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UCI Women’s Elite Trade Teams for 2009
Dateline: 9-Feb-2009
Vision 1 Racing is the sole British team to appear on the UCI list - as compared to seven Italian teams and four from Holland. However there are none for the USA, Australia, Canada or New Zealand so that’s OK I guess; even though Vision 1 will be based in Belgium. How the eight strong team get on now that they have Nicole Cooke onboard will be watched with interest. Certainly Stefan Wyman and his team deserve plenty of encouragement and support for all their efforts - not just with Vision 1 but also the previous incarnations of the team; Team FB, Global Racing and Swift Racing.
The plans for the Halfords-Bikehut / GB National team in 2009 are not yet available.
UCI Women’s Elite National Team Rankings 2009
Dateline: 9-Feb-2009
These top 5 nations are the ones to be invited to enter this year’s top elite events - 1 Germany, 2 Netherlands, 3 Italy, 4 USA and 5 Sweden
The rest of the top 20 in the UCI’s ranking (based on the results for 2008) are - 6 Great Britain, 7 Switzerland, 8 Australia, 9 Lithuania, 10 Russian Federation, 11 Austria, 12 France, 13 Canada, 14 Ukraine, 15 Denmark, 16 China, 17 Spain, 18 Belgium, 19 Venezuela and 20 Poland
UCI Women’s Elite Road Calendar for 2009
Dateline: 9-Feb-2009
No World Cup (CDM) events in Geelong, Victoria this year and only 7 ranked events up to the end of March - compared to 13 in 2008. But the rest of the calendar seems good considering the the economic conditions. However this list, provided by the UCI, is worldwide so the European section is not so extensive. It may be stating the obvious to say that again there will be no British events. Hardly ideal preparation for 2012 or much reward for the successes at world and olympic level in 2008.
[Update: the French tour - the Grande Boucle - plans to have up to 3 days in the UK more...]
A bright spot is the addition of the Tour of Qatar currently being contested by some 85 riders in the sunshine of the Gulf. Giorgia Bronzini was the winner of the first stage yesterday - and so became the first ever female pro-elite victor in the Middle East.
In Europe the “Het Volk” becomes “Het Niewsblad” through the changes at the sponsoring newspaper (but how many will still call the Het Volk?). And for 2009 the riders could get an even tougher ride than usual - the race is two weeks earlier than last year. February on the back roads of Belgium can be very cold.
08.02.2009 Ladies Tour of Qatar QAT 2.1
25.02.2009 Women's Tour of New Zealand NZL 2.2
28.02.2009 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad BEL 1.2
01.03.2009 Wellington Women’s race NZL 1.1
07.03.2009 Gran Premio Brissag - Lago maggiore SUI 1.2
20.03.2009 GP Costa Etrusca - Giro dei Comuni Rosignano-Livorno ITA 1.2
29.03.2009 Trofeo Alfredo Binda - Comune di Cittiglio ITA CDM
05.04.2009 Ronde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres BEL CDM
06.04.2009 Grand Prix de Dottignies BEL 1.2
10.04.2009 Drentse 8 van Dwingeloo NED 1.1
11.04.2009 Novilon Eurocup Ronde van Drenthe NED 1.1
13.04.2009 Unive Ronde van Drenthe NED CDM
17.04.2009 Tour of Chongming Island Time Trial CHN 1.1
18.04.2009 Ronde van Gelderland NED 1.2
18.04.2009 Tour of Chongming Island CHN 2.1
22.04.2009 La Flèche Wallonne Féminine BEL CDM
25.04.2009 GP Liberazione ITA 1.2
25.04.2009 Omloop van Borsele NED 1.2
26.04.2009 GP Stad Roeselare BEL 1.2
30.04.2009 Gracia - Orlova CZE 2.2
01.05.2009 Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs LUX 1.1
01.05.2009 Grand Prix de Suisse SUI 1.1
09.05.2009 Omloop Door Middag-Humsterland WE NED 1.2
10.05.2009 Berner-Rundfahrt / Tour de Berne SUI CDM
13.05.2009 Grand Prix de Santa Ana ESA 1.1
14.05.2009 Grand Prix of San Salvador ESA 1.2
15.05.2009 Champ. Panaméricain / Panamerican Champ. MEX CC
15.05.2009 Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin FRA 2.1
16.05.2009 Vuelta a Occidente ESA 2.2
21.05.2009 Vuelta Ciclista Femenina a El Salvador ESA 2.1
23.05.2009 Trofeo Xerox Ega-Informatica ESP 1.2
28.05.2009 Vuelta Ciclista Femenina a Costa Rica CRC 2.2
30.05.2009 La Coupe du Monde Cycliste Féminine de Montréal CAN CDM
01.06.2009 Le Tour du Grand Montréal CAN 2.1
07.06.2009 Liberty Classic USA 1.1
07.06.2009 Therme kasseienomloop NED 1.2
07.06.2009 Tour de Pei CAN 2.2
09.06.2009 Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria ESP 1.2
11.06.2009 Iurreta-Emakumeen Bira ESP 2.1
14.06.2009 Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale FRA 2.2
18.06.2009 Rabo Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden NED 2.2
19.06.2009 Giro del Trentino Alto Adige - Südtirol ITA 2.1
03.07.2009 Giro d'Italia Internazionale Femminile ITA 2.1
09.07.2009 Tour Feminin - O cenu Ceskeho Svycarska CZE 2.2
15.07.2009 Tour de Bretagne Féminin FRA 2.2
18.07.2009 GP Cento Carnevale d'Europa ITA 1.2
21.07.2009 International Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen GER 2.1
22.07.2009 Tour Féminin en Limousin FRA 2.2
31.07.2009 Open de Suède Vargarda TTT SWE CDM
02.08.2009 Sparkassen Giro GER 1.1
02.08.2009 Open de Suède Vargarda SWE CDM
08.08.2009 La Route de France FRA 2.1
09.08.2009 Holland Hills Classic NED 1.2
21.08.2009 Albstadt-Frauen-Etappenrennen GER 2.2
22.08.2009 GP de Plouay-Bretagne FRA CDM
25.08.2009 Trophée d'Or Féminin FRA 2.2
29.08.2009 Multidigitaal.nl - Blauwe Stad TTT NED 1.2
01.09.2009 Critérium des Championnes FRA 1.2
01.09.2009 Holland Ladies Tour NED 2.2
06.09.2009 Züri Metzgete SUI 1.1
06.09.2009 Memorial Davide Fardelli - Cronometro Individuale ITA 1.2
08.09.2009 Tour Cycliste Féminin International Ardèche FRA 2.2
13.09.2009 Chrono Champenois - Trophée Européen FRA 1.1
13.09.2009 Powerade Dome 2 Dome Cycling Spectacular RSA 1.2
13.09.2009 Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt GER CDM
15.09.2009 Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile - Memorial Michela Fanini ITA 2.1
20.09.2009 Grand Prix de France FRA 1.2
23.09.2009 Championnats du Monde / World Championships SUI CM
18.10.2009 Chrono des Nations FRA 1.1
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