Women's Cycling Weekly issue 65

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May 06, 2022

Hello! Welcome to Women’s Cycling Weekly issue 65 🚴‍♀️

Honestly it’s weeks like this that I am extremely grateful for Tilda, because if I was left to compile all these stage race results I would have thrown my laptop into the river. Anyway, luckily she exists and is a legend and had put this whole shebang together while I just write my silly little intros that sometimes don’t even really say anything because I have no inspiration.

Enjoy x

News 📰

Race organisers RCS have announced their intention to run a women’s Milan San Remo in 2023. No details around the route have emerged, but RCS have said it will run on the same day as the men’s race “in the same format as Strade Bianche”, which is also the day before WWT race Trofeo Binda.
HR company SD Worx have extended their sponsorship of the SD Worx team through to the end of 2026. The existing contract was due to be up at the end of 2024.
Shirin van Anrooij has extended her contract with Trek-Segafredo and Baloise-Trek Lions to the end of 2025.
Le Col-Wahoo have signed Dutch rider and former hockey player Eva van Agt for the remainder of the season.

Results 🏆

Ceratizit Festival Elsy Jacobs

Stage 1: Marta Bastianelli (UAD)

Stage 2: Veronica Ewers (TIB)

Overall:

Marta Bastianelli (UAD)
Veronica Ewers (TIB)
Silvia Persico (VAL)

Tour of the Gila

Stage 3 (ITT): Krista Doebel-Hickok (TIB)

Stage 4: Maddy Ward (ILP)

Stage 5: Emily Marcolini (3T/Q+M)

Overall:

Lauren De Crecenzo (Cinch Rise)
Krista Doebel-Hickok (TIB)
Austin Killips (Amy D Foundation)

Vuelta Ciclista Andalucia Ruta del Sol

Stage 1: Arlenis Sierra (MOV)

Stage 2: Arlenis Sierra (MOV)

Stage 3: Jelena Erić (MOV)

Overall:

Arlenis Sierra (MOV)
Mavi Garcia (UAD)
Ricarda Bauernfeind (CSG)

Bretagne Ladies Tour (2.1)

Stage 1: Marta Bastianelli (UAD)

Stage 2: Marta Bastianelli (UAD)

Stage 3 (ITT): Alena Ivanchenko (UAD)

Upcoming Races 📆

Road

3rd-7th May: Bretagne Ladies Tour (2.1)

8th May: GP Ciudad de Eibar (1.1)

10th May: Emakumeen Nafarroako Classic (1.1)

13th-15th May: Itzulia Women (2.WWT)

MTB

6th-8th May: 🇩🇪 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Albstadt - XCC/XCO #2

Friday 17.30 CET short track
Saturday 17.00 CET XCO U23
Sunday 11.20 CET XCO elite

Watch on Red Bull TV

Read 🗞️

Meet Veronica Ewers — the EF Education First Tibco-svb rider who took her first pro win at Festival Elsy Jacobs.
I did an interview in Spanish with Cuba’s only WorldTour pro, Arlenis Sierra, so please read it because transcribing was A Very Long Process but also because she is very interesting.
An interview with Le Col-Wahoo’s Flora Perkins.
Where are they now? Swedish former pro Emma Johansson on having no regrets about retiring at her peak.
Kasia Niewiadoma on taking the positives out of losses.

Watch 📺

I want to be like Betty when I grow up.

Listen 🎧

Abby technically started maternity leave this week (!!) but Freewheeling doesn’t count so she was still there for a big old debrief of the spring Classics with Gracie, Loren, and I!