Behind the scenes at UAE Team Emirates’ training camp in Calpe. Judy Butler, do you know her?
Author: Henri Giroud
Henri Giroud
Fifty years of pro cycling journalism and television commentary. It gets easier after the first forty years.
“We are cyclists and innovators. We started RGT as we saw the opportunity to create something new and exciting. To create a virtual experience that not only complements traditional cycling but actually enhances and grows the sport we love.” RGT Cycling started almost 3 years ago and since its inception, thousands of riders from around the world have come together to ride the most realistic virtual cycling experience available. It is through these early adopters that RGT Cycling was able to shape and define the platform, learning from feedback and ideas to create an experience that is accessible to all…
Friday, 20th December 2019 – From 10th to 20th of December Team Bahrain Merida riders and staff were hosted on the scenic Mediterranean island of Hvar in Croatia, where they planned the last strategic details and training for the upcoming season. In the last few days, the team’s management and staff have been planning and preparing all the necessary details for the upcoming season, which will start in Australia in January. In the meantime, the team’s riders have been enjoying amazing views while training on the idyllic roads of island Hvar. This last training camp has also been a great opportunity to welcome and…
During the team presentation of Team Jumbo-Visma at HEMA in Amsterdam, the team of CEO Richard Plugge announced to go to the Tour de France with the three leaders Steven Kruijswijk, Primoz Roglic and new addition Tom Dumoulin. Sprinter Dylan Groenewegen focuses on stage wins in the Giro and the Vuelta. In those grand tours, Team Jumbo-Visma counts in the GC on George Bennett and Steven Kruijswijk respectively. Dumoulin makes his debut for Team Jumbo-Visma in the Tour of Valencia on 5 February and has also included the Amstel Gold Race and the Walloon Ardennes classics in his programme. “The…
Steven Kruijswijk is the leader in the Vuelta a España of Team Jumbo-Visma. The number three of the last Tour de France is looking forward to it and is ambitious. He announced this in response to the presentation of the route this evening in Madrid. With the opening team time trial in Utrecht and the following two stages to Den Bosch and Breda, the Vuelta is Dutch tinted. Primoz Roglic won the last edition in a magical way. Which riders Kruijswijk will join, will be announced on Friday during the team presentation. Steven Kruijswijk: “I see it as a great…
Eusebio Unzué’s women’s and men’s squads start fifth decade of ininterrupted activity with big event at Telefónica’s Madrid headquarters on Thursday, as title sponsor celebrates ten years of support to the Abarca Sports organisation Telefónica’s central headquarters in Madrid were the venue for Thursday’s launch of the 2020 Movistar Team. The longest-standing, most successful cycling team in the international peloton kicked off its 41st season of uninterrupted activity, a period (since 1980) in which the Blues’ men’s and women’s teams have achieved more than 950 victories. Telefónica celebrated its ten years of title sponsorship of the Abarca Sports organisation with the two full rosters of the team…
On Lotto Soudal’s training camp in Mallorca, Caleb Ewan and two of his teammates, Jasper De Buyst and Roger Kluge, extended their contracts with the Belgian World Tour team until the end of 2022. The three riders still had an agreement with the team until end 2020. “I already knew after probably the first few months in the team that it was a great fit for me and something that I wanted to continue on for in the future. That was before I even started doing well with the team”, says Caleb Ewan. “The first few months of this year were going…
Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport and INEOS, in collaboration with Team INEOS and INEOS TEAM UK sailing, today announced a new partnership to help drive performance levels even higher on the track, road and sea. The collaboration is founded on three core principles – a shared belief that no limits should be placed on what is possible in human performance; a desire for the technical excellence and winning cultures of each team to be shared so all three partners benefit; and a belief that the best technical support enables great athletes to create the greatest racing moments. The partnership will see the…