SD Worx 🤝 winning in Spain
+ Tour of Britain route announcements
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SD Worx are back at it again — winning, that is. Spanish stage race season seems to suit them. Particularly Itzulia wherein the team have won seven straight stages of the race across three editions after Mischa Bredewold won the sprint for stage one today.
With two more stages to go there’s no guarantee that the winner will come from the Dutch team, however. I’m not making any predictions, though, because that always ends badly 🤪.
Enjoy this week’s newsletter!
Amy x
News 📰
The routes for stages one, two and three of the Tour of Britain Women have been announced.
Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig has announced that she will return to racing at Durango - Durango Emakumeen Saria next Tuesday having recovered from her crash at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad where she fractured her sacrum. The Danish rider will also line up for the Vuelta a Burgos Feminas two days later.
Read 🗞️
La Vuelta confirms we are in a golden age of women's cycling - Escape Collective
Flanders dreams, race celebrations and coffee: Question time with Emma Norsgaard - Rouleur
'I’d like to have her in the team in the next few years' – Movistar admit interest in Marlen Reusser - GCN
Up-and-coming Gravel Racer Caroline Wreszin is Coming to a Podium Near You - Velo
Vuelta Femenina 2024: what it taught us about how the Tour de France Femmes will be raced - Rouleur
Vollering and SD Worx-Protime, a relationship turned sour? - Escape Collective
Sarah Sturm on Her Return to the Traka 360: 'I Made a Mistake, So Here I Am To Try Again' - Velo
The women bike racers of Sierra Leone - Rouleur
Listen 🎧
Wheel Talk have been discussing La Vuelta España Femenina, including audio diaries from several riders.
Vali Höll was on the Downtime Podcast discussing her big changes over the off-season and what it’s like to be the person to beat.
Results 🏆
Vuelta España Femenina (2.WWT)
Stage 7: Marianne Vos (TVL)
Stage 8: Demi Vollering (SDW)
Points 🟢: Marianne Vos (TVL)
Best Climber ⚪🟡: Demi Vollering (SDW)
GC 🔴:
Demi Vollering (SDW)
Riejanne Markus (TVL)
Elisa Longo Borghini (LTK)
GP de Plumelec-Morbihan (1.1)
Silvia Persico (UAD)
Victoire Berteau (COF)
Marta Lach (WNT)
Navarra Elite Classics (1.Pro)
Hannah Ludwig (COF)
Arlenis Sierra (MOV)
Shirin van Anrooij (LTK)
Itzulia Women (2.WWT)
Stage 1: Mischa Bredewold (SDW)
Stage 1: Mischa Bredewold (SDW)
MTB
🏴 UCI MTB World Cup: Fort William, Scotland DH #1
DH Junior: 🥇 Heather Wilson 🇬🇧 🥈 Sacha Earnest 🇳🇿 🥉 Eliana Hulsebosch 🇳🇿
DH Elite: 🥇 Valentina Höll 🇦🇹 🥈 Nina Hoffmann 🇩🇪 🥉 Tahnée Seagrave 🇬🇧
European Championships
XCC Junior: 🥇 Maruša Tereza Šerkezi 🇸🇮 🥈 Lara Liehner 🇨🇭 🥉 Regina Bruchner 🇭🇺
XCC U23: 🥇 Kira Böhm 🇩🇪 🥈 Ella Maclean-Howell 🇬🇧 🥉 Carla Hahn 🇩🇪
XCC Elite: 🥇 Pauline Ferrand-Prevot 🇫🇷 🥈 Puck Pieterse 🇳🇱 🥉 Nicole Koller 🇨🇭
Team Relay: 🥇Italy 🇮🇹 🥈France 🇫🇷 🥉Switzerland 🇨🇭
Upcoming races 📆
Road
10th - 12th May: Itzulia Women (2.WWT)
How to watch:
Live on Eurosport/Discovery+ from 12:30 CEST on Saturday and Sunday.
Tuesday 14th May: Durango-Durango (1.1)
How to watch:
Live on YouTube from 15:00 CEST.
16th - 19th May: Vuelta a Burgos Feminas (2.WWT)
How to watch:
Live on Eurosport/Discovery+ from 14:30 CEST on Thursday and Friday.
Friday 17th May: Veenendaal-Veenendaal (1.1)
How to watch:
Live on Eurosport/Discovery+ from 15:00 CEST.
MTB
European Championships
Saturday 11th May: XCO Junior
Sunday 12th May: XCO U23 and Elite
How to watch:
XCO Elite: Live on Eurosport/Discovery+ from 11:50 CEST.
Friday fun 🕺
That’s all 👋
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