final stage.
After the success of her junior gravel initiative in January, guest columnist Helena Gilbert-Snyder hosts a road clinic for young women.
Demi Vollering headlines the list of favorites for four-day race.
The US rider says that second surgery on her leg has been 'life-changing' for her.
Race cancelation highlights disparities within the peloton as well as challenges for organizers as sport grows rapidly.
Carolin Schiff is on a tear in the gravel world right now, and she's only just beginning.
The US star is grateful to be back racing on the road after two years in cycling purgatory, and she's keen to keep pushing her limits. US road nationals are up next.
The German bests reigning champ Sofia Gomez Villafañe by 15 minutes, while Sturm, Shrosbree, and Lange celebrate break-out performances.
After Moriah Wilson's death, Rockwell took a season-long hiatus from racing. She's finding her own way back.
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New in 2023, riders in the elite category will have their own start in the 200-mile race.
The 24-year-old Dutch rider has seamlessly stepped up from leadout rider to sprint star this season, pushing her former leader Lorena Wiebes.