Tag Archive for ‘Giro Donne’
Pretty In Pink
By Amber Pierce Earlier this month, I raced the Giro Donne, ten days of racing over some of the most beautiful (and cruel) terrain in Italy. Many racers postulated that it was perhaps the hardest Giro to date. I wouldn’t know, because this was the first year I’ve raced it. Upon arrival to our hotel [...]
Teutenberg Beats The Clock; Vos Brings Home Maglia Rosa – 22nd Giro Donne, Stage 10
Despite being one of the older riders in the women’s professional peloton, Ina Teutenberg (HTC-Highroad) proved she is still a force to be reckoned with as she took her second stage of the 22nd Giro Donne. The German outpaced Sweden’s Emma Johansson (Hitec Products – UCK) and eventual champion, Marianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) to take [...]
Vos Unrivaled – 22nd Giro Donne, Stage 9
Dutch rider claims her fifth stage of the 22nd Giro Donne With the curtain set to close on yet another edition of the Giro Donne, Marianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) was still on stage tirelessly performing. On the 114.8 kilometer Stage 9 from Aglie’ to Ceresole Reale, the Dutch rider soloed to victory to place an [...]
Pooley Powers Up Valdidentro; Vos Unshakable – 22nd Giro Donne, Stage 8
Garmin-Cervelo’s Emma Pooley would lay claim to the Stage 8 victory, but the British climber was unable to shake free of race leader Marianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) over the 70 kilometer course, which finished atop the Valdidentro. Ruth Corset (Bizkaia-Durango) proved to be the best of the rest coming in at 1:29 behind the leading [...]
Vos Dominant Over Mortirolo – 22nd Giro Donne, Stage 7
Whether Nederland Bloeit team director, Jeroen Blijlevens, was merely stating the cold, hard facts about current race leader, Marianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit), or doing his best Oracle impersonation from the Matrix, Vos evidently heard exactly what she needed to hear during the 122 kilometer Stage 7 of the 22nd Giro Donne from Rovato to Grosotto. [...]
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 [...]
Cooke Solos – 22nd Giro Donne, Stage 5
It had been some time since the cycling world glimpsed the signature outstretched arms victory salute of Nicole Cooke (SC MCipollini Giordana), but it was on full display at the end of Stage 5 of the 22nd Giro Donne in the fair town of Verona. The 2008 Olympic and World Champion would solo to capture [...]
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 [...]
Vos Doubles, Retakes Lead – 22nd Giro Donne, Stage 3
Three days into the 22nd Giro Donne and Marianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) has already claimed her second win. The former World Champion displayed her mettle over the undulating 104.3 kilometer course from Potenza Picena to Fermo. Vos would solo to victory besting Emma Pooley (Garmin – Cervelo) by 19 seconds and third placed Judith Arndt [...]
Gillow Confirms – 22nd Giro Donne, Stage 2
Shara Gillow (Bizkaia-Durango), the 2011 Australian National Champion, confirmed her place among the elite of the women’s professional peloton in taking the 91 kilometer Stage 2 in Pescocostanzo. The 23-year old Queenslander, a part of a 14 woman breakaway, would outlast her compatriots and make her winning move once the group was whittled down to [...]
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