Drenthe 2013 so far – Drentse 8 and more links
Today was the first of the three Drenthe women’s races, the Drentse 8 van Dwingeloo. First, the video, then, the links!
Now read on, for some Drenthe miscellany!
So, the first thing – doesn’t Marianne Vos look happy in the interview before the race start? It’s weird to think that just this week she was winning a MTB stage race…. well, it would, if it were someone other than Vos… It’s nice to see her racing on the road in rainbow stripes again, winning her first race of the season!
Next up, that hideous crash… Chantal Blaak of Tibco was taken to hospital, and came out battered, but fortunately not broken. Ina-Yoko Teutenberg of Specialized-lululemon was knocked out cold, and taken to hospital for observation. It looked very worrying, but she was soon tweeting:
Eternal team mate love from @ellenvdijkwith turning around trying to get or staff to crash side quicker! That is so nice! I’m ok for it!
— Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (@yokoteute) March 7, 2013
To be honest I now remember again why I avoid crashing….it fucking hurts!
— Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (@yokoteute) March 7, 2013
And her team-mates were tweeting photos of the damage to her face (click through, but warning, it’s a bit gorey)
But, it’s all summed up by Ellen van Dijk:
What a horrible day on the bike. An unconsious teammate on the ground makes you realise how unimportant bike racing can be.
— Ellen van Dijk (@ellenvdijk) March 7, 2013
To find out more about the race:
- Photos (and race report to follow) on WomensCycling.net race report
- Quotes from 2011 and 2012 Junior World Champion Lucy Garner who came an impressive 8th, in the Argos-Shimano race report
- ORICA-AIS DS, Dave McPartland on the race
And there’ll doubtless be more of that to follow, as the riders have a rest day before the Ronde van Drenthe World Cup on Saturday. Speaking of which….
- Adorable blog by Marijn de Vries, who grew up in the area, and will be racing through landscape she knows VERY well on Saturday. Isn’t it always nice when riders can race on home soil?
- I interviewed Loes Gunnewijk, who won in 2010, about the race and a lot more, for Podium Café – please click through and read it
- A reminder of my race preview for the remianing races
- and don’t forget, the Ronde van Drenthe World Cup will be streamed LIVE!!! on Saturday. It’s rare that we get the chance to watch women’s races live, so make the most of it!
How is the lululemon rider that was face down on the tarmac in the crash?
In Drentse 8? That was Ina-Yoko Teutenberg, she’s got nasty face cuts and bruising (see the photo in the article – OUCH!) and couldn’t ride today, but is tweeting, and recovering, and seems very stoical about it all
Ouch! Hope she heals well!! Like the site btw
Thankyou!