The return of MTB
+ heartbreak for Gigante 😢
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News 📰
Sarah Gigante broke her femur in training last week and has undergone surgery.
Read 🗞️
'I want to pay it forward' - Megan Jastrab launches fundraiser to help junior women afford Rwanda UCI Road World Championships - Cyclingnews
Tour de Romandie Féminin Stage 2: Chabbey Seizes First WorldTour Victory, Žigart Nabs Yellow - Velo
'I'm not used to being the leader' – Elise Chabbey delighted after winning the Tour de Romandie Féminin - Cyclingnews
Where are they now: The 2014 Rabobank-Liv team was the greatest ever assembled - Escape Collective
'It’s harder than almost every climb I’ve done' - Illi Gardner sets the all-time record on Mt. Washington - Cycling Weekly
Breakaway Femmes: The untold and extraordinary story of the Tour de France Féminin - Rouleur
Lotte Kopecky returns to track racing ahead of final season goals but road World Championships participation not yet confirmed - Cyclingnews
Listen 🎧
At Wheel Talk they’re discussing everything that happened at the Tour de Romandie Féminin
Suzy Wood was on the WMN Podcast this week to talk about her experience with RED-S
Results 🏆
Road
Tour de Romandie Féminin (2.WWT)
Stage 2:
Elise Chabbey (TFS) 🇨🇭
Urška Žigart (AGS) 🇸🇮
Yara Kastelijn (FED) 🇳🇱
Stage 3:
Blanka Vas (SDW) 🇭🇺
Paula Blasi (UAD) 🇪🇸
Elise Chabbey (TFS) 🇨🇭
GC:
Elise Chabbey (TFS) 🇨🇭
Urška Žigart (AGS) 🇸🇮 (+0:07)
Yara Kastelijn (FED) 🇳🇱 (+0:20)
GP Lucien Van Impe (1.1)
Lorena Wiebes (SDW) 🇳🇱
Susanne Andersen (UXM) 🇳🇴
Shari Bossuyt (AGS) 🇧🇪
Upcoming Races 📆
Road
Saturday 23rd - Friday 29th August: Tour de l'Avenir Femmes (2.2U)
Thursday 28th August: Kreiz Breizh Elites Féminin (1.1)
MTB
🇫🇷 UCI MTB World Cup: Les Gets, XCC+XCO #7 & DHI #7
Friday 29th August: XCC
How to watch:
Elite: Live on TNT/Max/Discovery+ from 17:30 CEST
Friday Fun 🕺
Crankworx was fun 🤯
That’s all 👋
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