Isabel Best

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Tour de France Femmes stage 5 2022

You’ve come a long way, baby - Vital statistics show sea change in women’s cycling

By Isabel Best published

Feature Was the Tour de France Femmes a watershed moment, or a cherry on top for a cultural shift that has already taken place?

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Rebecca Twigg (USA)

Racing below the breadline: The women’s cycling omertà

By Isabel Best published

Feature The tragedy of Rebecca Twigg’s homelessness and the problem of poverty in the women’s peloton

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Team time trial mixed relay and the debate around co-ed racing - World Championships

By Isabel Best published

Feature New event sparks debate about the future of women's racing

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Tillie Anderson and The Big Five (L-R): Lizzie Glaw, Helen Baldwin, May Allen, Tillie Anderson, and Dottie Farnsworth

International Women's Day: 7 remarkable women who made their mark on cycling's history

By Isabel Best last updated

Highlights include Tillie Anderson, Marguerite Wilson and Marianne Martin

Women's Cycling
Annemiek van Vleuten (Mitchelton-Scott) wins La Course

Feature: Can women race a three-week Grand Tour?

By Isabel Best last updated

From physiology to economics, the whys and why-nots of a women's Grand Tour

Women's Cycling
World champions and 2016 Tour of Flanders champions, and Peter Sagan

Vital Statistics: Facts that show the differences in women's and men's pro cycling

By Isabel Best last updated

An in-depth look at salaries, prize money, TV coverage, distances, speeds and popularity - It's all in the data

Women's Cycling
The 2018 Dutch world championships team

Dutch Dominance: What makes the Netherlands so successful?

By Isabel Best last updated

Isabel Best examines the structures and culture behind the Oranje boom in women's cycling

Teams & Riders