Name: Danielle de Francesco
Nationality: Australia
Place of Birth:
Date of Birth: 23rd October 1992
2020
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2021
Specialized Women’s Racing (domestic)
2022
ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast (domestic)
2023
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Danielle de Francesco Articles
Le Samyn des Dames 2023 Race Preview
Le Samyn des Dames is the delayed third race of an elongated opening weekend. Whilst Omloop het Nieuwsblad and Omloop van het Hageland take place on Saturday and Sunday, we only have to wait until Tuesday for another big race. Relatively flat but with a couple of short steep climbs
Omloop van het Hageland 2023 Race Preview
Omloop van het Hageland is the second part of the Opening Weekend for the women’s peloton. With no Kuurne Brussels Kuurne, the long-running Omloop van het Hageland fills the gap nicely instead. More often than not the race comes down to a sprint, with the parcours just hard enough to drop any unsuspecting rider.
UAE Tour Women 2023 Race Preview
2023 sees the first-ever edition of the UAE Tour Women, which jumps straight into Women’s WorldTour level. It’s a bit of an evolution of the Dubai Women’s Tour that was held once, in 2020, before Covid claimed it. Lucy van der Haar won the GC there in her final year as a pro.
Women’s Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race 2023 Race Preview
The Women’s Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race has been a casualty of the Covid pandemic, similar to the Women’s Tour Down Under. The last edition came at the start of 2020, just as the world was about to lock down. That year, Liane Lippert took the win with a late solo break.
Analysis of the Women’s Tour Down Under 2023 Stage 2 sprint
After yesterday’s Stage 1 sprint didn’t go to plan for Jayco-AlUla, the Australian team managed to secure a victory for Alex Manly in their home
Women’s Tour Down Under 2023 Race Preview
Man, what a journey we’ve all experienced since the last Women’s Tour Down Under. One of the few races held in early 2020 before the Covid pandemic kicked off properly, Australia’s stringent rules since have prevented a return to international racing until now.