Santa Rosa, California – The BMC Racing Team announced Wednesday it has extended the contract of Brent Bookwalter through the end of the 2016 season. Bookwalter won a stage of the USA Pro Challenge last month and led the race for two days before finishing runner-up overall to teammate Rohan […]
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Movistar Team keeps core intact in 2016
September 22nd, 2015 Erviti, Ventoso, Rojas, Moreno, Dayer Quintana, brothers Gorka and Ion Izagirre all re-sign with telephone squad. The Movistar Team confirmed on Tuesday that seven riders from its 2015 roster have re-signed with Eusebio Unzué’s squad: brothers Ion and Gorka Izagirre, Fran Ventoso, Imanol Erviti, Javi Moreno, José […]
Rebellin wins Coppa Agostoni
©BettiniSecond seasonal success for veteran Rebellin. CCC Sprandi’s Davide Rebellin clinched victory at 69th Coppa Agostoni, Italian semi-classic held on Wednesday September 16th in Lissone. The Italian rider, equipped by Northwave with Extreme Tech Plus shoes, Speedster helmet and Steel sunglasses, preceded Vincenzo Nibali (Astana). The Venetian rider moved on […]
Kiel Reijnen pens a two-year deal with Trek Factory Racing
Trek Factory Racing is pleased to announce it has reached an agreement with Kiel Reijnen, who joins from Team UnitedHealthcare. Reijnen is a power sprinter who’s capable of winning reduced bunch sprints in aggressive races or on short, uphill finishes. Reijnen: “This is a huge opportunity for me. This move […]
Zubeldia and Boy Van Poppel extend with Trek Factory Racing
Trek Factory Racing is pleased to announce it has signed Haimar Zubeldia and Boy Van Poppel to one-year contract extensions. Haimar Zubeldia finished five times in the top eight of the Tour de France. The Spanish rider from the Basque Country brings a wealth of stage racing experience to the […]
Quick-Step Extends Contract with Tom Boonen
08-Sep-2015: Etixx – Quick-Step has reached an agreement with Tom Boonen to extend his contract for another season. The Belgian rider, who is about to complete his 13th season with the team, collecting more than 100 victories over the years, will ride with the Etixx – Quick-Step jersey on his […]
Fabian Cancellara forgoes World Championships
Fabian Cancellara has decided to end his 2015 season after a virus forced him to drop out of the Tour of Spain with stomach problems. Cancellara was poised to make his third come-back in one season, after breaking two vertebrae in E3 Prijs Harelbeke and once more during the Tour […]
Tinkoff-Saxo to continue racing at Vuelta, as long as safety is guaranteed
Tinkoff-Saxo’s sport directors held a meeting with the Vuelta a España race director, a UCI Commissaire and a representative of TV España. A number of concrete safety measures were discussed and agreed upon and as a result, Tinkoff-Saxo’s squad took to the start of Stage 12. However, the team will […]
Etixx – Quick-Step Reaches Agreement with Bob Jungels
03-Sep-2015: Etixx – Quick-Step reached an agreement with rider Bob Jungels on a two-year contract (2016 & 2017). Jungels had a strong 2015 season, as he is the current Luxembourg National Time Trial and Road Champion, he was 6th overall at Tour de Suisse, 27th overall at Le Tour de […]
Stagiaire Julien Bernard signs contract with TFR
Trek Factory Racing is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement with Julien Bernard, who is currently racing with the team as a stagiaire. Bernard joins the team on a two-year deal. Bernard, 23-years-old, joins the pinstriped team from SCO Dijon (France) and has a bachelor’s degree in […]