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OVO Energy Women’s Tour 2017 Stage 4 Report
The start: A fellow large in personality and in stature falls in step as I wander down past the start area: “This is power station rain, mate. Did ya know that? They tell you in school ’bout t... Read More
OVO Energy Women’s Tour 2017 Stage 4 – Sara Penton – Startline Chatter
Standing under the canopy of her team van as the rain clattered down, there was a laughter as Team Veloconcept’s remaining riders did their morning radio checks, so I had a quick chat with Swede... Read More
OVO Energy Women’s Tour Stage 4 Preview
It was on these roads last year, for stage three, that Lizzie Armitstead took control of the race winning a small-group sprint from Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio, Elisa Longo Borghini and Amanda Spratt. The ... Read More
OVO Energy Women’s Tour 2017 Stage 3 Report
In the end, it was a blistering sprint from Chloe Hosking that gave Alé Cipollini the win they missed the chance of taking when no-one chased Kasia Niewiadoma on stage one. The multinational I... Read More
OVO Energy Women’s Tour 2017 Stage 2 Report – Part II
Continued … Alé Cipollini obviously fancied shaking things up today, or they were ordered to, after missing the chance to take Chloe Hosking and Marta Bastianelli to a sprint finish yesterday. ... Read More
OVO Energy Women’s Tour Stage 3 Preview
Stage three takes the riders in a south-north ‘U’ starting for e the second consecutive year in the old market town of Atherstone, and ending in the wide boulevards of Royal Leamington Spa... Read More
OVO Energy Women’s Tour 2017 Stage 2 Report – Part I
The perfect day for a race around the Potteries. Leaden skies unable to hold back the rain completely, gusting winds switching back on themselves all day, and the endless up-down of heavy roads. Not q... Read More
OVO Energy Women’s Tour 2017 Stage 2 – Preview
The second day might very well be harder than the first: tired and sore bodies already, the weather is looking challenging, and the climbs are tougher. Stage two isn’t quite as long as the opene... Read More