The team protecting Emilie Moberg through a wet curve in Chongming World Cup (foto womenscycling.net)
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Elisa Longo Borghini won 'Womans Bike Race' in Italy!
14.05.2012
While the Norwegians were racing in China and Ireland on Sunday, Elisa won a national race in Italy, in a very strong field! Also her first victory in the Hitec jersey! The race was 106 kms, and althoug we dont have the complete results the top 10 is still impressiveORDINE D'ARRIVO 5° WOMAN'S BIKE RACE
1^ Elisa Longo Borghini (Hitec Products Mistral Home)
2^ Alena Amiallusik (Be Pink)
3^ Valentina Carretta (MCipollini - Giambenini - Gauss) a 10"
4^ Tiffany Cromwell (Australia) a 15"
5^ Noemi Cantele (BePink) a 20"
6^ Rasa Leleivyte (Vaiano Tepso)
7^ Rossella Ratto (Verinlegno)
8^ Gracie Elvin (Australia) a 3'
9^ Giada Borgato (G.S. Diadora - Pasta Zara)
10^ Tetyana Riabchenko (Forno d'Asolo - Colavita) -
Cecilie Johansen 16th in 'Celtic Chrono' (UCI 1.2)
14.05.2012
Cecilie travelled over to Ireland on Sunday to check her TT form. The course was 35 km and had 34 starters. She finished in a 16th place, 5:50 after the winner Wendy Houvenaghel. Also Norwegian Thrude Natholmen was there and finished in 12th place, 04:24 behund Houvenaghel. The top 5 had an average age of 40 so there is no reason to quit cycling early with regards to time trial!
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World Cup Chongming Island (UCI CDM)
13.05.2012
Following the stage race with same name and same participants earlier in the week was the 5th round in the womens World Cup in Shanghai, China. The race started in Shanghai, and raced through a 8 km section of underseas tunnel and 10 km of bridge over the Yangtse river to Chongming Island (72 h/m on top). There was a strong sidewind on the bridge, but no attacks was succesful. The whole team managed to stay in front all day, and Tone Hatteland Lima took a sprint price after 91kms. In the final sprint, Lise Nøstvold lead Emilie Moberg from 500 meters, but after some difficulties in the hectic bunch Emilie finished 18. Slightly less than we hoped for after all her top 10 resullts this week, but she can be happy with her first individual World cup points! Shelley Olds (AA Drink) won a photo finish ahead of Melissa Hoskins (GreenEDGE). All the Hitec girls finished in the bunch.
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Updated UCI World Cup Ranking
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7th place for Moberg in GC 'Tour of Chongming Island' (UCI 2.1)
13.05.2012
Emilie ended 8, 12 and 10 on the stages and took a nice 7th place in the General Classification. Melissa Hoskins (Green EDGE) won the race ahead of Monia Baccaille (Mcippolini) and Liesbeth de Vocht (Rabobank).
All the stages were completely flat, speed was high and there was crashes in the finish bunch sprints. 4 of our girls was down during the race, but nobody bad hurt.
The complete team has worked very well for the result. All but Lise Nøstvold finished, she stopped with some stomach problems on the last stage.
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