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Link to Itzulia Women stage 1: Mischa Bredewold takes victory in bunch sprint
Itzulia Women stage 1: Mischa Bredewold takes victory in bunch sprint

Itzulia Women stage 1: Mischa Bredewold takes victory in bunch sprint

European champion takes the first overall lead with Vollering in third

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Elisa Longo Borghini finished third overall at La Vuelta Femenina

Elisa Longo Borghini happy with strong spring campaign despite slipping to third overall at Vuelta Femenina

Italian continues fine form with impressive showing at first Grand Tour of the season

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Link to Tour of Scandinavia cancelled for 2024 amidst funding issues
Annemiek van Vleuten won the Tour of Scandinavia in 2023

Tour of Scandinavia cancelled for 2024 amidst funding issues

Major Women’s WorldTour stage race hopes to return for 2025

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Sarah Gigante (left) alongside Demi Vollering during stage 2 of the Vuelta Femenina

Sarah Gigante blog: Keeping that never-give-up attitude in the Vuelta Femenina

Australian rider reflects on the first four stages of the Spanish Grand Tour and time losses in stage 4's echelons

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Lidl-Trek out on the Vuelta Femenina TTT course

Vuelta Femenina stage 1: Lidl-Trek triumph in opening team time trial despite late crash

Gaia Realini takes the first red leader's jersey as team recover from crash to hold off Visma-Lease a Bike by two hundredths of a second

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The climbs will be decisive again at the Vuelta Femenina

Vuelta Femenina: The critical points where the race will be decided

From the opening TTT, through the windy plains, and into the mountains, we take a closer look at the key battlegrounds in the fight for the red jersey

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Demi Vollering finished runner-up at Flèche Wallonne Féminine last week but will be seeking her first win of the season in Spain

SD Worx-Protime think Demi Vollering is heading to FDJ-SUEZ

General manager Erwin Janssen gives his thoughts on the next move for his star rider, as she aims for the overall win at the Vuelta Femenina

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The favourites for the 2024 Vuelta Femenina

Vuelta Femenina: Ranking the GC contenders

After a thrilling Ardennes Classics campaign the Vuelta Femenina is set to be a thrilling race. Here are our ten favourites for the first Grand Tour of the season

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Link to ‘I want to develop everything’ – Shirin van Anrooij aims to carry Classics form into summer
Shirin van Anrooij celebrates on the podium of Dwars door Vlaanderen

‘I want to develop everything’ – Shirin van Anrooij aims to carry Classics form into summer

No Vuelta Femenina for Lidl-Trek rider, who will return to stage racing at Itzulia

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Link to Full list of 22 teams announced for 2024 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift
The third edition of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift will begin in Rotterdam on 12 August

Full list of 22 teams announced for 2024 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift

15 WorldTeams will all be in attendance, as will seven UCI Continental teams, including EF Education-Cannondale and Uzbekistan's Tashkent City

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Link to A brief history of the Vuelta Femenina
Annemiek van Vleuten won last year's Vuelta Femenina, but it was no easy victory

A brief history of the Vuelta Femenina

The Vuelta Femenina has joined the Giro d’Italia Women and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift in the Grand Tour stable, but it wasn’t always this way

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Demi Vollering, Kasia Niewiadoma and Elisa Longo Borghini will be in action at the Vuelta Femenina

La Vuelta Femenina 2024 – essential race preview

Demi Vollering, Kasia Niewiadoma and Gaia Realini battle for the red jersey on tough climbing course in Spain

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Link to Lotte Kopecky prioritises Olympic Games, will skip Tour de France Femmes
Lotte Kopecky wore the yellow jersey last summer, before handing it to teammate Demi Vollering on the Col du Tourmalet

Lotte Kopecky prioritises Olympic Games, will skip Tour de France Femmes

Last year's runner-up won't be at the Tour this summer, with the Omnium event in Paris finishing only a day before the start

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Link to Lorena Wiebes, SD Worx and Protime extend contracts until 2028
Team SD Worx-Protime

Lorena Wiebes, SD Worx and Protime extend contracts until 2028

Dutch team continue to build for the future after Demi Vollering's depature

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Link to 'It is horrific' - Elisa Longo Borghini prepares for tough test at Liège-Bastogne-Liège
Elisa Longo Borghini will be chasing a second Monument title of the season after her win at the Tour of Flanders in March

'It is horrific' - Elisa Longo Borghini prepares for tough test at Liège-Bastogne-Liège

After five top-10 finishes and two podium placings, Lidl-Trek’s star Italian will hope to finally win Ardennes showpiece on Sunday, a race she holds great affection for

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Link to Cofidis commit to title sponsorship of men's and women's teams through 2028
Cofidis have yet to pick up a win between both sides so far in 2024

Cofidis commit to title sponsorship of men's and women's teams through 2028

Consumer credit company has been title sponsor of French WorldTeam since 1997 and started women's team in 2022, with ambitions of reaching Women's WorldTour

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Link to Ruth Edwards extends contract with Human Powered Health until 2026
Ruth Edwards has been racing a busy programme with Human Powered Health in her first season back in the professional peloton

Ruth Edwards extends contract with Human Powered Health until 2026

American recently returned to professional peloton after hiatus and will stay for two more seasons

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Link to British talent Anna Shackley forced to retire at 22 with heart arrhythmia
Anna Shackley had ridden for SD Worx-Protime since turning professional in 2021

British talent Anna Shackley forced to retire at 22 with heart arrhythmia

Scot had ridden for SD Worx-Protime for three seasons, but had not competed since her diagnosis in January

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Link to Lotte Kopecky to ride Giro d'Italia Women, Demi Vollering leader for Ardennes
Lotte Kopecky won her first Paris-Roubaix title in style, wearing the all-white world champion's skinsuit

Lotte Kopecky to ride Giro d'Italia Women, Demi Vollering leader for Ardennes

SD Worx-Protime finalise plans for coming races, as Kopecky prepares for first Liège-Bastogne-Liège and the all-important Olympic Games

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Link to De Brabantse Pijl: Elisa Longo Borghini drops Demi Vollering and storms to victory
The moment the race was won

De Brabantse Pijl: Elisa Longo Borghini drops Demi Vollering and storms to victory

Lidl-Trek get the better of SD Worx-Protime, with Italian champion able to go solo and distance Dutch champion on the penultimate climb

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Link to Zoe Bäckstedt: 'My hands were completely ruined but it's Paris-Roubaix, you don't give up'
Zoe Bäckstedt rode to 16th place in the Roubaix Velodrome on Saturday afternoon

Zoe Bäckstedt: 'My hands were completely ruined but it's Paris-Roubaix, you don't give up'

Canyon-SRAM prodigy proud to have fought for as long as possible in the race her father won 20 years ago

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Link to Mixed feelings for Marianne Vos after missing Paris-Roubaix Femmes podium
Marianne Vos never ceases to attack Paris-Roubaix, but continues to walk away empty-handed

Mixed feelings for Marianne Vos after missing Paris-Roubaix Femmes podium

Dutchwoman finished fourth in velodrome sprint as the cobblestone trophy continues to elude her

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Link to Embracing the history of Paris-Roubaix: Alison Jackson claims a space for women
Alison Jackson has gone in search of Paris-Roubaix's rich history and in turn, the local communities have taken her to heart

Embracing the history of Paris-Roubaix: Alison Jackson claims a space for women

GCN sits down with the defending champion of Paris-Roubaix Femmes avec Zwift, who rode from the centre of Paris to Roubaix in homage to the race and its community

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Link to Marlen Reusser set for jaw surgery on Tuesday following Tour of Flanders crash
Marlen Reusser at the start of an ill-fated Tour of Flanders

Marlen Reusser set for jaw surgery on Tuesday following Tour of Flanders crash

SD Worx-Protime's Swiss national champion suffered a fractured jaw along with eight broken teeth in Sunday's crash at the Tour of Flanders

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