Women's racing news: Tour of Utah adds race, Colavita supports Somerville

The momentum for women's cycling continues to build with events across North America raising the level for the sport. The organisers of the Tour of Utah have added an event for women, Colavita has stepped in to make the Tour of Somerville eligible for National Criterium Calendar status for the women, BC Superweek announced equal prize money for the genders, and the Tour of California will stream its two women's events, a circuit race in Sacramento and the Folsom time trial, live on its Tour Tracker.

Laura Weislo
Managing Editor

Laura Weislo has been with Cyclingnews since 2006 after making a switch from a career in science. As Managing Editor, she coordinates coverage for North American events and global news. As former elite-level road racer who dabbled in cyclo-cross and track, Laura has a passion for all three disciplines. When not working she likes to go camping and explore lesser traveled roads, paths and gravel tracks. Laura specialises in covering doping, anti-doping, UCI governance and performing data analysis.