Tag: Anna van der Breggen
Strade Bianche 2019 Preview
The white roads, which we’re promised will be dry and dusty this year as opposed to 2018’s cloying mud, herald the start of the Women’s World Tour for 2019. Anna van der Breggen, the reigning wo... Read More
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2019 Preview
Due to the occasional quirk of the calendar’s cycle, openingsweekend arrives a little late in 2019. Better late than never … for traditionalists, this is the real start of the racing season a... Read More
OVO Energy Women’s Tour 2018 Preview
One of the biggest, best and richest women’s races on the calendar kicks off again tomorrow – the fifth edition of the OVO Energy Women’s Tour. It’s a race that attracts a stellar cast and hug... Read More
Understaffed, under-resourced, not over there
Anna van der Breggen will not, after all, defend the Amgen Tour of California empowered by SRAM title she won in controversial circumstances last year. Not only that, her Boels-Dolmans team will not e... Read More
Best Races of 2017 – #2
2 World Road Race Championship | Bergen, Norway | 23 September Just sometimes, a rider who isn’t seen as a big favourite jumps away to win a big race, when the circumstances mesh perfectly. It’s h... Read More
Best Races of 2017 – #3
3 Tour de Yorkshire | Harrogate, England | 29 April The perfect exhibition of team work allowed Lizzie Deignan to claim her ‘home’ race, one of the principle targets of the season.... Read More
Best Races of 2017 – #5
5 Liège-Bastogne-Liège Féminin | Ans, Belgium | 23 April This race was all about trying out the same trick on your audience and getting away with it, three times inside a week. In th... Read More