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06-Apr-2015: Etixx – Quick-Step rider Michal Kwiatkowski stayed composed and relaxed despite a flurry of attacks on the final Category 2 climb of the day, Alto de Vivero (4.3km, 8.6% average gradient), and thanks to strong descending by Tony Martin and UCI World Road Champion Kwiatkowski, the Polish rider was […]
Steven de Jongh is named as head of the group of Sport Directors. He will be in charge of the strategic, long-term planning of the team and its race program. Stefano Feltrin, General Manager of Tinkoff Saxo, will assume a more active role in the team’s sports operations. According to […]
April 3, 2015 | Madrid Tirreno-Adriatico overall winner joins Movistar Team’s five Basque riders in Itzulia, which he conquered in 2013. Alejandro Valverde to race GP Miguel Indurain -alongside Nairo- and Rioja this weekend Two years after his victory in the 2013 Itzulia, Nairo Quintana will lead the Movistar Team […]
The 55th edition of the Vuelta Ciclista al País Vasco, the Tour of the Basque Country, is just like the past years a WorldTour stage race suited for the climbers. From Monday 6th April until Saturday 11th April the peloton has to cover the Basque hills. Sports director Mario Aerts […]
The coming days Russian Team Katusha will start in two Spanish races: the one-day race Gran Premio Miguel Indurain (UCI 1.1) and the UCI WorldTour stage race Vuelta al País Vasco (Tour of the Basque Country). The Gran Premio Miguel Indurain will be held this Saturday, on April 4th. Last […]
The BMC Racing Team’s roster for Vuelta al Pais Vasco includes Samuel Sánchez, past winner (2012) runner-up (2009) and seven-time stage winner of the Spanish race. Among the riders joining him are world hour record holder Rohan Dennis, past world road champion Philippe Gilbert and Tour of Oman runner-up Tejay […]
03-Apr-2015: Etixx – Quick-Step Pro Cycling Team today announces a renewal of its long-standing sponsorship by Quick-Step, a trendsetting manufacturer and distributor of hardwood, laminate and luxury vinyl flooring The contract, which was set to expire at the end of the current season, will be extended for another two years, […]
It was a week of success in Belgium for Team Katusha and Alexander Kristoff. After winning all three road stages, Kristoff took on the challenge of the individual time trial on Thursday afternoon and managed a third place finish to keep him on the top step of the podium for […]
It was a repeat performance from Team Katusha’s Alexander Kristoff on Wednesday when the Norwegian fast man took the sprint from the front to make it back-to-back wins in Belgium. – I must really thank my team today. I did not feel so strong but in the end they delivered […]
World cycling has to change… or die, or maybe just lurch from scandal to scandal for another decade as we watch teams come and go. That is today’s situation, where teams do not have income, just huge expense that would be unthinkable in other professional sports. Teams depend on sponsorship […]
