Eleven of the team’s riders are ready and motivated to kick-off their season this week. 26-Jan-2016: Trofeo Felanitx-Ses Salines-Campos-Porreres (176.8 km), Trofeo Pollença-Port de Andratx (153 km), Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana (143.9 km) and Trofeo Playa de Palma-Palma (161.5 km) are the four races scheduled in the second half of […]
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Lotto Soudal Mallorca
Yesterday, the eleven riders that are selected for the Challenge Mallorca (28 – 31 January) arrived on the Spanish island. Lotto Soudal has chosen the same approach as last year: no Tour de San Luis, no races in the Middle-East and a different composition of the team for Tour Down […]
Movistar Team Official Release Adriano Malori – Health Status
Movistar Team issues the following press release to inform on the latest news about the health status of its rider Adriano Malori. Italy’s Adriano Malori was moved on Monday to a specialised clinic in the city of Buenos Aires, with the aim of having more precise medical checks done on […]
Giant-Alpecin Training Accident Update 3
Team Giant-Alpecin reports that Warren Barguil (FRA), Fredrik Ludvigsson (SWE), Ramon Sinkeldam (NED) and Max Walscheid (GER) have left the hospital in Spain and are currently traveling home. “Warren is doing relatively well,” said team physician Anko Boelens (NED). “In France he will undergo an additional examination to determine whether […]
Movistar Team conquers San Luis again
24.1.2016 Dayer Quintana claims Latin America’s biggest race for the Blues -only team to secure two GC victories-, walks onto podium together with brother Nairo (3rd) after excellent collective performance -teams’ winners-, yet unfortunate due to Malori’s accident; Italian safely on path to recoveryNo challenges showed up during the 119km […]
Tinkoff squad on a good track after conclusion of Tour de San Luis
Tinkoff’s sport directors had positive comments on this first competition of the year which allowed to assess the form of its riders. Team leaders at the Argentinean race, Peter Sagan and Rafal Majka, have positively evaluated their performance in view of the season’s main goals. A 119 km final stage […]
ORICA-GreenEDGE finish Santos Tour Down Under with fourth stage win and overall title
ORICA-GreenEDGE has concluded the 2016 Santos Tour Down Under in spectacular style, taking out the final stage and overall title in Adelaide today. 21-year-old sprinter Caleb Ewan delivered for the third time this week by winning the final stage ahead of Mark Renshaw (Team Dimension Data) and Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek-Segafredo). […]
Porte delivers first WorldTour podium place for BMC Racing Team
24, January 2015, Adelaide (AUS) Richie Porte has finished second at the 2016 Santos Tour Down Under, delivering the first podium place for BMC Racing Team at a UCI WorldTour event for the season. Porte finished nine seconds behind race winner Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEDGE), which marks his second consecutive year […]
McCarthy takes fourth overall and wins young rider classification at Tour Down Under
Tinkoff’s young Australian rider wraps up Tour Down Under in fourth place overall and pulls on the green jersey after having scored his first ever stage victory in a WorldTour race. Favorable weather conditions and a huge crowd were the ideal setting for the closing stage of the 2016 Tour […]
MEDICAL UPDATE on Giant-Alpecin Training Accident
Six Team Giant-Alpecin riders were involved in a crash in training during the team training camp near Calpe, Spain, today. A medical update on the riders’ condition is provided below. Warren Barguil (FRA): fractured scaphoid; may require surgery but not yet determined. John Degenkolb (GER): successful surgery on a cut […]