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BMC Hires Yvon Ledanois

Former professional cyclist Yvon Ledanois will join the BMC Racing Team for the 2013 season as an assistant director, President/General Manager Jim Ochowicz announced Monday. Past Vuelta Stage Winner Ledanois raced professionally from 1990 to 2001 for teams that included Castorama, WordPerfect, Gan and Française des Jeux.  He counts a stage of the 1997 Vuelta […]

Champion System Earns Spot In Tour of Beijing

Hong Kong, SAR – The Champion System Pro Cycling Team has accepted an invitation to participate in the Tour of Beijing. The appearance will be the first in a WorldTour calendar event for Asia’s first pro continental team. “As a first-year team, and the first UCI Asian pro continental team, […]

Duarte Win at Coppa Sabatini

It is not over until it’s over: that is what Fabio Duarte must have been thinking over the last few days after his very solid performance at Il Lombardia. Some energies lacked in the finale, but  Varese 2008’s Under 23 World Champion came back home with some great feelings. And […]

Bianchi Celebrates Gimondi’s 70th

Bianchi is ready to celebrate Felice Gimondi’s special birthday. The former rider is just turning seventy this Saturday, September 29th. “Il Lombardia” organizers chose Bergamo as the 106th edition departure, falling on Gimondi’s birthday. World Tour Team Vacansoleil-DCM riders will be in the action at the Italian classic wearing a […]

Interbike 2012 Sets Record Attendance

Interbike, the largest bicycle industry trade show in North America, announced final numbers from the 2012 event last week. The 2012 show marked a significant increase over 2011. Total attendance was 25,536, compared to 23,270 in 2011 resulting in an increase of 2,266 or approximately 10%. Total number of physical […]

BMC Gilbert Wins Worlds Road Race

Belgium’s Philippe Gilbert won the UCI world championship road race Sunday with an attack up the Cauberg climb in The Netherlands to become the fourth world road champion on the BMC Racing Team.  Enough Time To Celebrate Gilbert followed the attacked of Italy’s Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) in the early part […]

BMC ReNews Four Riders for 2013

Martin Kohler, Steve Morabito, Michael Schär and Danilo Wyss will continue to ride for the BMC Racing Team in 2013. President/General Manager Jim Ochowicz announced contract extensions Thursday for those Swiss riders. Valuable Contributors Kohler – the reigning Swiss national road champion – and Wyss have been a part of […]

Vacansoleil-DCM’s New Celeste Jersey to be Unveiled at Officina Edoardo Bianchi in Bergamo

Bianchi and Team Vacansoleil-DCM will unveil a special “celeste” jersey dedicated to Fausto Coppi at Officina Edoardo Bianchi, Italian company’s exclusive store opened last April in Bergamo (Largo Belotti, 4), on Thursday, September 27th (6 pm). Dutch team’s rider Bjorn Leukemans and probably Felice Gimondi will take part in the presentation.  Vacansoleil-DCM riders will wear the new celeste jersey on the occasion of “Il […]

Tony Longo Re-Signs with Bianchi

Tony Longo, 28, will go on riding on a Bianchi bike for two further seasons. Italian rider and TX Active- Bianchi extended their agreement until the end of 2014.   “We were more than happy to prolongue the contract. Longo is one of the few competitive bikers both in the […]