2016 Rio Olympics

Road to Rio: Will Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio be South Africa’s leading lady or lone rider?

August 6, 2015

We are now one year away from the start of the Rio Olympics. The opening ceremony will take place the evening of August 5, 2016, and just two days later, on August 7, the best female cyclists from around the world will tackle a challenging 130.3km road course in Fort Copacabana in search of the […]

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Emma Johansson inks two-year deal with Wiggle Honda; confirms plans to retire following Rio Olympics

August 2, 2015

Wiggle Honda announced a two-year deal with Swedish national champion Emma Johansson on Saturday. The press release issued by the team states that Johansson would make the move to the British-registered squad for the 2016-2017 seasons but includes a quote from Johansson that indicates she plans to retire following the 2016 Rio Olympics. Why a […]

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“Every day I think about Rio”: exclusive video with Lizzie Armitstead

June 24, 2015

Last week, Lizzie Armitstead (Boels-Dolman) left the Aviva Women’s Tour after just one stage, following a disastrous crash beyond the finish line, which she had crossed first. A race favourite, Armitstead has been in good form all season and having to pull out of the tour like that was an utter disappointment. But Armitstead has […]

The slow but steady return to racing for Marianne Vos

April 26, 2015

With a 1.2 UCI ranking, the Ronde van Gelderland might be a minor race on the women’s race calendar, but for 12-time world champion Marianne Vos this race was a big one. Sidelined with a hamstring injury since the 2015 Cyclocross World Championships in January, Gelderland marked Vos’ long-awaited return to the peloton. Prior to […]

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Movers and Shakers: History-making Anna Meares keeps focus firmly on the future

March 3, 2015

Anna Meares may be proud to have just delivered her 11th world championship win but the Australian track cyclist is not about to get caught up in her history-making achievement, not when there is still work to be done towards the Rio Olympic Games next year. When the 31-year-old won the women’s keirin final at […]

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The Road to Rio: the Americans

February 17, 2015

The road to the Olympic glory has started. Yes, we know it’s still a year-and-a-half out, but many riders will be racing this season with one ultimate goal in mind: to be selected for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Riders will start earning Olympic points this summer, and national and regional championships […]

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Emma Johansson ready to make most of final two years as full-time pro

February 3, 2015

Sweden’s Emma Johansson is only 31 years old, but the former world number one women’s road cyclist (2013) says that while gold at the UCI Road Worlds and the Olympic Games still elude her, she intends to step down as a full-time pro in 2017. “I do have a year in my head,” Johansson shared […]

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Australian road champion Peta Mullens continues along rocky path of mountain biking

January 28, 2015

Peta Mullens has the Australian road champion’s jersey on her back, a deal with one of the top women’s road teams, Wiggle Honda, and enviable form on the road but that is not enough to make the determined 26-year-old Victorian turn her back on the obstacle-strewn path of mountain biking. Mullens has delivered a swag […]

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