Team Empella

British cycling team specialising in CycloCross

[Team Empella @TeamEmpella]

Getting closer to that top 30 🙌🤩

[British Cycle Sport @VeloUK]

TODAY: UCI World Cup Cyclocross Dublin - Podium for Zoe Backstedt!

WOMEN
1. Lucinda Brand
3. Zoe Backstedt
20. Imogen Wolff
21. Anna Kay
32. Alderney Baker
34. Alice Colling
35. Elena Day
39. Xan Crees
41. Rebecca Woodvine

MEN
15. Cameron Mason

Under 23 Men
22. Luke Gibson

[Team Empella @TeamEmpella]

Can you spot our rider on this list?! 🤯🤩

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🏁 Entries for the first UCI World Cup of the season in 🇧🇪 Antwerpen. #CXWorldCup

[Team Empella @TeamEmpella]

ICYMI: Double 🥇 in South Shields!

Saturday morning @kate_eedy took over the series lead in the Vet Women’s after an exciting 2 up race out sprinting the winner from Rnd 1.

On Sunday @AlderneyBaker extended her lead in the Elite women’s series with yet another outright win💥

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2/2 👊👊

[British Cycling National Series @NationalSeries_]

Alderney Baker takes a huge solo victory 🙌🏆

She holds off Xan Crees by just 10 seconds in South Shields 👀

#NatCXTrophy

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What a finish to a brilliant race 🤩

[British Cycling National Series @NationalSeries_]

Alderney Baker wins in Derby! 🙌🏆

She outsprints the national champion while Xan Crees crashed out of the break on the final lap.

#NatCXTrophy

[Team Empella @TeamEmpella]

Our first ever Elite Women’s National WIN at our home event🥇 What more could we have asked for?!

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The way these ladies support each other is incredible whether they’re racing or not these last 2 pictures show that from them.

12 years difference between some of these riders but an atmosphere as if they’ve all known each other forever. 🩵

[Alderney Baker @AlderneyBaker]

Another year another crit around campus ✨ 1/2 races every year that bring so much emotion for me but I’ll keep racing this one for you as long as I can 💜Someday I’ll string together those last few laps but super proud of this ride either way.

📸 Gary Hibbert and Gina Ball

[Team Empella @TeamEmpella]

POV: how we’ve been feeling at races lately ⬇️

We’re still here and our girls are still smashing their races! There’s been wins, crashes, epic gravel adventures and more! Head over to our instagram to catch up with us and we’ll do our best to keep you updated over here too!

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Doesn’t this jersey look amazing?! 🔴⚪️🔵🤩

What an inspiration @kate_eedy is winning another National Championship!✨

A super smooth ride from the European Champion saw her lead from the start & and take an amazing win in Falkirk! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[Alderney Baker @AlderneyBaker]

The last 2 races of my CX season have come around fast 💥

Super grateful to everyone I work with for supporting my CX season & getting 2 of these beautiful bikes sorted for me 😍 Hopefully we’ll have a better race than my last of 2023!

[Natasha Reddy @NReddyCycling]

Nice to get the win at Macs memorial race, especially after a great battle with 2nd and 3rd all race! ☺️

[Team Empella @TeamEmpella]

Awesome that we could still have 3/3 entered riders on the start list this weekend with some awesome teamwork and kindness of those in the cyclocross community!

Thank you from our team to you all!

[Alderney Baker @AlderneyBaker]

What a week 🫣

THANK YOU to everyone that offered to help get me to the race and pit for me on Saturday. Although not the result I went for, I wouldn’t have gotten to the start line, without everyone’s support over the weekend.

#crossisboss

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What a ride! 💥

[Natasha Reddy @NReddyCycling]

Finished my first ever world champ🌈. I struggled a lot with the heat and it was a mentally and physically challenging day, but 87th in the world is crazy 🥹 luckily my bright orange helmet means I spot myself easily too!

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🥈 on the line today for @AlderneyBaker

A chain drop while in the lead group made her lose time and drop to 5th but a strong fight back through saw her storm back up to a podium place with a gap to 3rd place to finish! 👏

We’re excited to watch the season unfold for this one

[British Cycling National Series @NationalSeries_]

Competitors 🤝 friends

Alderney Baker and Ruby James share a moment after the race.

#NatCXTrophy #LoveMud

[Team Empella @TeamEmpella]

While Alison has been busy smashing the Masters Track World Championships this week 🥇🥇🥈🥈 @NReddyCycling has been settling into Italy for her first Gravel World Championships! 🇮🇹🌈

So great to see Tasha in GB kit after sone amazing races this summer! 🇬🇧

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A second world title this week for Alison after taking 🥇 in the Team pursuit at the Masters Track World Championships in Manchester!

[British Cycle Sport @VeloUK]

Podiums for day 3 of the World Masters Track Cycling Championships: Womens 40-44 Scratch race

[Alderney Baker @AlderneyBaker]

Normal weekend activities resumed!

Back to chasing some speedy ladies around grassy fields, pulling awful faces over hurdles & holding onto wheels for dear life 🥵

Not bad for the first UCI of the year. Content with 4th for now.

I know what I need to do 👊

📸 @echelon.sp

[Alderney Baker @AlderneyBaker]

So good to get back on the CX bikes yesterday for opening weekend 🤩 a bit of work to do to get things running smoothly but a good start 🥇

[Team Empella @TeamEmpella]

CX is officially back & it’s back with a bang!💥 A warm welcome back to WMCCL in the heat & our riders smashed it!

4 riders in the top 10 in the women’s race with a win for @AlderneyBaker 🏆, 4th and 5th for Melissa & @NReddyCycling & Ingrid 10th in her first race as a junior!

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Tell me it’s September without telling me it’s September 🤪

#crossisback #crossisboss #WMCCL