Aussie road racing is underway 🦘
+ one week until the first WWT race of the year!
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.
It’s been a relatively quiet week but with just one week to go until the first World Tour racing of 2025 gets started things are going to get busier from here! Elsewhere, cross riders are turning their attention to their respective national championships and there’s a new race in Norway coming up later in the year.
Enjoy!
Amy x
News 📰
The organisers of the Tour of Norway (which is separate to the Tour of Scandinavia, formerly the Ladies Tour of Norway) have announced that they will hold a women’s race alongside the men’s event. The race will take place from 29th May to the 1st June.
Nike have come on as a sponsor for FDJ SUEZ making the French Women’s WorldTeam the only cycling outfit to be sponsored by the sportswear giant. The deal is undoubtedly related to the signing of Demi Vollering, who had an existing sponsorship arrangement with the brand.
Bonnie Tu, a pioneer of women’s-specific developments in the bike industry, has retired from her role as chairperson of Giant Group.
Read 🗞️
How Neve Bradbury went from teenage Zwift Academy winner to world class climber in just four seasons - Cycling News
Wheel Talk Newsletter: Alright 2025 let’s go - Escape Collective
Listen 🎧
Wheel Talk’s Gracie Elvin chats to Lauretta Hanson
Zoe Backstedt is on Dirty Talks with Lucinda Brand and Maghalie Rochette
And Maghalie Rochette is on Rouleur’s From Where I Ride podcast
Results 🏆
Road
Australian national championships, time trial: Elite women 🇦🇺
Brodie Chapman
Amber Pate
Anya Louw
Australian national championships, time trial: U23 women 🇦🇺
Alli Anderson
Felicity Wilson-Haffenden
Sophia Sammons
Australian national championships, time trial: Junior women 🇦🇺
Amelie Sanders
Georgia Gardiner
Leani van der Berg
Australian national championships, road race: Junior women 🇦🇺
Anna Dubier
Amelie Sanders
Leani Van der Berg
CX
Superprestige #7 Gullegem
Lucinda Brand 🇳🇱
Zoe Bäckstedt 🇬🇧
Ceylin Del Carmen Alvarado 🇳🇱
World Cup #8 Dendermonde
Lucinda Brand 🇳🇱
Puck Pieterse 🇳🇱
Fem van Empel 🇳🇱
Upcoming races 📆
Road
Sunday 12th January: Australian national championships, road race - Elite and U23
Live on SBS from 03:30 CET (08:30 local time)
CX
Myriad national championship races. Check out cyclocross24 for results etc.
That’s all 👋
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