Women's Cycling 2016

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  • graeme_s-2
    graeme_s-2 Posts: 3,382
    Nipped out of work to watch them ride by.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i96g5UWZKzc

    Must admit, enjoyed watching the Police organise the rolling road block almost as much as the cycling!
  • effillo
    effillo Posts: 257
    Just found out I won some VIP tickets for the start on Sunday, champagne breakfast, covered viewing, meet the riders etc. Going to take the wife and bambino, perfect start to my first Father's Day.

    Seem to be lucky at these comps, won an Ettix comp last year to stay with the team that the hotel, meals with the riders then ride in the car at ToB.
  • awavey
    awavey Posts: 2,368
    Marianne was really cool & friendly when I fangirled her at the first Womens Tour after a stage,admittedly she had just won that stage so was obv quite happy anyway,but she was the only rider really who'd hung around to deal with fans and signed stuff and posed for lots of selfies, when she could have just wandered off

    though I somehow managed to completely miss doorstepping anyone this year :cry:
  • capt_slog
    capt_slog Posts: 3,973
    The race goes past the top of my avenue during Stage 4. Looking forward to seeing them for the few seconds that they are there.

    Cowbells at the ready. :D


    The older I get, the better I was.

  • andcp
    andcp Posts: 644
    Well, it appears the slower girls were grovelling up Bank Road nearly as much as I do :shock:
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  • davidof
    davidof Posts: 3,115
    The womens tour of britain has been a bit more interesting this year, better route with some nice climbs and some gutsy riding from Vosdroid, Borghini, Moolman and Lizzie Armistead (amongst others)

    https://youtu.be/8OtZMQmTl6g

    https://youtu.be/Nnpsk1E-ol8

    https://youtu.be/2QTRCNR3FA8

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  • davidof
    davidof Posts: 3,115
    Giro Rosa prologue TT

    https://youtu.be/ayAJOquStqw

    and results

    1 Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team Liv-Plantur 0:02:23
    2 Thalita De Jong (Ned) Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team 0:00:01
    3 Anna Van Der Breggen (Ned) Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team
    4 Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels Dolmans Cycling Team 0:00:03
    5 Roxane Knetemann (Ned) Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team
    6 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Canyon-SRAM 0:00:04
    7 Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Pol) Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team 0:00:05
    8 Amalie Dideriksen (Den) Boels Dolmans Cycling Team
    9 Barbara Guarischi (Ita) Canyon-SRAM
    10 Evelyn Stevens (USA) Boels Dolmans Cycling Team 0:00:06
    11 Elizabeth Armitstead (GBr) Boels Dolmans Cycling Team
    12 Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Wiggle High5

    20 Molly Weaver (GBr) Team Liv-Plantur 0:00:08

    41 Emma Pooley (GBr) Lotto Soudal Ladies
    93 Abby-Mae Parkinson (GBr) Servetto Footon
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  • davidof
    davidof Posts: 3,115
    PFP, Ouch

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  • davidof
    davidof Posts: 3,115
    Giro Rosa Stage 1: https://youtu.be/FROqSRbleis

    and GC after stage 2

    General classification

    1. Evelyn STEVENS, BOELS DOLMANS CYCLING TEAM, in 5:29:12
    2. Katarzyna NIEWIADOMA, RABOLIV WOMEN CYCLING TEAM, at :02
    3. Megan GUARNIER, BOELS DOLMANS CYCLING TEAM, at :18
    4. Elisa LONGO BORGHINI, WIGGLE HIGH5, at :23
    5. Claudia LICHTENBERG, LOTTO SOUDAL LADIES, at :35
    6. Mara ABBOTT, WIGGLE HIGH5, at :36
    7. Rasa LELEIVYTE, AROMITALIA VAIANO, at :42
    8. Tatiana GUDERZO, HITEC PRODUCTS, at :44
    9. Leah KIRCHMANN, TEAM LIV-PLANTUR, at 1:12
    10. Anna VAN DER BREGGEN, RABOLIV WOMEN CYCLING TEAM, at 1:13
    29. Elizabeth ARMITSTEAD, BOELS DOLMANS CYCLING TEAM, at 3:03
    90. Emma POOLEY, LOTTO SOUDAL LADIES, at 11:53

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  • davidof
    davidof Posts: 3,115
    Lizzie Armistead has been suffering badly in Italy and after a crash had trouble holding her bars.


    4th stage: https://youtu.be/3Klgy-oJtpw
    Won by Tiffany Cromwell with a nice third from French rider Aude Biannic
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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    Doing some research on gender in cycling for a masters' assignment I'm doing.

    Bit shocked there are still no UCI minimum pay levels for female pros!!
  • davidof
    davidof Posts: 3,115
    Big win for Mara Abbott today over the Mortirolo

    https://youtu.be/16z6DGFfU3c

    Despite an early lead on the climb Emma Pooley is finding the return to top level women's cycling hard. She rolled in a very respectable 11th, 4 minutes down. Armistead was feeling better and came 19th, some 6 minutes behind. Molly Weaver is 45 on GC.
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  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,598
    davidof wrote:
    Big win for Mara Abbott today over the Mortirolo

    https://youtu.be/16z6DGFfU3c

    Despite an early lead on the climb Emma Pooley is finding the return to top level women's racing hard. She rolled in a very respectable 11th, 4 minutes down. Armistead was feeling better and came 19th, some 6 minutes behind. Molly Weaver is 45 on GC.

    Where did Dani King finish?
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  • PuttyKnees
    PuttyKnees Posts: 381
    gsk82 wrote:

    Where did Dani King finish?

    Not racing in the giro.
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    Pooley was 2nd fastest up the toughest climb of this Giro Rosa

    Descending has ALWAYS been her weakness - unsurprisingly. Also don't know whether she had any crashes on the descent to add to the mix, like Abbott, and Stevens (I think)

    On the whole I suspect she (and BC) will be greatly encouraged / relieved by her climbing performance in this stage which is a clear indication that she's improving rapidly
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,820
    Just so long as there's no descents in the Olympic Road Race then...
  • davidof
    davidof Posts: 3,115
    Stage 6

    https://youtu.be/lWALJRdhwNs

    a hilly day with a couple of passes then an uphill climb to the finish.

    Evelyn Stevens took the stage followed by Megan Guarnier who moves into the leader's jersey. Armistead in 12th over 6 minutes down on the leaders with the main bunch 22 minutes down.

    Tomorrow is an ITT. Only the 9th stage offers any serious climbing with a small climb above Verbania to Bee (they'll be on my Strava segment for that I think) before a downhill finish.
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  • davidof
    davidof Posts: 3,115
    2.5 million people watched RAI's coverage of the Giro Rosa yesterday live.

    ITT today and Evelyn Stevens has taken her 3rd stage in the race from Albisola Superiore to Varazze beating Anna Van der Breggen and Elisa Longo Borghini by 4''

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  • awavey
    awavey Posts: 2,368
    Lizzie has an autobiography coming out in September, co-written by William Fotheringham

    https://totalwomenscycling.com/news/liz ... phy-82643/

    :D
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    BBC2 in an hour or ES2 now for the Women's Ride London.

    Fast racing so far with a couple of small breaks going and coming back.

    (Carlton on usual form)
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    To no one's surprise Kristen Wild wins it with sheer power from 150m to go

    25000Eur richer tonight
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  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    80 mins of boredom

    Soz ladies, not your fault. As with La Course, you deserve better
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    ...wasnt great was it...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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  • davidof
    davidof Posts: 3,115
    I did actually go and see a bit of the Giro Rosa this year.

    Checking the bikes

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    we had a long chat with the charming Elisa Longo Borghini

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    Checking out An-Li Kachelhoffer's bike

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    We chatted a bit and she's quiet funny but was very very tired and looking forward to having a rest.

    Ladies largely on Ultegra

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    Mayor of Verbania with the leading jerseys

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    Roadside support

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