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Far behind riders of the stature of Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault and Mark Cavendish, in the history of the Tour de France there have been almost three hundred men who only got a fleeting taste of glory. As the countdown to the start of the race on 7 July continues, […]
Les Herbiers, France – Takeaways from Friday’s Trek-Segafredo press conference ahead of the Tour de France with Bauke Mollema (stage winner at the Tour de France 2017), John Degenkolb and Jasper Stuyven. On the New Madone Jasper Stuyven: “I think the biggest difference with the previous Madone, is that it […]
The Dutch team tackles the Grande Boucle (7-29 July) with a very solid team. Talented Slovenian Primoz Roglic focuses on the top-five, Kruijswijk looks for his revenge, Gesink seeks to stage wins and Groenewegen aims at the green jersey In the midst of a season steadily raced at the highest […]
Team KATUSHA ALPECIN has reached an agreement with German riders Nils Politt and Rick Zabel for 2-year contract extensions, taking both twenty-four year-olds through the 2020 cycling season. General Manager José Azevedo had high praise for these riders, noting that the expected results from initials signings in 2015 have definitely […]
Sports director Herman Frison isn’t only thinking about winning one of the sprint stages with André Greipel, but he’s also looking at the riders in the team that have a free role. Herman Frison, sports director Lotto Soudal: “We didn’t come to the Tour for a good GC. That’s already […]
At the teams’ press conference, just one day before the Grand Départ in Noirmoutier, hansgrohe announced the extension of its title sponsorship with BORA – hansgrohe until 2020. This means that both naming sponsors already prolonged their sponsorships with Ralph Denk, after BORA announced its extension until 2021 already in […]
Tour de France (2.WT, 07-29/07) will start on Saturday from île de Noirmoutiers. Wanty-Groupe Gobert will be present for the second consecutive time in La Grande Boucle. The team held their press conference on Thursday in Vendéspace. General manager Jean-François Bourlart and the eight present riders Thomas Degand, Timothy Dupont, […]
Team Sunweb are pleased to reveal their selection for the 2018 edition of Le Tour de France, where they line up to take the first step in gaining experience riding for the GC at La Grand Boucle. In addition, the 8-rider line-up will search for success on the difficult sprint […]
Julian Alaphilippe, Fernando Gaviria and Philippe Gilbert shared their thoughts before the season’s biggest race 05-Jul-2018: Quick-Step Floors and the Tour de France, une histoire d’amour which started in fine style ever since our first outing on cycling’s biggest stage, in 2003, when the team managed by Patrick Lefevere cruised […]
Wanty-Groupe Gobert and an overall 14-rider group equipped with Extreme RR shoes will take part in Grande Boucle’s 2018 edition (July 7th-29th): the European Champion aims for yellow in the opening stage The 105th Tour de France, the greatest stage race in World cycling, will start in Noirmoutier-en-l’Île, in Vandee, […]
