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+ paralympics results and it's MTB world champs time
Hello lovely subscribers and welcome to Women’s Cycling Weekly! 🚴♀️
Sorry it’s late!
Plenty of racing going on this week on all kinds of terrain and across various different races and championships — we’ve got you covered when it comes to keeping up to date (thanks to the legendary Lulah 🙏)!
Enjoy the newsletter and see you next week x
News 📰
Lidl-Trek have had a big week with Niamh Fisher-Black and Emma Norsgaard each signing three-year contracts.
Maggie Coles-Lyster has signed with Human Powered Health for the next two seasons.
Read 🗞️
The State of Domestic Women's Off-Road Racing: Lessons from Leadville, SBT GRVL, and Gravel Worlds - Velo
The Tour de France Femmes was a bucket list moment for peloton veteran Emilia Fahlin - Escape Collective
‘Am I going to be good enough?’ - Anna van der Breggen on coming back to the women's peloton in 2025 - Rouleur
A tale of two American Olympic champions 40 years apart - Cyclingnews
'Emotionally, I’m a bit all over the place' - GB's Kadeena Cox after her Paralympics crash - Cycling Weekly
Watch 📺
Catch up with Kasia Niewiadoma in the aftermath of the Tour de France Femmes
Check out Vero Sandler and her journey to freeride mountain biking
Listen 🎧
Wheel Talk have their final Tour de France Femmes reflections
Results 🏆
Road
Tour de l'Avenir Femmes (2.2U)
Stage 3: Marion Bunel 🇫🇷
GC:
Marion Bunel 🇫🇷
Isabella Holmgren 🇨🇦
Eneritz Vadillo Crespo 🇪🇸
Classic Lorient Agglomération (1.WWT)
Mischa Bredewold (SDW)
Chloé Dygert (CSR)
Liane Lippert (MOV)
MTB
🌈 UCI MTB World Championships: Pal Arinsal, Andorra 🇦🇩
E-MTB: 🥇 Sofia Lena Wiedenroth 🇩🇪 🥈 Nathalie Schneitter 🇨🇭 🥉 Florencia Espiñeira Herreros 🇨🇱
Team Relay: 🥇 USA 🇺🇸 🥈 France 🇫🇷 🥉 Italy 🇮🇹
DH Junior: 🥇 Erice van Leuven 🇳🇿 🥈 Ella Svegby 🇸🇪 🥉Sacha Earnest 🇳🇿
XCO Junior: 🥇 Viktória Chladonová 🇸🇰 🥈 Rafaelle Carrier 🇨🇦 🥉 Maruša Tereza Šerkezi 🇸🇮
XCC U23: 🥇 Isabella Holmgren 🇨🇦 🥈 Ella Maclean-Howell 🇬🇧 🥉 Ava Holmgren 🇨🇦
XCC Elite: 🥇 Evie Richards 🇬🇧 🥈 Pauline Ferrand-Prevot 🇫🇷 🥉 Jenny Rissveds 🇸🇪
Track
Paralympic Games
C4-5 500m Time Trial: 🥇 Caroline Groot 🇳🇱 🥈 Marie Patouillet 🇫🇷 🥉 Kate O’Brien 🇨🇦
C1-3 3000m Individual Pursuit: 🥇 Wang Xiaomei 🇨🇳 🥈 Daphne Schrager 🇬🇧 🥉 Flurina Rigling 🇨🇭
C4 3000m Individual Pursuit: 🥇 Emily Petricola 🇦🇺 🥈 Anna Taylor 🇳🇿 🥉 Keely Shaw 🇨🇦
B 1000m Time Trial: 🥇 Lizzi Jordan 🇬🇧 🥈 Jessica Gallagher 🇦🇺 🥉 Sophie Unwin 🇬🇧
Upcoming races 📆
Road
Sunday 1st September: Grote Prijs Beerens (1.1)
How to watch:
3rd - 8th September: Tour Feminin l'Ardeche (2.1)
6th - 8th September: Tour de Romandie Féminin (2.WWT)
How to watch:
Live on Discovery+ from 14:00 CEST Friday.
Stratlist here.
MTB
🌈 UCI MTB World Championships: Pal Arinsal, Andorra 🇦🇩
Saturday 31st August: DH Elite
How to watch:
Live on Discovery+ from 12:20 CEST.
Sunday 1st September: XCO U23 and XCO Elite
How to watch:
XCO Elite: Live on Discovery+ from 13:20 CEST.
Track
Paralympic Games
Saturday 31st August: C1-3 500m Time Trial
Sunday 1st September: B 3000m Individual Pursuit and C5 3000m Individual Pursuit
You can check where you can watch the Paralympics here.
That’s all 👋
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