Gidday Everyone, I arrived in Holland last week and spent 5 days training with a friend, Oenone Wood, who was staying close by.  I have officially signed with a UCI trade team, Elk Haus No, which is based in Austria.  The team language is German so I am doing my best to learn the basics but luckily everyone speaks English […]

Cooke moves into the World Cup lead By Kristy Scrymgeour Zoulfia Zabirova (Team Bigla) celebrates another successful last-minute attack. Photo ©: CJ Farquharson Zoulfia Zabirova (Team Bigla) did her thing today with a move that can pretty much be named after her in the women’s peloton: the last minute attack. She has the ability to time it perfectly and she […]

Castilla y Leon World Cup Spain, May 7, 2006 Nicole Cooke (Univega) won the Castilla y Leon World Cup in an uphill sprint, crossing the line ahead of Judith Arndt (T-mobile) and Susanne Ljunskog (Buitenpoort Flexpoint). My team mate, Annette Buetler (Elk Haus) was the best finisher in the Elk Haus team, finishing 18th. She is now ranked 7th in […]

Mt Baw Baw Classic A three-inch snow dump, rain, sleet and sub-zero temperatures greeted riders for the 6th annual Mt Baw Baw Classic. The final climb to the summit required clearing of snow by Mt Baw Baw Resort staff before racing commenced. I had heard many stories about how tough the final 6km climb to the finish was. After hearing […]

Stage 4 – Sunset Road Race – 100km Quark Cycling Team News Release Ina Teutenberg made it two in a row winning the Sunset road race today concluding the Redlands Progel bicycle classic. The race had drama and excitement from the start as the top three places on GC were separated by only 7 seconds. To make things even tougher […]

Stage 3 – Criterium – 1hr Today racers took to the streets of Downtown Redlands to contest the Beaver Medical criterium.  The race was fast from the gun as battle lines were drawn with each team trying to protect there positions leading into tomorrows Sunset Road race.  T-Mobile and Webcor wanted to establish a break so that the midway time […]

Stage 2 – Oak Glen 125km The second stage of the ProGel Redlands bicycle classic was contested today under bright clear sunshine with the famous Santa Ana winds once again blowing. The peloton was hesitant at first to brave the winds and most riders were seeking the shelter of the peloton when the first sprint of the day took place […]

Redlands Stage Race Stage 1 – Prologue Christine Thorburn (Webcor)  over came a very difficult field as well as winds gusting to over 50 mph to win the Watermaker Mount Rubidoux Time Trail in the opening stage of the ProGel Redlands Bicycle Classic. Thorburn was the only rider to break the 10:00 minute mark posting a time of 9:59 for […]

Stage 4 – Sunset Road Race – 100km Quark Cycling Team News Release Ina Teutenberg made it two in a row winning the Sunset road race today concluding the Redlands Progel bicycle classic. The race had drama and excitement from the start as the top three places on GC were separated by only 7 seconds. To make things even tougher […]

Stage 3 – Criterium – 1hr Today racers took to the streets of Downtown Redlands to contest the Beaver Medical criterium.  The race was fast from the gun as battle lines were drawn with each team trying to protect there positions leading into tomorrows Sunset Road race.  T-Mobile and Webcor wanted to establish a break so that the midway time […]