Finnish sprinter completes fantastic team effort in Mallorca Lotta Henttala kick-started EF Education-Oatly’s European racing campaign with a perfectly timed sprint to win the Trofeo Marratxi-Felanitx in Mallorca The team showed great fight and spirit after a crash took down several riders including Alison Jackson, and Cédrine Kerbaol. Both escaped with minor scrapes and were able to get up and continue the race with Alison and Cédrine going down and we all had to chase from that and use energy,” Lotta said at the finish “We played the poker game and in the sprint I just told the riders to stick to the left-hand side because we had the horsepower It was going fast on the right and there was a little bit of panic but we were coming faster and we passed them at the final roundabout We executed the plan so it’s super nice,” a jubilant Lotta said at the line Lotta was expertly positioned and had enough speed in her legs to blast down the finishing straight and take the victory this is the first time it’s happened in my career so Sport director Carmen Small paid tribute to the riders’ patience “We really gambled that the other teams would chase for us and we just needed to play it cool because the gap to the break gradually came down We had a good tactic for the sprint and the girls were able to execute exactly what we talked about Lotta HenttalaLotta has been racing bikes on the world’s biggest stage for nearly a decade. She has 26 professional wins to her name, including Gent-Wevelgem and Dwars Door Vlaanderen. She has won Finland’s elite road and time trial national championships a combined dozen times in her career. It’s safe to say that Lotta is an experienced racer. She is a sprinter who excels in one day races, like the cobbled classics. Her ability to both ride aggressively and read a race make her a formidable opponent. The expertise she has developed over the years is invaluable to her teammates. Lotta stepped away from the professional peloton in 2022 when her son was born but she knew she wasn’t finished with the sport and eagerly returned to bike racing in 2023. In 2024, she won the first stage of the Vuelta a Burgos Feminas in a bunch kick. This year, Lotta will focus first on the spring classics and then will target the Tour de France Femmes. Lotta’s love of cycling and sports in general runs deep. She imagines that if she had not become a professional racer, she would be a sports teacher in Finland. On top of racing and training, she is currently studying to be a physiotherapist. Maggie Coles-Lyster third in season opening European road race Lotta Henttala (EF Education-Oatly) waited for the final corner with under 300 metres to go and sprinted to victory at Trofeo Marratixi-Felanitx in Mallorca There was no chance for anyone to match the powerful acceleration Chiara Consonni (Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto) going second and Maggie Coles-Lyster (Human Powered Health) taking third The Finnish sprinter lined up behind her EF Education-Oatly teammates in the final kilometers and jettisoned to victory scoring another big win for the team after Noemi Rüegg’s stage and overall win at the Santos Tour Down Under including Alison Jackson and Cédrine Kerbaol but they suffered only minor scrapes and were able to celebrated with Henttala at the finish with Alison and Cédrine going down and we all had to chase from that and use energy I just told the riders to stick to the left-hand side because we had the horsepower," she said in a team statement "It was going fast on the right and there was a little bit of panic but we were coming faster We executed the plan so it’s super nice." Trofeo Marratixi-Felanitx kicked off three days of racing at Challenge Mallorca Femenina as well as the women's European road racing calendar A warm day coloured by blue sky and green palm trees to welcomed the peloton to Mallorca five ProTeams and a Spanish national team headed from Marratxi for 129.1 of rolling kilometres at the second edition 1.1 race Afghanistan national champion Fariba Hashimi (Ceratizit Pro Cycling) Monica Castagna (top Girls Fassa Bortolo) and Julie Sap (Velopro-Alphamotorhomes) formed the break of the day the group gaining 3:35 on the peloton just beyond the half-way point of the race.  but began to exchange looks once passing a special sprint at Ses Salines with 23km to go Cofids and Movistar were pushing the chase the Afghanistan champion made a move on long Castagna amd Sap rejoined as the peloton bore down 25 second behind with the slight rise to Ca s'Hereu Mas providing the third and final QOM points The peloton was still spread across the wide road with 10km to go but the sprint teams began to shift to the front with the breakaway riders in clear view ahead but received no collaboration to continue the flight at the front their efforts absorbed into the peloton on the approach to the final short climb and 8km to go Aurela Nerlo (Winspace Orange Seal) galloped ahead to take the mountain points and a tailwind helped her stretch the solo attack to about 10 seconds for the next 3km There was no panic from the sprint teams which regrouped with ease.  Human Powered Health moved to the front with 3.5km to go straight path about to hit a rise in the next 1.5km and a roundabout to signal the entrance into the finish city.  EF Education's Henttala opened her sprint in the final left-hand corner Results powered by FirstCycling a sports marketing and public relations agency which managed projects for Tour de Georgia a Georgia non-profit to promote safe cycling She is proud to have worked in professional baseball for six years - from selling advertising to pulling the tarp for several minor league teams She has climbed l'Alpe d'Huez three times (not fast) Her favorite road and gravel rides are around horse farms in north Georgia (USA) and around lavender fields in Provence (France) FeaturedDavid López visits young players in Verge de Lluc and MarratxíOur academy graduate talked through his football journey with aspiring players Copy linkDavid López visited children who form part of the Fundació Reial Mallorca schools in Verge de Lluc and Marratxí on Tuesday Our academy star shared his experience in professional football with the young players He also answered all the questions of the children and took photographs and signed autographs for all those present The visit to Marratxí was attended by Councillor for Sports Juan Antonio Estarellas and Councillor for Social Services and Equality Elvira García who accompanied the sessions the Fundació Reial Mallorca continues to strengthen its commitment to the island by bringing the club closer to the different neighbourhoods and locals The trio will compete in the Trofeo Marratxí-Felanitx marking their debut with the Spanish squad are set to race for the first time in the team’s colors this weekend in Mallorca The riders recently concluded a training camp in Valencia which served as an “excellent introduction to the team’s culture and values.” According to the experienced Reusser the camp was “a fantastic opportunity to integrate into the team.”   the camp was an eye-opening experience: “The professionalism and motivation of both the riders and staff are inspiring The team has the perfect balance between being relaxed and professional also highlighted the warm and professional atmosphere of the team Coming from a larger team than Lloyd’s club-level background she appreciated Movistar’s approach: “I’m learning a lot from the team and that makes it even more exciting to start the season The training camp went super well—we did good blocks of training and testing The action kicks off with the Trofeo Marratxí-Felanitx part of a series of races on the Spanish island and Tota will line up for the first of three challenges Reusser noted that this will be her first race in a long time having concluded her 2024 season at the Vuelta a Burgos in May “It’s all about getting used to the new team and racing in general,” the Swiss cyclist said and it will be great to return to roads I know so well there might even be an opportunity for a result.”  On January 26th Movistar Team continues the Mallorca Challenge with the Trofeo Palma Femenina The final event in Mallorca is the Trofeo Binissalem-Andratx Paula Patiño and Sara Martin will take the start We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings we will not be able to save your preferences This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again This website uses Google Analytics to collect anonymous information such as the number of visitors to the site Keeping this cookie enabled helps us to improve our website Please enable Strictly Necessary Cookies first so that we can save your preferences A series of one-day Spanish races began for men in the 1990s, labelled Challenge Mallorca, and organisers added a women's series in 2024, Challenge Mallorca Femenina The second edition will again offer three consecutive days of UCI 1.1 racing on the large Mediterranean island from January 25 to 27 - Trofeo Marratix-Felanitx Trofeo Palma Femina and Trofeo Binissalem-Andratx Trofeo Marratix-Felanitx leads the trio of races on Saturday for 129.1km between the inland communities the terrain on the south-east of the island The opening day has a pair of category 4 climbs on rolling roads but is set up for sprinters with four intermediate sprints.  the Trofeo Palma Femina is a similar distance beginning with flat roads to the north-east of the Palma city centre The route returns to the north-west side of Mallorca's capital for two category 3 climbs in the final 25km and an uphill finish to Castell de Bellver Both climbs return from last year - the Coll des Grau (5.8km at 3.5%) and Coll de sa Creu (6.7km at 3.6%) The final race on Monday is the Trofeo Binissalem-Andratx 107.5km with a flat 40km circuit to the east of Binissalem and then a series of coastal climbs that lead to the steep 1.5km finish at Port d'Andratx The category 2 Coll den Claret lies between several uncategorised climbs and is followed by the category 3 Coll de sa Granola that is crested with just 12.5km remaining to the uphill finish Six Women's WorldTour teams are scheduled to compete - UAE Team ADQ Human Powered Health and Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto One Spanish national team will line in the field Each race has prizes for the final classification and special awards for the sprint special sprints and mountain classifications.  Travel technology provider Juniper the anchor tenant Telecoms firm Vodafone has launched a new data center on the Spanish island of Majorca The company this week announced the launch of a 140 sqm (1,500 sq ft) facility in Marratxí in the Raiguer region of the Balearic Island which provides technology for the likes of travel agents and tour operators is the main tenant of the facility after the company needed more capacity than the telco was providing from data centers in San Severo (Madrid) and Palma de Mallorca said: “It is pleasing to see the commitment that Vodafone acquires with Juniper in terms of quality and service certificates which is in line with the values ​​that Juniper incorporates into its products and services.” The eight racks that Juniper has in the Palma data center will be moved to the new site in Marratxí within a new room with capacity for 30 racks Vodafone said it aims to host more than 500 Juniper servers across its facilities “Vodafone has been present in Juniper's growth and international expansion for more than 15 years so having the opportunity to continue at its side is a challenge and at the same time a source of pride for us,” said Laura Galián director of Vodafone in the Balearic Islands As well as the data centers in San Severo and Palma Vodafone Spain operates a small facility in Murcia with capacity for 12 racks it is excellent news that Vodafone has chosen this enclave for its new data center a cutting-edge facility that reflects the quality of the service that this company offers to its clients.” Vodafone recently announced a deal with UK telecom investment firm Zegona to sell its Spanish business Data Centre Dynamics Ltd (DCD), 32-38 Saffron Hill, London, EC1N 8FH Email. [email protected]DCD is a subsidiary of InfraXmedia Human Powered Health’s Maggie Coles-Lyster is starting 2025 off right with a third place at the 2nd Trofeo Marratxi-Felanitx in Spain The 129.1km one-day race was won by Finland’s Lotta Henttala (EF Education-Oatly) with Chiara Consonni (CANYON//SRAM ZondaCrypto) slotting in second Maggie Coles-Lyster signed with WorldTeam HPH in August 2024 rider had a few tumultuous years team-wise after two teams she was on had financial difficulties—the Spanish ZAAF team and the doomed B&B Hotels squad A post shared by Human Powered Health Cycling (@hphcyclin the 25-year-old pro should be getting plenty of solid results this season Results powered by FirstCycling.com Get the digital edition of Canadian Cycling Magazine Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Lara Gillespie (UAE Team ADQ) has opened her 2025 road race season with a strong result in Mallorca The Irish rider was in the mix in the final sprint to the line that settled the Trofeo Marratxi-Felanitx (1.1) today with Gillespie and her team mates planting themselves close to the front in the final they were swamped when EF Education-Oatly came through very strongly to take the front at a roundabout just before the finish The damage done by the US-registered team saw gaps emerge at the front of the field with Gillespie and her team mates losing out and slipping back a little That meant Gillespie began her sprint among the riders approximately 10th to 20th on the road with her new team mate – 22-year-old Dutch rider Sofie van Rooijen – fairing a little better out of that final push and eventually finishing in 6th place The race was won by Finnish veteran Lotta Henttala (EF Education-Oatly) from Chiara Consonni (CANYON SRAM zondacrypto) and Maggie Coles-Lyster (Human Powered Health) In what was the opening road race of the season in Europe a four-rider breakaway still had four minutes in hand with about 40km to go but were brought back with relatively ease Gillespie’s team could be seen on the front doing some of the chasing and positioning the Irish rider and van Rooijen was also to the fore in the chase inside the final 20km for her new team Irish rider Aoife O’Brien was also in the race making her debut for DAS-Hutchinson and finishing in the bunch We’re determined to make stickybottle.com much better for your enjoyment So become a ‘Stickybottle Supporter’ now from just €5 per month We’ve grown our audience significantly in recent years but the advertising market has become harder and harder each year In order to survive and grow – and create much better content – we need to develop an income from our readers By signing up to become a ‘Stickybottle Supporter’ you’ll be helping to secure independent coverage of Irish cycling for years to come Every cent collected from readers will be used to directly fund content Sign Up In the final, Sreemanya continued her hot streak to clinch a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Georgina Satchell Hyderabad: Hyderabad tennis player A Sreemanya Reddy grabbed top honours in the Gaby Amengual’s Memorial Tour in women’s category in Open Marratxi, Mallorca, Spain on Sunday. In the final, the State player continued her hot streak to clinch a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Georgina Satchell. Prior to her win in the final, Sreemanya upset top seed Rosalina Elisabeth and third seed Lara Diaz Garcia in semifinal and quarterfinal clashes respectively. Results: Final: A Sreemanya Reddy bt Georgina Satchell 6-2, 7-5. Culture Trip has compiled a list of the best places to visit for a bargainous rummage in Mallorca It’s a great place to visit if you’re looking for second-hand clothes (especially kids’ stuff) Their excellent website details the various shops and there are also warehouses in other parts of the island selling larger items of furniture It’s a perfect opportunity to grab yourself a bargain while making a socially conscious contribution at the same time Fundació Deixalles, Carrer D’En Francesc Gomila, 4, 07500 Manacor, Illes Balears, Spain Sign up to our newsletter to save up to $800 on our unique trips See privacy policy http://instagram.com/p/BRY6NsiBDwz/?tagged=fundaciodeixalles Marratxi Flea Market is smaller and less established than the one at Consell It’s a bit more car boot sale than vintage treasure trove but that’s not to say you won’t strike gold Stalls stretch out on Carrer Conradors in the industrial estate with lots of vendors selling new kitchenware as well as the obligatory mountains of second-hand clothes and toys and are willing to rake through piles of stuff to find it You never know what you’re going to find under that pile of odd shoes Marratxi Flea Market, Carrer Conradors, 60, 07141 Marratxi, Illes Balears, Spain Not somewhere you would stumble across as a tourist – QUINT, on Calle de Blanquerna is a great vintage and second-hand clothing store about a 20-minute walk from the heart of Palma’s old town then this is the place for you – they have an excellent and authentic selection as well as rails and rails of other vintage items QUINT, Carrer de Blanquerna, 48, 07003 Palma, Illes Balears, Spain http://instagram.com/p/BQBSXYdD2tE/?taken-at=1025191735 A dyed-in-the-wool Londoner now firmly rooted among the cobbled streets of old town Palma de Mallorca left a piece of himself in Mexico some time in the last millennium and had a previous existence touring the world with a band you've probably never heard of Guides & Tips The Best European Cities to Visit in November See & Do The Best European Cities to Visit in September See & Do The Best European Cities to Visit in Autumn Food & Drink The 5 Best Food Markets in Madrid Architecture Spain’s Most Impressive Bullrings See & Do The Best European Cities to Visit in Summer Guides & Tips How to Spend the Perfect 24 Hours in Santander See & Do The Best European Cities to Visit in October See & Do The Best European Cities to Visit in July Guides & Tips The Best European Cities to Visit in December Guides & Tips How to Attend a Bullfight in Spain Sports The Most Epic Hiking Trails in Spain's Sierra Nevada US: +1 (678) 967 4965 | UK: +44 (0)1630 35000 tripssupport@theculturetrip.com © Copyright 2025 The Culture Trip Ltd