And now for the Ardennes
Can Elisa Longo Borghini win one?
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News 📰
Shari Bossuyt will return to the peloton with AG Insurance - Soudal in June after her two-year ban from competition after testing positive for Letrozole ends. The Belgian rider maintains that the substance entered her system after she ingested dairy products in France.
The route for the Tour of Britain Women has been announced including a final stage in Glasgow on a circuit similar to that of the 2023 world championships course.
The Herald Sun Tour is set to return to the calendar in 2026 after a five year hiatus with recently-retired pro, Grace Brown, at the helm as race director.
Read 🗞️
Women's cycling's road captains – who are they, how important are they, and what makes a good one? - Cycling News
'I've worked a lot on my sprint' - Kristen Faulkner plots unpredictability on racing return - Cycling Weekly
Amstel Gold Race Ladies Edition 2025 preview: Demi Vollering is back - Rouleur
'This is a fresh start' - Belgian rider returns to professional cycling after two year anti-doping ban - Cycling Weekly
Anna van der Breggen vs Demi Vollering - An Ardennes face-off between the former master and her apprentice - Cycling News
I went to Paris-Roubaix Femmes and was shocked at how it is still treated as secondary to the men’s race - Cycling Weekly
'Felt like a video game' - Evie Richards surpasses Pauline Ferrand-Prévot for career MTB World Cup XCC wins - Cycling News
'I'm trying to become a better climber' - Kristen Faulkner back in action at Ardennes Classics - Cycling News
The SD Worx psychodrama continues - Escape Collective
A spectator ended Cat Ferguson's Roubaix debut, but her rapid rise continues - Escape Collective
'I wasn't thinking about winning, I just wanted to make SD Worx work' - Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, the accidental Paris-Roubaix Femmes champion - Cycling Weekly
Sigrid Haugset finished Paris-Roubaix with fractured hip after crash with 60km to go - Cycling News
'This race is absolutely disgusting': Peloton reacts to another brutal Paris-Roubaix Femmes - Cycling Weekly
Wheel Talk Newsletter - It's the era of the villain - Escape Collective
Paris-Roubaix 'never gets easier' says Zoe Bäckstedt after supporting teammates Dygert and Consonni to top 10s - Cycling News
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot: ‘It wasn’t the plan to ride Roubaix but I felt good so I said why not?’ - Cycling Weekly
Pfeiffer Georgi and a Paris Roubaix obsession: ‘Your whole life can change in one lap’ - Rouleur
Listen 🎧
Two doses of The Cycling Podcast this week!
The Wheel Talk crew dissect Paris-Roubaix
Watch 📺
Results 🏆
Road
Paris Roubaix Femmes (1.WWT)
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (TVL)
Letizia Borghesi (EFO)
Lorena Wiebes (SDW)
Highlights here
De Brabantse Pijl - La Flèche Brabançonne (1.Pro)
Elisa Longo Borghini (UAD)
Marianne Vos (TVL)
Femke Gerritse (SDW)
Highlights here
MTB
🇧🇷 UCI MTB World Cup: Araxá, Brazil
Cross-Country Olympic U23 (XCO)
Isabella Holmgren (Trek) 🇨🇦
Valentina Corvi (Canyon Cllctv) 🇮🇹
Ella MacPhee (Wilier Vittoria) 🇨🇦
Cross-Country Olympic Elite (XCO)
Jenny Rissveds (Canyon Cllctv) 🇸🇪
Samara Maxwell (Decathlon Ford) 🇳🇿
Evie Richards (Trek) 🇬🇧
Upcoming races 📆
Sunday 20th April - Amstel Gold Race (1.WWT)
How to watch:
Live on TNT/Max/Discovery+ from 13:00 CEST
Startlist here
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Wednesday 23rd April - Flèche Wallonne Féminine (1.WWT)
How to watch:
Live on TNT/Max/Discovery+ from 16:55 CEST
Startlist here
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Sunday 20th April - Grand Prix Féminin de Chambéry (1.1)
Start list here
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Monday 21st April - Ronde de Mouscron (1.1)
How to watch:
Live on TNT/Max/Discovery+ from 15:25 CEST
Start list here
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Friday 25th April - GP della Liberazione (1.1)
Start list here
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