Cycling Weekly

WOMEN’S TOUR

A collection of strong British names are set to line up for next week’s Women’s Tour, which starts in Colchester, Essex on Monday (6 June). British road champion Pfeiffer Georgi (Team DSM) will be joined by Katie Archibald (Ceratizit-WNT) and Anna Henderson (Jumbo-Visma).

With former Hour record holder Joss Lowden (Uno-X Pro) alongside the rider who has just taken the record from her, Ellen van Dijk (Trek-Segafredo). Georgi’s Dutch team-mate Lorena Weibes, who swept up a brace of stages last year, also returns to UK shores, while overall contenders Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek-Segafredo) and Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Canyon–SRAM) are also set to be there. Only two British teams will be lining up for the UK’s biggest stage race – Le Col-Wahoo and CAMS

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