Longo Borghini wraps up Route de France victory as Bronzini wins final stage
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s Elisa Longo Borghini was crowned the overall winner of the 2015 Route de France at the end of the sixth and final stage, between Soultzmatt and Guebwiller, which was won by teammate Giorgia Bronzini. The former two-time road World Champion crossed the line more than a length clear of Loren Rowney (Australian National Team) and Amy Pieters (Liv-Plantur) to take her second victory of the race, to match the two stages won by Longo Borghini. “It was an amazing day,” Bronzini said. “I’m so happy to win again, and we also...
read moreLongo Borghini conquers la Planche des Belles Filles to cement la Route de France lead
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s Elisa Longo Borghini took an incredible solo victory on the summit of la Planche des Belles Filles, in the fifth stage of the Route de France, to cement her overall lead in the seven-day race. The Italian crossed the finish line 45 seconds ahead of Amber Neben (BePink-LaClassica), with Claudia Lichtenberg (Liv-Plantur) another 18 seconds back, to take her second stage win in three days. “It was really, really nice because it’s one hill that they are doing in the Tour de France; that the guys are doing,” Longo...
read moreEdmondson second again in complicated Route de France Stage Four finish
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s Nettie Edmondson finished second in the 2015 Route de France for the second time, as she finished just behind compatriot Loren Rowney (Australian National Team), who had escaped in the complicated stage four finale. Roxane Fournier (Poitou-Charentes Futuroscope) finished third, a second behind the two Australians, while Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s Elisa Longo Borghini finished safely in sixth place, and holds onto her overall race lead as the race heads into its queen stage. “I was in fourth wheel, behind two Optum...
read moreLongo Borghini Solos into Route de France lead with Stage Three Victory
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s Elisa Longo Borghini soloed into the overall race lead with a stunning victory in the third stage of the 2015 Route de France, between Nevers and Avallon. After escaping on the final climb of the day, the Italian Tour of Flanders winner crossed the line 13 seconds ahead of a 12-rider group, with Eugenia Bujak (BTC City Ljubljana) winning the sprint for second place, ahead of Brianna Walle (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies). Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s Mayuko Hagiwara was fourth. Despite the lack of time bonuses,...
read moreGiorgia Bronzini wins Stage Two of the Route de France
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s Giorgia Bronzini won the second stage of the 2015 Route de France, between Villemandeur and Bourges, in a close sprint finish. As it had been the day before – when Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s Nettie Edmondson was narrowly beaten into second – the result was decided by a photo finish, as Bronzini just managed to push her front wheel over the line ahead of race leader Amy Pieters (Liv-Plantur). Kimberley Wells (Australia) finished third, just ahead of Edmondson, who had led Bronzini into the finish. “In the...
read moreNettie Edmondson a close second in Route de France Stage One Photofinish
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s Nettie Edmondson missed out on victory by the narrowest of margins in the opening stage of the 2015 Route de France, between Avon and Briare, as she was beaten in a photofinish by Lucy Garner (Liv-Plantur). The double track World Champion crossed the line just millimetres behind the British sprinter, at the end of the shortened, 109km stage, after having been led into the finishing straight by French teammate Audrey Cordon-Ragot. French sprinter Roxane Fournier (Poitou-Charentes Futuroscope), while Wiggle Honda Pro...
read moreWiggle Honda Pro Cycling signs Emma Johansson on a Two-Year Contract
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling is both delighted and excited to announce that Emma Johansson has signed a two-year contract with the black and orange team, which will cover the 2016 and 2017 seasons. The 31-year-old from Sollefteå, Sweden, is a 12-time National Champion, and currently holds the blue and yellow cross jersey in both Road Race and Time Trial. In addition to her national titles, 2015 has seen Johansson take victory in the Spanish one-day Durango-Durango race, as well as her third overall title in the Thüringen Rundfahrt stage race in...
read moreRoe and Roberts take Silver and Bronze in GB Criterium Championships
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s Eileen Roe was just unable to successfully defend her Great Britain Criterium Championships around the centre of Barnsley, Yorkshire, as she was beaten to the line by Nikki Juniper (Giordana-Triton). The 25-year-old Scottish rider, who has only just returned from a fractured bone in her hand, was forced to settle for Silver, while the podium was completed by teammate Amy Roberts, who had dominated the race with her constant attacks. “It’s alright,” Roe smiled. “I’m obviously a bit disappointed to lose the jersey,...
read moreWiggle Honda Pro Cycling Team Re-Signs Jolien D’hoore
Fresh from her second position earlier today in the second edition of La Course by Le Tour de France, Belgium’s Jolien D’hoore has re-signed on a two year agreement with the 16 rider Wiggle Honda professional women’s cycling team. The team competes in elite road bicycle racing and track events, including the UCI Women’s Road World Cup and UCI World Championship and is based North of Brussels, Belgium. Jolien, who joined Wiggle Honda for the 2015 season, has enjoyed great success this year, starting in January with victory in the Belgian...
read moreJolien D’hoore wins the bunch sprint for second place in La Course by Le Tour
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s Jolien D’hoore showed once again that she is one of the fastest sprinters in the World as she won the bunch sprint for second place in the 2015 edition of La Course by Le Tour de France. The Belgian Champion crossed the line comfortably clear of Liv-Plantur’s Amy Pieters, on the prestigious Avenue des Champs-Elysées, just one second behind breakaway winner Anna van der Breggen (Rabo-Liv). “Today was a bit hectic, and nervous racing, also because of the weather,” D’hoore explained. “It rained from the start, and also...
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