Jul 4, 2016

My favorite cycling day of the year, without a doubt, is Bike-to-Work Day.  It is a celebration not of bike racing, but rather bike commuting.  My own commuter bike might just be the love of my life.  Since I don’t own a car, we go everywhere together.  For the long hauls, we sometimes use my bus pass. For the big hauls I take along my Burley trailer.  With...

Jul 3, 2016

Wiggle High5 Pro Cycling’s Elisa Longo Borghini came within just a few metres of victory in the second stage of the Giro d’Italia Femminile, between Tarcento and the uphill finish at Montenars. The Italian Time Trial Champion was narrowly beaten to the line by Evelyn Stevens (Boels-Dolmans), who only managed to squeeze past in the final metres, while Polish...

Jun 29, 2016

Wiggle High5 Pro Cycling’s Mara Abbott will lead the black and orange team into the Giro d’Italia Femminile – the Giro Rosa – with the dual intention of winning a third edition of the only remaining women’s Grand Tour, and preparing herself to represent the United States in the Olympic Games. The 30-year-old Coloradan was named last week as part of...

Jun 5, 2016

Wiggle High5 Pro Cycling’s Elisa Longo Borghini finished in second place for the second straight year in the Philadelphia International Cycling Classic, as the race once again came down to the final sprint up the fearsome Manayunk Wall. The Italian was able to outsprint Belarusian Champion Alena Amialiusik (Canyon-SRAM) as the two of them raced for the line...

May 26, 2016

I just got home last night from the Tour of California.  I had a wonderful week there with the team.  It was a huge honor for me to get to be a part of the “host nation”.  As the only American on our team this year, I was very proud to get to show the other girls and staff some beautiful places in the USA – and secretly so excited when they...