Women's Cycling Weekly issue 58
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Hello! Welcome to Women’s Cycling Weekly issue 58🚴♀️
It’s Binda time! Big up the standalone women’s races. I have absolutely no idea who to predict for the win on Sunday and that’s what makes it such a great race. Binda is also the very reason that, imo, we don’t need a women’s Milan-San Remo and if you want to read my thoughts on that then you can, here.
As per, special mention goes to the one-and-only Tilda for putting together most of this shebang and keeping the proverbial wheels turning on this newsletter. If you like, go give her some love and you can also donate to the Ko-Fi page if you want to show support — merci!
News 📰
American team CX team Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld announced this week that they won’t be returning next season, putting an end to the team’s 16-year history.
ASO revealed the route for next month’s Paris-Roubaix.
Australian Sarah Gigante made her return to racing this week, after not competing since the Tokyo Olympics.
Crashes at Ronde van Drenthe and Nokere Koerse have put several riders - including Grace Brown, Chloe Hosking and Alice Barnes - in doubt for the next races on the calendar.
Uno-X and Human Powered Health are missing Sunday’s Trofeo Binda as the effects of a busy WorldTour calendar and stretched teams continue to show.
Results 🏆
Ronde van Drenthe
Lorena Wiebes (DSM)
Elisa Balsamo (TFS)
Lotte Kopecky (SDW)
Nokere Koerse
Lorena Wiebes (DSM)
Lotte Kopecky (SDW)
Marta Bastianelli (UAD)
Upcoming Races 📆
20th March: Trofeo Alfredo Binda (WWT)
Starts 12.10 CET, finish ~16.00 CET
Watch on Eurosport/GCN from 14.45 CET
Provisional start list here
Preview here
10 riders to watch here
24th March: Classic Brugge-De Panne (WWT)
Start 12.45 CET, finish ~17.00 CET
Watch on Eurosport/GCN from 15.15 CET
Provisional start list here
Read 🗞️
The Trek Segafredo women on what makes Binda so special.
A look at some of the past winners of the Giro Donne.
Elisa Balsamo wants a women’s Milan-San Remo.
A blog by Afghan cyclist Rukhsar Habibzai who fled the country last year and moved to Virginia.
“maternity leave is changing the future of women’s cycling, but it’s still not open to all”
Listen 🎧
On this weeks’s Freewheeling we unpicked Ronde van Drenthe, talked about the Giro Rosa’s promises, and looked forward to Trofeo Alfredo Binda!
That’s all 👋
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