This piece is part of Cycling Weekly's special International Women's Day issue, which you can buy in store for £3.25, or online for £4.50, including delivery.
For the first time ever, there are six British women’s teams racing at UCI Continental level, pointing to a boom in British cycling. Alba Development Road Team, DAS-Handsling, Doltcini O’Shea, Hess, Lifeplus Wahoo, and Pro-Noctis-200° Coffee-Hargreaves Contracting are all flying the Union Flag at the second-highest level, but there’s more to women’s racing than this.
