What does it feel like to show up to your bike already prepped, your route loaded, your tires perfect — with nothing left to do but ride? For the women who joined inGamba’s sold-out Calpe women’s week this past February, that was just the beginning.
Episode five: Women Who Ride—Kate Veronneau, Katie Boling & the Rise of inGamba Women’s Weeks
For the women who joined inGamba’s sold-out Calpe women’s week this past February, that was just the beginning. Cycling Conversations with inGamba co-host Molly Hurford sits down with two Kates who made it happen. First up is Kate Veronneau, the force behind the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, who joined the Calpe trip as a guest and came away with a new answer to what a pro cycling experience actually feels like. Then co-host James Startt takes over to chat with Katie Boling, inGamba’s women’s program lead, about how the numbers of women on inGamba trips have climbed past 30% — and what comes next.
Between them, they cover the team-camp energy of 15 women from four continents riding the sun-drenched climbs of Costa Blanca, a private nine-course dinner at a seasonal restaurant that hadn’t even opened yet, and why Lecchi in Tuscany and the Algarve coast of Portugal are the next two destinations on the women’s calendar.
Kate V. also gives a preview of what to expect from the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift this summer: a route starting on Lake Geneva, a finish in Nice, and a Ventoux stage with 12,500 cyclists on the mountain the day before the women race it.
In this episode:
- What the Calpe women’s week felt like from the inside: the riding, the bonds, the best meal of the trip
- Why inGamba isn’t a training camp, and why that’s exactly the point
- How Katie Boling has helped grow women’s participation at inGamba and what the dedicated trips offer
- Upcoming women’s weeks: Lecchi, Tuscany (fall) and Algarve, Portugal (January 2027)
- Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2025 preview with Kate Veronneau
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