Linda Villumsen up to fifth overall after Thüringen-Rundfahrt time trial
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s Linda Villumsen moved up to fifth overall after her sixth place in the stage four time trial of the Thüringen-Rundfahrt, in Gera, eastern Germany. The New Zealand time trial champion completed the windswept 21km course in a time of 29 minutes, 59 seconds, to finish just one minute and seven seconds behind stage winner Shara Gillow (Orica-AIS). “Linda’s a little bit disappointed that she didn’t perform a little bit better, but she looked good to me, and she gave it one hundred percent,” said Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling...
read moreQuiet day for Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling in Thüringen-Rundfahrt stage three
Having taken the Aggressive Rider jersey in stages one and two, the riders of Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling spent a quieter day in the peloton in yesterday’s third stage of the Thüringen-Rundfahrt in the town of Schleiz, eastern Germany. The race finished in another bunch sprint, which was won by Annemiek van Vleuten (Rabobank-Liv/Giant), ahead of yellow jersey Emma Johansson (Orica-AIS) and Valentina Scandolara (MCipollini-Giordana) Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s newly crowned British time trial champion Joanna Rowsell was part of the very first...
read moreWiggle Honda Pro Cycling to appear at Ride with Brad sportive on 11th August
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s Olympic champions Laura Trott, Dani King and Joanna Rowsell will line up at the start of the second edition of the Ride with Brad sportive on Sunday 11th August. The trio will be joined by British teammates World junior time trial champion Elinor Barker and European junior track champion Amy Roberts, as well as Australian team manager and Commonwealth champion Rochelle Gilmore. The event is an opportunity for cycling fans to ride with Sir Bradley Wiggins, the first ever British winner of the Tour de France, as well...
read moreAnna Schnitzmeier takes Aggressive Rider prize on Thüringen Rundfahrt stage 2
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling took the Most Aggressive Rider prize for the second straight day in the Thüringen-Rundfahrt, as Anna-Bianca Schnitzmeier initiated the main breakaway of the second stage in Hermsdorf. The 22-year-old German escaped the peloton after around 49km of the 121.4km stage, and was joined by Chloe McConville of the Australian National Team. The two riders managed to get more than three and a half minutes clear of the peloton, before they were finally caught with less than ten kilometres to go. “The idea was to put pressure...
read moreLAZER Helmets and Eyewear Product Feature
By Emily Collins Wasp The Lazer Wasp aero helmet is as good as it gets in terms of aero dynamics, comfort and look. The Wiggle Honda girls are lucky to be provided with these very smooth ‘watt saving’ helmets throughout the season. ‘The Wasp helmet incorporates Lazer “Dual Layer Aerodynamics,” which employ a “trip wire” on the top of the helmet to create a boundary layer of small air vortices on the tail of the helmet. By creating these small areas of turbulence, Lazer say they in turn prevent larger vortices, which can create more drag and...
read moreLinda Villumsen most aggressive rider in first stage of Thüringen Rundfahrt
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s Linda Villumsen was awarded the blue jersey for Most Aggressive Rider at the end of the opening stage of the Thüringen-Rundfahrt, in Schleusingen, eastern Germany, after a solo attack that was only closed down in the final kilometre. The New Zealand time trial champion managed to escape just before the second climb of the day, with around 15km of the short 64.3km stage left, and was able to get 35 seconds clear. She was unable to hold off the charging peloton on the downhill run to the finish, however, and was...
read moreMedals galore for Wiggle Honda riders in European Track Championships
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s riders took medals galore in the European Track Championships this week, with British riders Laura Trott and Elinor Barker, and Italian Beatrice Bartelloni all coming away with silverware. Trott and Barker dominated the Individual Pursuit, the Points Race, with Trott also taking the Omnium, but the championship began with Beatrice Bartelloni taking bronze for Italy in the Team Pursuit. After previously being run over three thousand metres, with three riders, the event has been extended by another kilometre and...
read moreLinda Villumsen takes fifth in Giro Rosa final time trial
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s Linda Villumsen finished fifth in the final time trial stage of the Giro d’Italia Femminile – the Giro Rosa – in the city of Cremona. Dressed in the special “silver fern” skinsuit of New Zealand time trial champion, the 28-year-old completed the 16.7km city course in a time of 22 minutes 14 seconds, to finish just one minute and two seconds behind stage winner, Netherlands champion Ellen van Dijk (Specialized-lululemon). “Linda’s a little bit down actually, but it was her first race back and one of the...
read moreGiorgia Bronzini sprints into second place on Giro Rosa stage seven
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s former two-time World champion Giorgia Bronzini sprinted to second place in the seventh stage of the Giro d’Italia Femminile – the Giro Rosa – at the end of a fast circuit race in Corbetta, to the west of Milan. The 29-year-old Italian could only be beaten to the line by current rainbow jersey Marianne Vos (Rabobank-Liv/Giant), who took her third stage of the race. “I’m happy. I did my maximum for the sprint,” said Bronzini of her result. “The girls all worked really well, they gave their maximum for me...
read moreLauren Kitchen in the break in mountainous Giro Rosa stage six
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s Lauren Kitchen positioned herself into the nine-rider breakaway group that escaped the peloton midway through the sixth stage of the Giro d’Italia Femminile – the Giro Rosa – and managed to build a lead of two minutes over the peloton. Unfortunately, the United States team of Maglia Rosa Mara Abbott pulled back the group before it could reach the foot of the final climb to the finish at San Domenico, where Abbott rode away to another solo victory and cemented her lead in the general classification. “It...
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