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Olympic committee moves to require genetic testing for all female competitors ahead of Los Angeles Games
News New rules force female Olympic Games athletes to prove their sex
Late roster move puts Ronde van Brugge defending champion Lorena Wiebes back in lineup for 'tough race' with forecast of rain and wind
News Dutch champion replaces Marie Schreiber for Thursday Classic
'Strange to leave you like this' – Demi Vollering forced to cut training camp on Mount Teide
News FDJ United-Suez racer the latest rider to leave Tenerife due to bad weather
Breathing support and extended hospital stay required as Debora Silvestri continues recovery from Milan-San Remo crash
News Laboral Kutxa-Fundación Euskadi racer went over guardrail, fracturing five ribs and shoulder
New name, new route, new winners? – Analysing the contenders for the men's and women's Ronde Van Brugge
Analysis Philipsen, Groenewegen, Gillespie and Balsamo among favourites for sprint-friendly races
'Sometimes it is up to me to bang on the table and say that I am still here' – Why Lotte Kopecky demanding Milan-San Remo leadership is an ominous sign for the rest of the Classics
News How the Belgian getting back on track sets her up perfectly for Flanders and Roubaix
Photo finish at Midwest Cycling Classic goes to Lonneke Uneken as Martina Alzini celebrates too early for a second time
Results Hélène Hesters completes the podium in second edition of Belgian race
Giro dell'Appennino Donne: Silvia Persico beats Lucinda Brand to take first win of season
Results Sarah Van Dam rounds out podium ahead of Célia Gery
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As it happened: The race is made with the Oude Kwaremont producing the winner of the Tour of Flanders Women
A solo move after 164km packed full of cobbles and climbs on the menu in Belgium's biggest day. -
Tour of Flanders Women: Demi Vollering sails to victory with solo attack on Oude Kwaremont
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot out-sprints Puck Pieterse for second -
'A big change to the team' – How Franziska Koch became a vital domestique for Demi Vollering and one of the best signings of the season
German champion will prove essential as one of European Champion's supporting cast at Sunday's Tour of Flanders
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Former Tour of Flanders winner Marianne Vos not racing Sunday to direct focus on family after father's death
Visma-Lease a Bike discloses decision by team leader, who has only two starts this year -
With no Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney, Canyon-SRAM look to Zoe Bäckstedt and Chloé Dygert for Tour of Flanders success
Dygert and Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig make their Spring debuts, while in-form Bäckstedt will hit the ground running -
'I can give others some pressure' – Why Lorena Wiebes could be the most influential rider on the Tour of Flanders start line
Dutch star will play second fiddle to Lotte Kopecky, but her presence on Sunday could be a joker card for SD Worx-Protime
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Lotte Kopecky, Demi Vollering and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot face off in what could be an epic showdown – Analysing the Tour of Flanders Women contenders
Can the Queen of the Classics claim a fourth victory in Oudenaarde, or will Demi Vollering or Pauline Ferrand-Prévot succeed in winning a first Flanders title? -
'Being a little sneaky' with smart teamwork, Kristen Faulkner starts her European season at Tour of Flanders and says EF Education-Oatly 'can surprise the field'
Full recovery from 2025 shoulder surgery proven with three gold medals on road and track at Pan American Championships and Ardennes Classics next on calendar -
'I'm just at the level I want to be' – Lotte Kopecky says she 'doesn't really care' whether rivals view her as Tour of Flanders frontrunner
SD Worx-Protime leader full of confidence as she speaks to the media three days before chasing more history in the highlight of the Flemish spring
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'We know we are able to win' – Pauline Ferrand-Prévot returns to Tour of Flanders as a firm favourite after 'unexpected' success in 2025
Frenchwoman has set De Ronde as a big goal for 2026 and Visma-Lease a Bike say they're ready to race for victory -
Mick Rogers out, Fränk Schleck in as Lidl-Trek carry out major shake-up of senior management
Significant senior management shakeup also affects finance and marketing as well as sporting side of teams operation -
'I just don't feel the best' – Lingering illness continues to disrupt Elisa Longo Borghini with time running out to recover fully for Tour of Flanders
Italian Champion still suffering with nasty cough as headline Flemish race quickly approaches in just four days away
