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What you want from women’s cycling coverage

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Throughout early February we asked you what you wanted from coverage of women's cycling. Thousands of you replied. Here's what we learned.

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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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The sprinter, her struggle, and the storm raging back home

Sarah Lee's bronze medal at the Berlin Track World Championships wasn't the biggest result of the meet – but after weathering a social media outcry, the Hong Kong protests, the death of her coach and the threat of coronavirus, it was one of the most meaningful.

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What you want from women’s cycling coverage

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

The sprinter, her struggle, and the storm raging back home

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