Women's Cycling

Wind and stage-winning sprints were the themes of both the women's and men's races on Thursday.

Cynisca Cycling takes stage 1 victory, while Nadia Gontova is second and last year's stage winner, Marcela Prieto, finishes third.

Top riders topped up their bank accounts with generous payouts during the one-days, but the Tour de France remains cycling's biggest payday.

Promising 22-year-old rider forced to cut racing career short: 'She was one of the bigger talents in the women's peloton.'

The new film from Cannondale was inspired by Jackson's historic win at the 2023 Paris-Roubaix Femme.

Players select 10 riders (five men and five women) who they think will perform well ahead of each of the series' seven races. The Grand Prix kicks off on April 19 at the Sea Otter Classic and concludes in October at Big Sugar Gravel.

The Girona gravel race got underway at 7 a.m. CEST on Friday.

The Dutch star has won every edition since it was introduced in 2021, and Quick-Step snags overdue classics victory.

The Dutchwoman already has two podium finishes on the road this season.

Riders and sponsors weigh in on whether or not the series is too exclusive and how to stay relevant in today's ever-evolving gravel scene.

LdC finishes six minutes ahead of Jenna Rinehart and Caroline Wreszin, who sprinted to second and third.

Nearly 200 people are doing the 50k run + 100 mile ride combo at the Oklahoma gravel race this year, including pro cyclists Maude Farrell and Amity Rockwell. Here's why.

The fine would be revoked if Soudal-Quick Step manager apologizes and 'does not commit a similar breach of the UCI Code of Ethics within the next three years.'

Ravnikar is making her debut with the Mazda Orange Seal Off Road Team at the Valley of Tears race on March 9.

From running track to racing bikes on the track, Human Powered Health all-rounder ambitious in Olympic season: 'I'm asking for more opportunities, and I feel pressure to deliver.'

'A great sense of responsibility and excitement': 11-time US track champ braces for missions to the Moon and more.

After racing in Tokyo with a broken shoulder, Aussie star is hoping to be healthy and fast in Paris against deep TT field: 'Any four of us can medal. It's hard to say who will come out on top.'

The 34-year-old Dutchwoman has a mixed US and European calendar this year, including the Traka and Unbound.

Will Demi Vollering maintain her dominance of women's cycling in 2024? Can someone beat her at the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift?

AG Insurance-Soudal and Ceratizit-WNT are the latest additions to the Women's WorldTour for 2024.

The 23-year-old Australian still had one year to run on her contract with Movistar, but agrees to end it early to switch to AG Insurance-Soudal.

The American squad confirms a 15-rider roster that includes Veronica Ewers, Alison Jackson, Kristen Faulkner, and Coryn Labecki.

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.

Israel and Premier Tech say they will focus on men’s squads only in 2024, will return to women's cycling at some point in future.

RCS revealed the route of the rebranded Giro d'Italia Women earlier this week, with a big opening TT and a summit finish on the Blockhaus.

Quinn is the 15th rider to sign for EF Education-Cannondale as it looks to add youth to its roster.

RCS unveiled the route for the eight-day 2024 Giro d'Italia Women, the first time the organizer has run the prestigious race.

Tromp has been busy creating the new EF Education-Cannondale squad while she also prepares to have her first child at the start of 2024.

The Norwegian rider started riding to build fitness after partying hard at university, and initially wanted to be a sprinter before turning into a promising climber.

When Bäckstedt isn't building what looks set to be a glittering career, the Welshwoman is building massive Lego structures.

Ewers and men's teammate Owain Doull discuss mental health and the challenges of finding a good work-life balance as a professional cyclist.

The American team has lofty ambitions for its women's team as it builds for the future, while it still holds out hope that it can eventually return a men's squad to the peloton.

The Dutchwoman is recovering from her second surgery in a year on an artery in her leg.

Canyon-SRAM, Human Powered Health, and Fenix-Deceuninck are the next three teams to go under the Velo grading microscope.

Lidl-Trek, DSM-Firmenich, and Jayco-AlUla are the next Women's WorldTour squads up for scrutiny. How did they fare in 2023 and what's on the cards for 2024?

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 former rider joined the American squad this year after leaving Jumbo-Visma and wants her team to race aggressively in 2024.

18-year-old talent joins Lotto-Dstny Ladies after winning US road and TT titles in blockbuster 2023 season.

Moolman-Pasio wants to make cycling more accessible for women across the world through e-racing as well as helping get more African women on bikes.

The American joins up with her former Jumbo-Visma colleague Esra Tromp, who is the squad's team manager.

The 2023 season saw a bumper crop of riders enjoying breakthrough successes in the women's peloton.

The 21-year-old took the lead on the opening lap and blasted her way to victory, leading home a Dutch 1-2 with Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado.

Statistics from the 2023 season across the men's and women's peloton, including firsts, fastests, and biggest climbing days of the year.

With the Tour de France Femmes starting a day after the final cycling event at the Olympic Games, many riders will have some tough decisions to make about race programs for 2024.

The 34-year-old returns to the American squad after two years away to provide some climbing strength for new GC leader Ruth Edwards.

Lauren De Crescenzo reflects on her experience in the Life Time Grand Prix, which included learning how to mountain bike.

The 2024 Tour de France Femmes will feature the race's first foreign stages and sends the peloton up the Alpe d'Huez for a historic finale.

The Dutch rider will be racing on old training roads when the Tour de France Femmes goes to the Netherlands for its inaugural foreign grand départ.

The third edition of the Tour de France Femmes will start in the Netherlands and finish with a mountain doubleheader to Grand-Bornand and Alpe d'Huez.

Giant Bicycles extends deal with men's and women's Jayco AlUla squads through 2027, Specialized re-ups with SD Worx through 2028.

The American team adds Romy Kasper and Maëlle Grossetête to next year's roster, making it five confirmed riders for 2024.

The Dutchwoman dominated 2023 along with her SD Worx squad, but there are plenty of riders waiting in the wings to knock her off the top spot in 2024.

Lauren de Crescenzo and Anna Hicks are second and third; riders applaud having a women's specific start line.

Skarda will hop from the Life Time Grand Prix podium to the music stage at Big Sugar Gravel's afterparty on Saturday.

The number of riders contracted to Women's WorldTour teams is on course to break records but only some teams are growing as others shrink.

The signing of the Italian is the first major change for Human Powered Health ahead of the 2024 season.

The 23-year-old from Italy fell in love with cycling as a six-year-old after watching Ivan Basso winning the 2006 Giro d'Italia.

The change will take effect at Big Sugar Gravel in Bentonville, Arkansas on October 21, 2023.

The team also adds British Abi Smith and Josie Nelson to the team, making it the biggest roster for the squad with 18 riders.

RCS Sport launches headline women's tour with 'Infinity' trophy, route for 2024 to be revealed soon.

There have been some big moves in the market already during this season's transfer window but there are still several riders without a contract for 2024.

From trying to do the UCI's work in broadcasting the race to reconning the course, I had a lot of fun. Evidently, so did all the racers.

The Alaskan is the 14th rider snapped up by the new US Continental team.

It has been a busy transfer window with teams folding, merging, and being created ahead of next season.

At the finish line on Saturday, Kasia Niewiadoma, Lauren Stephens, Demi Vollering, Sarah Sturm and others tell us about the day.

UCI issues tardy apology but no explanation is given.

GCN will broadcast the men's event on Sunday.

Illness and injury sideline the two contenders.

The UCI Women's Continental Team also brings on US U23 national criterium champion Chloe Patrick.

Pauline Ferrand Prevot, Lorena Wiebes, Demi Vollering, Sofia Gomez Villafañe, and Tiffany Cromwell are just a few standout names in a deep field of 110 elite women's riders.

The Specialized Off-Road pro has put in the work and is more prepared than ever

There are a plethora of rising stars in the 2024 rookie intake into the Women's WorldTour, from the Holmgren twins Ava and Isabella to Ella Wyllie.

The reigning gravel world champion will skip the inaugural European Gravel Championships this weekend; her participation at the UCI Gravel World Championships on October 7 is TBD.

The Dutch team completes a wholesale overhaul of its backroom staff and updates its roster.

Fellow North American Haley Smith is second; former marathon national champ Erin Huck is fifth.

There are some big names stepping out of the women's side of the sport this season.

The Australian team is expected to have its biggest-ever roster with seven new additions to the team for 2024.

The Dutchwoman tells Velo which of her race-wins meant the most to her and whether or not she has any regrets in her career.

The Dutch superstar speaks with Velo about the fan reaction to her retirement and inspiring the next generation.

More riders are going unpaid while the top female riders are earning even bigger salaries. Meanwhile, less than half the peloton makes their sole income from racing.