Lesser Known Road Racing for Women Thread

[Wvv]

Vollering bombing, only one to follow is ... Mrs. comeback Van der Breggen. Amazing.

 

[Wvv]

Anna cracks, aprox 2 km before the summit, 18 km to go.

Sad these Spanish motorbikes are once again so close to the action. Stop towing Vollering please.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

VDB was probably right not to help there, but if she had taken turns then Demi would possibly not have attacked.

 

[yaco]

No surprise to see the best rider sail away from AVDB. Colour me pink that Vollering actually got a lead out from FDJ. She must be in a state of shock!

 

[Tim Cahill]

It's like UAE sacked off Pogacar for a returning Valverde

 

[Samu Cuenca]

30 seconds means the race isn't theoretically over, but it would of course have been better scenario now if VDB and Reusser had been teammates.

 

[Coffeeplanter]

Vollering is pissed, and she's going to destroy everything and everyone on pure hatred. I love it.

 

[theyoungest]

It's like UAE sacked off Pogacar for a returning Valverde

Anna van der Breggen is a natural talent though, probably more so than Vollering. She's already not far off Vollering's level... and it's just her first race back. You can see there's still plenty of room for improvement.

 

[awavey]

Go Demi !!!

 

[Coffeeplanter]

Go Demi !!!

Rightfully cooked Van der Breggen and her moustache.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Both VDB and Reusser's return to racing have been encouraging. Cavalli's first day back wasn't a picnic, but at least they had Ciabocco in the chasing group. Lauke's dynamic duo didn't get a fantastic start to their new partnership.

 

[Mina.S]

Womens cycling is so much more entertaining than men's for sure.

Mavi Garcia has a crazy amount of race days so far this season,

 

[awavey]

Bredewold takes stage 2 sprint win, Demi still leads GC (she was 4th today)

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Wollaston won in Almeria, but it looks like we've had the second Uno-X sprinting protest of the day.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1893682841633927290

View: https://x.com/Clasica_Almeria/status/1893682841633927290

 

[Andy262]

Both VDB and Reusser's return to racing have been encouraging. Cavalli's first day back wasn't a picnic, but at least they had Ciabocco in the chasing group. Lauke's dynamic duo didn't get a fantastic start to their new partnership.

Did Reusser actually leave racing? I must have missed it.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Did Reusser actually leave racing? I must have missed it.

Np, but she didn't race for 8 months due to long-lasting effects of Covid. There was no guarantee she would hit the ground running.

 

[awavey]

Easy win for Wiebes at Samyn

 

[Didinho]

Cat Ferguson will be racing Roubaix already this year.

 

[awavey]

Cat Ferguson will be racing Roubaix already this year.

hell of a race to target as an intro to WWT.

 

[Wyndbrook]

hell of a race to target as an intro to WWT.

Milan San Remo up first as well.
In fact all three of the year one Brits are scheduled for Roubaix.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

The route for the revamped version of MSR has been revealed and it will be starting in Genoa. 156 km await the riders, so there will be plenty of road for other teams to get frustrated with SDW

Lara Crestanello proved that she was born to win by taking the victory in Umag.

The third edition of the Vuelta Extremadura begins tomorrow. The route looks pretty good. A 9 km ITT in the morning followed by a 81 km road stage in the afternoon, which will probably finish in a sprint. The next stage has the Alto de Robledo (5.4 km, 5%, but with 2-3 km at over 6.5%) which tops out 15.5 km from the finish. The queen stage on Sunday features El Torno/Cabezabellosa (10 km, 5%) and Puerto de Honduras (16.9 km, 5.2%, but the first 12-13 km are at 6-7%). This is followed by a 20 km descent and a loop around Hervás to the finish.

The full start list has not been announced yet, but it has been confirmed that Chladonová and Wolff will be making their road debuts for Visma in the race, in a line up that also features Bunel.

Link to stage 1:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqF6XDLP3Mk

Stage 2:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yO0iBs8GWl4

 

[Didinho]

The route for the revamped version of MSR has been revealed and it will be starting in Genoa. 156 km await the riders, so there will be plenty of road for other teams to get frustrated with SDW

With Cipressa and Poggio I assume?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

With Cipressa and Poggio I assume?

Yes. It follows the men's route after the first 20 km or so.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Trek have brought Realini to Extremadura, but she has lost a minute to Bjørndal Ottestad who has knocked it out of the park. Question is if Van Dijk will be able to ride even faster.

She could ride 10 seconds faster.
Bjørndal Ottestad and Aalerud are the two highest placed GC riders, but the race has only just started.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

The gap suddenly decreased dramatically, but it was just an illusion. Greta Marturano took the win ahead of Ytterhus Haugset. I hope everyone is okay after the crash.