Lotto Soudal rider Arnaud De Lie has immediately taken his first professional victory on the island on Mallorca. The 19-year-old Belgian neo-pro, who stepped up from the Lotto Soudal Development Team this season, was the fastest at the end of the Trofeo Palma, the closing race of the five-day Challenge […]

Marianne Vos has become cyclocross world champion for the eighth time in her career. In Fayetteville, the 34-year-old Dutch rider trumped Lucinda Brand after an exciting duel in the final sprint. Immediately after the start, there was pushing and shoving and Vos narrowly avoided a crash. In the first lap, […]

First races to kick-off the Arabic calendar Sunday 30 January, 2022 UAE Team Emirates will begin a block of racing in the Middle-East in their highly anticipated build-up to the UAE Tour, starting with the Saudi Tour [2.1] from 01- 05 February followed by the Tour of Oman (2.Pro) from […]

The Belgian team of Jean-François Bourlart started the World Championships weekend in a sensational way. British rider Zoe Bäckstedt became junior world champion on the American course in Fayetteville and was imitated two hours later by Belgian rider Joran Wyseure in the U23 category. Thanks to exemplary teamwork, Emiel Verstrynge […]

Colombian 2nd in bunch sprint, Ulissi and Covi top-10 in France Sunday 30 January, 2022 Sebastian Molano came within a whisker of victory at the Trofeo Playa de Palma with second place in the final race of the Challenge Mallorca series behind Arnaud De Lie (Lotto Soudal). The 27-year old […]

Valverde’s brilliance intact! First 2022 win in Mallorca January 29th, 2022 Spanish ‘campionissimo’ – well supported by Blue team-mates all day – crowns excellent start to the season with 131st career victory with unstoppable sprint on slopes of Mon PortThe best possible way to crown a splendid first week of […]

American 2nd to Valverde at Trofeo Pollença – Port d’Andratx Saturday 29 January, 2022 Brandon McNulty put in another strong performance to take 2nd place at the Trofeo Pollença – Port d’Andratx (170.1km). The 23-year old was able to find a quick turn of speed on the final 2km rise […]

On the penultimate day of the Mallorca Challenge, a 170km route from Pollença to Andratx was to provide for the day’s racing, ending with a 2km final climb that was up to 15 per cent steep. With 40km of road left, the peloton had been whittled down to about 50 […]

Key points: Ø The 11th edition of the Tour of Oman will be held from February 10th to 15th, returning to the international calendar after a two-year hiatus.Ø A balanced route with opportunities for fast riders, attackers and climbers, it will see the peloton climb up the iconic Jabal Al […]

First week of February brings our team’s first outing of the season. 28-Jan-2022: Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl is set to race for the first time in the team’s 20-year history in Saudi Arabia. After a one-year hiatus, the Saudi Tour is back and will take place on a star-shaped course showcasing […]