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The nine selected Lotto Soudal riders explain their role and ambitions for the upcoming Tour de France.
André Greipel, who turns 34 on 16 July, aims for an eleventh stage win in his sixth Tour de France. “The run-up to this Tour has gone smoothly. In the first part of the season I had a difficult time because of an injury, but then I had a successful […]
Seventeen Northwave riders take on the Tour de France
Lampre-Merida Team and 17 athletes will take part at Mont-Saint-Michel’s “Grand Départ”. 2013 World Champion Alberto Rui Costa is the superstar. Plaza and Navardauskas also looking for stage glory Rui Costa The 103th edition of the Tour de France – the greatest event in cycling – is about to start […]
Team Giant Alpecin Introduces Special Tour de France Kit
Team Giant-Alpecin is proud to unveil the special-edition kit that will be worn by its riders exclusively in the 103rd edition of the Tour de France. The white “July kit” has been developed in close cooperation with the team’s premium-quality clothing partner, Etxeondo. The team maintains its recognizable design, referencing […]
U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) and the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Establish Partnership for Collaborative Testing and Results Management Efforts
June 28, 2016 – The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) and the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) today announced the establishment of a formal collaborative partnership that will allow for extensive cooperation through the sharing of relevant anti-doping information, intelligence and athlete biological passport data, and participation in joint investigations, testing missions, […]
Giant Alpecin Technological Innovations Improve Aerodynamics, Safety and Recovery
In Team Giant-Alpecin’s “Keep Challenging” elite sports approach, cycling is about the battle of a collective of nine riders against the rest of the peloton. For the team to become in a position to win races, the team aims to get the designated rider in an as advanced as possible […]
Meet the 22 Tour de France Teams for 2016
List of riders selected to compete in the 103rd Tour de France (July 2-24). 198 riders will start from Mont Saint-Michel for the 2016 Tour de France. 35 nationalities are represented, with France having the most at 38. However, Europeans remain majority while 16 countries will start. AG2R The World: […]
Special Cameras to Detect Bike Motors at Tour de France
This weekend, the Tour de France starts the 2016 edition. Thierry Braillard, French Secretary of State for Sport, yesterday presented a “device 100% reliable” technology to combat fraud (motors, electromagnetic wheel). At the request of the French government, the Commissariat for Atomic Energy (CEA) has developed thermal cameras to detect […]
Bernard Hinault Retiring
The last French Tour de France winner will retire at the end of the year. He was asked by Le Figaro: In 1986 he announced the end of his cycling career. Thirty years later, they want to know if this will be an irrrevocable decision. Hinault: Yes. He didn’t even […]
Tinkoff’s UCI WorldTour leading duo head Tour de France line-up
The most famous cycling event in the world, the Tour de France, has finally arrived. The 103rd edition of La Grande Boucle takes place from the 2nd to the 24th of July, and promises 3,519km of dramatic racing. Starting with the Grand Départ in Mont-Saint-Michel on the 2nd of July, […]
