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Setmana Valenciana Fémines 1. Etappe

Tavernes de la Valldigna – Gandia – 114 Km

1 BALSAMO Elisa CAN TREK – SEGAFREDO 03:00:30
2 ROSEMAN-GANNON Ruby AUS TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE – JAYCO 00:00
3 KOSTER Anouska NED TEAM JUMBO-VISMA 00:00
4 MANLY Alexandra AUS TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE – JAYCO 00:00
5 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa ITA TREK – SEGAFREDO 00:00
6 PALADIN Soraya ITA CANYON//SRAM RACING 00:00
7 SWINKELS Karlijn NED TEAM JUMBO-VISMA 00:00
8 ZANARDI Silvia ITA BEPINK 00:00
9 BROWN Grace AUS FDJ NOUVELLE-AQUITAINE FUTUROSCOPE 00:00
10 LUDWIG Cecilie Uttrup DEN FDJ NOUVELLE-AQUITAINE FUTUROSCOPE 00:00

Vuelta CV Feminas

92 Km 6. Februar 2022

01 [ITA] Marta Bastianelli UAE Team ADQ 2:11:32
02 [ITA] Ilaria Sanguineti Valcar-Travel & Service + 00
03 [AUT] Kathrin Schweinberger Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling + 00
04 [NOR] Susanne Andersen Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 00
05 [ESP] Sandra Alonso Dominguez Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling + 00
14 [GER] Corinna Lechner Massi Tactic Women’s Team + 00
15 [GER] Lea Lin Teutenberg Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling + 00

4. Lauf der X²O Badkamers Trofee in Baal

Frauen:
1. Lucinda Brand (Baloise – Trek Lions) 44:28
2. Ceylin Del Carmen Alvarado (Alpecin – Fenix) +0:03
3. Denise Betsema (Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal) +0:36
4. Annemarie Worst (777) +1:15
5. Fem van Empel (Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal) +1:32
6. Sanne Cant (Iko – Crelan) +2:08
7. Kata Blanka Vas (SD Worx) +2:20
8. Maghalie Rochette (Specialized) +2:25
9. Clara Honsinger (Cannondale) +3:27
10. Katie Clouse (Cannondale) +3:57

Gesamtwertung nach vier von acht Läufen:
1. Denise Betsema (Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal) 3:10:52
2. Lucinda Brand (Baloise – Trek Lions) +0:46
3. Ceylin Del Carmen Alvarado (Alpecin – Fenix) +2:38
4. Annemarie Worst (777) +5:14
5. Clara Honsinger (Cannondale) +8:15

Männer:
1. Wout van Aert (Jumbo – Visma) 1:04:18 Stunden
2. Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) +0:09
3. Eli Iserbyt (Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal) +0:28
4. Toon Aerts (Baloise – Trek Lions) +1:16
5. Michael Vanthourenhout (Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal) +0:14
6. Ben Turner (Ineos Grenadiers) +2:13
7. Lars van der Haar (Baloise – Trek Lions) +2:25
8. Jens Adams (Hollebeekhoeve) +2:44
9. Laurens Sweeck (Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal) +2:48
10. Tom Meeusen (Hens – Maes) +2:50

Gesamtwertung nach 4 von 8 Läufen:
1. Toon Aerts (Baloise – Trek Lions) 4:02:19 Stunden
2. Eli Iserbyt (Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal) +1:15 Minuten
3. Michael Vanthourenhout (Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal) +6:06
4. Wout van Aert (Jumbo – Visma) +8:33
5. Corne van Kessel (Tormans CX) +8:34

Mona Mitterwallner unterschreibt bei Cannondale

Die zweifache Weltmeisterin dieser Saison hat einen Profivertrag bei Cannondale Factory Racing unterschrieben. Mona Mitterwallner wird in den nächsten drei Jahren bis 2024 für das deutsche Team fahren!
Nach einer der erfolgreichsten Saisonen, die eine Bikerin überhaupt hingelegt hat, war der Andrang der Spitzenteams groß. Die erst 20-jährige Mona Mitterwallner krönte sich heuer zur U23-Welt- und Europameisterin, sie gewann alle sechs U23-Weltcuprennen, holte sich natürlich den Gesamtweltcup und am Ende des Jahres kürte sie sich auch noch zur jüngsten Marathon-Elite-Weltmeisterin der Geschichte.

Mona ist bereit für den nächsten Schritt
„Ich hatte viele Gespräche mit mehreren Teams. Ausschlaggebend für Cannondale war die Aussage des Teammanagers, dass die Performance für ihn vordergründig ist. Das wichtigste ist der Erfolg und genau dafür lebe ich. Ich lege meinen Fokus auf die Rennen und das Training, das Team kümmert sich um den Rest. Ich kann mich rein auf meinen Sport konzentrieren“, begründet Mona ihre Entscheidung.

Ziel: Gesamtweltcupsieg!
2022 stehen rund 26 Rennen auf dem Plan, erstmals bestreitet sie dabei alle Weltcuprennen bei den Elite-Damen. „Mein großes Ziel ist der Gesamtsieg – dann wäre ich die jüngste Gesamtweltcup-Siegerin der Geschichte.“ Übrigens, im nächsten Jahr bestreitet Mona auch erstmals die Short Track-Bewerbe vor den Cross Country-Weltcups: „Ich bin schon gespannt, wie mir diese kurzen Distanzen liegen. Von der Statur her bin ich sicher mehr der Cross Country-Typ.“

Abstecher auf die Straße geplant
Mona Mitterwallner ist im Cannondale Factory Racing-Team die einzige Dame. Drei Profis sind mit Henrique Avancini (Brasilien), Simon Andreassen (Dänemark) und Alan Hatherly (Südafrika) vertreten. „Die Struktur von Cannondale ist top-professionell. Der US-Fahrradproduzent hat auch noch ein UCI WorldTour-Team und eines bei den Damen. Ich werde auch Abstecher auf die Straße unternehmen, einen Radmarathon möchte ich fix fahren, wo ich mein Regenbogentrikot präsentieren will“, sagt Mona, die in den nächsten Monaten verstärkt auf den Skitouren-Skiern unterwegs sein wird. Ehe im Februar die ersten Rennen losgehen und im April der Elite-Weltcup in Brasilien!

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Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2022

WRITING HISTORY WITH THE TOUR DE FRANCE FEMMES AVEC ZWIFT

Key points:
 Race director Marion Rousse presented the inaugural edition of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, scheduled for 24th to 31st July 2022, at the Palais des Congrès in Paris this morning.
 The eight stages that make up the event capture the essence of cycling past, present and future, from the Champs-Élysées, where the opening stage will be decided right before the men’s Tour de France comes to a close, all the way to the Super Planche des Belles Filles, not to mention the Ballon d’Alsace and a white gravel road stage in the vineyards of Champagne.

„We will be looking back on this in 100 years“, said an enthusiastic Marion Rousse, aware of the historic significance of the birth of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. Indeed, the minds that drew up the route of this watershed event in women’s cycling turned to the legacy of the Grande Boucle for inspiration. The guiding principle of this eight-stage race is to honour the past of the event whilst looking forward to the future and staying true to the standards of the present. The show will get on the road on the Champs-Élysées, which has hosted the final stage of the Tour since 1975 and where the first bouquet will be awarded to whoever wins there on 24th July. A sprint finish is on the cards on the next day in Provins, so the yellow jersey could jump from rider to rider in a merry-go-round, not least because the wearer will also have to defend it on the stage to Épernay… held on the same puncheur-friendly terrain where Julian Alaphilippe lit up the Tour in 2019.
The next stage has something new in store in the heart of the vineyards of Champagne: white gravel roads of the sort that often animate the men’s races, including Paris–Tours and stages over the Plateau des Glières. Halfway through the Tour, Bar-sur-Aube will provide an opportunity to take stock of the situation. The peloton could change tack as it delves deeper into eastern France, starting with a trek through the Alsatian vineyards that will leave breakaway specialists licking their lips. The stage 7 finish at the top of Markstein, in contrast, is one for the mountain goats: the Petit Ballon–Platzerwasel–Grand Ballon sequence will be a Vosges classic of sorts. The closing stage will cram in several hallowed sites of cycling, where legends have been written in every era, from René Pottier, the first rider to go over the Ballon d’Alsace in the 1905 Tour to Tadej Pogačar, who turned the 2020 edition on its head on La Planche des Belles Filles. The women of the class of 2022 will be tackling the „Super“ version of the climb, which is one kilometre longer and will set the stage for the climactic showdown.

The eight stages of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift:

Sunday 24 July
Stage 1: Paris Eiffel Tower > Paris Champs-Élysées, 82 km
Monday 25 July
Stage 2: Meaux > Provins, 135 km
Tuesday 26 July
Stage 3: Reims > Épernay, 133 km
Wednesday 27 July
Stage 4: Troyes > Bar-sur-Aube, 126 km
Thursday 28 July
Stage 5: Bar-le-Duc > Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, 175 km
Friday 29 July
Stage 6: Saint-Dié-des-Vosges > Rosheim, 128 km
Saturday 30 July
Stage 7: Sélestat > Le Markstein, 127 km
Sunday 31 July
Stage 8: Lure > Super Planche des Belles Filles, 123 km

Frauen-Radsport: Discovery Sports präsentiert die “Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift” den Zuschauern in ganz Europa

• Neue exklusive Rechtevereinbarung für mehr als 50 Märkte: Eurosport, GCN+ und discovery+ zeigen die erste “Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift” in ganz Europa
• Langfristige Vereinbarung umfasst Live-Berichterstattung von Paris-Roubaix Femmes als Teil des erweiterten Angebots im Frauen-Radsport
• Zusätzliche Rennen stärken die Position von Discovery Sports als „Home of Cycling“ – schon 2021 wurden alle Rennen der UCI Women’s World Tour übertragen

Radsport-Fans in ganz Europa können sich ab 2022 auf ein neues Highlight freuen. Discovery Sports macht die “Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift” einem breiten Publikum auf dem gesamten Kontinent zugänglich. Darauf einigten sich Discovery Sports und Eurovision Sport am Donnerstag.
Im kommenden Jahr wird auf den Champs-Élysées Geschichte geschrieben, wenn die erste Auflage mit exklusiver Berichterstattung für Zuschauer in mehr als 50 Märkten in ganz Europa* (außer Frankreich) über das Sender- und Plattformportfolio von Discovery Sports, einschließlich Eurosport, sowie im Streaming über die Eurosport-App, das Global Cycling Network mit GCN+ und discovery+ beginnt. Wenn die besten Fahrerinnen der Welt um das Gelbe Trikot kämpfen, können die Zuschauer:innen auf den Abo-Streaming-Plattformen von Discovery Sports live, ohne Unterbrechung und werbefrei bei jeder Etappe dabei sein. Darüber hinaus gibt es nach dem Rennen lokale Highlights und Analyse-Shows mit Einblicken von den besten Experten im Radsport**.
Der langfristige Vertrag, der bis 2025 läuft, macht es möglich, dass Discovery Sports die UCI Women’s World Tour weiterhin Millionen von Zuschauern in ganz Europa zugänglich machen kann. Damit baut Discovery Sports sein umfassendes Radsportangebot aus dem Jahr 2021 weiter aus, in dem es den Fans alle Rennen der Women’s World Tour präsentierte. Discovery Sports hat sich auf die Fahnen geschrieben, die Berichterstattung über die Elite-Rennen der Männer und Frauen ausgewogen zu gestalten und die Fans für ein breites Spektrum an Sportarten und Athlet:innen zu begeistern.
Die Vereinbarung mit Eurovision Sport umfasst auch die exklusiven Rechte*** für die Übertragung des Eintagesrennens Paris-Roubaix Femmes in ganz Europa bis 2025. Anfang Oktober diesen Jahres war die erste Auflage des Rennen bereits auf den Sendern und Plattformen von Discovery Sports zu sehen.
Die acht Etappen der Tour de France Femmes finden vom 24. bis 31. Juli statt und beginnen zeitgleich mit dem Abschluss der Tour de France der Männer in Paris. Die mit Spannung erwartete Strecke der “Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2022” wird vom Veranstalter Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) am heutigen Donnerstag offiziell vorgestellt.
Guy Voisin, Director of Cycling bei Discovery Sports: „Die erste Auflage der ‘Tour de France Femmes’ hat lange auf sich warten lassen und wir sind überglücklich, dass wir mit Eurovision Sport eine Vereinbarung treffen konnten, die garantiert, dass jede Etappe live und auf Abruf über unsere Sender und Plattformen zu sehen sein wird.
Wir haben es uns zur Aufgabe gemacht, in mehr Weltklasse-Frauenrennen zu investieren, weil es einfach großartiger Sport ist, der Radsport so weiter wachsen kann und wir die Erwartungen unserer Zuschauer auf allen Ebenen erfüllen können. Wir werden unser umfassendes Radsport-Know-how und unsere Reichweite nutzen, um die Berichterstattung einem möglichst breiten Publikum in ganz Europa zugänglich zu machen und damit die Potenziale des Sports voll auszuschöpfen.“
Discovery Sports bietet den Fans nicht nur Live-Übertragungen von allen Rennen der UCI Women’s World Tour, sondern auch von allen großen Landesrundfahrten und Monumenten im Straßenradsports sowie von allen großen Welt- und Europameisterschaften in den Bereichen Cyclo-Cross, Mountainbike, BMX und Urban Cycling sowie die von Discovery Sports Events organisierte UCI Track Champions League.

UCI Women’s World Tour schedule live in Europe on Eurosport, GCN+ and discovery+ (in available markets):
Stage races:
• 5-7 May: Tour of Chongming Island, China
• 13-15 May: Itzulia Women, Spain
• 19-22 May: Vuelta a Burgos, Spain
• 27-29 May: RideLondon Classique, Great Britain
• 6-11 June: Women’s Tour, Great Britain
• 1-10 July: Giro d’Italia Donne, Italy
• 24-31 July: Tour de France Femmes, France
• 9-14 August: Battle of the North, Norway
• 30 Aug – 4 Sept: Boels Ladies Tour, Netherlands
• 8-11 September: Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta, Spain
One-day races:
• 5 March: Strade Bianche, Italy
• 13 March: Ronde van Drenthe, Netherlands
• 20 March: Trofeo Alfredo Binda, Italy
• 24 March: Oxyclean Classic Brugge-De Panne, Belgium
• 27 March: Gent-Wevelgem in Flanders Fields, Belgium
• 3 April: Ronde van Vlaanderen, Tour des Flandres, Belgium
• 10 April: Paris-Roubaix, France
• 17 April: Amstel Gold Race, Netherlands
• 20 April: La Flèche Wallonne, Belgium
• 24 April: Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Belgium
• 6 August: Postnord Vargarda TTT, Sweden
• 7 August: Postnord Vargarda RR, Sweden
• 27 August: GP Lorient Agglomération-Trophée Ceratizit, France
• 18 October: Tour of Guangxi, China

Women’s Tour – GBR – Etappe 5

Haverhill – Felixstowe – 155 Km

1 BALSAMO Elisa ITA VALCAR – TRAVEL & SERVICE 03:53:51
2 WIEBES Lorena NED TEAM DSM WOMEN 00:00
3 HOSKING Chloe AUS TREK- SEGAFREDO WE 00:00
4 GUTIERREZ RUIZ Sheyla ESP MOVISTAR TEAM WOMEN 00:00
5 VAN DER HULST Amber NED PARKHOTEL VALKENBURG 00:00
6 COPPONI Clara FRA FDJ NOUVELLE – AQUITAINE FUTUROSCOPE 00:00
7 VAN ‚T GELOOF Marjolein NED DROPS-LE COL SUPPORTED BY TEMPUR 00:00
8 ROY Sarah AUS TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE WE 00:00
9 BASTIANELLI Marta ITA ALE‘ BTC LJUBLJANA 00:00
10 BARNES Alice GBR CANYON//SRAM RACING 00:00

Gesamt:

1 VOLLERING Demi NED TEAM SD WORX 15:54:38
2 LABOUS Juliette FRA TEAM DSM WOMEN 01:02
3 COPPONI Clara FRA FDJ NOUVELLE – AQUITAINE FUTUROSCOPE 01:05
4 PIETERS Amy NED TEAM SD WORX 01:07
5 BIANNIC Aude FRA MOVISTAR TEAM WOMEN 01:26
6 KIRCHMANN Leah CAN TEAM DSM WOMEN 01:39
7 BARNES Alice GBR CANYON//SRAM RACING 01:41
8 GEORGI Pfeiffer GBR TEAM DSM WOMEN 01:46
9 CHABBEY Elise SUI CANYON//SRAM RACING 01:47
10 LOWDEN Joscelin GBR DROPS-LE COL SUPPORTED BY TEMPUR 01:47

Women’s Tour – GBR – Etappe 5

Colchester – Clacton – 96 Km

1 WIEBES Lorena NED TEAM DSM WOMEN 02:19:53
2 BALSAMO Elisa ITA VALCAR – TRAVEL & SERVICE 00:00
3 VAN ‚T GELOOF Marjolein NED DROPS-LE COL SUPPORTED BY TEMPUR 00:00
4 HOSKING Chloe AUS TREK- SEGAFREDO WE 00:00
5 COPPONI Clara FRA FDJ NOUVELLE – AQUITAINE FUTUROSCOPE 00:00
6 BERTIZZOLO Sofia ITA LIV RACING 00:00
7 BASTIANELLI Marta ITA ALE‘ BTC LJUBLJANA 00:00
8 GUTIERREZ RUIZ Sheyla ESP MOVISTAR TEAM WOMEN 00:00
9 PIETERS Amy NED TEAM SD WORX 00:00
10 VAN DER HULST Amber NED PARKHOTEL VALKENBURG 00:00

Gesamt:

1 VOLLERING Demi NED TEAM SD WORX 12:00:37
2 LABOUS Juliette FRA TEAM DSM WOMEN 01:09
3 COPPONI Clara FRA FDJ NOUVELLE – AQUITAINE FUTUROSCOPE 01:16
4 PIETERS Amy NED TEAM SD WORX 01:19
5 BIANNIC Aude FRA MOVISTAR TEAM WOMEN 01:33
6 KIRCHMANN Leah CAN TEAM DSM WOMEN 01:46
7 LOWDEN Joscelin GBR DROPS-LE COL SUPPORTED BY TEMPUR 01:47
8 BARNES Alice GBR CANYON//SRAM RACING 01:51
9 VAN DEN BROEK – BLAAK Chantal NED TEAM SD WORX 01:52
10 GEORGI Pfeiffer GBR TEAM DSM WOMEN 01:53

Women’s Tour – GBR – Etappe 4

Shoeburyness – Southend-on-Sea – 118 Km

1 WIEBES Lorena NED TEAM DSM WOMEN 02:54:43
2 CONSONNI Chiara ITA VALCAR – TRAVEL & SERVICE 00:00
3 HOSKING Chloe AUS TREK- SEGAFREDO WE 00:00
4 GUTIERREZ RUIZ Sheyla ESP MOVISTAR TEAM WOMEN 00:00
5 VAN ‚T GELOOF Marjolein NED DROPS-LE COL SUPPORTED BY TEMPUR 00:00
6 BERTIZZOLO Sofia ITA LIV RACING 00:00
7 ROY Sarah AUS TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE WE 00:00
8 BARNES Alice GBR CANYON//SRAM RACING 00:00
9 BASTIANELLI Marta ITA ALE‘ BTC LJUBLJANA 00:00
10 PIETERS Amy NED TEAM SD WORX 00:00

Gesamt:

1 VOLLERING Demi NED TEAM SD WORX 09:40:44
2 LABOUS Juliette FRA TEAM DSM WOMEN 01:09
3 COPPONI Clara FRA FDJ NOUVELLE – AQUITAINE FUTUROSCOPE 01:19
4 PIETERS Amy NED TEAM SD WORX 01:20
5 BIANNIC Aude FRA MOVISTAR TEAM WOMEN 01:33
6 KIRCHMANN Leah CAN TEAM DSM WOMEN 01:46
7 LOWDEN Joscelin GBR DROPS-LE COL SUPPORTED BY TEMPUR 01:47
8 BARNES Alice GBR CANYON//SRAM RACING 01:51
9 VAN DEN BROEK – BLAAK Chantal NED TEAM SD WORX 01:52
10 GEORGI Pfeiffer GBR TEAM DSM WOMEN 01:53

Women’s Tour – GBR – Etappe 2

Walsall – 103 Km

1 PIETERS Amy NED TEAM SD WORX 02:38:03
2 COPPONI Clara FRA FDJ NOUVELLE – AQUITAINE FUTUROSCOPE 00:00
3 GUTIERREZ RUIZ Sheyla ESP MOVISTAR TEAM WOMEN 00:00
4 CORDON-RAGOT Audrey FRA TREK- SEGAFREDO WE 00:00
5 GEORGI Pfeiffer GBR TEAM DSM WOMEN 00:00
6 CHABBEY Elise SUI CANYON//SRAM RACING 00:00
7 BOOGAARD Maaike NED ALE‘ BTC LJUBLJANA 00:00
8 BIANNIC Aude FRA MOVISTAR TEAM WOMEN 00:00
9 LABOUS Juliette FRA TEAM DSM WOMEN 00:00
10 VOLLERING Demi NED TEAM SD WORX 00:00

Gesamt:

1 COPPONI Clara FRA FDJ NOUVELLE – AQUITAINE FUTUROSCOPE 06:22:34
2 PIETERS Amy NED TEAM SD WORX 00:00
3 GUTIERREZ RUIZ Sheyla ESP MOVISTAR TEAM WOMEN 00:06
4 VOLLERING Demi NED TEAM SD WORX 00:09
5 LABOUS Juliette FRA TEAM DSM WOMEN 00:10
6 CHABBEY Elise SUI CANYON//SRAM RACING 00:10
7 BIANNIC Aude FRA MOVISTAR TEAM WOMEN 00:10
8 GEORGI Pfeiffer GBR TEAM DSM WOMEN 00:10
9 KESSLER Nina NED TEAM TIBCO – SILICON VALLEY BANK 00:38
10 BASTIANELLI Marta ITA ALE‘ BTC LJUBLJANA 00:40

Paris-Roubaix Femmes 116km

1 DEIGNAN Lizzie GBR TREK – SEGAFREDO 02:56:07
2 VOS Marianne NED JUMBO – VISMA WOMEN 01:17
3 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa ITA TREK – SEGAFREDO 01:47
4 BRENNAUER Lisa GER CERATIZIT – WNT PRO CYCLING 01:51
5 BASTIANELLI Marta ITA ALÉ BTC LJUBLJANA 02:10
6 NORSGAARD Emma DEN MOVISTAR TEAM WOMEN 02:10
7 KOCH Franziska GER TEAM DSM 02:10
8 CORDON Audrey FRA TREK – SEGAFREDO 02:10
9 CAVALLI Marta ITA FDJ NOUVELLE AQUITAINE FUTUROSCOPE 02:10
10 BLAAK Chantal NED TEAM SD WORX 02:10
11 MAJERUS Christine LUX TEAM SD WORX 03:03
12 THOMAS Leah USA MOVISTAR TEAM WOMEN 03:03
13 GELOOF Marjolein van.. NED DROPS – LE COL S/B TEMPUR. 03:03
14 PIETERS Amy NED TEAM SD WORX 04:26
15 KOPECKY Lotte BEL LIV RACING 04:33
16 LUDWIG Cecilie DEN FDJ NOUVELLE AQUITAINE FUTUROSCOPE 04:33
17 BEEKHUIS Teuntje NED JUMBO – VISMA WOMEN 04:36
18 KASPER Romy GER JUMBO – VISMA WOMEN 04:41
19 MARTINS Maria POR DROPS – LE COL SUPPORTED 05:55

October 2 nd 2021

Deignan writes history with a one-woman-show

Elizabeth Deignan (Trek-Segafredo) delivered a supreme performance on a historic day, soloing to a maiden triumph in the André Pétrieux velodrome in the first edition of Paris-Roubaix Femmes. The British star went for the very early move and covered the 29.2km of cobbles of the day on her own, alone at the front! Already a winner of Monuments like Liège-Bastogne-Liège and the Ronde van Vlaanderen, world champion in 2015, also a winner of major one-day-races like La Course by Le Tour, the Trofeo Alfredo Binda and Strade Bianche Donne, Deignan survived all the traps of a muddy Hell of the North to take victory ahead of the Dutch icon Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma) and her Italian teammate Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek-Segafredo).
A star-studded field with 129 participants take to the course in the early afternoon, with the recent world champions Elisa Balsamo (Valcar-Travel & Service) and many other contenders for the first ever edition of Paris-Roubaix Femmes. It’s not raining at the moment, but a strong wind blows from the South. It will push the riders on the first three sectors before the race turns west around km 50.

Reusser and Niewiadoma go down, Deignan goes early
After a few breakaway attempts on the local circuit in Denain, the early attackers are caught ahead of the first cobbles of the day. An early crash leads to the withdrawal of Marlen Reusser (Ale’ BTC Ljubljana) and Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon//Sram Racing), two of the heroes of the recent world championships in Flanders.
As the field reaches the first cobbles, from Hornaing to Wandignies (km 33.9), Elizabeth Deignan (Trek-Segafredo) goes for the very early move, and nobody follows her. The Brit star, a world champion in 2015 and a winner of most of the greatest races in the women’s calendar, said she came to the Hell of the North “as a fan”, and she makes the most of this maiden participation at the front of the race, opening a gap of 2 minutes on the first sectors of the day.

The race explodes in Mons-en-Pévèle
Movistar, SD Worx and Jumbo-Visma are among the teams most involved in the chase. Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma) attacks on the cobbles leading to Bersée (55km to go), and the bunch explodes in Mons-en-Pévèle, the first 5-star sector of the day.
With the wet and muddy conditions, Elisa Balsamo is among the riders who go down. 13 riders remain in contention behind Deignan, with Lisa Brennauer (Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team) and Emma Norsgaard (Movistar) taking long turns at the front.

Deignan resists Vos
The gap is down to 2’15’’ when Deignan hits one of the most demanding sequences of the day: Camphin-en-Pévèle (4 stars) and then Carrefour de l’Arbre (5 stars). The British champ survives a near-miss on the cobbles. Ellen van Dijk (Trek-Segafredo), Christine Majerus (SD Worx), Aude Biannic (Movistar) and Sarah Roy (Team BikeExchange) are not so lucky, going down as they try to follow an acceleration by Marianne Vos.

The Dutch icon had a gap of 1’55’’ to bridge in 17km. As she exited the Carrefour de l’Arbre, with 15km to go, she had already cut Deignan’’s lead to 1’15’’. But the Brit had enough energy left in the tank to ride to Roubaix on her own and triumph with a gap of 1’17’’ on Vos. Elisa Longo Borghini put another Trek-Segafredo rider on the podium (1’47’’) as she narrowly fended off Lisa Brennauer (+1’51’’).

When the „Roubaisiennes“ take the stage

Lisa Brennauer: “I’m extra-motivated for this first”


Photo by Plomi

Aware of the magnitude of the occasion, the riders in the women’s peloton are gearing up for the first edition of Paris-Roubaix Femmes, scheduled for Saturday 2 October, after their debut on the cobblestones of northern France was frustrated in October 2020 and again last spring. The world of cycling is awash with questions about the favourites to win the inaugural edition, wondering what it takes to shine in this race and whether the decisive attributes are exactly the same as in the men’s competition. Five of these favourites, particularly excited about this momentous event, tell us more about their relationship with the Queen of Classics as the countdown to their initiation on the cobblestones ticks away. The powerful Lisa Brennauer hails from Bavaria, like her friend John Degenkolb (winner of Paris-Roubaix in 2015) and the trailblazer Josef Fischer, first winner of the Hell of the North, in 1896. She can only dream of making history!

Lisa Brennauer (Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team)
Kempten (Bavaria, Germany), 8 June 1988
Teams: Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung (2009), Team Hitec Products UCK (20110-2011), Specialized-lulumon / Velocio-Sram Pro Cycling (2012-2015), Canyon-Sram (2016-2017), Wiggle High5 (2018), Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team (since 2019)
Major results:
2013: ITT German champion, TTT world champion
2014: ITT and TTT world champion, silver medallist in the road race, German champion
2015: TTT world champion, winner of the Holland Ladies Tour and the Women’s Tour
2017: winner of the Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen
2018: ITT German champion, winner of the Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen
2019: German champion, winner of the Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta, winner of the Festival Elsy Jacobs
2020: German champion, TTT European champion, winner of the Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta
2021: German champion, ITT German champion, TTT World champion
An anecdote: Lisa Brennauer has never ridden in Roubaix but she’ll discover both the outdoor and the covered velodrome this October. After the Hell of the North, she’ll return for the UCI Track World Championships, held in the Jean Stablinski velodrome at the end of the month.

A DREAM IS BORN
Paris-Roubaix is coming, and Lisa Brennauer can already feel “goosebumps” as she thinks of “riding the last cobbles in Roubaix, the ‘nice’ ones, and going into the entrance of the velodrome. Iconic is really a word that fits this race well.” The passionate German champion is already familiar with the Hell of the North and its folklore: “It’s a brutal race that we’ve all followed many many times on television, and now we finally can take on this challenge ourselves. So I think it’s a cool step for women’s cycling and I’m excited to be part of it. I like the style of the race. I think it’s also something that suits me as a rider. So I’m extra motivated for this first edition.”

CUT OUT FOR THE COBBLESTONES?
There are many requirements to do well on the cobbles, especially on the way to Roubaix. “You need a lot of power, first of all, and of course you need to be able to ride over the cobbles”, Brennauer begins with. “But I also think you need a team, and you need to have the ability to never give up.” The German rider relies on her teammates to put her in the best position to show her abilities, and she notably counts on Maria Giulia Confalonieri: “She has been riding super well in last week’s World Championships.” Brennauer’s stellar TT record shows she has the power and resilience. With several podium finishes in cobble classics such as the Ronde van Vlaanderen and Gent-Wevelgem, she’s already proved her abilities perfectly fit hard racing in difficult conditions: “I really think it’s a race that suits me.”

PREPARING FOR THE BIG SHAKE
Straight off the world championships, Brennauer went to Roubaix for another recon of the cobbles. “I came pretty early, already last year when we were allowed to travel again. We had perfect Roubaix weather then – it rained”, she describes with a laugh. “I had two days there to ride on the circuit, test the equipment, and I had another two days after the Worlds. I think I know the good way to go, the lines to choose or, at least, the ones not to, to try and make it over the cobbles as smooth as possible.” Hailing from Bavaria, Brennauer has also spoken with John Degenkolb, winner of the 2015 Paris-Roubaix: “We’ve known each other from races since we’re under 15, so his victory is my favourite Roubaix moment. His main advice was to always be in the front and to never give up until you really are at the finish, because everything can happen in this race.”

THE IDEAL SCENARIO
“I think a lot of people see me as a rider who often waits for the finish because I’m quite fast, but I don’t think this is how you will win Roubaix in the end”, Brennauer warns. “Of course, it would be best to arrive alone, or in a very very small breakaway group to be able to win this race, and, yes, it’s a scenario I hope I will be able to create.” To do so, she aims to “save as much energy as possible in this first part of the race, to then be able to be in an attack or launch an attack in the finale. This is where I see myself.” It could lead her to a second victory on French roads, 8 years after she took her first pro win during the Tour Languedoc Roussillon. Raising her arms in Roubaix this Saturday would make for a major landmark in her career and in cycling history.