After a long and fruitful career, Luxembourgish rider Fränk Schleck has announced he will retire at the conclusion of the 2016 season. The Trek-Segafredo rider announced his decision during the Luxembourg Olympic team press conference in Rio de Janeiro. “There is never an easy way to stop doing something you […]
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Peter Sagan to race mountain bike cross-country at Rio Olympic Games
Tinkoff is proud to confirm that Peter Sagan will indeed line up for the mountain bike event at the Olympic Games in Rio, which get underway this weekend, with the men’s cross-country MTB event taking place on Sunday 21st August. This will be Peter’s third cross-country mountain bike race this […]
Sánchez and van Garderen Headline Vuelta a Espãna Long List
03 August, 2016, Santa Rosa, California (USA) BMC Racing Team today announced a long list of ten riders ahead of the Vuelta a Espãna. Sports Director Valerio Piva confirmed the participation of Samuel Sánchez and Tejay van Garderen. “Both Samuel Sánchez and Tejay van Garderen will be protected riders in […]
USA Pro Challenge is No More
Race organizers are not pursuing the event for this year or 2017 according to the Denver Post. According to Shawn Hunter, “…the elements were not there for us to put it together for 2017.” Ken Gart is working on a new pro cycling event for Colorado that will be different […]
2016 Arctic Tour of Norway
From August 11 to 14 the fourth Arctic Tour of Norway will take place. There will be four stages along the breathtaking fjords and both sides of the Arctic Circle. Estonian Rein Taaramae of Team Katusha was the previous winner. He will face challenges from Philippe Gilbert of BMC. Other […]
Joyce Runner-Up In Tour of Utah Opener
Cedar City, Utah – Colin Joyce matched his season-best result with a runner-up finish for the Axeon Hagens Berman Cycling Team and earned “best young rider” honors on Monday’s opening stage of the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah. Teammate Logan Owen also finished in the top 10, in fifth, […]
Nicolas Roche to Join BMC Racing Team in 2017
1 August 2016, Santa Rosa, California (USA) Nicolas Roche (32), Irish National Road Race and Time Trial Champion, will join BMC Racing Team for the 2017 season, General Manager Jim Ochowicz announced today. “Nicolas Roche is a fantastic addition to BMC Racing Team. Nicolas brings a wealth of experience and […]
Fabio Sabatini continues with Etixx – Quick-Step
2017 will be the Italian’s third season with the team where he established himself as one of the peloton’s top lead-out men 01-Aug-2016: Fabio Sabatini (31) has agreed on a new contract with Etixx – Quick-Step, following in the footsteps of Tom Boonen, Iljo Keisse and Yves Lampaert, who re-upped […]
Hesjedal announces retirement at end of 2016 season
Ryder Hesjedal has confirmed that he will retire at the end of the 2016 season. The 35-year-old began as a professional in mountain biking in 1999 before switching full-time to the road with Discovery Channel in 2005, a career that has spanned 18 seasons professionally and over 20 years including […]
‘Game-changing’ Kreuziger joins ORICA-BikeExchange
Czech Republic champion Roman Kreuziger will ride for ORICA-BikeExchange across the next two seasons in what sports director Matt White has described as a ‘game-changing signing’. The 30-year-old joins the Australian outfit from Tinkoff, adding valuable experience for the outfit’s Grand Tour general classification ambitions going forward. ORICA-BikeExchange has enjoyed […]