Abby Mickey

Girona

Podcast Host at The Escape Collective

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Articles

A relegation/promotion update

4 days ago | escapecollective.com | Abby Mickey
Marlen Reusser, the Queen of Pic√≥n Blanco

2 weeks ago | escapecollective.com | Abby Mickey
See ya later, Ceratizit

2 weeks ago | escapecollective.com | Abby Mickey

Hello, and thank you for tuning into this week's Wheel Talk Newsletter. Two Spanish stage races down and one to go! La Vuelta Femenina and Itzulia wrapped up with a slew of talking points, and Vuelta a Burgos promises to be equally as thrilling, especially because it will include the first WWT stage race ITT of the year (even if it is "too short," according to Georgie Howe). First things firstWe have another new mum in the peloton.
Vollering is more terrifying than ever on her new super team

3 weeks ago | escapecollective.com | Abby Mickey
One SD Worx-Protime rider was winning while her team leader was on the ground...again

3 weeks ago | escapecollective.com | Abby Mickey
Vollering and FDJ-Suez on top of the world with final stage glory in Spain

4 weeks ago | escapecollective.com | Abby Mickey

Demi Vollering defended her La Vuelta Femenina by Carrefour.es title without a challenge on Saturday. The FDJ-Suez rider won the final stage, riding into the clouds atop Alto de Cotobello after attacking her rivals in the final 600 metres. Marlen Reusser (Movistar) was next to cross the line, 11 seconds behind Vollering, enough to move into second overall ahead of Anna van der Breggen (SD Worx-Protime), who finished a further 14 seconds down but retained the final spot on the overall podium.
Marianne Vos takes first road win of 2025 at Vuelta stage 2

1 month ago | escapecollective.com | Abby Mickey

The women were treated to extremely wet conditions for the second stage of La Vuelta Femenina by Carrefour.es. They rolled out of Molins de Rei, hoping for dry roads, but it was not to be. Crashes riddled the finale, and the Greatest Of All Time, Marianne Vos of Visma-Lease a Bike, was the one to sprint to victory ahead of Letizia Paternoster (Liv AlUla Jayco) and Letizia Borghesi (EF Education-Oatly).
Ellen van Dijk and Lidl-Trek lead the Vuelta Femenina after slightly chaotic opening TTT

1 month ago | escapecollective.com | Abby Mickey

The 11th edition of La Vuelta Femenina by Carrefour.es kicked off in Barcelona on Sunday with Lidl-Trek taking top honours and Ellen van Dijk taking the first red jersey of the week. The American team finished the 8.1 km TTT three seconds ahead of SD Worx-Protime and Liv AlUla Jayco, who finished second and third, respectively. Demi Vollering, the 2024 Vuelta winner, lost six seconds to Lidl-Trek's leaders Riejanne Markus and Niamh Fisher-Black with the French team finishing fourth on the day.
What can Trofeo Alfredo Binda tell us ahead of Sanremo Women?

2 months ago | escapecollective.com | Abby Mickey

All the best climbers in women's cycling couldn't get to the line faster than Elisa Balsamo at Trofeo Alfredo Binda on Sunday. The Lidl-Trek rider was invisible for the entirety of the race, only coming out of the woodwork to sprint to victory ahead of Blanka Vas (SD Worx-Protime) and Cat Ferguson (Movistar).
The results are in: Women's sport is a good investment

Feb 6, 2025 | escapecollective.com | Abby Mickey

The numbers don't lie - women's cycling is on the rise. Viewing figures for races like the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift and Paris-Roubaix Femmes avec Zwift prove that the appetite is there, as does Nike's recent involvement in FDJ-Suez. It's not just cycling that is experiencing this surge in attention.