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 […]
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Chaves wins the Big Finale of the Season: II Lombardia
Esteban Chaves concluded his incredible 2016 season with a magnificent victory in the 110th edition of II Lombardia, writing his name into the history books as the first Colombian to ever win a monument. The impressive victory today comes after a strong run of form this year, including two Grand […]
Gaviria sprints to second despite crash
Laurens De Plus was forced to abandon the 100th edition of Gran Piemonte after hitting the ground 29-Sep-2016: Etixx – Quick-Step started the Italian one-day race as one of the favourites, but was soon struck by bad luck, as three riders crashed in the opening kilometers of the event which […]
Season Preview: Cyclocross Race Program Lars Van der Haar
Lars van der Haar (NED) kicks off his cyclocross season in Gieten, the Netherlands this Sunday for the first round of the Hansgrohe Superprestige. The European champion faced a challenging run up to the 2016/2017 season after struggling with a hamstring injury during his preparations phase. Van der Haar said: […]
Etixx – Quick-Step to Il Lombardia
The season’s final World Tour race comes with a new course this year, which many consider to be the toughest in history 29-Sep-2016: Just as Milano-San Remo signals the arrival of the Spring, Il Lombardia symbolically puts an end to the European calendar, as many riders wave goodbye to the […]
Rui Costa and Ulissi, the Northwave bright stars at Il Lombardia
Lampre-Merida Team, Mirko Selvaggi and Natnael Berhane to the start of “the falling dead leaves” Classic. Ten Northwave riders equipped with Extreme shoes are set to line up for the 110th edition of “Il Lombardia”, taking place on Saturday October 1st on the 240 km distance from Como to Bergamo, […]
Etixx – Quick-Step to Gran Piemonte
Fernando Gaviria will lead the team at the century-old Italian one-day race 28-Sep-2016: Victorious two weeks ago in the Grand Prix Impanis-Van Petegem, Fernando Gaviria returns to action at the 100th edition of Gran Piemonte, a race won by some of cycling’s biggest champions, from Costante Girardengo to Alfredo Binda […]
Gallopin to Ride Lombardia
Last year, Tony Gallopin finished as seventh in the Giro di Lombardia and this year Lotto Soudal returns with ambition. The race of the falling leaves is the last race of the World Tour. The 110th edition will be ridden on Saturday first October, it is 240 kilometres long and […]
Erviti, Sutherland, Anacona, Rojas re-sign
28 September 2016 Four of the Movistar Team’s most valuable domestiques extend contracts beyond 2016; reinforce talented, all-terrain roster managed by Eusebio Unzué for next seasonMovistar Team announces on Wednesday that Imanol Erviti, Rory Sutherland, Winner Anacona and José Joaquín Rojas have all signed new contracts that will keep them […]
BMC Racing Team Wrap Up UCI WorldTour Season at Il Lombardia
28 September, 2016, Santa Rosa, California (USA) BMC Racing Team is set to conclude the UCI WorldTour season by taking a strong eight-rider team to Il Lombardia this Saturday, 1 October. Sports Director Max Sciandri highlighted the many cards that BMC Racing Team can play at the final Monument race […]
