Author: Henri Giroud

Dentsu West Japan, the Japanese advertisement company, has teamed up with ROUVY, the augmented reality platform, to host an open virtual cycling race around the World Heritage Site in Himeji. To support the local annual marathon, the race will take place on November 7th with the guest pro-riders from the UCI Continental Team, MATRIX POWERTAG. International travel to Japan continues to have multiple restrictions because of the current global pandemic. The city of Himeji in Hyogo Prefecture which is home to Himeji Castle, Japan’s first World Heritage Site, normally holds the annual ‘World Heritage Himeji Castle Marathon’ in February. This…

Elia Viviani has signed a three-year deal to rejoin the INEOS Grenadiers until the end of 2024 and through the Paris Olympics. The Italian raced with the team for three years, from 2015-2017, and says he always wanted to return one day. “From the moment I left the team, I had in my head that one day I would come back – and now that day has come and I couldn’t be happier,” said Viviani. “In my years away, I’ve never lost contact with the team – with Dave [Brailsford], Rod [Ellingworth], and with the Italian riders and coaches. I…

The INEOS Grenadiers can confirm the appointments of Roger Hammond and Ben Williams. Hammond will become lead sport director and Williams, head of human performance at INEOS Britannia, will move across the INEOS sport group to join the performance team while continuing to support the sailing team. Hammond has a long and distinguished career in professional cycling as a two-time British national champion and as a Sport Director in the WorldTour, most recently with Bahrain-Victorious.Hammond said: “I am very excited to be joining the INEOS Grenadiers. It is a great opportunity to be part of charting the next chapter for…

The classic mountain bike stage race is returning in 2022 after a forced break in 2021, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Racers can still expect the “Ultimate Intense Bike Weekend Experience” adapted and adjusted to the current regulations.After 8 editions, the Algarve Bike Challenge became a must and a yearly favourite event for many riders.An intense three-day event, the Algarve Bike Challenge is a gathering place for people sharing their passions, attaining goals and celebrating life. It is an important mark within each person’s life. For they are achievements and experiences that cap the regularity of our everyday existence. For…

The Croatian city of Poreč hosted the second edition of the “Plava Laguna 5150 Triathlon” from the Ironman series. 28 different nationalities from five continents were represented at the start of the race. The course itself was flat and the main challenge was the windy weather, especially present during the 1500 meter swimming and 40 kilometer cycling route. The final 10 kilometer running route took the competitors to the centre of the ancient city of Poreč and back to the finish line. Croatian athletes, Vinko Vrebac and Željka Šaban Miličić came in first.

Team DSM’s Women’s program crowned off a brilliant season with a sensational display of riding at Ronde van Drenthe today, with Lorena Wiebes finishing off an incredible team performance to take the win.Keeping tabs on proceedings earlier in the afternoon, the team put their plan into action as the peloton headed into the second half of the day; riding aggressively as a unit and lighting up the race. An incredible show of strength saw the team place four riders in the front group of seven after the last ascent of the VAM-berg. With finisher Wiebes in the move, the team set…

Ashton Lambie (Lincoln, Neb.; HUUB Wattbike) was the highlight of the third day of the 2021 Tissot UCI Track World Championships, winning the Men’s Individual Pursuit World Championship title. Jennifer Valente (San Diego; TWENTY24 Pro Cycling) raced four events today, all part of the Omnium, and Gavin Hoover (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) competed in the Points Race. Men’s Individual Pursuit The IP qualifiers went down in the morning, and Lambie destroyed it! Lambie, the current World Record Holder for 4,000 meters, laid down a time of 4:03.237 in qualifying. With this time, Lambie was 2.548 seconds faster than second-place rider Jonathan Milan (ITA). The two would match up in the Gold Medal round…

Ever needed to ship your e-bike within the contiguous United States? No, you haven’t. Stop it, you haven’t. But if you had needed to do that thing that you haven’t done, you’d discover that the battery makes it difficult. Trust us, we know all about IATA dangerous goods labels and how lithium batteries tend to explode when a baggage handler intentionally launches your bike down a 20ft drop. Well now BikeFlights.com has the answer. It’s a five-step process, and one of the steps is buying something from them. We’ve included their video, but we haven’t watched it, so apologies if…