Tinkoff-Saxo would like to clarify some incorrect reporting that was released yesterday by certain publications, in regard to Bobby Julich and Daniel Healey. All parties had agreed to make this announcement once the season was over in order not to distract the team while at the races, but now feel […]
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Kris Boeckmans Update #1
By reducing the sedative medication the doctors tried to take Kris Boeckmans out of the induced coma. The lung injuries (pneumothorax, laceration of the lung, bleeding of the lung and swollen pulmonary tissue) made it too difficult for Kris to sufficiently breathe independently, so he was placed in an induced […]
Rigoberto Uran to Join Cannondale-Garmin in 2016
Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling today announced that Rigoberto Uran will join the team in 2016. An Olympic Silver Medalist (2012 Road Race), Uran has twice stood on the podium of the Giro d’Italia with two second overall finishes as well as stage wins (2013 and 2014). In 2012, Uran won the […]
Kris Boeckmans Accident at Vuelta
Today the eighth stage of the Vuelta was scheduled, between Puebla de Don Fadrique and Murcia. It was an emotional day for Lotto Soudal. Fifty kilometres before the finish there was a big crash in the peloton, Kris Boeckmans was one of the main victims. At that moment Jasper De […]
Stagiaire Julien Bernard signs contract with TFR
Trek Factory Racing is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement with Julien Bernard, who is currently racing with the team as a stagiaire. Bernard joins the team on a two-year deal. Bernard, 23-years-old, joins the pinstriped team from SCO Dijon (France) and has a bachelor’s degree in […]
Quick-Step Reaches Agreement with Daniel Martin for Two Seasons
Will Ride for Team in 2016 & 2017 28-Aug-2015: Etixx – Quick-Step and Daniel Martin have reached an agreement on a two-year contract (2016 and 2017). The 29-year-old rider’s talent is diverse, with his palmares demonstrating aptitude for the one-day races and general classifications. His one-day race victories include 2014 […]
Cannondale-Garmin Announce Pierre Rolland Will Join the Team for 2016
Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling today announced that French rider, Pierre Rolland, will join the team in 2016. “I am very honored by the trust placed in me by Cannondale-Garmin and am determined to ride well for them,” said Rolland. “This is truly a great opportunity for me, and I am very […]
Peter Stetina joins Trek Factory Racing
Peter Stetina has signed a contract for 2016 with Trek Factory Racing. The 28-year-old American joins the team as a support rider for the team’s overall ambitions in stage races, but also with a personal focus on the week-long races in North America. Stetina fractured his right tibia, patella and […]
Olympic Gold Medalist Kristin Armstrong Wins Inaugural Women’s USA Pro Challenge
Denver, Colorado (August 23, 2015) – Kristin Armstrong (USA) of Twenty16 p/b Sho Air team showcased her Olympic two-time Gold medal strength, winning the first-ever USA Pro Challenge in downtown Golden, Colorado. Armstrong defeated fellow American Tayler Wiles, who had arrived from Europe only 48 hours before the start of […]
Dennis and Armstrong win the Pro Challenge and a Lexus
BMC Racing Team Goes 1-2, Wins USA Pro Challenge Team Title John Murphy won today’s race in Denver while Rohan Dennis and Kristen Armstrong took the mens’ and women’s yellow jerseys. They each also won a brand new Lexus. Denver, Colorado – Rohan Dennis won the overall of the USA […]