Franziska Koch didn’t arrive in Roubaix as the obvious favourite. She left it as the winner of the Paris-Roubaix Femmes, a race that came down to timing, positioning, and one final effort on the track.
After the parade of best one-day riders in last Sunday’s Tour of Flanders, headed by the best of them, Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates–XRG), you might expect something similar in next Sunday’s Paris-Roubaix. But don’t. Paris-Roubaix has thrown up more unexpected winners than any other…
There was a moment, not so long ago, when the outcome of a pro women’s road race felt basically pre-determined. Regardless of how the race started, if you were an active fan, you already knew how it would likely end. The elastic would snap, the…
The spring classics are well underway, and we are starting to see who nailed the off-season. In the women’s program, Demi Vollering is in number one, having set the tone with a series of authoritative performances. UAE Team ADQ has also emerged as super consistent,…
