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The long running women’s stage race held in the Bedford area as part of the Shutt VR Women’s Team Race Series, just got harder as organiser Jon Miles adds another day.

The UK’s premier series of women only bike rides, Cycletta, announces increased route options and lower age restrictions

TV star supports charity ride series exclusively for women

  A great article from Karla Boddy of the High Wycombe CC tells of her expereince racing a men’s category 2/3/4 event where she finished in the bunch sprinting for the win.

Following the success of the training sessions in 2011, the Women’s Road Race training sessions will return to Tameside for five weeks during February and March 2012.

Children’s charity Action Medical Research is looking for ladies to join a new women-only route on its popular London to Paris ride from 18- 22 July 2012.

In 2011, Participate Sport Ltd launched the popular women-only Cycletta cycling series, which inspired nearly 2,000 women of all abilities take to their bikes to ride 40km alongside Olympic cycling Champion and Cycletta Ambassador Victoria Pendleton.

We caught up with Wilier/Live2Ride’s new female signing for 2012, Anna Fischer who is one of the top riders in Britain

Three of the Squadra Donne/ShuttVR/Bikefood/C Originals women’s team run by Jon Miles tell us how they’ll be preparing for the 2012 season during a British winter. Thanks Vicky, Sarah and Karen

Professional with the Garmin Cervelo Women’s Team, Lucy Martin from Widnes is waiting on news on who she will be riding for in 2012

GreenEDGE, Cycling Australia (CA) and the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) have launched a joint venture initiative to deliver Australia’s first top-level UCI professional women’s cycling team.

Exclusive:  VeloUK talks to Junior World Road Champion (Women) Lucy Garner

Saturday 26th February – Round 11 Eastern Cyclo-Cross League at Redgrave, Suffolk

Sarah Storey writes … It has been quiet few weeks for me on the blog front, but that is not because there has been a lack action or cycling!

Exclusive:  VeloUK talks to Wendy Houvenaghel  about training on the Olympic track and then heading for Cali.

The Scott Contessa Epic Race Team, an exciting new women’s cycling team, has just been announced for 2012

Otley’s Lizzie Armitstead has said publically that she’ll by-pass the track and concentrate on the Road Race at the Olympics.

UK cycling clothing company continues its sponsorship of home grown teams

Team Press Release: Abergavenny RC has received further funding and is now in a position to support a further two riders for the 2012 season.

Sarah Byrne and Jessie Walker will both be joining the Horizon Fitness – Prendas Ciclismo squad in 2012 it was announced today. 

Report from the  London Women’s Cycling League Awards by Paul Burgoine and pictures by Dave Hayward

Press Release: Filles a Velo and Cycle Côte d’Azur present a female-only cycling camp on the luscious Côte d’Azur (Thursday 9th-Monday 13th Feb 2012)

After a stand out season, the management team behind the Horizon Fitness–Prendas Ciclismo racing team is happy to confirm the team will continue in 2012.

The Abergavenny RC women’s team rides the ‘Ras na mBan’ a hilly and mountainous five day stage race for women held around the Ring of Kerry in the Irish Republic.

Lydia Boylan of Look Mum No Hands RT wins the 2011 London Women’s Cycle Racing League

Tina Reid of Sandy Wallace Cycles was the winner for the North Hampshire RC Ladies Event on September 17 (H25/8 course)

Surrey League Women’s Team at the National Women’s Team Series at Coalville on the 11th of September

Jon Miles writes …. Hannah Walker’s victory against the odds ensures a victory by Motorpoint in the Women’s Team Series in the East Midlands

Stage 6 report — On the final stage, Emilia Fahlin took her fourth win of the race, and the fifth win for the team all together while the overall win went to Emma Polley.

The next – and final – Women’s Team series event is on Sunday, September 11 at Coalville (East Midlands) using the Griffydam course …

Irish Women’s Stage Race — The Leinster team for An Post Rás na mBan announced today boasts the top emerging talent in the province from the burgeoning women’s road racing scene

Full results from the Girls Under 16 events, Title number 1 for Emily Kay in the Scratch race, number 2 in the Pursuit and then the Sprint was won by Danielle Khan  who defeated Ellie Coster in the final. Emily Kay  won the Bronze.

Full results from the Girls Under 14 events, the Omnium, where the winner was Grace Garner who beat Megan Barker and Emily Haycox to the Gold medal

Latest: Victoria Williamson wins the 500m Time Trial. Hannah Barnes wins the Scratch race and then added yet another title to her vast collection when she beat Lucy Garner and Elinor Barker in the Points race.

Full results from the Girls Under 12 events, the Omnium, where the winner was Jessica Roberts from Charlotte Cole-Hossain and Sophie Williams

Reigning champion Olivia Dillon will lead the five-rider Irish squad in this year’s Irish An Post Rás na mBan for women

Abus Nutrixxon rider from Germany, Anna Fischer, has won the Jo Bruton National Series event, the Essex Two Day after an eventful final stage.

On Sunday, 18 year old Hannah Barnes from Towcester surprised herself by winning the Women’s British Circuit Race Championship for the second year running.

Results and the Live Photos from the Preston Grand Prix.

31st July – promoted Abergavenny RC — Home win for Lauren Creamer in the Women’s Team Series event at Abergavenny

Jon Miles writes…. Lowri Bunn, Abegavenny RC won the lastest round of the Women’s Team Race Series held on the always difficult Naseby course

Krasna Lipa in the Czech Republic was the base for the Horizon Fitness RT squad recently as they took in their first UCI stage of the season. 

  Results from the three day Masters Track Championships held at Newport Velodrome in Wales.  

Lucy Garner has won the Grand Prix des Dames in Blackpool from teammate Harriet Owen and Amy Roberts.

Elinor Barker is first Welsh winner in the Women’s Team Series race in Warwickshire

Victory for Lucy Garner isn’t enough to overall Wyman at top of inaugural Johnson Health Tech Women’s Grand Prix Series standings

Simpson and King head the field for Horizon Fitness, as Helen Wyman continues in Series lead

Rob Partridge of Endura Racing won an exciting race in Oldham on Thursday night in a photo finish sprint

Eamonn Deane of www.sportsmassagebournemouth.co.uk caught up with the newly crowned 10 mile Time Trial Champion, Julia Shaw (Drag2Zero.com) at the New Forest CC 32.

CDNW Youth League Round 4 and the CDNW Go Race Women’s Event at Litherland park (Merseyside)

Manchester and District Ladies invitation 10 – Today was a much later start for a race than I am used to, first rider off at 14.01 and I wasn’t off ’till 13 minutes past….

The 2011 Halfords Tour Series for men is joined this year by four rounds of the Johnson Health Tech Women’s Grand Prix Series in Peterborough, Stoke-on-Trent, Oldham and Woking.

Michael Leonard writes … Surrey League has added a couple of women’s road events for E/1/2/3 categories to their calender.

Still room for more riders in next round of Jo Bruton Trophy (Women’s National Series) which is in Lancashire on June 12.

British Cycling has today launched Breeze, the biggest ever programme focused on getting more women into riding bikes.

Karla Boddy wins the Women’s South East Road Race Championship on May 21. We have results and photos and the winners reaction to winning

Tuesday evening saw the first Women’s Circuit Race (Go Race) taking place at the Tameside Cycle Circuit (Manchester).

Britain’s Lizzie Armitstead capped off a good week in China with second place in the Tour of Chongming Island.

Britain’s Lizzie Armitstead was won the first stage of the Tour of Chongming Island 2011.

May 7, Bashall Eves (Lancs): Hannah Barnes (Motorpoint) wins Women’s Junior Road Race title.

After just two rounds into the London Women’s League and they have already seen some pretty exciting racing.