Key points : – The world champion Alejandro Valverde, the Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas and many other pedalling stars have arrived in Japan for the 6th edition of the Tour de France Saitama Criterium and a bit of tourism.– Saturday, on the eve of the race, they will […]
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SAITAMA CRITÉRIUM 2018 : D-5 INFO
Key points : – Welsh rider Geraint Thomas heads the entry list of riders preparing for the trip to Japan for edition six of the Tour de France Saitama Critérium, five years after his first participation.– As is the case every year, the riders will compete in front of a […]
Versatile Mezgec to stay with Mitchelton-SCOTT through 2020
2017 Slovenian triple champion Luka Mezgec has extended his contract with Australian UCI WorldTour team Mitchelton-SCOTT until the end of the 2020 season. A Giro d’Italia stage winner in 2014 Mezgec joined the GreenEDGE set up in 2016 and has proven to be a valuable and versatile addition, not only […]
Partnership with Splunk to improve race performance and results with data analytics
SAN FRANCISCO – October 30, 2018 – Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLK), delivering actions and outcomes from the world of data, today announced its global partnership with Trek-Segafredo men and women road teams. The partnership kicks off January 1, 2019 when Splunk will provide both teams and Trek HQ with actionable […]
Dr. Luis Garcia del Moral Granted a Reduced Sanction for Cooperation in CAS Case
Colorado Springs, Colo. (October 26, 2018) –The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced today that Dr. Luis Garcia del Moral, a former team doctor for the U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling team and a Spanish physician who formerly practiced sports medicine, has been granted a reduced period of ineligibility that […]
Le Coq Sportif becomes Movistar Team’s newest partner
26th October 2018The french sport brand, historically related to cycling, has signed an agreement with the Telefónica-backed squad to be the sponsor of its lifestyle equipmentle coq sportif’s savoir faire and the long relationship with cycling and the Tour de France have made of the French firm the new sponsor […]
Valverde enters the Vélo d’Or legend
26th October 2018 – Picture: Photo Gomez Sport World Champion from Movistar Team recognized by international press, 25 years after first winner Miguel Indurain. A picture for the history books. The end of the technical meeting held by the Movistar Team in Pamplona this week was crowned by the Blues […]
2018 season for Astana Team: from podium to podium
Astana Pro Team has officially closed its 2018 cycling season. The last race of the year became the UCI WorldTour event Gree-Tour of Guangxi, passed by Astana on a very high level: Sergei Chernetskii took a solid third podium place in the final general classification, while Astana won the team […]
Open letter to the World Anti-Doping Agency from MPCC
The Movement for a Credible Cycling (MPCC)’s General Assembly met on this October 24th and adresses an open letter to the World Anti-Doping Agency. In this letter, MPCC highlights the consequences of a situation which hurts the whole world of sport and question the very foundations of the international rules […]
USADA Statement regarding CAS Decision to issue lifetime sanctions to Johan Bruyneel and Pedro Celaya Lemaza, along with increased sanction for Pepe Marti
Colorado Springs, Colo. (October 24, 2018) –The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) welcomes today’s decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to issue lifetime sanctions to Johan Bruyneel and Dr. Pedro Celaya Lemaza, as well as increase the sanction for Pepe Marti, for their involvement in the U.S. […]