Women's Cycling Weekly issue 57
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Hello! Welcome to Women’s Cycling Weekly issue 57🚴♀️
HOW GOOD was Strade Bianche last weekend? After the season opened with some pretty run-of-the-mill AVV wins, a 💥 start to the WWT was just what we needed. That’s no shade to AVV, either. She deserves all the accolades and earns every win she takes, but to see the *chefs kiss* tactics from SD Worx play out was a thing of beauty. Bring on the rest of the season!
ICMY you can view the International Women’s Day special of WCW here.
As ever, shout out to Tilda for doing most of the work to put this newsletter together — a bloody legend xo
News 📰
ASO have announced that Tour de France Femmes sponsors Zwift will also be title sponsors of Paris Roubaix Femmes for the next four years.
The organisers of the Giro Donne have revealed the first route details of the 2022 edition of the race, as well as promising two hours live TV coverage per day and a significantly expanded prize purse of €250,000, matching the TDFF prize pot. The race will start in Sardinia and feature a mountain-top finish on Passo Maniva.
After two years of cancellation, the Colorado Classic have put out a plea for sponsorship to relaunch the race.
The Women’s Tour confirmed the first details of this year's race. The route includes the race’s hardest finish yet atop Black Mountain in Wales, but the organisers are still looking for a title sponsor and funding to cover live TV broadcast.
Details of a new stage race in France, the Tour Féminin International des Pyrénées, were launched this week. The race will take place August 5-7 - between the Tour de France and Battle of the North - and will be one of the more mountainous races on the women’s calendar.
New Zealand national champion Olivia Ray has been removed from the Human Powered Health roster, with so far no explanation.
Canyon//SRAM Generation are racing their first races this weekend, lining up for two one-day races in Spain.
Results 🏆
EasyToys Bloeizone Fryslân Tour
Stage 3: Rachele Barbieri (LIV)
Overall:
Ellen van Dijk (TFS)
Riejanne Markus (TJV)
Marlen Reusser (SDW)
Strade Bianche
Lotte Kopecky (SDW)
Annemiek van Vleuten (MOV)
Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (SDW)
GP Oetingen
Lorena Wiebes (DSM)
Drentse Acht van Westerveld
Christine Majerus (SDW)
Upcoming Races 📆
12th March: Ronde van Drenthe 1.WWT
Read 🗞️
Audrey Cordon-Ragot: A generation of young female riders can be inspired by Le Tour de France Femmes.
Chantal van den Broek Blaak says women shouldn’t be treated like ‘little men’.
‘The story of 'Madame Gray', who transformed women's cycling’
One girl’s story of how cycling has kept her going during brain tumour treatment.
Listen 🎧
A new one this week, Voice in Sport featuring former MTB XCO World Champion Kate Courtney talking about mental toughness, nutrition, and training.
Watch 📺
If you speak Spanish then check out this Colombian show all about women’s cycling, ‘El Bus de Ciclismo Feminino’.
Event 🎟️
The first African-American female professional road racer, Ayeesha McGowan’s event Thee Abundance Summit is returning for a second edition next month. The event is a “virtual celebration and convening of Black and Brown folks in the outdoors. The event is for, by, and about Black and Brown folks, though everyone is welcome and invited to attend. Supported by Zwift, Liv, and SRAM, the event is free and will be streamed on YouTube on Friday, April 1 and Saturday, April 2.”
For more information click here.
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