Best ever result for Moolman-Pasio in Giro Rosa
The biggest race in women’s cycling ended on Sunday in San Domenica di Varzo. The race which took place over ten days saw team leader Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio finish fourth overall. The result is the best ever for a South African in the only women’s Grand Tour. “Giro Rosa was an incredible experience this year. It’s […]
Third Place In Individual Time Trial For Moolman-Pasio at Giro Rosa
Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio turned out another fine performance during the penultimate stage of this year’s Giro Rosa. The South African champion finished third on the stage behind Anna van der Breggen (Rabo-Liv) and Megan Guarnier (Boels-Dolmans). Moolman-Pasio was first disappointed with the result as it meant she slips back to third overall but having thought about […]
Giro Rosa: Moolman-Pasio Fifth On Stage 5
Stage 5 of the Giro Rosa saw the first mountaintop finish as the race finished in Aprica. Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio crossed the line in fifth place on the stage. The day was won by world champion Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (Rabo-Liv) who attacked with 3 kilometres to go. She got a maximum lead of 15 seconds and maintained […]
Moolman-Pasio goes close to stage win
Stage two of the Giro Rosa turned out to be a decisive day for the overall contenders. Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio showed good form when she made a select lead group and sprinted to third on the stage. The result also moved her up to third in the overall classification. Two GPM climbs 30km from the finish […]
SA cycling on top of the world
South African cycling is on top of the world as fans and supporters celebrated major successes from their cycling heroes in the various disciplines of cycling at the weekend. Saturday’s qualifying run at the second round of the UCI MTB World Cup (DHI #2) in Fort William was cancelled due to poor weather conditions, with […]
Victory for Moolman-Pasio in Germany
Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio delivered a superb performance during Sunday’s final stage of Auensteiner Radsporttage by winning the stage after crossing the line solo. The result also earned her the overall lead to top off a successful weekend by the Bigla Pro Cycling Team. “It was an incredible team performance,” a delighted Moolman-Pasio said at the finish. […]
Moolman-Pasio off to a great start in Auensteiner Radsporttage
South African time trial champion Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio got her first ever race in Germany off to a great start in Auensteiner Radsporttage when she finished second during the opening individual time trial. The course was laid out over 6.3 kilometres and was won by Ann-Sopie Duyck (Topsport Vlaanderen) in 7min42. Moolman-Pasio finished 11 seconds behind […]
Moolman-Pasio 4th in Fleche Wallonne
The Bigla Pro Cycling Team again showed it was on track to becoming one of the best teams in the world when Annemiek van Vleuten finished second during Wednesday’s Fleche Wallonne World Cup. South African National Champion, Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio, topped off a perfect job by the team when she crossed the line fourth, as the […]
Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio previews La Flèche Wallonne
The Bigla Pro Cycling Team will contest one of the most prestigious races of the season on Wednesday, 22 April, La Flèche Wallonne. The race will start and finish in Huy, will be contested over 121 kilometres and is the next race in the UCI World Cup series. Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio names the race as one […]
Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio finishes 10th at Ronde van Vlaanderen
The Bigla Pro Cycling Team lined up in the third World Cup of the season in Ronde van Vlaanderen on Sunday. The race was won by Italian Elisa Longo Borghini (Wiggle-Honda) after a solo attack while her teammate Jolien D’Hoore and Anna van der Breggen (Rabo-Liv) was second and third respectively. Annemiek van Vleuten finished […]
Clean sweep at African Champs for Moolman Pasio
The Elite Women’s Road Race on Friday bought down the curtain on the female events at the 2015 Confederation of African Cycling Road Championships and it was Time Trial champion and South African cycling star Ashleigh Moolman Pasio who won the gold in a tightly contested Road Race with Lise Olivier and Hadnet Kidane claiming […]
Fifth gold medal in two weeks for Moolman-Pasio
Relishing her new environment with the Bigla Pro Cycling Team, Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio’s season has continued to get off to a great start. Today she won the road race in the African Continental Championships currently being held in South Africa, successfully defending her title she’s held since 2011. Photo credit: Craig Dutton. Second place went to […]