Nettie Edmondson adds two more titles at Australian National Track Championships
Wiggle High5 Pro Cycling’s Nettie Edmondson continued her journey towards the upcoming World Track Championships, and the Rio Olympics, with the addition of two more National Titles at the Australian Track Championships this weekend. Riding in the colours of the South Australian Sports Institute, the 24-year-old Adelaidean took a dominant victory in Friday’s Points Race, then lapped the field to take a hard-fought, but simple victory in Saturday’s Scratch Race. “I’m pretty happy with the last weekend of racing at the National Championships,”...
read moreChloe Hosking restores team morale with final Tour of Qatar stage victory
Wiggle High5 Pro Cycling’s Chloe Hosking ended what has been a mixed Ladies Tour of Qatar for the black and orange squad on a massive high note with victory in the final stage. The Australian sprinter managed to outpace ten-time Qatar stage winner Kirsten Wild on the Doha Corniche finish, at the end of the short, fast, 73km stage, with Monique van de Ree (Lares-Waowdeals) in third. “I think it was a sprint that I really actually thought about, leading into it,” Hosking said. “I definitely used what I’ve learned, riding with Egon [van Kessel]...
read moreAmy Pieters takes third place in windswept Tour of Qatar stage two
Wiggle High5 Pro Cycling’s Amy Pieters took third place at the end of an eventful second stage of the Ladies Tour of Qatar, between the Sheikh Faisal Museum and the Al Khor Corniche, after aggressive riding in the desert crosswinds saw the peloton blown to pieces. The Dutch rider was part of a four-rider group that broke clear inside the final ten kilometres, but was just unable to react to a late attack from Katrin Garfoot (Orica-AIS). Garfoot took the stage alone and Pieters was narrowly beaten in the race for second place by Trixi Worrack...
read moreChloe Hosking: “It’s not secret that I love racing in the desert.”
After strong performances in the Australian summer Wiggle High5 Pro Cycling’s season moves north to the Arabian Peninsular this week for the eighth edition of the Ladies’ Tour of Qatar. The team will be led by former stage winner Chloe Hosking, who has finished in second, third and second place overall in the last three editions. The Australian is keen to try to take the top step of the podium this year in a race that will preview much of the course of this year’s World Championships. “It’s not secret that I love racing in the desert,”...
read moreSuper-Strong Dani King takes third place in Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
A super-strong performance from Wiggle High5 Pro Cycling’s Dani King saw the Olympic Champion take third place in the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race in Geelong, Victoria. The 25-year-old was forced into a lone chase of solo race leader, Australian Champion Amanda Spratt (Orica-AIS), with Spratt’s teammate Rachel Neylan on her wheel. Having done so much solo work, King was unable to beat Neylan in the sprint for the line, 49 seconds behind Spratt. Having worked hard for teammate King throughout the race, Wiggle High5 Pro Cycling’s Chloe...
read moreWiggle High5 ready to end Australian season at Cadel Evans Ocean Race
Wiggle High5 Pro Cycling faces its last major race of its Australian campaign this weekend, with Saturday’s Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race. The black and orange team will be without double World Champion Nettie Edmondson, who has returned to the track in preparation for the Australian National Championships, but the other riders from the Santos Women’s Tour will be present. The team will be led by Olympic Champion Dani King, who finished the Santos Tour in fourth place overall, and took the Mountains Classification, along with the Wiggle...
read moreAmy Pieters: “A lot of cards to play”
Dutch Amy Pieters is one of the new signings of the Wiggle High5 Pro Cycling team for 2016. Born on 1 June 1991, the 24 year old from Haarlem, The Netherlands, has spent her entire professional career (starting in 2011) with the Liv-Plantur (formerly Giant-Shimano) team. Here’s an introduction to this incredibly talented all-rounder. Pieters, currently living in Zwanenburg (NL), is from a real cycling family as she is the daughter of former pro cyclist and current Belgian National track coach Peter Pieters, and a sister of Roy Pieters. So...
read moreMayuko Hagiwara wins the Asian Time Trial Championship!
Wiggle High5 Pro Cycling’s Mayuko Hagiwara has added the title of Asian Time Trial Champion to her long list of Japanese National titles as she took victory in the 22.4km test on the Japanese Island of Oshima. Riding the classic white, grey and red colours of the Japanes National Team, Hagiwara’s time of 32 minutes and 35 seconds was just enough to beat Ju Mi Lee of South Korea by a fraction of a second, while Pang Yao of Hong Kong took the bronze medal another minute and 40 seconds behind. “I am happy today to get the result of champion of...
read moreEdmondson second in final Santos Tour stage as King confirms fourth overall
Wiggle High5 Pro Cycling’s Nettie Edmondson took second place in the final sprint for stage four of the Santos Women’s Tour on the Victoria Park circuit, Adelaide, South Australia. The double Track World Champion, who won Sunday’s Rymill Park criterium stage was just beaten to the line by Kimberley Wells (High5 Dream Team) at the end of the one hour race, with overall leader Katrin Garfoot (Orica-AIS) in third. Garfoot’s third place meant that she confirmed her final victory in the Santos Women’s Tour, while Wiggle High5 Pro Cycling’s Dani...
read moreUnlucky King holds on to Santos Tour fourth place despite late stage three crash
Wiggle High5 Pro Cycling’s Dani King once again confirmed her superb early-season form in the Santos Women’s Tour, and maintains her fourth place overall despite a final kilometre crash at the end of the third stage. The Olympic Champion was nearing the finish as part of an elite breakaway group at the end of the tough 101km Lyndoch Circuit stage when she was brought down by a freak mechanical problem. Lizzie Williams (Orica-AIS) had escaped the group and held on to win, but King was still able to finish in fifth place and was given the same...
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