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2020 Strade Bianche, Features, Previews, Racing, women's cycling - March 5, 2020

The just-in-case preview: Your guide to the 2020 women’s Strade Bianche

At the time of writing, it’s not clear whether Strade Bianche is even going ahead. The coronavirus outbreak in Italy has seen multiple teams pull out of the race, and the gran fondo cancelled, and the pro races could be called off at any moment. But assuming the race goes ahead, we want you to …

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Could a women’s Tour de France be on the way?

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Le Télégramme reports that Tour de France organizer Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) is working on bringing back a women’s Tour de France. “We are seriously working on a project for a women’s stage race. We want to organise it in the short term,” Tour director Christian Prudhomme told Le Télégramme. “We want to talk to …

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The best way to celebrate International Women’s Day? A bike ride, of course

On June 25, 1894, Annie Londonberry, whose real name was Annie Cohen Kopchovsky, set out to become the first woman to ride her bike around the world. A woman traveling the world on a bike was unheard of at a time when women didn’t have the right to own property, keep any wages they earned, …

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Ineos pulls out of racing until March 23

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Team Ineos has withdrawn from all racing until the Volta a Catalunya on March 23 following both the death of sports director Nico Portal, and uncertainty around the spread of coronavirus. In a statement issued Wednesday evening, the team said it wanted “first and foremost to look after our team members, their family and friends, …

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Mitchelton-Scott to withdraw from all racing until at least March 22

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Mitchelton-Scott has announced that it will “withdraw its teams from the next period of racing,” a move that will see both the men’s and women’s squads skipping planned starts through at least March 22. One of a growing number of outfits to change plans in the face of coronavirus concerns, Mitchelton-Scott’s decision stands out among …

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The just-in-case preview: Your guide to the 2020 women’s Strade Bianche

Could a women’s Tour de France be on the way?

The best way to celebrate International Women’s Day? A bike ride, of course

Ineos pulls out of racing until March 23

Mitchelton-Scott to withdraw from all racing until at least March 22

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