Jun 30, 2016

I’m writing a blog at 1:30am because I can’t sleep. I’m in Livigno at 1,800m altitude. I got to bed late this evening and watched an episode of Revenge but I couldn’t keep my eyes open & fell fast asleep, 30 minutes later, I’m awake again and blogging spontaneously. Two days ago I was out having the ride and time of my life… Living The Dream in Livigno with...

Jun 30, 2016

Every race that I choose to do is important to me. So whether it’s world championships or a smaller race in Belgium or somewhere else doesn’t matter. If I’m at the start you will always see me giving my very best. So when last weeks national championships was on the program of course I was there to race full gas as I always do. Some might...

Jun 29, 2016

Wiggle High5 Pro Cycling’s Mara Abbott will lead the black and orange team into the Giro d’Italia Femminile – the Giro Rosa – with the dual intention of winning a third edition of the only remaining women’s Grand Tour, and preparing herself to represent the United States in the Olympic Games. The 30-year-old Coloradan was named last week as part of...

Jun 28, 2016

Our time in Rockhampton is coming to an end. Six athletes, two coaches, a soigneur, a sports scientist and a gym coach on one Quest hotel floor for 27 days. Of those 27 days, just one was subject to rain, and that happened to be on our day off. That’s why we came to Rockhampton; it’s the middle of winter in Australia, yet we have had near-perfect weather,...

Jun 25, 2016

Wiggle High5 Pro Cycling’s Emma Johansson successfully defended her Swedish National Road Race Championship, taking her sixth career title in Västeras, on the western side of Sweden. The 32-year-old soloed clear of the peloton with just over a quarter of the 120km race remaining, to finish an incredible four minutes, 28 seconds clear of the sprint for second...