On a very windy day, Alexander Kristoff brought to Team KATUSHA the first victory of the season, winning stage 2 of the Tour of Qatar. In the final bunch sprint Kristoff overpassed Mark Cavendish from Team Dimension Data and Roy Jans from Wanty – Groupe Gobert. Viacheslav Kuznetsov finished 10th. […]
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Adriano Malori’s health recovery on the right path
February 9th, 2016 Movistar Team is pleased to announce that the latest information supplied by the Bueno Aires clinic where Adriano Malori is convalescing, indicates that his condition continues to improve. All parties are currently studying the most suitable means of transferring Adriano to Pamplona (Spain) in the coming days, […]
CHRIS FROOME: FIRST RACE AND FIRST VICTORY!
The King of the Tour got off to a great start with the Herald Sun Tour-a fantastic win. Maser (Treviso), 08 February, 2016 Chris Froome, the king of the 2013 and 2015 editions of the Tour de France chose to get his season off to a good start. He immediately […]
Brilliant win for Vandenbergh in Valenciana last day
A gutsy attack and an all-in effort brought the Belgian his first victory in almost 9 years. 07-Feb-2016: With around 15 kilometers left of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana’s final stage, just as the peloton got accustomed to the urban circuit in Valencia, Stijn Vandenbergh decided to make his […]
Double podium for committed Movistar Team in Dubai
February 6th, 2016 Juanjo Lobato ends the Emirati race again in 3rd overall, as the team wins the team classification. Also 5th place in GC for Gorka Izagirre. Marcel Kittel (EQS) won the 3rd Dubai Tour after conquering the final stage – 137km right next to the Burj Khalifa, the […]
Marcel Kittel wins the Dubai Tour 2016
A fantastic performance by the team and a great sprint of the German meant double joy for Etixx – Quick-Step 06-Feb-2016: Marcel Kittel was a man on a mission on Saturday. Starting the fourth and final day of the Dubai Tour only 6 seconds behind overall leader Giacomo Nizzolo, the […]
Ewan takes the win on a difficult finish for stage 2
21-year-old sprinter Caleb Ewan has added another victory to his tally in an incredible start to the 2016 season. Already his third UCI win and ninth victory so far this season, Ewan powered ahead to take the honours, after a strong effort on the final climb of the day. “It’s […]
Greg LeMond Comments on Mechanical Doping and How to Stop It
An interview with Greg LeMond by Shane Stokes appeared in Cycling Tips this week. Here are some of the key points: Apparently Greg has been speaking out about mechanical doping for some time but was not being heard. He had to build his own bike frame with a motor in […]
Team Lotto NL-Jumbo’s Groenewegen Gives Bianchi the First Seasonal Win
Dylan Groenewegen gave Team LottoNL-Jumbo and Bianchi the first success of 2016 in Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana’s stage-3, 173,5 km from Sagunto to Alzira (Spain) on Friday, February 5th. Riding Bianchi Oltre XR.2, the 22-year-old sprinter from Amsterdam won the bunch sprint ahead of French Nacer Bouhanni. Russian Alexander […]
Team KATUSHA statement on Eduard Vorganov
Team KATUSHA notes that the UCI has started a proceeding against Eduard Vorganov for a violation of the UCI anti-doping rules. We understand that the adverse analytical finding concerns the substance Meldonium (also known as Mildronate) which was placed on the prohibited list only on 1 Jan 2016. Team KATUSHA […]
