What would be worst than Pogačar winning Il Lombardía? 😂😭

Thank you!!

What a dramatic TTT y’all! #lavueltaaespaña

Ep 4: Chaos at the Finish on Stage 3: Who’s Left? Podcast Episode · QueenStage Women's Cycling Podcast · 07/28/2025 · 32m

That’s what I thought 😏 Well, now you’ve got QueenStage.
🎙️ Daily deep dives into the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift (and beyond), packed with insight, banter, and big personality from me, Molly Hurford, Anne-Marije Rook, and Betsy Welch.

Listen here!

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Ben O’Connor winning the Queen stage was not in my cards! 💥 🤯

Your Very Efficient Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2025 Preview Short on time? Here’s what happened last year, who’s hot this season, and what to expect from this year’s punchy, punishing route.

It’s time to take stock of what promises to be a thrilling edition of the 2025 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift.

📍 Route analysis
🔥 Who’s hot in 2025
📉 No time trial, no buffer
👀 What to watch across all 9 stages

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#procycling

Ben Healy!!! 😍

I’m excited to share with you QueenStage—a podcast I just launched with three other brilliant cycling journalists: Anne-Marije Rook, Betsy Welch, and Molly Hurford. We’re covering the women’s peloton starting with daily episodes of the Tour de France Femmes.
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Got a Better Plan to Beat Pogačar? Plus: Why Evenepoel Isn’t Built for Grand Tours As Tadej Pogačar tightens his grip on the 2025 Tour de France, Visma scrambles for answers, the GC gap widens, and Remco Evenepoel exits stage left. This is what dominance, and unraveling, look like.

In this week’s newsletter, I dig into what happens when greatness flattens the playing field, why stage wins still matter, Visma’s increasingly desperate tactics, and the quiet unraveling of Remco Evenepoel.

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What the 2025 Giro d’Italia Donne Revealed About the State of the Women’s Peloton With just 18 seconds separating first and second, the Giro Donne delivered suspense, standout rides, and a clear message: the women’s peloton is deeper than ever.

The Giro Donne GC was decided by 18 seconds. No stage wins, no margin for error—just tactics, timing, and grit.

I broke it all down, plus what it means for the upcoming Tour de France Femmes.

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Style + know-how + guts = Julian Alaphilipe

he should race some classics next season

How Vingegaard fought for position in that last kilometer, my god!

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Bike racing!!!

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Why has the Giro Donne started with a time trial every year since 2013?

You’re already competing with the Tour de France, and you open on the weekend with a stage format most fans find boring? That’s your big first impression?

I love a TT, but move it to a weekday!!!

A visual preview of the Tour de France Hommes 🇫🇷

Roglič fans are just so hopeful.

Your Extremely Efficient Tour de France Hommes 2025 Briefing From Pogačar vs. Vingegaard to stage traps and team tactics, here’s your expert crash course before the flag drops.

Here is an extremely efficient and unusually honest preview of the Tour de France 2025: what makes this course so brutal, why the Pog vs. Jonas rivalry might finally explode, and more. It’s part race guide, part reality check, and yes, there’s a hand-drawn map.

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“Pack Your Fears”: How Alvin Escajeda Found Himself in Ultra Racing From alleycats to border crossings, Escajeda’s journey is about more than endurance—it’s about visibility, belonging, and the right to move freely through the world.

From alleycats in NYC to 4,000km across Europe, Alvin Escajeda’s journey is about more than endurance. It’s about visibility, survival, and the freedom to move—and who gets to claim it.

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The mural that said ‘All Bike(r)s Welcome’—and the culture war that followed In a city that celebrates art and cycling, a cheerful mural sparked a battle over who gets to be included and who gets to decide

My latest for CyclingWeekly: A mural that said “All Bike(r)s Welcome” sparked a months-long backlash in Bentonville, Arkansas.

What began as a cheerful piece of public art became a flashpoint for debates over inclusion, identity, and who gets to belong.

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Is anyone keeping count of how many time trials the Aerohead Mips II Helmet has won?

I only remember one, and it was by Canyon//SRAM in a TTT in 2023 or 2024.

Paralysis on the Finestre: Why I Can’t Stop Thinking About the Giro’s Stage 20 On the penultimate day of the Giro d’Italia, we expected a showdown. What we got instead was silence, and a lingering sense that something slipped through our fingers.

Still thinking about Stage 20 of the Giro. Del Toro froze, Yates flew, and I can’t let it go.

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Explaining to my boyfriend that Vingegaard’s signature move is blowing a kiss to the TV motto.
#criteriumdudauphine

I still can’t understand Del Toro’s and his team’s behavior in stage 20 of the Giro d’Italia. Is a piece of the puzzle missing? This is going to haunt me.

Inside Unbound Gravel: A Personal Dispatch from Cycling’s Wildest Week Four days, countless story drafts, and one dusty finish line that reminded me why I love cycling journalism.

Yes, it’s another unbound post. No, it’s not race results.
Just me, a press pass, and some very weird pasta.
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As much as I wanted Del Toro to win the Giro, I must admit that Simon Yates, the silent assassin, looks great in the maglia rosa.

¡Viva México, c*brones!

Isaac del Toro wins stage 17

Meet the 92-year-old taking on Unbound 200—again: ‘Even if it takes me 24 hours, I’m going to try' “People think old folks are different from young people. But the enjoyment of life doesn’t change," says Fred Schmid

Unbound Gravel is Fred Schmid’s last item on his bucket list. For me, it was an interview with a 90-something taking on one of the toughest gravel races on earth.

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Please go watch the nove mesto women’s elite xcc race 💥 😮‍💨