Lukas Knöfler

Lukas Knöfler started working in cycling communications in 2013 and has seen the inside of the scene from many angles. Having worked as press officer for teams and races and written for several online and print publications, he has been Cyclingnews’ Women’s WorldTour correspondent since 2018.

Latest articles by Lukas Knöfler

Tour de France Femmes: Demi Vollering wins climbing skirmish on stage 5 in three-rider sprint

By Lukas Knöfler Published

Results Yellow jersey Marlen Reusser goes second and Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney third as hilly Beaujolais stage creates big GC gaps

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Profiles for the 2026 Tour de France Femmes
Tour de France Femmes 2026 stage 5: Eight climbs on tap to shake up GC in Beaujolais – preview

By Lyne Lamoureux, Lukas Knöfler, Dani Ostanek Last updated

Preview Race hits the hills with 2,900 metres of climbing in the Jura

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Tour de France Femmes: Marlen Reusser rockets into yellow jersey with victory in Dijon on stage 4 time trial

By Lukas Knöfler Last updated

Results Demi Vollering moves to second overall with third place in race against the clock

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Tour de France Femmes 2026 stage 4 preview - 21km individual time trial with one mid-race climb 'super hard to predict'

By Lukas Knöfler Last updated

Preview Tuesday ITT goes from Gevrey-Chambertin to Dijon through the Côte d’Or

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Tour de France Femmes: Sigrid Haugset stuns field with long-range solo attack to land signature stage 3 victory and swipe yellow jersey

By Lukas Knöfler Last updated

Results Lotte Kopecky chases for more than 70km and takes settles for second on hilly stage into Poligny

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Tour de France Femmes 2026 stage 3 preview – The race heads into the hills of France and could see a breakaway succeed

By Lyne Lamoureux, Lukas Knöfler Last updated

Preview The peloton crosses into France with 156.5km hilly stage from Geneva to Poligny

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Tour de France Femmes: Lorena Wiebes powers to stage 2 sprint victory as late-race soloist Riejanne Markus is caught close to the line

By Lukas Knöfler Published

Results Yellow jersey blasts to second stage win by bike lengths ahead of runner-up Elisa Balsamo and third-placed Marianne Vos

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Why is Paula Blasi in white? - Tour de France Femmes quietly changes under-23 jersey to under-24

By Matilda Price, Lukas Knöfler Published

Blasi donning the white jersey after stage 1 caused much confusion over the supposed under-23 classification, but apparently the rules were changed

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Tour de France Femmes 2026 stage 2 preview - A day for the sprinters

By Lyne Lamoureux, Lukas Knöfler Last updated

Preview August 2, 2026; Aigle - Geneva, 147.9km, flat

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Tour de France Femmes: Lorena Wiebes claims stage 1 victory and first yellow jersey with commanding uphill sprint

By Lukas Knöfler Published

Results Kim Le Court-Pienaar second, Demi Vollering third in crash-marred reduced group sprint into Lausanne

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Tour de France Femmes 2026: Lorena Wiebes to launch green jersey title defence in tricky uphill opener - Preview

By Lyne Lamoureux, Lukas Knöfler, Dani Ostanek Last updated

Preview Sprinters and puncheurs set to do battle on 2.6km uphill finish in Lausanne

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Overcoming injury, Reusser’s third Tour de Suisse Women victory leads to renewed confidence ahead of Tour de France Femmes

By Lukas Knöfler Published

News ‘I still felt my back quite a lot’ says Swiss racer

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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

By Lukas Knöfler Published

Results Reusser rides away from Cédrine Kerbaol and Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney in final kilometre after tense climb

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'This year I can't really do TTs' – Elisa Longo Borghini admits weaknesses as she loses Tour de Suisse lead, but race remains open

By Lukas Knöfler Published

News Heat added extra difficulty to Saturday's test against the clock but Italian is only 10 seconds behind Reusser going into final stage

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Tour de Suisse Women: World champion Marlen Reusser rides sensational time trial to win stage 4 and power into race lead

By Lukas Knöfler Published

Results Elisa Longo Borghini cedes yellow jersey, Zoe Bäckstedt finishes second on stage

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'It wasn't planned' – Kim Le Court-Pienaar back to full strength in Tour de Suisse breakaway after two-month injury layoff

By Lukas Knöfler, Dani Ostanek Published

News Mauritian champion also worked in closing lead-out on stage 3 and now lies sixth overall heading into decisive final stages

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Tour de Suisse Women: Zoe Bäckstedt stuns the field with scorching long-range sprint to win stage 3

By Lukas Knöfler Published

Results British rider opens huge gap in bunch sprint

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'I wasn't strong enough' - Femke de Vries after losing the Tour de Suisse yellow jersey to Elisa Longo Borghini

By Lukas Knöfler Published

News Teammate Sarah Van Dam saves the day with a runner-up spot and young rider jersey

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Tour de Suisse Women: Elisa Longo Borghini wins hilly stage 2 and takes GC lead with attack on final climb in Locarno

By Lukas Knöfler Published

Results Sarah Van Dam soloes to second as chasers Marlen Reusser and Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney miss a corner with 3km to go

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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

By Lukas Knöfler Published

News The yellow jersey contenders couldn't catch Femke de Vries and Lauren Dickson on the hilly opener in Sondrio

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Tour de Suisse Women: Femke de Vries outsprints Lauren Dickson to claim first professional victory on hard-fought stage 1

By Lukas Knöfler Published

Results Dutch rider fends off Scot in Sondrio as big GC names come to the fore in opener

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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

By Lukas Knöfler Published

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

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Lorena Wiebes makes a winning comeback after Giro d'Italia disqualification with a commanding victory at the Copenhagen Sprint

By Lukas Knöfler Published

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

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Teamwork key to the maglia rosa, GC breakthroughs, and sprint domination – Five conclusions from the Giro d'Italia Women

By Lukas Knöfler Published

Analysis We look back at the main talking points from nine days of racing at the second women's Grand Tour of the season

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'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

By Lukas Knöfler Published

News Italian Champion says 'personal satisfaction is priceless' regardless of winning

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