British Cycling launches rescue mission for 2024 Tours of Britain
British Cycling has announced a rescue mission to take over running the 2024 women’s and men’s Tours of Britain but is racing against time to stage them
January 2024
Women’s Tour under threat as British cycling promoter goes into liquidation
SweetSpot, which owns the Women’s Tour rights, has called in recovery experts
March 2023
Women’s Tour ‘impossible to deliver’ as organisers admit defeat over 2023 event
The Women’s Tour will not take place this summer after organisers admitted defeat in their attempts to find the funding required to stage the five-day Women’s WorldTour race in June
Deignan fears loss of Women’s Tour as funding crisis threaten race
The two-time Women’s Tour champion Lizzie Deignan has warned the race will leave a huge hole in the WorldTour calendar if it does not go ahead in June
Women’s Tour cycling at risk of cancellation if sponsorship not found
Organisers announced the route for June’s race, but also warned the event ‘urgently requires additional commercial income for the 2023 edition’
October 2022
Tour de France 2023: routes reach for the sky with limited sprint chances
The second edition of the revived women’s Tour de France will set off from Clermont Ferrand and feature an ascent of the Col du Tourmalet
June 2022
Women’s Tour cycling: Elisa Longo Borghini takes glory by single second
Women’s Tour: Elisa Longo Borghini wins stage five to set up thrilling finale
Women’s Tour cycling: Grace Brown powers into lead with stage four win
Women’s Tour cycling: Lorena Wiebes sustains remarkable run of wins
Women’s Tour cycling: Lorena Wiebes dusts down to take stage two victory
Women’s Tour of Britain: Copponi wins first stage after delay and late crash
October 2021
Tour de France 2022: women’s race reborn as eight-stage route unveiled
Women’s Tour of Britain: Demi Vollering takes crown as Balsamo wins final stage
Women’s Tour of Britain: Wiebes claims double as Simmonds solo bid falls short
Women’s Tour of Britain: Wiebes wins seaside sprint as Vollering stays in lead
Demi Vollering wins third stage to seize overall lead in Women’s Tour of Britain
Women’s Tour of Britain: Clara Copponi takes lead as Amy Pieters wins stage two
Marta Bastianelli sprints to win opening stage of Women’s Tour of Britain
Lizzie Deignan raring for Tour of Britain after fearless triumph on the cobbles