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![Fem van Empel (Visma-Lease a Bike) competes at the World Cup in Maasmechelen, finishing sixth](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XnQ8eASmBcMVqjqqAob39h-320-80.jpg)
Fem van Empel misses World Cup podiums on weekend, but 'form is there' for defence of Cyclocross World title
By Ben Goddard published
News Visma-Lease a Bike teammate Marianne Vos pulls out of Hoogerheide race with calf pain ahead of Liévin
![Lucinda Brand after her victory in the mudfest at the Dendermonde World Cup](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7YJnrTXip8fzRt7hyjtjQ3-320-80.jpg)
Lucinda Brand wins in Hoogerheide to dominate World Cup series
By Stephen Farrand published
Results Baloise Glowi Lions rider beats Blanka Vas a week before the World Championships
![Sara Piffer](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HK7DLChGjTquRmzXG9Kk6T-320-80.jpg)
'We've got to stop this massacre' - Calls for better road safety after 19-year-old Sara Piffer dies in Italy
By Stephen Farrand published
News Funeral of 19-year-old to be held on Monday as anger grows in Italy
![ADELAIDE AUSTRALIA JANUARY 26 Clara Copponi of France and Team Lidl Trek celebrates at finish line as race winner during the Schwalbe Womens OneDay Classic 2025 a 899km one day race from Adelaide to Adelaide on January 26 2025 in Adelaide Australia Photo by Dario BelingheriGetty Images](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8Tse9qRDE2s3cUnTu83iw8-320-80.jpg)
Clara Copponi sprints to victory at Schwalbe Women's Classic
By Simone Giuliani published
Results Georgia Baker claims second and Rachele Barbieri third in Adelaide after also having been out front in late attack
![Britain's Zoe Bäckstedt competes during the women's elite race at the World Cup cyclocross cycling event stage 9 (out of 12) of the UCI World Cup cyclocross competition, in Dendermonde, on January 5, 2025. (Photo by DAVID PINTENS / Belga / AFP) / Belgium OUT](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/umykyk7RyuLEe33SVCnVpX-320-80.jpg)
Zoe Bäckstedt's last-lap bike change gamble backfires in muddy Maasmechelen match against Vas
By Ben Goddard published
News British rider confirmed to defend U23 women's title at Cyclocross World Championships next week
![Lotta Henttala of EF Education-Oatly wins Trofeo Marratixi-Felanitx](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6Dv3Qvz2fwYzNNvMnXMQnF-320-80.jpg)
Lotta Henttala secures victory at Trofeo Marratxi-Felanitx with powerful late sprint
By Jackie Tyson published
Results Chiara Consonni second, Maggie Coles-Lyster third in season opening European road race
![Blanka Vas (SD Worx-Protime)](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cLVXy3eQyX8ghV8iBbypER-320-80.jpg)
Blanka Vas holds off Zoe Bäckstedt in thrilling women's Maasmechelen World Cup
By Stephen Farrand published
Results Brand completes the podium as World Championship contenders test their form
![The peloton in action att the 2020 Tour Down Under](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qTwDv5JNZfnMXqMny2v9M6-320-80.jpg)
How to watch Tour Down Under 2025 – Live streams, TV channels, Timings for stage 5 Willunga Hill showdown
By Dani Ostanek last updated
How to watch The 2025 WorldTour kicks off in Australia – here's everything you need to know about how to watch the 2025 Tour Down Under online, on TV, and from anywhere in the world
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