Cycling News — Rachele Barbieri

Sunday, July 10, 2022 After three top-ten finishes, Rachele Barbieri unleashed a powerful sprint Sunday to secure her spot on the podium on the final stage of the tour. Giro d’ Italia Donne culminated with a 90.5km stage from Abano Terme to Padova. Without the mountainous terrain of the previous stages, it was destined to be a bunch sprint. In the final kilometers, Liv Racing Xstra teammates positioned Barbieri toward the front of the bunch. With good position, Barbieri launched a powerful early sprint. One rider went around in the final meters, but Barbieri held on for second place. “I...

Monday, May 16, 2022 After a fast race with several breakaway attempts, Liv Racing Xstra rode smart and strong to deliver Rachele Barbieri to the finish for her second win of the season. Omloop der Kempen consisted of 122 flat kilometers with the start and finish in Veldhoven. Anticipating a bunch sprint, Liv Racing Xstra brought a powerful squad to the start line. The team took control of the peloton and put together a formidable lead out in the final kilometers of the race, enabling Barbieri to finish off the work by securing the victory aboard the Langma Advanced SL Disc. “I am...

Monday, May 9, 2022 Liv Racing Xstra kicked off a busy month of racing Saturday with GP Eco Struct, a Belgian one-day race. Rachele Barbieri made her return to the road after a couple weeks on the track and secured a podium finish, sprinting to second place. The GP Eco-Struct’s 136.4 flat kilometers consisted of five laps of 21.6km each and ended with four local laps of 7.1km. After a few breakaway attempts, the peloton came back together with just under 3km to go. Liv Racing Xstra rider Rachele Barbieri was positioned well in the final straight and powered to...

Monday, March 7, 2022 Rachele Barbieri sprinted to the win on the final stage of the 3-day Bloeizone Fryslân Tour in Drachten, the Netherlands. The three-stage Bloeizone Fryslân Tour – former known as the Healthy Ageing Tour – was the first race of 2022 in the Netherlands. Beginning Thursday, March 3 with a 14.4 km individual time trial, Liv Racing Xstra put down a solid start with two riders in the top-20. On Friday’s 135 km stage from Eastermar to Bakkeveen, Rachele Barbieri rode strong and finished fifth in the final sprint. The third and final stage consisted of a 139 km circuit around...