Road Cycling Events

8 of the Most Exciting Women’s Cycling Races 2015

Get your diary out and filled with the best women's cycling races of the year

La Flèche Wallonne Féminine, 22 April

Marianne Vos crosses the finish line to win Stage Four
The 2014 Ladies Tour of Quatar. Photo: Bruno Bade
Lizzie Armistead during the 2014 Tour of Flanders. Photo: Lizzie Armistead/Instagram
The La Flèche Wallonne Féminine 2014. Photo: P.Perreve
Emma Pooley competing in the final stage of the Giro Rosa 2014. Photo: Nicola Ianuale/Photo Ianuale
Last year's La Course competitors encircle the Arc de Triomphe
Laura Trott taking the Road Race win in 2014

La Flèche Wallonne Féminine, 22 April

Also featuring in the UCI Road World Cup calendar, this one-day spring classic in Belgium will be a key event – with more cobbles and steep climbs to contend with.

The race was first held in 1998, alongside the men’s event, and the women race on the circuit, completing just one less lap which takes them to a total of 127km.

Last years winner was French cyclist Pauline Ferrand-Prevot, with Armistread in second, which gained her still more valuable UCI World Cup points.

Vos has the most wins in this Belgium classic, with a total of 5, but Britain’s own Emma Pooley has 3 first place positions to her name.