Schlagwort-Archive: Elisa Longo Borghini

Giro dell’Emilia – 235Km

Eintagsrennen, Ergebnisse, Frauenradsport, Strassenrennen, , , , , , , , ,


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1 POGAČAR Tadej SLO UAE Team Emirates 05:14:44 41,04
2 PIDCOCK Thomas GBR INEOS Grenadiers 01:54
3 PIGANZOLI Davide ITA Team Polti Kometa 01:54
4 WOODS Michael CAN Israel – Premier Tech 01:54
5 YATES Simon GBR Team Jayco AlUla 02:02
6 ADRIÀ Roger ESP Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe 02:04
7 KELDERMAN Wilco NED Team Visma | Lease a Bike 02:04
8 MAS Enric ESP Movistar Team 02:08
9 RYAN Archie IRL EF Education – EasyPost 02:13
10 FORTUNATO Lorenzo ITA Astana Qazaqstan Team 02:15
11 SCARONI Christian ITA Astana Qazaqstan Team 02:18
12 YATES Adam GBR UAE Team Emirates 02:20
13 VELASCO Simone ITA Astana Qazaqstan Team 02:25
14 VALTER Attila HUN Team Visma | Lease a Bike 02:28
15 QUINTANA Nairo COL Movistar Team 02:28
16 MARTIN Guillaume FRA Cofidis 02:29
17 JORGENSON Matteo USA Team Visma | Lease a Bike 02:29
18 POZZOVIVO Domenico ITA VF Group – Bardiani CSF – Faizanè 02:29
19 TEUNS Dylan BEL Israel – Premier Tech 02:36
20 LIPOWITZ Florian GER Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe 02:37
21 ROCHAS Rémy FRA Groupama – FDJ 02:55
22 PELLIZZARI Giulio ITA VF Group – Bardiani CSF – Faizanè 03:00
23 BRENNER Marco GER Tudor Pro Cycling Team 03:30
24 GAROFOLI Gianmarco ITA Astana Qazaqstan Team 03:43
25 HEALY Ben IRL EF Education – EasyPost 03:45
26 CALZONI Walter ITA Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team 03:59
27 HINDLEY Jai AUS Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe 04:17
28 STAUNE-MITTET Johannes NOR Team Visma | Lease a Bike 04:17
29 PARET-PEINTRE Aurélien FRA Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team 04:17
30 MINTEGI Iker ESP Euskaltel – Euskadi 04:24

Pogacar nur mit 39-Kilometer-Solo

Gleich bei seinem ersten Auftritt im Regenbogentrikot des Weltmeisters konnte Tadej Pogacar (UAE) in ausgiebigem Jubel der Ziellinie entgegenfahren: Beim verregneten Giro dell’Emilia 2024 volstreckte der 25-jährige Slowene ein fast 39 Kilometer langes Siegessolo – das trotz seiner satten Länge einiges kürzer ausfiel als bei seinem WM-Triumph 6 Tage zuvor in Zürich. Der Vorsprung zu den nächsten Fahrern im Ziel des Giro dell’Emilia, Tom Pidcock (Ineos), Davide Piganzoli (Polti) und Michael Woods (Israel), sank nur deswegen unter 2 Minuten, weil es Pogacar hinterher gemächlicher angehen ließ.

Im Finale stand auf dem Schlussrundkurs der Anstieg von Bologna hoch zur Wallfahrtskirche San Luca 4-mal im Programm. Gleich am Fuße des ersten Anstiegs attackierte Olympiasieger Remco Evenepoel (Soudal). Pogacar war sofort zur Stelle und platzierte etwas später den Konter, auf den niemand mehr eine Antwort kannte. Der Vorsprung wuchs sukzessive.

Dahinter ging es also schon schnell nur noch um die verbleibenden Podestplätze. Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull) versuchte die Gunst der Stunde zu nutzen und begann 28 Kilometer vorm Ziel mit einer Offensive. Lipowitz ließ nicht locker, konnte aber im Gegensatz zu Pogacar nur maximal eine halbe Minute Vorsprung aufs Verfolgerfeld herausfahren. Im letzten Anstieg hoch zur Ziellinie wurde Lipowitz spät gestellt und durchgereicht. Pidcock, Piganzoli und Woods fuhren dem Vorjahresdritten Simon Yates (Jayco, diesmal 5. Platz), 6 Sekunden davon und waren ihrerseits jeweils durch mehr als 2 Radlängen voneinander getrennt.
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Giro dell’Emilia Internazionale Donne Elite – Frauen – 114 Km


Plomi Foto

1 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa ITA Lidl – Trek 02:53:20
2 MUZIC Évita FRA FDJ – SUEZ 00:09
3 LABOUS Juliette FRA Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 00:09
4 ŽIGART Urška SLO Liv AlUla Jayco 00:16
5 MEIJERING Mareille NED Movistar Team 00:24
6 VINKE Nienke NED Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 00:36
7 TRINCA COLONEL Monica ITA Bepink – Bongioanni 00:36
8 AALERUD Katrine NOR Uno-X Mobility 00:36
9 SQUIBAN Maëva FRA Arkéa – B&B Hotels Women 00:41
10 KERBAOL Cédrine FRA CERATIZIT-WNT Pro Cycling Team 00:41
11 LUDWIG Cecilie Uttrup DEN FDJ – SUEZ 00:41
12 CHAPMAN Brodie ITA Lidl – Trek 00:41
13 MAGNALDI Erica ITA UAE Team ADQ 00:49
14 GARCÍA Mavi ESP Liv AlUla Jayco 01:09
15 GÅSKJENN Ingvild NOR Liv AlUla Jayco 01:20
16 ADEGEEST Loes NED FDJ – SUEZ 01:22
17 KULYNYCH Olha UKR Fenix-Deceuninck 01:24
18 OTTESTAD Mie Bjørndal NOR Uno-X Mobility 01:37
19 GASPARRINI Eleonora Camilla ITA UAE Team ADQ 01:48
20 REALINI Gaia ITA Lidl – Trek 01:48

Giro d’Italia Women – alle Etappen:

Ergebnisse, Etappenrennen, Frauenradsport, , , , , , , , , , ,

1. Etappe: Brescia – Brescia – ITT – 15,7 Km


Plomi Foto

1 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa ITA Lidl-Trek 00:20:37
2 BROWN Grace AUS FDJ-SUEZ 00:01
3 CHAPMAN Brodie AUS Lidl-Trek 00:13
4 NOOIJEN Lieke NED Team Visma | Lease a Bike 00:23
5 KOPECKY Lotte BEL Team SD Worx-Protime 00:25
6 HARTMANN Elena SUI Roland 00:28
7 LABOUS Juliette FRA Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 00:29
8 EDWARDS Ruth USA Human Powered Health 00:30
9 KERBAOL Cédrine FRA Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling 00:38
10 ADEGEEST Loes NED FDJ-SUEZ 00:38
11 AALERUD Katrine NOR Uno-X Mobility 00:45
12 KOCH Franziska GER Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 00:47
13 NIEDERMAIER Antonia GER CANYON//SRAM Racing 00:48
14 WYLLIE Ella NZL Liv AlUla Jayco 00:51
15 ROSEMAN-GANNON Ruby AUS Liv AlUla Jayco 00:51

2. Etappe: Sirmione – Volta Mantovana – 110 Km

1 CONSONNI Chiara ITA UAE Team ADQ 02:41:58
2 KOPECKY Lotte BEL Team SD Worx-Protime 00:00
3 BALSAMO Elisa ITA Lidl-Trek 00:00
4 SIERRA Arlenis CUB Movistar Team 00:00
5 DE ZOETE Mylene NED Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling 00:00
6 LE COURT Kim MRI AG Insurance-Soudal Team 00:00
7 ZANARDI Silvia ITA Human Powered Health 00:00
8 BORGHESI Letizia ITA EF-Oatly-Cannondale 00:00
9 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa ITA Lidl-Trek 00:00
10 SCHWEINBERGER Kathrin AUT Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling 00:00
11 ROY Sarah AUS Cofidis Women Team 00:00
12 BORGHESI Giada ITA Human Powered Health 00:00
13 DE VALLIER Elisa ITA Top Girls Fassa Bortolo 00:00
14 GÅSKJENN Ingvild NOR Liv AlUla Jayco 00:00
15 GOOSSENS Marthe BEL AG Insurance-Soudal Team 00:00

3. Etappe: Sabbioneta – Toano – 113 Km

1 FISHER-BLACK Niamh NZL Team SD Worx-Protime 02:49:19
2 KOPECKY Lotte BEL Team SD Worx-Protime 00:06
3 LABOUS Juliette FRA Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 00:06
4 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa ITA Lidl-Trek 00:06
5 ROOIJAKKERS Pauliena NED Fenix-Deceuninck 00:10
6 GARCIA Mavi ESP Liv AlUla Jayco 00:12
7 BRADBURY Neve AUS CANYON//SRAM Racing 00:14
8 LUDWIG Cecilie Uttrup DEN FDJ-SUEZ 00:14
9 NIEDERMAIER Antonia GER CANYON//SRAM Racing 00:17
10 LE COURT Kim MRI AG Insurance-Soudal Team 00:24
11 DE SCHEPPER Lore BEL AG Insurance-Soudal Team 00:31
12 REALINI Gaia ITA Lidl-Trek 00:35
13 TRINCA COLONEL Monica ITA BePink-Bongioanni 00:42
14 AALERUD Katrine NOR Uno-X Mobility 00:48
15 MEIJERING Mareille NED Movistar Team 01:00

4. Etappe: Imola – Urbino – 134 Km

1 EMOND Clara CAN EF-Oatly-Cannondale 03:35:45
2 PALADIN Soraya ITA CANYON//SRAM Racing 00:17
3 LUDWIG Cecilie Uttrup DEN FDJ-SUEZ 00:20
4 CHABBEY Elise SUI CANYON//SRAM Racing 00:26
5 LE COURT Kim MRI AG Insurance-Soudal Team 00:28
6 BORGHESI Giada ITA Human Powered Health 00:35
7 ERIC Jelena SRB Movistar Team 00:41
8 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa ITA Lidl-Trek 01:08
9 KOPECKY Lotte BEL Team SD Worx-Protime 01:08
10 OTTESTAD Mie Bjørndal NOR Uno-X Mobility 01:12
11 PERSICO Silvia ITA UAE Team ADQ 01:12
12 LABOUS Juliette FRA Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 01:12
13 GARCIA Mavi ESP Liv AlUla Jayco 01:15
14 FISHER-BLACK Niamh NZL Team SD Worx-Protime 01:15
15 OSTOLAZA ZABALA Usoa ESP Laboral Kutxa-Fundacion Euskadi 01:15
16 LIPPERT Liane GER Movistar Team 01:15

5. Etappe: Frontone – Foligno – 108 Km


Plomi Foto

1 KOPECKY Lotte BEL Team SD Worx-Protime 02:38:54
2 CONSONNI Chiara ITA UAE Team ADQ 00:00
3 SIERRA Arlenis CUB Movistar Team 00:00
4 SCHWEINBERGER Kathrin AUT Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling 00:00
5 GUARISCHI Barbara ITA Team SD Worx-Protime 00:00
6 GUAZZINI Vittoria ITA FDJ-SUEZ 00:00
7 ROSEMAN-GANNON Ruby AUS Liv AlUla Jayco 00:00
8 ALZINI Martina ITA Cofidis Women Team 00:00
9 TONETTI Cristina ITA Laboral Kutxa-Fundacion Euskadi 00:00
10 KOCH Franziska GER Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 00:00

6. Etappe San Benedetto del Tronto › Chieti 159km

1 LIPPERT Liane GER Movistar Team 04:16:21
2 EDWARDS Ruth USA Human Powered Health 00:00
3 MAGNALDI Erica ITA UAE Team ADQ 00:01
4 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa ITA Lidl-Trek 00:21
5 BRADBURY Neve AUS CANYON//SRAM Racing 00:21
6 LABOUS Juliette FRA Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 00:21
7 KOPECKY Lotte BEL Team SD Worx-Protime 00:21
8 NIEDERMAIER Antonia GER CANYON//SRAM Racing 00:21
9 LUDWIG Cecilie Uttrup DEN FDJ-SUEZ 00:21
10 GARCIA Mavi ESP Liv AlUla Jayco 00:21

7. Etappe: Lanciano – Blockhaus – 120 Km

1 BRADBURY Neve AUS CANYON//SRAM Racing 04:17:34
2 KOPECKY Lotte BEL Team SD Worx-Protime 00:44
3 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa ITA Lidl-Trek 00:44
4 ROOIJAKKERS Pauliena NED Fenix-Deceuninck 01:07
5 NIEDERMAIER Antonia GER CANYON//SRAM Racing 02:02
6 LABOUS Juliette FRA Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 02:02
7 FISHER-BLACK Niamh NZL Team SD Worx-Protime 02:05
8 REALINI Gaia ITA Lidl-Trek 02:15
9 MEIJERING Mareille NED Movistar Team 04:20
10 GARCIA Mavi ESP Liv AlUla Jayco 04:20

8. Etappe: Pescara – L’Aquila – 117 Km

1 LE COURT Kim MRI AG Insurance-Soudal Team 03:19:08
2 EDWARDS Ruth USA Human Powered Health 00:00
3 KOCH Franziska GER Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 00:00
4 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa ITA Lidl-Trek 00:25
5 LABOUS Juliette FRA Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 00:29
6 ROOIJAKKERS Pauliena NED Fenix-Deceuninck 00:29
7 BRADBURY Neve AUS CANYON//SRAM Racing 00:29
8 GARCIA Mavi ESP Liv AlUla Jayco 00:29
9 MEIJERING Mareille NED Movistar Team 00:32
10 GHEKIERE Justine BEL AG Insurance-Soudal Team 00:32

Endstand:

1 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa ITA Lidl-Trek 24:02:16
2 KOPECKY Lotte BEL Team SD Worx-Protime 00:21
3 BRADBURY Neve AUS CANYON//SRAM Racing 01:16
4 ROOIJAKKERS Pauliena NED Fenix-Deceuninck 02:05
5 LABOUS Juliette FRA Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 02:15
6 NIEDERMAIER Antonia GER CANYON//SRAM Racing 02:41
7 REALINI Gaia ITA Lidl-Trek 03:41
8 LUDWIG Cecilie Uttrup DEN FDJ-SUEZ 04:31
9 GARCIA Mavi ESP Liv AlUla Jayco 05:17
10 FISHER-BLACK Niamh NZL Team SD Worx-Protime 05:55
11 MEIJERING Mareille NED Movistar Team 06:05
12 ZIGART Urska SLO Liv AlUla Jayco 09:09
13 SMULDERS Silke NED Liv AlUla Jayco 11:49
14 MAGNALDI Erica ITA UAE Team ADQ 13:22
15 MALCOTTI Barbara ITA Human Powered Health 13:29

De Brabantse Pijl – 2024

Eintagsrennen, Ergebnisse, Frauenradsport, Frühjahrskassiker, Strassenrennen, , , , , ,

Männer 195km:

1 COSNEFROY Benoit FRA DECATHLON AG2R LA MONDIALE TEAM 04:17:02
2 TEUNS Dylan BEL ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH 00:00
3 WELLENS Tim BEL UAE TEAM EMIRATES 00:00
4 BLACKMORE Joseph GBR ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH 00:00
5 CEPEDA Jefferson ECU CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA 00:00
6 HERMANS Quinten BEL ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK 00:00
7 VAN DEN BERG Marijn NED EF EDUCATION – EASYPOST 00:10
8 MATTHEWS Michael AUS TEAM JAYCO ALULA 00:28
9 BRAET Vito BEL INTERMARCHE – WANTY 00:28
10 STRONG Corbin John NZL ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH 00:28
11 BARCELO ARAGON Fernando ESP CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA 00:28
12 HONORE Fralich Mikkel DEN EF EDUCATION – EASYPOST 00:28
13 VANGESTEL Dries BEL TOTALENERGIES 00:28
14 EIKING Odd Christian NOR UNO-X MOBILITY 00:28 (nicht schlecht für einen Fahrer, der 2024 beinahe keinen Vertrag mehr bekam)
15 BERCKMOES Jenno BEL LOTTO DSTNY 00:28
16 TURGIS Anthony FRA TOTALENERGIES 00:28
17 JOHANNINK Jelle NED TDT-UNIBET 00:28
18 BURATTI Nicolo1 ITA BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 00:28
19 BRAMBILLA Gianluca ITA Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM 00:28
20 PRADES REVERTER Eduard ESP CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA 00:28
21 MORGADO Antonio POR UAE TEAM EMIRATES 00:28
22 BIERMANS Jenthe BEL ARKEA-B&B HOTELS 00:28

Frauen 135km:

1 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa ITA Lidl-Trek 03:26:18
2 VOLLERING Demi NED Team SD Worx-Protime 00:41
3 MANLY Alexandra AUS Liv AlUla Jayco 01:06
4 GERRITSE Femke NED Team SD Worx-Protime 01:06
5 VAN ANROOIJ Shirin NED Lidl-Trek 01:06
6 KRAAK Amber NED FDJ-SUEZ 01:06
7 CIABOCCO Eleonora ITA Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 01:06
8 GHEKIERE Justine BEL AG Insurance-Soudal Team 01:06
9 KASTELIJN Yara NED Fenix-Deceuninck 01:06
10 VANPACHTENBEKE Margot BEL VolkerWessels Pro Cycling Team 01:06
11 BEGO Julie FRA Cofidis Women Team 01:06
12 ANDERSSON Caroline SWE Liv AlUla Jayco 01:06
13 GASPARRINI Eleonora ITA UAE Team ADQ 01:06
14 GARCIA Mavi ESP Liv AlUla Jayco 01:06
15 GÅSKJENN Ingvild NOR Liv AlUla Jayco 01:06

Ronde van Vlaanderen 2024

Eintagsrennen, Ergebnisse, Frauenradsport, Frühjahrskassiker, Strassenrennen, Weltcup und Klassiker, , , , , , , , , , ,

Männer 271km:


3er Nils Politt (Plomi Foto)

1 VAN DER POEL Mathieu NED Alpecin-Deceuninck 06:05:17
2 MOZZATO Luca ITA ARKEA-B&B HOTELS 01:02
3 POLITT Nils GER UAE Team Emirates 01:02
4 BJERG Mikkel DEN UAE Team Emirates 01:02
5 MORGADO António POR UAE Team Emirates 01:02
6 SHEFFIELD Magnus USA INEOS Grenadiers 01:02
7 NAESEN Oliver BEL Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale 01:02
8 TEUNS Dylan BEL Israel-Premier Tech 01:02
9 BETTIOL Alberto ITA EF Education-EasyPost 01:02
10 SKUJINS Toms LAT Lidl-Trek 01:02
11 MATTHEWS Michael AUS Team Jayco-AlUla 01:02
12 WELLENS Tim BEL UAE Team Emirates 01:16
13 SHEEHAN Riley USA Israel-Premier Tech 02:02
14 MALECKI Kamil POL Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team 02:02
15 BENOOT Tiesj BEL Team Visma | Lease a Bike 02:02
16 MADOUAS Valentin FRA Groupama-FDJ 02:02
17 TARLING Joshua GBR INEOS Grenadiers 02:02
18 LAMPAERT Yves BEL Soudal Quick-Step 02:02
19 TRENTIN Matteo ITA Tudor Pro Cycling Team 02:02
20 WALSCHEID Max GER Team Jayco-AlUla 02:41
21 REX Laurenz BEL Intermarché-Wanty 02:41
22 PEDERSEN Mads DEN Lidl-Trek 02:41
23 VERMEERSCH Gianni BEL Alpecin-Deceuninck 02:41
24 TILLER Rasmus NOR Uno-X Mobility 02:41
25 TEUNISSEN Mike NED Intermarché-Wanty 02:41
26 GARCÍA CORTINA Iván ESP Movistar Team 02:41
27 CAMPENAERTS Victor BEL Lotto Dstny 02:41
28 ALBANESE Vincenzo ITA ARKEA-B&B HOTELS 02:41
29 DOULL Owain GBR EF Education-EasyPost 03:20
30 VAN DIJKE Tim NED Team Visma | Lease a Bike 03:20
31 JORGENSON Matteo USA Team Visma | Lease a Bike 03:38
32 ABRAHAMSEN Jonas NOR Uno-X Mobility 04:29
33 HALLER Marco AUT BORA-hansgrohe 04:29
34 STEIMLE Jannik GER Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team 04:29
35 RUTSCH Jonas GER EF Education-EasyPost 04:29
36 BISSEGGER Stefan SUI EF Education-EasyPost 04:29
37 DEGENKOLB John GER Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 04:29
38 TURNER Ben GBR INEOS Grenadiers 04:29
39 PITHIE Laurence NZL Groupama-FDJ 04:29
40 HAGENES Per Strand NOR Team Visma | Lease a Bike 04:29
41 KÜNG Stefan SUI Groupama-FDJ 04:29


2er Luca Mozzato (Plomi Foto)

Frauen 163km

1 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa ITA Lidl-Trek 04:16:04
2 NIEWIADOMA Katarzyna POL CANYON//SRAM Racing 00:00
3 VAN ANROOIJ Shirin NED Lidl-Trek 00:00
4 VOS Marianne NED Team Visma | Lease a Bike 00:09
5 KOPECKY Lotte BEL Team SD Worx-Protime 00:09
6 PIETERSE Puck NED Fenix-Deceuninck 00:09
7 PERSICO Silvia ITA UAE Team ADQ 00:09
8 VOLLERING Demi NED Team SD Worx-Protime 00:15
9 PATERNOSTER Letizia ITA Liv AlUla Jayco 01:40
10 SWINKELS Karlijn NED UAE Team ADQ 01:40
11 WIEBES Lorena NED Team SD Worx-Protime 01:46
12 SIERRA Arlenis CUB Movistar Team 01:46
13 GEORGI Pfeiffer GBR Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 01:46
14 BERTEAU Victoire FRA Cofidis Women Team 01:46
15 DE JONG Thalita NED Lotto Dstny Ladies 01:46
16 ADEGEEST Loes NED FDJ-SUEZ 01:46
17 VAN EMPEL Fem NED Team Visma | Lease a Bike 01:46
18 PALADIN Soraya ITA CANYON//SRAM Racing 01:46
19 BERTON Nina LUX Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling 01:46
20 NORSGAARD Emma DEN Movistar Team 01:46

Giro d’Italia Internazionale Femminile – 4. Etappe:

Ergebnisse, Etappenrennen, Frauenradsport, Strassenrennen, , , , , ,

Fidenza – Borgo Val di Toro – 134 Km

1 Longo Borghini Elisa Lidl-Trek 03:33:08
2 Ewers Veronica EF Education-TIBCO-SVB + 00
3 van Vleuten Annemiek Movistar Team + 00
4 Wiebes Lorena Team SD Worx + 40
5 Vos Marianne Team Jumbo-Visma + 40
6 Dygert Chloé CANYON//SRAM Racing + 40
7 Persico Silvia UAE Team ADQ + 40
8 Roseman-Gannon Ruby Team Jayco-AlUla + 40
9 van Empel Fem Team Jumbo-Visma + 40
10 Koster Anouska Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 40

Gesamt:

01 van Vleuten Annemiek Movistar Team 09:05:33
02 Longo Borghini Elisa Lidl-Trek + 49
03 Ewers Veronica EF Education-TIBCO-SVB + 53
04 Ludwig Cecilie Uttrup FDJ-SUEZ + 01:33
05 Labous Juliette Team dsm-firmenich + 01:35
06 Garcia Mavi Liv Racing TeqFind + 01:39
07 Santesteban Ane Team Jayco-AlUla + 01:39
08 Cavalli Marta FDJ-SUEZ + 01:39
09 Magnaldi Erica UAE Team ADQ + 01:39
10 Realini Gaia Lidl-Trek + 01:43

UAE Tour Women 1. , 2. , 3. und 4. Etappe:

Ergebnisse, Etappenrennen, Frauenradsport, , , ,

1. Etappe Port Rashid – Dubai Harbour – 109 Km

1 KOOL Charlotte NED TEAM DSM 02:47:14
2 WIEBES Lorena NED TEAM SD WORX 00:00
3 CONSONNI Chiara ITA UAE TEAM ADQ 00:00
4 CONFALONIERI Maria Giulia ITA UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM 00:00
5 ROY Sarah AUS CANYON//SRAM RACING 00:00
6 NEUMANOVA Tereza CZE LIV RACING TEQFIND 00:00
7 COLES-LYSTER Maggie CAN ZAAF CYCLING TEAM 00:00
8 VAN ‚T GELOOF Marjolein NED HUMAN POWERED HEALTH 00:00
9 BASILICO Valentina ITA BEPINK 00:00
10 FOURNIER Roxane FRA ST MICHEL-MAVIC-AUBER 93 00:00

2. Etappe Al Dhafra Castle – Al Mifra – 133 Km

1 WIEBES Lorena NED TEAM SD WORX 03:35:28
2 KOOL Charlotte NED TEAM DSM 00:00
3 GEORGI Pfeiffer GBR TEAM DSM 00:00
4 LACH Marta POL CERATIZIT-WNT PRO CYCLING 00:00
5 CONSONNI Chiara ITA UAE TEAM ADQ 00:00
6 DE ZOETE Mylene NED CERATIZIT-WNT PRO CYCLING 00:00
7 BAKER Georgia AUS TEAM JAYCO-ALULA 00:00
8 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa ITA TREK-SEGAFREDO 00:00
9 FOURNIER Roxane FRA ST MICHEL-MAVIC-AUBER 93 00:00
10 ROY Sarah AUS CANYON//SRAM RACING 00:00

Gesamt:

1 WIEBES Lorena NED TEAM SD WORX 06:22:26
2 KOOL Charlotte NED TEAM DSM 00:00
3 CONSONNI Chiara ITA UAE TEAM ADQ 00:10
4 LIPPERT Liane GER MOVISTAR TEAM 00:13
5 BASTIANELLI Marta ITA UAE TEAM ADQ 00:13
6 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa ITA TREK-SEGAFREDO 00:13
7 PERSICO Silvia ITA UAE TEAM ADQ 00:14
8 ROY Sarah AUS CANYON//SRAM RACING 00:16
9 DE ZOETE Mylene NED CERATIZIT-WNT PRO CYCLING 00:16
10 FOURNIER Roxane FRA ST MICHEL-MAVIC-AUBER 93 00:16

3. Etappe: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium – Jebel Hafeet – 107 Km:

1 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa ITA TREK-SEGAFREDO 02:48:24
2 REALINI Gaia ITA TREK-SEGAFREDO 00:00
3 PERSICO Silvia ITA UAE TEAM ADQ 01:11
4 PEPERKAMP Esmee NED TEAM DSM 01:13
5 HARVEY Mikayla NZL UAE TEAM ADQ 01:18
6 MERINO Eider ESP LABORAL KUTXA-FUNDACION EUSKADI 01:19
7 SHACKLEY Anna GBR TEAM SD WORX 01:22
8 CHABBEY Elise SUI CANYON//SRAM RACING 01:45
9 PALADIN Soraya ITA CANYON//SRAM RACING 01:53
10 VAN DE VELDE Julie BEL FENIX-DECEUNINCK 01:55

Gesamt:

1 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa ITA Trek-Segafredo 09:10:53
2 REALINI Gaia ITA TREK-SEGAFREDO 00:07
3 PERSICO Silvia ITA UAE TEAM ADQ 01:18
4 SHACKLEY Anna GBR TEAM SD WORX 01:35
5 CHABBEY Elise SUI CANYON//SRAM RACING 01:58
6 HARVEY Mikayla NZL UAE TEAM ADQ 02:02
7 PALADIN Soraya ITA CANYON//SRAM RACING 02:06
8 PEPERKAMP Esmee NED TEAM DSM 02:22
9 LIPPERT Liane GER MOVISTAR TEAM 02:35
10 MEIJERING Mareille NED ZAAF CYCLING TEAM 02:37

4. Etappe Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy – Abu Dhabi Breakwater – 119 Km

1 KOOL Charlotte NED TEAM DSM 02:57:55
2 CONSONNI Chiara ITA UAE TEAM ADQ 00:00
3 WIEBES Lorena NED TEAM SD WORX 00:00
4 NORSGAARD Emma DEN MOVISTAR TEAM 00:00
5 DE ZOETE Mylene NED CERATIZIT-WNT PRO CYCLING 00:00
6 CONFALONIERI Maria Giulia ITA UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM 00:00
7 BAKER Georgia AUS TEAM JAYCO-ALULA 00:00
8 ROY Sarah AUS CANYON//SRAM RACING 00:00
9 VERHULST Gladys FRA FDJ-SUEZ 00:00
10 SANGUINETI Ilaria ITA TREK-SEGAFREDO 00:00

Gesamt nach der 4. Etappe:

1 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa ITA TREK-SEGAFREDO 12:08:48
2 REALINI Gaia ITA TREK-SEGAFREDO 00:07
3 PERSICO Silvia ITA UAE TEAM ADQ 01:18
4 SHACKLEY Anna GBR TEAM SD WORX 01:35
5 CHABBEY Elise SUI CANYON//SRAM RACING 01:58
6 HARVEY Mikayla NZL UAE TEAM ADQ 02:02
7 PALADIN Soraya ITA CANYON//SRAM RACING 02:06
8 PEPERKAMP Esmee NED TEAM DSM 02:22
9 LIPPERT Liane GER MOVISTAR TEAM 02:35
10 MEIJERING Mareille NED ZAAF CYCLING TEAM 02:37

Paris-Roubaix Féminin – 125 Km

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1 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa ITA TREK-SEGAFREDO 03:10:54
2 KOPECKY Lotte BEL TEAM SD WORX 00:23
3 BRAND Lucinda NED TREK-SEGAFREDO 00:23
4 CHABBEY Elise SUI CANYON//SRAM RACING 00:23
5 CAVALLI Marta ITA FDJ-NOUVELLE AQUITAINE-FUTUROSCOPE 00:23
6 MACKAIJ Floortje NED TEAM DSM 00:23
7 VAN DIJK Ellen NED TREK-SEGAFREDO 00:23
8 VAN DEN BROEK-BLAAK Chantal NED TEAM SD WORX 00:32
9 GEORGI Pfeiffer GBR TEAM DSM 02:22
10 ALONSO DOMINGUEZ Sandra ESP CERATIZIT-WNT PRO CYCLING 02:22
11 NORSGAARD Emma DEN MOVISTAR TEAM 02:22
12 BROWN Grace AUS FDJ-NOUVELLE AQUITAINE-FUTUROSCOPE 02:22
13 JACKSON Alison CAN LIV RACING XSTRA 02:54
14 BEEKHUIS Teuntje NED TEAM JUMBO-VISMA 02:54
15 BASTIANELLI Marta ITA UAE TEAM ADQ 02:54

Longo Borghini and Trek-Segafredo rule the cobbles

After Lizzie Deignan’s inaugural one-woman-show, Trek-Segafredo imposed their collective strength in the 2nd edition of Paris-Roubaix Femmes avec Zwift until Elisa Longo Borghini went solo to claim victory in the André Pétrieux velodrome.

Ellen van Dijk and Lucinda Brand lit the first matches on the cobbles for the American squad before the Italian Champion launched her decisive move with 34km to go, to claim another major success in the classics, after the Ronde van Vlaanderen, Trofeo Alfredo Binda, Strade Bianche, GP de Plouay… Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx) dominated the sprint for 2nd, ahead of Lucinda Brand, and Ellen van Dijk joined her Trek-Segafredo partners in the top 10 (7th).

The 139-woman peloton roll from Denain with beautiful weather conditions but without Meava Squiban (Stade Rochelais Charente-Maritime) and the Dutch icon Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma), who returned a positive test to Covid-19 hours before the start.

Attacks and tension ahead of the cobbles
The opening circuit in Denain, with 4 laps to cover, sees early attackers launch an intense battle for the breakaway. Gaia Masetti (AG Insurance-NXTG Team), Leonie Bos (Parkhotel Valkenburg), Amalie Lutro (Uno-X Pro Cycling Team) and Katie Clouse (Human Powered Health) are the first riders to manage to get away. Tanja Erath (EF Education-Tibco-SVB) makes it a 5-woman group at the front at km 6.
More riders try to join them but the peloton control the counter-attacks. The attackers exit Denain with a lead of 1’40’’. The gap increases to a maximum of 1’55’’ at km 32. But Trek-Segafredo up the pace as they get closer to the cobbles.

First skirmishes
The gap is done to 1’10’’ as the peloton hit the sector from Hornaing to Wandignies (4*). At the front, Bos and Klouse are dropped by their breakaway companions. The bunch explodes with Ellen van Dijk (Trek-Segafredo) setting a strong pace on the cobbles.
The race of attrition is on, and Trek-Segafredo are willing to make the selection, but they quickly lose two cards on the third sector of the day. Van Dijk suffers a puncture. Then Chloe Hosking crashes on the side of the cobbles. Meanwhile, Erath goes solo at the front, with a gap of 20’’ to the bunch with 69km to go.
The German attacker is eventually reeled in with 61km to go, just ahead of the Orchies sector, where Chantal van den Broek-Blaak ups the pace for Team SD Worx, whose leader Lotte Kopecky won the Ronde van Vlaanderen a couple of weeks ago.

Kopecky goes from far
Van Dijk returns to the bunch just ahead of sector 12, from Auchy-lez-Orchies to Bersée (4*). But Kopecky immediately attacks. Marta Bastianelli (UAE Team ADQ) is the first to react, and Lucinda Brand joins them at the front, while her Trek-Segafredo partner Elisa Balsamo suffers a mechanical. She is then disqualified as the jury of commissaires rules the World Champion had an irregular return after her mechanical.
The three leaders increase their lead to 20’’ on the first 5* sector of the day, Mons-en-Pévèle, with 46km to go. Emma Norsgaard’s Movistar lead the chase, and the attackers are reeled with 33km to go, on the cobbles of Templeuve (sector 8).
Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek-Segafredo) immediately launches a counter-attack. She enters the last 30km with a lead of 30’’. She survives a near miss on the cobbles of Camphin-en-Pévèle and enters Carrefour de l’Arbre (17km to go) with a gap of 25’’.

Another 1-3 for Trek-Segafredo
Kopecky puts the hammer down in pursuit. Only Marta Cavalli (FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope) and two riders from Trek-Segafredo, Brand and Van Dijk. The Belgian champion doesn’t manage to get closer than 20’’ behind Longo Borghini, who keeps setting a strong pace at the front.
The gap is back up to 40’’ when the chasers are joined by Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (SD Worx), Floorte Mackaij (Team DSM) and Elise Chabbey (Canyon//Sram Racing) with 12km to go. This support is not enough to get back to Elisa Longo Borghini.
The Italian champion savours her triumph in the velodrome, eventually claiming victory 23’’ ahead of Kopecky. Brand finishes 3rd, repeating Trek-Segafredo’s 1-3 from 2021.
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When the „Roubaisiennes“ take the stage

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Elisa Longo Borghini : “I’m not afraid of the cobblestones”

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. Even though Elisa Longo Borghini is adamant that she’ll ride for her team-mate Ellen van Dijk, she’ll be one of the champions to follow because of her pedigree and her knowledge of the cobblestones.

Elisa Longho Borghini (Trek-Segafredo)
Ornavasso (Piemonte, Italy), 10 December 1989
Teams : Top Girls Fassa Bortolo (2011), Hitec Products (2012-2014), Wiggle Honda (2015), Wiggle High5 (2016-2018), Trek-Segafredo (2019-2021)
Major results :
2012 : 3rd of the World Championships, 3rd du GP de Plouay-Bretagne
2013 : winner of Trofeo Alfredo Binda, 2nd of the Flèche Wallonne Femmes
2014 : winner of the Tour de Bretagne, 2nd of the Grand Prix de Plumelec, 3rd of the Flèche Wallonne Femmes
2015 : winner of the Tour des Flandres, winner of the Route de France
2016 : winner of the Giro d’Emilia, 3rd of the Olympic Games in Rio
2017 : winner of the Strade Bianche, 2nd of the Giro Rosa, 3rd of La Course by le Tour de France, Italian champion
2019 : 5th of the World Championships
2020 : 3rd of the World Championships, 3rd of the Giro Rosa, 2nd of the Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta, Italian champion (road race + TT)
2021 : winner of the GP de Plouay, winner of the Trofeo Alfredo Binda, 2nd of the Strade Bianche, 3rd of the Olympic Games in Tokyo, 3rd of Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes, Italian champion (road race + TT)
An anecdote: An eight-time Italian champion (three for road racing and five for individual time trial), Elisa is the daughter Guidina Dal Sasso who claimed six national titles as an individual and five in the relay as a cross-country skier in the 80s.

A DREAM IS BORN
It’s not the first time for the name Longo Borghini to appear on a start list of Paris-Roubaix. Thanks to the inception of Paris-Roubaix Femmes, Elisa keeps following the path of Paolo who was a dedicated domestique in teams like Barloworld and Liquigas. “I got the passion for cycling because of my brother who is eleven years older than me”, she explained. “He took up cycling way before me and I’ve wanted to emulate him. Therefore, taking part in Paris-Roubaix after him is great! Since I have a strong passion for this sport, I’ve always followed this race – but all the other races as well, actually. My first big recollection of Paris-Roubaix is the entrance of Franco Ballerini on the velodrome for its last race ever (on 15 April 2001). When he unzipped his jersey to show his t-shirt “Merci Roubaix”, I was only 11 years old but I was particularly emotional about it.”
“2012 is the edition that stuck with me”, she continued. “Tom Boonen won an absolutely fascinating race that day. My brother rode Paris-Roubaix twice, in 2008 (80th) and 2014 (72nd) and I particularly remember the latter because I saw it on several cobbled sectors. I was watching everything attentively. So it wasn’t a new terrain for me when we went to recce the course of “our” Roubaix earlier this year. We also did two laps of the velodrome and it was moving.”

CUT OUT FOR THE COBBLESTONES?
The reigning Italian champion for road racing and individual time trial, Longo Borghini is currently third in the UCI world ranking behind the untouchable Dutch women Annemiek van Vleuten and Anna van der Breggen. She’s fourth of the 2021 UCI Women’s WorldTour of which she has won two legs: the Alfredo Binda Trophy in March and the GP Plouay in August. Third in the Olympic road race, she’s also a specialist of Strade Bianche as she came second this year of the race she once won in 2017 when she underlined the architectural and cultural environment of the event also held on gravel roads. However, that doesn’t necessarily make her one of the top favourites for Paris-Roubaix Femmes. “I don’t think the race suits me very well”, she said. “But I’m convinced that I can be a great help for my team Trek-Segafredo.”

PREPARING FOR THE BIG SHAKE
About the specificity of the Hell of the North, she’s categorical: “I’m obviously not afraid of the cobblestones”, she stated. “I’m a professional cyclist and I have to adjust myself to the races that are given to me. I know my job and I have to do it, end of the story. Our trainings on the cobbled sectors were also organised in order to test the equipment. We’ll use the bike Trek always provides for Paris-Roubaix: the Domane. I already have all the cobbled sectors in mind but we’ll recce them again in the lead up to the race. At the last minute, we’ll evaluate the situation to decide which wheels to use, which tyres, what to put on our hands and if we’re going to race with or without gloves. We’ll look into the last details.”

THE IDEAL SCENARIO
Talking about her role in the team Trek-Segafredo, she clarified: “I’ll race for what is our aim: to win the race with Ellen van Dijk.” The 34 year old Dutch rider has the experience required for this kind of event. Moreover, she’s the on-form champion of the moment as she recently took two major titles for herself: the European championship for road racing in Trento, Italy, on September 11, and the world championship for individual time trial in Brugge, Belgium, on September 20, getting her second rainbow jersey against the clock after the one of 2013. In both cases, she won alone as she crossed the line in Trentino 1’18’’ before Germany’s Liane Lippert. The ideal scenario for Trek-Segafredo would be a solo victory in Roubaix. Longo Borghini knows what it takes to make it happen. In 2014, she saw her brother escorting his leader Peter Sagan whereas in 2008 he was sharing this task at the service of Australia’s Baden Cooke with a debutant who didn’t manage to reach the velodrome: Chris Froome.

UEC Road European Championships

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Italy flies to home glory in European Champs team relay

Led by Olympic Champion Filippo Ganna, the Azzurri won gold in the mixed relay ahead of Germany and the Netherlands. Belgium and Russia celebrated in Junior time trials: Alex Segaert saw off compatriot Cian Uijtdebroeks, Alina Ivanchenko won the women’s race. Tomorrow the U23 and Elite time trials: Ganna faces Evenepoel and Pogacar

1 ITALY 0:51:59 51,36
SOBRERO Matteo
DE MARCHI Alessandro
CAVALLI Marta
GANNA Filippo
CECCHINI Elena
LONGO BORGHINI Elisa

2 GERMANY 00:21 51,28
HEIDEMANN Miguel
WALSCHEID Max
KRÖGER Mieke
WOLF Justin
LECHNER Corinna
ERATH Tanja

3 NETHERLANDS 00:26 50,29
BOUWMAN Koen
MOLLEMA Bauke
PIETERS Amy
VAN EMDEN Jos
MACKAIJ Floortje
VOLLERING Demi

Trento could hardly have asked for a better opening of the UEC Road European Championships – Trentino 2021. On Wednesday, September 8th, the home Italy team offered to the fans a joy to behold, as Filippo Ganna and his teammate finalized a superb performance with the gold medal in the European Team Relay, securing the first medal for Italy in the event, much to the delight of many fans in the Le Albere district in Trento, just a few steps from the famous MUSE – Museum of Sciences.

In the 44.8 km test – two laps of the 22.4 km course on which all the time trials are contested at Trentino 2021 are held – the team made by Filippo Ganna, Alessandro De Marchi, Matteo Sobrero, Elisa Longo Borghini, Marta Cavalli and Elena Cecchini managed to leave behind Germany and the Netherlands, unsurprisingly the last two winners of the European team event. In two weeks in Leuven (Belgium), the format will also make its debut at the World Championships.

Italy made the most of the contribution by Filippo Ganna, who was generous in this first effort of his very intense European Championships’ schedule: the menu of the Tokyo Olympic Champion also includes the individual time trial on Thursday September 9th and the road race Sunday 12th.
After the men’s trio had passed the baton in first position, Longo Borghini, Cavalli and Cecchini delivered a strong effort on their own, finalizing in 51:59:01. In the background, the orchards and vineyards of Romagnano, Aldeno and Mattarello made an amazing show of themselves in a sunny afternoon, offering a first memorable postcard of Trentino to the many Countries connected with the European Championships on TV, either live or delayed.
The Germany team of Miguel Heidemann, Justin Wolf, Richard Maximilian Walscheid, Corinna Lechner, Mieke Kroger and Tanja Erath had to settle for second place with a gap of 21 seconds from the winners. The Netherlands (Koen Bouwman, Jos Van Emden, Bauke Mollema, Floortjie Mackaij, Amy Pieters and Demi Vollering) took the third step of the podium, stopping the time at 27 seconds from the Italian national team.

The Italian National anthem concluded the racing part of the first of five days of competition between Trento, Monte Bondone and the Valle dei Laghi, which awarded the first three of the thirteen titles of the most impressive European Road Championships’ edition to date. However, the special atmosphere at MUSE has continued, as on Wednesday the Science Museum of Trento celebrates the European Championships with an extended opening until 11 pm.

For Ganna and the whole Italian team, today’s victory represents an excellent start in view of the next races, which could already add to the home team’s tally. “Tomorrow it’s already ITT time, but I really wanted to take in this test, which was also useful for taking stock of the course. Tomorrow there will be plenty of strong rivals to face, as Küng wants to defend the jersey, Evenepoel has shown that he is back to his best after the crash at Lombardia, and Tadej Pogacar needs no introduction too: it will be full gas down to the final meter,“ stated the Time Trial World Champion.

Elisa Longo Borghini could also celebrated a long-pursued European Champions’ jersey. “I am excited for this result, and even more for having obtained it in a team race: I believe these races give a measure to the value of a team, and of a whole movement in this case. I hope that more and more youngsters will be inspired to get into cycling, also thanks to days like this.”

BELGIAN DOMINATION IN JUNIOR MEN’S TIME TRIAL

1 SEGAERT Alec BEL BELGIUM 00:26:27
2 UIJTDEBROEKS Cian BEL BELGIUM 00:05
3 LE HUITOUZE Eddy FRA FRANCE 00:40

8 HERZOG Emil GER GERMANY 00:55
10 KÄRSTEN Moritz GER GERMANY 01:08

In the morning, the Belgian National team scored a beautiful double in the Junior Men’s Individual Time Trial, on the 22.4 km course from the MUSE – Museum of Sciences to Piazza delle Donne Lavoratrici. Alec Segaert defeated the competition and earned the European Champion’s jersey by clocking a 26:26:61 time. Second came fellow Belgian sensation Cian Uijtderbroeks, who had beaten Segaert in the Junior Time Trial at the Belgian National Championships: this time, he finished just 5 seconds shy of the compatriot. The third step of the podium was conquered by French Eddy Le Huitouze, at 40 seconds.

„It is incredible to be able to win here, – commented Alec Segaert after the finish line. „In the first part I went very fast, maybe even too fast, but from the team car they kept telling me I was flying, and this motivated me even more. I was completely done at the finish, but the victory pays off for anything. At the Belgian Championships I had finished second behind Cian, today it was finally my turn.“

ALENA IVANCHENKO EXTENDS TRACK SUCCESS TO THE ROAD

Netherlands’ Elise Uijen could not retain the Junior Women’s Individual Time Trial title in Trento, as it was Alena Ivanchenko to take over the jersey. The Russian made a powerful showing of the skills already displayed on the track on the pan-flat 22.4 km effort. Ivanchenko stopped the clock on 29:11:82, beating German Antonia Niedermaier by 31 seconds, and Elise Uijen by 53 seconds.

For Ivanchenko this was the third prestigious success in just over three weeks, after having graduated World Champion in the Points Race at the Junior Track Cycling World Championships in Cairo (Egypt) and having won the European Champion jersey in the same specialty at the European Youth Track Cycling Championships in Apeldoorn (Netherlands).

GP de Plouay Women 150km

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1 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa ITA TREK – SEGAFREDO 04:06:02
2 VERHULST Gladys FRA ARKEA PRO CYCLING TEAM 00:12
3 FAULKNER Kristen USA TEAM TIBCO – SILICON VALLEY BANK 00:12
4 BERTIZZOLO Sofia ITA LIV RACING 00:12
5 MUZIC Evita FRA FDJ NOUVELLE-AQUITAINE FUTUROSCOPE 00:12
6 BUJAK Eugenia SLO ALE‘ BTC LJUBLJANA 00:12
7 DEIGNAN Elizabeth GBR TREK – SEGAFREDO 00:12
8 RIVERA Coryn USA TEAM DSM 00:12
9 MOOLMAN-PASIO Ashleigh RSA TEAM SD WORX 00:12
10 HENDERSON Anna GBR JUMBO-VISMA WOMEN TEAM 00:12

ELISA LONGO BORGHINI
« I RETURN WITH AMBITION »

Elisa Longo Borghini, third of the UCI world ranking, third in the road race of the Tokyo Olympic Games, will be one of the big favourites of the 7th edition of the CERATIZIT Challenge by La Vuelta (September 2-5). She expressed her enthusiasm ahead of her trip to Galicia.

Elisa, what are your memories from your participation in the CERATIZIT Challenge by La Vuelta last year ?
I loved it! It was a really beautiful experience. It was the last race of the season and it truly went well. The last stage was proper fun because Giorgia (Bronzini), our DS, basically told us we had to ride it as if it were a points race on the track, but a bit longer. And when I asked her: „Excuse-me, but I’m not fast in the sprint, what should I do?“, she said: „Just like a point race, you lap them!“ So I spent three quarters of the race in the breakaway. It was an interesting experience from a technical point, and mostly, it was a very beautiful week-end because it was my first race with the tricolore jersey [as the Italian national champion]. It was very emotional.

When you won Strade Bianche Donne in 2017, you spoke about the historical and cultural background of a race set in the city of Sienna. Did you feel something similar in Madrid?
Yes, absolutely. We were in the centre of Madrid, with a great historical and cultural setting, you can feel it in the air. Actually, I enjoyed this trip to visit some museums and palaces. It was extraordinary because we usually don’t have time for this kind of things. But since it was the end of the season…

How did you perceive the exposition offered by this event?
I believe it’s really important to have an event like the CERATIZIT Challenge at the same time as La Vuelta. This year, there’s a step forward as the race expands over four days, with as many stages, offering a varied course. It’s even more valuable. The new format has a good distribution with mountain stages, on the flat, and the ‚cronoscalata‘ [uphill time-trial]. It’s exciting. I would like to have even more stages in the coming years to make it an even bigger event that will attract even more contenders. But it’s already a success.
What do you want to do with the end of the season after your bronze medal in Tokyo?

I prepared well for the end of the season. I’m ambitious, and it begins with the CERATIZIT Challenge by La Vuelta where I hope to do well again. After the Olympic Games, it was an easier month in August, but I trained very well, especially with an altitude camp. I feel ready for the European and World championships that will come right after the Challenge.

Anna van der Breggen wins Strade Bianche Women Elite

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The Dutch cyclist wins first UCI Women’s WorldTour race of the season

Siena, 3 March 2018 – The Dutch rider Anna van der Breggen (Boels Dolmans Cycling Team) has taken a solo victory in the fourth edition of Strade Bianche Women Elite NamedSport; the race, the first in this year’s UCI Women’s WorldTour, covered 136km from Siena (Fortezza Medicea) to Siena (Piazza del Campo). Van der Breggen crossed the finish line of the historic square alone, 49” ahead of Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Canyon // SRAM Cycling) and 59” ahead of Elisa Longo Borghini (Wiggle High5).

FINAL RESULT
1 – Anna van der Breggen (Boels Dolmans Cycling Team) 136km in 4h10’48”, average speed 32.536km/h
2 – Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Canyon // SRAM Cycling) at 49”
3 – Elisa Longo Borghini (Wiggle High5) at 59”

QUOTES
Speaking seconds after the finish, a victorious Anna van der Breggen said: “I have no idea why I decided to attack from so far out but I just felt good at that moment – the steep sections were perfect for making a difference. To win the race today comes from circumstances: it was a quite epic race, maybe the hardest race I’ve ever done. At the finish I was feeling strange and empty; it means a lot to me to win the Strade Bianche.”

Press conference interviews and further details to follow. Tomorrow, on the same course, the sportive riders will challenge themselves in the Gran Fondo Strade Bianche by Trek.

#StradeBianche

PHOTO CREDIT: LaPresse – Ferrari / Paolone