The blustery winds made for a sketchy ending to stage one in the Abu Dhabi tour Thursday, a perfect scenario for Giacomo Nizzolo, one of the best positioning unpredictable bunch finishes, and he easily held off John Degenkolb (Giant-Alpecin) and Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data) to take the win. “This is […]
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Valverde to stay with Movistar Team through 2019
20 October 2016 ‘Bala’ adds two further seasons to current contract with Eusebio Unzué’s squad, will reach 39 years old -17 seasons as pro- with the same team he’s defended since joining in 2005The Movistar Team confirms on Thursday that Alejandro Valverde (Las Lumbreras, ESP; 1980) has re-signed with the […]
BMC Racing Team Return to Japan Cup Cycle Road Race
19 October 2016 BMC Racing Team will close out the 2016 season with the Japan Cup Cycle Road Race in the traditional two-part criterium and road race this weekend. Sports Director Max Sciandri said Saturday’s criterium and Sunday’s road race present good opportunities for the five riders to try their […]
Alberto Contador leads as Tinkoff bows out from the peloton at Abu Dhabi Tour
Tinkoff’s GC leader, Alberto Contador fittingly leads the team at its final race of the season, its final race as Tinkoff, the four-day Abu Dhabi Tour. Comprising of four road stages – three flat, sprinters’ tests and one mountain-top finish – the race offers different opportunities for late season results, […]
Tinkoff lines up at trio of Italian races in search of late season success
Three different Tinkoff line-ups will tackle three separate Italian one-day races this week, with Tre Valli Varesini kicking off the action on Tuesday, followed by Milano-Torino and Giro del Piemonte on Wednesday and Thursday respectively. Fresh from his recent overall victory at the Giro della Toscana, racing for the Italian […]
André Cardoso pens a one-year deal with Trek-Segafredo
Trek-Segafredo is pleased to announce they have reached an agreement with André Cardoso, who joins from Cannondale-Drapac. Cardoso is an agile climber who presents several top 20 GC finishes. Cardoso: “I’m very excited about this move. It’s clear that Trek-Segafredo is making stage racing into a bigger priority. The team […]
Rafal Majka signs with BORA – hansgrohe
Together with his fellow-countryman Pawel Poljanski, the almost 27-year-old from Poland joins BORA – hansgrohe in 2017. Majka, who signed a two-year agreement, will play an important role regarding the Giro and Tour de France ambitions of the team. After 2014, he won the king of the mountains classification in […]
Rick Zabel to join Team KATUSHA
Team KATUSHA is happy to announce that Rick Zabel will join the team in 2017. Zabel (22) has signed a contract for two seasons. The German rider comes from BMC Racing Team. In 2016 Rick Zabel successfully completed his second Tour of Italy, finishing four times in the top ten. […]
Special Report: The Hope of Adriano Malori
30 August 2016 Italian announces return to racing in Québec & Montréal (September 9 & 11), offers press conference to describe his recovery process: “I want to send a message of strength to those in need of courage to overcome serious neurological injuries; I could, and I hope you can, […]
Powless Wins Last Stage of Tour de l’Avenir
Riding for Team USA, Adrien Costa finished third overall at the Tour de l’Avenir Saturdaybehind David Gaudu (center) and Edward Ravasi. (Photo courtesy: Amaury Sport Organization.) Saint-Sorlin-d’Arves, France – Neilson Powless soloed to win Saturday’s final stage of the Tour de l’Avenir while his Axeon Hagens Berman teammates Adrien Costa […]