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Tashkent City is officially heading to the Tour de France Femmes

The Uzbekistan-registered squad earned enough points last year – even after the UCI deducted a substantial sum – to get an invite.

by Dane Cash
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New Tour de Romandie (2.UWT) Stage 2

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New Presidential Cycling Tour of Türkiye (2.Pro) Stage 5

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3. LEITÃO Iúri

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New Gran Premio della Liberazione (1.1)

CONSONNI Chiara

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2. PERSICO Silvia

3. GASPARRINI Eleonora Camilla

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Giro d'Italia

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Grand Prix du Morbihan

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Three women race bikes up a climb
Road

La Vuelta Femenina preview: Stage-by-stage breakdown

The 2024 stages of La Vuelta España Femenina.

by Abby Mickey
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The rumoured new Red Bull Bora Hansgrohe kit according to Austrian newspaper Kronen Zeitung.
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I am ready to be Red Bull Bora-pilled

Austria's biggest newspaper claims this is the team's new jersey.

by Jonny Long
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Who will SRAM acquire next? 

SRAM has built itself through smart acquisitions. Here we look into the future, where fiction and business strategy meet.

by Dave Rome
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Down Under Digest #32: Altitude training at home

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by Matt de Neef
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A night on a beer bike, deconstructed

Beer + Bike + Review = Hot Mess.

by Iain Treloar
24 Apr 2024

Race Results

New Tour de Romandie (2.UWT) Stage 2

NYS Thibau

1. NYS Thibau

2. VENDRAME Andrea

3. PLAPP Luke

Full Results

New Presidential Cycling Tour of Türkiye (2.Pro) Stage 5

ANDRESEN Tobias Lund

1. ANDRESEN Tobias Lund

2. JAKOBSEN Fabio

3. LEITÃO Iúri

Full Results

New Gran Premio della Liberazione (1.1)

CONSONNI Chiara

1. CONSONNI Chiara

2. PERSICO Silvia

3. GASPARRINI Eleonora Camilla

Full Results

Upcoming Races and Startlists

Presidential Cycling Tour of Türkiye

(2.Pro)

Tour de Romandie

(2.UWT)

Vuelta España Femenina by Carrefour.es

(2.WWT)

Eschborn-Frankfurt

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Giro d'Italia

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Grand Prix du Morbihan

(1.Pro)
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