A messy, rain-soaked opener turned into a clear result. Noemi Rüegg timed her effort perfectly on the uphill run-in to take stage 1 of La Vuelta Femenina, and with it, the first red jersey.
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 several near-misses, Demi Vollering finally has her win at the Tour of Flanders Women and it came in the most Flanders way possible. One move, on the Oude Kwaremont, and no one could follow.
Elise Chabbey delivered the biggest victory of her career at the 2026 Strade Bianche Donne, winning a dramatic edition of the Tuscan gravel classic after several pre-race favourites were taken out of contention by a costly wrong turn.
