The Latest Breaking News from Blanka Vas

British rider confirmed to defend U23 women's title at Cyclocross World Championships next week

Brand completes the podium as World Championship contenders test their form

Marie Schreiber and Marianne Vos take third and fourth in Spain

World Cup leader Lucinda Brand second, Blanka Vas third

World Champion bounces back in superb style after knee injury

Zoe Backstedt holds off Lucinda Brand to take second place

Cyclingnews' comprehensive team-by-team guide of the biggest teams in professional cycling

Brand tried to chase down her rival bur finished second, Pieterse third on season debut

Lotte Kopecky, Demi Vollering, Elisa Longo Borghini and dark-horse Pauline Ferrand-Prévot among the favourites to win the rainbow jersey

Four decades on from Connie Carpenter-Phinney’s victory at Los Angeles 1984, another American, Kristen Faulkner, was back on the top step of the podium at the women's Olympic road race. Cyclingnews spoke to the two champions about their respective wins and how women's cycling has changed over that time

From the decisive four seconds on Alpe d'Huez to Charlotte Kool’s duo of triumphs and Justine Ghekiere’s stunning win to Le Grand-Bornand