Lucie Fityus: From Newcastle’s Velodrome to the Tour de France Femmes
One of the mandates I ‘signed up to’ when I started this blog 15 years ago is to promote female pro cyclists, particularly Aussie riders.
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How to follow the women’s racing scene beyond the Tour de France Femmes
By all accounts, this year’s Tour de France Femmes (TdFF) was an outstanding success. Thousands of roadside fans, millions of TV/screen viewers, tonnes of social
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Preparing for your first road cycling race
A while back I received a request for a blog post about preparing for your first road cycling race. As I’m not a road racer
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The fascinating life of female cycling trailblazer Elsa Von Blumen
I especially love a story that combines my love of cycling, my fascination with social history, and my interest in the female suffrage movement, so
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A women’s guide to stepping up to the next level
It’s great to see that more women are riding, and stepping up to the next level through racing, entering challenging events and taking the pursuit
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Is the Tour de France Femmes a tipping point?
Wow, I’ve never seen so much focus on women’s road cycling as I saw last week with the Tour de France Femmes (TdFF). My interest
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Meet the female Aussie Commonwealth Games cyclists
It seems to have flown under the radar, but the Birmingham Commonwealth Games starts tonight with our riders on the track, so here’s a quick
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The 2022 Giro Donne is underway
It’s been a few years since I wrote about the Women’s Giro, known now as the 2022 Giro Donne, and previously called the Giro Rosa.
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Did you know there are seven types of female cyclist?
For a bit of fun (please don’t take it too seriously), here are the seven types of female cyclist that I identified (made up). With
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You should try road bike racing with a cycling club
I consider cycling to be a recreational pursuit and a form of exercise but there are plenty of road cyclists who also see cycling as
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