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USA, USA, USA! Abbott Makes History, Evans Takes Finale – 21st Giro Donne, Stage 10
On Sunday, Shelley Evans (US National Team) claimed Stage 10 of the 21st Giro Donne ahead of Kirsten Wild (Cervelo TestTeam) and Giorgia Bronzini (Gauss RDZ Ormu), respectively. Evans’ victory capped off a remarkable run of four successive wins by the US National Team and by Americans, in general, in what will long be remembered [...]
Abbott Takes Two, Soldifies Lead – 21st Giro Donne, Stage 9
Last Saturday, US National Team member, Mara Abbott, claimed the “Queen” stage of the 21st Giro Donne, and in the process set up the young American to be the race’s overall queen. Abbott’s talents were once again on display on the 68.5km Stage 9, which featured a climb up the mighty Stelvio. The usual suspects, [...]
Abbott Climbs Into Lead – 21st Giro Donne, Stage 8
Mara Abbott (US National Team), donned in extra stars & stripes as the current US National Road Champion, climbed into the lead of the 21st Giro Donne on Friday after soloing to victory on the 89km Stage 8 from Chiavenna to Livigno. The 2009 Giro Donne runner-up was simply dominating on a stage that featured [...]
Vos Doubles – 21st Giro Donne, Stage 6
It seems that as dominating as Ina Yoko Teutenberg (HTC-Columbia) was in the first four days of the 21st Giro Donne, Marianne Vos (Netherlands) has been in the past two. Vos would take her second stage in as many days, winning the 116.7 km Stage 6 from Gallarate to Arcisate. Judith Arndt (HTC-Columbia) finished in [...]
Vos Breaks German Stranglehold – 21st Giro Donne, Stage 5
Up to this point, the 21st edition of the Giro Donne had been a one woman show with Ina Yoko Teutenberg (Team HTC-Columbia) taking the first four stages of the ten stage race. But the German’s stranglehold on the event was finally broken on Tuesday as former World Champion, Marianne Vos (Netherlands), not only took [...]
Giro d’Teutenberg – 21st Giro Donne, Stage 4
Four stages into the 21st Giro Donne and it only seems appropriate that this year’s edition be renamed in honor of Ina Yoko Teutenberg (Team HTC-Columbia), who has collected four wins in as many stages. After surprising in the Stage 3 Individual Time Trial, it all but seemed a given that she would take the [...]
Unstoppable, Teutenberg Surprises In Time Trial – 21st Giro Donne, Stage 3
On Sunday, the incomparable Ina Yoko Teutenberg (Team HTC-Columbia) made it three for three at the 21st Giro Donne as she won the 16.9km Individual Time Trial from Caerano to Biadene. Kirsten Wild (Cervelo TestTeam) and Judith Arndt (Team HTC-Columbia) would finish in second and third, respectively. Known primarily as a sprinter, Teutenberg surprised with [...]
Another for Teutenberg – 21st Giro Donne, Stage 2
After winning only a single stage at last year’s Giro Donne, Ina Yoko Teutenberg (Team HTC-Columbia) came into this year’s race with some added motivation, which did not necessarily bode well for the ambitions of the rest of the peloton. On Saturday, the German took her second victory in as many stages by winning the [...]
Teutenberg, Main Act On Opening Stage – 21st Giro Donne, Stage 1
Ina Yoko Teutenberg (Team HTC-Columbia) is not unbeatable. But if you had to choose one rider to win a sprint, aside from HTC- Columbia teammate, Mark Cavendish, you would be hard pressed to find someone better than Teutenberg. In the opening stage of the 21st Giro Donne, Teutenberg took the bunch sprint ahead of Giorgia [...]
2010 Giro Donne, Preview
The 21st Giro Donne, the women’s version of the Giro d’Italia, begins today in the town of Muggia. The 10-day, 10 stage event will once again feature many of the world’s top riders headlined by defending champion, Claudia Hausler of Team Cervelo Test Team. But if Hausler should falter, look for Cervelo to play their [...]
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