Four years of WCW 🎈
+ Lizzie Deignan is set to retire and Marta Cavalli is off to dsm
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.
Women’s Cycling Weekly is FOUR years old! (TBT to the first ever issue.)
It may be a slightly reduced offering these days compared to this time last year (no more paid tier and still no plans to bring it back yet — sorry!) and fewer podcast eps (although watch this space…) the essence of WCW remains: bringing all the most important/best bits from the world of women’s cycling together in one place. That was the MO from the beginning and it remains so today. Last year I waxed lyrical about the progress the sport has made since the first edition went out in November 2020 and it’s been yet another year of amazing racing and forward momentum for the sport. So here’s to more of the same in 2025!
Enjoy this week’s newsletter!
Amy x
News 📰
Lizzie Deignan has announced that she will retire at the end of the 2025 season.
Puck Pieterse’s cyclocross schedule has been announced. The Tour de France Femmes stage winner and Cross Country Mountain Bike World Champion will begin her season at the Namur World Cup on the 15th December.
After four tumultuous years with FDJ SUEZ, Italian talent Marta Cavalli has signed a three-year deal with dsm - firmenich PostNL. “I really enjoyed my time at FDJ-SUEZ but after four years I wanted a change and a chance to meet new people and experience new things.” Cavalli is quoted as saying in a team press release.
Read 🗞️
Retiring but not riding away – Grace Brown keeps cycling centre stage while settling back to life in Australia - Cycling News
The new mastermind behind Dutch cycling - Escape Collective
Elisa Longo Borghini: I didn’t transfer to UAE Team ADQ for the money - Rouleur
Lizzie Deignan is almost ready to hang up her bike - Escape Collective
Mavi García on racing at over 40 - 'I'm still getting better' - Cycling News
Coryn Labecki reflects on an astonishing career - Escape Collective
Kasia Niewiadoma recalls awkward moment with Demi Vollering after snatching Tour de France victory - Cycling News
Q&A: Grace Brown on her triumphant final season, retirement, and the road ahead - Escape Collective
Watch 📺
A short film by Canyon on the four seconds that changed it all for Kasia Niewiadoma.
Peep the cameo from our Rachel 👀
Listen 🎧
Matt de Neef caught up with Grace Brown to discuss her ‘dream season’ for Wheel Talk
Results 🏆
CX
X2O Trofee #3 Hamme - Flandriencross
Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado 🇳🇱 (Fenix- Deceuninck)
Lucinda Brand 🇳🇱 (Baloise Trek Lions)
Sara Casasola 🇮🇹 (Crelan-Correndon)
Watch highlights here.
Superprestige #4 Merksplas - Aardbeiencross
Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado 🇳🇱 (Fenix- Deceuninck)
Lucinda Brand 🇳🇱 (Baloise Trek Lions)
Marie Schreiber 🇱🇺 (SD Worx - Protime)
Watch highlights here.
Upcoming races 📆
CX
Saturday 23rd November: Exact Cross #4 Kortrijk - Urban Cross
How to watch:
Live on Discovery+ from 13:45 CET
Start list here
Sunday 24th November: UCI World Cup round #1 Antwerpen
How to watch:
Live on Discovery+ from 13:40 CET
Start list here
Track
Saturday 23rd November: UCI Track Champions League Round 1: Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
How to watch:
Live on Discovery + from 18:00 CET
That’s all 👋
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Amy x
Happy 4th birthday - thanks for all the newsletters!