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BORA – hansgrohe present 2017 team kit at training camp
During the first training camp of the season, the new UCI World Team BORA – hansgrohe, presented it’s official team kit for the 2017 racing season. The team from Raubling, Germany has set ambitious goals for itself for their first season in the UCI World Tour. Along with BORA, who are now entering their 3rd season as main sponsor,...
Orica men’s and women’s teams to be known as Orica-Scott next season
ORICA-BikeExchange and ORICA-AIS will be known as Orica-Scott from 2017, following the signing of Scott Sports as a new co-naming rights sponsor. Announced with the reveal of a new 2017 kit today, the teams will adopt the new name from their 2017 season debut at the Mitchelton Bay Cycling Classic on Sunday, 1 January in Australia. Scott has been the outfit’s...
BMC Racing Team to wear Assos kit in 2017
ASSOS of Switzerland, and BMC Racing Team have announced a three-year partnership for technical apparel, effective January 1, 2017. ASSOS will outfit BMC Racing Team and BMC Development Team for all training and racing apparel needs. “At BMC Racing Team we are always looking to improve and innovate, particularly when it comes to technical apparel. ASSOS of Switzerland are...
Aqua Blue Sport team to race on Ridley bikes
The 16 riders of Aqua Blue Sport will be racing aboard Ridley bikes, it has been revealed. Details of a two-year partnership between the Irish-backed team and the Belgian manufacturer were announced today, with Ridley to supply its three flagship frame models in the custom Aqua Blue Sport livery of navy and gold. The team will primarily be riding...
Joaquim Rodríguez announces his retirement as a professional cyclist
Joaquim Rodríguez has announced his retirement from professional cycling. The Spanish rider had planned on racing with the Bahrain-Merida team next year, but will instead work as a technical staff member with the team. During this year's Tour de France, Rodríguez had said that he would retire at the end of the 2016 season. However in October, he announced...
2017 UEC Road European Championships to be held in Herning, Denmark
The 2017 UEC Road European Championships will be held in Herning, Denmark, from 2 to 6 August as announced by the Organising Committee at the Union Européenne de Cyclisme’s press conference. The Championships will award European titles in the Junior, Under 23 and Elite (Men and Women) categories and will be broadcast live on TV thanks to an agreement...
TG4 to Broadcast An Post Rás na mBan Highlights This Week
Irish free to air TV broadcaster TG4 will broadcast highlights of this year's An Post Rás na mBan this Sunday (11th December) at 3.55pm. TG4 will feature the 11th edition of Ireland's top international stage race for women in a half-hour highlights programme to be broadcast this Sunday in the first of two slots on the station. This is the...
Tom Van Asbroeck completes Cannondale-Drapac line-up for 2017
Tom Van Asbroeck will line up in the colours of Cannondale-Drapac next year, rounding out the team’s classics squad and 2017 roster. The signing of Van Asbroeck bolsters the team’s depth in the northern classics as well as supplies a fleet finisher in other races. With a background in motor racing and mountain biking, Van Asbroeck started racing bikes at...
Aqua Blue Sport unveils 2017 team kit and also announce additional sponsors
New Irish UCI Pro Continental team Aqua Blue Sport has unveiled its team kit for the 2017 season today and also announced some additional team sponsors for the coming season. The kit has been developed in partnership with professional cycling clothing supplier Vermarc Sport and uses carbon-infused fabrics for optimum fit and performance. The team also confirmed US manufacturer Knight...
Team Katusha Alpecin reveal 2017 kit
Team Katusha Alpecin had their team launch in Valencia yesterday evening and revealed their new kit for the 2017 season. The team welcome ten riders for the forthcoming season including four time World Time Trial champion Tony Martin. The German also won a stage of the Tour of Britain this year in addition to winning the National Time Trial Championships. Another...
Paralympic cyclists amongst RTÉ Sportsperson award nominees
The nominees for the RTÉ Sport Awards Sportsperson of the Year in association with Sport Ireland were announced this afternoon and the list includes members of the successful Irish cycling team at the Rio Paralympics. Eoghan Clifford, Katie-George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal are amongst the shortlist of 12 nominees. Clifford won the Men’s C3 30km Time Trial in Rio, where...
Peter Sagan wins prestigious Vélo d’Or award
World Road Race champion Peter Sagan has won the Vélo d’Or which is awarded annually to the rider considered to have performed the best over the year. Sagan enjoyed an incredibly successful season in the rainbow colours. In addition to retaining the World Championship Road Race title, he also won the Tour of Flanders, Ghent-Wevelgem, and the green jersey at...
Australian development team for Cannondale-Drapac announce 2017 roster
The Drapac Pat’s Veg Holistic Development Team have announced its 10 riders for the 2017 season. The team also serves as the official development program of the Cannondale-Drapac professional team. Drapac Pat’s Veg is a platform for individuals to pursue university degrees or professional certifications in addition to racing on the UCI Continental level. In addition to the early calendar...
Tom Veelers forced to retire due to knee injury
A persisting knee injury has forced Tom Veelers (Team Giant-Alpecin) to quit cycling. The 32-year-old Dutchman - still under contract for 2017 with the team which will be known as Team Sunweb - has been battling ongoing knee problems from the 2015 pre-season and has undergone two operations in an attempt to recover. However, progress has been slow and...
Tour of Flanders route announced with Muur van Geraardsbergen included as 8th climbs
The route of the 2017 Tour of Flanders was announced today at a press conference in the city hall of Geraardsbergen. The race which will start in Antwerp for the first time will include three climbs not covered in recent years. On Sunday 2 April the riders will face a total of 259.5 km, 18 climbs and five cobbled sections....
Swiss champion Jonathan Fumeaux finds team for 2017 season
Current Swiss Road Race champion Jonathan Fumeaux (IAM Cycling) has signed for UCI continental team Roth-AKROS for the 2017 season, the team have announced. Fumeaux had raced for IAM Cycling for the past four seasons but with the Swiss World Tour team folding after failing to find a secondary sponsor, he struggled to find a contract. Two weeks ago, his agent...