Sports Director Pellicioli is in Colombia for tests and individual meetings. The team will be back to action on August 3rd at Tour of Utah, Cano in the Panamerican Games road race on July 25th. After the long wait they will fly to Puerto Banus for their first Vuelta a […]
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Six titles for Northwave at MTB National Champs
Over a long and busy weekend, successes for Dahle (Norway), Stirnemann (Switzerland), Avancini (Brazil), Stevkova (Slovakia), Monteiro (Portugal) and Di Veroli (Israel) Gunn-Rita Dahle (Multivan Merida), Kathrin Stirnemann (Haibike Pro Team), Henrique Avancini (Cannondale-Factory), Janka Stevkova (CK Epic Donay), Joana Monteiro and Angelo Di Veroli: Northwave earned six National MTB […]
Steegmans announces retirement from professional cyclng
Gert Steegmans has announced his immediate retirement from professional cycling today. The 34-year-old Belgian steps away from the sport after 13 years as a pro.Steegmans asked the management to be relieved of his contract and cites an absence of purpose to come back after several crashes and injuries as the […]
DSM’S DYNEEMA FIBER POWERS TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN’S SHORTS IN TOUR DE FRANCE
Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company and Team Giant-Alpecin today announced that the team’s riders will wear new protective cycling shorts in this year’s Tour de France. The new shorts feature a new fabric containing Dyneema® fiber to provide increased protection to the thighs. DSM and […]
TEN-DAY GIRO ROSA HAS IT ALL
Matera, Italy – 29 June, 2015 – Velocio-SRAM are ready to race in the 26th edition of the Giro Rosa, the longest women’s stage race on the calendar. The ten-day stage race from 3-12 July starts with a prologue and opening road stage in Slovenia, before moving to the roads […]
2015 Giro d’Italia Femminile
RACE PREVIEW: JUNE 29 – JULY 7GIRO D’ITALIA INTERNAZIONALE FEMMINILE (2.1) ORICA-AIS name eight-woman team for Giro Rosa ORICA-AIS has named the eight riders to line up for the Giro d’Italia Internazionale Femminile, the only women’s Grand Tour of the season, starting on Friday. The Australian outfit will field a […]
Valverde takes back his kingdom
Alejandro claims second Spanish champion jersey, seven years after Talavera; Jesús Herrada takes bronze for Movistar Team 1-3. Sensacional break by Imanol Erviti, more than 160km on frontFor the sixth time on a row -the last five, in Movistar Team colours-, Eusebio Unzué’s squad has dominated the road race of […]
GINGSJÖ SWEDISH CHAMPION
Team Tre Berg Bianchi’s rider clinched Road National title in Sollerön Alexander Gingsjö celebrating on Sollerön’s finish line (Credits Johan Linhart / Tre Berg). Click on the image to download the hi-resolution version. Free usage granted with credits Alexander Gingsjö is the new Road Swedish national champion. Tre Berg Bianchi’s […]
Van Garderen Is Dauphiné Runner-Up to Froome in Dauphine
Modane/Valfréjus, France – Tejay van Garderen of the BMC Racing Team came up 10 seconds shy in his bid to win the Critérium du Dauphiné Sunday as Chris Froome (Team Sky) soloed to win the final stage and the overall title. Van Garderen could not follow Froome’s attack in the […]
Van Garderen Regains Dauphiné Lead
Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc, France – Tejay van Garderen of the BMC Racing Team regained the overall lead on the penultimate day of the Critérium du Dauphiné Saturday by finishing runner-up to Chris Froome. Van Garderen and his BMC teammachine SLR01 arrived at the mountain-top finish 17 seconds after Froome and […]