Aug 17, 2016

Todo el año esperando que llegue y por fin estamos en pleno verano.  Llegan las vacaciones para muchos y para los que tienen que seguir trabajando, intentan compaginarlo con sus hobbies y aprovechar al máximo el tiempo libre. Con el buen tiempo y las vacaciones, lo que más nos apetece es salir a entrenar desde por la mañana y acumular kilómetros haciendo horas,...

Aug 9, 2016

So after a long time out of racing due to illness it was time to get back to it. With my first race being Bene ladies tour, pretty much right on the boarder of Holland and Belgium. It started off with a very early morning and a taxi ride to Bristol to catch our 7am flight to Amsterdam. It was nice to have Anna travelling with me too. We got to Amsterdam where...

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...