Tinkoff-Saxo is proud to officially announce that Peter Sagan will join the team in 2015. The Slovak star and Tinkoff-Saxo have signed a 3-year contract with the shared ambition of further strengthening the team and taking the career of the three-time green jersey winner to an even higher level. Bjarne […]
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Saxo Bank to continue as co-title sponsor of Tinkoff-Saxo in 2015
Saxo Bank will continue its involvement with Tinkoff-Saxo as co-title sponsor in 2015. The trading and investment specialist and the team have decided to continue the partnership for another year. Saxo Bank’s support will significantly help reinforce the strategy and ambitious goals that Team Owner Oleg Tinkov and Team Manager […]
Number one Valverde redeems himself
August 2, 2014 | Madrid Alejandro Valverde wins Clásica de San Sebastián for the second time in his career, takes lead in WorldTour ranking after tenth success in 2014 -27th for Movistar Team this year- The best way for Alejandro Valverde (Movistar Team) to reassert his enormous quality after a […]
Tinkoff-Saxo informed about provisional suspension of Roman Kreuziger
Saturday 2nd of August, Tinkoff-Saxo was informed by Roman Kreuziger about the UCI Anti-doping Commission’s decision to provisionally suspend him, based on their assumption that his future race results are “likely to be affected by the asserted anti-doping rule violations”. Consequently, Roman Kreuziger will not take part in Tour de […]
Sixteen World-Class Professional Cycling Teams Confirmed to Participate in 2014 USA Pro Challenge
UCI ProTeams BMC Racing Team, Cannondale Pro Cycling, Team Garmin-Sharp, Tinkoff-Saxo and Trek Factory Racing to Take on the Colorado Rockies in August Denver (July 21, 2014) – Taking place August 18-24, 2014, the 2014 USA Pro Challenge will feature 16 of the world’s top professional cycling teams. Led by UCI […]
Italian sprinter Nizzolo extends through 2016
25-year-old Giacomo Nizzolo has extended his contract with the Trek Factory racing team through the end of 2016. The Italian rider, who sprinted no less than four times to second place in this year’s Giro d’Italia, has been a professional since 2011 and has shown solid progression every year. Giacomo Nizzolo: […]
Marco Haller stage winner in Austria / Mountains jersey for Maxim Belkov
Katusha’s Marco Haller won the 8th and last stage of the 66th Tour of Austria. In the pouring rain Haller was the fastest sprinter in the streets of Vienna ahead of Jacopo Guarnieri (Astana) and Raymond Kreder (Garmin-Sharp). It is the first Austrian stage win in this race since 2008. […]
Vandewalle, Sergent go one-two in Tour of Austria time trial
Belgium time trial champion Kristof Vandewalle flew around the 24.10-kilometer time trial course, the penultimate stage at the Tour of Austria, and crossed the finish in a time of 27:50 (51.94 kph). He set a tough target to beat and only teammate Jesse Sergent would come closest to knocking Vandewalle […]
PAEZ 2ND, LONGO 7TH IN SOLID DOLOMITI SUPERBIKE DISPLAY
i.idroDRAIN-Bianchi Team enjoyed another good performance on Saturday July 12th at the Dolomiti Superbike, demanding 119 km marathon race around Villabassa (Bolzano, Northern Italy). Colombian Leonardo Paez was a strong runner-up on the day, surrendering only to Ilias Periklis after managing to stay at the sharp end for most of […]
SILVER MEDAL FOR MARTINELLI AND NORTHWAVE AT ITT EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Northwave’s Italian athlete Davide Martinelli, took the silver medal at the ITT Under 23 European Championships, in Nyon (Switzerland), on Friday July 11th. The Italian rider, equipped with Extreme Tech Plus shoes, posted a time of 34:19 over the 26,9 Km course, 0:24 behind gold medallist Swiss Stefan Küng, whilst […]