A new race Down Under

+ $2.5 million in funding for women's cycling and Elisa Longo Borghini embraces the unknown

Hello lovely subscribers and welcome to Women’s Cycling Weekly: Your weekly round-up of all things news, content, racing, and more from the world of women’s cycling.

Hopefully you saw the biiiig ol’ transfer round-up from yesterday but ICYMI here is your one-stop guide to all the transfers within the Women’s World Tour so far.

Elsewhere, we’ve got news of a big injection of funding for women’s cycling programmes in the USA, a new day of racing Down Under, some cracking interviews including Elisa Longo Borghini and Puck Pieterse as well as some interesting and varied podcasts to get stuck into.

Enjoy!

Amy x

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News 📰

• The Hellman Foundation has awarded $2.5 million to the USA Cycling Foundation to fund their women’s programs.

• Tour Down Under will be introducing a new one-day race in January, the Schwalbe Women’s One-Day Classic.

• Rumour has it that the Mortirolo may make a return to the Giro d’Italia Women after an eight year absence.

• The line-up for Red Bull Hardline Tasmania has been announced and includes World Cup riders Vali Höll and Nina Hoffmann.

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Read 🗞️

• Step it up: Riders who turned heads in 2024 - Escape Collective

• ‘I Want to Push All the Way’: Zoe Bäckstedt Poised for Biggest Cyclocross Season Yet - Velo

• The defining moments of the 2024 season: Olympic golds, a Triple Crown and records smashed - CyclingNews

• 'I want to face the unknown' - Elisa Longo Borghini lifts lid on major new goals for 2025 and beyond - Cyclingnews 

• Can Demi Vollering and FDJ-Suez Topple SD Worx-Protime? - Velo 

• The resilient mind of Haley Batten - Escape Collective

• New Dutch women's national coach Laurens ten Dam keen to start fresh era of success - Cyclingnews

• 'You need to dream big' - Puck Pieterse considers future road racing prospects and Tour de France yellow - Cyclingnews

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Watch 📺

EF Pro Cycling are looking back on Coryn Labecki’s career

 A day in the life with junior World Champ Cat Ferguson

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Listen 🎧

Freerider Vero Sandler was on the Downtime Podcast to talk about what it was like making history at Red Bull Rampage

 Abby’s been chatting with Geerike Schreurs this week to discuss her unconventional route to the WorldTour

 Laura Kenny hosts the Telegraph Women’s Sport podcast discussing all things women’s-specific kit 

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Results 🏆

CX

X2O Trofee #2: Lokeren

1. Lucinda Brand 🇳🇱

2. Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado 🇳🇱

3. Sara Casasola 🇮🇹

Superprestige #3: Niel

1. Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado 🇳🇱

2. Lucinda Brand 🇳🇱

3. Marion Norbert Riberolle 🇧🇪

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Upcoming races 📆  

CX

Saturday 16th November: Superprestige #4: Merksplas

How to watch:

• Live on Discovery+ from 13:37 CET.

Sunday 17th November: X2O Trofee #3: Hamme

How to watch:

Live on Discovery+ from 13:42 CET.

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Feel Good Friday 🤗

You’re never too old to start!

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