17 August, 2017, Nimes (FRA) BMC Racing Team was notified on Thursday, 17 August by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) of a potential anti-doping violation for the presence of GHRP-2 and its metabolite, in an out-of-race anti-doping control for Samuel Sánchez Gonzalez. In accordance with BMC Racing Team’s zero tolerance […]
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BIANCHI AND TEAM LOTTO.NL-JUMBO EYE SUCCESS IN VUELTA A ESPANA
Kruijswijk leads the nine-man squad at the Spanish Grand Tour from August 19th to September 10th The last Grand Tour of the season, the Vuelta a Espana, will start on Saturday, August 19th with a 13,7 km Team Time Trial in Nîmes (France) and finish on Sunday, September 10th in […]
The #GreenArgyle nine for Vuelta a España
Cannondale-Drapac takes a rookie team to the 2017 Vuelta a España. With four riders making their Grand Tour debut and another starting his first Vuelta, there are plenty of new experiences on offer for the squad in Spain (and France and Andorra). The team clad in green will be led […]
Team KATUSHA ALPECIN have signed a 2-year deal with world class sprinter Marcel Kittel
Team KATUSHA ALPECIN has made a two-year agreement with Marcel Kittel, bringing the German rider to the team for the 2018 and 2019 cycling seasons. “We are very happy to have Marcel in the team. We can say that he is at the moment the best sprinter in the world. […]
Quick-Step Floors Team to Vuelta a España
Nine riders representing six countries will make up our squad for the three-week race 16-Aug-2017: A plethora of summit finishes, nine more precisely, through the mountains of Andalucia, Cantabria and Asturias, will be the salt and pepper of the 72nd Vuelta a España, which is set to start from France, […]
BMC Racing Team Taking a Depth of Talent to EuroEyes Cyclassics
16 August 2017, Santa Rosa, California (USA) BMC Racing Team is set to line up at EuroEyes Cyclassics, the next UCI WorldTour one-day race of the season, on Sunday (20 August) with a motivated and well-rounded team. Sports Director Fabio Baldato thinks BMC Racing Team’s line-up provides multiple options depending […]
STEADFAST TEMPIER’S HAPPY LIFE ON MTB, DREAMING THE WORLDS
The special feeling with the family, the teammates and the whole Team Bianchi Countervail is the key behind Frenchman’s growth and strong performance at XCO World Cup (3rd in the GC) Stephane Tempier discovered the mountain bike when he was 8. A few months later, he claimed the first victory, […]
Elia Viviani signs for Quick-Step Floors through 2019
Experienced and valuable lead-out man Fabio Sabatini extends contract by two years 16-Aug-2017: One of the most versatile riders of the peloton, who has shown his talent on countless occasions on the track and road, and at times even on the cobbles, Elia Viviani will join Quick-Step Floors as of […]
Niki Terpstra to go into eighth season with Quick-Step Floors
Former Paris-Roubaix winner already looking forward to a new cobbled classics campaign. 15-Aug-2017: At 33 years of age, Niki Terpstra has etched his name in the history books, boasting an impressive palmares that includes a career-defining Paris-Roubaix victory, a pair of wins at Dwars door Vlaanderen, the overall classification at […]
Spain’s Great Talent Landa joins Blue squad for the 2018 and 2019 seasons
The Movistar Team will enjoy Mikel Landa making part of its roster from January 1st, 2018. The 27-year-old from Murgia in Álava, the Basque Country, will wear the Blue jersey for the next two years after a brilliant 2017 season, which has confirmed him as Spain’s brightest hope for three-week […]