Author: Henri Giroud

All eyes were on the peloton at the Santos Women’s Tour Down Under on Thursday, anxiously awaiting the first UCI stage winner of the 2020 season.  Building on what has been a fairytale start to her tenure on the team, Chloe Hosking followed Lotta Hentalla (Trek-Segafredo) out of the final corner and sprinted past with 200 meters to go, taking a dominant victory and moving into the overall leader’s ochre jersey. “It feels great,” said Hosking. “I’m trading one orange jersey for another. It’s my first race with the team and the girls were incredible. I’m really stoked I could give them a UCI win.”…

Watch the teaser for the 2020 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships, taking place in Dubendorf, Switzerland between February 1st-2nd. Watch all races via UCI.ORG (Elites streamed on Red Bull TV and Global Cycling Network). Geo-blocking applies. Feb 1st | Schedule – Women Junior: 11am CET – Men U23: 13:00 CET – Women Elite: 15:00 CET Feb 2nd | Schedule – Men Junior: 11am CET – Women U23: 13:00 CET – Men Elite: 14:30 CET

When Neilson Powless, Kristoffer Halvorsen, Jens Keukeleire and Jonas Rutsch take the start line at the Tour Down Under in Australia on the weekend, they’re showing up for their first day at a new job with the eyes of millions of spectators on them. Most new hires  at most jobs are afforded the opportunity to settle in a bit. Not exactly the case for the new riders on the team. Powless, for one, is ready to go. The American is one of cycling’s brightest prospects. He was was recruited from Jumbo-Visma, where he spent his neo-pro (or rookie) seasons. He helped Primož Roglič…

The 2020 season of the UCI Women’s WorldTour is about to begin! Who will become the 2020 UCIWWT leader and who will be the best young rider? The season starts on the first of February in Geelong, Australia.

Israel Start-Up Nation-riders will be using SCICON’s high performance and premium sports lifestyle eyewear ranges in season 2020. During the training camp in Croatia last December, ISN-riders underwent multiple private eye-tests to make sure they will be wearing perfectly fitting, high-end products on Scicon. One of the ISN-riders who had the privilege of doing the tests with Scicon was Matteo Badilatti. He was impressed by the technique of Scicon. “To have such good fitting eyewear in such a short period of testing time, that was very nice. The Scicon glasses are good and I really enjoy their photochromatic lenses, especially…

The Movistar Team is delighted to announce a new partnership with 100%, a premium performance eyewear brand, as its official supplier of performance eyewear. Through the partnership, the Movistar Team will rely on the brand-new ultralight 100% Racetrap sunglasses, which deliver unmatched field of vision and protection in the most extreme racing conditions. The unique Racetrap design features an optically advanced spherical shield to help riders see everything around them. The Racetrap is available with the company’s proprietary contrast-defining HiPER lens and photochromic lens options. “We started 100% to create the world’s most technically advanced eyewear for the most demanding athletes,” said Ludo Boinnard, Co-founder…

LEOMO, Inc., a leading international technology and sports innovation brand, proudly releases its revolutionary TYPE-S sports performance computer with advanced motion analysis capabilities. Launched with a successful Kickstarter campaign, TYPE-S will be officially unveiled at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show Jan. 7-9 in Las Vegas. Geared toward serious athletes who appreciate precise training, TYPE-S is the first consumer device that harnesses the power of motion analytics. Utilizing LEOMO’s proprietary Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) motion-tracking sensors, sport-specific Motion Performance Indicators (MPI) and customizable app interface, TYPE-S can provide a detailed, data-driven understanding of athletic form, function and performance for cyclists, runners, triathletes, skiers and weight…

The Only UCI ProSeries Stage Race in North America Features Overall Start at Herriman City on Aug. 3 and Overall Finish at Park City on Aug. 9 Nine venues and communities will host the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah men’s professional cycling stage race on Aug. 3-9. The seven days of competition will start in Herriman City at the Zions Bank Real Academy and finish on historic Main Street in Park City. The Tour of Utah stage race will visit communities along the Wasatch Front from Ogden to Payson, tackle the mountain elevations around Snowbird Resort, Canyons Village at…