Postcards from Flanders 🇧🇪

Can anyone take SD Worx on on Sunday?

Hello lovely readers and welcome to Women’s Cycling Weekly! 🚴‍♀️

I’m writing this from the airport as I wait for my flight up to Belgium! I’m sad to be leaving the Girona sun behind for a week but I’m not complaining AT ALL about the fact that I’ll be at the Tour of Flanders, baby!! (And Roubaix, but that’s next week). This will be my first time at De Ronde so I’m super excited to soak up the atmosphere and see the carnage up close.

The big question is: will we be watching yet another SD Worx rider cross the line on her own on Sunday afternoon? (guys I’m obsessed with polls now x)

AND seeing as I’ll be there and I loved bringing you guys some 💘subscriber only💘 content from UAE Tour I’m gonna try and do the same this weekend! Let me know in the comments what you’d like to read/see/hear and I’ll see what I can do 🧙‍♀️ and don’t forget to become a paid subscriber if you want this ✨exclusive✨ content in your inbox!

Enjoy this week’s edish!

Amy x

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News 📰

• The organisers of the Women’s Tour have announced that this year’s event has been postponed, owing to a big gap between their funding and the cost of running the event.

The Women's Tour @thewomenstour

The update we never wanted to bring you. #WomensTour #UCIWWT

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• Following the crash-heavy Gent-Wevelgem, Brodie Chapman is out injured with a broken sacrum.

• RideLondon Classique have announced which teams will be lining up in Essex in May. 10 WorldTour teams are on the startlist, not including SD Worx (so no Wiebes sprint whitewash this year).

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Idk where else to put THIS debacle:

Stijn Laenen @StijnLaenen1

Meanwhile, at the self-proclamed Flemish #1 sports newspaper @HLN_BE, article by 'head of cycling': "With cycling tourists on the Koppenberg". They still know fuck all about women's cycling, even when Kopecky is one of the biggest stars @ceratizit_wnt #RVV #RVV23 #RVVwomen

But I’m so here for Ceratizit-WNT giving HLN shit for it:

CERATIZIT - WNT Pro Cycling @ceratizit_wnt

We appreciate mistakes happen but they still happen too often. @HLN_BE you're welcome to come join us on Sunday so you can get more insight on our side of the peloton If not Sunday @martusialach would be happy to take you bikepacking instead. Just let us know which you prefer😊

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Read  🗞️

• How will SD Worx balance a team of winners at Flanders?

• Strength in numbers: How Jumbo-Visma and SD Worx have bossed the run-up to Tour of Flanders.

• How to beat SD Worx at Flanders (I’m sensing a theme).

• It’s me asking: what on earth happened at Gent-Wevelgem?

• What’s gna happen at Flanders? (According to us x)

• Five conclusions from unscripted Gent-Wevelgem Women.

• The biggest talking points ahead of Flanders.

• 'We win because we are a team' - How California bikepacking fueled SD Worx.

• RED-S and cycling: Red flags, role models, and recovery.

• Elisa Longo Borghini's secret to success: Think less, ride like there's no tomorrow.

• Elinor Barker shines at Gent-Wevelgem as maternity comeback gathers pace.

• 'I do belong here' - Megan Jastrab comes of age in the Classics.

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Listen 🎧

We’re back in your ears with a pre-Flanders pod!

ICYMI Ellen van Dijk was a special guest on Wheel Talk for their live episode during Gent-Wevelgem!

The Cycling Podcast Féminin is back!

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Watch 📺

Love this lil vid highlighting the talent machine that was Valcar!

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Results 🏆

Road

Gent-Wevelgem (1.WWT)

1. Marlen Reusser (SDW)

2. Megan Jastrab (DSM)

3. Maike van der Duin (CSR)

Dwars door Vlaanderen (1.1)

1. Demi Vollering (SDW)

2. Chiara Consonni (UAD)

3. Marianne Vos (JVW)

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Upcoming races 📆

Road

2nd April: Tour of Flanders (1.WWT)

• Starts 13.30 CEST, finishes ~17.30 CEST

• Live on Eurosport/GCN+ from 15.00 CEST 

• Start list here

• Preview here

5th April: Scheldeprijs (1.1)

• Starts 11.30 CEST, finishes 15.00 CEST

• Live on Eurosport/GCN+ from 12.50 CEST

• Start list here

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Friday fun🕺

This is cute x

Tim Bonville-Ginn @TimBonvilleGinn

Oh hi #DDVwomen peloton! The #DDVmen going over the top #DDV23

 Mood:

daniel @cyclingreporter

when someone hands me a light beer #DDVwomen #DDV23

 Fair play to Demi for this caption 🐎

demivollering

A post shared by Demi Vollering (@demivollering)

Vroom vroom! https://www.instagram.com/reel/CqTNKvSoK_c/?img_index=1 

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