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Nizzolo seizes victory in Abu Dhabi stage one

The blustery winds made for a sketchy ending to stage one in the Abu Dhabi tour Thursday, a perfect scenario for Giacomo Nizzolo, one of the best positioning unpredictable bunch finishes, and he easily held off John Degenkolb (Giant-Alpecin) and Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data) to take the win. “This is […]

Valverde to stay with Movistar Team through 2019

20 October 2016 ‘Bala’ adds two further seasons to current contract with Eusebio Unzué’s squad, will reach 39 years old -17 seasons as pro- with the same team he’s defended since joining in 2005The Movistar Team confirms on Thursday that Alejandro Valverde (Las Lumbreras, ESP; 1980) has re-signed with the […]

Carlos Barbero joins Movistar Team

19 October 2016 25-year-old Spanish sprinter takes leap towards WorldTour with Movistar Team on two-season contract, after five years in Conti squadsThe Movistar Team is pleased to announce on Wednesday that Carlos Barbero (Burgos, ESP; 1991) will be part of its squad in 2017 and 2018. Barbero’s arrival marks Eusebio […]

2017 Tour de France Route Announced

Key points:– 30 years after the 1987 Grand Départ in Berlin, the Tour will start in the German city of Düsseldorf and later head to Belgium and Luxembourg.– The course of the 2017 Tour de France will feature France’s five mountain ranges. Tour favourites will go head-to-head on steep gradients. […]