Demi Vollering powered through the mountain-top fog Saturday to win the most demanding stage in the 2023 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift and grab the leader's yellow jersey.

Emma Norsgaard outfoxed the other 2023 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift sprinters by escaping on a breakaway and then holding off the pack at the finish to win Stage 6 on Friday.

Rookie Ricarda Bauernfeind broke away to take the fifth stage of the 2023 Tour de France Femmes on Thursday, and Lotte Kopecky finished at the front of the chasing pack to keep the overall lead.

Yara Kastelijn escaped in the hilly final 20 kilometers to win the fourth stage of the 2023 women's Tour de France on Wednesday in Rodez, as Lotte Kopecky kept the yellow jersey.

Germany's Liane Lippert mastered the slippery conditions and a puncture Monday to sprint to victory in the second stage of the 2023 women's Tour de France just ahead of Belgian race leader Lotte Kopecky.

In 2023, teams such as AG Insurance-Soudal Quick-Step are investing into womens cycling and many other teams are growing their programs across various cycling disciplines.

As the men's race finishes on the Champs-Elysees in Paris on Sunday, the new women's Tour de France takes off with live TV coverage for the first time and ambitions of making the sports' female stars household names.

The UCI Road World Championships road races in Flanders, Belgium take place Sept. 25-26. The Flanders region is a hotbed for professional cycling, known for its steep and often cobbled climbs. Both the elite men's and women's road races begin in Antwerp and feature multiple complex circuits which will give racers and fans a taste of quintessential Belgian bike racing before finishing on Leuven's Geldenaaksevest.