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News 📰
Full details of next month’s Tour of Britain Women have been released including some tough climbs and culminating in a Glasgow city centre circuit for the final stage.
Lotte Kopecky wrote a candid Instagram post outlining her struggles with a knee injury over winter and how she ‘wanted more’ from her spring.
Hour record holder, Vittoria Bussi, has announced that she plans to attempt to better her own hour record on the 9th May as well as attempt to break the women’s 4 km Individual Pursuit record, currently held by Anna Morris. Bussi, a PhD level mathematician, last broke the Hour Record in October 2023, riding a distance of 50.267km.
Vittoria Guazzini and Amber Kraak have extended their contracts with FDJ SUEZ until 2027.
Read 🗞️
Vollering's title defence, Ferrand-Prévot's return to Grand Tours and an intriguing TTT: Everything you need to know about La Vuelta Femenina - Cycling Weekly
The Lion King, digging deep, and reclaiming rainbows: Question time with Ellen van Dijk - Rouleur
Lotte Kopecky wants you to know she had a rough winter - Escape Collective
‘There’s a lack of support for retired riders’ - Grace Brown on navigating life after racing - Rouleur
'It's given us spectators unique moments to enjoy' - Spanish cycling icon Joane Somarriba on the transformation of La Vuelta Femenina - Cycling News
'She will be thrown into the deep end right away' - Olympic bronze medalist to debut with SD Worx-Protime at Vuelta Femenina - Cycling News
Wheel Talk Newsletter: Worthy winners close out the 2025 spring season - Escape Collective - Escape Collective
La Vuelta Femenina favourites - Who can beat Demi Vollering in first Grand Tour of 2025? - Cycling News
Writing history: Why Kim Le Court’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège win is so important - Rouleur
Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney to take support role at La Vuelta Femenina after 'intense and tumultuous' spring - Cycling News
Seven takeaways from a wonderful women’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège - Escape Collective
Listen 🎧
Wheel Talk discuss Liège
As do The Cycling Podcast Féminin crew
And La Course de Gossip weigh in on some big issues: how menstrual cycles affect their racing and training, and weight
Results 🏆
Liège-Bastogne-Liège (1.WWT)
Kim Le Court (AGS)
Puck Pieterse (FED)
Demi Vollering (FDJ)
Highlights here
Upcoming races 📆
Sunday 4th May - Saturday 10th May: La Vuelta a España Femenina (2.WWT)
How to watch:
Live on TNT/Max/Discovery+ from 12:30 CEST (Sunday) and 15:35 from stage 2
Start list here
Preview here
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Saturday 3rd May: CERATIZIT Festival Elsy Jacobs à Garnich (1.1)
Saturday 3rd May: GP Schellebelle (1.1)
Sunday 4th May: CERATIZIT Festival Elsy Jacobs à Luxembourg (1.1)
Thursday 8th May: Pointe du Raz Ladies Classic (1.1)
That’s all 👋
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