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Stevens Solos – 21st Giro Donne, Stage 7
American Evelyn Stevens (HTC-Columbia) confirmed her talents and justified her positions as one of the top young riders in the women’s professional peloton. On the 110.8km Stage 7 from Como to Albese Con Cassano, which featured the Cat. 2 Sormano and Cima del Ghisallo climbs, Stevens soloed to victory 42″ ahead of an elite group [...]
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 [...]
Abbott Still Leads Women’s Prestige Cycling Series
Minneapolis – With one race remaining in the Women’s Prestige Cycling Series, new U.S. national road champion Mara Abbott (Peanut Butter & Co. TWENTY 12) holds a slim lead over Alison Powers (Team Vera Bradley Foundation) and Evelyn Stevens (HTC-Columbia). Abbott has held the lead in the individual standings since her win at the SRAM [...]
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 [...]
Peanut Butter & Co. TWENTY12′s Abbott Solos – USA Cycling Elite National Championships
In 2007, Mara Abbott (Peanut Butter Co. TWENTY12) was considered the darling of American professional cycling. A precocious talent, fresh out of Whitman College, Mara stood proudly atop the podium after winning the road race at the US National Championships, flanked by a who’s who of American women’s cycling: Kristin Armstrong, Amber Neben, Katheryn Curi, [...]
Stevens, Talansky Win Time Trial – 2010 USA Cycling Elite National Championships
Don’t Call Her Phenom, Just Call Her National Champion When she arrived on the cycling scene a little over a year ago, Evelyn Stevens (Team HTC-Columbia) was instantly labeled a phenom. Her Cinderella-esque arrival, from Wall Street worker and first-time racer to winner of multiple National Racing Calendar events, certainly justified the moniker. But the [...]
Evans Finishes The Nature Valley Grand Prix with Yellow Jersey; Stevens Wins Stillwater Criterium
by Cynthia Lou Today was an exciting day in women’s bike racing filled with aggressive attacks throughout the 13 laps of a 1.5 mile criterium race that included the infamous Chilkoot Hill and its 18% average-grade climb. Shelley Evans and her team Peanut Butter & Co TWENTY12 stamped their determination on the race by driving [...]
Nature Valley Grand Prix Next Stop For Women’s Prestige Cycling Series
Minneapolis – The Women’s Prestige Cycling Series continues with this week’s Nature Valley Grand Prix, the third of four stops for the Series. Mara Abbott (Peanut Butter & Co. TWENTY12) is the favorite to retain the lead in the individual competition, although second-placed Alison Powers (Team Vera Bradley Foundation) is within striking distance and could [...]
Teutenberg Takes Third Stage, Pooley the Overall – Tour de l’Aude, Stage 9
In the ninth and final stage of the 26th Tour de l’Aude, Germany’s Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (HTC-Columbia) took her third stage of the race and 21st Tour de l’Aude stage of her career. Marianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) and German Angela Hennig (Noris Cycling) would finish in second and third, respectively. On the 90.5 km stage in [...]
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