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Quintana to start 2016 season at San Luis

January 7th, 2016 Colombian leads Movistar Team in 10th edition of Argentinian stage race, which this year includes a team time trial and two gruelling uphill finishesAs he has for the last two years, Nairo Quintana will once again open his season at the Tour de San Luis in Argentina. […]

Tour Down Under kicks off Etixx QuickStep 2016 season

23-Dec-2015: David De La Cruz, Davide Martinelli, Pieter Serry, Guillaume Van Keirsbulck, Petr Vakoc, Martin Velits and Carlos Verona are the seven Etixx – Quick-Step riders to line-up for the 18th running of Australia’s premier cycling event (19-24 January 2016), which will be preceded by the traditional People’s Choice Classic […]

Oleg Tinkov Leaving Cycling After 2016

According to an interview with Cycling News, Oleg Tinkov has decided to leave cycling at the end of next year. He says it’s for both personal and professional reasons.  After five years in the sport, he’s achieved his goals for marketing.  But he’s angry and frustrated with the sport.  His […]

Tunnel-Vision: the Making of Virtual Nairo

December 2nd, 2015 The Movistar Team’s clothing sponsor Endura are going the extra mile to ensure that the team have the best fitting and most aerodynamic uniforms and skinsuits that science will allow. Director Jim McFarlane takes us behind the scenes at November’s pre-season training camp in Pamplona, and tells […]

Quintana, National Sports Award

November 17th, 2015 The Colombian cyclist, who rides for Movistar Team, receives from the Royal couple the award for Best Ibero-American Sportsman of 2014 Nairo Quintana today added yet another award to the long list of prizes that he has gathered since joining Movistar Team in 2012. At the National […]

2015 Taiwan KOM Challenge

From someone who lived to tell the tale By Christine Vardaros November, 2015 Hualien Beach I’ve just returned from Taiwan where I competed in the most grueling bicycle race I’ve ever done – in one of the strangest lands I’ve ever visited…and I’d do it all again. It was the […]