The Belgians Annelies Dom (30) and Kaat Van der Meulen (21) make the transfer from the Lensworld – Zannata team. The Dutch rider Puck Moonen (20) is now riding for Autoglas Wetteren. They all signed a contract for one season. Annelies Dom: “There are several reasons why I chose to […]
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From Team KATUSHA to KATUSHA-Alpecin.
Shampoo manufacturer Alpecin new title sponsor for Swiss WorldTour team. Team KATUSHA is happy to announce that the German company Alpecin joins the team as partner for the 2017 season. The team will be registered as a Swiss UCI WorldTour team. The clear transformation of Team KATUSHA, from a predominately […]
Three U23 Riders will become Pro at Lotto Soudal next year.
It are the Belgians Rémy Mertz (21) and Enzo Wouters (20) and the British rider James Callum Shaw (20). The past three seasons Mertz rode for Color Code – Arden ‘Beef’, Shaw and Wouters are now a member of the Lotto Soudal U23 team. They all signed a two-year contract. […]
Durbridge drives into the future with ORICA-BikeExchange
ORICA-BikeExchange has secured one of its biggest engines, West Australian Luke Durbridge, for the next two seasons. The former Australian road race champion, and only elite man to win the road race and time trial in the same year, is one of the ORICA-BikeExchange’s ‘big-three’ riders and a vital member […]
‘Heat Was Much More Of A Factor Than The Wind’ at UCI World Time Trial Championships
Doha, Qatar – Axeon Hagens Berman Cycling Team’s Neilson Powless was sixth, Geoffrey Curran was seventh and Eddie Dunbar finished ninth Monday at the Under 23 UCI Road World Time Trial Championships in Qatar. Racing in 93-degree (Fahrenheit) heat, Powless was one of the earlier starters in the 28.9-kilometer race. […]
Fernando Gaviria writes history in Paris-Tours
The 22-year-old became the first South American to win the race created in 1896 09-Oct-2016: Colombian prodigy Fernando Gaviria struck again, this time in his last race of the season in the Etixx – Quick-Step kit, winning the 110th edition of Paris-Tours with a bang and adding another big victory […]
Etixx – Quick-Step crowned TTT World Champion
After Valkenburg and Firenze, our team took the gold medals in Doha, following a masterful display in the Qatari desert 09-Oct-2016: Bob Jungels, Marcel Kittel, Yves Lampaert, Tony Martin, Niki Terpstra and Julien Vermote will go down in the history books as the winners of the 2016 World TTT Championships, […]
U.S. Cycling Athlete, Danielson, Accepts Sanction for Second Anti-Doping Rule Violation
Colorado Springs, Colo. (October 6, 2016) – USADA announced today that Tom Danielson, of Longmont, Colo., an athlete in the sport of cycling, has tested positive for a prohibited substance and accepted a four-year sanction for his second anti-doping rule violation. Danielson, 38, tested positive as a result of an […]
Chaves & ORICA-BikeExchange take another step towards future
Colombian Esteban Chaves has penned a new agreement with ORICA-BikeExchange that sees the future of the 26-year-old and that of the Australian outfit secured for the next three years. After a breakthrough season, including podium finishes at the Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a Espana and a history-making victory at monument […]
Four years on top of cycling
1st October 2016 Alejandro Valverde’s 6th place in Il Lombardia confirms a record-setting fourth victory for Movistar Team in the UCI WorldTour ranking, a success achieved through enormous efforts during ten long months of racing. It was difficult, as in every single previous season. And still, the Movistar Team made […]
