Author: Henri Giroud

Highlights Report They did it again, and they did it better. David Gaudu and Bruno Armitail teamed up last week to get the first Groupama-FDJ’s stage win on the Vuelta in La Farrapona. They did the same thing on Saturday in the final mountain stage of the 2020 Tour of Spain. The young French climber soloed to a second stage victory in the Alto de la Covatilla, but before his rise to the summit, he benefited from the huge and decisive work of Bruno Armirail in the breakaway, for nearly 150 kilometers. This magical duo struck once again in Spanish…

Highlights Report The 162km stage, from Salamanca to Ciudad Rodrigo, had a number of factors that teams had to be prepared for. The prevailing winds that could easily cause splits if teams momentarily let their guards down. The heavy climbing packed into the second half including the category one climb, Puerto el Robledo, or descending down from it and hitting the 1km long climb with ramps up to 11%. As the break was slowly whittled down to just Remi Cavagna (Deceuninck-Quick Step) powering away at the front, the chasing group behind had the collective urge to reel him in. With…

Highlights Report Jasper Philipsen earned his biggest career win on the 15th stage of the Vuelta a España ahead of Pascal Ackermann (Bora – Hansgrohe) and Jannik Steimle (Deceuninck – Quick Step). The longest stage of this Vuelta, 230.8 km from Mos to Puebla de Sanabria, saw UAE Team Emirates up in the action from the outset. Rui Costa fought his way into the group of riders who animated the day. In the final, the UAE squad pushed to bring back the lone leader and allow Philipsen to compete for the stage and take his first victory in a Grand…

Women’s first division road teams and men’s first and second division road teams wishing to be registered for the 2021 season must submit their registration file to the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The UCI then assesses, with external financial auditor EY, whether the teams are in compliance with the UCI Regulations. In accordance with its Regulations, which as an exception have been adapted to take into account the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, the UCI is today publishing the list of teams that have submitted a registration file containing all the required documentation as per articles 2.13.087, 2.15.069bis and 2.16.014bis, by…

After a hugely successful career, British rider Ian Stannard has been forced to retire from professional racing due to rheumatoid arthritis. Stannard has been with the Team since its launch in 2010 and has played a huge part in its success for over a decade. Former national champion Stannard ends his racing career with seven wins, including two at the Tour of Britain, and as a key member of five Grand Tour winning lineups. But he will be most fondly remembered for his efforts in the Classics, winning back-to-back editions of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad in 2014 and 2015, before riding…

Two more years representing Trek-Segafredo for Skujiņš, Brambilla, Mosca and Moschetti; one more year for De Kort “In a season like the one that is about to end, we thought it was important to send a signal of confidence and incentive to the whole group. Year after year, we have been able to consolidate a sports project that has given important signs of improvement and results, especially this year. We have chosen to give continuity to a balanced mix of youth and experience as a means to make a further quality leap,” explained Luca Guercilena, General Manager. Since joining the Team…

Highlights Report Lotto Soudal’s Tim Wellens claimed his second win of this year’s Tour of Spain in stage 14 from Lugo to Ourense (Galicia). In an uphill sprint, after a climb of almost two kilometers, Wellens won, from a small group, ahead of Michael Woods and Zdeněk Štybar. All three riders were part of a break of seven riders that was formed after some 40 km. With three third category climbs and rolling terrain throughout this was the ideal day for a break’s survival. “The goal of team Lotto Soudal was to win at least one stage in La Vuelta.…

Highlights Report Primoz Roglic has won the thirteenth stage of the Vuelta a España. The Slovenian was one second faster than Will Barta in the only individual time trial of this year’s edition of the Spanish grand tour and rode to his eleventh season victory. Roglic reclaimed the red leaders jersey at the expense of the Ecuadorian Carapaz. At the first two intermediate points, the leader of Team Jumbo-Visma was still behind Barta, but Roglic turned the tables on Barta on the final climb. In the general classification, the Slovenian starts the next stage with a lead of thirty-nine seconds…