cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
The Columbia-HTC Women's Team concluded a successful season in 2009 with 46 total wins. The team's director Ronny Lauke had nothing but praise for his riders, including Ina Teutenberg, Judith Arndt, Linda Villumsen and Kim Anderson. "I'm very proud of the riders for what they achieved, both as a team and in terms of the winning results," said sports director Lauke. "If you look back...
cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
The Columbia-HTC women's team will be going all out to reclaim the number one spot in the world next year after being beaten by Cervélo TestTeam in 2009. It was the first time in three seasons that Bob Stapleton's squad missed out on the accolade and despite a series of crashes that robbed Judith Arndt of valuable race days, the team are looking to strengthen with the signing of Noemi Cantele...
cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | 08/23/2009
Judith Arndt, who placed third in both the road race and time trial at the 2008 World championships, will lead the German women's team at this year's World championships in Mendrisio, Switzerland, September 22 to 27. On Sunday the German Cycling Federation (BDR) released its long list of riders who will represent the country in the road race and time trial events. Nine women have been named, of whom...
cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | 07/12/2009
Judith Arndt crashed and broke her upper arm in the Giro Donne stage race Saturday in Italy. It was the Columbia-HTC rider's the third broken bone of the season. Arndt, 32, was second overall in the race when she crashed during stage eight. Medics took her to to the hospital, where x-rays confirmed the break. She is scheduled to return to Germany Sunday for further examinations. There is no indication...
Podium Cafe (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Today is the last stage of the race, and there's not a lot to say. Eight circuits round the Naples suburb of Grumo Nevano followed by Ina Teutenberg leading the sprint home. Maybe that's why they only put in two flat stages this year. I had been half hoping these last few days that Judith Arndt would pull back enough time and bonuses to make it a real possibility that this race, just like the men's...
VeloNews (Free subscription) | 07/09/2009
Columbia-HTC's Judith Arndt won stage 6 of the GiroDonne (the women's Giro d'Italia) on Thursday, the team's third stage win so far. Cervelo TestTeam's Claudia Hausler took the overall lead, but the win for Arndt moved her into second and teammate Mara Abbot is now in third. Arndt and Abbott formed part of a five-rider attack that went clear on the second major climb of stage 6 from Cerro al Volturno...
Podium Cafe (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
To carry on from where I left off last time. This wasn't planned as an extensive preview, it just developed from a few notes I made for myself while reading up on the teams. I may be wrong at times, feel free to add and correct. AUSTRALIA NAZIONALE Carlee Taylor Tiffany Cromwell Belinda Goss Amber Halliday Lauren Kitchen Shara Gillon Chloe Hosking Myfanwy Galloway The Australians regularly bring a...
VeloNews (Free subscription) | 06/15/2009
Judith Arndt (Columbia-Highroad) won Sunday’s finale and secured the overall at the four-day Iurreta-Emakumeen Bira in Spain. After Columbia-Highroad teammate Mara Abbott and rival Claudia Hausler of Germany had attacked on the last climb, Arndt powered across to the two stage leaders on a dangerous rain-soaked descent. Arndt then outpowered Hausler in the final sprint for the line in the town...
USA Cycling (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
Long regarded as one of the top American cyclists of her generation, Amber Neben captured the most significant victory of her career on Wednesday with a world title in the women's time trial. Neben outpaced Austria's Christiane Soeder and Germany's Judith Arndt to claim the rainbow jersey - the fourth for Americans in 2008. Her performance also marked the first time a country claimed Olympic gold and...
Shanghaiist (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Jim Buzinski of Outsports.com reports that out of the record 10,708 athletes attending the Beijing Olympics, only 10 of them are openly gay — and all of them are women except for Australian diver Matthew Mitcham . The nine out women are: Judith Arndt (Germany, cycling), Imke Duplitzer (Germany, fencing), Gro Hammerseng and Katja Nyberg (Norway, handball and a lesbian couple), Natasha Kai (U.S.,...
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