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…
Author: Henri Giroud
Henri Giroud
Fifty years of pro cycling journalism and television commentary. It gets easier after the first forty years.
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…
Cycling can be seen as an exercise in style. Some specialize in specific roles, confident in a particular talent that they are able to put to good use in certain domains. Others who aspire to compete for the most prestigious honours must be allrounders. The latter will, once again, face a challenge that meets their expectations on Paris-Nice, from the start of the race in the suburbs of Paris, with a stage where the hills at the end of the race could pack a surprise. No offense to those who can’t stand cold weather, but the more conscientious riders may…
NTT Pro Cycling and Virtu Cycling have signed a letter of intent that sees the Danish business immediately acquire a minority share of the operational company of the South African cycling team. The partnership is built on a shared vision to continue the development of the team along with its commitment to showcase the impact that bicycles have in changing people’s lives. It will also enable Virtu Cycling to further strengthen and develop its brand promise; to create unique cycling experiences. NTT Pro Cycling has today announced that it has joined forces with Virtu Cycling, a Danish group of cycling-related activities,…
Sam Bennett will kick off his season in Australia. The 22nd edition of the Tour Down Under will be the first race of the year for the Wolfpack, who’ll travel to the Southern Hemisphere with a versatile seven-man squad featuring Irish Champion Sam Bennett, who is set to make his debut for the team whose supporter he has been long before turning pro. The 29-year-old will look to be in the spotlight, especially as – on paper, at least – three of the six stages should come down to a bunch sprint. Trusted lead-out man Shane Archbold, Iljo Keisse and Danish…
The women’s and men’s teams are set to kick off the 2020 season at the Santos Tour Down Under WOMEN Trek-Segafredo will line up for the fifth Santos Women’s Tour Down Under, the opening professional women’s race on the international cycling calendar, with a strong six-rider squad eager to fight for stage honors as well as the General Classification. The Australian four-stage race kicks-off on January 16 in Adelaide with a parcours designed to provide sprinters, climbers and all-rounders alike the chance to fight for glory. After a stellar performance in the 2019 edition, which saw Letizia Paternoster sprint to victory on…
The Australian, racing in Team INEOS colours for the first time, leads a strong lineup for the first race of the 2020 season – the team’s first full campaign as Team INEOS. Pavel Sivakov and Dylan van Baarle will also give the team options in Adelaide, while Chris Lawless will contest the sprint stages. Owain Doull, Luke Rowe and Ian Stannard complete the seven-man team. Sport Director Brett Lancaster will be at the helm for the WorldTour opener. He said: “We’re taking seven strong guys into the race. Rohan has won the race before and knows what it takes to…