Cyclingnews will be offering live coverage of eleven of the most popular one-day races on the 2024 Women's WorldTour during the Spring Classics.
Our live coverage will include thirteen events beginning at the newly upgraded Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and moving onto white roads across Tuscany for Strade Bianche, the steep cobbled ascents of the Tour of Flanders, and the famed pavé of Paris-Roubaix Femmes before culminating at the Ardennes Classics; Amstel Gold Race, La Flèche Wallonne, and Liège-Bastogne-Liège, and more.
Cyclingnews will also be bringing you full reports, results, news, interviews, analysis and galleries throughout all of the events on the 2024 Women's WorldTour, along with live coverage of the most popular one-day races this spring and later in the season at the Olympic Games, Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, and the UCI Road World Championships.
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The most popular one-day races on the 2024 Women's WorldTour
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad - February 24, Belgium
The long-running Classics curtain-raiser Omloop het Nieuwsblad joined the WorldTour for its 18th edition as part of 'opening weekend' last year. Flanders Classics currently oversees six of the most popular Spring Classics, beginning with Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Gent-Wevelgem, Dwars door Vlaanderen, Tour of Flanders, Scheldeprijs and Brabantse Pijl.
Strade Bianche Women - March 2, Italy
After the Spring Classics opener at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, the Women’s WorldTour resumes at Strade Bianche in Siena, Italy. The race takes riders onto the white gravel roads routed throughout the scenic Tuscany region, finishing at the Piazza del Campo in Siena.
Ronde van Drenthe Women - March 10, Netherlands
The sprinter-friendly route between Assen and Hoogeveen is made up of a series of loops over cobbled sectors and four trips up the VAM Berg, with 50km to the finish line. Riders who have historically done well in this race are powerful one-day specialists on flatter terrain.
Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio - March 17, Italy
The series headed back to Italy for the Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio. The women's field traditionally races through the hills surrounding Cittiglio before finishing on 17.8-kilometre circuits around the city. Each lap includes a climb through Orino, but the wide-open roads to the finish line often cater to a reduced group sprint.
Classic Brugge-De Panne Women - March 21, Belgium
This is a race traditionally well suited to sprinters. The route begins in Brugge and passes through Leeuw, Koekelare and Schoorbakke, and then the contest moves on to two finishing circuits in De Panne.
Gent-Wevelgem Women - March 24, Belgium
The second of six Flanders Classics events after Omloop het Nieuwsblad, Gent-Wevelgem is one of the flatter one-day races and typically sees a clash of the sprinters. The start of the race was moved from Ypres' Grote Markt to the Menin Gate and included several main climbs, such as the Beneberg, Kemmelberg and Monteberg en route to the finish in Wevelgem.
Dwars door Vlaanderen - March 27, Belgium (ProSeries)
While this race is not yet part of the Women's WorldTour calendar, it is one of the most important test events ahead of the Tour of Flanders held four days later. The Pro Series event starts and finishes in Waregem, taking in nine climbs, one more than last year, and seven separate cobblestone sectors on the edge of the Flemish Ardennes Flemish Ardennes over 129.9km.
Tour of Flanders Women - March 31, Belgium
The Tour of Flanders, one of the most prestigious of the Spring Classics, begins and ends in Oudenaarde. It covered a combination of cobbled sectors and steep climbs, including the more decisive climbs near the end of the race – Kruisberg/Hotond, Oude Kwaremont, and the Paterberg – before the finish line in Oudenaarde.
Paris-Roubaix Femmes - April 6, France
The inaugural Paris-Roubaix Femmes in 2021 was a day written into the history books for both women's cycling and for the first winner of the Paris-Roubaix Femmes - Lizzie Deignan. Her teammate, Elisa Longo Borghini, followed up with another win for Trek-Segafredo in the 2022 edition, and Alison Jackson (EF) won in 2023. The 116km route from Denain to the Roubaix Velodrome includes 17 sectors of cobbled roads, with two of the pavé sectors rated at the maximum difficulty level – Mons-en-Pévèle and the Carrefour de l'Arbre.
Brabantse Pijl - La Flèche Brebanconne - April 10, Belgium (ProSeries)
Part of the ProSeries, Brabantse Pijl - La Flèche Brebanconne is a staple on the women's calendar and part of Flanders Classics' line-up of races. The event annually reignites the one-day races ahead of the Ardennes Classics. Suited to the powerful climbers and sprinters, the race finishes at the top of the S-Bend climb in Overijse.
Amstel Gold Race Ladies Edition - April 14, Netherlands
The first of the three Ardennes Classics. The race starts and finishes in Maastricht and includes a hilly course that finishes on three 17.8-kilometre circuits that feature the Geulhemmerberg, Bemelerberg and Cauberg. From the top of the Cauberg, there is roughly 1.7km to the finish line.
La Flèche Wallonne Femmes - April 17, Belgium
La Flèche Wallonne is the oldest and the second of the three one-day races that form the women's Ardennes Classics. The series has only been in place for women since 2017, when Amstel Gold Race Ladies Edition made its return after a 14-year hiatus, followed by the long-running La Flèche Wallonne and the debut of Liège-Bastogne-Liège. The one-day women's race is famed for its finale on the Mur de Huy, which the women's peloton climbs three times. Now-retired Anna van der Breggen won a record seven consecutive titles at La Flèche Wallonne.
Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes - April 21, Belgium
Liège-Bastogne-Liège concludes the Ardennes Classics week before riders turn their attention to the stage racing season. The race started in Bastogne and, for the first time last year, ascended the Côte de Mont-le-Soie, before tackling the Côte de Wanne and Côte de la Haute-Levée. The final climbs, Côte de La Redoute and Côte de la Roche-aux-Faucons, were tackled before the finish in Liège.
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team |
|---|---|
| February 24 | Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Women |
| March 2 | Strade Bianche Women |
| March 10 | Ronde van Drenthe Women |
| March 17 | Trofeo Alfredo Binda |
| March 21 | Classic Brugge-De Panne Women |
| March 24 | Gent-Wevelgem Women |
| March 27 | Dwars door Vlaanderen - A Travers la Flandre |
| March 31 | Tour of Flanders Women |
| April 6 | Paris-Roubaix Femmes |
| April 10 | Brabantse Pijl - La Flèche Brebanconne |
| April 14 | Amstel Gold Race Ladies Edition |
| April 17 | La Flèche Wallonne Feminine |
| April 21 | Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes |
