Lampre-Merida Team, Mirko Selvaggi and Natnael Berhane to the start of “the falling dead leaves” Classic. Ten Northwave riders equipped with Extreme shoes are set to line up for the 110th edition of “Il Lombardia”, taking place on Saturday October 1st on the 240 km distance from Como to Bergamo, […]
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Etixx – Quick-Step to Gran Piemonte
Fernando Gaviria will lead the team at the century-old Italian one-day race 28-Sep-2016: Victorious two weeks ago in the Grand Prix Impanis-Van Petegem, Fernando Gaviria returns to action at the 100th edition of Gran Piemonte, a race won by some of cycling’s biggest champions, from Costante Girardengo to Alfredo Binda […]
Gallopin to Ride Lombardia
Last year, Tony Gallopin finished as seventh in the Giro di Lombardia and this year Lotto Soudal returns with ambition. The race of the falling leaves is the last race of the World Tour. The 110th edition will be ridden on Saturday first October, it is 240 kilometres long and […]
Erviti, Sutherland, Anacona, Rojas re-sign
28 September 2016 Four of the Movistar Team’s most valuable domestiques extend contracts beyond 2016; reinforce talented, all-terrain roster managed by Eusebio Unzué for next seasonMovistar Team announces on Wednesday that Imanol Erviti, Rory Sutherland, Winner Anacona and José Joaquín Rojas have all signed new contracts that will keep them […]
BMC Racing Team Wrap Up UCI WorldTour Season at Il Lombardia
28 September, 2016, Santa Rosa, California (USA) BMC Racing Team is set to conclude the UCI WorldTour season by taking a strong eight-rider team to Il Lombardia this Saturday, 1 October. Sports Director Max Sciandri highlighted the many cards that BMC Racing Team can play at the final Monument race […]
Zubeldia and Didier extend with Trek-Segafredo
Basque cyclist Haimar Zubeldia, 39, has agreed to a one-year contract extension, and Luxembourger Laurent Didier, 32, has inked a two-year deal, securing both Trek-Segafredo long-standing teammates for the 2017 season. Zubeldia, who will enter his 20th season as a professional at the age of 40 next year, has shown […]
BMC Racing Team Welcomes Francisco Ventoso in 2017
27 September, 2016, Santa Rosa, California (USA) Former Spanish national road race champion Francisco Ventoso will join BMC Racing Team in 2017, General Manager Jim Ochowicz confirmed today. Ventoso, 34, is the third addition to BMC Racing Team’s 2017 roster and strengthens both the grand tour and classics’ teams, Ochowicz […]
RACE PREVIEW: SEPTEMBER 26 – OCTOBER 4 Giant Alpecin
MILANO-TORINO (1.HC)Team Giant-Alpecin lines up for the second of three Italian races this week at Milano-Torino. The 97th edition will take place on Wednesday 28th September on an almost identical course to the last year’s race, relatively steady and flat until the final 25km, where two sharp climbs will effectively […]
Felline extends contract with Trek-Segafredo
Fabio Felline and Trek-Segafredo agreed on a one-year contract extension through the end of 2018. The 26-year-old Italian has been with the team since 2014, and in that time he has developed into an adamant all-rounder, his green jersey at this year’s Vuelta being the most conspicuous example of his […]
Tinkoff lines up at trio of Italian races in search of late season success
Three different Tinkoff line-ups will tackle three separate Italian one-day races this week, with Tre Valli Varesini kicking off the action on Tuesday, followed by Milano-Torino and Giro del Piemonte on Wednesday and Thursday respectively. Fresh from his recent overall victory at the Giro della Toscana, racing for the Italian […]