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+ the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya Femenina is 🔥
Hello lovely subscribers and welcome to Women’s Cycling Weekly! 🚴♀️
The calendar is busyyyy at the moment, The Tour of Britain Women is half way through while the first multi-day edition of the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya Femenina got underway today. Elsewhere, there’s racing in Belgium and the Tour Féminin International des Pyrénées makes a return after last year’s edition was called off due to safety issues. If all that wasn’t enough, the off road scene is just as full-gas; Unbound last weekend marked a huge step forward for the women’s racing at that event and MTB World Cup racing (DH and XC) returns for the next three weekends in a row!
In terms of the road, the last two days have seen some verryyy close sprint finishes wherein some big hitters have been taken right to the line. At TOB Women yesterday, Liv AlUla Jayco’s Letizia Paternoster got so close to beating world champion Lotte Kopecky to the line. While at Volta Catalunya today, AG Insurance - Soudal’s Ally Wollaston got the better of none other than Marianne Vos (!!) in a sprint to the line. The level is SO HIGH at the moment, I can’t wait for the next few months of racing.
Let’s get into it.
Amy x
News 📰
After disappointment at Red Bull Formation, a women's freeride event, being cancelled in 2022, women will now be competing in this year's Red Bull Rampage, with the competition expanding to a two day event.
All 14 of Lifeplus - Wahoo’s bikes were stolen overnight, but thankfully, due to the help of other teams in the peloton, they were still able to start today’s stage of the Tour of Britain Women.
Read 🗞️
Lizzie Deignan's GB team to race 'in full force' at Tour of Britain Women - Cycling Weekly
Meet Geerike Schreurs: the WorldTour soigneur who’s now a dark horse favorite for the world's top gravel races - Cycling Weekly
The Tour of Britain Women returns, but is an SD Worx clean sweep inevitable? - Rouleur
Opinion: Unbound Gravel Delivered the Good News All of Us Have Been Craving - Velo
Lizzy Banks 'bitterly disappointed' as WADA appeals UK Anti-Doping’s decision to clear her - Cycling Weekly
Listen 🎧
The team over at Wheel Talk are answering listener questions this week.
Results 🏆
Road
Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Del Sol (2.1)
Stage 4: Arlenis Sierra (MOV)
Overall:
Mavi Garcia (LAJ)
Silke Smulders (LAJ)
Ella Wyllie (LAJ)
Alpes Gresivaudan Classic (1.1)
Marion Bunel (AUB)
Evita Muzic (FST)
Julie Bego (COF)
Dwars door de Westhoek (1.1)
Kathrin Schweinberger (WNT)
Lauretta Hanson (LTK)
Lily Williams (HPH)
Tour of Britain Women (2.WWT)
Stage 1: Lotte Kopecky (SDW)
Stage 2: Lotte Kopecky (SDW)
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya (2.1)
Stage 1: Ally Wollaston (AGS)
Upcoming races 📆
Road
6th - 9th June: Tour of Britain Women (2.WWT)
How to watch:
Live on Eurosport/Discovery+ or YouTube from 11:30 CEST on Saturday and 11:45 CEST on Sunday.
Startlist here.
7th - 9th June: Volta Ciclista a Catalunya (2.1)
Saturday 8th June: Dwars door het Hageland (1.1)
Sunday 9th June: Flanders Diamond Tour (1.1)
14th - 16th June: Tour Féminin International des Pyrénées (2.1)
How to watch:
Live on Eurosport/Discovery+ from 14:00 CEST on Friday.
MTB
🇦🇹 UCI MTB World Cup: Leogang, Austria DH #3
Saturday 8th June: DH Elite Semi Finals
Sunday 9th June: DH Elite and Junior Finals
How to watch:
Junior: Live on Eurosport, Discovery+ or Staylive from 12:15 CEST.
Elite: Live on Eurosport, Discovery+ or Staylive from 14:00 CEST.
🇮🇹 UCI MTB World Cup: Val di Sole, Italy XCC+XCO #4 & DH #4
Friday 14th June: DH Elite Semi Finals & XCC U23 and Elite
How to watch:
XCC Elite: Live on Eurosport, Discovery+ or Staylive from 17:00 CEST.
Friday fun 🕺
A gorge unbound gallery
That’s all 👋
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