Racing on Belgian Blocks
Craywinkelhof – Omloop Van Het Hageland, Cynisca’s first race in Belgium, was a valuable learning experience for our team. It was the first time several riders started a Belgium spring race. In true fashion, the race was cold, windy and harder than the cobbles the riders raced across. It was exciting for Cynisca to line up with some of the …
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- March 23, 2023
Claire Windsor: My First Belgium Race Block
by Cynisca Claire Windsor – – 20 March 2023: My first spring block in Belgium has been an incredible journey and included pivotal moments of racing and personal growth. While I had a rough first race at @omloophageland navigating such an elite peloton, I quickly changed my perspective and goals for @lesamyn and found myself positioning the best I ever have. Just as I …
Grace Williams: My First Race as a UCI Pro
Grace Williams shares her experience from the Clasica de Almeria The Criterium Nation Chronicle 2023 Feb 21 by Grace Williams with intro by Rob Kelly: We have a soft spot in our hearts for Midwestern bike racers. It’s the Chicagoan in us…well in at least two of us (Allan is on his own being from the Pacific Northwest). Grace Williams came …
In Second Race and First Week of Competition, Cynisca Cycling Wins Clásica de Almería!
Cynisca Cycling’s Émilie Fortin wins the Clásica de Almería with help from teammates Pauline Allin, Kyleigh Spearing, Zoe Ta-Perez, Claire Windsor, Maddy Ward and Grace Williams. The 141 km race covered rolling terrain from Puebla de Vícar to Vera, Spain and was the team’s second ever race and also second in the week. On a blustery day with gusty headwinds, …
IN THE NEWS: 7 Questions with Maddy Ward of Cynisca Cycling
The Criterium Nation Chronicle 2023 Feb 7 by Celine Oberholzer: I had the pleasure of meeting Maddy Ward at the HomeStretch Foundation in December of 2021. I vividly remember the moment in which we were introduced. All of the HomeStretch residents were sitting down around a long picnic bench style dining table eagerly digging into some Tucson-ified Mexican fare. As …
Cynisca Cycling Announces Five American Riders Among Team for Clásica de Almeria
BLOOMINGTON, IN – 10 FEBRUARY 2023 – Five American riders will start for US-based, UCI Continental Team Cynisca Cycling Saturday at the Clásica de Almeria. They’ll be joined by one French and one Canadian teammates as they race 141km from Puebla de Vícar to Vera, Spain. “We expect the race to be animated and fast,” says Cynisca Sports Director Robin Farina. “The …
Cynisca Will Make Debut in Vuelta CV Féminas
UPDATE February 6, 2023: RACE HIGHLIGHTS The start of the race went exactly to plan. Riders worked together over the first 10km with Emilie, Zoe and Ashley staying in the front to help Ashley, who is inexperienced but a super strong climber. Ashley took 3rd in the first GPM in her first international race. Emilie was set up near the …
Stately Start for Cynisca Training
Bike rides, champagne toasts, warm baths, therapeutic massages, polar plunge recovery and gourmet meals at a privatized, Renaissance castle. It sounds like a dream cycling holiday but was actually the start of Cynisca Cycling’s training block. Cynisca Cycling wrapped up its first week with the entire team together at their service course at the historic Château de Saint-Martory in the …
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- January 28, 2023
Cynisca Cycling announces bike, equipment sponsors for 2023 season
It’s the most wonderful time of the year for building bikes for Cynisca Cycling’s (CYN-USA) inaugural season. Cynisca’s jolly Technical Director John Gatch and his elves were busy assembling the team’s initial fleet of bikes for the 2023 season. Cynisca Cycling, a UCI-registered Women’s Continental team, announced partnerships with Ventum for frames, Shimano for groupsets and wheels, Vittoria for tires, …
Cynisca Cycling unveils kit design for 2023 inaugural season
BLOOMINGTON, IN – 12 December 2022 — Cynisca Cycling unveiled their kit design for the team’s 2023 inaugural season as a UCI Women’s Continental Team. Mumu Apparel, a Florida-based, family-owned cycling apparel company, is the official Cynisca team kit supplier. “This was my first time to work through a kit design and large team order,” said Julie Barnett, Cynisca’s art …