Posts Tagged ‘Giorgia Bronzini’
Shelley Olds Supplies The Fireworks – 23rd Giro Donne, Stage 6
American Olds Wins Stage, Ready for Olympics On the day in which her country traditionally celebrates its Day of Independence with fireworks, American Shelley Olds (AA Drink – Leontien.nl) supplied some of her own during Stage 6 of the 2012 Giro d’Italia Femminile Internazionale. Olds, who was recently named to USA Cycling’s London Olympic contingent, [...]
Australian Cromwell Delivers – 23rd Giro Donne, Stage 5
The long and relatively flat roads on Stage 5 on the 2012 Giro Donne suggested a day for the sprinters, but Tiffany Cromwell (Orica-AIS) had other plans. The 23-year-old Australian threw caution to the wind at around the 3 kilometer mark of the 118.7 kilometer long route and simply road away from the peloton. At [...]
Marianne Vos Claims Opener, American Olds Second – 23rd Giro Donne, Stage 1
Despite an injury to her collarbone in May, Marianne Vos (Stichting Rabo Women), showed little ill effects in claiming the first leg of the 2012 Giro Donne. The defending Giro Donne champion started the event where she left off from last year, in pink, as she narrowly pipped American Shelley Olds (AA Drink – Leontien.nl) [...]
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
I love this part of my day. Our team clips in and rolls out, turning left onto the one road that passes by the old convent where we are staying for our preseason camp. Within a few turns of the pedal, we fall into formation—an easy line of pairs—relaxed, talking happily in the sunshine. The [...]
Vos Is Boss; Nederland Bloeit Rider Captures Third Stage – 22nd Giro Donne, Stage 6
Marianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) continued her personal assault on the rest of the women’s peloton by claiming her third victory of the 22nd Giro Donne. The current race leader, Vos, made easy work of current World Champion, Giorgia Bronzini (Colavita Forno d’Asolo) and Ina Teutenberg (HTC Highroad Women) at the end of the 128km sixth [...]
Teutenberg Tops – 22nd Giro Donne, Stage 4
The incomparable and seemingly ageless Ina Yoko Teutenberg (HTC Highroad Women) outsprinted the Italian pair of current World Champion Giorgia Bronzini (Colavita Forno d’Asolo) and Monia Baccaille (SC MCipollini Giordana) to lay claim to the Stage 4 victory in Forli’. “It wasn’t really technical because it was a straight shot to the finish line. We [...]
World Road Champion Giorgia Bronzini to Lead Colavita/Forno D’Asolo Pro Cycling Team at Giro Donne
Theresa Cliff-Ryan, Andrea Dvorak, and Heather Logan-Sprenger to Represent Colavita/Forno D’Asolo US Squad at 10-Stage Race Edison, NJ – Theresa Cliff-Ryan, Andrea Dvorak, and Heather Logan-Sprenger of the Colavita/Forno D’Asolo Pro Cycling Team presented by Cooking Light will join teammate World Road Champion Giorgia Bronzini on the starting line for the 2011 Giro d’Italia Internazionale [...]
Bronzini Takes A Third Stage; Neben Finishes In Yellow – 2011 Nature Valley Grand Prix, Stage 6
By Cynthia Lou, Nature Valley Grand Prix Stillwater, Minn. – Giorgia Bronzini (Colavita Forno D’Asolo presented by Cooking Light) attacked at the bottom of Chilkoot Hill Sunday to secure her third stage win at this year’s Nature Valley Grand Prix as Amber Neben (HTC-Highroad) held on to win the race overall. Kristin Armstrong (Peanut Butter [...]
World Champion Bronzini Claims Another Stage; Armstrong Stays In Yellow – 2011 Nature Valley Grand Prix, Stage 3
By Cynthia Lou, Nature Valley Grand Prix Cannon Falls, Minn. – World champion Giorgia Bronzini (Colavita Forno D’Asolo presented by Cooking Light) sprinted to victory in Thursday’s Nature Valley Grand Prix Cannon Falls Road Race to win her third race on American soil in 11 days. Chloe Hosking (HTC-Highroad) finished a close second in Stage [...]
World Champion Bronzini Wins Stage; Armstrong Stays in Yellow – 2011 Nature Valley Grand Prix, Stage 2
By Cynthia Lou, Nature Valley Grand Prix St. Paul, Minn. – World Road Champion Giorgia Bronzini (Colavita Forno D’Asolo presented by Cooking Light) won Wednesday night’s rainy and crash-filled St. Paul Downtown Criterium in an exciting sprint finish, while Olympic time trial champion Kristin Armstrong (Peanut Butter & Co. TWENTY12) retained the Nature Valley Grand [...]
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