Lesser Known Road Racing for Women Thread

[Libertine Seguros]

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/lizzie-deignan-there-is-room-to-have-more-than-one-leader/

Lizzie Deignan in sounding a lot more reasonable than is sometimes suggested shocker. Joking aside, it is quite interesting to hear this stuff about multiple leaders or sometimes working for others from her. She’s still pretty close to the top of her game -this year was a slightly off year for her in that she only won two races, but they were Roubaix and the Tour de Suisse.

Outside of the heat of battle, especially where things didn't go according to plan for Trek, where the 'old' Lizzie often resurfaces to throw salt like Terutsuyoshi in the post-race fall-out, she's been a lot more magnanimous on this front and much more selfless in racing since her baby break and maybe since what the péloton thinks of her came out in the pre-Rio suspension and controversial repreieve, she still seems keen to apportion blame elsewhere but she's a lot more selfless (in the Boels days the Giro was the only time she'd cast aside her own ambitions), and her racing relationship with Longo Borghini seems to be a good one.

 

[yaco]

Going on the last two or three years, I liken Deignan to Mads Pedersen - Unbeatable on their day BUT plagued with inconsistency - They go from chocolates to boiled lollies.

 

[RedheadDane]

Hey, can someone confirm this? (In other words; can someone figure out how to find the link to the page with the calendar directly from UCI?)

16.04

Paris-Roubaix Femmes

1.WWT

Because, if it's true, I consider that good news. Then they can easily show the race in full.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Hey, can someone confirm this? (In other words; can someone figure out how to find the link to the page with the calendar directly from UCI?)

16.04

Paris-Roubaix Femmes

1.WWT

Because, if it's true, I consider that good news. Then they can easily show the race in full.

Yes, as we saw in 2020...

According to both the UCI and the P-R websites it will take place on the 16th.

 

[RedheadDane]

Awesome!

But...

Yes, as we saw in 2020...

Come again.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Come again.

It's all your fault for making me think twice before using last year/season!

But I stand by it nonetheless. They could easily have broadcasted it in its entirety in 2020 as well, had the race taken place, but still not actually done it.

 

[RedheadDane]

It's all your fault for making me think twice before using last year/season!

If you had used "last year" you could have tried to argue that I should have "known what you meant". Are you just in denial about the fact that there was no P-R in 2020?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

If you had used "last year" you could have tried to argue that I should have "known what you meant". Are you just in denial about the fact that there was no P-R in 2020?

No, but I decided to use the year in an attempt to not confuse you, but for some reason I still deducted a year.

 

[RedheadDane]

No, but I decided to use the year in an attempt to not confuse you, but for some reason I still deducted a year.

"This year" would have worked.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

It's all your fault for making me think twice before using last year/season!

But I stand by it nonetheless. They could easily have broadcasted it in its entirety in 2020 as well, had the race taken place, but still not actually done it.

Wouldn't surprise me, it was organised by ASO.

 

[yaco]

The teams will need to carefully plan their seasons in the back half of the year - Between the Giro Rosa, TDF Femmes, Vuelta Femmes, Battle of the North, Romandie, TOB, etc teams will be stretched - Teams that have realistic goals could do well.

 

[RedheadDane]

The teams will need to carefully plan their seasons in the back half of the year - Between the Giro Rosa, TDF Femmes, Vuelta Femmes, Battle of the North, Romandie, TOB, etc teams will be stretched - Teams that have realistic goals could do well.

What's the maximum number of riders WorldTeams are allowed to have?

 

[oldcrank]

What's the maximum number of riders WorldTeams are allowed to have?

Unless the rules have been recently amended, UCI rule 2.13.166 says minimum 10 and maximum 20 riders for a Women's WorldTeam in 2022, I believe.

 

[RedheadDane]

Unless the rules have been recently amended, UCI rule 2.13.166 says minimum 10 and maximum 20 riders for a Women's WorldTeam in 2022, I believe.

Strange, then, that it seems the team with most is UAE, with 15.

 

[yaco]

Most teams run on a roster of between 12 to 15 riders. It could be a stretch for some teams to field competitive teams - Well organized teams can do well in these stage races.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

And it doesn't exactly help that the Vuelta Challenge has now been bumped up to five stages for next year, meaning it'll start a day earlier than first announced. We might see some teams start races with fewer riders through autumn. I also wonder how many will choose not to travel to China if their races end up being held in October.

 

[oldcrank]

Most teams run on a roster of between 12 to 15 riders. It could be a stretch for some teams to field competitive teams - Well organized teams can do well in these stage races.

Yes, the rule I quoted above stipulated minimum 9 and maximum 16 riders for 2020 and 2021 if I'm not mistaken. I'm guessing many sponsors are facing uncertain financial futures and may not be in a good position to increase team budgets.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Some worrying news out of Spain, with KNWU and Peter van den Veen reporting that on a training camp with the Dutch track team, a collision reported as being within the team resulted in a heavy crash. Amy Pieters was rendered unconscious in the incident and had to be airlifted to hospital, subsequently undergoing surgery on her head. The remainder of the riders will return to the Netherlands as planned, but the coach and a small circle of staff will stay in Spain to provide support and assistance.

No further information has been publicised, but obviously it sounds like it could be a bad one and hopefully the injuries are not too grave and she can make a full recovery, despite the scary-sounding language used at this stage. Fingers crossed for her.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Grim

 

[Samu Cuenca]

The latest update isn't exactly comforting either.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1474323630645559313

View: https://twitter.com/teamsdworx/status/1474323630645559313

 

[BlueRoads]

The latest update isn't exactly comforting either.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1474323630645559313

View: https://twitter.com/teamsdworx/status/1474323630645559313

This is so horrible, all my best wishes to her and her health.

 

[yaco]

It appears likely it was bleeding on the brain - Many make a full recovery - Lets hope Amy falls into that group.

 

[RedheadDane]

Here's a little game for ya; see if you can spot the mistake!

Elisa Balsamo | Trek Race Shop

The home of Trek Factory Racing, and all the Trek programs. Whether its road, XC, enduro, downhill, freeride, cyclocross or triathlon, you’ll find a Trek athlete, racing for the win.

racing.trekbikes.com

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

Here's a little game for ya; see if you can spot the mistake!

Elisa Balsamo | Trek Race Shop

The home of Trek Factory Racing, and all the Trek programs. Whether its road, XC, enduro, downhill, freeride, cyclocross or triathlon, you’ll find a Trek athlete, racing for the win.

racing.trekbikes.com

Congrats to Elisa Balsamo, the ten month old for winning the World Title. Those short legs must've done the trick!

 

[RedheadDane]

Congrats to Elisa Balsamo, the ten month old for winning the World Title. Those short legs must've done the trick!

They're signing them younger and younger these days...