Saitama (Japan), Sunday November 4th 2018. A month after conquering the rainbow jersey, Alejandro Valverde (Movistar Team) claimed the sixth edition of Le Tour de France Saitama Critérium. The World champion sprinted to victory after an exciting duel against the Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas (Team Sky). Yukiya Arashiro […]
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Veneto is eager to host 2019 European Cyclo-cross Champs
During the ongoing European CX event in Netherlands, next year’s edition took shape with six continental titles on stake in Italy’s Silvelle di Trebaseleghe The brand-new “Silvelle ‘19” – the European Cyclo-cross Championships to be held next year in Silvelle di Trebaseleghe (a small town in Padua nearby, Veneto, Northern […]
2019 Giro d’Italia Announced
The 2019 3,518 km Giro will include three time trials and five mountain finishes, with the final time trial in Verona on June 2 and the start in Bologna on May 11 The race will be entirely in Italy except for the finish of Stage 9. This year’s mountains will […]
Lachlan Morton signs with EF Pro Cycling
Lachlan Morton is back. From the 2019 season, the 26-year-old will be on board with EF Pro Cycling. Morton comes over to the team after two years with Dimension Data and prior to that he rode with US continental team Jelly Belly. His previous wins have included general classification at […]
SAITAMA CRITÉRIUM 2018 : D-2 INFO
Key points : – The world champion Alejandro Valverde, the Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas and many other pedalling stars have arrived in Japan for the 6th edition of the Tour de France Saitama Criterium and a bit of tourism.– Saturday, on the eve of the race, they will […]
SAITAMA CRITÉRIUM 2018 : D-5 INFO
Key points : – Welsh rider Geraint Thomas heads the entry list of riders preparing for the trip to Japan for edition six of the Tour de France Saitama Critérium, five years after his first participation.– As is the case every year, the riders will compete in front of a […]
Versatile Mezgec to stay with Mitchelton-SCOTT through 2020
2017 Slovenian triple champion Luka Mezgec has extended his contract with Australian UCI WorldTour team Mitchelton-SCOTT until the end of the 2020 season. A Giro d’Italia stage winner in 2014 Mezgec joined the GreenEDGE set up in 2016 and has proven to be a valuable and versatile addition, not only […]
Partnership with Splunk to improve race performance and results with data analytics
SAN FRANCISCO – October 30, 2018 – Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLK), delivering actions and outcomes from the world of data, today announced its global partnership with Trek-Segafredo men and women road teams. The partnership kicks off January 1, 2019 when Splunk will provide both teams and Trek HQ with actionable […]
Dr. Luis Garcia del Moral Granted a Reduced Sanction for Cooperation in CAS Case
Colorado Springs, Colo. (October 26, 2018) –The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced today that Dr. Luis Garcia del Moral, a former team doctor for the U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling team and a Spanish physician who formerly practiced sports medicine, has been granted a reduced period of ineligibility that […]
The 106th Edition of the Tour de France to Honor Eddy Merckx
On the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the first Tour victory of Eddy Merckx, the Grand Départ will be held in Brussels. The first stage, with start and finish in Brussels, is a sprint stage. The day after, a team time trial of 27 kilometres is scheduled in the […]