The Emma James Diary 2005

Emma James
Photo ©: Emma James & friends

Welcome to one of Cyclingnews' up-and-coming female talents, Australian Emma James. After two years with the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) team based in Italy, and riding in 2004 as a professional with Team S.A.T.S. then Bik Gios, Emma is back in Australia, concentrating for the moment on the domestic scene before seeing where the wheeltracks take her later in the year.

"I want to achieve as much as I can in this sport, tactically outwitting the opposition to win. I want to time trial as fast as I can physically go. I want to be a key member of a strong team that can ride aggressively and win and make other riders suffer in pursuit."

— Emma James, April 2002

Latest entry: February 7: Australian National Championships and potaroos

2005 entries

February 7: Australian National Championships and potaroos
January 11: Mayhem in Melbourne
January 5: Back in the saddle

2004 entries

September 21: Done for the year
September 13: An (almost) champenois performance
September 8: I'm a survivor at the Holland Ladies Tour
August 26: Guest prune
July 28: Back on my feet
June 20: Insanity prevails at the Ster van Walcheren
June 17: Spanish Sensations
June 9: Getting better every time - Two Dutch classics
June 2: New colours
May 16: A win in Belgium... and some long-awaited podium flowers!
April 27: Training in the Netherlands and the search for podium flowers
April 9-11: Interesting times at the Novilon Internationale Damesronde van Drenthe
March 30: Trying to warm up for the World Cup - Vuelta Castilla y Leon & GP Castilla y Leon
March 26: La Primavera Rosa and the Valen Report
March 19: Racing begins as the travel continues
March 11: Denmark at last
February 29: Geelong World Cup
February 25: Geelong Tour (Stage 4)
February 22-25: Geelong Tour (Stages 1-3)
February 13: Meet the new team
January 15-17: BMC Software Australian Open Road Championships
January 12: The Jayco Bay Classic (Days 4-5)
January 10: The Jayco Bay Classic (Days 1-3)
January 7: Ready to Roll for 2004

2003 entries

August 21: Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale - Stages 11-14
August 14: Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale - Stages 7-10
August 8: Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale - Stage 6
August 5-7: Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale - Stages 3-5
August 1-4: Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale - Stages 1-2
July 31: Tour de Haute Vienne, part two: So close
July 29: Tour de Haute Vienne, part one: The lead, and defending it
July 21: Cento & Alfa Lum, San Marino
July 14: Giro d'Italia Femminile, part three: The finale
July 10: Giro d'Italia Femminile, part two: Missed opprtunities
July 4-9: Giro d'Italia Femminile, part one: Disorganisation, rubbish, rain and beachside racing
May 16-25: Team player: Tour de l'Aude round-up
April 21-27: A week on the Euro roller-coaster - Köln, Flèche Wallonne, GP Liberazione Donne & Tour de Berne
April 20: Dictating the race - Amstel Gold
April 13: Australian domination - GP Cavrie, Italy
March 30: The smell of asphalt - GP Feminas Castilla y Leon World Cup
March 26-28: The rain in Spain... - Puddle-dodging at the Vuelta Ciclista Castilla y Leon Feminas
March 22: One against 150 - not great odds at the Primavera Rosa
March 18: Ciao from Italy - Trofeo Citta Rosignano
February 26: Geelong Bellarine Tour - Working for the team in the summer heat
February 19: Cooma Snowy Women's Cycle Classic - Cooma criterium
February 15: Cooma Snowy Women's Cycle Classic - A classic crosswind
January 29: A new season - the Bay Crits & the Aussie nationals

Profile and interview

Emma James - From industrial chemist to industrious cyclist

2002 entries

October 28: The World Championships
October 7: Final tuning for the Worlds
Giro della Toscana: A tough warm-up for the world's (September 17-22)
Mid-September: A full deal & the last two World Cups
September 2: Success in the Trophée D'Or
August 25: Catching a ride on the Saturn train at Plouay

La Grand Boucle Féminine

August 18: La Grand Boucle Féminine, stage 14 - The final stage and post-tour celebrations
August 17: La Grand Boucle Féminine, stage 13 - Combativité award for Emma?
August 16: La Grand Boucle Féminine, stage 12 - Chewing the bars
August 15: La Grand Boucle Féminine, stage 11 - Hanging with the attacks
August 14: La Grand Boucle Féminine, stage 10 - battling along in mid-field
August 13: La Grand Boucle Féminine, stages 9a and 9b - Ljungskog's hard slog rewarded, Brandli incredible
August 11: La Grand Boucle Féminine, stage 8 - Sock it to me
August 10: La Grand Boucle Féminine, stage 7 - Very much a survival thing
August 9: La Grand Boucle Féminine, stage 6 - Suffering Lido dancer wins Elegance prize?
August 8: La Grand Boucle Féminine, stage 5 - Stormy weather and killer cereal
August 7: La Grand Boucle Féminine, stage 4 - Attempts, and Lindberg's long escape
August 6: La Grand Boucle Féminine, stage 3 - Splitting up is easy
August 4-5: La Grand Boucle Féminine, stages 1a-2

Other 2002 entries

July 25-27 - From Italy to France, riding for Mantes la Ville; Victory in the Tour de Haute Vienne
July 21 - Giro del Casentino - A little taste of Italian tarmac
July 20 - No carnivale on the bike at the Carnevale d'Europa
June 27 - Heat, hills and hard racing. Ugly.
June 20 - Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi, Oi, Oi!
June 11 - An almost meeting with Mr Claudio Chiappucci
May 2 - My first week in Tuscany

Giro d'Italia Femminile

July 14 - Giro d'Italia Femminile Stage 9 - Glad to have finished, with good memories and good results
July 13 - Giro d'Italia Femminile Stage 8 - It was on from the gun!
July 12 - Giro d'Italia Femminile Stage 7 - Softening up the bunch for Sara
July 11 - Giro d'Italia Femminile Stage 6 - Corrigan secures the young rider jersey
July 9-10 - Giro d'Italia Femminile Stage 4 & 5 - Riding through the Italian swamplands
July 8 - Giro d'Italia Femminile Stage 3 - It was important not to smash yourself too much!
July 7 - Giro d'Italia Femminile Stage 2 - Beautiful, simple, gourmet Italian pasta. mmm.
July 6 - Giro d'Italia Femminile Stage 1 - Hopefully better legs tomorrow for another tough stage
July 5 - Giro d'Italia Femminile Prologue - Are we racing or aren't we? Who knows.

Emma's racing exploits in 2002

July 21 - Giro del Casentino - Italy
July 20 - GP Carnevale d'Europa - Italy
July 5-14 - 13th Giro d'Italia Femminile - Italy
June 21-23 - Giro del Trentino Alto Adige e Sud Tirolo - Italy
June 15 - 15th Coppa delle Nazioni - Italy
June 1 - 4th Trofeo Riviera della Versilia - Massarossa, Italy
May 17-26 - Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin - France
May 12 - 3rd Trofeo Guareschi Prodotti Ittici - Parma, Italy
May 11 - 16th Giro del Friuli - Fruili, Italy
March 10 - World Cup #2 - Hamilton City, New Zealand
March 4-6 - Tour de Snowy - Australia (Emma's first big win with the AIS)
March 3 - World Cup #1 - Cooma - Thredbo, Australia