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Opinion and analysis, Racing, women's cycling, womens racing - March 9, 2021

The women’s peloton is more international than ever, and that’s a great sign

There's a less obvious but no less important marker of growth: the increasingly international lineups of teams in the World Tour peloton.

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Women’s Cycling Weekly, Issue 12

Introducing a weekly newsletter dedicated to women's cycling

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Women’s peloton survey: wages up for top riders, 43% buying their own gear

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Three years after the first women’s cycling union was founded there have been some noticeable changes within the women’s peloton, according to a survey done by the riders via the Cyclists’ Alliance (CA). Some of these changes are for the better, while some have created new issues. According to the survey, more riders are making …

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The short, bright career of Katie Hall has reached its end

Katie Hall had one of the brightest, shortest careers in women’s cycling. A career capped by COVID and an unfortunate, but not altogether sad, ending. It began in college, racing against small and inexperienced fields, and rose to the Giro Rosa, the only “grand tour” for women, and the Tour of California. Her career is …

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A day at the back of the Giro Rosa

Julie Van De Velde is struggling. Way off the back of stage five of the Giro Rosa she looks exhausted. Her pedal stroke is awkward, and salt from sweat stains her shorts along every seam. Though fairly new to the sport. after switching from athletics, this is her terrain. She can climb. Her best results …

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The women’s peloton is more international than ever, and that’s a great sign

Women’s Cycling Weekly, Issue 12

Women’s peloton survey: wages up for top riders, 43% buying their own gear

The short, bright career of Katie Hall has reached its end

A day at the back of the Giro Rosa

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