A taste of Italy - on training camp with Wiggle Honda. (by Cyclevox)
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It was at the Lotto Decca Tour in Belgium at the end of 2012 where I first met Emily and noticed her talent. I remember thinking she was like the Energizer Bunny – attacking continuously and chasing everything. She was riding as an individual with nothing to fear, she just kept going and going all race and then, she would still sprint into the top 10!
I’m not sure if Emily’s aggressive racing style and ability to sprint was noticed by anyone else but from this moment, I went to work making sure she would be riding for my team in 2013.
Emily was not a simple signing. Signing a rider from New Zealand or Australia comes with its responsibilities and additional workload. I knew that I could not sign Emily without providing her with what she needs in order to develop and reach her potential. Without any outside influence, I had my heart set on signing this rider. I wanted her to be a part of the new UCI team which was in its final steps of creation.
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I KNEW IT! - RochelleGilmore.com powered by HONDA
Rochelle Gilmore on Emily Collins, and her win at the Omloop van het Hageland
Team Wiggle-Honda 2013 Objectives (by globalcyclingnetwork)
"It’s that time of year, where team presentation videos are popping up all over the place, so, for your delectation and delight, here are some I’ve seen – please feel free to point out any I’ve missed in the comments, or to me over on twitter."
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I’ve been posting what I’ve found on here, but if you want all the recent women’s cycling team presentation videos in one place - with a load of Marianne Vos videos I’ve seen in the last week - click through! And as always, if you find videos you think I’d like, let me know :-)
Wiggle Honda Women’s Pro Cycling Team Launch - Jan 2013 (by globalcyclingnetwork)
Bay
25 minutes’ coverage of the women’s and men’s races (if the video doesn’t load for you, wait a little bit - and you can click through to the page and refresh until it does… it works for me both here and there!)
2013 Mitchelton Bay Cycling Classic - Day 1, Ritchie Boulevard Criterium (by jumpmediamarketing)
Little short highlights of men’s and women’s race
1. Kimberley Wells (Aus) Specialized Securitor, 0:45:54
2. Melissa Hoskins (Aus) Orica-AIS, s.t.
3. Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Wiggle Honda, s.t.
4. Kate Finegan (Aus) Specialized Securitor, s.t.
5. Nicole Whitburn (Aus) Liv / Giant, s.t.
6. Peta Mullens (Aus) Anytime Fitness Trek, s.t.
7. Sarah Roy (Aus) Crino Cycles-Casa & Bottega, + 00:04
8. Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Orica-AIS, + 00:05
9. Jenny Macpherson (Aus) Liv/Giant, + 00:06
10. Kirsty Glover (Aus), + 00:08
More photos of the first race of the Bay Crits on Cyclingnews
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Gilmore hopes that by equipping the team’s riders with the necessary knowledge in a positive, ethical environment, its young riders will see that they are able to be successful in sport without having to take performance enhancing drugs.
“I have a young team with the average age being 23 so I feel it’s important to educate my athletes about the risk of contamination, innocent thoughtless mistakes and the temptation or influences to dope,” Gilmore said.
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"After a pretty quiet November, things have pepped up again, and as with all things related to Women’s cycling, for every bit of good news there’s some bad. Well maybe not matching one-for-one, because that would be silly. Let’s just say there’s a bit of both."
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Women’s News on 13th December - Podium Cafe
SO much news! Monty. pulls it together for us - with more in the comments
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In announcing the 3-year deal with online cycling retailer Wiggle.co.uk, team manager/owner and 2010 Commonwealth Games Gold medalist, Australian Rochelle Gilmore, was quick to point out the advantages.
‘Women have traditionally ridden for contracts as little as one-tenth of what the men earn,’ Gilmore said.
‘If you want to get the best out of an athlete you need to provide them with what they need—and all too often funding shortfalls mean women cyclists are not provided what they need.
‘Our team philosophy is all about the athletes. The deal with Wiggle.co.uk enables us to provide better salaries and the supportive environment our athletes deserve and need so they can reach their full potential.’
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Record Sponsorship Delivers Real Wages To Women Cyclists | Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling
The sponsor of the DreamTeam-Honda is finally announced! Step forward Wiggle - welcome to the world, Wiggle-Honda - and check out the team website, lots to see already!
"The Velocast this week looks at women’s cycling by talking to Rochelle Gilmore, owner and manager of DTPC Honda, Matrix-Prendas director and the man behind the fans’ backed women’s cycling initiative, Stef Wyman, Heather Bamforth from the Biketreks women’s development squad and thre sport’s uber-fan girl, Sarah Connolly"
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velocast cc - Velocast & Race Radio - The XX Factor
This week’s Veolcast podcast is all about the women’s side of the sport, how people got into it, and what they’d like to see in the future. And it’s got me in it! ;-)
Click through and listen - not just for me, Rochelle and Stef and Heather - and of course, the Velocast team Scott and John - are superb!
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“It is my dream to see a women’s Tour de France run in conjunction with the men’s Tour,” said Gilmore.
“It would not be for the full three weeks - two weeks would be great - and I’m thinking of half-stages, but on the same day and same roads.
“We could do the last 120km of each stage, and finish an hour before the men come in. I think it could work perfectly.
“It’s probably not going to happen but it would be the answer to a lot of the problems facing women’s cycling.”
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BBC Sport - Women’s cycling: Female Tour de France interests Honda boss
Nice interview with Rochelle Gilmore on the DTPC Honda Team - including how she persuaded Bradley Wiggins to get involved. Lots to love in this interview!
