Freewheeling

The Giro Donne is done and dusted and there are some key takeaways we discuss ahead of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. Annemiek van Vleuten will be hard to beat, but it is possible. FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope has some decisions to make. And a backloaded parcourse led to an exciting Giro Donne.

A huge thank you to Niamh, Hannah and Leah for reporting from the ground.

Stage 4 blew the general classification apart but after stage 6 it was obvious the Giro Donne is far from over. With audio diaries from Leah Thomas, Niamh Fisher-Black and Hannah Barnes.

The first three stages of the Giro Donne included the only "time trial" in a WorldTour race in 2022, but was it even a time trial? Plus, two exciting stages for the sprinters and lots more exciting racing to come.

Amy, Abby and Loren preview the riders to watch and stages of the 2022 Giro Donne. The race kicks off Thursday, June 30th. For a full preview and more check out Amy's stage-by-stage breakdown here.

Epic is a word that is potentially overused but no doubt applied to the battle that was the Tour de Suisse. A race that will be WorldTour in 2023, and definitely earned that right this year. The Freewheeling team gather to discuss the four-day stage race and the new additions to the WorldTour calendar next season.

This week we chat about all the action from the Women's Tour, the live coverage, and more.

Amy Jones caught up with current World Cup XCO leader Rebecca McConnell ahead of the next round of racing in Leogang, Austria.

Loren, Amy and Tilda discuss the two unseen stages of RideLondon as well as the final (downtown) London circuit. Meanwhile, over in Germany, the LOTTO Thüringen Tour featured dominant performances by Team BikeExchange-Jayco and provided live coverage of all six stages.

This week Tilda joins Loren, Amy, and Gracie to chat about the Vuelta a Burgos, where some familiar names who haven't won top-level races notched impressive victories. Coming up, we've got two stage races in the U.K. with RideLondon and the Women's Tour, but neither will have the UCI's minimum live coverage. Should they be kicked out of the WorldTour in 2023?

The ladies of Freewheeling get together to chat about Itzulia Women, the opening three-day stage race of the Women's WorldTour season. SD Worx showed up with only four riders but was hands down the winningest team of the weekend. Still, a few teams look to be gaining some momentum.

There were a few significant takeaways before we look to the next stage race Volta a Burgos on Thursday.