Gert Steegmans has announced his immediate retirement from professional cycling today. The 34-year-old Belgian steps away from the sport after 13 years as a pro.Steegmans asked the management to be relieved of his contract and cites an absence of purpose to come back after several crashes and injuries as the […]
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DSM’S DYNEEMA FIBER POWERS TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN’S SHORTS IN TOUR DE FRANCE
Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company and Team Giant-Alpecin today announced that the team’s riders will wear new protective cycling shorts in this year’s Tour de France. The new shorts feature a new fabric containing Dyneema® fiber to provide increased protection to the thighs. DSM and […]
TEN-DAY GIRO ROSA HAS IT ALL
Matera, Italy – 29 June, 2015 – Velocio-SRAM are ready to race in the 26th edition of the Giro Rosa, the longest women’s stage race on the calendar. The ten-day stage race from 3-12 July starts with a prologue and opening road stage in Slovenia, before moving to the roads […]
2015 Giro d’Italia Femminile
RACE PREVIEW: JUNE 29 – JULY 7GIRO D’ITALIA INTERNAZIONALE FEMMINILE (2.1) ORICA-AIS name eight-woman team for Giro Rosa ORICA-AIS has named the eight riders to line up for the Giro d’Italia Internazionale Femminile, the only women’s Grand Tour of the season, starting on Friday. The Australian outfit will field a […]
Valverde takes back his kingdom
Alejandro claims second Spanish champion jersey, seven years after Talavera; Jesús Herrada takes bronze for Movistar Team 1-3. Sensacional break by Imanol Erviti, more than 160km on frontFor the sixth time on a row -the last five, in Movistar Team colours-, Eusebio Unzué’s squad has dominated the road race of […]
GINGSJÖ SWEDISH CHAMPION
Team Tre Berg Bianchi’s rider clinched Road National title in Sollerön Alexander Gingsjö celebrating on Sollerön’s finish line (Credits Johan Linhart / Tre Berg). Click on the image to download the hi-resolution version. Free usage granted with credits Alexander Gingsjö is the new Road Swedish national champion. Tre Berg Bianchi’s […]
Van Garderen Is Dauphiné Runner-Up to Froome in Dauphine
Modane/Valfréjus, France – Tejay van Garderen of the BMC Racing Team came up 10 seconds shy in his bid to win the Critérium du Dauphiné Sunday as Chris Froome (Team Sky) soloed to win the final stage and the overall title. Van Garderen could not follow Froome’s attack in the […]
Van Garderen Regains Dauphiné Lead
Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc, France – Tejay van Garderen of the BMC Racing Team regained the overall lead on the penultimate day of the Critérium du Dauphiné Saturday by finishing runner-up to Chris Froome. Van Garderen and his BMC teammachine SLR01 arrived at the mountain-top finish 17 seconds after Froome and […]
The Zinnia Collection by Lela Rose: Cycling Clothes for Women
Lela Rose does not wear all black. The NYC based designer is always seen in full color, bold and bright and welcoming. As a fashion designer, I am always focused on style and presentation and I find that athletic wear is often overlooked as a category needing style. This was […]
Dauphiné, Stage 6: Van Garderen Slips to Fifth
Villard-de-Lans/Côte 2000, France – BMC Racing Team’s Tejay van Garderen slipped out of the overall lead Friday at the Critérium du Dauphiné on a fast, rainy stage that saw the peloton split early, a breakaway survive to the finish and the overall standings shuffle. Van Garderen finished 11th, 2:14 behind […]

