Almeida comes off but holds the squad for 15 seconds; he tenaciously defends the leader’s jersey. Pointing to the sky for a friend who no longer exists (the d.s. of Ineos Grenadiers Nicolas Portal who died in March) on the climb where Marco Pantani triumphed in 1998. Tao Geoghegan Hart conquered […]
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Giro d’Italia takes to the skies on stage 15 on tough mountain stage
Starting on an air force base, on stage 15 of the Giro d’Italia it wouldn’t just be fighter jets gaining altitude today. The 185km parcours covered four categorized climbs, including a first category summit finish, featuring an average gradient of 7.8% over its 14.5km length, with maximum gradients hitting 14% […]
Julian Alaphilippe Update
Sunday 18 October 2020 The 28-year-old Frenchman pulled down the curtain over his season in an unwanted way. Part of a three-man move inside the last 35 kilometers of the Ronde van Vlaanderen, Julian Alaphilippe crashed into a motorbike and had to abandon the race. The World Champion was taken […]
Giro d’Italia: João Almeida straight into the history books
Saturday 17 October 2020Deceuninck – Quick-Step’s Portuguese becomes the U23 rider with the most days in the maglia rosa at a single edition. João Almeida will lead the general classification of the Giro d’Italia for the 12th consecutive day, after putting in a stunning ride during Saturday’s hilly individual time […]
Ganna has best time in Saturday’s time trial on stage 14 time trial ahead of Giro d’Italia’s move into the big mountains
The second of three Individual time trials in the 2020 Giro d’Italia, stage 14 came ahead of a final week packed with mountain stages, where the GC race was going to come to life. The 34.1km course rolled, with a steep fourth category climb early on which, while short, saw […]
Rik Verbrugghe Joins ISN as Sportive Manager
The Belgian National Coach will co-ordinate between management and sportive side at ISN Verbrugge racing in the 2004 Tour de France Verbrugghe will also act as sport director at major races Belgium National Cycling Coach Rik Verbrugghe will join the Israel Start-Up Nation team as sportive manager as of 2021. […]
Team Sunweb present 2020 Vuelta a España line-up
Team Sunweb is pleased to announce the riders that will compete at the 2020 edition of the Vuelta a España. Bringing a well-balanced and youthful squad to the race, the team aim for day success while focusing on rider development and core processes. Coach Marc Reef: “The Vuelta is the […]
Ulissi Claims another win in Monselice
Giro d’Italia – Friday 16 October, 2020 Diego Ulissi added to his glittering record at the Giro d’Italia with a sprint victory from a select group of favorites on stage 13 from Cervia to Monselice (192km). It was the 8th career victory at Giro d’Italia for the Italian. With two testing […]
Giro d’Italia: Pink jersey remains in the hands of Almeida
Thursday 15 October 2020 Guided by a strong team, the Portuguese claimed his tenth consecutive maglia rosa. João Almeida retained the overall lead after a miserable 204km stage, which featured heavy rain and strong winds that shattered the peloton with more than 70 kilometers to go, leaving around 25 riders […]
Young Italian duo to join Mitchelton-SCOTT ranks in 2021
Mitchelton-SCOTT has signed young Italian duo Arianna Fidanza and Kevin Colleoni to join their women’s and men’s teams for the next two seasons. 25-year-old Fidanza will join the Australian outfit from Lotto-Soudal and will add youthful talent to the team’s Classics line-up as she continues her progression in the women’s […]