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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

Giro Rosa, 3 – 12 July

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

Giro Rosa, 3 – 12 July

The Giro Rosa is in its 26^th year, and the Italian race is arguably the most prestigious stage race in the women’s pro calendar – it’s certainly the longest.

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The race lasts 10 days – made up of 9 stages, and one prologue. In 2014, the winner was Marianne Vos – who also took the top position in 2011 and 2012, and her team mates Pauline Ferrand-Prevot and Anna van der Breggan took second and third, making Rabo Liv the colours to beat.

The prologue and first stage this year will take place in Ljublijana, the capital of Slovenia.