Wiggle High5 Pro Cycling
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| Team information | ||
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| UCI code | WHT | |
| Registered | Great Britain[1] | |
| Founded | 2013 | |
| Discipline | Road | |
| Status | UCI Women's Team | |
| Bicycles | Colnago | |
| Website | Team home page | |
| Key personnel | ||
| General manager | Rochelle Gilmore | |
| Team manager(s) | Simon Cope | |
| Team name history | ||
| 2013–2015 2016– |
Wiggle–Honda Wiggle High5 Pro Cycling | |
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Wiggle High5 Pro Cycling (UCI team code: WHT) is a British professional cycling team based in Belgium, which competes in elite road bicycle racing and track cycling events, such as the UCI Women's Road World Cup. The team was the idea of the manager and rider Rochelle Gilmore,[2][3] and was formed with backing from the Bradley Wiggins Foundation and British Cycling.[2] The two main sponsors of the team are Wiggle and High5.[2]
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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] The team finished the season 5th in the UCI Rankings (1060 points) and 7th in the Women's World Cup rankings (166 points).[7]
On 23 August 2013 it was announced that reigning Swedish national road race champion, Emilia Fahlin, would be joining the team for the 2014 season.[8] Also joining the team for the 2014 season are Peta Mullens [9] and current Spanish National Time Trial champion, Anna Sanchis.[10] The team have also signed Joanne Tralaggan for the remainder of 2013.[11]
On 24 August 2013 it was announced that Lauren Kitchen would be leaving the team, joining Hitec Products UCK for the 2014 season.[12]
2014
The team took a total of 16 wins in 2014.[13]
On 3 July 2014 it was announced that the co-founder of Le Tour Entier, Kathryn Bertine, had been signed by the team to ride La Course by Le Tour de France.[14] On 15 October Jessica Mundy signed with the team with immediate effect[15] On 5 November 2014 the team announced the signing of Rebecca Wiasak for the remainder of 2014.[16]
On 30 September 2014 it was announced that Elisa Longo Borghini would join the team for 2015[17] with Dani King signing a contract extension. On 7 October the team announced the signing of, two-time Giro Rosa champion, Mara Abbott and Anna Christian for the 2015 season.[18] On 13 October 2014 Audrey Cordon and Jolien D'Hoore joined the team and on 22 October Annette Edmondson joined the team.[19] On 25 October 2014 the team announced the signing of current British National Criterium Champion, Eileen Roe with immediate effect and in time to compete in the Australian Criterium season.[20] On 27 October 2014 the team announced the signing of Chloe Hosking on a one year contract with Emilia Fahlin signing an extension.[21] On 4 November 2014 Anna Sanchis and Amy Roberts signed one-year extensions.[22] On 6 November 2014, Wiggle Honda announced that Mayuko Hagiwara also extended her contract.[23] On 10 November 2014 Giorgia Bronzini signed a contract extension with the team for 2015.[24] On 4 December 2014 the team announced they had signed Georgia Baker for the remainder of 2014.[25]
On 8 September 2014 it was announced that Laura Trott would leave the team and join Matrix Fitness Pro Cycling and on 9 September 2014 it was reported that Linda Villumsen will leave the team to join the UnitedHealthcare Women's Team for the 2015 season.[26] On 30 September it was reported that Elinor Barker would leave to join Matrix Fitness–Vulpine with Joanna Rowsell leaving for Pearl Izumi Sports Tours International and on 1 October 2014 it was announced that Charlotte Becker would be leaving for Team Hitec Products.[27] On 30 October Beatrice Bartelloni left the team, joining Ale Cipollini for the 2015 season. On 23 November 2014 Anna Bianca Schnitzmeier retired. On 16 December 2014 Emily Collins announced she would leave the team via twitter.[28]
2015
On 2 January Chloe Hosking scored the teams first win of the 2015 season by taking Stage 1 of the Bay Classic Series – this also marked Hoskings first victory since joining the team.[29] Hosking would then go onto the claim the overall win in the race, with Bronzini taking another stage win for the team. The teams next win came at the Omloop van het Hageland where current Belgian national champion and new signing – Jolien D'Hoore claimed her first win and th teams first on European soil. The team would then go onto a enjoy a rich run of results, with D'Hoore winning Boels Rental Ronde van Drenthe,[30] Bronzini claiming Acht van Westerveld,[31] new signing Audrey Cordon winning Cholet Pays de Loire Dames[32] and another new signing Elisa Longo Borghini winning the Tour of Flanders.[33] In April, D'Hoore went onto win the first stage of the Energiewacht Tour.[34]
Less than 24 hours after claiming the 2015 Australian National Road Race championship, the team announced they has re-signed Peta Mullens for the 2015 season.[35]
The team took a total of 35 wins in 2015, more than any other women's cycling team that year.[13] In August 2015, it was announced that Emma Johansson would join the team on a two year deal for the 2016 season.[36] On 1 September 2015 the team announced that Amy Pieters would be joining them for the 2016 season,[37] followed shortly afterwards by the news that Lucy Garner was signed as well.[38]
Team roster
2015
As of 10 March 2015. Ages as of 1 January 2015.[39]
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Major results
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- 2013
- 1st Omloop van het Hageland, Emily Collins
- 1st Classica Citta di Padova, Giorgia Bronzini
- 1st Stage 1 GP Elsy Jacobs, Giorgia Bronzini
- 1st Knokke-Heist - Bredene, Giorgia Bronzini
- 1st Stage 2 Tour of Chongming Island, Giorgia Bronzini
- 1st Championnat de Wallonie, Mayuko Hagiwara
- 1st Moergestel Criterium, Lauren Kitchen
- 1st Elveden Estate Cycle Race, Laura Trott
- 1st
Overall Tour of Zhoushan Island, Giorgia Bronzini
- 1st Stage 1, Giorgia Bronzini
- 1st Milk Race, Dani King
- 1st Stage 2 Giro d'Italia Femminile, Giorgia Bronzini
- 1st
Combativity award Stage 1 Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen, Linda Villumsen - 1st Combativity award Stage 2 Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen, Anna Schnitzmeier
- 1st RideLondon GP, Laura Trott
- 1st
Overall La Route de France, Linda Villumsen
- 1st Stages 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6, Giorgia Bronzini
- 1st Stage 7, Linda Villumsen
- 1st
Points classification, Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche, Giorgia Bronzini
- 1st
Mountains classification, Linda Villumsen - 1st Combination classification, Linda Villumsen
- 1st Prologue, Linda Villumsen
- 1st Stages 1, 3 & 6, Giorgia Bronzini
- 1st
- 1st International Belgian Open (3 km Time Trial), Joanna Rowsell
- 1st Stage 1 Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini, Giorgia Bronzini
- 1st Revolution series Manchester (Points race), Dani King
- 1st UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Manchester (Team Pursuit) , Dani King, Joanna Rowsell, Laura Trott & Elinor Barker
- 1st UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Manchester (Individual pursuit), Joanna Rowsell
- 1st UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Manchester (Omnium), Laura Trott
- 1st Copa Internacional de Pista (Scratch Race), Beatrice Bartelloni
- 1st Overall NSW Grand Prix, Charlotte Becker
- 1st Round 1, Lauren Kitchen
- 1st Round 2, Peta Mullens
- 1st Stan Siejka Classic, Lauren Kitchen
- 2014
- 1st Overall Michelton Bay Classic Series, Giorgia Bronzini
- 1st Sprints classification, Peta Mullens
- 1st Teams classification
- 1st Stages 1, 3 & 4, Giorgia Bronzini
- 1st
- 1st Unley Criterium, Peta Mullens
- 1st Grand Prix de Dottignies, Giorgia Bronzini
- 1st Wallonia Cup #3 (XCO), Peta Mullens
- 1st Memorial Stefano e Diego Trovò, Giorgia Bronzini
- 1st Stage 3 Tour of Chongming Island, Giorgia Bronzini
- 1st Overall Tour of Zhoushan Island, Charlotte Becker
- 1st Points classification, Giorgia Bronzini
- 1st Best Asian rider classification, Mayuko Hagiwara
- 1st Stage 1, Charlotte Becker
- 1st Stage 3, Giorgia Bronzini
- 1st
- 1st Matrix Fitness GP Series – Redditch, Amy Roberts
- 1st Hillingdon GP, Amy Roberts
- 1st Overall Holme Valley Wheelers 2-day Stage race, Joanna Rowsell
- 1st Stages 1 & 3, Laura Trott
- 1st Overall Surf & Turf 2-day Stage race, Laura Trott
- 1st Prologue, Stages 1 & 2, Laura Trott
- 1st Stage 2 Giro d'Italia Femminile, Giorgia Bronzini
- 1st Fenioux Track Championships (Omnium), Laura Trott
- 1st Fiorenzuola d Arda (Points race), Giorgia Bronzini
- 1st Commonwealth Games Track Championships (Individual pursuit), Joanna Rowsell
- 1st Commonwealth Games Track Championships (Points race), Laura Trott
- 1st RideLondon Grand Prix, Giorgia Bronzini
- 1st Stage 3 La Route de France, Giorgia Bronzini
- Combaitivity award Stage 2, Charlotte Becker
- Combaitivity award Stage 5, Charlotte Becker
- 1st
Overall Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche, Linda Villumsen
- 1st Points classification, Giorgia Bronzini
- 1st Stage 1, 4 & 6, Giorgia Bronzini
- 1st Stage 2 (ITT), Linda Villumsen
- 1st
- 1st Caribbean Time Trial Championships, Kathryn Bertine
- 1st Revolution Series Omnium (Round 1), Laura Trott
- 1st Melbourne Kermesse, Peta Mullens
- 1st Gent Track Championships, (Scratch race), Giorgia Bronzini
- 1st UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Guadalajara, Laura Trott, Elinor Barker & Amy Roberts
- 1st UCI Track Cycling World Cup – London, Laura Trott, Elinor Barker & Joanna Rowsell
- 2015
- 1st Overall Michelton Bay Classic Series, Chloe Hosking
- 1st Stage 1, Chloe Hosking
- 1st Stage 4, Giorgia Bronzini
- 1st Points classification Santos Women's Tour, Annette Edmondson
- 1st Stage 3, Giorgia Bronzini
- 1st Teams classification Ladies Tour of Qatar
- 1st Omloop van het Hageland, Jolien D'Hoore
- 1st Acht van Westerveld, Giorgia Bronzini
- 1st Boels Rental Ronde van Drenthe, Jolien D'Hoore
- 1st Cholet Pays de Loire Dames, Audrey Cordon
- 1st Tour of Flanders, Elisa Longo Borghini
- 1st Stage 1 Energiewacht Tour, Jolien D'Hoore
- 1st Rabobank 7-Dorpenomloop Aalburg, Chloe Hosking
- 1st La Classique Morbihan, Chloe Hosking
- 1st Stage 2 Aviva Women's Tour, Jolien D'Hoore
- 1st Italian rider classification Giro d'Italia Internazionale Femminile, Elisa Longo Borghini
- 1st Stage 6, Mayuko Hagiwara
- 1st Stage 9, Mara Abbott
- 1st Overall BeNe Ladies Tour, Jolien D'Hoore
- 1st Points classification, Jolien D'Hoore
- 1st Team classification
- 1st Stages 1, 2a (ITT) & 2b, Jolien D'Hoore
- 1st
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de Bretagne Féminin, Mayuko Hagiwara
- 1st Overall La Route de France, Elisa Longo Borghini
- 1st Stages 2 & 6, Giorgia Bronzini
- 1st Stages 3 & 5, Elisa Longo Borghini
- 1st Crescent Women World Cup Vargarda, Jolien D'Hoore
- 1st Stages 1 & 2 Boels Rental Ladies Tour, Jolien D'Hoore
Team Ranking
| Season | 2013 | 2014 |
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| Women's World Cup | 7th (166 ₧) | 8th (310 ₧) |
| UCI Women's Ranking | 5th (1060 ₧) | 7th (1252 ₧) |
World, Continental, European & National Champions
- 2013
Australian U23 Criterium, Lauren Kitchen
World Track (Team Pursuit), Dani King- World Track (Team Pursuit), Joanna Rowsell
- World Track (Team Pursuit), Laura Trott
British Time Trial, Joanna Rowsell- British U23 Road Race, Laura Trott
- British Track (Individual Pursuit ), Laura Trott
- British Track (Points Race), Laura Trott
- British Track (Madison), Laura Trott
- British Track (Team Pursuit), Elinor Barker
- British Track (Team Pursuit), Dani King
- British Track (Team Pursuit), Joanna Rowsell
- British Track (Team Pursuit), Laura Trott
European Track (Team Pursuit), Elinor Barker- European Track (Team Pursuit), Dani King
- European Track (Team Pursuit), Joanna Rowsell
- European Track (Team Pursuit), Laura Trott
- European Track (Omnium), Laura Trott
Italian Track (Keirin), Giorgia Bronzini- Italian Track (Team Pursuit), Beatrice Bartelloni
New Zealand Criterium, Emily Collins- 2014
- World Track (Team Pursuit), Elinor Barker
- World Track (Team Pursuit), Joanna Rowsell
- World Track (Team Pursuit), Laura Trott
- Australian XCE, Peta Mullens
Japanese Time Trial, Mayuko Hagiwara- Japanese Road, Mayuko Hagiwara
- British Road, Laura Trott
- British U23 Road, Laura Trott
- British Track (Team Pursuit), Elinor Barker
- British Track (Team Pursuit), Dani King
- British Track (Team Pursuit), Joanna Rowsell
- British Track (Team Pursuit), Laura Trott
- British Track (Scratch Race), Laura Trott
- Italian Track (Team Pursuit), Beatrice Bartelloni
- European Track (Team pursuit), Laura Trott
- European Track (Team pursuit), Elinor Barker
- European Track (Team pursuit), Joanna Rowsell
- European Track (Omnium), Laura Trott
- 2015
- Australian Track (Madison), Jessica Mundy
- Australian Track (Madison), Annette Edmondson
Belgian Track (Omnium), Jolien D'Hoore- World Track (Team pursuit), Annette Edmondson
- World Track (Individual pursuit), Rebecca Wiasak
- World Track (Omnium), Annette Edmondson
French Time Trial, Audrey Cordon
Spanish Time Trial, Anna Sanchis- Spanish Road, Anna Sanchis
- Japanese Road, Mayuko Hagiwara
- Belgian Road, Jolien D'Hoore
- 2016
- Belgian Track (500m), Jolien D'Hoore
- Belgian Track (Scratch race), Jolien D'Hoore
- Belgian Track (Points race), Jolien D'Hoore
- Belgian Track (Individual pursuit), Jolien D'Hoore
Asian Cycling Championships (ITT), Mayuko Hagiwara - Australian Track (Points race), Annette Edmondson
- Australian Track (Scratch race), Annette Edmondson
References
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- ↑ ProCyclingStats. "La Route de France 2013".
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- ↑ Cycling News. "Cholet Pays de Loire Dames 2015: Results - Cyclingnews.com". Cyclingnews.com.
- ↑ Sadhbh O'Shea. "Longo Borghini: I dream of women's cycling being as professional as the men's". Cyclingnews.com.
- ↑ Cycling News. "Energiewacht Tour 2015: Stage 1 Results - Cyclingnews.com". Cyclingnews.com.
- ↑ "Australian Champion signs with Wiggle Honda again!". wigglehonda.com.
- ↑ http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/johansson-joins-wiggle-honda-for-2016-season/
- ↑ "Amy Pieters to join Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling in 2016 | Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling". wigglehonda.com. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
- ↑ "Lucy Garner Joins Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling For Two Years | Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling". wigglehonda.com. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
- ↑ "UCI Team Members; 2015 season". UCI. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
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