Britain has produced some of the best female Olympic cyclists of all time, including Elinor Barker, Laura Kenny and Victoria Pendleton, to name a few. However, 42% of women in the UK still don’t feel safe cycling on the roads with 41% feeling vulnerable and having no confidence. Surprisingly, the green city of Brighton fared the highest with 50% of women feeling unsafe cycling on the roads, followed by Bristol (48%), Southampton (46%) and Plymouth (45%). The data showed that the women of Newcastle had fewer concerns over safety whilst riding (27%). Of all the women surveyed, 43% ranked safety…
Author: Harold Dalton
Harold Dalton
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XTERRA Nouvelle Aquitaine switched it up for the fourth and finalstop of the XTERRA Short Track season. Introducing a new format which involved two stages, athletes first had to qualify in the full distance the day before. The first stage of the Short Track involved a 400m swim in the Lac de Cadie, followed by an all-out 1.5km run. After the short but sweet stage in the morning, elite athletes then got ready to attack from the off with a 7km bike and 1.8km run around the village of Pujols that afternoon.Perfect weather conditions with blue skies set the stage for the women’s race, who were ready to race amongst the old churches and vineyards of the Bordeaux region. Michelle Flipo (MEX) was quick to take the…
The 10th edition of the Haute Route Alps came to a thrilling finish on the shoreline of Nice yesterday after seven punishing days riding through France’s finest roads. Antonio Garnero topped the men’s results to hold onto the top General Classification position over Loic Ruffaut. Luise Valentin beat Lisa Bowyer to complete her clean sweep of the women’s stage wins and top the women’s GC standings.
XTERRA France Nouvelle-Aquitaine is back for a second edition on August 28th-29th, after hosting its first full distance race in 2020. This year, the event will also see elite athletes lining up for some action-packed racing in the Short Track event on Sunday, promising an unmissable weekend of racing in the beautiful region.Kicking-off with the full distance race on Saturday, age-group and elite athletes will first dive into the beautiful Lac de Cadie to complete the 1,500m swim course, before heading out to complete the 30km bike course and 10km run course, winding through the vineyards that the region is famous for.In the elite race, a spot in Sunday’s adrenaline filled Short Track race…
Highlights Report Stage 2 of the 2021 Haute Route Alps saw 450 cyclists ride 109km from Megève to Tignes, conquering some all-time climbs along the way, including the stunning Cormet de Roselend. Loic Ruffaut topped the mens results, with Garnero Antonio coming in second. Danish rider Luise Valentin beat Lisa Bowyer to the finish line to take the women’s stage win, extending her GC lead. Tomorrow the peloton will take on the Queen Stage of the 2021 event, riding a legendary 182km course with 4700m+ of elevation over some of the finest climbs in the Alps.
The IRONMAN Group has announced the acquisition of premier multi-day cycling event series Haute Route®, as well as the Gravel Epic®, a soon-to-launch multi-day gravel race event series. With the acquisition of these two brands and series, the world’s largest operator of mass participation sports events adds eight new cycling events to its portfolio of iconic brands and events that includes triathlon, road running, mountain biking, trail running, road cycling and gravel cycling. As part of the acquisition, CEO for the Haute Route Group, Julie Royer, will also join the leadership team at The IRONMAN Group as Senior Director of…
Highlights Report From the stunning Aravis, to the soaring heights of Colombière, and the bold climb to Côte 2000, today was the perfect start to the 10th edition of the Haute Route Alps. The opening stage of this seven-day race from Megève to Nice did not pull any punches with a 110km course with 3100m+ of elevation gain. Brazilian rider Antonio Garnero beat Frenchman Loic Ruffaut to the finish line in a thrilling sprint for the men’s stage win. British rider Lisa Bowyer beat Linda Farczadi to the finish line to take the women’s stage win.
Broadcast start3.15 PM CET9:15am EasternXTERRA Short Track women3.30 PM CET9:30am EasternXTERRA Short Track men4.45 PM CET10:45am Eastern The XTERRA Germany competition is the most traditional XTERRA competition in Europe. Since 2006 the competition takes place in the nature park Zittauer Gebirge in the southeastern border triangle of Germany at the border to Poland and Czechia. The competition is integrated into the complex event weekend of the O-SEE Challenge, which takes place every year on the 3rd weekend of August. The O-SEE Challenge is the largest multi-sport event in Germany and celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2020. Characteristics of the XTERRA…