23-Dec-2015: David De La Cruz, Davide Martinelli, Pieter Serry, Guillaume Van Keirsbulck, Petr Vakoc, Martin Velits and Carlos Verona are the seven Etixx – Quick-Step riders to line-up for the 18th running of Australia’s premier cycling event (19-24 January 2016), which will be preceded by the traditional People’s Choice Classic […]
Tag: pelotonpost; peletonpost; cyclingnews;
Oleg Tinkov Leaving Cycling After 2016
According to an interview with Cycling News, Oleg Tinkov has decided to leave cycling at the end of next year. He says it’s for both personal and professional reasons. After five years in the sport, he’s achieved his goals for marketing. But he’s angry and frustrated with the sport. His […]
Tinkoff unveils flashy “La Datcha” training kit for 2016 season
Building upon the success and popularity of the 2015 camo training kit, Tinkoff unveiled today the “La Datcha” kit for the 2016 season. The Sportful-produced kit made its debut on the fifth day of the team’s winter training camp in Gran Canaria. One year ago, Tinkoff-Saxo broke new ground in […]
Team KATUSHA and KATUSHA Sports team up for long-awaited unveiling
In front of an enthusiastic crowd of some 200 sponsors, journalists, friends and family, the 2016 Team KATUSHA and innovative new company KATUSHA Sports were presented in Calpe, Spain on Saturday evening. The collaborative effort between the cycling team and the soon-to-launch cycling clothing line received a warm response for […]
Ben King has re-signed with Cannondale Garmin
Jonathan Vaughers, CEO of Slipstream Sports and Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling said: “Ben is a very talented rider and he is still developing his skills. In 2015 he showed glimpses of what he will be capable of in the coming years, and a highlight was his performance at World Championships, which […]
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 […]
Oliveira Shines at the Vuelta
Big joy for Extreme Tech Plus, after the Portuguese rider of Lampre-Merida took a solo win in stage 13 Northwave and Lampre-Merida broke the ice in the Vuelta a España, following the superb victory of the Portuguese cyclist Nelson Oliveira in stage 13 (Calatayud-Tarazona, 178 km), on Friday, September 4. […]
ITT WORLD CHAMPION WINS AGAIN IN THE RAINBOW JERSEY
Oosterhout, The Netherlands – 4 September, 2015 – Lisa Brennauer has won Stage 4 at Boels Rental Ladies Tour today in Oosterhout, The Netherlands. Brennauer won the 11.4 kilometre individual time trial (ITT) stage, +2 seconds ahead of Ellen van Dijk (Boels-Dolman) and +15 seconds from team mate Trixi Worrack. […]
Quick-Step Reaches Agreement with Daniel Martin for Two Seasons
Will Ride for Team in 2016 & 2017 28-Aug-2015: Etixx – Quick-Step and Daniel Martin have reached an agreement on a two-year contract (2016 and 2017). The 29-year-old rider’s talent is diverse, with his palmares demonstrating aptitude for the one-day races and general classifications. His one-day race victories include 2014 […]
Valverde takes back his kingdom
Alejandro claims second Spanish champion jersey, seven years after Talavera; Jesús Herrada takes bronze for Movistar Team 1-3. Sensacional break by Imanol Erviti, more than 160km on frontFor the sixth time on a row -the last five, in Movistar Team colours-, Eusebio Unzué’s squad has dominated the road race of […]