Are we off to Alpe d'Huez?
➕ the Hour Record was quietly reclaimed
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Well, that’s it. The 2023 road season is officially over. It’s a huge bummer that the final race of the year had ZERO minutes of live coverage after things had, largely, gone well on that front this season. It’s been a wild ride, dominated by SD Worx and a front-loaded calendar that left us reeling by July and scratching our heads from August to October. Still, I’m already looking forward to next Spring as well as to the RCS reformed Giro and a ✨possible✨ Alpe d’Huez finish at TDFF. Oh, and the Olympics too! Is it January yet?
In the mean time, there’s the cyclocross season to look forward to which properly got underway last weekend in the USA as well as the Track Champions League which kicks off in Mallorca this weekend.
Plus, the Tour de France route reveal is next week, the Hour Record was broken AGAIN, we’re going to get some new WWT teams next year, and transfer madness continues. Read on to find out more.
Enjoy!
Amy x
News 📰
The Tour de France Femmes 2024 is rumoured to end with a summit-finish up Alpe d'Huez.
Blanka Vas crashed in cyclocross training and has undergone surgery on her collarbone.
Vittoria Bussi has reclaimed the hour record and is the first woman to break the 50km barrier.
You can find stats about the winners of every WWT race here.
Velo are celebrating female cycling photographers with a pop-up gallery and documentary premiere.
The Women's WorldTour applications have been released, which includes Israel Premier Tech Roland submitted only as Roland and Jumbo-Visma as Blanco Pro Cycling.
The 2024 MTB World Cup calendar has been released and sees both downhill and enduro with one fewer race than they had in 2023.
If you’ve also been frustrated by the lack of live coverage recently, you might be interested to see which WWT races actually met their required 45 minutes of live racing.
Giorgia Bronzini joins Human Powered Health as Sport Director.
Read 🗞️
Face-Off: Can Anyone Break the SD Worx Stranglehold in 2024? - Velo
25-year-old pro quits over low pay: 'I still live with my parents' - Cycling Weekly
Fem van Empel dominates Cyclocross World Cup opener in Waterloo - Cyclingnews
Unsung Heroes: Francesca Baroni on Racing While Deaf, Competing with the Best in the World - Velo
Katie Archibald: Track Champions League 'super important' for Olympics preparation - Cycling Weekly
Vittoria Bussi Crowdfunded Her Way toward Crushing the UCI Hour Record - Velo
Watch 📺
Very saccharine but it got me tbf
Puck’s back on the ‘cross bike
Listen 🎧
The WCW podcast is back! And in its ✨interview era✨ again for the winter. For the first in this series I spoke to Cassondra Spring, Liv Cycling’s Global Brand Manager on her involvement in a female-led industry mentorship programme, her background in the sport, working in a male-dominated industry and more!
Maghalie Rochette and Lucinda Brand have started a podcast!
Harriet Harnden is on Making up the Numbers to chat about her season.
The Cycling Podcast Féminin is back discussing the speculation around next year’s TDFF route.
And, last but not least, Wheel Talk!
Results 🏆
Road
Tour of Chongming Island (2.WWT)
Stage 3: Chiara Consonni (UAD)
Overall:
Chiara Consonni (UAD)
Mylène de Zoete (WNT)
Daria Pikulik (HPW)
Tour of Guangxi (1.WWT)
Daria Pikulik (HPW)
Chiara Consonni (UAD)
Mia Griffin (CGS)
CX
🇺🇸 UCI Cyclocross World Cup #1: Waterloo, USA
Fem van Empel 🇳🇱
Puck Pieterse 🇳🇱
Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado 🇳🇱
Upcoming races 📆
Track
Saturday 21st October: Track Champions League Round 1: Mallorca
How to watch:
Live on Eurosport/GCN+ from 17:30 CEST.
More info here.
CX
Sunday 22nd October: Superprestige Overijse - Vlaamse Druivencross
How to watch:
Live on Eurosport/GCN+ from 13:30 CEST.
Start list here.
Friday fun 🕺
Fun time Friday
Cyclocross is back and so is the mud
The rain can’t kill anyone’s spirit
That’s all 👋
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Amy x
As saccharine as that video is, I love it, thanks for sharing. If they get that, the rest should fall into place.