19th September 2018 Young (27), yet experienced French rider to cover fundamental area for Jorge Sanz-led squad with her world-class sprinting abilitiesThe Movistar Team confirmed Wednesday that Roxane Fournier (Sannois, Val d’Oise, FRA; 1991) has signed a contract for the 2019 season with Jorge Sanz’s squad, and will be a […]
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Yates wins first Grand Tour and the first for an Australian-owned men’s team
26-year-old Simon Yates has rolled across the line in Madrid to claim his maiden Grand Tour at the La Vuelta a Espana, creating history in the process as the first Grand Tour victory for an Australian-owned team, Mitchelton-SCOTT. After winning three stages and wearing the Maglia Rosa for 13 days […]
A Vuelta of contrasting results for the Movistar Team
16th September 2018 Telefónica-backed squad – into fight for overall podium until final mountain stage – steps onto Cibeles’ podium as winners of team GC for tenth time in their trajectory, conquer Points jersey + 2 stage wins with perennial reference Alejandro Valverde (5th)Briton Simon Yates (MTS) claimed overall honours […]
Viviani and Yates take the glory in Madrid
September 16 th 2018 The final stage of La Vuelta 18 ended with the usual and spectacular bunch sprint in Madrid. Elia Viviani (Quick-Step Floors) proved again he was the fastest with a third stage victory, ahead of the World champion Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek-Segafredo). Simon Yates […]
Victorious Mas bounces back on Vuelta a España podium
The prodigious climber of Quick-Step Floors is set to become the youngest rider in 15 years to finish the race in the top three 15-Sep-2018: Enric Mas went all-in on the penultimate day of the Vuelta a España, throwing caution to the wind with more than 20 kilometers to go […]
Pinot wins, Yates rules
September 14 th 2018 Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ) claimed on Friday his second summit victory of La Vuelta 18 after an intense ascent up the Coll de la Rabassa. The French climber doubles down one week after his win at Lagos de Covadonga. Second of the stage, Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) is […]
Another victory for Alaphilippe
Four days after winning the Tour of Britain, the Frenchman powered to his 11th success of the year, on Tour de Slovaquie stage 1 13-Sep-2018: Quick-Step Floors made it two in a row at the five-day race, where Julian Alaphilippe – who is going ahead with his World Championships preparation […]
Jelle Wallays has won the 18th stage of the Vuelta after a thrilling finale.
September 13 th 2018 After being part of a three-rider breakaway for 183 kilometres long, Wallays managed to hold off one of the remaining escapees and a chasing peloton by only a few seconds! As soon as the flag dropped, Jelle Wallays attacked and got company from Sven Eryk Bystrøm […]
ENVE announces an Upgrade Program that makes getting on a pair of premium level, U.S.-made wheels easier than ever
The Upgrade Program allows customers to trade in a pair of ENVE or non-ENVE carbon wheels and receive an upgrade credit toward any SES, M Series or G Series wheelset. Running until December 31st, the Upgrade Program will give an upgrade credit of $1,000 for an ENVE wheelset trade-in, or […]
Jakub Mareczko to Add Sprint Dimension to Continuum Sports Roster
13 September, 2018, Santa Rosa, California (USA) Continuum Sports will welcome Italian sprint sensation Jakub Mareczko to the roster in 2019, General Manager Jim Ochowicz announced today. The 24-year-old’s sprinting prowess will diversify the team’s roster and allow the team to be competitive in sprint stages throughout the season, Ochowicz […]