Author: Henri Giroud

Deutschland Tour cannot take place in 2020 – postponement to 2021 is planned The Deutschland Tour is subject to a decision of the German government, which prohibits events to take place in Germany until August 31 due to the coronavirus pandemic. This has been confirmed by the majority of the German federal states involved in this year’s race. This means that the four stages cannot take place from August 20 to 23 as planned. Claude Rach, Managing Director of the Gesellschaft zur Förderung des Radsports, comments: “As big as the disappointment is, the current circumstances and the decision by the…

Looking to continue their support to those who protect the society against the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the groups and communities most affected by this disease, the Movistar Team takes another step forward in its charity efforts as it joins the #CruzRojaResponde campaign for the Spanish Red Cross, the biggest action in its history, looking to support 1,350,000 people in the areas of emergency response, health services, social inclusion, education and employment. The Blue outfit has set up a platform so their fans can easily make their donations to this humanitarian organisation. The initiative doesn’t end there. To help this campaign reach as far as possible and become…

Because of the coronacrisis, Team Jumbo-Visma also had to adjust their daily routine considerably. Merijn Zeeman shines his light on the current situation of the cycling team: “Every day we think about how we can get better, even in a crisis like this.” Behind the scenes, Team Jumbo-Visma is working hard. “As a team we are in constant contact with each other. I have one call and online meeting after another. As team leaders, as leaders and coaches, we quickly get around the table to decide how we would go about this. To make sure the motivation is high when…

The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), representatives of women riders (CPA Women, and Marianne Vos in her role of member of the UCI Athletes’ Commission and riders’ representative on the UCI Road Commission), organisers (AIOCC and organisers of UCI Women’s WorldTour events) and women’s teams (UNIO*) have joined forces to enable women’s road cycling to come through the current crisis (coronavirus pandemic) in the best possible conditions with a view to the resumption of the 2020 season. As a reminder, the UCI confirms that as of today, organisers of some 800 events across all disciplines and categories have requested the postponement…

We left him in third place at the top of Colmiane, a little over a month ago, in Paris-Nice. The Covid-19 crisis has since passed through there. From his native Haute-Saône, where he maintains his body and his farm, Thibaut Pinot brings his first reactions to the postponement of the Tour de France at the end of the summer, evokes the difficulties of the crisis in terms of sport and people and confides more fully on his life in the countryside, close to nature and animals. Thibaut, the Tour de France was officially postponed from August 29 to September 20. How did you…

Trek-Segafredo will take part in the first-ever Giro d’Italia Virtual Women’s Pro race, an event that kicks off this Saturday, April 18th and will cover 7 iconic stages of the recently postponed 2020 Giro d’Italia. The challenge is open to men and women’s pro teams but also the general public and aims to raise funds for the Italian Red Cross via participant donations. Lizzie Deignan and Elisa Longo Borghini will headline Trek-Segafredo’s team* which will go up against Movistar, Astana and the women’s Italian national cycling team in the virtual quest to seize the iconic Maglia Rosa. It will be…

Bianchi’s iconic celeste and La Gazzetta dello Sport’s pink are now united in an exciting new international partnership. For three years starting from 2020, Bianchi will be the official sponsor and exclusive bike brand of the Giro d’Italia, the most famous and iconic Italian race on the international stage, organised by RCS Sport and La Gazzetta dello Sport. The collaboration between Bianchi and RCS Sport springs from shared intents and a common vision, which aims at internationalising Italian excellence through sporting events like the Giro d’Italia. The race reaches more than 800 million people in more than 200 countries around…

At a video conference meeting organised today by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) in the context of the current coronavirus pandemic, which saw the participation of all the principal representatives of professional road cycling’s families – organisers (AIOCC, and leaders of ASO, RCS, Unipublic and Flanders Classics), teams (AIGCP) and riders (CPA) –, several decisions concerning the revision of the 2020 UCI International Road Calendar were unanimously agreed by the different parties concerned: The period of suspension of competitions on the UCI International Road Calendar was extended by one month, until 1st July, and until 1st August for UCI WorldTour events.The Tour…