Four things you need to know about... giro d’italia women

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Big teams trade blows at Italian Grand Tour, but Italian comes out on top again

The first women’s Tour de France ran in 1955 – and then vanished. Stephanie Boland charts the long, winding road to its modern revival

When Marion Rousse stood up to speak at the UCI’s headquarters in Aigle at the start of June, it was a landmark moment. The director of the women’s Tour de France, or the ‘Femmes’, was revealing new s

Challenge Gdansk, Poland, gets underway on 22 June. Marcel Bolbat (GER) would set a new race record to win in 3:44:03, after closing a 2:30min gap on the run to second-place Louis Woodgate (GRE). Swis

Recreational and competitive cycling are enjoying huge popularity worldwide, and this has rubbed off on the women’s side of the sport. From road races to mountain biking and everything in between, mor