Lesser Known Road Racing for Women Thread

[Didinho]

van der Breggen got a yellow card: 2.12.007 7.9 | Using a non-compliant position or point of support on the bicycle that represents a danger to the rider or competitors.

It was tactical to stay on her wheel because she thought she would lose the sprint and Mischa said she felt good to sprint.
So only a yellow card (and -15 UCI points) and no DSQ as she appears in the results.

Still impressive sprint from Gery. Didn’t know she was this fast.

 

[yaco]

It was tactical to stay on her wheel because she thought she would lose the sprint and Mischa said she felt good to sprint.
So only a yellow card (and -15 UCI points) and no DSQ as she appears in the results.

Still impressive sprint from Gery. Didn’t know she was this fast.

Gery is a gem and I can see some big results coming for her in the future.

 

[Didinho]

Gery is a gem and I can see some big results coming for her in the future.

Yes of course but didn’t expect her as the winner from this group. Thought she was just a really strong climber. But this sprint is more about having something left.

 

[yaco]

Yes of course but didn’t expect her as the winner from this group. Thought she was just a really strong climber. But this sprint is more about having something left.

Its a tough final which I thought would be hard for Paternoster.

 

[awavey]

Vittoria Guazzini crashing at the Hong Kong track world cup round, is apparently ok

https://twitter.com/x/status/2045541901391073739

View: https://x.com/elsterrato/status/2045541901391073739

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Vittoria Guazzini crashing at the Hong Kong track world cup round, is apparently ok

When a simple comma makes a world of difference to a sentence

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Usoa Ostolaza solo in Eibar, as Laboral Kutxa go all out for one of their home races in the absence of most of the hilly specialists. Maite Urteaga currently 2nd on the road, for Eulen-Amenabar. Very Basque, Basquer than usual here.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

It's now been confirmed: Gery wins every time I pass the SUEZ offices.

 

[awavey]

When a simple comma makes a world of difference to a sentence

Well if you're going to get picky about punctuation.

You should have written "When a simple comma, makes a world of difference to a sentence."

 

[RedheadDane]

It's now been confirmed: Gery wins every time I pass the SUEZ offices.

I think we agreed I got the credit for her win Friday...

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I think we agreed I got the credit for her win Friday...

Well that was before the finish in Chambery.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Well if you're going to get picky about punctuation.

I was commending your comma: your comment would have carried a very different message without it.

 

[yaco]

I have no idea why Gery did not ride Amstel Gold?

 

[Mina.S]

I’m very confused while AG soudal rode the whole race like they had the favourite but De Schepper and Zigart looked good.

Muzic is not looking very good. Feel like she’s falling quickly out of favour at FDJ.

 

[jmdirt]

View: https://youtube.com/shorts/IlgTY9QNVlk?si=T9ux0ONuTxQUGaS2

 

[Sciatic]

View: https://youtube.com/shorts/IlgTY9QNVlk?si=T9ux0ONuTxQUGaS2

Fun to see her finish line celebrations and this interview. Great personality and strong rider.

 

[JR1012]

Anyone know why ELB isn't riding the ardennes classics?

 

[Didinho]

Anyone know why ELB isn't riding the ardennes classics?

Saw a video where she said to have a go for yellow at the Tour. Don’t know about missing these classics but it could be she want to be as fresh as possible and maybe do some stage races soon.

 

[Wyndbrook]

As as far as I am aware she's been strugging with a chest infection from just before San Remo.

 

[OneManGrupetto]

Allowing the word 'Lesser' in this thread's title to do a lot of heavy lifting, it's the Tour of Bostonliq Ladies in Uzbekistan. If you've been looking for a 2.2 two-days race, staged on wide four-lane highways whilst lorries loaded down with aggregates roar in the opposite direction, then stand down. Your contest of the year is here.
Start list consisting of Asian conti-teams, regional teams, national teams and Queen Sport - who appear to be Gleb Groysman's latest attempt to revive the freewheeling maverick spirit of Tashkent City.
First stage won by Shakhnoza Abdullaeva (7 Saber), a minute clear of two riders from XDS China with riders arriving regularly and largely solo for the next 20 minutes. A stack of DNF's with lots of photos of gashed tyres and mechanicals. Expect similar tomorrow.

(Sarcasm aside - it's great races like this exist, it appears efficiently run and clearly means a lot to those riding it).

 

[OneManGrupetto]

Second - and last - stage of the Tour of Bostonliq Ladies. Effectively a souped-up crit round Tashkent. They absolutely didn't tour Bostonliq this year. Unsurprisingly ended in a large-bunch sprint finish on a road wider than an airport runway. Say what you will but there is no shortage of low-grade tarmac in Uzbekistan.
Kristina Novikova (Panorama-Sestrorestk, Hungarian-registered but effectively a Russian team from St Petersburg) won going away from ex-BTC City Ljubljana rider Yelizaveta Sklyarova. No change in the overall standings. Shakhnoza Abdullaeva (7 Saber) wins the race for the second consecutive year.
And that largely winds down the Uzbek calendar for the year save for the new GP Jizzakh and annual UCI points fest of the National Champs in late-June.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Emily Dixon (another one of those successful 19 year olds) has won the first stage in Czechia ahead of Kristýna Zemanová, who gets her best ever result on the road, and Sofia Ungerová.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2049854036589867513

View: https://x.com/CyclingphotoLIV/status/2049854036589867513

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Now with moving pictures. A pretty convincing win, and she had time to slow down and avoid entering the church.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2049859616767406093

View: https://x.com/WMNcycling/status/2049859616767406093

 

[yaco]

Dixon won the Swift Cycling Academy to get the contract with Alpecin. Liv Aluls Jayco should be all over her for next year.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Dixon won the Swift Cycling Academy to get the contract with Alpecin. Liv Aluls Jayco should be all over her for next year.

Canyon SRAM Generation, you mean, Of course when they started doing the Zwift Academy the Roodhoofts didn't yet have an organised women's road team, so I guess it is possible that Fenix will take over one day, especially if CSR's financial situation worsens dramatically after the apparent death of Zondacrypto.