La Classicicissima is another old old bike race, starting up in 1907 (and an amateur 2-day version in 1906). The soon to be 2-time Tour de France winner Lucien Petit-Breton won the first race. The 1920s were dominated by Costante Girardengo who won the race 6 times and had 5 further podium places. The Italian dominance continued into the 1940s with heavyweights like Alfredo Binda, Gino Bartali & Fausto Coppi all winning the race.
With fifty kilometres to go, Markus dared to jump to the front of the bunch, Audrey Cordon-Ragot and Aude Biannic. When the peloton approached, Markus decided to go for her own chances and managed to leave the two other escapees behind. The 26-year-old rider built up an impressive lead of more than a minute and […]
In addition to a prologue and time trial, the women’s team will be presented with four stages in the Simac Ladies Tour. “These are nice stages in which we can use our strong points”, sports director Marco Postma says. “Marianne is our leader, but as a team we have more trump cards to play. We […]
Besides the final stage, Vos also won the fourth stage and the prologue of the Simac Ladies Tour. It is the eleventh victory of the season for Team Jumbo-Visma Women. Vos also won the points classification and Anouska Koster took off with the mountain jersey. Teammate Teuntje Beekhuis showed herself early in the tough final […]
The two-day event will be held in the Walloon province of Namur. The program includes a stage from Vresse-sur-Semois to Bièvre over 132 kilometres and a stage from Bohan to Vresse-sur-Semois over 105 kilometres. The first edition in 2020 was a one-day race and was won by the Dutch Inge van der Heijden. Anouska Koster […]
The Russian cyclist of the Cogeas Mettler Look team, María Novoloskaya, achieved a new victory this Sunday by achieving first place in the Grand Prix World’s Best High Altitude, disputed between the Turkish cities of Kayseri and Hacılar Gate, the one-day test had a total route of 87.6 km with an ascent of eleven kilometres. […]
Vuelta a Polonia (et. 3) El mallorquín cerró el grupo principal en una exigente llegada -solo 50 ciclistas en el pelotón- previa al desenlace montañoso en los Tatras. / El recorrido de hoy Un trazado mucho más exigente que el de las dos primeras jornadas, con 203 km y un perfil muy sinuoso antes del […]
Setmana Valenciana (Stage 3) The Olympic champion, backed by a solvent Movistar Team, on the attack on the final climbs of the ‘queen’ day of the Setmana Valenciana, prevails with authority and leads the general classification one day from the end. She did not give her rivals any chance and opened up the account of […]
Among the best in the world for Juniors, the Canadian Simone Boilard (Team Macadam’s Cowboys – N2) is not lacking in references: 3rd on the road and 5th in the CLM of the world juniors 2018, Canadian Champion of the CLM the same year … she had joined in 2019 the American UCI team Sho […]
Marianne Vos has won the seventh stage of the Giro Donne. On the hilly finish she sprinted out of everyone’s wheel. The victory in Puegnago Del Garda is the thirtieth victory for Vos in the Italian stage race. Jumbo-Visma Women started the stage with a lot of ambition. Riejanne Markus, for whom this region is […]
In the stage from Saint-Connan, the yellow-black formation of sports-director Marco Postma once again showed its attacking skills. Teuntje Beekhuis was part of the early breakaway. After that group was reeled in, Koster and Floortje Mackaij attacked and seemed to be fighting for the stage victory. The two attacked with forty kilometres to go and […]
Washington native wins both sprint points on stage 3 to move into classification lead The third stage of this year’s Setmana Ciclista Valenciana was a scorcher. With no major mountains in sight, the peloton flew along at over 43 km/hr en route to the expected bunch sprint in Valencia. Never one to settle for the expected, Rally […]
American opens season with stellar ride on Mur de Huy In the most exciting season opener in recent memory, Krista Doebel-Hickok led Rally Cycling to a top-15 finish in La Flèche Wallonne. As part of the Ardennes Classics, the 130km race featured eight classified climbs including two ascents of the infamous Mur de Huy where Doebel-Hickok finished alongside the likes […]
CCC-Liv opens its road season next Saturday in the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. The Italian riders Sofia Bertizzolo and Soraya Paladin make their first appearance for CCC-Liv in competition. In addition to them, sports director Jeroen Blijlevens chooses Jeanne Korevaar, Riejanne Markus, Evy Kuijpers and Valerie Demey. “Everyone is excited to be finally back on the […]
DEBUT WITH PODIUM FOR THE ‘BLUES’ IN BELGIUM THE YOUNG DANISH SPRINT ROCKET FINISHES JUST BEHIND WORLD CHAMPION ANNA VAN DER BREGGEN (SDW) IN THE 2021 SEASON OPENER FOR THE WOMEN’S MOVISTAR TEAM. A spectacular start to the 2021 season for the women’s Movistar Team , who played this Saturday the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (UCI ProSeries), the first […]
Mitchelton-SCOTT will round out the 2020 season in Spain this weekend as they tackle the new-look three-day Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta. European champion Annemiek van Vleuten will line-up for her final race with the team after five years in the Australian squad, with the 38-year-old keen to end things on a high. Sarah Roy will […]
‘Back-to-back’ by the Olympic champion and the “blues” Dutchwoman + spectacular Telefónica-backed squad (Aalerud, Patiño, Martín, González, Oyarbide and Rodríguez) become first outfit to conquer two wins, and consecutive ones, in the cycling season’s opener A solid, focused performance over the 118km stage four between Sagunto and Valencia took the Movistar Team and Annemiek van […]
We had a successful day at Vuelta a Burgos finishing in Villarcayo in Spain. Alice Barnes won the bunch sprint for second place and Elise Chabbey moved into the lead in the general classification. While Anastasiia Chursina (ALE) crossed the line to win the stage solo, Alice was brought into contention for the podium by her […]
Rally Cycling and Rudy Project have today announced a new partnership for the 2021 season. Rudy Project will equip the riders with high-performance sunglasses and support Rally Cycling in both its on- and off-bike endeavours. The team is excited to join forces with the Italian sunglasses company, which has more than 35 years of experience […]
This year the focus will be on the spring classics again. Last season Marianne Vos took the women’s team’s first victory in Gent-Wevelgem, followed by an impressive win on home soil in the Amstel Gold Race. This season, British Anna Henderson and 29-year-old Labecki, among others, will also play essential roles in the team’s classic […]
