The 2013 women's road cycling season was the first year of the team Wiggle–Honda.
| 2013 Wiggle–Honda | |
|---|---|
| UCI Team ranking | 5th |
| Season victories | |
| One-day races | |
| Stage race overall | |
| Best ranked rider | Giorgia Bronzini (4th) |
Roster
edit- As of 1 June 2013.[1]
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Season
editOn March 3 the team achieved its first ever victory when Emily Collins won the Omloop van het Hageland one day race in Belgium. Collins Shelly Olds (Team TIBCO) and Emma Johansson (Orica–AIS) in a final sprint. On May 18 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 Cecille Gotaas Johnsen by 14 seconds and 1 minute 6 seconds respectively.[2] The team's second overall victory came at the 2013 La Route de France, where Linda Villumsen won stage 7 and in doing so took overall victory from Emma Johansson by 5 minutes 52 seconds.[3] The race will be remembered for the record breaking efforts of Bronzini who won six consecutive stages (1–6) breaking the all-time record for consecutive stage wins in a women's stage racing and meaning that the team won all 7 road stages.[4] The team finished the season 5th in the UCI Rankings (1060 points) and 7th in the Women's World Cup rankings (166 points).[5]
Season victories
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Results in major races
editSingle day races
edit| Date | # | Race | Best rider | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 March | 1 | Ronde van Drenthe | Giorgia Bronzini | 24th |
| 24 March | 2 | Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio | Lauren Kitchen | 13th |
| 31 March | 3 | Tour of Flanders | Giorgia Bronzini | 13th |
| 17 April | 4 | La Flèche Wallonne Féminine | Joanna Rowsell | 46th |
| 12 May | 5 | Tour of Chongming Island | Giorgia Bronzini | 2nd |
| 16 August | 6 | Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT | Wiggle–Honda | 5th |
| 18 August | 7 | Open de Suède Vårgårda | Giorgia Bronzini | 10th |
| 31 August | 8 | GP de Plouay | - | - |
| Final individual classification | Giorgia Bronzini | 9th | ||
| Final team classification | Wiggle–Honda | 7th | ||
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| Date | Race | Best rider | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September | UCI Road World Championships – Women's team time trial | Wiggle–Honda | 6th |
| 24 September | UCI Road World Championships – Women's time trial[M 1] | Linda Villumsen | 2nd |
| 28 September | UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race[M 2] | Linda Villumsen | 6th |
Grand Tours
edit| Grand tour | Giro d'Italia Femminile |
|---|---|
| Rider (classification) | Linda Villumsen (14th)[9] |
| Victories | 1 stage win |
UCI World Ranking
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The team finished fifth in the UCI ranking for teams.[6]
| Rank | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Giorgia Bronzini | 614 |
References
edit- ^ "Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling profile". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ ProCyclingStats. "Tour of Zhoushan Island 2013 - General Classification".
- ^ ProCyclingStats. "La Route de France 2013 - General Classification".
- ^ "Record-breaking Bronzini takes unprecedented sixth stage victory". Wiggle–Honda Pro Cycling. Archived from the original on 2013-10-22. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
- ^ Cycling Archives. "Wiggle Honda 2013".
- ^ a b c "Women Elite UCI Ranking Individual 2013". UCI. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- ^ "2013 » World Championships WE - ITT (CM)". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ^ "2013 » 80th World Championships WE - Road Race (CM)". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ^ "Giro d'Italia Internazionale Femminile 2013 (2.1)". cycling fever. Retrieved 28 April 2014.