29 June, 2017, Dusseldorf (GER) Richie Porte will remain with BMC Racing Team beyond the 2017 season, General Manager Jim Ochowicz announced today at the team’s Tour de France press conference. Porte, 32, joined BMC Racing Team in 2016 and has recorded two UCI WorldTour stage race wins, five stage […]
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Andre Greipel on Tour de France Start
André Greipel is about to start his seventh Tour de France. This time the Grand Départ takes place in Düsseldorf, in his home country. The German already won eleven Tour stages and he won at least one stage in twelve consecutive Grand Tours that he participated in, starting with the […]
Northwave to the Tour de France with hopes and expectations
The debutant Wanty-Groupe Gobert team and 14 athletes equipped by Extreme RR will take part in the 104th Grande Boucle beginning July 1st. It will start from Düsseldorf (Germany) with a 14-Km individual time trial with the Champs-Elysées in Paris hosting the iconic finish on Sunday July 23rd. CLIMBING PROSPECT MARTIN […]
BORA – hansgrohe ready for Grand Départ
Four newcomers, three Germans, two leaders and one UCI World Champion are ready for the Tour de France. Ahead of the first Grand Depárt in Germany after 30 years, Ralph Denk looks confident into the start of the world’s biggest cycling race. “I think we proved the last weeks that […]
Tuft takes his tenth Canadian time trial title
ORICA-SCOTT’s Svein Tuft claimed his tenth individual time trial title today in his national championships in Ottawa. The result makes Tuft the first ever Canadian rider to win ten titles in the event having won his first time trial title back in 2004. The 40-year-old powered around the 36kilometre course […]
Quick-Step Floors Team to Tour de France
Philippe Gilbert, Marcel Kittel and Daniel Martin will headline our squad for the 104th edition of the Grande Boucle 27-Jun-2017: The Tour de France – cycling’s biggest scene – puts on the table this summer a different parcours than the one of the past years, with just 37 kilometers of […]
Movistar Team confirms 2017 TdF lineup
26 June 2017Nairo Quintana, Alejandro Valverde headline Unzué’s squad at their 35th appearance in the French grandtour. The Movistar Team confirmed Monday its nine-man lineup for the 104th edition of the Tour de France, starting Saturday with a 14km individual time trial in Düsseldorf (GER). Nairo Quintana (COL) and Alejandro […]
RACE PREVIEW: JUNE 26 – JULY 4 GIRO ROSA (WWT)
The longest stage race on the women’s calendar gets underway this Friday with the 10th edition of the Giro Rosa. For the first time in the race’s history a team time trial will be included on the parcours, taking place on the first stage. The second stage is hilly, followed […]
ORICA-SCOTT women hunting for overall success at the ten-day Giro Rosa
For the first time in history ORICA-SCOTT women will challenge for general classification success at this year’s women’s Giro Rosa which begins on Friday. The 10-day iconic Italian tour is a key target for the Australian outfit this season as they bring in a well-rounded and prepared squad. In the […]
Astana 2017 Tour de France Team
Astana Proteam is ready to start the famous Tour de France, which will be held from July 1st to 23rd in Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and France. Team’s line-up: Fabio Aru, Jakob Fuglsang, Dario Cataldo, Alexey Lutsenko, Dmitriy Gruzdev, Michael Valgren, Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev, Andriy Grivko and Andrey Zeits. Sports directors: Dmitriy […]