30-Mar-2017: Wielsbeke (Belgium), March 30th 2017 – In the autumn of 2016, Tom Boonen announced his farewell to cycling. This Sunday, he will be riding his last Tour of Flanders. UNILIN, world-renowned manufacturer of Quick-Step laminate, hardwood and vinyl floors and the sponsor of Quick-Step Floors Pro Cycling Team, won’t […]
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BAHRAIN MERIDA lineup for the Tour of the Basque Country – Itzulia
The 57th edition of the Tour of the Basque Country, Itzulia, will take place from 3rd to 8th April. The race will link four Basque capitals —Pamplona, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Donostia-San Sebastian and Bilbao, along with Eibar, as start cities of the six stages of this edition. The race will start from […]
Axeon Hagens Berman Sends Top Talent To Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
The Axeon Hagens Berman Cycling Team’s roster for its next European stage race includes three reigning national champions, last year’s winner of Liège-Bastogne-Liège Espoirs and a pair of stage winners from the Tour de l’Avenir. The seven-rider, star-studded line-up of Will Barta, Adrien Costa, Eddie Dunbar, Neilson Powless, Chris Lawless, […]
Alexander Kristoff powers up winning sprint
A strong sprint straight up the left-hand side of the course in Koksijde gave Team KATUSHA ALPECIN’S Alexander Kristoff his sixth win of the season and provided a boost of confidence for Sunday’s Tour of Flanders. “I sort of led out myself for the sprint. I was afraid with the […]
Axeon Hagens Berman Eyes Opportunities At Joe Martin Stage Race
Neilson Powless will not be back to defend the overall title at the Joe Martin Stage Race later this week. Instead, the Axeon Hagens Berman Cycling Team will field a five-man roster of opportunists for the USA Cycling Pro Road Tour event that starts Thursday. Sport Director Jeff Louder said […]
Art and Bikes: Agliardi’s Paintings on Show in Bergamo
The works of the 65-year-old local artist will be highlighted in the GF Gimondi’s traditional exhibition coordinated by the Creberg Foundation in Bergamo. Photo: “Bergamo Alta” painting by Fabio Agliardi. The breath-taking landscapes, the taste of the challenge and sharing the cycling passion will be once again the key points […]
Axeon Hagens Berman’s Michael Rice Wins San Dimas Criterium
San Dimas, California – Michael Rice scored the Axeon Hagens Berman Cycling Team’s first road victory in the United States this season with his win Sunday in the final stage criterium of the San Dimas Stage Race. The 21-year-old Australian denied Robin Carpenter (Holowesko Citadel presented by Hincapie) a second […]
Van Avermaet Makes History with Gent-Wevelgem Win
26 March, 2017, Wevelgem (BEL) Greg Van Avermaet made history by winning Gent-Wevelgem – In Flanders Fields, on the back of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Record Bank -E3 Harelbeke, the first rider to win all three Classics in the same season. After winning two UCI WorldTour Classics in three days, […]
Marotte Claims the First Seasonal Win
Maxime Marotte in action Cannondale Factory Racing’s Frenchman topped the Coupe de France VTT’s opening round in Marseilles. Third place for the MTB icon Miguel Martinez. Spitz took the fourth stage win at the Absa Cape Epic in the “Grand Finale”, enhancing his third overall place Maxime Marotte conquered his […]
Movistar Team dominates Volta
26 March 2017 Valverde rounds off second Catalunya GC success with third stage win in Barcelona; Soler takes magnificent 3rd overall, Blues finish as best team in a race they owned for the entire week. Alejandro Valverde crowned its overall victory in the 97th Volta Ciclista a Catalunya with a […]