Author: Henri Giroud

During a normal season, Rally Cycling’s team doctors wear a lot of different hats. One moment they’re treating road rash, the next they’re advising via telephone on finding the right allergy medicines in Australia, or flying across the world to be with the team at races in Europe, South America or the Middle East. Now, with racing suspended for the foreseeable future, they are back at their ‘day jobs’, contending with something they’ve never seen before. Rally Cycling team doctors Kelby Bethards, Kristie Nicholls, and Mark Greve have seen their lives changed immeasurably by the pandemic. Their experiences provide a deep insight into the…

Santini has joined forces with Vincenzo Nibali to create the all-new Nibali collection, an exclusive collaboration between one of the world’s leading cycling apparel manufacturers and one of the top professional cyclists of our generation. Developed using the latest technology and highest quality materials, the Nibali collection is not only stylish but guarantees cutting-edge aerodynamics and breathability – a hymn of class and performance, engineered to withstand heavy use. “Vincenzo Nibali is one of the greatest cyclists of all time, and we wanted to celebrate him with something special, something that would honor his mastery on the bike and his…

Florida-based distributor JBI, a prominent national bicycle distribution company, has announced the acquisition of Pure Cycles, a leader in omnichannel bike sales. The deal will better serve the customers of Pure Cycles by adding resources for distribution and operations, and for JBI to add a modern, aspirational cycling brand to its product offering. Pure Cycles is a pioneering brand and led the cycling industry in direct-to-consumer sales when it launched in 2011. The brand specializes in stylish, affordable bikes for every rider. Originating as Pure Fix Cycles, Pure Cycles has steadily grown into one of the largest omnichannel bike brands.…

Specialized has laid off 7% of its workforce as the company reassess its economic position in the wake of COVID-19’s impact on the world cycling market. Mike Sinyard, the company’s founder, said Thursday that 46 people were let go with the majority coming from its European operations. France, Spain and Italy have shut down almost all outdoor activity including cycling, while Germany, just this week, began slowly reopening some businesses, Sinyard said in an interview. Specialized receives a significant amount of its revenue from European sales. The layoffs were primarily in customer service, purchasing, logistics, marketing and several in product…

Chimera Investments LLC, an Abu Dhabi investment fund, announced today that it had acquired a majority of the shares in Colnago, the prestigious Italian racing bicycle manufacturer. Founded in 1954 by Mr. Ernesto Colnago, the company is famous for the high quality of its products, its innovations in design technologies, and its many victories, including World Championships, Olympic Games, Tour de France, Giro d’Italia, Paris-Roubaix, etc. Ernesto Colnago declared: «Chimera Investments will give Colnago the ability to grow and increase its presence in all markets, whilst maintaining and improving the quality of Colnago products. We have a unique opportunity with…

The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) today announces the revised 2020 calendars for the UCI WorldTour and UCI Women’s WorldTour, with a view to the resumption of the cycling season, halted due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic which has struck most of the world. Since the interruption of the cycling season in March, an intensive consultation process involving the principal representatives of the families of men’s and women’s professional road cycling – organisers, teams and riders – has been carried out at the initiative of the UCI in order to draw up new calendars. These have been approved by the UCI…

Together with EuroEyes Cyclassics Hamburg – previously known as Vattenfall Cyclassics then Cyclassics Hamburg – and the Deutschland Tour, the Eschborn-Frankfurt is one of the most important cycling races in Germany. The first edition in 1962 under the name of Rund um den Henninger Turm Frankfurt, saw the Belgian Armand Desmet celebrate victory. From then, for more than half a century, several important riders have followed him, representing an interestingly diverse range of cyclists, from sprinters to climbers. Often also formerly referred to as the Frankfurt Grand Prix, the race is usually held on Germany’s Labour Day, which, like many…

UAE Team Emirates will continue their commitment to developing young talent by signing 17-year old Spanish rider Juan Ayuso on a five year deal with the team. The promising youngster is the current Spanish Junior National Champion and holds 6 victories to his name so far in 2020. As part of his development, Ayuso will spend his first contract year with a development team with the objective of gaining experience and making a gradual transition to the professional ranks. Ayuso, who hails from the Spanish province of Alicante, has taken the domestic junior ranks by storm and was quickly picked up on…