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'I'm still learning' – Niamh Fisher-Black finding her way in team leadership role at the Tour de France Femmes
'I'm looking forward to it but it's out of my comfort zone, but it's out of everyone's comfort zone' says Fisher Black of crucial Col de Madeleine stage on Saturday
'You gotta try' – Breakaway caught but Brodie Chapman gets a moment in the spotlight on Tour de France Femmes debut
News Australian UAE Team ADQ rider awarded most combative prize on stage 5
'Playing the game' – Demi Vollering's sprint to second on stage 5 of Tour de France Femmes eases but not erases crash impact concern
News FDJ SUEZ rider moves up to third overall as hard-fought finale on longest stage of the race reshuffles the overall
'The Giro was just like a hard training week' - Sarah Gigante well-placed as she heads towards her favoured mountain territory at Tour de France Femmes
For the Australian rider 'a lot is possible' says team DS Jolien D'Hoore
Lidl-Trek ownership changes ‘allowing us to take a really long-term view’ for women’s squad
Interview Michael Rogers discusses impact on women’s team of Lidl plans to take stake and increase resources across teams
'A big relief to feel good' – Neck pain improves through Tour de France Femmes stage 4 as Demi Vollering now takes it day by day
News FDJ-SUEZ rallies after stage 3 crash, which threatened to derail GC run of former yellow jersey winner
'She wants to continue' – Demi Vollering undergoing further checks before decision made on starting stage 4 at Tour de France Femmes
News Update – FDJ SUEZ says with 'non-urgent nature of her medical condition' no hospital visit needed but further tests, including second concussion protocol, will take place Tuesday morning
'It can be hard when you're really struggling to have the world see that' – Commitment to team fuels Kristen Faulkner's Tour de France Femmes fight
News 'Physically, I don't know if I've ever felt this strained in my life' says Olympic Champion on Monday after illness and a crash left her fighting to finish within the time cut on stage 2
'She's better than ever' - AG Insurance-Soudal plan Tour de France Femmes yellow jersey defence for Kim Le Court
News 'I also want to fight for Sarah,' says team DS Jolien D'Hoore as she highlight dual GC options with Sarah Gigante also reasonably positioned
'Now is my moment' – Mavi Garcia turns despair to joy as she lands biggest win of career with well-timed flyer on Tour de France Femmes stage 2
News 'Yesterday was really sad, the crash, because it was not a really good start, but now I think everybody will be really happy.'
'I felt good but I’m kind of annoyed' – Strong start to Tour de France Femmes title defence for Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney but she wanted more
News 'I feel like if we maybe had a different approach, we could have gotten a better result' says Pole after coming fourth on stage 1
'You are almost dead’ without top form – Marlen Reusser first of Tour de France Femmes GC favourites to fall as illness sparks opening stage abandon
News Liane Lippert crash also kills Movistar’s plan B for stage 1 to Plumelec
The 11 riders flying the flag for Australia or New Zealand at the 2025 Tour de France Femmes
Feature From GC contender Niamh Fisher-Black to climber Sarah Gigante and the fast finishing Ally Wollaston, both nations have every reason to expect to be in the thick of the action
‘The hardest edition yet’ - A sense that anything can happen at this year’s Tour de France Femmes reigns as Vannes Grand Départ nears
Analysis Dramatic backdrop of rising levels, shuffled teams and a tough course stoke anticipation for the nine days of racing ahead
'Aggressive and opportunistic' – Elisa Longo Borghini ready to start turning the corner on nightmare run at Tour de France Femmes
News 'The pressure is off after the Giro and we are here hunting stages, not looking at GC, so I’m pretty happy to have this mindset' says the two-time maglia rosa winner
'Happy to win a stage' – Lotte Kopecky’s Tour de France Femmes expectations firmly adjusted amid back pain doubts
News 'I don't want them to sacrifice or to ride every day full gas for me and then have me saying, after six days ‘sorry, but my back is hurting' says World Champion
2025 Tour de France Femmes – Examining just how the game-changing shifts could change the shape of the race
Analysis A look at the top teams and their contenders for the Tour de France Femmes
The three key stages set to decide the battle for yellow at the Tour de France Femmes 2025
The fourth edition of the rebooted race has a course that should keep the tension high in the overall battle until the very end
Dual Corkscrew climb finale for women’s Tour Down Under in 2026 as men’s race tackle Willunga Hill triple on penultimate stage
News Both courses deliver opportunity for shifts in overall standings right up to the very last kilometres of racing in the southern hemisphere summer
2026 Tour Down Under to run from January 17 with all 15 Women's WorldTour teams while men's prologue makes a return
News Women's WorldTour race from January 17-19 and six-day men's WorldTour event starts on January 20
‘A hell of a day’ – Back to the breaks for Ben O’Connor as mountains materialise at Tour de France
News “First day in the break, first day in the mountains – you’ll see me there again”
SD Worx-Protime stumbles, new talents rise and Tour de France Femmes indicators flow – Six conclusions from the 2025 Giro d'Italia Women
Analysis Taking a closer look at some of the key talking points from eight revealing days of racing around Italy where some faltered and others took flight
'Beyond my wildest dreams' – Sarah Gigante’s rocky road to dual stage wins and overall podium spot at Giro d’Italia Women
Feature Update with stage 7 victory and GC third for Australian which carves out perfect comeback from iliac artery endofibrosis surgery
