Bronzini takes second place in Tour of Qatar Stage one bunch sprint
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s Giorgia Bronzini sprinted to second place at the end of the opening stage of the 2015 Ladies’ Tour of Qatar, between the Museum of Islamic Art in the capital, Doha, and Dukhan Beach. The former two-time Road World Champion was led into the finishing straight by her black and orange teammates, but just beaten to the line by Alé-Cipollini’s Annalisa Cucinotta, with Cucinotta’s teammate Marta Tagliaferro finishing third. “It was a simple stage with a tailwind, so Chloe [Hosking] was going for the intermediate sprints...
read moreIn-Form Hosking And Bronzini Aiming High At The Ladies Tour Of Qatar
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling will start the seventh Ladies’ Tour of Qatar on Tuesday with several options for success in the race that is traditionally dominated by strong riders in the wind. Former two-time road World Champion Giorgia Bronzini has taken three stages in the desert race, and finished second in the first two editions, while Australian Chloe Hosking is also a former stage winner, with two overall podiums to her credit. Both riders have shown great form in the Australian summer races, with victories in the Mitchelton Bay Crits and...
read moreBronzini searching for World Championship sensations in Cadel Evans’ Race
Two-time former Road World Champion Giorgia Bronzini will be looking for the same sensations on the roads that saw her take the first of her rainbow jerseys in Saturday’s Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race, in Geelong, Victoria. The 31-year-old Italian produced one of the sprints of her life at the end of the 127km race, back in October 2010, to condemn overwhelming favourite Marianne Vos of the Netherlands to yet another silver medal. “Of course I have a great memory of Geelong!” Bronzini said. “I know that the finish will be different to the...
read moreWiggle Teamwork Nets Santos Tour Sprints Jersey for Adelaidean Edmondson
Great teamwork from Wiggle Down Under riders secured overall victory in the Sprints Jersey classification for local rider Annette Edmondson in the fourth and final stage of the Santos Women’s Tour around downtown Adelaide’s Victoria Park. The one hour and ten minute criterium finished in a bunch sprint, with Melissa Hoskins (Orica-AIS) taking her second stage victory, ahead of Wiggle Down Under’s two-time former Road World Champion Giorgia Bronzini, with race leader, Hoskins’ teammate Valentina Scandolara taking third. “The first target of...
read moreGiorgia Bronzini Wins Santos Women’s Tour Stage Three In Small Group Sprint
Wiggle Down Under’s Giorgia Bronzini cruised to victory in the third stage of the Santos Women’s Tour, the Jarvis Subaru Road Race between Tanunda and Athelstone, at the head of a small, highly select group. The hilliest day of the four-stage race saw just eleven riders arrive at the finish line together, with the former two-time Road World Champion taking the sprint victory by some considerable margin ahead of the Orica-AIS duo of stage two winner Melissa Hoskins and race leader Valentina Scandolara. “After in the KOM [on Checker Hill after...
read moreNettie Edmondson Takes Sprints Jersey On Santos Women’s Tour Stage Two
Wiggle Down Under’s Nettie Edmondson took third place in the bunch sprint of the second stage of the Santos Women’s Tour, the Jarvis Subaru Criterium, on East End, Adelaide, to take her first ever podium in the black and orange jersey in only her second race. The 23-year-old Adelaide local crossed the line in a close photo finish with winner Melissa Hoskins (Orica-AIS) and Australian criterium champion Kimberley Wells (High5 Dream Team) in second. “It was a little bit of a mess at the end there, but we managed to do okay to get up on the...
read moreWiggle Down Under On Form And Seeking Success In The Santos Women’s Tour
Wiggle Down Under will take the start of the Santos Women’s Tour with a team in form, in and around the South Australian capital, Adelaide, this weekend. The four-day race, run alongside the men’s Tour Down Under WorldTour race will form a major part of this season’s Subaru National Road Series, and will see the long-awaited debut of Adelaide local Nettie Edmondson in the black and orange jersey. “I’ve had the stuff in my house for quite a while now, and I’ve been looking at it every day, so it’s quite nice that the day has finally come when...
read moreAustralian Champion signs with Wiggle Honda again!
Less than 24 hours after Peta Mullens won the elite National Road Title as an individually “Sram Seight” sponsored athlete, Peta has signed another one season contract with Wiggle Honda Professional Women’s Cycling Team. “I’m the Australian National Road Champion & feel some responsibility to ensure that the jersey returns to Europe with a professional team,” she said. Mullens signed her first ‘pro’ road contract with Wiggle Honda ahead of 2014 in order to compliment her MTB career, Peta spent 2014 juggling very demanding road and...
read moreJolien D’hoore Dominates Belgian Omnium Championships To Retain Her Title
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s Jolien D’hoore dominated proceedings at the Belgian Omnium Championships at the Vlaamse Wielercentrum Eddy Merckx, in her hometown of Gent, East Flanders, to take the National title for a third successive year. The 24-year-old, who is also the Belgian Champion on the road, won the first five events to virtually guarantee herself overall victory, but an extraordinary performance in the final Points Race meant that she finished with an incredible total of 310 points. Topsport Vlaanderen-Pro Duo Ridley’s Lotte Kopecky...
read moreHosking Wins 2015 Mitchelton Bay Crits As Bronzini Takes Final Stage Victory
Wiggle Down Under’s Chloe Hosking completed her overall victory in the Mitchelton Bay Cycling Classic series in the fourth and final stage in Williamstown, Victoria, as teammate Giorgia Bronzini sprinted to the win. Two-time road World Champion Bronzini’s sprint was too powerful for Kimberley Wells (Roxsolt) at the end of the fast and furious 45 minute race, with Hosking herself taking third place to secure her yellow jersey. “It was flat and fast, but it was even faster because Orica-AIS was so aggressive,” Hosking explained afterwards. “I...
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