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2014 La Route De France
The 2014 La Route de France was an Elite Women's road race, rated at 2.1 by the UCI. Claudia Lichtenberg of won the first stage by 29 seconds and held on to the leader's jersey for the entire race. Teams The following teams are participating: ;UCI Women's Teams * Alé–Cipollini * Astana BePink * Lointek * Lotto–Belisol Ladies * Poitou–Charentes.Futuroscope.86 * RusVelo * Team Giant–Shimano * Vaiano Fondriest * Wiggle–Honda ;National teams * Australia * France * Lithuania * Netherlands * Slovakia Stages The 2014 edition of the race has seven road race stages, with no prologue or time trial stages. Stage 1 ;10 August 2014 – Mouilleron-en-Pareds to Mouilleron-en-Pareds, Stage 2 ;11 August 2014 – Mouilleron-en-Pareds to Ligné, Stage 3 ;12 August 2014 – Château-du-Loir to Vendôme, Stage 4 ;13 August 2014 – Cloyes-sur-le-Loir to Chalette-sur-Loing, Stage 5 ;14 August 2014 – Paucourt to Migennes, Stage 6 ; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudia Lichtenberg
Claudia Lichtenberg (née Häusler; born 17 November 1985 in Munich) is a German former professional cyclist, who now works as a coach for German amateur team RSV Irschenberg. Born in Munich, Lichtenberg won the Tour de l'Aude in 2009, a race which, at the time, was called the "women's Tour de France", and also the Giro d'Italia Femminile. She competed for Germany at the 2016 Summer Olympics where she finished in 31st place in the women's road race. On the first day of the 2017 Giro d'Italia Femminile, Lichtenberg announced her retirement from professional road racing at the end of the 2017 season written in a rider blog. Personal life She married German former professional cyclist Christian Lichtenberg in mid-2014 and began racing under her married name. Major results Source: at ''Cycling Archives'' ;2005 : 1st Young ride ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiggle–Honda
Wiggle High5 Pro Cycling () was a British professional cycling team based in Belgium, which competed in elite road bicycle racing and track cycling events, such as the UCI Women's Road World Cup. The team closed at the end of 2018. The team was the idea of the manager and rider Rochelle Gilmore, and was formed with backing from the Bradley Wiggins Foundation and British Cycling. The two main sponsors of the team are Wiggle and High5. Team history 2013 On 3 March the team achieved its first ever victory when Emily Collins won the Omloop van het Hageland one day race in Belgium. Collins Shelley Olds (Team TIBCO) and Emma Johansson ( Orica-AIS) in a final sprint. On 18 May the team earned its first overall General classification win at the Tour of Zhoushan Island in China where Giorgia Bronzini took overall victory from the Hitec Products UCK pairing of Elisa Longo Borghini and Cecilie Gotaas Johnsen by 14 seconds and 1 minute 6 seconds respectively. The team's second overa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shelley Olds
Shelley Olds (born September 30, 1980) is an American former professional bicycle racing, racing cyclist. Career Olds was born and raised in Groton, Massachusetts. She studied health and human performance at Roanoke College in Virginia, and was captain of their women's soccer team. A star on the soccer pitch, Olds was a two-time NSCAA All-South Region selection, four-time All-ODAC selection and the 2002 ODAC Player of the Year. She was inducted into the Roanoke Athletic Hall of Fame in 2016. After college, she moved to California and was introduced to cycling by Rob Evans, whom she later married. She started racing locally on the road, quickly moving up in the ranks and winning the Road Cycling State Championships. She then joined Peanut Butter & Co.TWENTY12 team, won the Track National Scratch Race Championships in 2008 and 2009 and then won the National Criterium Championships in 2010 and 2011. She began racing internationally soon after and earned podium results in the Tour of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jolien D'Hoore
Jolien D'hoore (born 14 March 1990) is a Belgian former track and road cyclist, who rode professionally between 2007 and 2021 for the , , , and teams. D'hoore is a 29-time national track champion as well as a four-time national road champion at all competition levels. She won the bronze medal in the omnium at the 2016 Olympics and during her career was one of the strongest sprinters in the women's peloton. Since retiring as a rider, D'hoore now works as a directeur sportif for UCI Women's Continental Team . Career Most notably, she won the Belgian national road race championship in 2012. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she was 5th in the Women's omnium. D'hoore signed with the team for the 2015 season, winning 13 races in her first year with the team to become the most prolific winner in the women's peloton in 2015. D'hoore won the bronze medal in the omnium at the 2016 Olympics. She won her first gold medal in her career in track cycling in the European championships. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirsten Wild
Kirsten Carlijn Wild (born 15 October 1982) is a Dutch former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2021, for eight professional teams. During her track cycling career, Wild rode at the Summer Olympic Games in 2012, 2016 and 2020, winning a bronze medal at the latter Games, in the omnium. She won eighteen medals including nine golds at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships, and eighteen medals including eight golds at the UEC European Track Championships. Wild also took over 100 victories in road racing, and won two medals at the UCI Road World Championships. Career At the 2012 London Olympics Wild finished sixth in the omnium, and was a member of the Dutch team that finished sixth in the team pursuit (together with Ellen van Dijk, Amy Pieters and Vera Koedooder). After two seasons with , in September 2016 announced that Wild would join them for the 2017 season. In October 2017, one day after the 2017 UEC European Track Championships in Berli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Guarischi
Barbara Guarischi (born 2 October 1990) is an Italian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . She competed in the 2013 UCI women's team time trial in Florence. In November 2015 she was announced as part of the team's inaugural squad for the 2016 season. Major results ;2007 : 2nd Scratch, UEC European Junior Track Championships ;2009 : 6th GP Liberazione ;2010 : 8th GP Liberazione : 10th Grand Prix de Dottignies ;2011 : 10th Liberty Classic ;2012 : 2nd Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships : 5th Classica Citta di Padova : 6th GP Liberazione ;2013 : 5th Classica Citta di Padova ;2014 : 1st Stage 2 La Route de France : 1st Stage 3 Trophée d'Or Féminin : 4th Overall Energiewacht Tour : 4th Drentse 8 van Dwingeloo : 5th Overall Tour of Chongming Island ;2015 : 1st Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships : 1st RideLondon Grand Prix : 1st Sparkassen Giro : 1st Stage 2a ( TTT) Energiewacht Tour : 1st Stage 1 Giro d'Italia Femminil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ligné, Loire-Atlantique
Ligné (; br, Legneg) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. Location The commune of Ligné is located 25 km nord-east of Nantes, 17 km north-west of Ancenis and 10 km east of Nort-sur-Erdre. The bordering communes are Les Touches, Mouzeil, Couffé, Le Cellier, Saint-Mars-du-Désert and Petit-Mars. Before 2015, Ligné was the capital of a canton that also included Couffé, Mouzeil and Le Cellier. The canton was split in 2015 and the commune joined the canton of Nort-sur-Erdre. Etymology The name of the locality was attested in the Latin form Lingiacum in 11231, Ligiacum in 1128 and Ligneium in 1277. In Breton, she was called ''Polinieg'' by the Office of the Breton Language, name without historical value. History Ligné extends over a height commonly referred to as "Ligné Plateau". This plateau forms the watershed between the Erdre and the Loire. In the heart of the village, the chapel Saint-Mathurin (XIIIth Century) was the place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elena Berlato
Elena Berlato (born 2 August 1988) is an Italian professional racing cyclist Cycle sport is Competition, competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing .... See also * 2014 Alé Cipollini season References External links * 1988 births Living people Italian female cyclists Cyclists from the Province of Vicenza People from Schio {{Italy-cycling-bio-1980s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Małgorzata Jasińska
Małgorzata Jasińska (born 18 January 1984) is a Polish racing cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI Women's Continental Team . In 2023, she became team manager of UCI Women's Continental Team Lifeplus–Wahoo alongside Morgan Kneisky. Major results ;2005 : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships : 7th Overall Eko Tour Dookola Polski ;2006 : 9th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships ;2007 : 1st Copa Club Ciclista Callosino : 2nd Trofeo Ciudad de Sevilla : 4th Road race, National Road Championships : 4th Klomnice Road Race : 5th Overall Tour de Pologne Feminin ;2008 : 1st Dzierzoniów : National Road Championships ::2nd Road race ::5th Time trial : 3rd Sobótka : 4th Majowy Wyscig Klasyczny – Lublin : 5th Górskie Mistrzostwa Polski : 6th Klasyczny-Naleczow : 6th Grudziadz : 7th Overall Wyscig Etapowy – Zamosc ;2009 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships ;2010 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 2nd Giornata del Ciclismo Rosa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maaike Polspoel
Maaike Polspoel (born 28 March 1989) is a Belgian former road bicycle racer. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's road race, finishing 29th. Major results ;2008 : 3rd Buggenhout- Opstal : 8th Grand Prix de Dottignies ;2010 : 3rd Sparkassen Giro ;2011 : 1st Grand Prix Damien Yserbyt : 1st Stage 4 Holland Ladies Tour : 2nd Time trial, Flemish Brabant Provincial Road Championships : 8th GP Ciudad de Valladolid ;2012 : 1st Boortmeerbeek Criterium : 2nd Maria-Ter-Heide Criterium : 3rd Knokke-Heist-Bredene : 3rd Oostduinkerke Criterium : 3rd Belsele Criterium : 4th Cholet Pays de Loire Dames ;2013 : 1st Erondegemse Pijl : National Road Championships ::2nd Road race ::2nd Time trial : 2nd Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik : 2nd Sparkassen Giro Bochum ;2014 : 1st Trofee Maarten Wynants : 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships : 5th Overall La Route de France : 5th Le Samyn des Dames : 7th Grand Prix de Dottignies The Grand Prix de Dottignies is an elite wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audrey Cordon
Audrey Cordon-Ragot (née Cordon; born 22 September 1989) is a French road bicycle racer, who rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . Career She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's road race, but finished over the time limit. In the Women's time trial she finished 15th. In 2013, Cordon won the general classification of the five-day Tour de Bretagne Féminin. In October 2014, it was announced that Cordon-Ragot would join the team in 2015 as a super-domestique, following her fellow rider Elisa Longo Borghini to the British-based squad. In 2015 and 2016 she won the French National Time Trial Championships. She also competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. In the Women's road race she finished 37th, in the Women's time trial she finished 24th. In 2017 she won the mountains classification jersey of the Women's Tour. In September 2022, Cordon-Ragot announced via Twitter that she would not compete with the French national team at the 2022 UCI Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lizzie Williams
Lizzie Williams (born 15 August 1983) is an Australian former racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2014 and 2018 for the Specialized Securitor, , and teams. Career Williams originally quit the sport in 2004 and returned ten years later at the end of 2013, spending the time before her comeback as a teacher whilst playing Australian rules football. In a gap in the 2014 NRS calendar, Williams was a guest rider in the USA with Jono Coulter-managed team Vanderkitten for a couple of months. Coulter suggested she apply for the Amy Gillett Cycling Scholarship, she was awarded the 2014 scholarship to race with the Australian National team in Europe the next month. She rode at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships. Williams would be offered a contract with Australian UCI Women's Team for 2015, achieving her first UCI win that year. With the pressure of an Olympic year in 2016, an injury plagued spring classics season proved to be the breaking point for Williams and she left t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
