Bronzini becomes first non-Australian Bay Crits champion after third stage win
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s Giorgia Bronzini completed her almost total domination of the Mitchelton Bay Cycling Classic – the Bay Crits – with a powerful sprint victory on stage four, taking her personal total in the race up to three. The former two-time World road champion hit the finish line several lengths clear of the battle for second place once again, which was taken by compatriot Valentina Scandolara (Orica-AIS) ahead of Tiffany Cromwell (Specialized-Securitor). The race had seen a five-rider breakaway escape early, with...
read moreElinor Barker and Laura Trott take victories in Manchester Track Revolution
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s World champions Elinor Barker, Dani King, Joanna Rowsell and Laura Trott were in action in last night’s third round of the Revolution Series at the National Cycling Centre Velodrome, Manchester. Trott and Barker took victories in the Elimination and Scratch Races respectively, while King made the Scratch Race podium, despite being brought down by a crash in the closing stages. The afternoon session had seen Barker take third place in the UCI Points Race, behind City of Edinburgh’s Katie Archibald and the...
read moreBronzini tightens overall Bay Crits lead with dominant stage three victory
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s Giorgia Bronzini took a dominant sprint victory in the third stage of the Mitchelton Bay Cycling Classic – the Bay Crits – on the tough Portarlington, Victoria, circuit and further tightened her overall lead in the four-day event. The former two-time World champion was by far the fastest rider on the uphill finishing straight, winning by several lengths over Annette Edmondson (Orica-AIS) and Tiffany Cromwell (Specialized-Securitor) at the end of a race that saw just 21 riders finish. “Today was a hard...
read moreGiorgia Bronzini holds yellow jersey after second stage of Bay Crits
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s Bronzini still holds the yellow jersey in the Mitchelton Bay Cycling Classic – the Bay Crits – after taking second place in the second stage in Geelong, Victoria’s Eastern Park. The former two-time World champion was narrowly beaten to the line by an early jump from Chloe Hosking (Roxsolt) on the uphill finishing straight, with Annette Edmondson (Orica-AIS) taking third. “The lap was a little bit harder today, but it was more similar to a road race, so I felt good during the race, and I think that the...
read moreGiorgia Bronzini sprints to victory in Mitchelton Bay Crits stage one
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s Giorgia Bronzini started her 2014 racing season in perfect style with a powerful sprint victory in the first stage of the Mitchelton Bay Cycling Classic – the Bay Crits – on Geelong, Victoria’s Ritchie Boulevard. The former two-time World champion, who took the first of her road rainbow jerseys on the streets of Geelong in October 2010, blasted to the line more than a length clear of her nearest challengers, with Annette Edmondson (Orica-AIS) second, and Tiffany Cromwell (Specialized Securitor) third....
read moreFranky Van Haesebroucke joins Wiggle Honda as Directeur Sportif
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling is delighted to announce that Franky Van Haesebroucke will be joining the team as directeur sportif in 2014. The experienced Belgian was a professional rider for eight years, whose victories included several in the United States and Australia, and has been working as a directeur sportif since his retirement in 2001. He joins the black and orange team from men’s Professional Continental team Champion System. “I’m very pleased to announce Franky Van Haesebroucke as Wiggle Honda’s new DS for 2014,” said...
read moreLauren Kitchen sprints to Victory in Launceston Cycling Classic Race
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s Lauren Kitchen sprinted to victory in the Stan Siejka Cycling Classic in Launceston, Tasmania, to take her second win of the Australian summer to date. The 23-year-old was the fastest of a small group of riders that arrived to contest the finish of the downtown race, which included German teammate Charlotte Becker, and the New South Wales rider took a clear victory ahead of Liv/Giant’s Nicole Whitburn and Specialized Securitor’s Lizzie Williams. With Kitchen set to leave Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling at the end of 2013,...
read moreLaura Trott takes silver medal in Mexico Track World Cup Omnium
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s Laura Trott finished second overall in the Omnium competition at the World Cup in Aguascalientes, Mexico, to take the Silver Medal. Competing in the red, white and blue colours of Great Britain, the double Olympic and European champion began the second day of the the six-race event just three points behind reigning World champion Sarah Hammer of the United States, but victories for the American in both the Individual Pursuit and Scratch Race put her into an unassailable lead. As the World record holder in the...
read moreElinor Barker takes Silver Medal in World Cup Individual Pursuit
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s Elinor Barker won the Silver Medal in the Individual Pursuit at the second round of the UCI Track World Cup, in Aguascalientes, Mexico. Riding in the colours of the Great Britain national team, the 19-year-old Welshwoman qualified for the final as the fastest rider, in a time of three minutes, 30.009 seconds, taking five seconds off her personal best, and setting up a Gold Medal contest with Australia’s Rebecca Wiasak. Unfortunately, Barker was just unable to reproduce her qualification time in the final race,...
read moreWiggle Honda riders shatter Team Pursuit record in Mexico Track World Cup
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s Elinor Barker, Dani King and Joanna Rowsell, along with City of Edinburgh’s Katie Archibald smashed their own World record in the four kilometre Team Pursuit at the second round of the 2013/14 Track World Cup in Aguascalientes, Mexico. Riding for the Great Britain national team, the four riders completed the event in a time of four minutes, 16.552 seconds, to beat Canada by more than six and a half seconds and go more than three seconds quicker than the mark they set in Manchester in November. The British team was...
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