Last year was a huge year for women’s road cycling, and this year looks even better, so I’ve put together my list of women’s road cycling races in 2023. And with all this great racing, women’s road cycling needs your support. The more people watch the racing, both when it’s broadcast on TV or streaming services, or via social media, the more sponsors will pay up, and the more TV time they will receive. So please get behind these awesome riders.
My top six women’s road cycling races to watch in 2023 list is based on mainstream media coverage and the profile of the race. There are many others you can also watch via streaming services which I’ve listed below but the six chosen will probably be on mainstream TV (in Australia) and no doubt other countries too.
So here are my top six in date order:
Tour Down Under – Saturday, 14 to Tuesday, 17 January
This is the first year this race has received World Tour status and it returns after a COVID-induced hiatus. I’m really, really excited because I’m going to watch it live.
Sadly it is only three stages, plus a prologue criterium race, but it’s better than not having it at all. I’m hopeful that in time it will be increased to at…
