Giro dell’Appennino Donne returns today, the 22nd March, for only its second edition, which makes it one of those races still building its identity in real time. That is part of the appeal. New races can often feel vague in their first year or two, but this one already looks as though it knows what […]

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The Trofeo Alfredo Binda has long held a unique position on the Women’s WorldTour calendar. As one of the oldest races in the women’s peloton and the first major Italian one-day test of the spring, it consistently delivers racing that rewards both climbing punch and tactical awareness. Held around Cittiglio in Lombardy, the event bridges […]

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There is a particular kind of Belgian one-day race that does not announce itself with famous names or mythologised climbs, but still has a way of producing exactly the riders it deserves. Leeuw-Oetingen sits in that category. The Pajottenland roads are not Flanders and the Zavelberg is not the Muur, but by the time the […]

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Omloop van het Hageland has a very specific way of making riders look uncomfortable. Not because there is one giant climb or one famous cobbled berg that decides everything, but because the whole day is built around friction. Narrow concrete lanes, constant corners, short ramps that force repeated accelerations, and cobbles placed just close enough […]

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Vuelta CV Féminas has built a reputation for refusing to behave like a straightforward sprint race, even when the start list looks stacked with fast finishers. The early racing out of Bétera is relatively calm and flat, but the course is designed to turn late, and that back-ended structure changes how teams approach the day. […]

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