The Escarabajos will not be at the start of the 2016 season. Corti: “Feels bad, but we left a mark” Due to the impossibility of its primary sponsor, Colombia’s Sports Ministry “Coldeportes”, to confirm the necessary funding to continue the cycling activity at the highest level, Team Colombia-Coldeportes and its […]
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Kris Boeckmans Update #4
There was a press conference on Friday regarding the crash of Kris Boeckmans, the consequences and the recovery. Kris talked to the press exactly 41 days after his hard crash in the eighth stage of the Vuelta a España. The medical bulletin after this crash was considerably: several facial fractures, […]
Paris-Tours: Trentin Concludes Road Season as a Victor
54th Etixx – Quick-Step Road Win in 2015 11-Oct-2015: France is a good place to race for Etixx – Quick-Step rider Matteo Trentin. The Italian rider won Paris-Tours out of a three-rider breakaway he initiated on Sunday, adding a third victory at a French race to his four total wins […]
Movistar Finishes Glorious Season
Best World Team 2015 · 1st / 3rd UCI World Tour 2015 October 11th, 2015Movistar Team, Alejandro Valverde, Nairo Quintana all receive trophies at Abu Dhabi’s UCI Cycling Gala on Sunday, after successful 2015 for the whole telephone squadTonight’s UCI Cycling Gala took the curtain down for the Movistar Team’s […]
Tinkoff-Saxo and Peter Sagan finish off 2015 season with close 2nd place in Abu Dhabi
Although Peter Sagan came flying from behind on the final meters, his sprint for the victory on stage 4 of Abu Dhabi Tour fell just half of a wheel-length short behind Elia Viviani. Peter Sagan had to settle for 2nd, Tinkoff-Saxo’s third podium place during the four-day race, after a […]
Chaves first Abu Dhabi Tour champion, wraps up ORICA-GreenEDGE’s 2015 season on a high
Two-time Vuelta a Espana stage winner Esteban Chaves has been crowned the inaugural Abu Dhabi Tour champion following a final twilight stage on Yas Marina Circuit this evening. The Colombian entered the last day of racing with a 16second buffer to Fabio Aru (Astana Pro Team) and maintained that advantage […]
Ivan Basso announces end of competitive racing career
Basso on Mont Ventoux, 2002 Tour de France, ©Beth Schneider The famous Italian rider announced today, during the Giro d’Italia 2016 presentation, the end of his illustrious racing career. Tinkoff-Saxo will use Basso’s expertise and skills in a new role within the team that will combine managerial and technical aspects […]
Etixx – Quick-Step Reaches Two-Year Agreement with Marcel Kittel
Kittel Will Ride for Team in 2016 & 2017 05-Oct-2015: Etixx – Quick-Step has agreed to a two-year contract with German rider Marcel Kittel, who is considered one of the best sprinters of the peloton. Kittel built an impressive palmares at 27-years-old, in just a few years time: Eight Tour […]
Movistar Team, a triumph for passion
October 4th, 2015 Telephone squad wins UCI WorldTour teams’ classification for the third time on a row after impressive consistency throughout 2015, with Alejandro Valverde crowning a long nine months’ work with 4th in Il Lombardia, following his clinched WT victory in the Vuelta Struggling and giving every bit of […]
Etixx – Quick-Step to Abu Dhabi Tour
01-Oct-2015: Etixx – Quick-Step has announced the selection that will participate in the inaugural Abu Dhabi Tour, a four-stage, 555km stage race from the 8th of October until the 11th of October. Three out of four stages — Liwa Stage (175km), Capital Stage (130km), and Yas Stage (110km) — favor […]