Women's Cycling

British team unveils new primary sponsor less than two months after key backer unexpectedly dropped out.

The Australian is hoping for more leadership opportunities after moving to Trek-Segafredo for 2023.

The 26-year-old Belgian on going from rediscovering cycling during lockdown to representing Belgium at the worlds in 2022.

I predict good things on the horizon for gravel in 2023.

The top tier of women's cycling has a full complement of teams for the first time. VeloNews takes a look at the squads and examines their prospects for 2023.

A look at all of the men's and women's WorldTour team kits unveiled so far.

So far, it's been mostly positive reactions from the riders who will be affected by the changes.

With 30 events and 86 race days across three continents, the Women's WorldTour is bigger than ever.

The Australian is looking to put challenging seasons behind her after trouble with iliac artery endofibrosis.

Manager Brent Copeland says team won't change the way it races, despite scraping through relegation battle in 2022.

Women's cycling is almost unrecognizable after almost a decade of rapid development, but now the next chapter begins.

The 18-year-old is stepping up into the elite ranks of road and cyclocross after blitzing the juniors.

The team was left with a financial deficit after sponsor Le Col pulled out last month.

The American hopes that she can use her cyclocross season to get off to a flying start on the road.

A broken hand hampered Brand's cyclocross season but she's still hopeful of hitting form for the worlds in Hoogerheide.

It's the end of the year, how much can you remember?

VeloNews takes a look at some of the best riders and moments in women's cycling in 2022, from the best sprinter, breakthrough rider, and more.

The German, who retired in August, will take the helm at the one-day race in Stuttgart, Germany.

Markus is one of the worlds best domestiques, but ten years into her career she is learning to lead.

The 23-year-old will continue to focus on elite World Cup cross-country racing.

After 11 years at the GreenEdge organization, Amanda Spratt is moving to Trek-Segafredo for the next two seasons.

In 2023, all women's age group categories will start ahead of the men in the Fuego 40k XC MTB race.

Former world champion will race home 'Grand Tour' next July before ending her 17-year career.

Alpecin-Fenix and Arkéa-Samsic promoted, while Israel-PremierTech and Lotto-Dstny relegated.

The Italian team has been an important stepping stone for some of the sports' biggest names but it will be starting afresh in 2023 with more than half its team moving on.

Raylyn Nuss and Austin Killips rounded out the podium on a snowy day in the northeast. Maddie Munro and Kaya Musgrave take the U23 and junior titles, respectively.

The team has overhauled parts of its roster for 2023, as well as bringing Magnus Bäckstedt into the squad as sport director, as it looks to get back to winning ways.

Vollering and her SD Worx teammates headed to California for a team bonding camp last month.

The Dane on her rollercoaster year that started with COVID, but ended with a Tour de France Femmes stage win.

Jolien D'Hoore is giving back to the next generation by directing AG Insurance-NXTG after retiring from a 12+ year career.

The 18-year-old steps into the professional ranks next season after a dominating final year at junior level.

Hayley Yoslov's petition to change the start format at the mountain bike race is quickly gaining traction.

Ronny Lauke says that teams will struggle to fill race rosters throughout the season as the Women's WorldTour calendar grows to 86 days as team sizes stay at around 15.

Here's what's making headlines on Wednesday, December 7.

After five years with the US squad, Newsom is choosing to race closer to home and her family.

Georgi is still one of the younger riders in the peloton but her ability to read a race has seen her take on the responsibility of road captain.

The 33-year-old aims to be back in action for the US Pro Cycling National Championships in June 2023.

After signing four riders from Valcar-Travel & Service, team manager Rubens Bertogliati says that development teams are key to the future of women's cycling.

The Dutch rider is taking up the reins at SD Worx as a true team leader.

The new deal comes as the women's event grows to seven days.

The 21-year-old on being one of 2022's most prized domestiques, winning two rainbow jerseys, and her Flanders dreams.

It's business in the front, party in the back this season.

The Australian team boasts its biggest roster yet with 15 riders for 2023.

The Dutch rider admits that she was initially 'disappointed' the 2023 Tour de France Femmes route but now she's looking forward to discovering it.

The Italian enjoyed a breakthrough season in 2022 with major classics victories.

The Belgian previously worked for Quick-Step and Dimension Data, and she will take the helm of the American squad for 2023.

Olympic star reveals a recent spike in episodes that saw her heart rate accelerate to dangerous levels prompted the medical procedure.

The newly retired German looks back at the biggest achievements in her career and how women's cycling has changed since she turned pro.

The Dutch rider broke her right hand in a training crash in October and had to have surgery.

The 34-year-old German tells VeloNews what led her to quit racing this year and what she's planning on doing next.

When she's not on the bike Alison Jackson is creating content for social media.

The race is set to expand to seven days for next season, as well as shifting from September to May in the calendar.

The Austrian has stepped away from her teaching career to focus on racing following her Olympic victory in 2021.

American track star riding without pressure after striking Olympic and world championship gold last year.

Significant changes include the addition of a seventh race, race fees paid for all selected athletes, and more doping controls.

Maud Oudeman, 19, Nienke Veenhoven, and Rosita Reijnhout, both 18, join the Dutch squad.

The team is hopeful it can continue in 2023, but has released its riders as management tries to plug a gap of 400,000 euros in its budget.

A look at five of the promising young stars that are set to make their official WorldTour debuts in 2023.

The XC MTB'er had a breakout season in 2022, winning bronze for Team USA at the short track world championships.

Team sees a quiver of TT, Roubaix, and Tarmac bikes stolen.

Matt de Neef steps in to talk to young Australian talent Sarah Gigante.

The Italian hadn't raced a grand tour since 2018 but she finished in the top 10 of the Giro d'Italia Donne and Tour de France Femmes this season.

The Swedish ex-pro is confident that he can direct Canyon-SRAM back to winning ways.

With multiple world titles at just 18-years-old Zoe Bäckstedt has the world at her feet, but she's taking it one step at a time.

The French rider will be the most experienced and most successful rider on the Team DSM roster for 2023.

American rider returns to training following latest surgery: 'I can sit here, complain and be a baby about it, but that’s not going to change anything,' she tells VeloNews.

The French climber says finishing the Tour de France Femmes in front of her family will be a day she remembers 'for all of my life.'

The Canyon-SRAM rider on her how she's training for her twin goals of the spring classics and the Tour de France Femmes.

The Italian will start racing in November and ride a shortened season as she balances 'cross and road ambitions.

WorldTour squad had originally closed its roster in October but opens it up to add Manx rider.

The former world champion is due to have her first child in May 2023.

Guest contributor Molly Lofton takes us inside the irreverent Stillwater, Oklahoma event

Putting yourself in the position to win can be the first step to winning.

The new world champion plans to go out with a bang as she embarks on the final season of her career.

From big-ticket moves like Lorena Wiebes to promising young riders like Fem van Empel and Zoe Bäckstedt, here are some of the biggest moves for 2023.

The 20-year-old rising star suffered a mechanical on lap one but stormed to victory in Namur.

The jersey for best young rider was won by Shirin van Anrooij this year.

The program, launched in partnership with Specialized, will serve 20 aspiring pros from December through March.

Taking out the gravel gimmick and putting in a race-finishing time trial will change the race dynamic compared to 2022.

The American racer suffered a severe laceration to her left leg in a high-speed crash in 2020 and contracted Epstein-Barr this spring.