A taste of Italy - on training camp with Wiggle Honda. (by Cyclevox)
"Sarah Connolly reports on a tough week for women’s pro cycling, with more races disappearing and some truly excellent riders now out of the peloton due to accidents."
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Racing round-up: crashes, cancellations and counter attacks – Total Women’s Cycling
My round-up of last week’s news and results from the women’s pro peloton - click and read!
GPcittà di Padova13 (by Teleciclismo)
Another little video of Saturday’s Classica Città di Padova 2012
Giorgia Bronzini wins Classica Città di Padova, via Wiggle Honda Timeline Photos | Facebook
1. Giorgia Bronzini (Wiggle Honda), 2. Trixi Worrack (Specialized-lululemon), 3. Marta Tagliaferro (Cipollini-Giordana)
1. Marianne Vos (Ned) Rabobank-Liv/Giant, 3:26:50
2. Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Wiggle Honda, s.t.
3. Emma Johansson (Swe) ORICA-AIS, s.t.
4. Shelley Olds (USA) TIBCO, s.t.
5. Elena Cecchini (Ita) Faren-Let’s Go Finland, s.t.
6. Ellen van Dijk (Ned) Specialized-lululemon, s.t.
7. Chloe Hosking (Aus) Hitec Products UCK, s.t.
8. Lucy Garner (GBr) Argos-Shimano, s.t.
9. Megan Guarnier (USA) Rabobank-Liv/Giant, s.t.
10. Alexandra Burchenkova (Rus) RusVelo, s.t.
Giorgia Bronzini Interview (by globalcyclingnetwork)
At the Wiggle-Honda launch (with subtitles if you want)
1. Kirsten Wild (Ned) Argos-Shimano, 2:28:15
2. Ellen van Dijk (Ned) Specialized-lululemon, s.t.
3. Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Wiggle Honda, + 00:02
4. Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) MCipollini Giordana, s.t.
5. Shelley Olds (USA) TIBCO-To The Top, + 00:04
6. Simona Frapporti (Ita) BePink, + 00:05
7. Trixi Worrack (Ger) Specialized-lululemon, s.t.
8. Emma Johansson (Swe) Orica-AIS, s.t.
9. Gracie Elvin (Aus) Orica-AIS, s.t.
10. Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Orica-AIS, s.t.
Race report on Cyclingnews - it was a great stage!
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"Wow, You can tell @kirsten_wild has been racing 6 Day races, attack recover attack recover. + she rides a @feltbicycles #ladiestourofqatar
Ladies Tour of Qatar 2013 - Stage 3 - Final kilometers (by CyclingFlash13)
Another really exciting finish - attacking, drama, bad luck and GREAT sprint tactics!
Wiggle Honda Women’s Pro Cycling Team Launch - Jan 2013 (by globalcyclingnetwork)
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The Piacenza native will begin her campaign at the Tour of Qatar on January 30 and she is looking forward to lining up in a team that features a number of riders who are aiming to transfer track success onto the road, notably Laura Trott, Dani King and Joanna Roswell, who captured the team pursuit for Britain at the London 2012 Olympics.
“I know them well and I hope that they put the same work into the road that they did on the track,” said Bronzini, who applauded Bradley Wiggins’ decision to support a women’s team. “It’s a nice feeling, although I’d like to have Bradley’s ability in the time trials, pursuit and on the big climbs…”
Like Wiggins, Bronzini has switched between road and track throughout her career and indeed a major target in 2013 will come on the boards rather than on the road. Already a world champion in the points race in 2009, Bronzini is looking to regain that title next year: “The track Worlds in Minsk at the end of February will be the big objective, I’ll ride the points race and scratch race.”
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Bronzini Looks Forward To 2013 With DTPC Honda | Cyclingnews.com
Ooooh! Giorgia Bronzini will be back on the track this winter!!! So exciting!
"“I’m super excited to be racing along side Giorgia” Collins said “learning the ropes from a rider as experienced and talented as Giorgia is why I made the decision to join the team” she said."
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Former two-time World champion Giorgia Bronzini will be riding alongside Great Britain’s Olympic trio of Dani King, Joanna Rowsell and Laura Trott in the new DTPC-Honda team in 2013. The British-registered team’s 12-rider line up comes together as a result of a four-year project from Commonwealth champion Rochelle Gilmore, who also joins as a rider; the team will largely focus on sprint and Classic races as the young British riders transition into the elite European peloton.
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The British connection is completed with support from Bradley Wiggins’ Wiggo Foundation; the Tour de France winner recently described women riders as “the forgotten ones” and so is getting behind the team.
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World and Olympic champions headline new DTPC-Honda women’s team
DTPC-Honda roster 2013
Elinor Barker (GBr), Beatrice Bartelloni (Ita), Giorgia Bronzini (Ita), Emily Collins (NZl), Rochelle Gilmore (Aus), Mayuko Hagiwara (Jap), Dani King (GBr), Lauren Kitchen (Aus), Amy Roberts (GBr), Joanna Rowsell (GBr), Anna-Bianca Schniztmeier (Ger) and Laura Trott (GBr)
Ina-Yoko Teutenberg winning Stage 1, Brainwash Ladies Tour
(via Teutenberg wint 1e etappe | Holland Ladies Tour)
1. Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Specialized-lululemon, 2:49:19
2. Marianne Vos (Ned) Rabobank, s.t.
3. Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Italy, s.t.
4. Kelly Druyts (Bel) Belgium, s.t.
5. Trixi Worrack (Ger) Specialized-lululemon, s.t.
6. Kirsten Wild (Ned) AA Drink-Leontien.nl, s.t.
7. Emma Johansson (Swe) Hitec Products-Mistral Home, s.t.
8. Melissa Hoskins (Aus) Orica-AIS, s.t.
9. Suzanne de Goede (Ned) Skil-Argos, s.t.
10. Sara Mustonen (Swe) Hitec Products-Mistral Home, s.t.
