Aug 8, 2016

Wiggle High5 Pro Cycling’s Emma Johansson and Elisa Longo Borghini took the Silver and Bronze Medals in a thrilling Women’s Road Race in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The two teammates, racing for Sweden and Italy respectively sprinted to the line as part of a four-rider group that had escaped over the final climb, and technical descent, of the 141km course, but were...

Aug 6, 2016

Hi, it’s Mayuko Hagiwara of Wiggle High5. After competing in 2 long stage races, Giro Rosa and Internationale Thuringen Rundfahrt der Frauen, I took part in RideLondon, which is part of the new Women’s WorldTour. The route was 5km long in the heart of London.  Although the distance of the race was quite short of 66km compared to other World Tour events,...

Aug 5, 2016

I kept trying to think of something creative to write about this month… but since I am now in the Olympic Village getting ready for our race in just two days, it is a little hard to pick a different topic! This is my first Olympics, so it is very exciting for me to get to have my first experience here in Rio.  We’ve almost been here a week and the...

Aug 2, 2016

These past couple of weeks have been a great success for women’s cycling. Having two very big races. La Course and Ride London being just a week a part from each other and both being broadcasted live on TV. I raced La Course last year and it didn’t end very well for me. The rain was pouring down and the roads became very slippery. I actually ended up after...

Aug 1, 2016

Ciao a tutti! Spero che luglio vi sia andato bene e che abbiate potuto passare anche qualche giornata al mare! Io ho corso il Giro Rosa e il Thueringen Rundfahrt der Frauen (il Giro di Turingia). Il caldo l’ho sentito, ma il mare l’ho visto con il binocolo e così sarà ancora fino a fine stagione. Manca ormai poco, anzi pochissimi, ai Giochi Olimpici di Rio de...