A quick look at the progress of Women’s Cycling since Road cycling started as an organized sport in 1868. 1888 – Women join bi(cycling) clubs in Chicago 1892 – The journal “Physical Education” (a publication of the YMCA) devoted an issue to women, saying that women need physical strength and endurance and dismiss the popular [...]

Today’s Open de Suéde World Cup was a fast and explosive race on a 11km circuit in and around Vargarda, Sweden. The women raced 12 laps of the very technical 11km loop to come to a total race distance of 132km. The racing was very aggressive with lots of break away attempts,  however nothing lasted to [...]

This weekend brings the third round of the UCI Women’s World Cup series, the Damesronde van Drenthe. The race takes place on Saturday in Drenthe, in the Netherlands. The 135km race is largely flat, but this does not mean it will be easy. Wind, cobbles and one short sharp climb make the course worthy of a World Cup [...]