Lauren Kitchen makes the selection in a windy, crash-strewn Omloop van Borsele
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s Lauren Kitchen won the sprint for 12th place at the head of a small chase group in the Omloop van Borsele, in Zeeland, in the southwestern Netherlands. The 122km race – made up of five laps of a 24.3km circuit – was dominated by strong winds, blowing off the North Sea, with numerous crashes shattering the peloton into several pieces right from the start. Kitchen managed to get into an 18-rider leading group that formed in the first lap, but recent illness prevented her from going with the winning move....
read moreStrong team debut for Elinor Barker in the Omloop van Borsele time trial
World junior time trial champion Elinor Barker made her long-awaited Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling debut in a windy Omloop van Borsele time trial, in the town of ‘S-Heerenhoek in the south eastern Netherlands province of Zeeland. The 18-year-old, who has spent much of the spring revising for exams, finished the 19.5km course in 16th place, in a time of 28 minutes, 4.77 seconds, just one minute 52.89 seconds behind the winning time of 26 minutes 11.88 seconds, posted by Netherlands time trial champion Ellen van Dijk (Specialized-lululemon). “I...
read moreA tough debut for Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling riders in la Flèche Wallonne
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling endured a hard day in la Flèche Wallonne, the fourth round of the women’s World Cup, with Olympic champion Joanna Rowsell the team’s best finisher, in 46th place, after she was just unable to hold on to the fierce pace being set on the final few climbs of the race. With Anna-Bianca Schnitzmeier the only rider on the team to have experienced what is arguably the hardest women’s one-day race, and with double Olympic champion Laura Trott making her debut in the World Cup, it was to be a day of survival for the young...
read moreGiorgia Bronzini sprints to second place in Gelderland
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling was on the podium once again as two-time world road champion Giorgia Bronzini sprinted to second place in the Ronde van Gelderland. The 29-year-old Italian was just beaten to the line Dutch super sprinter Kirsten Wild (Argos-Shimano) after hard work from the Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling team had helped to pull back a two-rider break late on in the 139.6km race. “The team put Giorgia into the best position possible in that last couple of kilometres,” explained Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling directeur sportif Simon Cope. “The...
read moreWiggle Honda completes a strong team performance in the Energiewacht Tour
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s Laura Trott finished safely in the main peloton on the fifth and final stage of the Energiewacht Tour, between Groningen and Haren in the northeastern Netherlands, to confirm her overall third place in the young riders classification. Emily Collins was Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s best finisher, in 19th place, as a nine-rider break escaped to contest the stage victory. With most of the strong teams represented in the breakaway it was not possible to chase it down. “Orica, Rabobank and Argos all had a rider in the...
read moreA strong chase but no joy for Wiggle Honda in the Energiewacht Tour wind
The riders of Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling endured a hard day in the wind in the fourth stage of the Energiewacht Tour, in the northeastern Netherlands, but were unable to prevent the peloton splitting on the windy 135km circuit. An 18-rider group managed to get away and, despite some strong chasing from Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling, the group stayed away to the finish. “It was a nasty day,” said Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling directeur sportif Simon Cope. “It kept splitting in the same place; the first two times it came back together, but the third time...
read moreLaura Trott closes in on best young rider jersey in the Energiewacht Tour
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s double Olympic champion Laura Trott is within touching distance of taking the taking back the white, best young rider jersey after a split stage on day three of the Energiewacht Tour. The morning time trial stage saw Trott complete the 21km course 39 seconds faster than Jolanda Neff (Rabobank-Liv/Giant), who had taken the jersey from her on the previous stage, and she now sits just three seconds behind. This also moved the 20-year-old up to 15th place in the general classification and – with Dani King moving...
read moreTrott remains in white jersey contention after strong team performance
A strong team performance from the riders of Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling has kept double Olympic champion Laura Trott in contention for the best young rider jersey in the Energiewacht Tour at the end of the windy second stage. Despite a tough day in the saddle, the 20-year-old ended the day just 42 seconds behind Jolanda Neff (Rabobank-Liv/Giant) in the classification, after the Swiss rider managed to get into the stage-winning move of 13-riders. “The girls rode well,” said Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling directeur sportif Simon Cope. “They rode...
read moreThe Ronde – the Wiggle Honda Team on Flanders reconnaissance
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read moreLaura Trott takes best young rider jersey in Energiewacht Tour stage one
Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s double Olympic champion Laura Trott ended the day in the best young rider jersey after a chaotic first stage of the Energiewacht Tour in the north eastern Netherlands. The 20-year-old was one of three Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling riders to make it into the 22-rider lead group as the peloton split in the crosswinds that always characterise the Dutch stage race. Olympic champion Dani King was Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s best finisher in tenth place, with Australian Lauren Kitchen in 13th place, and Trott 17th. “It was a...
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