Orica-AIS

“I feel like a burnt sausage”: Checking in with Lizzie Williams after stage three of the Giro Rosa

July 7, 2015

Australian cyclist Lizzie Williams is racing the Giro Rosa, the longest (and only) Grand Tour on the women’s calendar, for the first time this year. And to give you a-behind-the-scenes look at what it’s like to race at the highest level and at one of the most prestigious races in women’s cycling, Lizzie graciously agreed […]

Brekkie routines, air con wars and survival mode: Lizzie Williams’ stage two Giro Rosa diary

July 6, 2015

Aussie Aussie Aussie: Checking in with Giro Rosa debutante Lizzie Williams on day two

July 5, 2015

Slovenia, lucky rocks and a little bit of bike racing: Checking in with Giro Rosa debutante Lizzie Williams on day one

July 4, 2015

It’s 9:30 p.m. in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and Aussie cyclist Lizzie Williams (Orica-AIS) is enjoying some down time before her massage. She just finished the two-kilometre-long prologue of the Giro Rosa, coming in in 14th place, six seconds behind winner Annemiek van Vleuten (Bigla). “I was trying to get in the top-10, but I was just […]

Ella Picks: Women’s cycling content we loved this week

June 30, 2015

It’s that time of the week again. Ella Picks Monday is our attempt to bring you the best, most important or most interesting content we stumbled upon over the past week –and oh man was this week jam-packed with good finds. Our picks for the week include various video clips out of National Road Championships […]

Emma Johansson wins Bira stage two photo finish over Annemiek van Vleuten

June 13, 2015

Emma Johansson (Orica-AIS) beat out Annemiek van Vleuten (Bigla) by the narrowest of margins on Friday to win stage two of Euskal Emakumeen Bira. Initial reports named van Vleuten the winner. The Dutchwoman had thrown her hands up across the line in celebration. A photo finish later declared Johansson the winner. “It could have gone […]

Five times on the Emakumeen Saria podium, Emma Johansson finally climbs to the top step in Durango

June 10, 2015

Emma Johansson (Orica-AIS) has five times finished on the lesser steps of the podium in Durango at the one-day Emakumeen Saria, but on Tuesday, the Swedish national road champion finally climbed to the top step of the Emakumeen Saria podium, winning a two-up sprint from Rabo-Liv’s Kasia Niewiadoma. Elena Cecchini (Lotto Soudal Ladies) led home […]

My first bike race with Orica-AIS

May 7, 2015

Ella CyclingTips spent an afternoon with Orica-AIS last month before the start of the Tour of Flanders. We sat down with the Australian-registered squad to talk first bike races. In a roundtable format, we listened as Melissa Hoskins, Valentina Scandolara, Amanda Spratt, Loes Gunnewijk, Gracie Elvin, Emma Johansson and Lizzie Williams regaled us with tales […]

The Week in Bike #54 - The Season Arc

January 30, 2015

Road season’s just getting going while cyclocross prepares for that last big bang. The circle of life, really, but with more awkward—especially where sprinting results, footed fencing, and US Weekly are concerned. We hope you enjoy Cosmo Catalano’s latest episode of The Week in Bike.

Photo gallery: Highlights from the 2015 Santos Women’s Tour

January 21, 2015

Valentina Scandolara (Orica-AIS) won the inaugural Santos Women’s Tour in Adelaide on Tuesday. She launched a late race attack on the opening stage between Woodside and Murray Bridge that gave her a small advantage over the peloton on the run-in to the finish. The Italian managed to hold off the peloton to pocket a stage […]