Jolien D’hoore finishes fifth in chaotic finale of Women’s Tour stage one
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s Belgian Champion Jolien D’hoore finished in fifth place in the opening stage of the 2015 Aviva Women’s Tour, between Bury St Edmonds and Aldeburgh on the Suffolk coast, as stage winner Lizzie Armitstead (Boels-Dolmans) crashed shortly after crossing the line. German Champion Lisa Brennauer (Velocio-SRAM) took second place, ahead of Swedish Champion Emma Johansson (Orica-AIS) and Simona Frapporti (Alé-Cipollini), after hard work from the peloton had chased down a breakaway group of four riders. Unfortunately,...
read moreWiggle Honda Pro Cycling “can’t wait” for the Aviva Women’s Tour!
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling will line up with its strongest possible team at the start of the Aviva Women’s Tour, which starts in the beautiful Suffolk town of Bury St Edmonds on Wednesday, the 17th of June. As the number one British team, the event will be one of the most important of the season – for the riders and sponsors alike – with the entire black and orange organisation excited to see if race organiser SweetSpot can match the incredible success of the 2014 edition. Eager to get started is Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s Italian...
read moreJolien D’hoore makes a triumphant return at the Antwerp Diamond Tour
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s Jolien D’hoore made a triumphant return to racing, after her well-deserved mid-season break, with an emphatic sprint victory at the Antwerp Diamond Tour, outside the Kempen Diamond Museum in Nijlen, Belgium. The 25-year-old Belgian Champion beat compatriot Kelly Druyts (Topsport Vlaanderen Pro-Duo) to the line, at the end of the 124km race, with German Champion Lisa Brennauer (Velocio-SRAM) in third place. “Today was a good day,” D’hoore laughed. “I didn’t expect to go so well already. I felt so good in the race;...
read moreDani King takes stunning solo victory in Matrix Fitness GP final round
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s Dani King soloed to a stunning victory in last night’s final round of the Matrix Fitness GP series, in the beautiful Georgian city of Bath. The Olympic Champion escaped the rest of the field in the early laps of the 45-minute race, then rode alone to finish on Royal Avenue well clear of the sprint for second place. Jessie Walker (RST Racing) sprinted to second, ahead of Charlene Joiner (Team WNT), with Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s Great Britain Criterium Champion Eileen Roe fifth. “I went after about ten minutes, so I...
read moreJolien D’hoore “really excited to race again” in Sunday’s Diamond Tour
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s Jolien D’hoore returns to action on Sunday in the Flanders Diamond Tour, in Antwerp, Belgium, to defend the victory that she took in the race last year. The 25-year-old Belgian Champion has been taking a planned break from the peloton since late April, and is anxious to pin a number on her back once again. Last year’s Diamond Tour win was the first UCI-classified victory of what was to be D’hoore’s best season to date, as she beat then Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling rider Beatrice Bartelloni to the line. “I’m really...
read moreElisa Longo Borghini takes second place in Philly Classic World Cup
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s Elisa Longo Borghini finished in second place in the Philadelphia International Cycling Classic, the sixth round of the 2015 UCI Road World Cup, at the top of the super-steep Manayunk Wall. The 23-year-old Italian crested the top of the climb first, but was just overtaken in the flatter, final 100 metres by former British Champion Lizzie Armitstead, who crossed the line just ahead. Belarus Champion Alena Amialiusik (Velocio-SRAM) took third place, two seconds later. “I’m really happy with my race,” Longo...
read moreEileen Roe overcomes mid-race crash to take Second in Jupiter London Nocturne
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s Eileen Roe overcame a mid-race crash to take second place in the Jupiter London Nocturne, around the British capital’s iconic Smithfield Market, last night. Despite damage to her bike, the British Criterium Champion won the sprint from a small group at the end of the half-hour race, behind a winning solo attack from track World Champion, and fellow Scot, Katie Archibald (Pearl Izumi-Sports Tours International). Nikki Juniper (Giordana-Triton) took third place, while Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s Team Manager Rochelle...
read moreWiggle Honda primed for more World Cup success in Sunday’s Philly Classic
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling heads to the Philadelphia International Cycling Classic on Sunday with a team hoping to build on the success already achieved in the 2015 UCI Road World Cup. Black and orange riders have won three of the five rounds of the season-long competition so far, with Belgian Champion Jolien D’hoore taking the Ronde van Drenthe in March, Elisa Longo Borghini winning the Tour of Flanders in April and former two-time road World Champion Giorgia Bronzini sprinting to victory in last month’s Tour of Chongming Island. The Philly...
read moreSecond podium in two days for Hagiwara in Gooik-Geraardsbergen-Gooik
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s Mayuko Hagiwara took her second podium finish in as many days in today’s Gooik-Geraardsbergen-Gooik, despite travelling several hundred kilometres after yesterday’s race in Plumelec. The Japanese Champion managed to bridge across to a late break from Gracie Elvin (Orica-AIS) and Ellen van Dijk (Boels-Dolmans) but was unable to compete with the two faster sprinters on the slightly uphill finish. “I wanted to try some attacks before we were caught by the peloton, so I tried one or two times,” Hagiwara said. “In the...
read moreMayuko Hagiwara takes third place in GP Plumelec breakaway
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s Mayuko Hagiwara took her first European podium of the season as she rode to third place in the GP Plumelec-Morbihan after having been in the late breakaway of the day. The Japanese Champion was just beaten to the line in the western France race’s uphill finish by Sheyla Gutierrez (Lointek) and Sandrine Bideau (Région Centre) after 30km out in front of the peloton. Audrey Cordon-Ragot, Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s Breton Champion and 2014 winner in Plumelec, repeated her fifth place of yesterday’s Classique Morbihan at...
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