03-Apr-2015: Etixx – Quick-Step Pro Cycling Team today announces a renewal of its long-standing sponsorship by Quick-Step, a trendsetting manufacturer and distributor of hardwood, laminate and luxury vinyl flooring The contract, which was set to expire at the end of the current season, will be extended for another two years, […]
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Alexander Kristoff seals overall victory in De Panne
It was a week of success in Belgium for Team Katusha and Alexander Kristoff. After winning all three road stages, Kristoff took on the challenge of the individual time trial on Thursday afternoon and managed a third place finish to keep him on the top step of the podium for […]
Alexander Kristoff brings 10th team win to Team Katusha in Three Days De Panne – Koksijde
It was a repeat performance from Team Katusha’s Alexander Kristoff on Wednesday when the Norwegian fast man took the sprint from the front to make it back-to-back wins in Belgium. – I must really thank my team today. I did not feel so strong but in the end they delivered […]
Oleg Tinkov, Tinkoff Saxo owner, outlines vision on sport of cycling
World cycling has to change… or die, or maybe just lurch from scandal to scandal for another decade as we watch teams come and go. That is today’s situation, where teams do not have income, just huge expense that would be unthinkable in other professional sports. Teams depend on sponsorship […]
Tinkoff Sport and Bjarne Riis reach mutual agreement on contract termination
Tinkoff Sport A/S – Managing company of team Tinkoff Saxo – and Bjarne Riis have reached a mutual agreement to terminate all contracts entered between Tinkoff Sport A/S and Bjarne Riis with immediate effect. All terms of said agreement shall remain confidential and both parties shall abstain from making any […]
BMC Racing Team Wins Volta a Catalunya Team Title
Barcelona, Spain – Darwin Atapuma finished seventh overall as the BMC Racing Team captured the team classification Sunday at Volta a Catalunya. Atapuma’s performance was his best finish on general classification in a stage race since joining the BMC Racing Team at the start of the 2014 season. He finished […]
Contador finishes 4th overall in Catalunya
With the conclusion of Volta a Catalunya, Tinkoff-Saxo can look back on a week of challenging racing with sickness and a hard crash, which ultimately ended with a 4th place overall for Alberto Contador. The team captain now focuses on recovering from his crash and continuing his preparations ahead of […]
Hat-trick for Valverde in Montjuïc
March 29, 2015 | Madrid Stellar Movistar Team -with José Joaquín Rojas as luxury, final leadout- launches Alejandro into win in Volta a Catalunya’s final stage; ‘Bala’ claims 2nd overall, just 4″ behind Richie Porte (SKY) Movistar Team put an icing on top of their successful, intense week in the […]
Sergei Chernetckii wins in sprint finish in Catalunya
All day Russian rider Sergei Chernetckii worked in a large break with teammates Egor Silin and Eduard Vorgonov. When a split came from the group, Sergei made sure he was in the front and put himself in position to contest the sprint. Sergei defied the odds and challenged for the […]
Contador sustains superficial wounds in Catalunya crash – illness forces Basso and Hernandez to abandon
Tinkoff-Saxo kept fighting on the fast crosswinds stage 6 in Catalunya despite being four men down due to a stomach influenza. While Ivan Basso and Jesus Hernandez were forced to withdraw from the race, Alberto Contador was brought down by a crash within the 3km marker – Contador, however, remains […]
