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News 📰
Anna van der Breggen has been checking out the route for the 2025 world championships in Rwanda ahead of her return to the pro peloton.
Meanwhile, the Danish federation have cited high costs and 'special preparations' as the reason why they will not take junior and U23 riders to next year’s world’s.
Read 🗞️
Neve Bradbury had a breakout year and she’s only just getting started - Escape Collective
‘She tried to avoid me’ Demi Vollering reveals tension with Kopecky and details of tailbone fracture at Tour de France Femmes - Cycling News
21 things you didn’t know about Annemiek van Vleuten - Cycling Weekly
'Forging a unique pathway' - Canyon-SRAM Generation set to strengthen roster in 2025 - Cycling News
Fariba Hashimi’s Journey from Afghanistan to Cycling Glory - We Love Cycling
Listen 🎧
Alice Towers speaks to Rouleur about riding all over the world from Derbyshire to Cape Town
Anna Henderson chats to Abby about her silver medal at the Paris Olympics, transferring from Visma | Lease a Bike to Lidl - Trek and more.
Results 🏆
CX
UCI World Cup round #1 Antwerpen
Fem Van Empel 🇳🇱 (Visma | Lease a Bike)
Lucinda Brand 🇳🇱 (Baloise Trek Lions)
Marie Schreiber 🇱🇺 (SD Worx - Protime)
Watch highlights here
Exact Cross #4 Kortrijk - Urban Cross
Fem Van Empel 🇳🇱 (Visma | Lease a Bike)
Marion Norbert Riberolle 🇧🇪 (Crelan - Correndon)
Inge Van der Heijden 🇳🇱 (Crelan - Correndon)
Watch highlights here
Track
UCI Track Champions League Round 1: Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Sprint: Emma Finucane 🇬🇧
Keirin: Alina Lysenko 🏳️
Scratch: Katie Archibald 🇬🇧
Elimination: Katie Archibald 🇬🇧
Overall endurance standings: Katie Archibald 🇬🇧
Overall sprint standings: Emma Finucane 🇬🇧
UCI Track Champions League Round 2: Apeldoorn
Scratch: Sarah van Dam 🇨🇦
Elimination: Anita Stenberg 🇳🇴
Sprint: Alina Lysenko 🏳️
Keirin: Alina Lysenko 🏳️
Upcoming races 📆
CX
Saturday 30th November: UCI World Cup Round #2: Dublin
How to watch:
Live on Discovery+ from 14:00 CET
Start list here
Track
Friday 29th - Saturday 30th November: UCI Track Champions League Round 3: Apeldoorn
How to watch:
Live on Discovery + from 14:00 CET
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