Bedford 2 Day round up
The last few years have seen the Bedford 2 day start with a TTT. Although this is a good way to split the field, in the past there have been big gaps between teams, which have actually contributed to a very negative and defensive race as riders looked to conserve their overall lead. However the [...]
Dani King wins in Sinaai
After getting a kicking in my first few races on the road I’ve finally had a decent weekend. Saturday was Bredene, a UCI 1.2 race, to be honest an hour before the start I was sitting in the car listening to the pouring rain dreading what was to come. Being a racer, as soon as [...]
The Power Files: Penny Rowson
During the opening race of the season, Penny Rowson was given a set of FFWD race Wheels, fitted with a CycleOps PowerTap. As part of the ongoing training and development of our riders, PowerTap data, analysis and subsequent training adjustment is something that we value very highly. Training Data is very easy to get, [...]
Race Report: Cheshire Classic
The first round of the National Series was the Cheshire Classic Road Race. Going into the race with 3 Matrix Fitness-Prendas riders; Penny Rowson, Hannah Walker and Annie Simpson they still rode strong as a unit throughout the race and never left the top15 of the bunch. A lot of early moves went each time [...]
Dave Peck Memorial Race
The first race of the season has been and gone. On a fantastic course in Virginia Water, the peloton were treated to 18 hilly laps and a stunning hill top finish. With a clear plan to animate the race and try to get their racing legs back after the long winter break, the Matrix Fitness [...]
Race Round Up
This weekend was the first weekend of racing for the team with 2 riders in action. Jessie Walker started things off when she travelled to Holland with the Great Britain team (ODP) to take part in 2 races. On Saturday she was in the Omloop Strijen where she finished 46th, while team leader and World [...]
Jo Rowsell – National Pursuit Champion
Jo has won the Pursuit championships at the Nationals today, in a Gold medal ride off again Laura Trott. British Cyling reported: Joanna Rowsell is the new national individual pursuit champion, beating Laura Trott in the gold medal final. Wendy Houvenaghel took bronze, while Sarah Storey rode into fourth place, breaking the C5 Paracycling [...]
National Track Championships Day 1
On day 1 of the National Track Championships, Horizon Fitness had several riders in the 500m TT. Not their normal race, but something to challenge thier talents, they all performed very well. Day 2 includes the Individual Pursuit where Horizon Fitness will be looking to get on the podium. Here is a brief [...]
Video’s with team mentor Helen Wyman
Helen Wyman, who has ridden on the team during 2011 as a mentor for the young riders has been in great form in the USA at the start of the Cyclo-Cross season. Over at www.helenwyman.com there are several video links from the first races of the season. Here is a link to the first day [...]
Bronze for Sarah in National TT Champs
Sarah Storey has finished 3rd in the National TT championships on Sunday. Her latest race report is online now at her Team Storey Sport website.
Jo Rowsell Win in Belgium
Everyone at the team would like to pass on congratulations to Joanna Rowsell for her win Belgium this weekend. Having been the driving force behind a breakaway, Jo proved too strong in the finish as she gained her first win in Belgium this season. Congrats Jo
Dani King European Champion
Dani King has won the European Championships in the Team Pursuit with Great Britain. Dani is now the current National, European and World Champion in the event. The winning time was quicker that that at the World Championships earlier this year and being an Under 23 event it shows what a great chance there is [...]
7 days racing in the Thuringen Rundfahrt
The latest race on the calendar for Horizon Fitness RT – Prendas Ciclismo was the Thuringen Rundfahrt. This race is a UCI 2.1 ranked events and sits as second most prestigious stage race in the World for women behind the Giro. So it was safe to safe to say this was a step up for [...]
National Championships Bronze for Dani King
Horizon Fitness RT walked away from the UK national championships with a Bronze medal in the under 23 championships. It was a good team performance on a course with all the challenges in the early long lap. With the strength of the Garmin Cervelo team and Nicole Cooke, the race took shape on the climb [...]
Ruby Miller report from Stratford
Today was Stratford upon-Avon for my first road race back since Bedford. Things have started to look up recently since the end of my placement, starting the summer of me being a full time cyclist woo! And I was really looking forward to a nice hard road race. Thankfully unlike many of my races recently [...]
Tour Series Champions 2011
Horizon Fitness RT – Prendas Ciclismo have won the Johnson Health Tech GP series (Held alongside the Tour Series). Will another solid performance, with 3 riders in the top 10 in the final round held in Woking, the team were clear winners overall. “It’s never easy to come to an event and defend a [...]
Dani King wins in Capernwray
Dani King has continued her great recent form with a win in the UK National Series race in Capernwray. Report from BRITISH CYCLING A neutralised rollout took the riders the 3 miles from HQ to the circuit and the race started with a long straight descent into Arkholme before the tough undulating circuit really kicked [...]
Victory for Annie Simpson in Oldham
Annie Simpson continued the good run of form both she and team has with victory in round 3 of the Johnson Health Tech GP Series. Annie featured in a break of 4 rider including Dani King, series leader Helen Wyman and Sarah Byrne. Having build a very healthy lead, it was all left to the [...]
Tour Series Stoke
With a full team in the race, Horizon Fitness RT bounced back from defeat in the first round to take 1st, 3rd and 4th place. Outstanding rides from Annie Simpson and Penny Rowson allowed the team to dominate the race, and in the process take over the series lead and also put Hannah Rich on [...]
Tour Series Peterborough
The first round of the Johnson Health Tech GP took place this week in Peterborough. It was a criterium of 30 minutes plus 5 laps. Each lap was 1.1km’s on a non-technical course. But the setting was fantastic in the town centre and the crowds were building well when the womens race started at 5pm. [...]
Race Report from Hillingdon and Bastogne
UK National Road Race Series It was dry but windy day in west London for the 2nd round of the UK National Series. Horizon Fitness RT had 3 riders in the race (Annie, Hannah and Ella). It was a very aggressive race, with Annie and Hannah getting in several breaks, but it came down to [...]
5th Place at Luxembourg TTT Event
Team Lineup: Claire Thomas, Nancy Arreola, Helen Wyman, Dani King, Joanna Rowsell, Annie Simpson In this 5.1km TTT event the team finished with a time of 7 minutes 14 seconds. Starting 5th on the evening, the 6 girls set an excellent time 13 seconds behind the Australian national team. The [...]
Top 20 for Helen at GP Stad Roeselare
Team Lineup: Claire Thomas, Nancy Arreola, Helen Wyman, Dani King, Hannah Rich, Britt Jochems Race Report Britt joined the 5 girls who raced at Dottignies 3 days earlier for the team’s first UCI 1.1 race of the season, which had both Dani and Hannah finish in the top 5. Pre-race the [...]
