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  • Merry X-Mas and a happy new year!  
    25.12.2012
    We wish all people around the team, both you who contributed to a succesful 2012 and those who will continue to contribute in 2013!
     
  • New Swede in the Team: Emilia Fahlin
    21.12.2012
    Emilia Fahlin, triple Swedish ITT champion and also road champion 2009 is born in 1988, have raced since 2007 for the various variants of the worlds leading women UCI team, T-Mobile, HTC Columbia, HTC Highroad and Specialized Lululemon. We are excited to have her in the team!
    Emilias profile on CQ-Ranking.
    Homepage.
  • Jersey 2013 Ready!
    21.12.2012
    The new jersey is made by Decca Belgium, a real classic company dedicated to cycling. We think it looks really nice!
    Decca homepage: http://www.decca.be/
  • Chloe Hosking - Sprinter from Australia
    12.12.2012
    First time we heard her name was when she crashed in 'Omloop de Middag Humsterland' in 2009. Soon everybody knew who she was, after winning 'Tour of Chongming Island' and various Dutch races riding for 'Moving Ladies'. She joined HTC Columbia at the end of 2009 and stayed in this team until she joined 'Specialized Lululemon' for 2012. She have been riding withand learned from the best sprinter in the world, Ina Yoko Teutenberg in this period.
    In 2012 she stopped the season early, with a stage victory in 'Route de France', after winning both 'Drentse 8 van Dwingeloo' and Halle Buizingen'. She was at one stage ranked no 13 in the world this year, and is now number 25. We wish her also a warm velcome into the team.
    Chloe's CQ Ranking page
  • Updated Antidoping Policy
    02.12.2012
    The recent developments in the world called for an update of our antidoping policy. The main changes;
    - It will no longer be theoretical possible to work or ride for the team if you have a positive test or any other doping-related past (even if the person have already served a sentence).
    - Antidoping statements from the personal coaches
    - Antidoping agency notified on travel itenaries and race programs
    - Translation to English
    The full policy you can see here
    Sertficat
  • Miriam Bjørnsrud is back
    26.11.2012
    Miriam participated in the first ever team camp in 2008, as a 16 year old 'recruit' from Ullensaker Cycling Club. She have developed steadily since then, and had a promising career as a junior, but a dissapointing first year as a senior (2011). In 2012 she is back with several strong results, among them her first international win in Breendonk, Belgium in May. She was second in the national championships and 8th in the UCI race 'Dwars door Westhoek'.
    Miriams 'CQ-Ranking' Profile
  • Another Young Italian, Double European Champion Rossella Ratto
    21.11.2012
    This years no 6 in the world championships in Valkenburg was quite a sensation, yet she was number 2 in the world championships in 2010 as first year junior and double European champion as second year junior in 2011. She also won the TT national championships for juniors in 2011, and impressed with a 5th place as first year elite in 2012 TT championships. White jerseys in Giro del Trentino and Giro della Toscana show that she also have considerate climbing power. It will be good for her to be the second Italian in the team after Elisa joined this season. Rossella raced for the Italian UCI team Verinlegno - Fabiani this season. She is number 35 on the world UCI ranking.
    Rossella Ratto's profile on CQ-ranking
  • Rachel Neylan Female Cyclist of the Year in Australia
    11.11.2012
    Our new signing for 2013, who took a brilliant silver medal in the Valkenburg World Championships' Road Race, was this weekend awarded the 'Female Cyclist of the Year' price in Australia. Here is an interview with her, the link you find on: http://www.rachelneylan.com/
  • Siri Minge arrives for 2013
    09.11.2012
    Stavanger girl Siri, rides for Bryne Cykleklubb and is the youngest rider of the next years team (born in 1994). She have a past on MTB, but have the later years turned to the road and been coached by our rider Tone Hatteland Lima. We wish Siri a heartily welcome to the 2013 team!
  • Race Program 2013
    05.11.2012
    Here is the preliminary UCI program for 2013. 13 Stage races, all 8 World Cups and 24 other UCI 1-day races, as well as the national, european and world championships are on the plan. Read more.
  • Emma wins Tønsberg CX!
    28.10.2012
    In her probably last race for the team on Saturday, Emma won the cyclocross race in Tønsberg ahead of the 2 Norwegian veterans Bjørg Eva Jensen and Gjertrud Bø.
    Here are some pictures on procycling.no
  • 6th place in Chrono des Nations (UCI 1.1)
    21.10.2012
    A great season final for the team and Cecilie Gotaas Johnsen today, after she finished 6th in the individual time trial. Ex World Champ Amber Neben from USA won the race.
    Results
  • Norwegian Cup Final in Grenland
    17.09.2012

    The last race in the Norwegian cup was fireworks all the way. Tone set the standard by attacking from start, and the rest followed up. After 25 km only 7 of the 37 remained in first group where we had Elisa and Lise. Elisa launched a 'Vos-like' attack on the last round and won solo with 30 seconds to overall NC-winner Cecilie G.Johnsen, who raced with her club today.

    Results
  • Bronze to Elisa Longo Borghini in the World Championships Road Race
    22.09.2012
    Elisa rounded up a fantastic week in Limburg with a bronze medal in the road race. She managed to jump after Vos up to the decisive break, and she and Rachel Neylan were the only that could halfway follow Vos up the Cauberg the last time. Vos was a very worthy world champion for the second time in her carriere. Emma Johansson finished 9th, in a group 4:37 mins behind Vos. A few seconds behind Cecilie Gotaas Johnsen and Lise Nøstvold finished in the remains of the peloton on a 23d and a 51sth place. Sara Mustonen was behind the big crash midway in the race and didnt finish.
    Results
  • 12, 15 and 25 for the Hitec girls in the World Championships ITT
    18.09.2012
    Judith Arndt (Germany) defended her title as world champion on the individual time trial. 3 girls from the team to start. Emma ended on 12th place, 2 places up from 2011. Elisa had a strong 15th place after being 32 in Copenhagen. Cecilie G ended on a 25th place in her first WC ITT.
    Results
  • Double in District Championship Rogaland (KM)
    17.09.2012
    Cecilie S.Johansen escaped with the junior Charlotte Friestad and won the KM Road race in Rogaland Sunday. Johanne took the sprint in the group behind to make it double.
    Results
  • 8 in World Championships TTT
    17.09.2012
    The first ever world championships for UCI teams were held on Sunday. The team worked well together despite limited training time together. A scary episode after just a few kilometers when a senior citizen entered the course between the lead police motor cycle and the girls. Luckily the spectators could warn him just in time to avoid a fatal accident.  Tone let go when we entered the Raarberg, while both Thea and Emilie fought hard to stay with the trio Elisa/Lise and Cecilie G up the Cauberg. Specialized Lululemon won as expected, while we ended on a satisfactory 8th place.
    Results
  • Multiple podiums and youth jersey in Brainwash Ladies Tour (UCI 2.1)
    11.09.2012
    It was a great last stage race of the year for the team in Holland. 4 podiums (Emma x 2, Elisa and Sara), 7th in the team time trial, 3d in the team competition, youth jersey and aggressive riders jersey to Elisa Longo Borghini. A special credit to Sara Mustonen for taking her first podium in 2012 after 2 crashes on earlier stages.
    Results

  • Solid time trial by Lise in Chrono Champenois (UCI 1.1)
    10.09.2012
    Lise Nøstvold tested her form in the time trial Chrono Champenois. After a very fast start she 'hit the wall', or the headwind after 15 of the 33,2 kms. English Champion Wendy Houvenaghel won the race, while Lise ended on a nice 8th place.
    Results
  • Tour de Ardeche (UCI 2.2)
    10.09.2012
    Emilie Moberg and Cecilie Gotaas Johnsen raced with the national team in Ardeche. And what an impression made by Cecilie, by winning the first 2 stages! 2 days in the leaders jersey was a nice start for the new rider in the team.
    The third stage she was 6, but on the 4th stage a crash destroyed the GC hopes for her. The rest of the race was just about trying to score another stage result. Emma Pooley (AA Drink) won the race. The rest of the Norwegian team was Miriam Bjørnsrud, Tina Andreassen and Ingrid Lorvik.
    Results
  • Cecilie Gotaas Johnsen and Lise Nøstvold to the Worlds in Valkenburg
    01.09.2012
    Norway have selected Lise and Cecilie G. for the worlds road race 22. September. They will join Emma Johansson, Elisa Longo Borghini, Sara Mustonen and most probably Christel Ferrier Bruneau and Sylwia Kapusta from the team.
  • Elisa Longo Borghini with first WC Podium in GP de Plouay (CDM)
    31.08.2012
    Elisa and ex-Hitec rider Tiffany Cromwell (GreenEDGE) followed Marianne Vos (Rabobank) almost to the finish in a 3-rider break in the world cup final on Saturday. Vos won and Elisa finished on a sensational 3d place. Vos also won the overall World Cup with this race. Note: The race was the debut as DS for Svein Erik Vold (ex Joker Merida). A good start!
    Team; Emma Johansson, Elisa Longo Borghini, Lise Nøstvold, Sylwia Kapusta, Christel Ferrier Bruneau
    Results
  • Lotto Decca Tour (UCI 2.2)
    31.08.2012
    The 2 first stages where speedy and eventful, and both won by Kirsten Wild (AA Drink). Sara Mustonen started with a promising 12th place, but lost some momentum after a late crash in stage 2. On the queen stage 3 that included several times up the Muur van Geraardsbergen, Thea Thorsen managed to get in a nice break of 9, but she had to let the group go after a round. AA Drink closed the gap to the break, when a new break with Sara Mustonen escaped. From here 3 riders including overall winner Ellen van Dijk (Specialized Lululemon) emerged and Ellen won the stage and the race. Sara finished 12 and 10th overall.
    Team: Emilie Moberg, Sara Mustonen, Tone Hatteland Lima, Thea Thorsen, Johanne Bergseth
    Results
  • 6th Place for Emma in Vårgårda RR (CDM)
    21.08.2012
    After 2 of 11 rounds, a group of 12 riders escaped, with Emma as the only Hitec-rider. Iris Slappendel (Rabobank) and Hanka Kupfernagel (RusVelo) attacked the group late in the race and Slappendel won the sprint. Marianne beat the remains of the group for 3d, and Emma was 6. The bad news was that Marie Voreland crashed and broke her collarbone. Sara Mustonen took her first world cup points this year with her 18.place. The other Hitec-girls finished in the bunch. The team remain no 5 in the WC Standings and Emma no 6 in the general classiification.
    Results
    World Cup Rankings
  • Tone won HS Vagle-rittet
    19.08.2012
    Tone Hatteland Lima came straight from Sweden and team time trial to win HS Vagle Rittet in Sandnes on a new course record. Retired procyclist Roy Hegreberg won the mens class, also on a new course record.
    Results
  • Hulderrittet (Nat)
    18.08.2012
    200 women on MTB in 'Hulderrittet', a woman race organised by Bryne Cykleklubb. Johanne Bergseth took her first win of the season in a close sprint with Anne Beth Eiken (Bryne CK)
    Results
  • 9th in Vårgårda TTT (UCI CDM)
    18.08.2012
    An all Norwegian team in the TTT. We were 6 on the 2 first time controls, but suffered in the last hill and ended on a 9th place.  Favoutrites Specialized Lululemon delivered the goods and won with 28 seconds to Orica-AIS-.
    Results
  • NC #4 in Trondheim (12.08)
    12.08.2012
    Cecilie Gotaas Johnsen won her third Norwegian cup in a row and effectively closed any discussions on who will win this years cup. Tone and Cecilie had to let go the 9-woman group on the last round. Johanne had an early puncture.
    Results
  • Victory for Tone in Stjørdal Criterium (11.08)
    11.08.2012
    Tone Hatteland Lima won the ranking criterium in a close sprint with Cecilie Gotaas Johnsen (CK Victoria). Nice teamwork between Tone, Johanne and Cecilie resulted in the winning breakaway.
    Results
  • European Championships Road Race (11.08)
    11.08.2012
    The main favourite Evelyn Arys (Belgium) lived up to expectations and won. For Norway it was a disastrous day (pretty much like the entire EC for all classes). Emilie, Thea and Miriam Bjørnsrud crashed out of the race early. Marie and Marthe Skjolden finished in the bunch. Elisa (Italy) had a serious break during the race but it didnt last too long.
    Results
  • Bronze for Elisa European Championships ITT (09.08)
    09.08.2012
    Elisa Longo Borghini showed off her TT skills and took a nice podium with her 3.place. Norway did not start with anyone.
    Results
  • DNB NOR Cup #4 (08.08)
    08.08.2012
    Tone took an intermediate sprint in the 4th round of the Stavanger criterium series and is the overall leader in K-Elite of the cup.
    Results
  • Victory in Ronde van Oudenaarde (05.08)
    05.08.2012
    A succesful break lead to a victory for the team in Oudenaarde. Good teamwork in the bunch.
    Results
  • Erpe Mere (UCI 1.2) (04.08)
    04.08.2012
    A 10th place was our best result in Erpe Mere, Belgium. Adrie Visser (Skil Shimano) won.
    Results and pictures
  • New podium for Marie Voreland in Herentals (NAT 1.15)
    26.07.2012
    Marie is still in Belgium, and was 3 in the bunch sprint in the criterium in Herentals today. Kaat Hannes (Lotto Belisol) won the race.
    Results

  • Thuringen Rundfahrt (UCI 2.1) Stages 3-6, First UCI Win for Elisa!
    22.07.2012
    Emma kept the jersey for 3 stages and lost it narrowly after a great ITT on stage 4. She was 3 after Trixi Worrack and Judith Arndt and the few seconds lost was descisive for the final GC. After Sylwia stopped on the 5th stage we were only 3 remaining riders (Sara, Emma nd Elisa), yet we made quite an impression on the race! Elisa won solo on the 5th stage, which were her first UCI-win! She also was 2 on the last stage and 5 overall. Emma took the sprint jersey as well as being 3 in the GC, only 11 seconds behind winner Judith Arndt of GreenEDGE. Elisa also took jerseys for most aggressive rider as well as the youth jersey and the mountain jersey!
    Results:
    Stage 3
    Stage 4
    Stage 5
    Stage 6
    GC
    Video
    Photos
  • Tour de Limousin (UCI 2.2) with the National Team
    22.07.2012
    Lise, Emilie and Thea rode with the national team in this French stage race together with Cecilie Gotaas Johnsen, Miriam Bjørnsrud and Marthe Skjolden. The race was very much dominated by Marianne Vos and the Dutch national team, who took 3 out of 4 stage wins (Dutch girl Anna vd Breggen of Sengers took the other one). Lise had a good start with a 7th place and a 6th place on the ITT but missed the break on the 3d stage and was out of the GC. She finished on a decent 11th place, Cecilie Gotaas Johnsen on a 15th place.
    Results
  • Pollinkhove (Nat 1.15)
    22.07.2012
    Marie raced in Belgium again, after a breakaway she was countered and finished with the peloton. The Polish girl Pawlowska won.
    Results
  • Thuringen Rundfahrt (UCI 2.1) Stage 2, White and Yellow
    18.07.2012
    Another day in yellow for Emma, despite several attacks underway. Most serious was the attempt from Liesbet de Vocht (Rabobank), as she had at nost 1:27 she was in virtual yellow. The 4 Hitec girls took control and caught up with her. In the end the speed was put up and a group of 23 riders sprinted for the win and Ina Yoko Teutenberg (Specialized Lululemon) took it ahead of Emma. In the same group was Elisa Longo Borghini but no Amy Pieters so Elisa took over the youth jersey as she did in the Giro.
    Results
  • 51e Wielerdag van Monster
    18.07.2012
    Tone ended on 12th place in this criterium in Holland. Eileen Roe (IBIS Cycles) won from a 3 girl break.
    Results
  • Thuringen Rundfahrt (UCI 2.1) Emma in yellow again!
    17.07.2012
    After a good prologue yesterday (6th place) and a very active stage 1 today Emma Johansson finished on 3d place after Ina Yoko Teutenberg (Specialized Lululemon) won the sprint. Underway Emma took many bonus secs in the intermediate sprints and not only have the sprint jersey, but also the yellow by 3 seconds. Elisa Longo Borghini finished 3d and is 11 in the GC. The team is small as Christel Ferrier Bruneau and Frøydis Wærsted are injured after the Giro only Sara Mustonen and Sylwia Kapusta complete the team. So only 4 riders to protect the jersey tomorrow!
    Results Prologue
    Results Stage 1
    GC
  • First Podium in 2012 for Marie Voreland in Zottegem-Strijpen (Nat 1.15)
    17.07.2012
    Marie and Tone raced Kermes in Belgium today. After good racing the first hour Marie got in a descisive break with 5 other riders, and went on to take the 3d place in the sprint.
    Results
  • Lise with Norway in Dwars Door Westhoek (UCI 1.2)
    16.07.2012
    Lise Nøstvold was in the national jersey in Belgium on Sunday. Together with Linn Torp, Hovdenak, Cecilie Gotaas Johnsen, Miriam Bjørsnrud and Marthe Skjolden they did a good race, Lise in a long solobreak, Miriam had a great 8th place in the sprint, that was won by the Durch girl Kim de Baat.
    Results
  • Tour of Bretagne (UCI 2.2)
    16.07.2012
    6 of the Norwegian Hitec girls raced in Bretagne from 12. to 15.July. There was 20 teams and 113 riders to start. 3 road race stages and one extremely complicated ITT. The race had a bad start when the team was very active (including breakaways by Marie and Emilie), but missed the descisive break of 7 after 85 kms. When we got organised to chase but too late. Anna vd Breggen (Sengers) won the stage. On the ITT, Emilie surprised with a nice 14th place. The next days road stage was almost perfect for us, but the leadout train didnt quite arrive at the station in the sprint, but Emilie did a good 5th place (and not Thea, as the results still state). She was also our best in the final hardest stage, with her 8th place in a small group. Also Cecilie Johansen did a good last stage. Emilie ended on a 14th place, and Thea on 21 in the GC. All the Hitec girls finished the race. Anna vd Breggen won convincingly after winning 3 stages.
    Results:
    Stage 1
    Stage 2
    Stage 3
    Stage 4
    GC
  • Bulskamp (Nat 1.15) 
    16.07.2012
    Tone Hatteland Lima and Johanne Bergseth moved from Holland saturday to Belgium Sunday to race in Bulskamp. Johanne showed that she is on increasing form with a 14th place in this Kermes race won by Elke Bolangier (WsV).
    Results
  • Giro de Italia (UCI 2.1) Stage 9: Victory for Emma
    08.07.2012
         Emma Johansson took her first Giro-win on the last stage yesterday, ahead of Marianne Vos (Rabobank) and Emma Pooley (AA Drink). She also climbed to 5th place in the end classement, and Elisa Longo Borghini was 9th (also winning the white jersey). Sara Mustonen was the only other girl from the team to finish as Lise Nøstvold threw in the towel in the feeding zone.
    Results, Stage 9
    Final GC
  • Ronde van Barendrecht
    08.07.2012
    Tone and Johanne raced in the Dutch Criterium 'Ronde van Barendrecht yesterday. Suzanne de Goede (Skil) won, Tone was 16 and Johanne 18. Tone also won an intermediate sprint.
    Results
  • Giro de Italia (UCI 2.1) Stages 6-8 Team is shrinking
    06.07.2012
    The Giro Donne is hard and this year also hot. We started with 7 girls and now we are left with 4. Frøydis went out with a heat stroke, Sylwia with breathing problems and Christel crashed in Stage 7. On the positive side, we hold the white jersey with Elisa, and Emma scored another podium spot with 2nd on stage 7. Shelley Olds won the sprint stage 6, while Marianne Vos continue to dominate with wins on stages 7 and 8. With one stage remainig, Elisa Longo Borghini is our best placed rider on a 8th place, Emma is on a 11th place. Lise has showed some good racing lately by getting in the breaks of the day on 6 and 7.
    Results Stage 6
    Results Stage 7
    Results Stage 8
    General Classification after Stage 8
  • Emilie Moberg and Thea Thorsen selected for the European Chanpionships
    04.07.2012
     The European Championships 2012 will be held in Goes, Holland, 9.-11.August. Thea and Emilie is preselected together with Marthe Skjolden (Ringerike) and Miriam Bjørnsrud (Raumrytter).
  • Giro de Italia (UCI 2.1) Stages 4 and 5, Elisa strengthens grip on white jersey
    03.07.2012
    Stage 4 was another very hard hilly stage, no surprise that Emma Johansson took her 13th UCI podium spot with a 2.place. Elisa did another strong stage and was no 10, doubling her advanntage to her next competitor for the white jersey. Marianne Vos (Rabobank) soloed away to win and regain her pink jersey. Stage 5 was determined to be for the sprinters, but ex-Hitec girl Tiffany Cromwell broke away early and no team wanted to bother about it, so whe won the stage with 8:33 minutes. Emma was again our best with a 7th place.
    Results stage 4
    Results stage 5

    (Foto courtesy of GiroDonne/CJ Farquharson)
  • Elisa in youth jersey after 3 stages of Giro de Italia (UCI 2.1)
    01.07.2012
     After a mass start in Napoli 28.June, ending in a bunch sprint won by Marianne Vos, and our best was Elisa Longo Borghini on 13th place, the Giro continued in Rome yesterday with ITT of 7,2 kms. Again Marianne Vos proved the fastest, in the technical course around the Collosseum. Emma Johansson showed her current form with a 10th place among all the TT specialists. Today was the first climbing stage in Toscana. Evelyn Stevens (Specialized Lululemon) attacked a small group close to fonish and took the win and the maglia rosa. Elisa Longo Borghini had a great day and climbed to a 6th place on the stage, and took with that the youth jersey! Emma came in on 11th place.
    Results stage 1
    Results stage 2
    Results stage 3
  • Emma Swedish TT Champion also!
    29.06.2012
    In a very exciting race on Tuesday, where Emma turned on the halfway line a couple of seconds before the favourite Emilia Fahlin (Specialized Lululemon), She proved again the strongest female cyclist in Sweden by winning with 24 seconds margin to Malin Rydlund (Alriksson). Now Emma can ride in Blue and Yellow whatever disipline the next year!
    Results
  • Emma wins 3d Consecutive RR Championship in Sweden!
    24.06.2012
     Emma kept the blue and yellow jersey in a great race! She escaped the peloton with Emilia Fahlin and Isabelle Søderberg. She and Fahlin dropped Søderberg, then Fahlin had some gear trouble and Emma could solo to finish.
    Results
    Video
  • Super Time Trial for Elisa in Italia
    24.06.2012
    Only former world champ Tatiana Guderzo could match Elisa in the ITT Championships in Italy. She even beat the 2011 champ Noemi Cantele. Very promising result!        
    Results
  • Surprise winner in Norway RR Championships
    24.06.2012
     Good team effort, Lise Nøstvold escapes with 2 rounds to go sounds like a familiar receipt for success. But Miriam Bjørnsrud and Hildegunn Hovdenak attacked the group behind where Emilie and Frøydis sat, and with 7 km to go, Lise fatigued and the 2 chasers catched her. Later she dropped from the duo and the team had to settle for bronze after some successful days. It was not a bad way for us to lose, and Hovdenak was a very worthy winner, congratulations!
    Results
  • Sylwia Kapusta 15 in Polish RR Championships
    24.06.2012
    A somewhat dissapointing result for Sylwia in Poland.
    Results
  • Christel 4th in French Championships Road Race
    24.06.2012
         Squeezed between the several UCI teams with many riders the task of keeping the jersey was to great for Christel. Under the circumstances she can be reasonable happy for the 4th place. Marion Rousse (Vienne Futuruscope) won.
    Results
  • Victory for Emilie in Norwegian Criterium Championships
    23.06.2012
     Under spectacular conditions and atmosphere in Bergen centre Emilie Moberg won the criterium in a sprint with Miriam Bjørnsrud (Raumerytter). Behind Thea Thorsen did the same with Tina Andreassen (Ringerike) to take the bronse. Nice teamwork ensured a succesful break early in the race.
    Results
    Video

    Foto: Sykkelekspressen
  • Generation Change when Lise won Norwegian Championships ITT
    23.06.2012
     For the first time in many years a girl under 30 won the Norwegian ITT championships, and who else than Lise Nøstvold? She did a very good race, beating favourite Cecilie Gotaas Johnsen with 17 seconds. This was also the first ITT championship win ever for the team! Thea Thorsen (7), Marie Voreland (14) and Tone Hatteland Lima (18) also did good races. Nice course in Rong, Bergen, but too much traffic.
    Results
  • Christel 7 in French ITT Championships
    23.06.2012
     A 7th place was not quite what Christel hoped for, but the flat course was not to her speciality. Pauline Ferrand Prevot (Rabobank) won the race.
    Results
  • Italian Championships Road Race
    23.06.2012
     Elisa Longo Borghini represented the team in Italia, and was very active at the front in the hard course. She ended on a 13.place. Giada Borgato from Diadora Pasta Zara won.
    Results
  • Emilie Moberg to London!
    19.06.2012
     Monday 18.6.2012 it was announced that Emilie Moberg is selected for the olympic road race. It has been a goal for the team since 2008 to
    a) Win the olympic gold in London with a girl from the team
    b) Qualify at least one Norwegian girl for the event
    So goal 'b' is achieved, and with Emma Johansson already selected, we already have 2 chances to win the race!
    Emilie was selected in sharp competition with teammate Lise Nøstvold (the two of them together hold 158 of Norways 176 UCI points). We qualified 2 places for Norway, have 2 girls that meet the criteria, but lost one to a special rule.
    Emilies facebook status yesterday: "Beæret over å få lov til å representere Norge i OL! Stor takk til Hitec-jentene som har gjort det mulig!!" The team wish her the best of luck in her race.
    National Coach Steffen Kjaergaard acknowledge both riders qualities in his press release
  • Marie and Tone with course records in 'Tempo Velux' on Bryne
    17.06.2012
    Johanne, Tone and Marie used the local ITT on Bryne as the last test before the nationals. Tone Hatteland Lima held the course record from 2008 with 33:53. She managed to break it today with 33:47, but Marie Voreland did a very good race, and with 33:06 she set a record that will stand for a while. And, it was her first win of the season,
    Link to results and pictures
  • First and Third in 'Oedelem' (Nat 1.15)
    17.06.2012
     Friday Emilie, Lise, Thea and Cecilie started in the Kermes race 'Oedelem'. After 4 of 16 rounds, Lise escaped with Emma Trott (Dolmans Landscaping) and the 2 got a big gap. With 2 rounds to go, Lise dropped Trott and won her first international victory 1:45 ahead of her. In the peloton sprint, Emilie Moberg took the remaining podium place. 1 and 3 is quite OK!
    Results
  • Lise wins also in 'Passendale' (Nat 1.15)
    16.06.2012
     Saturday it was another Kermes, this time in Passendale. Lise did a repeat of the Friday and soloed to victory. Emilie had to break early with stomach pain, while Thea and Cecilie controlled the peloton.
    Results
  • Emma second in 'Emakumeen Bira) (UCI 2.1)
    10.06.2012
    After losing 3 riders (Mustonen, Borghini and Kapusta) due to illness and other problems, just Emma and Christel started last  stage of 'Emakumeen Bira' in Basque Country. Emma Pooley (AA Drink) looked a likely winner, but world champ in time trial Judith Arndt (GreenEDGE) was only 7 secs behind, and 7 sekunder ahead of Emma J. Emma J and Annemiek van Vleuten (Rabobank) was in a 7 girl break, from where 3 of them crashed (one of them being Arndt). Ven Vleuten won the stage ahead of Emma, and what seemed a while to be a GC win for the Swedish star came out to be only a second, since Judith Arndt crashed within the last 3 kms she got the same time as the group. Nevertheless a fantastic work by the team and not least the 2 remaining riders, from which we must mention that Christel had one day in the mountain jersey.
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  • Double Victory in 'Nordsjørittet' for Lise and Cecilie!
    10.06.2012
     As last year and the year before, Lise Nøstvold won 'Nordsjørittet' on the impressive time 2:57:12. There was 9271 starters, of who more than 1700 women! Lise and team mate Cecilie Sæterøy Johansen escaped from the women elite peloton after 10 kms and rode well together for the remaining 80 kms. Johanne Bergseth was not well and abandoned on Varhaug. Nordsjørittet showed a fantastic organised event, the team manager on bike for a change could admire the thousands of spectators along the course!
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  • Emilie second and Tone 4th in IK Hero NC#3   
    10.06.2012
    The 5 Hitec girls rode a good race in Oslo, but Emilie Moberg misjudged the length of sprint slightly and Cecilie Gotaas Johnsen (CK Victoria) won her second NC in 2 weeks.
    Tone was 4. Norwegian champ Frøydis Wærsted was back after a long injury period. In the Norwegian cup 5 of 6 competitions count, and now Johnsen leads over Emilie, while  Tone is on 6th place after 3 of 6 races.
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  • Durango-Durango, Spain (UCI 1.2)
    06.06.2012
     June was kicked off with a hilly race in Basque country. The course was 4 local laps follwed by a big climb and downhill to the finish. Emma Pooley (AA Drink) attacked in the hill and commenced to win her first victory of the season. Emma J was our best with a 7th place.
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  • Rotselaar (Nat 1.15)
    04.06.2012
         Emma Johansson did a Kermes race in Belgium Saturday before jumping on the plane to Spain. She ended on a 2d place behind Latoya Brulee from Topsport Vlaanderen.
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  • Overall victory in 'Tour de Free State' (UCI 2.1)
    28.05.2012
     The last 2 stages in South Africa was fantastic for the team. Emma won her first victory of the year on stage 3, and finished 2 on stage 4 to take the overall GC win. Also Christel (4), Elisa (5) and Sylwia (11) had top placements in the GC. Most enjoyable was the superb teamwork throughout the race, and that made May the best month in the year of 2012 for us!
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  • Eidsvollrittet NC #2 (ITT)
    28.05.2012
     The race was won by Cecilie Gotaas Johnsen (CK Victoria), who is also the new overall NC leader. Our best was Thea Thorsen on a 10th place. This race inconveniently interfered with the training period of the Norwegians, stretching from 18.May to 8.June. But it is clear that we are not the best in Norway on ITT at this moment!
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  • Emma in leaders jersey after stage 2 in 'Tour de Free State' (UCI 2.1)
    25.05.2012
     Emma Johansson takes lead after two consecutive 2nd places in South Africa The team is now in South Africa, and after the first 2 stages, Emma finished second on both, stage 1 in a small group of three and stage 2 in a larger sprint. On stage 1 Alona Andruk (Ukraine) won and the stage 2  winner was Laura v.d Kamp (Dolmans Bools). With a small margin, Emma leads the race and is eager to keep it this way.
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  • Breendonk (Nat 1.15) 
    20.05.2012
     Emma raced a kermes race on Saturday and ended on 5th place. The winner was the 'comeback kid', Norwegian Miriam Bjørnsrud, who had last year spoilt by illness. after a great 2010-season. On the picture below it could have been from the Norwegian cup, Emma with Fredang (Alriksson), the CK Victoria girls and Miriam on her wheel.
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  • Lise 10th in 'Tour of Zhoushan Island II' (UCI 1.2) 18.5
    18.05.2012
     The last of 7 race days in China was the only hilly one, so Lise was to test her rusty climbing skills. The good thing was that she got in a break of 11 girls in the hills, the bad thing was that the entire team was in group 3 behind and couldnt give any support. in the last stage. After attacking one by one before the hills it was clear that the girls started to tire after 2 weeks of racing. Lise ended 10 in the sprint in the break. The winner was LIU Xiao Hui (Giant Chongming). This team started 'doubled up' when their 'second team' raced under a different name in the race.
    Team: Emilie Moberg, Lise Nostvold, Thea Thorsen, Tone Hatteland Lima, Marie Voreland
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  • Stage and Overall Victory in 'Tour of Zhoushan Island I' (UCI 2.2) 16.-17.5
    17.05.2012
     A victory on the first stage and 3d place on last stage for Emilie Moberg secured the GC win with 2 seconds on the national day of Norway.
    The first stage was almost flat, and Thailand took the lead in the first intermediate sprint where Emilie was 2. On the second intermediate sprint Lise took 2 bonus seconds. We formed a perfect train in the final and Emilie delivered the first UCI win for the team in 2012!
    The final stage of the tour was more hilly than the first, and we started off with a 5 second lead. With only 5 girls and 14 aggressive teams against us it was very difficult. The asian girls are very strong, and our only advantage was the good organisation in our team. Countless attacks was stopped during the 80 kilometers. In the final sprint Emilie Moberg was 3 (again after a great leadout train by the rest of the team), and this was enough to win the tour with 2 seconds. Lise Nostvold ended on a nice 7th place in the GC.
    It was especially nice for a Norwegian team far away from home to win on our national day!
    Team: Emilie Moberg, Lise Nostvold, Thea Thorsen, Tone Hatteland Lima, Marie Voreland
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  • Gooik-Geraardsbergen-Gooik (UCI 1.2) 17.5
    17.05.2012
     We were back in Belgium with a mix-team on Norways national day. Miriam Bjørnsrud bailed us out of a tricky situation, and self ended on a 17th place. Emma and Elisa got in a break of 9, with 4 x AA Drink. When Sharon Laws (AA) attacked, Elisa and Liesbeth de Vocht (AA Drink) followed, and the trio held away and De Vocht won. Elisas third podium for the season. Emma was 5th, Sara 14th and Sylwia 31th.
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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 impressive

    ORDINE 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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  • Tour of Chongming Island (UCI 2.1) Stage 1
    09.05.2012
     A good start of the team in China when Emilie Moberg started with a 8th place in the massasprint at end of stage 1. She is best placed of the team with a 9th place in the general classification. The team worked well together on the flat 73,4 km stage, 2 more stages will follow the next days. Marie Voreland had a small injury on a crash on the final sprint but is ok.
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  • Cecilie fastest in Jærtrillen
    06.05.2012

    Cecilie Johansen was fastest of the women in the local race 'Jærtrillen'

    today.

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  • Replica Jerseys and Bibs Available
    05.05.2012
     We have now available the Hitec Products Mistral Home Race Jerseys and bib shorts in the fantastic CRAFT quality! The clothes are unisex and in the sises from S to XXXL. There is a limited quantity, especially in shorts. They will be sold at very good prices! Please send a mail to jone.rasmussen@hitecproducts.no with size and address, or order direct on Emma Johansson – Professional Cyclist
  • DNB Cup #1, Victory to Cecilie Johansen
    01.05.2012
     Last Wednesday (25.April) the DNB Cup of the year started with 135 riders in the 3 'quality classes' that ride together in a big bunch. This is a points race criterium in a 1,3 km course , *blue class' rides active the first 15 rounds, with sprint points to the 3 first every round, then they sprint for the finish line. Then the 'black' class rides the next 15 rounds, when the 'yellow class' rides the last 15 rounds. The class that does 45 rounds included among others Alexander Kristoff (Katusha). It is a cup of 6 rounds and provides valuable sprint and peloton training for the cyclists of the area.
    Cecilie Johansen took her first win of the season by solo attacking the bunch and scoring 9 sprint points in addition to her 8 points for finishing. Also Johanne Bergseth and Tone Hatteland Lima participated from the team, and there was a total of 17 girls in the bunch.
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  • Festival Luxembourgeois Du Cyclisme Féminin Elsy Jacobs (UCI 1.2)
    30.04.2012
     "All" of the worlds best riders and some more was gathered in Luxembourg this weekend.  This nice stage race started with a short prologue, a ITT in the city of Luxembourg of 1.7 km. A medium start for the team in rainy conditions where Annemiek van Vleuten (Rabobank) won, and Emma finished 20, but with short time difference.
    Stage 2, GP Elsy Jacobs, were the 'queen stage', a long hilly road race and was won by Marianne Vos out of a 12 rider group where we had Emma and Elisa. Emma finished 6. On the final stage, 'GP Nicholas Frantz' that Emma won in 2010, the course had changed radically to be more easy and almost 100 riders in the bunch sprint. With 300 meters to go there was a huge crash that took down world champ Bronzini and Emma had to stop completely. Luckily she got the same time as the peloton and finished 4 in the GC, which is more than good considering the circumstances. Other positive things from Luxembourg: The team work!, Elisa's 12th place on stage 2, Lises 16th place on stage 3, and Elisa/Christels 14/15th places in the general classification.
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  • Victory in the Norwegian Cup opener for Hitec Products - Mistral Home
    29.04.2012
     After a tough battle in Sandnes vs. a constellation of teams, we came out on top. Emilie Moberg won the sprint and takes the leaders jersey in the Norwegian cup. It was more than anything else a victory for the team, who worked very hard for each other during the 95 kilometers. The next round of the Norwegian cup will be in Eidsvoll 26.May.
    Starters: Emilie Moberg, Tone Hatteland Lima, Cecilie Johansen, Thea Thorsen, Johanne Bergseth
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  • Christel on the podium in GP Roeselare (UCI 1.1)
    23.04.2012
     A good day for us in Roeselare. After the Kemmelberg, Christel Bruneau broke away with Annemiek van Vleuten (Rabobank) and Linda Villumsen (GreenEDGE). They held away and Christel was 2 in the sprint. Emma also had a fine 9th place. Unfortunately Lise and Elisa went out with crashes, nothing serious.
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  • Omloop van Borsele (UCI 1.2)
    22.04.2012
     A hard, cold, wet and windy affair on the Zeeuwsche Eilanden on saturday. A break with 7 riders went away without Hitec girls, and Ellen van Dijk (Specialized Lululemon) won. Emilie, Thea and Tone finished in the bunch, and Johanne and Cecilie in group 3, and Marie crashed (without serious injury).
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  • La Fleche Wallone (CDM)
    18.04.2012
     On a hard day at work, Emma finished 9th but climbed one place up to third on the world cup standings. Emma prised the team and especially Christel Ferrier Bruneau after finish. Again a break went away in a crucial moment, and here Evelyn Stevens (Specialized Lululemon) sensationally beat Marianne Vos (Rabobank) on the final meters up Mur de Huy.
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  • Another Podium in Halle Buizingen (UCI 1.2)
    16.04.2012
     A good day in Belgium for the team where we was part of everything. Halfway through, Elisa and Christel was in the main break, and Elisa attacked from this 9 rider group, but was caught by the peloton with 8 km to go. In the sprint, Emma finished second behind Chloe Hosking (Specialised Lululemon).
    Team: Emma, Elisa, Lise, Christel, Johanne, Marie, Sylwia
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  • Ronde van Gelderland (UCI 1.2)
    15.04.2012
     No top results in Apeldoorn, where Suzanne de Goede (Skil-Argos) won out of a 6 rider break which had no Hitec riders in it. The race was full of crashes on a cold and windy day.
    Team: Sara, Emilie, Tone, Thea, Cecilie
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  • Emma second in GP Dottignies (UCI 1.2)
    04.04.2012
     A big peloton of 190 riders fought it out the day after RVV, on flats and hills in Wallonia and Vlaanderen. A new cobblestone hill divided the peloton in 2, and we ended up with a group of 100 riders where a strong MCippolini-team dominated and worked for a mass sprint for Baccaille. Again Elisa was the hardest worker, but wasnt allowed to break away. In the sprint, Emma was close to her first victory of the year, but Monia Baccaille was just too strong.
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  • Almost in Ronde van Vlaanderen (CDM)
    04.04.2012
     We had the best supporters, a good plan and did a great effort in the Ronde van Vlaanderen. Emilie and Sara worked hard in the early cobble sections, Lise and Christel did good on the first hills, and Elisa worked very well in the last part. Our captain Emma couldnt follow the desisive break of the 2 TT world champions in the Oude Kwaremont, Kristin Armstrong and winner Judith Arndt, and ended up in a small chase group, that was caught by the peloton. Elisa and 3 riders from AA-drink worked to catch the two escapers, but in vain. Arndt (GreenEDGE) outsprinted Armstrong to take her second RVV-win. In the peloton sprint, Emma ended up 10th on a total 12th place.
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  • Team training and visit at Mistral Home
    30.03.2012
     NThe last preparations before the Tour of Flanders were made yesterday in sunny Belgium. Not much Flemish weather to see so the girls enjoyed the new RVV circuit and the spring weather. The training started at our sponsor Mistral Home in Nazareth and the training were combined with a nice meet and great with our sponsor and media. AVS, the local TV canal followed us the whole training. This year's "Ronde Van Vlaanderen" will be different to the previous last years races. New is that we will finish in Oudenaarde. This is the town where "Hitec Products-Mistral Home Cycling Team" is suited the whole spring. So for the team and also our sponsor Mistral Home it will be a battle on "home ground". The girls did the 130km lap with an average of more than 30km/h. The tire pressure were tested and equipment chosen for Sundays race. Condition and team spirit was high and the whole team and sponsors looking forward to THE Belgium race of the year!
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  • 5th for Emma in Trofeo Binda (UCI CDM) 
    26.03.2012
     Nobody could stop Marianne Vos (Rabobank) soloing to her second consecutive World cup win of 2012. Emma was in the chasing group of 11 riders, and sprinted in to a 5th place overall. Christel Ferrier Bruneau had a decent 18th place in the hard race.
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  • Lise close to Podium in Gent-Wevelgem
    26.03.2012
     The first woman edition of this classic Belgian spring classic. Lizzie Armitstead (AA-Drink) soloed to victory in a strong fashion. Lise was in a 5 girls chase group, where 3 of them just held of the peloton over the finishline. She finished last in that group to a nice 4th. Thea 18, Tone 76, Marie 102 and Johanne 105.
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  • Waregem (UCI 1.15)
    21.03.2012
     The first 'Dwars dor Vlaanderen' for women was held today. Monique van der Ree (Skil-t4i) won, out of a 3 girl break. Tone, Thea and Johanne started, of whom Thea was the most active.
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  • Cholet Pays de Loire (UCI 1.2).  
    20.03.2012
     A strong Vienne Futuroscope team controlled the race, who went in wet, cold and slippery conditions .  The girls took turns in closing gaps. After a lot of attacks Julie Beveridge broke loose and stayed so for 70 km. When the gap rised to 3 minutes, the Hitec girls with help from Topsport Vlaanderen closed it on the third round. A lot of attacks followed, and Audrey Cordon attacked, for 5 km followed by Lise Nøstvold, who couldnt quite close the gap. Cordon won by 45 seconds, and Emilie was narrowly beaten by her teammate Pascale Jeuland in the peloton sprint. A good leadout by Lise in theremains of the peloton. A good team performance, and a great third place for Emilie Moberg. It should be mentioned that Moberg and Nøstvold crashed in the descent towards Cholet on the first round due to a fall by Luxembourg champ Christine Majerus. Luckily they was not injured. 59 of the 132 riders finished the race.
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  • 6th place in 'Citta di Padova' (UCI 1.2) 18.March
    19.03.2012
     Our first race in Italy this year was held on Saturday, and unfortunately our rising Italian star Elisa Longo Borghini was ill. It was a fast and hectic race with about 43 km/h in average. A group of 11 where we had Emma had a maximum of 30 secs last 35 km, but the peloton got them 700 meters from the finish. American Carmen Small attacked and won in fine style ahead of Frapporti (BePink). Emma finished 6 and Christel 14 in the sprint. Sara and Sylwia in the peloton. Frøydis had some knee problems and stood off.
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  • 2012 Team Cards Available!
    16.03.2012
     Finally, we have the complete kit of team cards available in sets, including a team photo card. Send me a mail with your postal adress to karl.lima@hitecproducts.no
  • Novilon Regiocup (UCI 1.1)
    11.03.2012
     Only 4 girls to start on Sunday, Emma, Elisa, Tone and Thea. The race was quiet for a long time, with Inge Roggeman (Sengers) making a long solo breakaway. After this the speed was increased, and the peloton broke into several parts. Finally Marianne Vos (Rabobank) escaped with Bastianelli (Mcipollini) and Armitstead (AA Drink). The efforts of Specialized Lululemon was not enough to catch the trio, and Vos duly won. In the sprint, Emma took a decent 5th place (8 overall). All in all a nice long weekend for the team in North Holland.
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  • Oostduinkerke
    11.03.2012
     While the Worldcup was unfolding in Drenthe, Johanne and Marie raced in Belgium. Dolmans, Vlaanderen and Sengers all had big teams to start and so dominated the race. Mascha Pijnenborg (Dolmans) won, while Marie and Johanne finished in the peloton.
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  • Ronde van Drenthe (CDM)
    10.03.2012
     With Lise Nøstvold out with last minute illness we started with 5 girls, Emma, Christel, Frøydis, Emilie and Elisa. Frøydis started well and was 3d over the first climb - Vamberg. After about 85 km a lead group of 30 girls fromed where we had Elisa and Emma. Chantal Blaak (AA Drink) had a longer solo break controlled by the Rabobank team. Marianne Vos (Rabobank) beat Wild (AA Drink) in the sprint, and who else than Emma Johansson took her first podium of the year, less than 2 months after breaking both collarbones in a car crash. Also Elisa Longo Borghinis 20.place secured some world cup points for Hitec.
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  • Drentse 8 wan Dwingeloo (UCI 1.1)
    08.03.2012
     The team rode well in the first of the three Drenthe-races 'Drentse 8' (UCI 1.1), with 180 girls tro start. All the 6 Hitec-girls (Christel, Frøydis, Emma, Emilie, Lise and Elisa) was in the first group of 60 that was remaining when approaching the last cobblestone section 3 km before the finish. A 10 girl group got some seconds on the rest on the last km. Emma Johansson had her best result of the year with her 5th place. Chloe Hosking (Specialized) won ahead of world champ Giorgia Bronzini (Diadora Pasta Zara) and Marianne Vos (Rabobank). Emilie Moberg had a good 21.place, and it looks like her form is approaching well.  
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  • Omloop van Hageland (UCI 1.2)
    05.03.2012
     With Emma Johansson back in the bunch, and debut of Christel Ferrier Bruneau the team took on Belgian classic 'Omloop van Hageland' (UCI 1.2) with confidence. And we succeeded, all day we had girls in breaks. Longest was Lise Nøstvold, who spent 1.5 hours ahead of the peloton with 3 others. They was caught on last round, then Emma tried to escape with a small group. This didnt last long, but Elisa Longo Borghini escaped 5 km before the finish with Armitstead (AA Drink) and Ferrand Prevot (Rabobank). She attacked again 500 meters before the finish, but the English champion Lizzie Armitstead caught up with her and won. We are happy with our first podium spot this season, despite rainy and muddy conditions. The race was also marred wih multiple crashes, most unlucky was Cecilie Johansen, who is out for 3 weeks with a knee injury. 94 of the 195 starters finished the race.
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  • La Fleche Wanzoise
    04.03.2012
     Marie Voreland made her season debut in Belgium yesterday, together with Thea Thorsen and Johanne Bergseth they rode strong and aggressively. Marie got into a 8 rider break that went all the way. Roxane Fournier (Bigmat) won and Marie finished 6. Johanne and Thea in the peloton.
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    Marie Voreland attacks in Wanze
  • Le Samyn (UCI 1.2)
    29.02.2012
     This is the first race in the Belgian Lottocup (www.lottocyclingcup.be). The race consisted of a long circuit followed by 5 local laps, total 116 km, with some small hills and cobble sections. Vera Koedoeder (Sengers) spent the first hour in a solo break, when Frøydis tried to bridge without success. Sara Mustonen counterattacked together with Maaike Polspoeel (Topsport Vlaanderen), and the 2 had max 1:30 on the peloton. The 2 was caught on the penultimate round, when the speed of the peloton was increased. Frøydis had a smaller crash but is OK. Sara had another soloattempt, but out on the last round the speed was so high that the peloton split into several smaller groups. Lise and Elisa managed to stay with the first group of 25 riders into the final sprint, which was won by Adrie Visser (Skil 1t4i). Elisa Longo Borghini took another nice result with her 7th place.
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  • OMLOOP HET NIEUWSBLAD (WE 1.2)
    26.02.2012
     There was 170 girls to start. Weather was nice and the peloton was nervous before the hills. A break of  11 was formed after 60 km on Patersberg where we had Elisa and Lise. After a solo attempt by Lise with 15 km to go, a counterattack by Loes Gunnewijk (GreenEDGE) and Ellen van Dijk (Specialized) was succesful and Gunnewijk won. The other 9 held away the chasing group of 20 and Elisa Longo Borghini took our first significant result in 2012 with her 7th place. Also a nice 11t place by Lise Nøstvold. The rest of the team can be proud today. Cecilie Johansen had a minor crash at Cote de Trieu and had a short race.
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  • Emma sits out Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
    24.02.2012
     TWe have to defend our victory from 2011 without our captain Emma Johansson, who suffered 2 broken collarbones a month ago. Following a team test race in the course this Tuesday she decided to wait before she starts her season.
    The 19 year old Norwegian Thea Thorsen will make her first appearance for the team, good luck to her.
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    Emmas Press Release
  • Training Camp on Grand Canaria completed
    15.02.2012
     Another successful training camp finished on Grand Canaria, here are some pictures.
  • Report from Training Camp GC, first 5 days
    08.02.2012
     Johanne Bergseth wrote this report from her point of view of the first days in Grand Canaria. Read more.
  • Ladies Tour of Qatar (UCI 2.1) Stage 3
    03.02.2012
     We had further improvement, still not strong enough to go with the 12 rider break, but at least we managed to work to bring it all together. Finally a bunch sprint, and won by Kirsten Wild (Holland) as in stage 1. Sara finished 15 in the sprint. Judith Arndt (GreenEDGE) won the general classification. The race was a nice warmup for the coming training camp in Grand Canaria :-)
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  • Ladies Tour of Qatar (UCI 2.1) Stage 2  
    02.02.2012
     The longest stage, from Al Zubara Fort to Madinat al Shamal was another windy and sandy affair. Again there was a small strong group consisting of Specialized and GreenEDGE riders that broke away in the crosswinds. In the end, Trixi Worrack (Specialized) won ahead of TT World champion Judith Arndt (GreenEDGE). Arndt is now the new overall leader.
    Lise Nøstvold and Elisa Longo Borghini came in 3 minutes behind Worrack/Arndt in a 30-girl group, while the rest of the girls finished in the peloton.
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    The team on its way to start (foto WomensCycling.net)
  • Ladies Tour of Qatar (UCI 2.1) Stage 1
    01.02.2012
     Extremely windy conditions made stage 1 of the Ladies' Tour of Qatar very eventful. After taking off early making the best of the tailwind, 7 riders battled it out for victory in Al Khor.
    Netherland's Kirsten Wild sprinted to victory capturing the first overall leader's Golden Jersey of this 2012 event.
    A perfect start for the winner of the 2009 and 2010 editions. For our team, the start was not satisfactory. We suffered several mechanical problems, and the also we missed the breaks. All riders finished in the peloton.
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    Norwegian Champion Frøydis Wærsted fighting the wind in stage 1 (foto WomensCycling.net)
  • Updated Race Calendar!
    31.01.2012
     Some cancellations of races, and some adjustments to races in and out of the calendar is done.
    The calendar you can find here
  • Norwegian Cycling Federation announce 2012 Program  
    26.01.2012
     Steffen Kjærgård have posted the 2012 selection criteria, along with the national team program. All the races on the list is also on our calendar. In the period where its possible to gain points for the olympic games in London (up to 31.May), they will do two 1-day races in Belgium. All the other races, including 3 stage races, will be in the summer/autumn.
    Link

    Lise Nøstvold in action on the cobblestones in 'Kasseienomloop Exloo' in 2011 (foto Sportfoto.nl)
  • Operation for Emma in Belgium
    23.01.2012
     Emma had a succesful operation at Herentals in Belgium this weekend. Now lets hope for a quick recovery!
    Emma's press release on cyclingnews

    Emma Johansson had surgery in Belgium. Will she recover in time for 'Omloop het Nieuwsblad'?
       (foto Bart Hazen)
  • French Championship Cyclocross
    19.01.2012
     The first race of the season with a Hitec Products MH girl is already done, on 8.January was the French championship cyclocross with Christel Ferrier Bruneau. Due to the late registration of our team by UCI, the French federation didnt allow her to start in the Hitec jersey. Christel started well in a 3 girl break including number 1 and 2, but dropped and ended on a 5th place.
    Results and resume
    Video
  • World Championships TTT for UCI Teams 2012
    13.01.2012
     Our team will participate in the first world championships for UCI teams in TTT the 16.September this year in Limburg, Holland. Each team will consist of 6 riders. The event will be open for women UCI teams, all men protour teams, and selected continental men teams.
    More info here
  • New Sponsors 2012
    05.01.2012
       AF Gruppen ASA is a listed contracting and industrial group. Their core business areas comprise Property, Building, Civil Engineering, Environment and Energy. They will use Emilie Moberg as a front figure in their sponsor activities with the team. The group is based in Oslo.
      Innovative Pressure Technologies' modern facility is located in the northeastern United States in Erie, PA, directly between Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Cleveland, Ohio, and Buffalo, New York. Their specialization is in high pressure valves, fittings, and fluid control devices.
      Flowtec AS is not a new company, but our sponsor Anzett AS that changed name and logo. They are located in the same building as Hitec Products AS and a sister company. They sell high quality fluid control components.

 

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