Women's Cycling Weekly Issue 73
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Hello! Welcome to Women’s Cycling Weekly issue 73 🚴♀️
Well, last week I said this newsletter might come to you at a rogue hour this week and I thought that would be down to the fact that I would be running around Sardinia for the Giro Donne. Instead, it’s because I’m isolating with Covid and my brain isn’t functioning properly, so that’s fun 🤒.
While I’m out here suffering, Tilda is currently in Denmark for the men’s Tour Grand Départ — can you believe the cheek? However, despite that — and despite also being sick earlier in the week — she still but together a MASSIVE list of all the new national champions from last week so we’ll let her off.
Anyway because of all of these factors there’s no ‘Tour of Yore’ segment this week (and things are rather thin on the ground in general) but normal service will resume next week, we promise!
Amy x
News 📰
Annemiek van Vleuten has announced she will retire at the end of 2023. She has extended her contract with Movistar through to the end of her career.
The Giro Donne has its first Covid-casualty: Anna Shackley dropped out of the SD Worx squad on the eve of the race and was replaced by Christine Majerus.
EF Education-TIBCO-SVB (and their men’s team counterpart EF Education-EasyPost) have revealed a special edition jersey for the Tour de France Femmes. It features some little dragons creatures because… equality?
Some riders have been expressing the desire for a better schedule for the Giro Donne and Tour de France Femmes in future years.
SD Worx have launched a crowdfunding campaign to support Amy Pieters’ recovery and rehabilitation. You can find out more and donate to the campaign here.
Read 🗞️
A blog from Elisa Balsamo ahead of her first Giro d’Italia Donne.
Alexandra Manly on (very successfully) transitioning from track to road.
Is this year Italy’s best chance at a home Giro Donne win since 2008?
Lotte Kopecky: It’s good that the UCI punishes race organizers that don’t give live coverage.
‘What’s in store for the Women’s Tour Down Under now it has hit the top-tier?’
Listen 🎧
Freewheeling with the OG trio previewing the Giro Donne — in which I was coming down wit the ‘rona demonstrated by my lack of focus (I haven’t listened but am assuming it came across).
Results 🏆
Road
Giro Donne:
Stage 1 (ITT): Kristen Faulkner (BEX)
Stage 2: Elisa Balsamo (TSF)
Lotto Belgium Tour
Prologue: Agnieszka Skalniak-Sójka (Poland)
Stage 1: Ally Wollaston (AGI)
Stage 2: Annemarie Worst (PLP)
Overall:
Agnieszka Skalniak-Sójka (Poland)
Shari Bossuyt (Belgium)
Ally Wollaston (AGI)
National Road Race championships
🇦🇹 Christina Schweinberger (PLP)
🇧🇪 Kim De Baat (PLP)
🇨🇦 Maggie Coles-Lyster (DNA)
🇭🇷 Matia Deliu
🇨🇿 Tereza Neumanova (LIV)
🇩🇰 Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (FDJ)
🇪🇪 Ann-Christine Allik
🇫🇮 Anniina Ahtosalo (UXT)
🇫🇷 Audrey Cordon-Ragot (TFS)
🇩🇪 Liane Lippert (DSM)
🇬🇧 Alice Towers (LEW)
🇭🇺 Blanka Vas (SDW)
🇮🇪 Alice Sharpe (IBC)
🇮🇹 Elisa Balsamo (TFS)
🇮🇱 Omer Shapira (TIB)
🇰🇿 Rinata Sultanova
🇱🇻 Anastasia Carbonari (VAL)
🇱🇹 Rasa Leleivytė (VAI)
🇱🇺 Christine Majerus (SDW)
🇳🇱 Riejanne Markus (JVW)
🇳🇴 Malin Eriksen
🇵🇱 Wiktoria Pikulik
🇵🇹 Daniela Campos (BDU)
🇸🇰 Nora Jenčušová (BPK)
🇸🇮 Eugenia Bujak (UAD)
🇪🇸 Mavi García (UAD)
🇸🇪 Jenny Rissveds
🇨🇭 Caroline Baur (CGS)
🇹🇹 Teniel Campbell (BEX)
🇺🇸 Emma Langley (TIB)
Upcoming Races 📆
Road
30th June-10th July: Giro d’Italia Donne (2.WWT)
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Until next time!
Lots of good stuff in this one! Thanks so much to you and Tilda and I hope you’re feeling better soon.
Speedy recovery to you. Hope you are rolling again soon.