In preparation for the second half of the season, Marlen Reusser has been training at altitude in the Engadine for the past three weeks. After a difficult start, she found her rhythm again in the second half of the training camp and so she draws a positive conclusion: “After the involuntary break, it was really …
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Last year, Team SD Worx performed a dazzling feat in the Giro Donne. With Anna van der Breggen, Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio and Demi Vollering, Team SD Worx took the entire podium, allowing Van der Breggen to win the Giro for the fourth time. Boom: “Our team has ridden the Giro very dominantly in recent years and …
Team SD Worx has signed a partnership with Brides-les-Bains. The charming town in the French Alps is known for its thermal baths and is an ideal base for an altitude training session. Demi Vollering, Lotte Kopecky, Lonneke Uneken, Niamh Fisher-Black, Blanka Vas and Anna Shackley will prepare themselves here for the Giro Donne and Tour …
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It hasn’t been the easiest of training weeks for Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio. She is still suffering from the aftermath of her crash in Durango-Durango. “I was drinking in that Spanish race when an uneven road surface knocked my handlebars away. I was out of chance and took a hard smack. I broke my second rib and …
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The women’s peloton enters the British WorldTour races. In Ride London, Christine Majerus, Elena Cecchini, Chantal van den Broek-Blaak, Marlen Reusser, Lonneke Uneken and Lotte Kopecky will be at the start. “It’s a first for me,” says Marlen Reusser. “I’ve never ridden RideLondon myself, but usually the stages end in a sprint, so we’re certainly …
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Team SD Worx started to take the lead early on. The team sent Lotte Kopecky and Anna Shackley in an early breakaway with Lucinda Brand, Elise Chabbey and Marie Le Net. The breakaway was caught with about 20 kilometres to go, after which Team SD Worx put itself in front of the peloton. With less …
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After Demi Vollering’s triple win in Itzulia, Lotte Kopecky signed for her fourth consecutive World Tour win by winning the first stage of the Vuelta a Burgos. A nice ending to a day that did not start well. Team SD Worx had to forfeit Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio. Team manager Anna van der Breggen: “Ashleigh fell in …
On Thursday the seventh edition of the Vuelta a Burgos starts, which Anna van der Breggen won last year. This season the riders will again have a varied four-day race, with opportunities for sprinters, puncheurs and climbers. Whereas Team SD Worx started with four riders in Itzulia, the selection has now been expanded to include …
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The Spanish programme could not have started better. Did you see your victory march coming? Vollering: “Not in that way. When I looked at the stage profile, I realised it would be three interesting days of racing because they were within my capabilities and those of the team. We only had four riders at the …
Team SD Worx in top form heading for Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria Read More »
Demi Vollering and Team SD Worx have come out on top in Itzulia Women. In the third stage the four-man team was unbeatable. On the final climb, Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio imposed a high tempo, which allowed the leaders to be caught up. In the last steep kilometre, Demi Vollering opened up the throttle. She created a …
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