Author: Henri Giroud

Fifty years of pro cycling journalism and television commentary. It gets easier after the first forty years.

#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult1Caleb Ewan (Aus) Lotto Soudal3:29:082Sam Bennett (Irl) Deceuninck-QuickStep3Jasper Philipsen (Bel) UAE Team Emirates4André Greipel (Ger) Israel Start-Up Nation5Alberto Dainese (Ita) Team Sunweb6Martin Laas (Est) Bora-Hansgrohe7Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) NTT Pro Cycling8Erik Baska (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe9Marc Sarreau (Fra) Groupama-FDJ10Michael Mørkøv (Den) Deceuninck-QuickStep11Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Movistar Team12Diego Ulissi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates13Andrea Vendrame (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale14Jarrad Drizners (Aus) UniSA-Australia15Kristoffer Halvorsen (Nor) EF Pro Cycling16Timo Roosen (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma17Daryl Impey (RSA) Mitchelton-Scott18Sam Welsford (Aus) UniSA-Australia19Dylan Van Baarle (Ned) Team Ineos20Rick Zabel (Ger) Israel Start-Up Nation21Sven Erik Bystrøm (Nor) UAE Team Emirates22Luis Mas (Spa) Movistar Team23Rohan Dennis (Aus) Team Ineos24Luis León Sanchez…

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As part of the introduction of the eight UCI Women’s WorldTeams – the equivalent to the premier division of the UCI Women’s WorldTour and a key aspect of the reorganisation of women’s professional road cycling in 2020 – the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) has decided as of this season to make more resources available through the anti-doping programme set up for this new team category.Developed and implemented by the Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation (CADF), the programme will see teams and the UCI step up their financial commitment: UCI Women’s WorldTeams: EUR 10,000 per team;UCI: EUR 10,000 per UCI Women’s WorldTeam. As a…

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Trek-Segafredo is proud to welcome Pirelli as its official tire sponsor for the 2020 season As one of the world-leading tire manufacturers, top-level racing has always been a part of Pirelli’s DNA. To further accelerate its strategy towards an ever-growing involvement in professional cycling, the Italian company has partnered with Trek-Segafredo with the mission to push the technical boundaries of the sport of cycling. The 2020 Santos Tour Down Under – where both the men’s and women’s squads are racing on Pirelli’s P Zero Velo Tubular tires – marked the start of the collaborative partnership in which Trek-Segafredo and Pirelli…

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult1Richie Porte (Aus) Trek-Segafredo3:14:092Rob Power (Aus) Team Sunweb0:00:053Simon Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott4Rohan Dennis (Aus) Team Ineos5Diego Ulissi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates6Daryl Impey (RSA) Mitchelton-Scott7Dylan Van Baarle (Ned) Team Ineos8Simon Geschke (Ger) CCC Team9George Bennett (NZl) Team Jumbo-Visma10Lucas Hamilton (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott0:00:1311Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:00:1512Sven Erik Bystrøm (Nor) UAE Team Emirates13Dries Devenyns (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStep14Hermann Pernsteiner (Aut) Bahrain McLaren15Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Deceuninck-QuickStep16Eduard Prades Reverter (Spa) Movistar Team17Chris Harper (Aus) Team Jumbo-Visma0:00:2318Neilson Powless (USA) EF Pro Cycling19Jai Hindley (Aus) Team Sunweb20Kilian Frankiny (Swi) Groupama-FDJ21Pavel Sivakov (Rus) Team Ineos22Santiago Buitrago Sanchez (Col) Bahrain McLaren23Nathan Haas (Aus) Cofidis Solutions Credits24Omar Fraile Matarranz…

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Results #Rider Name (Country) TeamResult1Caleb Ewan (Aus) Lotto Soudal3:27:312Daryl Impey (RSA) Mitchelton-Scott3Nathan Haas (Aus) Cofidis Solutions Credits4Jasper Philipsen (Bel) UAE Team Emirates5Fabio Felline (Ita) Astana Pro Team6Andrea Vendrame (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale7Timo Roosen (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma8Luis León Sanchez (Spa) Astana Pro Team9Diego Ulissi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates10George Bennett (NZl) Team Jumbo-Visma11Simon Geschke (Ger) CCC Team12Lucas Hamilton (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott13Sam Bennett (Irl) Deceuninck-QuickStep14Hermann Pernsteiner (Aut) Bahrain McLaren15Rob Power (Aus) Team Sunweb16Dries Devenyns (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStep17Jens Keukeleire (Bel) EF Pro Cycling18Danilo Wyss (Swi) NTT Pro Cycling19Neilson Powless (USA) EF Pro Cycling20Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Bahrain McLaren21Santiago Buitrago Sanchez (Col) Bahrain McLaren22Omar Fraile Matarranz (Spa) Astana…

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult1Sam Bennett (Irl) Deceuninck-QuickStep3:28:542Jasper Philipsen (Bel) UAE Team Emirates3Erik Baska (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe4Elia Viviani (Ita) Cofidis Solutions Credits5André Greipel (Ger) Israel Start-Up Nation6Kristoffer Halvorsen (Nor) EF Pro Cycling7Caleb Ewan (Aus) Lotto Soudal8Marc Sarreau (Fra) Groupama-FDJ9Sam Welsford (Aus) UniSA-Australia10Alberto Dainese (Ita) Team Sunweb11Gabriel Cullaigh (GBr) Movistar Team12Chris Lawless (GBr) Team Ineos13Daryl Impey (RSA) Mitchelton-Scott14Michael Mørkøv (Den) Deceuninck-QuickStep15Chris Harper (Aus) Team Jumbo-Visma16Andrea Vendrame (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale17Diego Ulissi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates18Ryan Gibbons (RSA) NTT Pro Cycling19Sven Erik Bystrøm (Nor) UAE Team Emirates20Rafael Valls (Spa) Bahrain McLaren21George Bennett (NZl) Team Jumbo-Visma22Szymon Sajnok (Pol) CCC Team23Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Astana Pro…

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The number of doping cases revealed in 2019 amongst cycling’s professional elites has nearly doubled in the span of one year. The MPCC takes it as a serious warning. From the MPCC Since the creation of our credibility barometer six years ago, cycling figures had never been this alarming. A year ago, we were writing that data for cycling doping, from one year to the next, was not suggesting any real trend in the medium term, unlike other sports where an ever-increasing number of cases were revealed. This year, we’re noting a clear break with the recent past. This sudden…

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Israel Start-Up Nation and Bryton are proud to announce that the American company for GPS equipped bike computers will be sponsoring the team for the 2020 racing season. Israel Start-Up Nation will be the first Israel-based UCI pro cycling team sponsored by Bryton, who will provide title and technical sponsorship for the team this year. “We are delighted to have Bryton on board as a partner for GPS equipped bike computers,” said Kjell Carlström, ISN team manager. “Bryton is really focusing on product development and are striving forward just like us. The devices are supporting all our other equipment including…

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