Caroline Martinez

UCI Women World Cup - Vårgårda Road Race report • 22nd November 2018

Jolien d’Hoore back on top at the Vargarda World Cup

Jolien d’Hoore (Wiggle Honda) claimed victory on the penultimate round of the UCI Road Women World Cup today in Vargarda. She got the better of team mate Giorgia Bronzini and Lisa Brennauer (Velocio SRAM) in a depleted bunch sprint.

UCI Women World Cup - Vårgårda TTT and Road Race • 24th August 2015

Round 8 and 9 Vargarda TT and RR preview

With only ten days to go until the end of UCI Women Road World Cup, we are off to Sweden for not one, but two races, round 8 and 9. The city of Vårgårda in the south of Sweden will host a team time trial on Friday and a road race on Sunday. The team time trial will open the show on Friday with 15 teams participating, followed on the Sunday by a 133.5-km road race.

UCI Women World Cup - Philly Classic 2015 • 5th June 2015

Armitstead delivers in Philadelphia

Lizzie Armitstead (Boels Dolmans Cycling Team) beat Elisa Longo Borghini (Wiggle Honda) and Alena Amialiusik (Velocio Sram) yesterday on a testing uphill finish to win the Philadelphia International Cycling Classic, round 6 of the UCI Women Road World Cup.

UCI Women World Cup - Tour of Chongming Island • 18th May 2015

Tour of Chongming Island Report

Giorgia Bronzini (Wiggle Honda) claimed victory on round 5 of the UCI Women Road World Cup, earlier today after unleashing a powerful sprint to defeat Kirsten Wild (Hitec Products) and Fanny Ribérot (France National Team) at the Tour of Chongming Island. The first young rider on the day was Arianna Fidanza (Alé-Cipollini).

Sticky Bottle - Women Crit League • 23rd April 2014

Fitzgerald powers to ‘Stickybottle-Orwell’ series win; Martinez sprints to B race victory

Sandra Fitzgerald takes a clear win in round 3 of the ‘Orwell – Stickybottle.com Crit Series’ last evening in Corkagh Park (Photo: Brendan Culleton) Sandra Fitzgerald has made it two wins from three at the Orwell-Stickybottle.com Crit Series, taking round 3 in west Dublin last evening after claiming victory at the same venue last Tuesday.

Sticky Bottle - Women National League 2014 • 16th March 2014

Amy Brice too strong in National League opener as Josie Knight (16) lays down major marker

Amy Brice leading the group on her way to victory in the opening round of  Joe Daly Women’s National League in Co Meath today (Photo: Brendan Culleton) Amy Brice has won the opening round of the Joe Daly Women’s National League in the Boyne Valley GP near Slane in Co Meath today, Sunday.

Sticky Bottle - International • 4th March 2014

“I’d very set targets last year; every other race was training. But I’m more competitive now”

Lydia Boylan in action last summer in the inaugural Prudential RideLondon Grand Prix around St James’s Park in central London. She has given up her engineering job and gone full time. Irish road international and national track champion, Lydia Boylan gets her international racing season underway in Belgium tomorrow at the 120km Le Samyn des Dames with most of the best riders in the world having turned full time with Team Velosport Montegrappa.

Sticky Bottle - Women National League • 28th April 2013

Anne Dalton takes solo National League win ahead of first foreign outing of year

Charlotte McDonald leads one of the many escapes in Bohermeen today before Anne Dalton time trialled to victory (Photo: www.blackumbrellaphotography.com ) Anne Dalton (DID Electrical Racing Team) has taken a solo victory in the third round of the Joe Daly Women’s National League in Bohermeen after an aggressive and wet day of racing. She crossed the line over a minute ahead, leaving the peloton to sprint for the rest of the placings.

Sticky Bottle - International • 22nd April 2013

Great move for domestic scene as DID Electrical launch new women’s elite team

The growing women’s scene in Ireland has been given a welcome boost with news that DID Electrical has launched a new team for elite riders. The squad made its debut at the National Women’s League in Drogheda yesterday, where Amy Brice made it a winning start for the new outfit when she took victory ahead of Tonya Moran (Blackrose) and Sandra Fitzgerald (Garda CC).

Sticky Bottle - International • 18th April 2013

Strong Leinster team to take on best of British in ‘Bedford International’

The ‘Three Days of Bedford’ will feature a strong field with British professionals and world champion riders Cycling Leinster has selected a six-woman team to go to the UK to take part in the Three Days of Bedford international stage race from May 4th to 6th. The event is part of the Women’s Team Series sponsored by Shutt Velo Rapid and British Cycling.

Sticky Bottle - International • 15th April 2013

“It’s a new level for me; racing against top pros. It’s completely different to Ireland”

Mel Spath’s breakthrough year last year has opened the door for her to the US pro scene (Photo: Larry Rosa Photography) Melanie Spath has been living her dream for the past few weeks, racing with pro US-based team TIBCO. The national road race champion has already ridden two stage races in California and will ride a few more UCI events before returning home to defend her national title in June.

Sticky Bottle - International • 25th February 2013

National Champion Mel Spath turns professional for leading US-based team

Reigning Irish national champion on the road and off road, Melanie Spath has signed for professional outfit Team TIBCO in California. The US-based squad counts Olympic and World Championship medallists on its roster and rides the biggest women’s races in the world, having already taken in the Tour of Qatar this year.

Sticky Bottle - International • 20th January 2013

‘Epic MTB’ 15-year-old schoolgirl secures contract with top Polish trade team

Drozdziok has been living in Ireland since she was 9 years old and her riding has significantly developed Mountain biking prodigy Marlena Drozdziok is well known on the Irish scene and as part of her team, Epic MTB, she has already built a pretty decent palmares. At just 15 years old, she has now secured a contract with Polish racing team Bolmet Trek Legnica.

Sticky Bottle - International • 16th January 2013

Irish trio to take on top pro riders in French international cyclocross race

Three Irish riders will take in the 56th annual international cyclocross race of Lanarvily in Brittany, France, on January 27th. The team, sponsored by Irish business man and cyclist Pádraic Quinn, will be racing against some of the best pro cyclists in France and throughout Europe. Said Quinn: “Robin Seymour, Tim O’Regan and Sean O’Tuathail will be riding in Lanarvily along with Thomas Voeckler and other guests. But more important

Sticky Bottle - Domestic • 13th January 2013

“It was neck and neck ‘til a lap to go. I kept the pressure on; didn’t want a tactical race”

The two strongest elite cyclocross riders in the country today, Sunday, put on a great display as they duelled for the National Cyclocross Crown, with their battle in the closing stages underlining the significance for any rider of taking an Irish title.

Sticky Bottle - Domestic • 13th January 2013

Meehan takes women’s National Cross title: “It was pure grunt, but I felt I won it well”

Francine Meehan (Tullamore) has taken the women’s title at the National Cyclocross Championships in Dundalk, Co Louth. She executed a well planned strategy to come out ahead of renowned international mountain biker and National Road Race Champion Mel Spath (Cycleways CC).

Sticky Bottle - Domestic • 5th January 2013

“Pregnancy didn’t affect my training, but I was reluctant to jostle the men in races”

Last October, Ireland welcomed its newest track Masters World Champion in Manchester when, at the age of 36, Susie Mitchell became the new Individual Pursuit champion in her age category.

Sticky Bottle - International • 10th October 2012

Ireland’s Mitchell takes World Masters Champs gold just five months after giving birth

Susie Mitchell saw off Australian and British opposition to take the world title Susie Mitchell (Sundrive Track Team) is Ireland’s newest Masters World Champion after winning the Individual Pursuit last night at the Manchester velodrome.

Sticky Bottle • 13th September 2012

“I questioned myself; I stopped in the rain and I cried. But I’m glad now I kept at it”

Cork woman Fiona Meade is what you could call a veteran of the An Post Rás ma mBan, having raced the event five times. Last year the 31-year old won the opening stage and got to be the first ever rider to wear the newly redesigned pink leader’s jersey. This year she’s wearing another colour: the blue County Rider classification leader’s jersey, which she holds on the eve of the final stage.

Sticky Bottle - International • 12th September 2012

Best-placed Irish at Rás na mBan, Lydia Boylan looks for more in first ever stage race

Fresh from winning three titles at the National Track Championships earlier this month, Lydia Boylan says she is happy with her performance in the An Post Rás na mBan after the first four stages and is looking forward to trying to move up the overall standings.