Ready for the road race?
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Hello lovely subscribers and welcome to Women’s Cycling Weekly! 🚴♀️
The Olympics are (almost) half way through and it’s about to get cycling heavy between the road race on Sunday and the start of the track events on Monday.
I can’t wait to see how the road race pans out with smaller teams and no radios always making way for the unexpected (aka Anna Kiesenhofer’s win in Tokyo). The favourites will be alive to a surprise move from an outside this time, especially the Dutch.
With a punchy course that looks very similar to last year’s worlds road race in Glasgow we’re set for a thrilling race — and potentially the same outcome?
Can Kopecky pull it off before she heads over to the velodrome? Will Lorena Wiebes make it to a sprint finish? Will Elisa Longo Borghini use that Giro winning form to take gold?
And if all of that wasn’t enough, this time next week I’ll be coming to you with just THREE days to go until the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift gets underway. I’ll be heading there with this very newsletter and the revival of the long-dormant (sorry!) podcast so stay tuned!
For now, enjoy this week’s newsletter!
Amy x
News 📰
Coryn Labecki has retired from road racing, with Kreizh Breizh Elites being her last race.
Read 🗞️
Going out on top: Grace Brown is finishing her career in style - Escape Collective
'It feels so great to come full circle' - Jenny Rissveds on her Olympic mountain bike bronze medal - Cyclingnews
Ranking the Favorites for the Women's Olympic Road Race - Velo
Getting to Know Swedish Slopestyle Star Alma Wiggberg - Pinkbike
Pauline Ferrand-Prevot has one goal left: a yellow jersey - Escape Collective
People like underdog stories, and I was one, by Anna Kiesenhofer - Rouleur
'I don't feel the tension' - Lorena Wiebes ready to sprint for gold in Olympic debut - Cyclingnews
Olympic MTB gallery: two golden days - Escape Collective
'Thrown in at the deep end' - Meet the youngest cyclist on Team GB's Olympic squad - Cycling Weekly
Watch 📺
Check out the BMX Freestyle highlights if you missed it!
Listen 🎧
It’s all things Olympics over at Wheel Talk.
Kasia Niewiadoma was on Beyond the Bike with Rachel Jary this week.
Results 🏆
Road
Olympic Games ITT
🥇 Grace Brown 🇦🇺
🥈 Anna Henderson 🇬🇧
🥉 Chloé Dygert 🇺🇸
Kreiz Breizh Elites Féminin (1.1)
Anouska Koster (UXM)
Alice Wood (HPH)
Marta Jaskulska (WNT)
MTB
Olympic Games XCO
🥇 Pauline Ferrand-Prévot 🇫🇷
🥈 Haley Batten 🇺🇸
🥉 Jenny Rissveds 🇸🇪
Upcoming races 📆
Road
Sunday 4th August: Olympic Games RR
How to watch:
Track
Olympic Games
Monday 5th August: Team Sprint
How to watch:
Live on Discovery+ from 16:45 CEST, finals from 19:46 CEST.
Wednesday 7th August: Team Pursuit
How to watch:
Live on Discovery+ from 12:40 CEST and 17:05 CEST, finals from 18:57 CEST.
Thursday 8th August: Keirin
How to watch:
Live on Discovery+ from 16:45 CEST, finals from 19:01 CEST.
Friday 9th August: Madison
How to watch:
Live on Discovery+ from 13:55 CEST and 17:45 CEST, finals at 18:09 CEST.
Friday fun 🕺
All the girlies
The women are killing it over in slopestyle 🤯
That’s all 👋
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Final moment to appreciate the legend that is Anna Kiesenhofer before she passes the torch. The Olympics have been amazing so far (highlight was my mom learning who Pauline Ferrand-Prevot is). Can’t wait for the road race!