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Trofeo Alfredo Binda contenders – Will it be a repeat victor or a new protagonist celebrating in Cittiglio?
Contenders From Ferguson to Kopecky, we pick out some of the riders who will be battling for the win in northern Italy this weekend
'It is always too soon to quit' – Kate Courtney revives Cape Epic challenge with last minute recruitment of Greta Seiwald after Melisa Rollins crash
News Seiwald fronts up to new partnership fresh from winning effort at four-day Tankwa Trek in South Africa
Leeuw-Oetingen: Lorena Wiebes finds a new way to win the race for a third time
Results Dutchwoman launches late attack to take a more aggressive win
'Freak accident' puts Melisa Rollins in hospital with broken elbow and 'gutted' to miss debut at Cape Epic with Kate Courtney
News Leadville champions would have started eight-day mountain bike stage race on Saturday
'If I have too big a gap from road, I lose a bit' – Tiffany Cromwell keeping the gravel balance going in 2026, with eyes on Australian title defence and home World Championships
News Australian road professional with long history of also racing gravel keeps focus on road during Classics but key off-road goals take centre stage later in season
'We had doubts about whether to do it or not' – How the Vuelta Femenina decided the time was right to take on the Angliru
News Women's race will tackle fearsome climb in exciting double-header finale to May stage race
Trofeo Oro in Euro: Elisa Longo Borghini solos for second career victory into Cinquale as UAE Team ADQ sweeps podium
Results Karlijn Swinkels second and Dominika Włodarczyk third while fourth teammate holds off Puck Pieterse
Vuelta a Extremadura: Mackenzie Coupland delivers double win with stage and GC on final day in Spain
Results Lauren Dickson goes second from breakaway sprint on stage 3 and secures QOM prize
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Tour of Flanders Women LIVE - The day's break is caught and a group of favourites lead into the final 40km
164km packed full of cobbles and climbs on the menu in Belgium's biggest day. -
'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 -
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
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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 -
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?
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'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 -
'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
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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 -
'I have mixed feelings' - Late-race gamble falls short for Demi Vollering at Dwars door Vlaanderen
'In the end, there are always things you can do better in hindsight' as FDJ United-Suez talent carries strong form into the Tour of Flanders
