Shirin van Anrooij wins Best Young Rider and Elisa Longo Borghini finishes 6th in the overall classification of an historic first edition of Tour de France Femmes The future is now for Shirin van Anrooij. The 20-year-old leader of the UCI Women’s WorldTour youth ranking just clinched the Best Young Rider of the inaugural Tour …
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Elisa Longo Borghini goes for broke in a bid for final podium as Shirin van Anrooij climbs into white jersey at the Tour de France Femmes Elisa Longo Borghini gave everything in a gritty performance in Stage 7 at the Tour de France Femmes. It was pure Elisa, a determined, solo effort to try and …
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Trek-Segafredo’s quick reaction to an ill-timed puncture on the final gravel sector protects Elisa Longo-Borghini GC standing ‘You may not win the Tour today, but you can certainly lose it.’ The saying may be cliché, but it rang true for Trek-Segafredo in Tour de France Femmes Stage 4. It was a day of four gravel …
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“Luglio col bene che ti voglio…” In Italy, we have this old song which translates as ‘July with the good that I want you’ and now, more than ever, it fits perfectly with this month. After spring and the Classics, July is the month that brings together two very important events of my 2022: Giro …
Elisa Longo Borghini takes advantage of a crosswind section to gain time in GC at the Tour de France Femmes The Tour de France Femmes Stage 2 played out calmly until the final 20 kilometers, when a crosswind section kicked off furious action, thanks to a cunning pre-race plan by Trek-Segafredo. Leading the way, Elisa …
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The Trek-Segfredo riders talk about the first women’s Tour in 33 years Last held in 1989, the women’s Tour de France is returning. Finally, more than a one-day race will greet the pro women’s cyclists. The inaugural Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift will be eight days, and the Champs-Élysées will be the first stage …
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Ellen van Dijk and Audrey Cordon-Ragot defend GC positions on final stage in Belgium A breakaway animated the final stage in the Baloise Ladies Tour but the Trek-Segafredo team, with help from Team DSM in the ending kilometers, controlled the three leaders and successfully defended Ellen van Dijk’s leader jersey and the third-place of Audrey …
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The Trek-Segafredo World Champion wins the time trial and reclaims race lead Ellen van Dijk took her time trial prowess to the road in Stage 3b Saturday, winning the 15.6-kilometre test in 19 minutes and 34 seconds, the only rider to finish under 20 minutes. It was van Dijk’s second win and second time in …
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Ellen van Dijk wins the prologue in the Baloise Ladies Tour Time trials are rare in the women’s UCI race calendar. Aside from winning the Netherlands National Championship title a few weeks ago, Ellen van Dijk last competed in her rainbow speed suit in March. With the lack of time trials, Ellen has had to …
Elisa Longo Borghini hunts for the overall podium of the Giro d’Italia A great battle ensued over three successive mountain stages at the Giro d’Italia, culminating with a thrilling Stage 9 Saturday. Over the three days, Elisa Longo Borghini seemingly gained strength with each climb. While she determined that the general classification was not a …