The Belgian reached a new agreement with the team for which he’s been riding since 2011, when he turned pro. Julien Vermote will continue in the colors of Etixx – Quick-Step next season, after the two parties have struck a deal on Thursday. A former winner of Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, […]
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BMC Racing Team Head Stateside for Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah
29 July 2016, Santa Rosa, California (USA) BMC Racing Team will race stateside next week as an eight-rider squad line up on Monday for the first of seven stages at the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah. Sports Director Jackson Stewart said racing on home soil always gives the riders […]
Etixx – Quick-Step to Clasica San Sebastian
First World Tour one-day race of the summer will see a strong team, with many cards to play, line up at the start 27-Jul-2016: This year, San Sebastian is the European Capital of Culture, and among the hundreds of events which it stages, there’s also the Clasica San Sebastian, one […]
BMC Racing Team to Defend Ride London Classic Title
27 July 2016, Santa Rosa, California (USA) BMC Racing Team will be looking for repeat success in London on Sunday when a strong six-rider squad, including 2015 winner Jempy Drucker, lines up at the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Classic. Sports Director Max Sciandri is confident in the ability of the whole BMC […]
BMC Racing Team Targets Clásica Ciclista San Sebastian Victory
26 July 2016, Santa Rosa, California (USA) BMC Racing Team will bring a strong eight-rider roster to the UCI WorldTour one-day race Clásica Ciclista San Sebastian this Saturday, 30 July. Sports Director Yvon Ledanois said the team has multiple options given the difficulty of the course. “Clásica Ciclista San Sebastian […]
Tour de Wallonie: Trentin takes stage four, Meersman extends lead
Etixx – Quick-Step put in a flawless display on the penultimate stage and made another step towards winning the GC 26-Jul-2016: A smiling and confident Gianni Meersman came at the start line in Aubel for stage four of the Tour de Wallonie, determined to do everything he could in order […]
Giant Alpecin to Clasica San Sebastian August 2
The first race for Team Giant-Alpecin after the whirlwind of the Tour de France is the one-day race Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian. This 220.2km race favors Warren Barguil (FRA), a rider well suited to this type of course as he finished in ninth place last year. Coach Arthur van Dongen […]
Boonen wins Tour de Wallonie stage 1
A fantastic sprint helped the 35-year-old take his first victory of the season, less than 24 hours after extending his contract 23-Jul-2016: Tom Boonen is back to winning ways, following a thrilling uphill finish on the inaugural day of the Tour de Wallonie, where he displayed his power and motivation […]
Etixx – Quick-Step and Tom Boonen together in 2017 and Retiring
Multiple Monument winner and former World Champion, the Belgian will continue with the team next season 22-Jul-2016: Tom Boonen, Etixx – Quick-Step and Paris-Roubaix. Three names which will be forever linked, indivisible one from another, and which are poised to write a new chapter next season, as the 35-year-old Belgian […]
Tour de France Stage 17: Porte Shows Form on Summit Finish
20 July, 2016, Finhaut Emosson(SUI) Richie Porte dug deep to attack just before the final kilometer on the summit finish of stage 17, crossing the line in tenth place and moving up to sixth on the General Classification. The first stage after the rest day proved to be a tough […]