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Nizzolo seizes victory in Abu Dhabi stage one

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]