{"id":398,"date":"2021-01-07T14:55:48","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T13:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/uk\/?p=398"},"modified":"2021-01-26T14:56:20","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T13:56:20","slug":"get-ready-for-womens-road-racing-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/uk\/2021\/01\/07\/get-ready-for-womens-road-racing-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Ready for Women\u2019s Road Racing 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amidst all the twists and turns of the 2020 season, you\u2019d be forgiven if a few crucial developments slipped under your radar. Not to mention, there were some big announcements over the holidays that may have gone underreported due to the general eggnog-fuelled haze that tends to set in around that time of year. Nevertheless, to help keep you up to date as the 2021 racing season gets underway, we\u2019ve summarised the most notable changes in women\u2019s professional cycling<\/a>. From team name changes, new squads, and budding stars \u2013 here\u2019s what you need to know to stay on top of all your favourite women\u2019s teams and riders as they embark on a year of action-packed racing.<\/strong><\/p>\n

New teams<\/strong><\/h2>\n

As women\u2019s cycling continues to garner sponsorship and find increasingly innovative funding models, new teams are emerging all the time. Here are a few to keep your eye on in 2021.<\/em><\/p>\n

Another U19 team is coming at you! For 2021, NXTG Racing has announced that it will add a U19 women\u2019s team to their racing program. The team will be known as the NXTG U19 Development Team.<\/a><\/p>\n

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NXTG Racing has announced that it will add a U19 women\u2019s team to their racing program.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In Britain, team Saint Piran Cycling<\/a> has entered women\u2019s cycling at the Continental level. The women\u2019s team has a two-tiered structure and will focus primarily on races in the national road series, the Tour series, and potentially participate in a few European events.<\/p>\n

Bingoal-Wallonie-Bruxelles<\/a> has also announced that they\u2019ll be kicking off a women\u2019s cycling program in 2021. Ann-Sophie Duyck will be leading the charge, and the team plans to focus on Lotto Cycling Cup races, including 12 UCI events, as well as the Women Cycling Series calendar across Belgium and the Netherlands.<\/p>\n

Thanks to sponsorship from Zwift, who will be supporting the team through 2022, the L39ION of LA team<\/a> will have a women\u2019s squad in 2021.<\/p>\n

Name changes in women’s cycling<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Another year means another set of name changes in the world of professional cycling. As sponsors come and go, the notoriously murky water of cycling team names gets even murkier. Here are the name changes you need to know to make sense of this year\u2019s races.<\/em><\/p>\n

Despite having been a sponsor of the Australian outfit for the past five years, 2021 sees BikeExchange become naming rights sponsor of the formerly known Mitchelton-SCOTT. Both the women\u2019s and men\u2019s programs will be racing under Team BikeExchange<\/a> this season.<\/p>\n<\/lite-youtube>\n

The formerly known Team Sunweb is prepped for an exciting season under their new name \u201cTeam DSM\u201d<\/a>.\u00a0 Team DSM will be continuing both their men\u2019s and women\u2019s squads, with their women\u2019s team including the likes of junior world champion Megan Jastrab.<\/p>\n

In addition to agreeing to an ongoing partnership with Le Col, DROPS Pro Cycling has joined forces with TEMPUR, a mattress and pillow manufacturer. This year the squad will race under the all-inclusive name Drops-Le Col supported by Tempur<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Thanks to significant sponsorship from a Mexican foreign exchange company, Astana Women\u2019s Team will be changing their name to A. R. Monex Women\u2019s Pro Cycling Team<\/a> in 2021.<\/p>\n

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In these six years we have achieved 48 victories in UCI races and we have lived many wonderful moments: here is a short video to relive our adventure as Astana Women's Team…<\/p>\n

Grazie! Thank you! \u0421\u043f\u0430\u0441\u0438\u0431\u043e! @AstanaTeam<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/eOiShYhfND<\/a><\/p>\n

— Acca Due O Women's Team (@accadueoteam) November 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n