2014 Liege-Bastogne-Liege champion Simon Gerrans will undergo surgery on a broken collarbone this afternoon following a training crash yesterday. The surgery will shift Gerrans’ early season focus to the Spring Classics beginning in March as he ensures a complete recovery. After working hard throughout the off-season, the 34-year-old is disappointed […]
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The #PerfectHour: Alex Dowsett, Movistar Team to attack the UCI Hour Record
Madrid British time trialist from Movistar Team -Commonwealth Games winner, 3-time National Champion- to take on current 51.852km mark at London’s Lee Valley VeloPark velodrome on Friday, February 27th, 2015. Alex Dowsett and the Movistar Team confirmed today their intention to break the UCI Hour Record. During a press conference […]
Top Riders of Russian Cycling Team Tinkoff–Saxo Present 2015 Team Kit in Moscow
Moscow, Russia – 19 December 2014. The head office of Tinkoff Bank in Moscow played host to a presentation by the Russian professional cycling team Tinkoff–Saxo, which showcased its brand new 2015 team kit. In 2015, along with the Russian national flag, the team kit features the name Tinkoff in […]
Host Cities Announced for 2015 USA Pro Challenge
Fans Can Help Shape the Route for America’s Most Difficult Professional Cycling Race Denver (Dec. 4, 2014) – Colorado’s largest sporting event is back for 2015, and today race officials unveiled seven of the host cities that will be highlighted as starts and finishes for the 2015 USA Pro Challenge. […]
Voigt to stay onboard with Trek Factory Racing
Jens Voigt and Trek Factory Racing reached an agreement about the German’s continued involvement with the team. The recently retired German will remain with the Trek family as a team consultant. Jens Voigt: “I’ll take on an active role in the team staff and my new role involves a lot […]
Team Giant Shimano Tour Down Under Race Preview
The line-up for the opening race of the season has been decided and it’s a strong team including two of 2014’s top performers, Marcel Kittel (GER) and Tom Dumoulin (NED), that will kick of the new season for Team Giant-Alpecin. These two will be joined by Koen De Kort and […]
Lotto Belisol New Training Program
At the first training camp Marc Sergeant and the six sports directors talk to the riders about their race program, to set the goals and to build up to these goals. Compared to 2014 there will be a different approach. Manager Marc Sergeant: “Before New Year we draw the big […]
Movistar Team on top of world cycling again
November 17, 2014 | Madrid (Distrito Telefónica) Telefónica’s headquarters venue for 2014 UCI WorldTour prize ceremony; Valverde, Blues receive trophies from UCI president Brian Cookson; Spanish Secretary of State for Sport announces Royal Order of Sporting Merit for Movistar Team For the second year on a row, the Movistar Team […]
Tinkoff-Saxo conquers Kilimanjaro – Full story and photos
Following a five-day climb under the worst weather conditions in a decade, 51 members of Tinkoff-Saxo reached the roof of Africa at the dawn of November 5th. Given the expedition’s high success rate, 71%, the team’s sponsors will double their donations to the local non-profit organizations. As the sun’s first […]
Alberto Contador: “We went through difficult moments on Kilimanjaro”
Tinkoff-Saxo and Alberto Contador have returned from Africa, where the Spanish captain conquered the highest peak of his career, the 5,895-meter high Kilimanjaro. He reached the top of the mountain together with 70 percent of the members of Tinkoff-Saxo after a hard five-day climb in some of the worst conditions […]