Ruth Winder

The Abus rider celebrated a breakthrough victory in Bentonville, with Emily Newsom and Alexis Skarda rounding out the podium.

'Previously, bikes for me meant showing up and doing a job, and this feels different. I’m still trying to figure out that part of it but it’s really nice to have that space to figure it out,' says the former WorldTour pro.

Suffering of all kinds was a theme during stage 7 of the Tour de France Femmes

An ode to the breakway by Ruth Winder after stage 5 of the Tour de France Femmes.

Winder reflects on the GC riders during stage 3 of the Tour de France Femmes: 'all the climbers like ducklings in a row.'

Retired pro Ruth Winder reflects on the first stage of the inaugural race

After 13 years of professional riding, Winder is finding out it's not that easy to turn off the switch. But she's doing everything she can to have fun while trying.

Colorado gravel race featured 5,300 feet of climbing in the snow, ice and mud.

With eight inches of snow on the ground now, some 1,200 cyclists and runners are signed up for Sunday's races in Lyons, Colorado.

There were plenty of talking points from the 2021 women's season, including the first-ever women's Paris-Roubaix, the dramatic Olympic road race, and the thrilling world championships.

Multiple world champions, national champions, and some of the most experienced legs in the peloton are among those stepping off the bike in 2021.

The former U.S. national road champion calls it a career, after relentlessly attacking ‘without fear or pressure.’

It has been 41 years since Beth Heiden won the rainbow jersey in Sallanches. Can Leah Thomas, Ruth Winder, Coryn Rivera, Kirsten Faulkner, Lauren Stephens, or Tayler Wiles end the drought?

Here's the news making headlines for Sunday, September 12.

Team director confident in strong selection for world championships later this month: 'We’re in a good position for a medal finish in multiple races.'

Van Vleuten secures her first Clásica San Sebastián victory, just days after winning Olympic time trial gold in Tokyo.

Coryn Rivera, Amber Neben, Ruth Winder, and Leah Thomas give us snapshots from the road cyclists' Olympic village.

Ruth Winder will retire at the end of 2021 to be able to spend more time with her friends and family, a decision she says was prompted by the coronavirus pandemic.

Trek-Segafredo beat SD Worx by eight seconds in the opening stage of the Giro d'Italia Donne with Ruth Winder taking the first pink jersey.

Winder, Leah Thomas, Coryn Rivera, and Chloe Dygert will race on the road in Tokyo.

Amber Neben, Coryn Rivera, Chloe Woodruff, Christopher Blevins, and others named to the full U.S. squad for Tokyo

Here's the news making headlines for Saturday, May 15.

The VeloNews tech guru explains what a finishline camera records, and how it may differ from a still photo, and even what you think you see.

Ruth Winder heads into the U.S. Olympic selection process with a healthy perspective on how Tokyo 2021 fits into her professional goals.

After a spring of one-day races, the women's peloton switches gears to stage racing at the three-day Festival Elsy Jacobs.

Here's the news making headlines for Sunday, April 25.

Ruth Winder takes us inside her big win; our hottest takes from Amstel Gold Race; Luc Meersman of Trek-Segafredo on mapping the cobbles.

Well-timed bike-throw delivers victory for Trek-Segafredo star out of a small breakaway group at the Flemish race.

Deignan and Longo Borghini top the Women's WorldTour rankings off the back of a uniquely selfless yet ruthless race style in the team.

The American-based squad currently leads the Women's WorldTour rankings.

Trek-Segafredo's team unity has helped riders like Lizzie Deignan and Elisa Longo Borghini score top results throughout 2020.

Chloe Dygert, Sepp Kuss, Amber Neben, and Leah Thomas are among the elite riders chosen by USA Cycling for the 2020 UCI road world championships.

American squads Rally Cycling and Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank among those set to race August 29.

Three-stage race to feature 18 teams with action to be streamed online, Wednesday through Friday.

Checking in with road national champion Ruth Winder in between shifts in her kitchen and before her Everesting attempt.

Despite some disappointment and frustration, America's Olympic hopefuls agree it's best to postpone Tokyo Games.

The peloton faces rain and cold temperatures at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne this weekend.

Classics stars like Zdenek Stybar, Chantal Blaak, and Mads Petersen will be in Gent this coming weekend for Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.

The budding Sunweb star avoided a late crash and held off chasing favorites to win the 2020 WorldTour season opener

New WorldTour status for the women's race and heated competition on the men's side see the CEGORR finding its spot on the calendar

Frapporti wins final stage of the race as Winder does enough to deny Spratt a fourth consecutive Tour Down Under title.

American champion Winder wins uphill finish, takes seven-second lead on GC with one stage remaining.

Spratt takes GC lead after beating Winder and Lippert in sprint.

The Giro Rosa wrapped up on Sunday with a final stage into Udine. This year's race produced multiple high points, as Annemiek van Vleuten defended here overall victory from 2018, and Marianne Vos won four stages.

Photographer Casey B. Gibson was on the ground in Knoxville, Tennessee, to document the men's and women's time trial, criterium, and road races at the U.S. Pro Cycling National Championships. Here, we showcase the best images from the many moments of intense racing action.

Ruth Winder's gutsy attack helped her claim a first elite title in Knoxville.

Alex Howes and Ruth Winder took dramatic victories at Sunday's U.S. Professional Road Race Championships in Knoxville, Tennessee

After a late-race flat tire, Winder uses her descending skills to bridge to the breakaway and attacks solo in the final kilometer to win.

Ruth Winder wins stage 3 from the breakaway and takes overall lead, showing strong form ahead of world road championships.

One day after her 25th birthday, Ruth Winder wins stage 5 of the Giro Rosa and became fourth Sunweb rider to wear leader's jersey.

American Ruth Winder talks about her move to the Netherlands to race for Team Sunweb and her Olympic experience in Rio.

Ruth Winder joins her compatriot Coryn Rivera on the Dutch Sunweb team for her first full-time European campaign.

Gavin Mannion and Ruth Winder (UnitedHealthcare) took home the men's and women's individual Pro Road Tour titles, respectively.

Young stars TJ Eisenhart and Ruth Winder lead the Pro Road Tour thanks to successful starts to the 2017 domestic season.

Robin Carpenter and Ruth Winder won the first event of the USA Cycling Pro Road Tour, the Joe Martin Stage Race, over the weekend.

The American track program was revamped for the Rio Games, with the team pursuit squad winning the 2015 world title.

UnitedHealthcare names the first seven riders that will make up its women's team for the 2014 season