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➕ Abby Mickey joins us on the podcast
Hello! Welcome to Women’s Cycling Weekly! 🚴♀️
While we saw some really exciting action at TDU over the 💘 THREE HOURS 💘 of live coverage provided — and it definitely had us looking forward to what’s to come this year — it left us wanting a bit more from the race. BUT, as we discussed in this week’s podcast (featuring none other than Abby Mickey as a guest!) that isn’t necessarily a bad thing.
One thing we weren’t lacking, however, was content, which makes this newsletter a whole lot easier to put together! So get scrolling…
Amy x
News 📰
UAE Team ADQ announced they have folded the Valcar-Travel & Service team into the organisation as the UAE Development Team. Interestingly, this means that the former Valcar team — which spawned the likes of Elisa Balsamo and Silvia Persico — won’t be able to enter the same races at the WWT squad.
Pauline Ferrand Prevot has been forced to end her cyclocross season early to focus on recovering from an injury she sustained at the Gavere World Cup in December.
Joscelin Lowden of Uno-X has announced that she is pregnant.
As has four-time Olympic gold medalist Laura Kenny, who is expecting her second child. While announcing her pregnancy, Kenny spoke openly about the difficulties she has faced after suffering both a miscarriage and an ectopic pregnancy.
Christine Majerus has announced that she intends to retire after the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, which would mark the end of a 16-year professional career.
Read 🗞️
Ally Wollaston – From falling off the back to flying at front at Women’s Tour Down Under.
Elisa Longo Borghini: It’s still possible to target Paris-Roubaix and the Tour de France.
Demi Vollering: I really believe I can beat Annemiek van Vleuten.
Alison Jackson going full circle with return to EF Education-TIBCO-SVB.
Maggie Coles-Lyster's turbulent comeback campaign steadied with Zaaf team.
Canyon-SRAM Generation taking lessons learned in first season into 2023.
Listen 🎧
Other podcasts covering interviews and recaps of TDU:
The Press Room podcast spoke to Georgie Howe, Brodie Chapman, and Alex Manly, Amanda Spratt, Isabel Carnes, Ally Wollaston & Gina Ricardo.
The Lanterne Rouge podcast covered recaps of each stage.
Results 🏆
Road
Santos Tour Down Under (2.WWT)
Stage 1: Daria Pikulik (HPH)
Stage 2: Alex Manly (JAY)
Stage 3: Grace Brown (FST)
Overall:
Grace Brown (FST)
Amanda Spratt (TFS)
Georgia Williams (TIB)
CX
The new national champions are:
🇳🇱 Puck Pieterse
🇮🇹 Silvia Persico
🇧🇪 Sanne Cant
🇬🇧 Zoe Backstedt
🇭🇺 Blanka Vas
🇫🇷 Hélene Clauzel
🇱🇺 Marie Schreiber
Upcoming races 📆
CX
Sunday 22nd January: UCI World Cup Benidorm (rnd 13)
Junior race at 09.30 CET
Elite at 13.40 CET
Elite race live on Eurosport/GCN+
Start list here
Friday fun 🕺
Elisa’s at it again:
More dog content PLS
And more tattoo content while we’re at it
HPH are honestly having a whale of a time at their training camp:
That’s all 👋
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