Gilmore, Bronzini, Trott, King and Rowsell in 12-rider squad
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The orange and black Wiggle jersey (Image credit: Oli Woodman/BikeRadar)
Owner, manager, rider Rochelle Gilmore in the Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling kit(Image credit: DTPC Honda Pro Cycling Team)
The Wiggle Honda Women's Pro Cycling team stand alongside their Honda team car(Image credit: Oli Woodman/BikeRadar)
The Wiggle Honda Women's Pro Cycling Team with sponsors(Image credit: Oli Woodman/BikeRadar)
Rochelle Gilmore's Colnago C59 team bike(Image credit: Oli Woodman/BikeRadar)
A highly talented line-up(Image credit: Oli Woodman/BikeRadar)
The Wiggle Honda Women's Pro Cycling team(Image credit: Oli Woodman/BikeRadar)
The full Wiggle Honda Women's Pro Cycling team(Image credit: Oli Woodman/BikeRadar)
The all-new Wiggle Honda Women's Pro Cycling team held its official presentation in London, with the 12-rider line-up one of the strongest in women's racing.
Team Wiggle Honda will support 12 riders in total, with a host of female champions and future talent from Britain and around the world. As well as Gilmore herself, the group includes 2012 British Olympic trio Laura Trott, Dani King and Joanna Rowsell. Three-time world champion Giorgia Bronzini of Italy is also in the lineup, as is seven-time Japanese national champion Mayuko Hagiwara.
As far as competition is concerned, direction for the team will mostly be focused on single-day classic events along with sprint races. Many of the riders will be making a transition from track to road cycling this year, with the ultimate goal being to win as many races as possible without putting too much pressure on the team.
Rochelle and her teammates have set out to raise the professionalism and perception of women's cycling, and have received backing from both the Bradley Wiggins Foundation and British Cycling. Rochelle's aim is to provide everything necessary for her fellow athletes to perform at their best, something that hasn't always been possible.
Headline sponsor Honda Motor Europe have provided the team with cars. Support also comes from a whole host of Wiggle-stocked brands, from Fizik and Muc-Off to Skins.
The riders will use Colnago C59 bikes in Wiggle's black and orange team livery, while matching kit comes courtesy of Wiggle's in-house clothing brand DHB.
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