{"id":127254,"date":"2025-09-10T09:31:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T09:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/127254\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T09:31:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T09:31:15","slug":"simac-ladies-tour-needs-an-upgrade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/127254\/","title":{"rendered":"Simac Ladies Tour needs an upgrade"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Wheel<\/p>\n

News & Racing<\/a><\/p>\n

The week long sprint-fest needs to shake up the format; why not add a 30 km time trial?<\/p>\n

Ellen van Dijk and Sarah Roy ride through the wheel tunnel before the final stage of the Simac Ladies Tour<\/p>\n

\"Abby<\/p>\n

Cor Vos, Gruber Images<\/p>\n

Good day, and thank you for opening this week’s Wheel Talk Newsletter. Today: more transfer updates, some news about the Worlds start list, thoughts on the Simac Ladies Tour and more. <\/p>\n

First things first: Transfer news<\/p>\n

Over the last week, a few more transfers have trickled in. Here are the big ones:<\/p>\n

Letizia Borghesi from EF Education-Oatly to AG Insurance-Soudal. This one was a bit of a surprise, given the success Borghesi had with the American team in her four years there, especially after she got second at Paris-Roubaix Femmes avec Zwift last spring. But perhaps the Italian was keen to try her luck in pastures new. She’s signed a two-year deal with AG Insurance-Soudal and adds to the team’s growing Classics squad. They excelled at stage races this year, but when it comes to the Spring Classics, Borghesi will be a fantastic addition.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, EF Education-Oatly announced its first new signing for the 2026 season \u2013\u00a0Alice Towers. The former British road national champion joins the American team after three seasons with Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto and will add her domestiqueing strength to EF’s Grand Tour ambitions with C\u00e9drine Kerbaol and Noemi R\u00fcegg.<\/p>\n

\"\"Borghesi second at Paris-Rouabix Femmes<\/p>\n

Uno-X Mobility announced the signing of two Italians to their team \u2013 Alessia Vigilia and Laura Tomasi. Tomasi joins from Laboral Kutxa-Fundac\u00edon Euskadi, and Vigilia joins from FDJ-Suez. <\/p>\n

Another of the Ceratizit riders has found a home at Cofidis \u2013 Krist\u00fdna Burlov\u00e1. The Czech national champion had some good finishes in lower-level one-day races this year, including fifth at Ronde de Mouscron and sixth at Festival Elsy Jacobs \u00e0 Garnich. <\/p>\n

\"\"Kopecky did the jersey justice, that’s for sure. <\/p>\n

Other notable news separate from transfers: Lotte Kopecky will skip the World Championships. After two years of seeing Kopecky in rainbows, the jersey will pass to new shoulders, and Kopecky will wear her standard SD Worx-Protime kit in 2026. That will be a weird sight to see, but maybe in June she’ll reclaim the Belgian national champion’s jersey from Justine Ghekiere. <\/p>\n

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