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Vollering's World Championships quest, Courtney's WorldTour debut and big transfer intrigue – Six compelling storylines to follow in women's cycling for the rest of 2026
Analysis The Tour de France Femmes is over but there's still plenty to look forward to for the women's peloton
'The worst best decision I've ever made' – Chloé Dygert issues recovery update following double surgery
News American, who hasn't raced since crashing out of Paris-Roubaix Femmes, was recently caught in car crash
'I really enjoy it when a race becomes difficult' – Femke Markus strengthens Visma-Lease a Bike Classics squad with switch from SD Worx-Protime
News Dutch squad arguably the strongest cobbled Classics force in the peloton with addition of 29-year-old – Analysis
Tour de France Femmes stage winners Lorena Wiebes and Kim Le Court-Pienaar headline star-studded start list for Tour of Britain Women
News Defending champion Ally Wollaston will also return to the five-day race starting August 19
'We still have Columbine, it's still a climbing race' - Lauren Stephens returns from last year's Leadville DSQ for attempt at victory 16 years in the making
News 'To race it last year was just so special, and this year I'm back to try to win' says three-time US gravel national champion about taking over Kate Courtney's title at Colorado race
Leadville Trail 100 MTB contenders 2026 - Can anyone unseat Keegan Swenson and who can take the top spot vacated by Kate Courtney?
Contenders Examining the elite riders inside the Life Time Grand Prix and the outside threats like Quinn Simmons and U23 rider Kylee Hanel
How to watch gravel races around the world - A guide to livestreams and free broadcasts this summer for Leadville Trail 100, Belgian Championships, Lauf Gravel Worlds and more
Features Belgian and European gravel championships both offer broadcasts for elite women and men in August
'I don't think the gap is that wide' – Elisa Longo Borghini already thinking about battling Vollering and Niewiadoma-Phinney at 2027 Tour de France Femmes
News Italian admits doubts during Tour – 'I'd wake up and think about withdrawing from the Tour and from cycling altogether. But obviously, you can take that as hyperbole'
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'We expected to be attacked left, right and centre' – Kim Le Court-Pienaar defends Tour of Britain Women GC lead on hilly stage 4
Strong summer for resurgent Mauritian champion continues after a spoiled spring campaign -
'I want to develop myself more in the hills' – After another impressive punchy display at the Tour of Britain Women, is Lorena Wiebes evolving?
Dutchwoman is getting stronger on the hills with the 2027 Tour de France Femmes UK Grand Départ in mind -
Tour of Britain Women: Lorena Wiebes claims hard-fought hat trick of victories on stage 4
Kim Le Court-Pienaar maintains overall race lead into finale on Sunday
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'A bit of a rollercoaster of a season' – Ally Wollaston sets her sights on Track Worlds after going 'back to the drawing board' at Tour of Britain Women
'I feel like I've just been floating through the season a little bit without real targets' says New Zealand champion -
Kortijk Koerse: Sofie van Rooijen out-sprints Charlotte Kool for a second career victory in Belgian race
Kathrin Schweinberger takes third in bunch finish -
'I would love to get selection' – Lauren Dickson continues breakthrough season at Tour of Britain Women, aiming at a World Championships debut
'The course is something that would really suit me' says British racer who finished sixth on Friday's queen stage
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South African racer leaves Tour of Britain Women after returning out-of-competition positive test for synthetic peptide
S'annara Grove returned positive test for Ipamorelin at the recent Commonwealth Games -
'A shame I wasn't on Kim's wheel in the final corner' – Liane Lippert second behind unstoppable Le Court-Pienaar on Tour of Britain Women queen stage
German Movistar leader takes a 26-second GC deficit into the final two stages -
Tour of Britain Women: Kim Le Court-Pienaar soars to spectacular victory atop The Great Orme on stage 3
Mauritian Champion moves into the overall lead of the race
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Lotte Kopecky pulls out of Tour of Britain Women
Former world champion 'not feeling well' ahead of crucial stage 3 -
'A huge step-up and a lot to learn' – Kate Courtney swiftly adapting to WorldTour racing with FDJ United-Suez at the Tour of Britain Women
'Every day she's well-positioned and doing a good job' says French team DS Lars Boom -
'We can make quick decisions' - Megan Guarnier switches from driver's seat to race bike to guide US women's team at Philadelphia Cycling Classic
Former Women's WorldTour champion was the last woman on the podium at US UCI race 10 years ago
