Latest articles by Lukas Knöfler
Overcoming injury, Reusser’s third Tour de Suisse Women victory leads to renewed confidence ahead of Tour de France Femmes
News ‘I still felt my back quite a lot’ says Swiss racer
Tour de Suisse Women: Marlen Reusser fends off dramatic chase to win stage 5 on Col de la Croix and secure third home GC victory
Results Reusser rides away from Cédrine Kerbaol and Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney in final kilometre after tense climb
'This year I can't really do TTs' – Elisa Longo Borghini admits weaknesses as she loses Tour de Suisse lead, but race remains open
News Heat added extra difficulty to Saturday's test against the clock but Italian is only 10 seconds behind Reusser going into final stage
Tour de Suisse Women: World champion Marlen Reusser rides sensational time trial to win stage 4 and power into race lead
Results Elisa Longo Borghini cedes yellow jersey, Zoe Bäckstedt finishes second on stage
'It wasn't planned' – Kim Le Court-Pienaar back to full strength in Tour de Suisse breakaway after two-month injury layoff
News Mauritian champion also worked in closing lead-out on stage 3 and now lies sixth overall heading into decisive final stages
Tour de Suisse Women: Zoe Bäckstedt stuns the field with scorching long-range sprint to win stage 3
Results British rider opens huge gap in bunch sprint
'I wasn't strong enough' - Femke de Vries after losing the Tour de Suisse yellow jersey to Elisa Longo Borghini
News Teammate Sarah Van Dam saves the day with a runner-up spot and young rider jersey
Tour de Suisse Women: Elisa Longo Borghini wins hilly stage 2 and takes GC lead with attack on final climb in Locarno
Results Sarah Van Dam soloes to second as chasers Marlen Reusser and Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney miss a corner with 3km to go
A tough course, hot weather, and attacking panache – How the breakaway beat the GC favourites on the opening stage of the Tour de Suisse Women
News The yellow jersey contenders couldn't catch Femke de Vries and Lauren Dickson on the hilly opener in Sondrio
Tour de Suisse Women: Femke de Vries outsprints Lauren Dickson to claim first professional victory on hard-fought stage 1
Results Dutch rider fends off Scot in Sondrio as big GC names come to the fore in opener
Quick decisions, a touch of shoulders, and a late-race bike change - How top sprinters fought through the chaotic last lap of the Copenhagen Sprint
Analysis Charlotte Kool, Lorena Wiebes, and Nienke Veenhoven momentarily drifted left, but with 250 metres to go, Wiebes launched her trademark acceleration and sped past Elisa Balsamo
Lorena Wiebes makes a winning comeback after Giro d'Italia disqualification with a commanding victory at the Copenhagen Sprint
Results 'It's always nice to come back this way after some disappointment. It gave me extra motivation for today' says SD Worx-Protime sprinter
Teamwork key to the maglia rosa, GC breakthroughs, and sprint domination – Five conclusions from the Giro d'Italia Women
Analysis We look back at the main talking points from nine days of racing at the second women's Grand Tour of the season
'It was hard to get to this point again' – Elisa Longo Borghini returns from illness to flash speed on Giro d’Italia Women final stage
News Italian Champion says 'personal satisfaction is priceless' regardless of winning
Giro d'Italia Women: Demi Vollering overtakes Anna van der Breggen on final day for overall title as Elisa Longo Borghini wins stage 9 sprint
Results FDJ United-SUEZ rider stamps authority with attack on final climb to seal the overall
Anna van der Breggen admits shortened stage on Finestre required a mental change 'to suffering more on this climb' as she defended Giro d’Italia Women lead
News 'Only the fueling plan changed' Maglia rosa says about organisers confirming new finish line with 7km to go due to threat of falling ice
Giro d'Italia Women: Demi Vollering powers across gravel sector of Colle delle Finestre to win compressed stage 8 and second stage of race
Results Isabella Holmgren and Antonia Niedermaier complete podium with race leader Anna van der Breggen fourth from breakaway group
Giro d'Italia Women: Célia Gery wins stage 7 as Elisa Longo Borghini goes on the attack for time
Results First major victory for former junior world champion as breakaway foils the sprinters
Giro d'Italia Women leader Anna van der Breggen among multiple fallers in a mass crash on stage 7
News Dutchwoman unharmed in mass crash, which also saw Marlen Reusser and Monica Trinca Colonel fall
'We aimed to surprise everyone ' - Crosswind action livens up Giro d'Italia Women stage 6, but the sprinters still succeed
News Peloton briefly split into three groups, but no GC changes in the end
Giro d'Italia Women: Fourth victory for Elisa Balsamo on stage 6 after 'best lead-out in the world'
Results Maggie Coles-Lyster tries to go early but overtaken by points leader as Van der Breggen continues in race lead
'It was a good day, but also a hard day' – Anna Van der Breggen defends Giro Women GC lead on Dolomites mountain stage
News Valentina Cavallar provided important support in the final after being in the breakaway
Giro d'Italia Women: Demi Vollering takes sprint ahead of Anna van der Breggen for stage 5 win and first-ever career Giro stage victory
Results Antonia Niedermaier goes third ahead of Isabella Holmgren on climbing day in the Dolomites
