The Belgian team of Jean-François Bourlart started the World Championships weekend in a sensational way. British rider Zoe Bäckstedt became junior world champion on the American course in Fayetteville and was imitated two hours later by Belgian rider Joran Wyseure in the U23 category. Thanks to exemplary teamwork, Emiel Verstrynge […]

Colombian 2nd in bunch sprint, Ulissi and Covi top-10 in France Sunday 30 January, 2022 Sebastian Molano came within a whisker of victory at the Trofeo Playa de Palma with second place in the final race of the Challenge Mallorca series behind Arnaud De Lie (Lotto Soudal). The 27-year old […]

Valverde’s brilliance intact! First 2022 win in Mallorca January 29th, 2022 Spanish ‘campionissimo’ – well supported by Blue team-mates all day – crowns excellent start to the season with 131st career victory with unstoppable sprint on slopes of Mon PortThe best possible way to crown a splendid first week of […]

American 2nd to Valverde at Trofeo Pollença – Port d’Andratx Saturday 29 January, 2022 Brandon McNulty put in another strong performance to take 2nd place at the Trofeo Pollença – Port d’Andratx (170.1km). The 23-year old was able to find a quick turn of speed on the final 2km rise […]

On the penultimate day of the Mallorca Challenge, a 170km route from Pollença to Andratx was to provide for the day’s racing, ending with a 2km final climb that was up to 15 per cent steep. With 40km of road left, the peloton had been whittled down to about 50 […]

Key points: Ø The 11th edition of the Tour of Oman will be held from February 10th to 15th, returning to the international calendar after a two-year hiatus.Ø A balanced route with opportunities for fast riders, attackers and climbers, it will see the peloton climb up the iconic Jabal Al […]

First week of February brings our team’s first outing of the season. 28-Jan-2022: Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl is set to race for the first time in the team’s 20-year history in Saudi Arabia. After a one-year hiatus, the Saudi Tour is back and will take place on a star-shaped course showcasing […]

This Thursday, Eritrean Biniam Girmay offered the first success of the season for Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux, dominating a sprint of strong men on the Trofeo Alcudia (1.1, 27/01), the second one-day race of the Mallorca Challenge. Girmay, 21, concluded the formidable teamwork of the men led by Aike Visbeek and Pieter […]

2nd for the South African in Trofeo Alcúdia Challenge Mallorca – Thursday 27 January, 2022 Ryan Gibbons came within inches of taking the second victory in as many days for UAE Team Emirates, just being edged out in a tight sprint in the Trofeo Alcudia (173.2km) won by Biniam Girmay […]

Ulissi captains team in south of France Gp La Marseillaise – Thursday 27 January, 2022 UAE Team Emirates will kick-off the new year with their first races on French soil with the Grand Prix Cycliste la Marseillaise [1.1] on 30 January followed by the Etoile de Bessèges (2.1) from 2-6 […]