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

SANT BOI DE LLOBREGAT SPAIN MAY 05 Marianne Vos of Netherlands and Team Visma Lease a Bike celebrates at finish line as stage winner during the 11th La Vuelta Femenina 2025 Stage 2 a 99km stage from Molins de Rei to Sant Boi de Llobregat UCIWWT on May 05 2025 in Sant Boi de Llobregat Spain Photo by Szymon GruchalskiGetty Images
La Vuelta Femenina: Marianne Vos wins messy sprint on stage 2

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Results Paternoster, Borghesi trail in behind Vos after crash in final bend on rain-soaked finish in Sant Boi de Llobregat

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BARCELONA SPAIN MAY 04 Ellen van Dijk of Netherlands and Team Lidl Trek celebrates at podium as Red Leader Jersey winner during the 11th La Vuelta Femenina 2025 Stage 1 a 81km team time trial stage from Barcelona to Barcelona UCIWWT on May 04 2025 in Barcelona Spain Photo by Szymon GruchalskiGetty Images
'It’s an honour from the team' – TTT powerhouse Ellen van Dijk rewarded with first red jersey of La Vuelta Femenina

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News Red redemption for the Dutchwoman who crashed in the opening TTT of last year's race

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Ellen van Dijk leads Lidl-Trek during the opening team time trial at 11th La Vuelta Femenina 2025
La Vuelta Femenina: Lidl-Trek storm to opening team time trial victory as Ellen van Dijk takes overall lead

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Results SD Worx-Protime race into second place, Liv AlUla Jayco third at three seconds behind the winning team in Barcelona

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HUY BELGIUM APRIL 23 Elisa Longo Borghini of Italy and UAE Team ADQ sprints at finish line during the 28th La Fleche Wallonne Feminine 2025 a 1407km one day race from Huy to Huy UCIWWT on April 23 2025 in Huy Belgium Photo by Dario BelingheriGetty Images
'I blew up a little bit' - Elisa Longo Borghini lands podium at Flèche Wallonne and gains confidence for Liège-Bastogne-Liège

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News Italian Champion holds off Niewiadoma-Phinney for third place on Mur de Huy final ascent to finish

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La Flèche Wallonne Femmes 2025: Puck Pieterse of Fenix-Deceuninck wins on top of Mur de Huy
La Flèche Wallonne Femmes: Puck Pieterse powers past Demi Vollering for victory atop Mur de Huy

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Results Elisa Longo Borghini takes third ahead of Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney

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Ellen Van Dijk leads 23-rider breakaway at Amstel Gold Race
Favourites miss out as breakaway fights for victory in women's Amstel Gold Race

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News 'Since all teams were there, they had a really good chance' says Marianne Vos

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BERG EN TERBLIJT, NETHERLANDS - APRIL 20: (EDITOR'S NOTE: Alternate crop) Mischa Bredewold of Netherlands and Team SD Worx - Protime celebrates at finish line as race winner during the 11th Amstel Gold Race Ladies Edition 2025 a 157.4km one day race from Maastricht to Berg en Terblijt / #UCIWWT / on April 20, 2025 in Berg en Terblijt, Netherlands. (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
Amstel Gold Race Women: Mischa Bredewold holds off chasers for thrilling solo win after late attack on the Cauberg

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Results All Dutch podium in Berg en Terblijt as Ellen van Dijk takes second, Puck Pieterse third, with the favourites all missing out to breakaway

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VALENCIA SPAIN FEBRUARY 09 Sigrid Ytterhus Haugset of Norway and Team Coop Repsol attacks during the 7th VCV Feminas Gran Premio Tuawa 2025 a 104km one day race from Alfafar to Valencia on February 09 2025 in Valencia Spain Photo by Szymon GruchalskiGetty Images
Sigrid Haugset finished Paris-Roubaix with fractured hip after crash with 60km to go

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News 'When you’re in a race, you want to finish' says Norwegian after riding 59km, including 18km of cobbles, with injury

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Picture by Zac Williams/SWpix.com - 12/04/2025 - Cycling - 2025 Paris Roubaix Femmes Avec Zwift, France - Chloe Dygert, Canyon Sram Zonda Crypto.
Paris-Roubaix 'never gets easier' says Zoe Bäckstedt after supporting teammates Dygert and Consonni to top 10s

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News Chloé Dygert top finisher in chase group for Canyon-SRAM zondocrypto despite stomach issues

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ROUBAIX FRANCE APRIL 12 Pauline Ferrand Prevot of France and Team Visma Lease A Bike celebrates at finish line as race winner during the 5th ParisRoubaix Femmes 2025 a 1485km one day race from Denain to Roubaix UCIWT on April 12 2025 in Roubaix France Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images
Paris-Roubaix Femmes: Massive solo attack lands Pauline Ferrand-Prévot stunning victory in debut at home race

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Results Letizia Borghesi goes second as Lorena Wiebes sprints for third ahead of Marianne Vos

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OUDENAARDE BELGIUM APRIL 06 Katarzyna Niewiadoma of Poland and CANYONSRAM zondacrypto Team competes during the 22nd Ronde van Vlaanderen Tour des Flandres 2025 Womens Elite a 1689km one day race from Oudenaarde to Oudenaarde UCIWWT on April 06 2025 in Oudenaarde Belgium Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images
Kasia Niewiadoma rues lack of options in finale after fourth place in Tour of Flanders Women

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News Polish rider cramped up in final kilometre

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OUDENAARDE BELGIUM APRIL 06 Lotte Kopecky of Belgium and Team SD Worx Protime celebrates at finish line as race winner during the 22nd Ronde van Vlaanderen Tour des Flandres 2025 Womens Elite a 1689km one day race from Oudenaarde to Oudenaarde UCIWWT on April 06 2025 in Oudenaarde Belgium Photo by Dario BelingheriGetty Images
Tour of Flanders Women: Lotte Kopecky makes history with record third victory

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Results Pauline Ferrand-Prévot second and Liane Lippert third from elite lead group

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WEVELGEM BELGIUM MARCH 30 LR Elisa Balsamo of Italy and Team Lidl Trek on second place race winner Lorena Wiebes of Netherlands and Team SD Worx Protime and Charlotte Kool of Netherlands and Team Picnic PostNL on third place pose for a photograph on the podium ceremony after the 14th GentWevelgem in Flanders Fields 2025 Womens Elite a 1689km one day race from Ypres to Wevelgem UCIWWT on March 30 2025 in Wevelgem Belgium Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images
'She is the strongest right now' - Elisa Balsamo second to Lorena Wiebes in Gent-Wevelgem

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News Lidl-Trek's efforts to break peloton into echelons fails as wind peters out

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Dutch Lorena Wiebes of SD Worx-Protime wins the women elite 'Gent-Wevelgem - In Flanders Fields' one day cycling race, 169.1 km from Ieper to Wevelgem, Sunday 30 March 2025. BELGA PHOTO JASPER JACOBS (Photo by JASPER JACOBS / BELGA MAG / Belga via AFP)
Gent-Wevelgem Women: Lorena Wiebes sprints to repeat victory

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Results Elisa Balsamo, Charlotte Kool round out podium

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DE PANNE BELGIUM MARCH 27 Cat Ferguson of The United Kingdom and Team Movistar competes during the 8th Womens Classic BruggeDe Panne 2025 a 1527km one day race from Brugge to De Panne UCIWT on March 27 2025 in De Panne Belgium Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images
'I will try again next time' – Cat Ferguson goes solo for 30km at Classic Brugge-De Panne

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News 18-year-old puts in an impressive breakaway ride despite illness during first spring Classics campaign in the pros

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DE PANNE BELGIUM MARCH 27 Lorena Wiebes of Netherlands and Team SD Worx Protime celebrates at finish line as race winner during the 8th Womens Classic BruggeDe Panne 2025 a 1527km one day race from Brugge to De Panne UCIWT on March 27 2025 in De Panne Belgium Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images
Classic Brugge-De Panne Women: Lorena Wiebes takes win number six of 2025

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Results European champion tops Consonni, Balsamo

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Cat Ferguson (Movistar)
'By the time the attacks came, I was out the back' - Poggio descent crash costs Cat Ferguson at Milan-San Remo debut

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News 'I'm happy to be part of the story today' says young Briton who finished 18th place in revived women's Monument

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Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime) celebrates at finish line as race winner of Milan-San Remo Women 2025
Milan-San Remo Women: Lorena Wiebes catches late-attacker Elisa Longo Borghini at the line to win revived Monument

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Results Marianne Vos secures second, Noemi Rüegg third place as Longo Borghini's dreams of winning home Monument are shattered in San Remo

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Polish champion Dominika Wlodarczyk of UAE Team ADQ competes in the breakaway during 2025 Trofeo Alfredo Binda
Dominika Włodarczyk surprises herself with strong showing in Trofeo Alfredo Binda

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News Ardennes classics and Vuelta next for Polish champion in second WorldTour season

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CITTIGLIO ITALY MARCH 16 Elisa Balsamo of Italy and Team Lidl Trek celebrates at finish line as race winner during the 26th Trofeo Alfredo BindaComune di Cittiglio 2025 Womens Elite a 152km one day race from Luino to Cittiglio UCIWWT on March 16 2025 in Cittiglio Italy Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images
Trofeo Alfredo Binda: Elisa Balsamo wins again in sprint from elite lead group

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Results Italian beats Blanka Vas and Cat Ferguson to take 30th career victory

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SIENA, ITALY - MARCH 08: Anna Van Der Breggen of Netherlands and Team SD Worx - Protime competes in the breakaway during the 11st Strade Bianche 2025, Women's Elite a 136km one day race from Siena to Siena 320m / #UCIWWT / on March 08, 2025 in Siena, Italy. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images)
'I need to find a way to beat her' - Van der Breggen relishing challenge of facing Vollering after surprising herself at Strade Bianche

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News 34-year-old satisfied with form and result in first Women’s WorldTour race after three years away from pro racing

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SIENA, ITALY - MARCH 08: Demi Vollering of Netherlands and Team FDJ - SUEZ celebrates at finish line as race winner during the 11st Strade Bianche 2025, Women's Elite a 136km one day race from Siena to Siena 320m / #UCIWWT / on March 08, 2025 in Siena, Italy. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images)
Strade Bianche Women: Demi Vollering powers away from Anna van der Breggen to take thrilling victory in Siena

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Results Van der Breggen takes second after duel with former teammate as Pauline Ferrand-Prévot finishes third

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NINOVE BELGIUM MARCH 01 Pfeiffer Georgi of Great Britain and Team Picnic PostNL competes during the 17th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2025 Womens Elite a 1379km one day race from Ghent to Ninove UCIWWT on March 01 2025 in Ninove Belgium Photo by Rhode Van ElsenGetty Images
Top teams shift blame after failed bluff backfires in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Women

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News 'It’s not up to us' dominating feeling in peloton after off-season transfers

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NINOVE, BELGIUM - MARCH 01: Lotte Claes of Belgium and Team Arkea - B&B Hotels Women celebrates at finish line as race winner during the 17th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2025, Women's Elite a 137.9km one day race from Ghent to Ninove / #UCIWWT / on March 01, 2025 in Ninove, Belgium. (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Women: Lotte Claes takes shock victory from early breakaway as the favourites get it all wrong

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Results Aurela Nerlo takes second in bizarre two-up sprint as Demi Vollering takes third over three minutes down

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NANNING, CHINA - OCTOBER 20: Sandra Alonso of Spain and CERATIZIT-WNT Pro Cycling Team celebrates at finish line as race winner during the 5th Tour of Guangxi - UCI Women's WorldTour 2024 a 134km one day race from Nanning to Nanning / #UCIWWT / on October 20, 2024 in Nanning, China. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images)
Sandra Alonso takes final Women's WorldTour win of season at Tour of Guangxi

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Results Giada Borghesi beaten in sprint of two, after 35km duo breakaway, Marta Lach third

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