Giorgia Bronzini wins again in tough, hilly Tour de l’Ardèche stage three
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s Giorgia Bronzini proved once again that there is more to her game than one of the fastest sprints in the women’s peloton, as she managed to stay with a select front group of seven to take the third stage of the Tour de l’Ardèche, between Vals les Bains and Le Tiel. The former two-time World champion was by far the fastest of the leading riders at the finish, beating Italian compatriots Rossella Ratto (Servetto-Footon Mixed) and Elena Cecchini (Faren-Kuota) into second and third. The short, hilly 77.4km stage came in...
read moreGiorgia Bronzini takes 14th win of the year in Tour de l’Ardèche stage one
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s Giorgia Bronzini took her 14th stage of the 2013 season so far as she sprinted to victory in the first stage of the Tour de l’Ardèche, between Rochegude and Beauchastel. The former two-time World champion crossed the line at the end of the 120.9km stage more than a length clear of the race for second place, with Australia’s Tiffany Cromwell beating Italian Elena Cecchini (Faren-Kuota). With much of the peloton finishing together, and with no time bonuses available, Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s Linda Villumsen still...
read moreVillumsen and Kitchen first and third in Tour de l’Ardèche prologue
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s Linda Villumsen won the opening prologue of the Tour de l’Ardèche in the town of Vallon Pont d’Arc, to take the first pink jersey of the race. The New Zealand time trial champion flew around the flat 2.5km course in a time of three minutes and four seconds, to finish two seconds quicker than Russian Alexandra Burchenkova (RusVelo). In a fantastic result for Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling, Australian Lauren Kitchen completed the prologue podium with third place, with three minutes and nine seconds, having briefly held the...
read moreSKINS partners with Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling
By Elinor Barker SKINS is an Australian company which supplies the Wiggle Honda professional cycling team with all of our compression and recovery wear such as tights, tops and calf tights. The tight material is technically designed to reduce the time it takes for lactic acid to be removed from the muscles. This increases strength and power as well as muscular endurance, all of which come in pretty handy in bike racing! As well as all these benefits, SKINS products also double up as flight wear to reduce fatigue and poor circulation caused by...
read moreLaura Trott takes third place in Trophée d’Or final stage breakaway
Having sprinted into tenth place behind the break in yesterday’s fifth stage of the Trophée d’Or, Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s double Olympic champion Laura Trott got herself into the winning move on stage stage six and took third place. The stage was won by Annemiek van Vleuten (Rabobank-Liv/Giant), who jumped away from the rest of the group in the closing kilometres, with Trott narrowly pipped on the line by Italian sprinter Marta Tagliaferro (MCipollini-Giordana) just seven seconds later. The 88km stage between Orval and Saint-Amand-Montrond...
read moreTop ten for Laura Trott in Trophée d’Or stage five
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s double Olympic champion Laura Trott sprinted into tenth place in the fifth stage of the Trophée d’Or, in Baugy, central France, as the peloton arrived at the finish 48 seconds behind a breakaway group of seven. The 21-year-old, riding her first fill-length stage race in more than four months, was beaten to the line only by World champion Marianne Vos (Rabobank-Liv/Giant), and fellow track specialist Leire Olaberria (Bizkaia-Durango) at the end of the aggressive 101.5km stage. “A top ten is okay,” said Wiggle Honda...
read moreBad luck and French trains deny Wiggle Honda in Trophée d’Or stage four
A tough course and a French railway crossing conspired to deny Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling in the fourth stage of the Trophée d’Or, in Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire, in Burgundy. Anna-Bianca Schnitzmeier was the black and orange team’s best finisher, in 13th place, as bunch sprinted nine minutes and 33 seconds behind the winning group of seven. World champion Marianne Vos (Rabobank-Liv/Giant) was the stage winner again, outsprinting Valentina Scandolara (MCipollini-Giordana) and Anna van der Breggen (Sengers Ladies) into second and third. “The course...
read moreAnother podium for Giorgia Bronzini in Trophée d’Or stage three
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s Giorgia Bronzini sprinted to yet another podium position in the third stage of the Trophée d’Or, in La Chappelle-Saint-Ursin, in Central France. With the stage taken in a solo breakaway from Anastasiya Chulkova (RusVelo), the former two-time World champion took second place in the bunch sprint behind current rainbow jersey Marianne Vos (Rabobank-Liv/Giant), a minute and ten seconds later. “The Russian girl did a good ride,” said Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling directeur sportif Simon Cope. “She attacked quite early on and...
read moreGiorgia Bronzini sprints to second in stage one of Trophée d’Or
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s Giorgia Bronzini sprinted into second place in the opening stage of the Trophée d’Or, between Saint-Amand-Montrond and Graçay, in central France, from a select group of five riders. The former two-time World champion was only beaten to the line by current rainbow jersey Marianne Vos (Rabobank-Liv/Giant), with Vos’ teammate Lucinda Brand in third. “It was a very fast and technical finish. A real Vos-type finish,” said Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling directeur sportif Simon Cope. “There was a corner with about 220 metres to...
read moreWiggle Honda signs Swedish champion Emilia Fahlin for 2014
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling is pleased to announced that the Swedish national champion Emilia Fahlin will be joining the black and orange team in 2014. The 24-year-old from Örebro in southern Sweden has been a professional cyclist since 2007, and has ridden for some of the strongest teams in the sport. As well as her two national road titles – and three national time trial titles – Fahlin has won several prestigious races, including the Amgen Tour of California Women’s Critérium. Arguably her greatest strength is her tireless support...
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