January 9th, 2020 Telefónica-backed squad opens its calendar in Australia once again, with seven days of racing that include the traditional, decisive hilltop finish of WillungaThe Movistar Team will be starting on Thursday its first journey of a long 2020 season. An expedition led by sports director José Luis Arrieta […]
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World Champion for Durbridge Wins Australian Time Trial Championship
West Australian Luke Durbridge has successfully defended his time trial title at the Australian Championships, overcoming world champion Rohan Dennis (Team Ineos) for the second consecutive year. On a new course in Mount Helen, Durbridge and Dennis were all-but locked together at the intermediate checkpoint, with the Mitchelton-SCOTT rider holding […]
PARIS-NICE 2020: A PLACE IN THE SUN
Key points:Ø For the 11th consecutive year, Paris-Nice will start in the Yvelines department. Plaisir, who hosting the event for the first time, follows on from Saint-Germain-en-Laye as the departure point for the Race to the Sun.Ø As in 2018 when British rider Simon Yates triumphed, the pack on Paris-Nice […]
Corné Van Kessel Finishes Twice on the Podium in One Weekend
Corné Van Kessel concluded the busy Christmas period with the Brussels Universities Cyclocross this Sunday. The first group was reduced to five riders at the beginning of the seventh and penultimate race of the DVV Trophy: Van Kessel, Eli Iserbyt, Tim Merlier, Mathieu van der Poel and Michael Vanthourenhout. Technical […]
Tormans Cyclo Cross Team started on the right track in Baal
Quinten Hermans, Xandro Meurisse and Corné Van Kessel started 2020 in the mud in Baal this Wednesday. The trio showed the new Tormans Cyclo Cross Team kit on the occasion of the Sven Nys GP, the 6th race of the DVV Trophy. Hermans and Van Kessel followed Mathieu Van der […]
Zipp unveils partnership with Movistar Team
January 2nd, 2020 Picture: Baixauli Studio Blues to enjoy Firecrest and NSW wheel lineups as they tackle their UCI WT / WWT competitions in 2020, their 41st season of uninterrupted activityZipp and the Movistar Team proudly announced Thursday a new partnership, part of SRAM’s new sponsorship to provide the team […]
SRAM to sponsor the Movistar Team
January 2nd, 2020 Picture: Baixauli Studio Prestigious brand to support Telefónica-backed squad with top componentry for the next two years in both the UCI WorldTour and Women’s WorldTourSRAM and the Movistar Team proudly announced Thursday their sponsorship agreement, which will see the Blues using SRAM componentry and Zipp wheels through […]
Patrick Lefevere: “We have the desire and hunger for more victories”
Deceuninck – Quick-Step Team’s CEO shared his thoughts and expectations ahead of the 18th season in the history of the squad 01-Jan-2020: As we have just kicked off a new year that will see us race in dozens of different countries across five continents, I want to thank everybody who […]
Deceuninck – Quick-Step to Race Torquay and Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
Four new riders will be on the team for the two races scheduled in around one month’s time 30-Dec-2019: January is going to be quite a busy month for Deceuninck – Quick-Step, who will kick off its 18th season in Australia, where the team will be at the start of […]
Joris Nieuwenhuis’ January and February Cyclocross Program Announced
“I’m just back from a good, solid first training camp with the team where I worked a lot on endurance and some cyclocross specific sessions. The legs feel good afterwards but of course I’ll know better where I’m at once I’m back into racing,” explained Nieuwenhuis. “I feel good in […]