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The Midwest Cycling Classic Was a Classic Belgian Race

The 2025 Midwest Cycling Classic delivered all the fun of a Belgian spring classic—crashes, corners, and cobble-style carnage. Here’s how our squad tackled the madness. Race Recap: It was a classic, chaotic Belgian-style day at the Midwest Cycling Classic, with tight corners, narrow roads, and more than a few crashes along the way. We’re proud of how our riders handled …

Cynisca Cycling Recognized as Best Team of the Day and Take Home 7th at Vuelta CV Feminas

The 2025 season is officially underway, and Cynisca Cycling made a powerful statement at the Vuelta CV Féminas in Spain! The one-day UCI 1.1 race brought together some of the best women’s teams in the world, and our riders showed incredible strength, teamwork, and determination — ultimately earning Best Team of the Day honors. Race Recap: The race began under …

Cyniscas Racing in UCI World Road and Gravel Championships

Cyniscas Fiona Mangan, Mara Roldan and Lauren Stephens will represent their respective countries at the UCI Women’s Elite World Road Race Championships in Zurich, Switzerland. And as the recently crowned USA Gravel National Champion, Lauren will also complete in the UCI Gravel National Championships in Belgium. Fiona is the current Ireland National road race and individual time trial (ITT) champion. She has …

Cyniscas Showcase the Future of US Women’s Cycling at USA National Road Championships

Charleston, W. Va. – 20 MAY 2024 – Cynisca Cycling’s U23 riders captured the spotlight in downtown Charleston, W. Va. by winning or putting a rider on the podium at every USA Cycling pro/elite U23 championship race this past week. Chloe Patrick (19) claimed the gold in the U23 criterium championship race plus a silver in the individual time trial …

Cyniscas Share Their Love of the Sport at Serious Cycling and Kimberly Elementary School

What a great way to start out our USA racing block! In addition to racing and riding bikes, the Cyniscas have the honor of sharing our love of the sport with others. Sunday, April 7, several of the Cyniscas and staff rode with a wonderful group of supporters from Serious Cycling shop in Agoura Hills, Calif. at an “Empowering Women …

Race Report: Stephens Solos to Stage Victory in Normandy

Cynisca Lauren Stephens led the team at the Tour de Normandie with a stage win, two top ten stage finishes and sixth in the overall general classification (GC). The packed field included six UCI World Tour and 16 Continental teams. Sport director Gillian Ellsay sums up the four-day UCI 2.1 stage race in her race report below. Stage 1 – …

A Front Row Seat for the Growth of Women’s Bike Racing

by Peter Abraham , president and brand strategist of Abraham Studio Over the last year, I’ve been paying attention to the theme of women’s empowerment in both sports and popular culture: the success of the Barbie movie, Taylor Swift’s wildly popular Eras tour, the growing FIFA Women’s World Cup, and the most popular college athlete in America is Iowa’s basketball star Caitlin Clark. Each …

Race Reports: Cyniscas Take the Win for Second Year at Clásica de Almeria (1.1)

Excellent teamwork helped secure Lauren Stephens the win and Fiona Mangan an 8th place finish at the Clásica de Almeria in southern Spain. This was the second year a Cynisca stood atop the podium at the end of this race. Emilie Fortin had the honor in 2023 at Cynisca’s second race ever. Sport director Gillian Ellsay explained the one-two-three-punch strategy …