Author: Henri Giroud

Julie Harrington, British Cycling CEO, said: “The COVID-19 virus means every section of society is facing an unprecedented challenge, and sport is no different. “For British Cycling, it meant suspending all our sanctioned activity, including the events registered with us. That was the right decision and one taken to protect the health and well-being of everyone involved in what we do. “British Cycling is a not-for-profit organisation with any revenue we generate invested into the sport. Because a significant part of that revenue comes from events – including a proportion of entry fees and other associated payments which go toward…

Exciting new association of women’s cycling teams launched UNIO launched with great excitement after over a year of hard work behind the scenes. UNIO is a new association which aims to safeguard and promote the interests of Professional Women Cycling Teams worldwide. Founding members include BOELS DOLMANS CYCLING TEAM, BIGLA – KATUSHA, CANYON//SRAM RACING and PARKHOTEL VALKENBURG. One of UNIO’s main missions is to represent the interests of all Professional Women Cycling Teams registered with the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and to work together with all stakeholders for a better and united future for women’s cycling. The slogan Better Together…

Dirty Kanza, the world’s premier gravel grinder, has moved from May to September. Boy, those September dates are even starting to look optimistic at this point, huh. Here’s what they say: The entire Dirty Kanza team has been working around the clock in order to make the best and most prudent decision for all of our athletes, volunteers, sponsors, vendors and the members of the Emporia community. It is with everyone’s health and safety in mind that we are postponing the Garmin Dirty Kanza and Garmin Dirty Kanza XL presented by Salsa Cycles and moving the 2020 event to September…

One year ago, Alberto Bettiol and the EF Education First squad won the big one. Ronde van Vlaanderen, Tour of Flanders, De Ronde. The race goes by many names, but in the Flanders region of Belgium, it has marked the beginning of cycling’s “holy week” every year since 1945. Holy week is the week between the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix, the two biggest one day races in the cycling calendar. Officially, it’s called cycling’s holy week because the two consecutive Sundays often fall on Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday. Unofficially, it’s called cycling’s holy week because these are perhaps…

Wout van Aert and Mike Teunissen are two of the thirteen riders who will take part in the virtual Tour of Flanders. De Ronde 2020: Lockdown Edition will take place this Sunday with riders from eight teams. The cyclists will use their Tacx or other bike trainer at home. The race is 32 kilometres long and the route crosses the Kruisberg, Oude Kwaremont and Paterberg. “I’ve been working on it since a week. It’s nice to have a goal in this period”, Van Aert said. He’s already made the necessary preparations. “I’ve already turned off the heater in the room…

The CCC Team has been forced to suspend the majority of team support staff contracts due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, while all rider salaries will be heavily reduced for the rest of the season. In order to allow the team to operate at a minimum level during the non-racing period, a very small number of support staff will retain their roles. CCC Team President Jim Ochowicz said the team has been forced to take these measures in the hope that racing will resume this year. “The decision to make widespread cuts has been a painful process and one that…

Partnership will offer athletes unprecedented access to augmented reality experience to ride IRONMAN bike courses around the world. IRONMAN today announced a multi-year partnership with ROUVY, an industry leader in virtual cycling. As the Official Virtual Training Partner of IRONMAN, ROUVY will offer up to 35 IRONMAN® and IRONMAN® 70.3® bike courses on its platform, providing IRONMAN athletes from around the world a virtual riding experience based on existing event courses. ROUVY’s technology mixes real-world footage with 3D virtual racing. Athletes will experience accurate elevation profiles, as well as real-time Augmented Reality integration through their avatar allowing them to ride…

For the second time in two weeks, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) brought together all representatives of professional road cycling’s families – AIOCC (organisers), AIGCP (teams) and CPA (riders) – on Wednesday 1 April to discuss the situation of professional road cycling linked to the coronavirus pandemic. Following the meeting, given the severity of the health situation throughout the world, the UCI and its stakeholders unanimously decided to prolong the suspension of cycling competitions until 1 June 2020, and until further notice. The UCI also decided that this extension would apply to all cycling disciplines and all categories of riders. In…