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World Cup #2, Flamanville
How to watch the Flamanville World Cup #2 2025 Live – Free Streams, TV coverage & VPN access from anywhere
Full viewing guide for UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup Round 2 in Flamanville 2025, including global TV broadcasters, legal free streams, and how to use a VPN to keep watching your usual coverage securely while travelling.
Racing
Lorena Wiebes claims award for Dutch Cyclist of the Year as her sights fix on Amstel Gold redemption in 2026
Lorena Wiebes is Dutch Cyclist of the Year after a 25‑win, three‑world‑title 2025. She called the honour “something special” and immediately set her next goal, targeting Amstel Gold Race 2026 after the painful 2024 near‑miss.
Strava
Gravel, snow and 2,000m of climbing - Demi Vollering's 109km freezing winter training flex
109.0 km, 1,998 m of climbing, 5:05 moving time. Demi Vollering logged a snowy gravel loop yesterday in the Lucerne–Zug region suggests the European champion is rolling into her base block ahead of team camp season.
Racing
'Some power in the mountains' — Olympic rower turned climber Valentina Cavallar signs three‑year SD Worx deal
SD Worx-Protime have signed Austrian climber Valentina Cavallar on a three‑year contract from 2026, with sports manager Danny Stam saying the team needed more “power in the mountains”. The 24‑year‑old ex‑Olympian joins from Arkéa‑B&B after rapid progress in stage races.
World Cup #1, Tábor
Final-minute surge sees Lucinda Brand take World Cup Tábor victory
Lucinda Brand opened the World Cup with a razor-thin win in Tábor, outsprinting Sara Casasola after a late kick on a fast, frozen circuit. Record equalled; a new podium name arrives.
Analysis
Three Giants and a Sprint Queen: How Kopecky, Vollering and Ferrand‑Prévot Will Shape 2026
With Lorena Wiebes vacuuming up bunch sprints, the rest of the women’s WorldTour is increasingly defined by three multi‑discipline giants: Lotte Kopecky, Demi Vollering and Pauline Ferrand‑Prévot. Here’s how their priorities, teams and the 2026 calendar line up – and where their battles are most likely to explode.
World Cup #1, Tábor
Lucinda Brand equals Vos with 51 straight World Cup podiums after Tábor sprint
Lucinda Brand outsprinted Sara Casasola to win the Tábor World Cup opener and equal Marianne Vos’s record of 51 consecutive World Cup podiums. The 36-year-old now has a shot at standing alone with 52 next time out.
Ronde van Vlaanderen
'In 2026, I want to win Flanders and Liège' Ferrand‑Prévot throws down Classics gauntlet to Kopecky
After winning Paris‑Roubaix Femmes and the Tour de France Femmes in 2025, Pauline Ferrand‑Prévot says her 2026 priorities are Flanders and Liège, setting up a marquee rivalry with triple Ronde winner Lotte Kopecky.