Ane Iversen is the new time trial champion of Norway. The 29-years-old rider who joined Team Coop – Hitec Products only a year ago won the 25 kilometers race against the clock on Thursday. She was five seconds fast than Katrine Aalerud of Movistar, who won the title the past two years. This Friday the riders from Norway race for the criterium title, while on Sunday the road race is on the program.
Strong racing in hard Tour de Suisse
With a 6th place in the third stage and 9th place in the fourth and final stage of the Tour de Suisse, Ingvild Gaskjenn again took some good results for Team Coop – Hitec Products. With the help of her teammates and also attacks of Nicole Steigenga, the team was again able to show itself in a stage race with a high level. “All in all I am very happy with the whole team and what we could do this week.”
Good feeling after race weekend in Belgium
While one part of Team Coop – Hitec Products finished the Women’s Tour on Saturday, other riders of the team did two races in Belgium this weekend. On Saturday Dwars door het Hageland, a race with a lot of gravel roads, was on the program. Sunday the same riders came to the start in the Flanders Diamond Tour. In the second race, Emma Boogaard and Nicole Steigenga were able to score some points for the team.
Team Coop – Hitec Products shows itself in Women’s Tour
Team Coop – Hitec Products have been performing really well between all the big World Tour teams in the Women’s Tour. After six days of racing, Ingvild Gaskjenn ended in 11th place in the general classification, while only 21-years-young rider Tiril Jørgensen ended in 20th place. Ingvild also got top-10 results in the stages. “The team did very well the whole week and it’s been six fun days of racing.”
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Nicole Steigenga picks up where she left off
After she had to withdraw from the Ride London on the first day due to illness, Nicole Steigenga immediately showed her good form again in Dwars door de Westhoek. The Belgium one day race ended in a bunch sprint this Sunday. Behind winner Chiara Consonni, Nicole menaged to get fourth. This season she already got four podium places as well.
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Fast racing on high level in Ride London
The past days have been busy for Team Coop – Hitec Products. Were one part of the team were racing in Germany for already three days at that moment, an other group of riders started in the Ride London on Friday. A special race for the team, but for sure for Josie Nelson and Jessica Roberts, as they were racing in their own country. We got away with some good results, a day with Josie in the red jersey of best British rider and good motivation.