Mayuko Hagiwara Blog: Sponsors and Races in London
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, the race attracted large crowds of spectators. I previously thought it would be more of a criterium than a road race, but it was actually fast and furious from start to finish with the...
read moreMayuko Hagiwara Blog: Team Player at the Giro Rosa
After having made a return to the race from rehabilitation in the Japanese National Championships Road Race at the end of June, I travelled to Italy to participate Giro Rosa, which would last 10 days. In this year’s Giro, the team made magnificent results, winning four stages with Elisa achieving the Queen of Mountains jersey. On the other hand, Mara had a badly timed crash on the descent of the Mortirolo, which then made it impossible for us to save Mara’s Maglia Rosa jersey even for a single day. Every day was a tough challenge for me...
read moreMayuko Hagiwara “On a mission”
Born on the 16th of October 1986 in Maebashi, Japan Hagiwara joins Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling on the back of an impressive season in which she became an Olympian, and dual Japanese National Champion. After graduating from the National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya, Hagiwara joined the locally sponsored Cycle Base Asahi cycling team. To date, Hagiwara has claimed 5 consecutive Japanese National Time Trial Championship titles which she has complimented with 3 Japanese National Road Cycling titles. Hagiwara, who started cycling under...
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