Author: Henri Giroud

Some contents of this article may not reflect Cyclry’s editorial policy. In line with the announcement it made on 4 November 2019, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) approved its new regulations on the eligibility of transgender athletes to compete in events on the UCI International Calendar. The decision was made at the meeting of its Management Committee in Dübendorf (Switzerland) on 30 January. The new regulations, which will come into effect on 1 March 2020, are designed to encourage transgender athletes to compete in the category corresponding to their new gender, while guaranteeing a level playing field for all athletes…

The Movistar Team launches a series of short videos on the Telefónica-backed squad’s men’s and women’s teams throughout the 2020 season, giving a voice to all of its members Few weeks after kicking off its 41st season in the peloton, the Movistar Team is launching its series ‘Following the Blues’. The first installment is a behind-the-scenes look to their riders’ first week of European competition in 2020, with the Challenge Mallorca at its center.Marc Soler’s victory at the Trofeo Pollença – Port d’Andratx; the debut of Enric Mas; the training rides of the Telefónica-backed squad around Mallorca; or the aero / material testing…

With team Israel Start-Up Nation moving up to be a WorldTour Team, there was no place for young, inexperienced Israeli riders. Since the main basis of the whole project is to develop these very riders, the decision was made to transform the Israel Cycling Academy development team into the Continental-ranked Israel Cycling Academy, thus keeping the name and the mission alive. First established in 2015 by Ron Baron and Ran Margaliot as a Continental team with the dual purpose of establishing cycling as a sport in Israel and of developing riders, ICA moved up to Pro Conti status in 2017…

Sir Dave Brailsford’s 2020 season preview In an exclusive interview from the Team’s winter training camp in Gran Canaria, Brailsford spoke at length about a number of topics, including his thoughts on the upcoming season, the Team’s Grand Tour aspirations, the role of the fans and much, much more. Chris Froome looks ahead to 2020 In his first interview of 2020, Chris Froome gives us the latest update on his training and recovery, his Tour de France focus, plus a ‘thank you’ message for the fans. Richard Carapaz: The first interview New signing Richard Carapaz discusses his target of winning…

You don’t get to be World Champion on your own. Trek-Segafredo’s Lizzie Deignan is the first to admit it takes a village. This doesn’t take away from the triumph, it adds to it. And so it is with all of the best things in life: they’re better when they’re shared, and they’re impossible when they’re not. This is a story about what really matters. Not the wins, not the trophies, not even the stripes—but the relationships you forge on your way to achieving them, and how partners, friends, and teammates can become family.

Vuelta CV Féminas (Sunday 9th), nine-day ‘stage’ (10th-18th) in Alicante and aero / material testing in Navarra (ends Friday) mark busy calendar of events for Blues this month The women’s Movistar Team will be starting their 2020 season this week as they pin their numbers for the first competition of the year, the Vuelta CV Féminas (Sunday 9th; 97.7km from Paterna to Valencia), and some key activities for the whole, 11-woman roster managed by Sebastián Unzué and Jorge Sanz. The Blues have spent the last two days into TT testing, adjusting biomechanical profiles and trying out new materials, at the Tafalla velodrome in…

The reigning World Champion pens two more years with Trek-Segafredo through the end of 2022. Mads Pedersen, the reigning road World Champion, has signed a two-year contract extension with Trek-Segafredo and will continue to represent the US-registered team throughout the end of the 2022 season. The new agreement sees the 24-year-old Dane commit to a six-year tenure at Trek-Segafredo, where he has been honing his skills as a professional cyclist since 2017. The support and belief showed to him by Trek-Segafredo management since the very beginning was a key factor that led Pedersen to commit to the extension: “Luca (Guercilena)…

On 3 July 2021, the Tour de France will venture farther north than ever before when it reaches the 70-kilometre mark in the second Danish stage, from Roskilde to Nyborg. The profiles of the first three stages were unveiled this morning in Vejle, another town that will host the 108th edition of the race. The show will get on the road in the capital of the country, Copenhagen, which is known as the most cycling-friendly city on Earth. The Tour de France has explored all sorts of coasts, from beaches, harbours and cliffs to rocky inlets, dykes and bays. In…