Author: Henri Giroud

Getting their season underway in perfect style, Team DSM’s Women’s program navigated a potentially dangerous day in the saddle, working excellently as a unit throughout the stage before setting up Charlotte Kool who powered to victory in exemplary fashion; taking the opening win of the race. Avoiding crosswind threats and always well positioned during the day, communicating well with each other, the team were always towards the fore of the peloton – looking to bide their time, stay safe and work towards a sprint finish with Kool as finisher. An unfortunate crash just outside the final three kilometres saw four…

The 2023 XTERRA Americas Tour season opener is just two weeks away at the XTERRA Iceman off-road triathlon in Morristown, Arizona. XTERRA Iceman is the first of 25 events in the Americas region spanning five countries and the Caribbean where triathletes can chase regional championships, win XTERRA USA titles, and qualify for XTERRA Worlds in Trentino, Italy. New in 2023, the XTERRA World Performance Index (WPI) will be used to determine XTERRA Americas Tour age group champions in each division. The WPI was inspired by ITRA (trail running) and FIS (Skiing) points scoring systems, but built specifically to rank XTERRA…

The Movistar Team continues to show in 2023 the face every fan wants to see from them: the one from a relentless squad, always fighting, with every single member committed to their cause, and obviously, a triumphant one. And for the second time in this early season, a new addition to the team, in his very first outing in Blue colours, came across the line first. It was Portuguese climber Ruben Guerreiro, the strongest on the slopes of Harrat Uwayrid, who claimed stage four and the leader’s jersey in the Saudi Tour. The win was the result of a true…

Team DSM have capped a remarkable 24 hours with a phenomenal win from Sam Welsford taking a second victory at the Vuelta a San Juan. An early breakaway was caught with a lap to go, and a group of late attackers caught with four kilometers remaining to race. The final minutes of the Vuelta a San Juan settled in for a sprint finish, the last chance for the sprinters to battle it out on. A flawless lead out delivered Welsford into position to finish it off. Team DSM were already on a high following an impressive two wins in 12…

It only took four days of racing since his debut with the ‘M’ on his chest to enjoy a victory. Fernando Gaviria, arguably the fastest sprinter the Movistar Team has seen in its nearly five decades of existence, donned the leader’s jersey of the 2023 Vuelta a San Juan after winning a demanding stage four, 196km from the Autódromo del Villicum to Barreal and to heights exceeding 2,200m above sea level. It was his and Movistar’s first victory of 2023. Barely 40 riders were able to keep up with the main peloton after the climbs, including all six riders directed…

9 coffees at a decent coffee shop. 7 passable cheeseburgers. 2 sets of SPD-SL cleats. 1 movie date with your hygienist, medium drinks and popcorn. 1 shitty Pearl Izumi jersey with baggy sleeves. 2 ok 700c tubes. One respectable tire. 1.75 goofy Supacaz bar tape kits. 1 real bar tape kit. 1 Bontrager “Blendr” stem. 1 Ultegra 11-28 cassette. 1 EW-WU111 Di2 Bluetooth dongle unit. Almost half of one of my wife’s manicures. 2 iPhone screen protectors. 2 Rapha tshirts on sale.

Team DSM has renewed its partnership with SCOTT for a further two years. SCOTT will continue to support the WorldTour team as official supplier of premium bikes and high-performance helmets. Syncros, part of the SCOTT Sports group, will grow their partnership as bike components sponsor to become official saddle supplier for Team DSM. Team DSM have been working with SCOTT since 2021 and in this time, have celebrated significant results together. Team DSM were integral to the development of the all-new Foil RC, which the riders first raced in 2022. The team has since gone on to huge successes, including…

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