Women's Omloop: Covering the Chase

I imagine that Katarzyma Niewiadoma (Canyon/SRAM) was discussing what they were going to do about Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek-Segafredo) with Grace Brown (FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope).  It is Elisa's job to not help this group bridge up to her teammate, Ellen Van Dijk.  Should the other two make the juncture, then she will have the legs to go for the win on her own.  That is classic team tactics, even if it is frustrating for those who don't have a teammate up the road.

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La Course, One of These Six?

It was looking like these six had made the move of the day.  They had slipped off the front of the main peloton at the summit of the Cote de Rimiez and pushed their advantage on the rolling climb and following descent back down to Nice.  Anna Hendersen (Sunweb) took a drink as she rolled to the back of the pace line.  Ahead of her were Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope), Lotte Kopecky (Lotto Soudal Ladies), Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Canyon SRAM), and Christine Majerus (Boels Dolman). It was Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek-Segafredo Women) that was driving the pace on the highway back into Nice.

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Bergen 2017, Elite Women's TTT: All Here?

The course for the Team Time Trial included a very steep short climb that will be catching out riders for the entire week of racing in Bergen.  Only the Junior Women's course will skip this climb, all other races (and racers) will have to face this on race day.  As FDJ Novelle Aquitane crested the climb, the rider at the front looks over her shoulder to make sure she has a minimum of three others with her at the summit.  In this TTT, the time is taken when the fourth rider crosses the line.  The team is comprised of six riders giving two riders the option of dropping off of the group.  There are many different strategic methods on how to approach expending riders, apparently, FDJ was hoping to keep everyone together.

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