La Flèche Wallonne - a race that’s never short of suffering. Sad to say I ended my spring campaign with 2 crashes that took me out of the race. No worries though! I’m all good now! Didn’t have the best luck this spring but continuing to learn and grow and applying it to the rest of the season. 🇧🇪 Time for a nice break at home in California and rebuild for what’s to come 💪🏾
Throwback Tuesday to last year at Flèche-Wallonne in the ever so beautiful magenta @uci_cycling @uciwomencycling World Tour Leaders jersey 🙆🏽♀️ Ready to battle the Huy again tomorrow with the @teamsunweb ladies 💪🏾 Last race of my spring campaign tomorrow also ✌🏾 . . . . . . #keepchallening #creatingmemories #HowWeLiv #throwbacktuesday #tbt #throwback #cycling #womenscycling #ardennes #classics #uci #uciwwt #worldtour #optoutside #outsideisfree #fleche #flechewallone #huy #wall #stuggleisreal
Doing work for the @teamsunweb girls in my Euro backyard race, Amstel-Gold Race 😎🇳🇱 @lucinda_brand finishes it off with 🥈 after being in the main breakaway of the day and doing a cx bike change because of a flat tire at the top of the penultimate Cauberg!!! . . . . . #proud #skills #teamwork #teamworkmakesthedreamwork #AGR #amstelgoldrace
Doe, a deer, a female deer 🦌🏔🚵🏽♀️🇺🇸
Same race, same climb, same suffer face. Different year, different results. That’s racing, that’s life. Did everything we could for an in-form Ellen. Keep on trucking and looking forward to the next races 🇧🇪💪🏾
Check the link in my bio ⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️ for my @cyclingnews_feed blog on what winning Flanders meant to me last year. Looking forward to starting tomorrow with #1 on my jersey and putting on another great race with the @teamsunweb chicas ☝🏾💁🏽♀️💁🏽♀️🇧🇪
Last week the ladies and I did a recon of @rondevanvlaanderenofficial 🇧🇪 Muur, Kanarieberg, Kruisberg, Oude Kwaremont, and Paterberg. It was less painful last week and will be more painful tomorrow. Bring on the suffering 🔥🔥🔥
Pushing the pace on the Plugstreets in Gent-Wevelgem today. 🇧🇪 . . . . . #keepchallenging #creatingmemories #HowWeLiv #cycling #womenscycling #gentwevelgem #belgium #cycling #womenscycling #worldtour #uci #uciwwt #plugstreet #akagravel #sendingit
De Panne 🌧🌬🇧🇪 . . . . #keepchallenging #creatingmemories #forgettingmemories #HowWeLiv #cycling #womenscycling #worldtour #uci #uciwwt #depanne #rain #wind #crosswinds #echelons #fighting #keepfighting #yup
Bad luck today with both an untimely crash and flat during Trofeo Alfredo Binda. Sad not to be able to defend, but still honored to don number 1 for the day. The girls still worked hard and believed in me and we tried every card we could play. A cold, wet, and unfortunate day but still gave it our all. Time to defrost and get ready for the next race! 🇮🇹🌧🚵🏽♀️ . . . . #keepchallenging #creatingmemories #HowWeLiv #cycling #womenscycling #uci #uciwwt #worldtour #optoutside #outsideisfree #rain #italy #trbinda #coldAF #crash #flat #badluck #gotapizzathough #wrongkindofhungry
One year ago in Italy marked my first @uciwomencycling #WomensWorldTour victory in my career at Trofeo Alfredo Binda 🇮🇹 We’re back here again and ready to create similar memories in 2018 🤙🏾💨 . . . . #keepchallenging #creatingmemories #HowWeLiv #cycling #womenscycling #worldtour #womensworldtour #uciwwt #binda #cittiglio #italy #hugs #happy #teamworkmakesthedreamwork #overthemoon #earnedthatpizza
Finished off #RondevDrenthe with a 6th place finish in the sprint after 157km in some rain and over sections of Dutch cobbles, gravel, and a trash hill 🤣🤣 I can’t be super stoked with this after all the girls hard work, but happy with the form. Will keep on the daily grind until #trBinda this weekend. I’m getting hungry 👹🍕 . . . . . . #keepchallenging #creatingmemories #HowWeLiv #cycling #womenscycling #worldtour #uci #uciwwt #rondevdrenthe #drenthe #classics #springclassics #spring #rain #cobbles #gravel #optoutside #outsideisfree #racetowin #hungryforsomepizza #prociutto
Oh 💁🏽♀️ Stade Bianche was just a warm up for this weekend. More gravel and dirt tomorrow during 157km of Ronde van Drenthe. Plus some Dutch river rocks cobbles. Imagine just throwing river rocks on top of dirt. Yup. That’s what that’s like. 🇳🇱💪🏾 . . . . . . . #RondevDrenthe #keepchallenging #creatingmemories #HowWeLiv #springclassics #cycling #womenscycling #worldtour #uciwwt #uci #optoutside #outsideisfree #gopro #goprohero6 #cobbles #riverrocks #recon #justsendit
I don’t live for one day. I live for everyday. Carpe every damn diem and don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t do something. My favorite part, is proving those people wrong. Cheers ladies and the boys behind them 🍻 get out there and seize every day! . . . . . . #internationalwomensday #internationalwomensday2018
Finally my fingers have defrosted enough to post a pic from one of the more epic races I have ever started - 2018 Strade Bianche. Disappointed to say I didn’t finish and contribute much to the team - but at least I didn’t fall into a ditch this year! I did what I could in the first half of the race but was completely frozen after. Some lessons learned and will focus on the upcoming races. 🌧🚵🏽♀️ . . . . #keepchallenging #creatingmemories #HowWeLiv #cycling #womenscycling #worldtour #stradebianche #siena #italy #gravelbikes #gravel #cold #frozen #epic
On these cold and dreary days in Europe, I sure do miss home in sunny California 😭❤️ . . 📸: @jeffclarkphotographs . . . . #holland #Netherlands #limburg #coldAF #winter #potd #outsideisnotfree #outsideiscold #sunwhereartthou #ca #california #sun #takemeback #tbt #throwbackthursday #SOS
Not a bad start to the season sprinting to 5th at @omloophetnieuwsbladofficial ! Solid start with the girls and ready for more! And congrats to @emvandijk for chalking up the first victory for the girls the next day at #OmloopHageland 🤙🏾💨 First weekend done and excited for the rest of 2018 with these @teamsunweb girls! And super happy @natelabecki was around to send me off on my first day at work! 😍 📸: @natelabecki . . . . . #keepchallenging #teamsunweb #creatingmemories #HowWeLiv #OHN #omloophetnieuwsblad #cycling #womenscycling #worldtour #classics #springclassics #cobbles #muur #bosberg #belgium #freezingcoldout
Nice recon of the new @omloophetnieuwsbladofficial course with the @teamsunweb girls today! I can’t believe it’s that time of year again! We’ve been waiting and we’re ready! Excited to get 2018 rolling with these girls! 🚴🏽♀️🤙🏾💨 . . . . . . #keepchallenging #creatingmemories #HowWeLiv #teamsunweb #cycling #womenscycling #worldtour #springclassic #optoutside #outsideisfree #gopro #goprohero6 #cobbles #muur #belgium #omloop #OHN #omloophetnieuwsblad #teamworkmakesthedreamwork
That’s a wrap on our final team camp of the year! We had smiles for miles...or should I say kilometers? 🤔 Anyways, all the work is in with the girls last week and we are ready to race! Let’s go already!!! 🤙🏾💨 . . . . . #creatingmemories #keepchallenging #HowWeLiv #teamsunweb #teamcamp #teamworkmakesthedreamwork #spain #calpe #cycling #womenscycling #worldtour #optoutside #outsideisfree #potd #trackstand #smilesformiles #smilesforkilometers
Behind the bars at @teamsunweb team camp. Learning from mistakes, trying new things, continuing to challenge ourselves and each other. Fine tuning for the 2018 season to begin next weekend! 👊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾 . . . . #keepchallening #creatingmemories #HowWeLiv #teamsunweb #teamcamp #calpe #spain #cycling #womenscycling #optoutside #outsideisfree #train #leadouttrain #choochoo #braaap
Everyday is Valentine’s Day with this one. Even when we’re apart. See you soon 😘😘 . . . . . #valentinesday #valentines #love #hesmyturd
Rest days calls for ⏩⏩⏩ Coffee☕️Frogskin Lite😎Avo toast🥑Sun☀️. 📸 @juliettelabous . . . . #creatingmemories #HowWeLiv #relax #restday #optoutside #outsideisfree #photooftheday #potd #avocadotoast #avotoast #sun #oakley #frogskins #cycling #womenscycling
Do you know where this photo was taken? 🤔 Click the link in my bio ⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️ to read my @cyclingnews_feed blog about my recent trip to the Philippine Islands 👌🏾🏝 . . . . . #creatingmemories #HowWeLiv #cycling #womenscycling #procycling #worldtour #travel #jetsetter #islandlife #PH #PI #filam #kababayan #tagaytay #manila #subic #philippines #filipina #taal #talisay #optoutside #outsideisfree
Mallorca - It’s been real. 🤙🏾Thanks for the warm sun, gorgeous roads, local racing, some rain, quality coffee, delicious iberico, and welcoming locals. ☀️🚵🏽♀️🌧☕️🥓🕺🏽💃🏽 It’s been my pleasure ❤️ Hope to come back to this island paradise soon! 🏝 . . . . . #creatingmemories #panorama #mallorca #spain #island #HowWeLiv #cycling #womenscycling #procycling #optoutside #outsideisfree #paradise #travel #iberico #mediterranean #baleares #islandlife
Shout out back home!!! Happy Birthday mom! I love you! Miss you! Wish I was home for your special day 😘😘
Absolutely loving my time on this island 🙌🏾🙌🏾🏝⛰ . . . . . #mallorca #spain #palma #creatingmemories #HowWeLiv #cycling #womenscycling #optoutside #outsideisfree #islandlife #blessed #grateful
New year & first team camp done and dusted in style! 🤙🏾💨 Grateful for the abundance of sunshine, smiles, kilometers, & kilojoules with these ladies ☀️😁🚴🏽♀️⛰ Can already tell it’s going to be a fun year! . . . . . . #creatingmemories #keepchallenging #HowWeLiv #optoutside #outsideisfree #spain #calpe #climbing #cycling #womenscycling #worldtour #smilesformiles #citylimitsprints
Cheesin’ in the sun with these girls. How could you not? 💁🏽♀️🚴🏽♀️☀️ . . . . . . #creatingmemories #keepchallenging #HowWeLiv #calpe #spain #trainingcamp #outsideisfree #optoutside #cycling #womenscycling #teamsunweb #team #teamworkmakesthedreamwork #teamwork #girls #girlsdayout #girlswhoride #sun #sunshine #cheesin
Oh yeah! 💪🏾 It’s that time of year again! Pumped to be reunited with the girls and get in some quality training in the sun! ☀️ . . . . . #creatingmemories #keepchallenging #HowWeLiv #cycling #womenscycling #optoutside #outsideisfree #worldtour #trainingcamp #calpe #spain #iberico
Was a super fun visit in the Philippines 🇵🇭 Got in quality training in the sun, gave back to the cycling community, did a grand fondo with my dad and locals, and most of all spent time with my family there ❤️ . . . . . #creatingmemories #keepchallenging #HowWeLiv #cycling #womenscycling #optoutside #outsideisfree #islandlife #philippines #grandfondo #pruride
