The 190th Congress of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) – an electoral Congress – was held today in Leuven (Belgium) during the 2021 UCI Road World Championships that are taking place in Flanders and mark the centenary of the event. The UCI Congress brought together representatives of 95 of the UCI’s member National Federations. President of the International Federation since the UCI Congress held in Bergen (Norway) in September 2017, David Lappartient was re-elected in Leuven for a second term of four years at the head of the institution. As the only candidate, he was re-elected by acclamation. The UCI Congress also…
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Henri Giroud
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Girls Gone Gravel, in partnership with Feisty Media, is pleased to announce their private women’s gravel team, The Girls Gone Gravel Adventures Team. This newly-formed team is open to any female-identifying cyclist. Girls Gone Gravel founder, Kathryn Taylor feels like this team is different because the primary focus is not on competition: “For me, gravel has always been about the idea of chasing an adventure, whether it’s trying out a new route with a friend or signing up for a big event, Often teams get formed around the idea of racing. We’ll certainly have some team members who want to race and…
The Movistar Team’s women’s program continues to bring joy to their fans in a sensational summer for the whole Telefónica-backed squad. Following five days of tough defense, after a crucial blow to the GC standings inflicted by Leah Thomas with her stage two success, the squad directed on French soil by Pablo Lastras claimed with the American the overall victory at the 19th Tour Cycliste Féminin Internationale de l’Ardèche (UCI 2.1), one of the longest, most mountainous races in the professional circuit. The commitment and effort from the Blues was perfectly exemplified by their work on the short, intense final stage, over 81km between Le Pouzin and…
After spending a brilliant 13 years in the women’s peloton, eight of which were with Team DSM and its previous incarnations, Julia Soek is set to hang up her wheels at the end of the 2021 season. Upon joining the team in 2014, Soek’s bubbly and friendly personality allowed her to slot into the Women’s program with ease, where she was part of immediate successes with the team. Over the years Soek progressed into an important cog in the team’s sprint train and a vital domestique, often selflessly taking up the hard work to control breakaways and increase the tempo…
Pfeiffer Georgi raced to victory at La Choralis Fourmies Féminine in France today. Having already gone clear in the day’s break which was eventually caught by the chase group, Georgi attacked again on the final lap after being set up by her DSM teammates before then sprinting to her first professional win from a small group.
Primoz Roglic has won the Vuelta a España for the third consecutive year. The leader of Team Jumbo-Visma defended his lead in the standings in the final time trial to Santiago de Compostella with flying colours. The Slovenian set the fastest time and won his fourth stage of this Vuelta. Roglic kicked off the 76th edition of the Spanish grand tour with a win in the prologue in Burgos. The Slovenian also took three more stage victories, including the seventeenth stage to Lagos de Covadonga. Earlier this year he won the Tour of the Basque Country and he became Olympic…
Conquering legendary cols, immersed in the raw beauty of the Dolomites, the 2021 edition of the Haute Route Dolomites was one to remember.Racing 400km from Cortina to Bormio, the peloton earned over 14,000m of elevation over five intense days in the saddle. Steep and stunning climbs, incredible vistas and charming villages: this is what riding the Dolomites is all about. Enjoy the highlights from the 2021 Haute Route Dolomites.
After the success of the Model X Green Superflow saddle, Selle Italia launches the “Comfort+” version with improved padding designed to provide the greatest comfort when pedalling. A saddle for comfort that comes from the eco-sustainable Green-Tech production process. Last March, Selle Italia launched the first model – the Model X Green Superflow – to emerge from the Green-Tech production process, a process for products with a low environmental impact, which are eco-sustainable and quick to produce at competitive prices. This process has been created entirely by Selle Italia, which has always invested in research and development, and is completely…