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DARK SECRETS: Ceratizit - The Real Truth

'We play with money we don't have' – Women's cycling is booming, but as budgets rise by millions and costs grow by 30%, not everyone can keep up

'I can imagine that the UCI wanted to achieve the same level [as men] for women: teams, culture, budget. But they forgot one thing: the sponsor,' says one team manager, as others report doubling budgets as costs rise by 29%. Can women's cycling keep up with its own success? We…

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There will be only 14 Women's WorldTour teams in 2026 – is that a worrying sign for the women's peloton?

Not enough teams met the criteria for 2026, either for financial or performance reasons, which isn't ideal for the UCI's project to strengthen the sport

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Picnic-PostNL men's and women's WorldTour licence initially limited to single year as full list of 2026-2028 WT teams released

Roland not among the registered teams, Lotto-Intermarché fusion formally confirmed, NSN also admitted to men's WorldTour

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Seven seriously underrated cycling transfers for 2026

From Harper and Boichis to Van Agt and Van Dam, here are seven under-the-radar moves for 2026 that could well make waves next season

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Women's WorldTour team to 'cease operations' at the end of the season after sponsor search struggle

Ceratizit Pro Cycling will close after failing to find new sponsor in challenging economic climate

Cycling Weekly

September will mark the end of the road for Ceratizit Pro Cycling after failed sponsorship hunt

Women's WorldTour team confirmed to compete at Maryland Cycling Classic before wrapping up at end of season after a decade of racing

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Women's 2026 WorldTour teams take shape as EF Education-Oatly confirm intent to seek promotion

Roland planning to drop to ProTeam status as they look to miss out on sporting criteria

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WorldTour Ceratizit Pro and US powerhouses Aegis Cycling and Fount Cycling among final squads confirmed for Maryland Cycling Classic Women

Field of 15 teams with six riders each solidified for inaugural UCI race in Maryland in nine weeks

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As it happened: African rider takes historic win at Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes

Mauritian rider takes surprise victory in sprint finish against Demi Vollering, Puck Pieterse and Cédrine Kerbaol

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WorldTour bikes 2025: our guide to the most awesome tech in the pro peloton

We run you through all the spectacular bikes and components in the WorldTour this year

Cycling Weekly

Women's WorldTour bikes and tech 2025: What are teams using this year?

Cannondale joins the women's WorldTour, whilst Pinarello and Orbea leave it. UAE Team ADQ lose their parmesan sponsor.

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Dessert and champagne - a humble celebration for the first-ever French stage winner of the Tour de France Femmes

A good dessert and champagne —"but not too much!"— is what awaits the French rider Cédrine Kerbaol at the Ceratizit-WNT team hotel this evening.The 23-year-old delivered France its first-ever stage win in the Tour de France Femmes on Friday, August 16, after a well-timed attack and a daring descent into…

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WorldTour team kits 2024 - The definitive ranking

Once again, Will Jones and his ever-scathing mother run us through the best and worst of the peloton's jerseys

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Tour of Flanders recon gallery gets a twist: Belgian paper labels Ceratizit riders 'cyclotourists'

Team responds by inviting HLN to join them at Tour of Flanders on Sunday

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