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Wednesday 20 January 2016 at 20h53

Team Direct Energie 2016: have fun and win many races!

Last Friday 15 January 2016 the Team Direct Energie was presented to the press. The team with its new sponsor will continue where Team Europcar stopped and according to Jean-René Bernaudeau (manager of the team) the main goal of the professional team of the "Vendée Cyclisme" structure remains to hav ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | Marketing

Thursday 11 December 2014 at 01h14

The 17 UCI WorldTeams announced for 2015: OK for Astana, not for Europcar

While the UCI announced 15 teams which had been qualified to receive a "UCI WorldTeam" licence for 2 ...

UCI ProTour | Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France)

Monday 08 December 2014 at 22h41

The reform of professional cycling: the latest news

The last time we provided you with information about the the reform of professional cycling 2015-202 ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | UCI ProTour

Sunday 15 December 2013 at 22h12

The 18 UCI ProTeams for 2014

While you recently discovered the renovation project of professional cycling which entirely changes ...

UCI ProTour | Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France)

tuesday 10 December 2013 at 09h00

The renovation of professional cycling, bringing cycling to death?

A few weeks ago, several websites mentioned the overhaul of professional cycling based on a project ...

UCI ProTour | Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France)

Monday 15 July 2013 at 18h08

velowire.com on L'Equipe 21 and lequipe.fr

Maybe you know L'Equipe 21, but if not, it's one of the latest DVB channels in France, entirely de ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2013 | Het leven van deze site | Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France)

Wednesday 19 June 2013 at 15h27

The French Cycling Ligue creates its radio station, in collaboration with velowire.com!

This morning, velowire.com provided you with all the details of the race route of the French Champio ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | Franse kampioenschappen

tuesday 11 December 2012 at 00h07

The 18 UCI ProTeams 2013 officially announced

While you might have discovered all secrets of the selection procedure for UCI ProTeams on velowire. ...

UCI ProTour | Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France)

Sunday 09 December 2012 at 20h23

The selection procedure of the UCI ProTeams explained - infographic!

We're still waiting for the list of 18 UCI ProTeams for 2013 to be announced (one shouldn't think ...

UCI ProTour | Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France)

Thursday 17 November 2011 at 07h53

The World Ports Classic officially presented: the race against the wind?

In European cycling calendar, the UCI Europe Tour 2012 you might have discovered a new race which wi ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | World Ports Classic

Sunday 15 May 2011 at 18h51

RAIT 2011 : Thomas Vedel Kvist wins the stage and Sylvain Georges takes the general classification!

The 4th and last stage of the Rhône Alpes Isère Tour 2011 took place this afternoon between Saint-Ma ...

Rhône Alpes Isère Tour | Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France)

Sunday 15 May 2011 at 14h37

RAIT 2011: Remco Broers celebrates his birthday

Remco Broers, rider in the Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de from Luxembourg, today celebrates h ...

Rhône Alpes Isère Tour | Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France)

Saturday 14 May 2011 at 18h53

RAIT 2011 : Sylvain Georges - a good descender on his way to the top!

The third stage of the Rhône Alpes Isère Tour 2011 took place under the rain between Chaponnay and S ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | Rhône Alpes Isère Tour

Friday 13 May 2011 at 19h17

RAIT 2011 : Gaëtan Bille takes revenge!

The second stage of the Rhône Alpes Isère Tour took place under a beautiful sun and a clear blue sky ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | Rhône Alpes Isère Tour

Friday 13 May 2011 at 12h02

RAIT 2011 : Sylvain Georges - not easy to keep the yellow jersey

Sylvain Georges won the first stage of the first stage of the Rhône Alpes Isère Tour 2011 (see the s ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | Rhône Alpes Isère Tour

Thursday 12 May 2011 at 19h57

RAIT 2011: Sylvain Georges wins the sprint in Saint-Savin!

After a stage which saw a long lead by Daniel Diaz, Cédric Pineau and Aurélien Ribet and a solo lead ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | Rhône Alpes Isère Tour

tuesday 29 March 2011 at 23h10

Two-way race radio in time trials: lack of knowledge for some Directeurs Sportifs in Corsica?

As you know, the Critérium International 2011 took place this weekend, for the second time in the ra ...

Critérium International | Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France)

Thursday 11 November 2010 at 17h13

A look behind the scenes of the TV broadcasting of a cycling race - Amstel Gold Race & Amstel Curaçao Race

You most probably already watched a cycling race on TV? The Tour de France, Paris-Nice or the Amstel ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France)

Wednesday 20 October 2010 at 23h47

Dutch riders get a collective labour agreement!

The union of Dutch professional cyclists, VVBW (Vereniging Van BeroepsWielrenners), today voted posi ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France)

Sunday 10 October 2010 at 18h57

Oscar Freire, the last sprinter on the Avenue de Grammont - winner of Paris-Tours 2010

Paris-Tours 2010 was won today by Oscar Freire (Rabobank). A leading group of 8 riders finally explo ...

Parijs-Tours | Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France)

Saturday 09 October 2010 at 00h21

The 2010 Paris-Tours 2010 route on Google Maps/Google Earth, the time and route schedule and the list of participants

This Sunday the 104th edition of Paris-Tours will take place between La Loupe and Tours. This Classi ...

Parijs-Tours | Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | OpenStreetMap/Google Maps/Google Earth

Sunday 03 October 2010 at 08h00

Thor Hushovd (NOR) shows he's the most enduring sprinter at the World Championships 2010 in Melbourne/Geelong

This morning the World Championships road cycling 2010 ended with the race in line men elite. After ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | Wereldkampioenschappen Melbourne 2010

Saturday 02 October 2010 at 16h04

The future of the Bbox Bouygues Telecom team will soon be decided!

initially published on 27 September 2010 at 0.02AM, updated on 2 October at 4.04PMEuropcar is the ne ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | Marketing

Thursday 30 September 2010 at 23h44

Even in Australia the watch of the Swiss Fabian Cancellara (Team Saxo Bank) shows its superior quality: time trial win in the 2010 World Championships

This morning in Geelong (Victoria), the Swiss Fabian Cancellara won the time trial of the World Cham ...

Wereldkampioenschappen Melbourne 2010 | Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France)

tuesday 28 September 2010 at 23h18

The 2010 UCI World Championships route in Australia on Google Maps/Google Earth and the programme

In a few hours, the 2010 UCI World Championships will start in the south of Australia. For the very ...

Wereldkampioenschappen Melbourne 2010 | Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | OpenStreetMap/Google Maps/Google Earth

Sunday 26 September 2010 at 17h10

The 2010 Tour de Vendée 2010 won by Koldo Fernandez

Today the 39th edition of the Tour de Vendée took place between Montaigu and La Roche-sur-Yon. Since ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France)

Friday 04 June 2010 at 00h07

No Tour of Ireland in 2010, good news for the Eneco Tour and the Tour du Limousin ?

On June 1st, the organisor of the Tour of Ireland announced on its website that due to the current e ...

Tour du Limousin | UCI ProTour | Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France)

Friday 04 June 2010 at 00h07

No Tour of Ireland in 2010, good news for the Eneco Tour and the Tour du Limousin ?

On June 1st, the organisor of the Tour of Ireland announced on its website that due to the current e ...

Tour du Limousin | UCI ProTour | Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France)

Thursday 22 April 2010 at 21h55

The Grand Prix du Muguet: third part of the Coupe de France Look des Clubs

On May 1st, 2010, the Grand Prix du Muguet will take place around the Lac de Vassivière. This 3rd ra ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | OpenStreetMap/Google Maps/Google Earth

Sunday 04 April 2010 at 16h32

Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) wins the Tour of Flanders 2010

The Tour of Flanders 2010, also known as De Ronde (of Ronde van Vlaanderen, the Flemmish name of the ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | Klassiekers

Saturday 20 March 2010 at 17h14

Milan-San Remo 2010: Oscar Freire (Rabobank) wins the Primavera

The famous Italian Classic race at the start of the season, Milan-San Remo, started its 2010 edition ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | Klassiekers

Wednesday 03 March 2010 at 00h19

A tribute to Edvald Boasson Hagen (Team Sky)

As you might know the Tour of Qatar (7-12 February) and the Tour of Oman (14-19 February) took place ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France)

Sunday 28 February 2010 at 16h49

This weekend's cobbled classics: Omloop Het Nieuwsblad for Juan Antonio Flecha and Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne for Bobbie Traksel

The 2010 season of cobbled classics has started this weekend with the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad on Satur ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | Klassiekers

Sunday 21 February 2010 at 22h09

Christophe Le Mével won the Tour du Haut Var

This weekend the 42nd Tour du Haut Var took place in two stages of 167,5 and 200,7 kilometers.
Afte ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France)

Sunday 21 February 2010 at 22h09

Christophe Le Mével won the Tour du Haut Var

This weekend the 42nd Tour du Haut Var took place in two stages of 167,5 and 200,7 kilometers.
Afte ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France)

Sunday 21 February 2010 at 22h09

Christophe Le Mével won the Tour du Haut Var

This weekend the 42nd Tour du Haut Var took place in two stages of 167,5 and 200,7 kilometers.
Afte ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France)

Sunday 14 February 2010 at 19h41

The Tour Med 2010: a messy race won by Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne)

From Wednesday till today the 37th Tour Méditerranéen took place between Carcassonne and the Mont Fa ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France)

Saturday 14 November 2009 at 23h55

Some statistics of the 2009 cycling season

At the end of the season it's always a good time to have a look at the statistics. A cycling season ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France)

Sunday 08 November 2009 at 02h56

Alberto Contador (Astana) wins the Amstel Curaçao Race ahead of Thor Hushovd and Koos Moerenhout

For the 8th time the island Curaçao in the Dutch Antilles was the dream location for the very last r ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France)

Saturday 17 October 2009 at 17h07

Philippe Gilbert wins the classic Tour of Lombardy (Giro di Lombardia) 2009

Between Varese, where the World Championships cycling 2008 took place, and the Como Lake, the Tour o ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | Klassiekers

Sunday 11 October 2009 at 16h42

Paris-Tours 2009: Philippe Gilbert (Silence-Lotto) wins two times in row!

It rarely happens in Paris-Tours, but Philippe Gilbert (Silence-Lotto) managed to do it today: to wi ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | Parijs-Tours

Saturday 10 October 2009 at 21h45

Paris-Tours 2009 : route (Google Maps/Google Earth), participants, numbers, ...

Tomorrow Paris-Tours 2009, also known as the Classique des feuilles mortes: the classic of the falli ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | Parijs-Tours | OpenStreetMap/Google Maps/Google Earth

Friday 09 October 2009 at 00h45

Paris-Bourges: André Greipel sprints to his 20th victory

Today Paris-Bourges took place, now better known as Paris-Gien-Bourges since this race in the 1.1 ca ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France)

Thursday 08 October 2009 at 00h30

How to get VIP access to the Tour de France - discover what Sports Tours International can do for you!

As you know the Tour de France is the most popular of the three Grand Tours and thus the most popula ...

Tour de France | Marketing | Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France)

Sunday 27 September 2009 at 17h30

World Championships in Mendrisio: Cadel Evans (Australia) in the rainbow jersey!

Today the road race for Elites took place at the World Championships in Mendrisio, Switzerland. The ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | Wereldkampioenschappen Mendrisio 2009

Saturday 26 September 2009 at 23h06

World Championships in Mendrisio: list of participants Elite with their numbers and the route in Google Maps / Google Earth

Tomorrow, Sunday 26 September 2009, 202 riders will be at the start of the stage in line Elites of t ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | Wereldkampioenschappen Mendrisio 2009 | OpenStreetMap/Google Maps/Google Earth

Saturday 26 September 2009 at 18h23

World Championships in Mendrisio: Romain Sicard (France) wins the road race for the espoirs

The French rider Romain Sicard, future member of the Euskaltel-Euskadi team, wins solo the road race ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | Wereldkampioenschappen Mendrisio 2009

Saturday 26 September 2009 at 17h23

World Championships in Mendrisio: Tatiana Guderzo takes the rainbow jersey for the ladies, Marianne Vos again second!

After the time trials, today the road races for ladies and espoirs were on the programme of the Worl ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | Wereldkampioenschappen Mendrisio 2009

Thursday 24 September 2009 at 22h59

World Championships in Mendrisio: Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland / Saxo Bank) wins the time trial

This week the World Championships cycling on the road take place in Mendrisio in Switzerland.

Aft ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | Wereldkampioenschappen Mendrisio 2009

Wednesday 09 September 2009 at 23h29

Tyler Farrar wins the 11th stage of the Tour of Spain, Alejandro Valverde still in gold

In presence of Miguel Indurain the riders started this morning from Murcia for a 200 kilometer stage ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | Vuelta a España | Vuelta a España 2009

Monday 07 September 2009 at 22h52

Gustavo Veloso wins the 9th stage of the Vuelta, Alejandro Valverde brings the golden jersey home!

This second mountain stage almost seemed to become a carbon copy of yesterday's stage ... except th ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | Vuelta a España | Vuelta a España 2009

Sunday 06 September 2009 at 17h55

Damiano Cunego (Lampre-NGC) wins the first mountain stage in the Vuelta 2009

Pieter Weening (Rabobank) told it several times the last few days: he was eager to get into the moun ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | Vuelta a España | Vuelta a España 2009

Saturday 05 September 2009 at 17h47

Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) also wins the second time trial in the Vuelta 2009 and takes back the golden jersey!

When I said a few days ago that the days look alike in this Vuelta 2009, I didn't expect this to be ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | Vuelta a España | Vuelta a España 2009

Friday 04 September 2009 at 23h57

Borut Bozic (Vacansoleil) wins the 6th stage of the Tour of Spain (Vuelta)

The sixth stage of the Tour of Spain was 176,8 kilometers long and connected Xàtiva to ... Xàtiva. I ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | Vuelta a España | Vuelta a España 2009

Thursday 03 September 2009 at 23h09

Tour of Spain 2009 : André Greipel (Columbia HTC) wins again and takes the leader's jersey

In my article about the riders who participate in the Tour of Spain and their numbers I said that Co ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | Vuelta a España | Vuelta a España 2009

Thursday 03 September 2009 at 16h55

The French selection will show the FFC's new identity for the first time at the World Championships in Mendrisio

Yesterday it was a rest day in the Vuelta a España 2009, so that gave me some time to prepare an art ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France)

tuesday 01 September 2009 at 23h01

The Vuelta a España leaves The Netherlands after the stage victories of Greg Henderson and André Greipel (Columbia HTC), Fabian Cancellara still in gold

The days pass in the Vuelta and the days look alike ...

Indeed, both yesterday and today there wa ...

Vuelta a España | Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | Vuelta a España 2009

Sunday 30 August 2009 at 17h45

Gerald Ciolek (Milram) wins the sprint for the second stage of the Vuelta a España 2009

Today the second stage of the Tour of Spain took place on the Dutch roads between Assen and Emmen ov ...

Vuelta a España | Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | Vuelta a España 2009

Sunday 30 August 2009 at 16h29

Jimmy Casper (Besson Chaussures-Sojasun) wins the Châteauroux Classic de l'Indre

Some riders who don't participate in the Vuelta a España 2009 were today on the roads around Châtea ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France)

Saturday 29 August 2009 at 19h29

Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) wins the initial time trial in the Vuelta 2009

Without any real surprises ... the Swiss time trial specialist today won the extremely short first s ...

Vuelta a España | Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | Vuelta a España 2009

Friday 28 August 2009 at 23h28

The list of participating riders in the Vuelta (Tour of Spain) 2009 and their numbers

Tomorrow the 64th Vuelta a España will start in Assen in The Netherlands. The riders start with a 4, ...

Vuelta a España | Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | Vuelta a España 2009

Sunday 23 August 2009 at 23h13

The French rider Mathieu Perget (Caisse d'Epargne) wins the Tour du Limousin

Last week the Tour du Limousin took place around Limoges in France. During this 4 day stage race, in ...

Tour du Limousin | Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France)

Sunday 10 May 2009 at 23h31

Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Caisse d'Epargne) wins the 4 Jours de Dunkerque - Giro d'Italia : Petacchi beats Cavendish in the sprint

Since the Giro d'Italia 2009 started with a wonderful team time trial won by Columbia High Road yes ...

Giro d Italia | Giro d'Italia 2009 | Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | 4 Jours de Dunkerque

Thursday 30 April 2009 at 00h01

Exposition Limousin terre de cyclisme in the Maison du Limousin in Paris, with a miniature Tour de France!

Since 12 March and until the 27th of May the Maison du Limousin in Paris proposes an exhibition name ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2009 | Tour du Limousin | Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France)

Sunday 26 April 2009 at 23h24

Andy Schleck wins his first big race: Liège-Bastogne-Liège

As I announced Wednesday in my article about the Flèche Wallonne, the third of the tryptic of classi ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France)

Wednesday 22 April 2009 at 23h22

Davide Rebellin winst the Flèche Wallonne for the third time

At 37 years old, the Italian rider Davide Rebellin (Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni) managed today to w ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France)

Sunday 19 April 2009 at 17h03

Sergei Ivanov wins the Amstel Gold Race 2009

Today the 44th edition of the Amstel Gold Race took place around Maastricht and Valkenburg in The Ne ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | UCI ProTour

Monday 13 April 2009 at 23h33

Tom Boonen won the Hell of the North (Paris-Roubaix) for the third time yesterday

After 2005 and 2008, Tornado Tom won his third Paris-Roubaix yesterday in Roubaix.
In the Vélodrome ...

Parijs-Roubaix | Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | Klassiekers

Sunday 05 April 2009 at 22h43

Stijn Devolder wins the Tour of Flanders for the second time in row

Today the 93rd Tour of Flanders took place between Brugge and Meerbeke. For the second time in row t ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France)

Sunday 29 March 2009 at 22h31

And now it's 5 at the Critérium International for Jens Voigt (Team Saxo Bank)

The Criterium International took place around Charleville-Mézières in the Ardennes this weekend. Thr ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | Critérium International

Monday 23 February 2009 at 01h04

The AMGEN Tour of California 2009

initially published on 19 February at 23.57
updated on 20 February at 0h38 and at 23h40, on 22 Febr ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France)

tuesday 20 January 2009 at 00h25

Robbie McEwen wins the Cancer Council Classic, get ready for the Tour Down Under!

Since last year the Tour Down Under -which is organised for the 11th time this year- is the start of ...

Tour Down Under | Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | UCI ProTour

Saturday 17 January 2009 at 22h22

Paris-Nice will again start in Amilly in 2009 - first rumours on the full route

originally published on 24 November 2008
updated on 11 and 30 December 2008 and on 3, 11 and 17 Jan ...

Parijs-Nice | Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | Tour de France 2010

Monday 05 January 2009 at 23h57

David Zabriskie at best ... with DZ Nuts

The cyclist David (Dave) Zabriskie, of the Team Garmin-Slipstream and also known by his nickname DZ, ...

Marketing | Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France)

Saturday 27 December 2008 at 15h50

The stages of the Tour du Limousin 2009 and a flashback on the Tour du Limousin 2008

In 188 days the 96th edition of the Tour de France, the Tour de France 2009, will start in Monaco.
...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | Tour du Limousin

Sunday 21 December 2008 at 20h42

The 2009 Vuelta route and stages ... in The Netherlands, Belgium and Spain!

Exactly one year ago, I already announced you here that the Vuelta 2009 -which will take place from ...

Vuelta a España | Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | Vuelta a España 2009

Monday 15 December 2008 at 22h55

The Giro d'Italia 2009 route - the Tour of Italy celebrates its 100th anniversary in style

The Giro d'Italia celebrates its 100th anniversary with its 92nd edition next year and will celebra ...

Giro d Italia | Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | Giro d'Italia 2009

Thursday 27 November 2008 at 23h58

Will Milram survive the storm in German cycling?! - UPDATE: the team continues!

update 7 December: the team will continue!After the German TV channel ARD's decision to no longer b ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | Marketing | Doping

Wednesday 27 August 2008 at 23h30

José Ivan Gutierrez keeps his title as Eneco Tour winner ... even without a seat!

After having taken the final victory of the Eneco Tour last year and winning the Eneco Tour 2008 pro ...

UCI ProTour | Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France)

Friday 15 August 2008 at 00h07

Thomas Dekker and Michael Boogerd say goodbye to Rabobank cycling team

Friends for once, friends forever ... that's what one could think after reading that Michael Booger ...

Marketing | Tour de France | Tour de France 2007 | Tour de France 2008 | Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | Olympische Spelen

Saturday 09 August 2008 at 12h12

Samuel Sanchez wins the road race at the Olympic Games in Beijing

On a 245 kilometers track - 60 flat kilometers followed by 12 climbs and descents and with the last ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | Olympische Spelen

Thursday 19 June 2008 at 23h24

Slipstream found in Garmin its new title sponsor!

After CSC which will from the start of the Tour continue as Team CSC Saxo Bank and High Road which w ...

Marketing | Tour de France 2008 | Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France)

Monday 16 June 2008 at 23h25

Team High Road becomes Team Columbia

After the announcement by Team CSC which becomes Team CSC Saxo Bank, today it's up to Team High Roa ...

Marketing | Tour de France 2008 | Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France)

Monday 16 June 2008 at 01h22

Developments in the UCI ProTour, licences and suspension of the FFC

The English translation will follow soon ...

La rumeur courrait déjà depuis quelque temps, l'Uni ...

UCI ProTour | Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | Tour de France | Tour de France 2008

Thursday 12 June 2008 at 23h34

Team CSC continues with Saxo Bank, QuickStep extends its contract

Riis Cycling, looking for a new sponsor to take up the place left by CSC at the end of this year, ha ...

Doping | Marketing | Tour de France | Tour de France 2008 | Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France)

Friday 09 May 2008 at 16h14

A miniature Tour de France: the Criterium du Dauphiné Libéré 2008

On this blog I regularly talk about the Tour de France (with for example the full Tour de France 200 ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | Criterium du Dauphiné | UCI ProTour

Wednesday 07 May 2008 at 01h42

Quick.Step continues sponsoring the cycling team?!

According to the Dutch website Sportweek.nl several media have announced that Quick.Step will contin ...

Marketing | Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France)

Sunday 04 May 2008 at 16h12

Giro d'Italia 2008: selection of riders and ... Astana will be part of it!!

In a little bit less than one week (next Saturday) the 91st edition of the Giro d'Italia will start ...

Giro d Italia | Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France)

Friday 25 April 2008 at 23h07

No Vuelta for Team High Road and Basso back in the pack with Liquigas

The Vuelta 2008, the Tour of Spain, will take place from 30 August until 21 September ... without Te ...

Vuelta a España | Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | Doping

Sunday 13 April 2008 at 17h01

Tom Boonen wins the Hell of the North (Paris-Roubaix)

Paris-Roubaix, the race which is also called the Hell of the north (for the north of France) or also ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | Parijs-Roubaix | Klassiekers

Sunday 06 April 2008 at 17h20

Stijn Devolder wins the Tour of Flanders

The second UCI ProTour 2008 race was a Belgian classic today: the Tour of Flanders started in Bruges ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | UCI ProTour

Monday 31 March 2008 at 01h40

Criterium International: Jens Voigt for the fourth time!

This weekend the area around Charleville-Mézières in the Ardennes was the place to be for the Criter ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | Critérium International

Wednesday 19 March 2008 at 00h20

Cycling facts of the past week: UCI and Paris-Nice, UCI and Alberto Contador, team selection Tour de France 2008 and the end of CSC's sponsor contract

Last week was of course the Paris-Nice 2008 week, but there were some other news facts in cycling wo ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | Parijs-Nice | Tour de France 2008

Sunday 16 March 2008 at 16h55

Paris-Nice 2008: again exciting till the end - Luis Leon Sanchez wins the last stage, Davide Rebellin wins GC followed by Rinaldo Nocentini

Just like last year for Paris-Nice 2007, the 66th edition of Parijs-Nice again became one full of su ...

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Sunday 09 March 2008 at 23h13

Paris-Nice 2008 has started: Thor Hushovd wins the prologue

Today it was finally back to serious business and interesting things in cycling with the Paris-Nice ...

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Thursday 06 March 2008 at 23h24

Paris-Nice 2008: the conflict between ASO and UCI - an overview

Unfortunately there's so many news about the UCI / ASO conflict that I cannot handle the translatio ...

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Thursday 06 March 2008 at 22h47

Paris-Nice 2008: the track and stages, participating riders and the official partners

initially published on February 20, 2008 at 0h11
first update on March 4, 2008 at 22h28This article ...

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Sunday 17 February 2008 at 23h27

Team presentation Team High Road cycling team 2008

Two days before the start of the Tour of California the American Team High Road was officially prese ...

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Thursday 14 February 2008 at 00h12

The Eindhoven team time trial already disappears ...

Created in 2005, the UCI ProTour team time trial disappears from the 2008 calendar ...

In a press ...

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Sunday 03 February 2008 at 23h19

Team presentation Française des Jeux cycling team 2008

The French cycling team Française des Jeux for 2008 has been presented last Thursday. While the team ...

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Saturday 02 February 2008 at 23h58

Giro d'Italia 2008: team selection announced

100 days before the start of the Giro d'Italia 2008 the organiser RCS Sport has announced the team ...

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Thursday 31 January 2008 at 00h53

Team presentation AG2R La Mondiale cycling team 2008

The AG2R La Mondiale 2008 cycling team had its official presentation today. The team, based in Chamb ...

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Monday 28 January 2008 at 01h43

Tour Down Under 2008: André Greipel (Team High Road) wins almost everything ...

Where André Greipel already won the Down Under Classic as a preview on the Tour Down Under 2008, he ...

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Monday 21 January 2008 at 00h50

André Greipel (Team High Road) wins Down Under Classic 2008 (Tour Down Under)

This morning at 9.40AM (UK time, 8.10PM local time) Team High Road's André Greipel (former T-Mobile ...

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Sunday 20 January 2008 at 01h44

The Tour Down Under 2008 - now part of the UCI ProTour

The Tour Down Under is a cycling race which exists since 1999 and which thus celebrates its tenth an ...

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Wednesday 16 January 2008 at 00h03

Team presentation Gerolsteiner cycling team 2008

After Cofidis, Rabobank, Caisse d'Epargne, Milram, Bouygues Telecom, Saunier Duval-Scott, Liquigas, ...

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Sunday 13 January 2008 at 14h42

Team presentation Saunier Duval-Scott cycling team 2008

Yesterday the Saunier Duval-Scott cycling team for 2008 was presented in the M.A. Nazaríes Hotel in ...

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Friday 11 January 2008 at 21h28

Team presentation Bouygues Telecom cycling team 2008

Just like Team Milram, Bouygues Telecom yesterday presented its team for the 2008 season. At the hea ...

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Thursday 10 January 2008 at 22h29

Team presentation Milram cycling team 2008

Today the German team Team Milram presented its team for 2008.

New for the team are especially a ...

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Thursday 10 January 2008 at 20h20

Team presentation Caisse d'Epargne cycling team 2008 [UPDATE + official team picture]

Originally published on wednesday 09 January 2008 at 20:54:00
After the Dutch bank Rabobank, today ...

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tuesday 08 January 2008 at 21h50

Team presentation Rabobank cycling team 2008

While Theo Bos was doing his rounds during the Six days in Rotterdam, the Rabobank Pro Team 2008 was ...

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Monday 07 January 2008 at 14h46

Scoop: the new site for the Cofidis cycling team [UPDATE 8PM]

This article has not been translated in English ... you can read the French version below or the Dut ...

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Friday 04 January 2008 at 22h35

News from the Caisse d'Epargne team: team presentation (and a new sponsor?!) and Alejandro Valverde now daddy of twins

In the few months between two cycling seasons, the cycling team Caisse d'Epargne brings some intere ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | Marketing | Ploegpresentatie 2008

tuesday 18 December 2007 at 17h41

The Vuelta a España 2009 starts in The Netherlands ... in Assen!

On 5 December, Unipublic - the Vuelta a España organisor, announced the track and stages of the Vuel ...

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Sunday 09 December 2007 at 23h12

Vuelta a España 2008: stages and overall track

Last Wednesday - 5 December - the organisor of the Vuelta a España has announced the track of the 93 ...

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Sunday 02 December 2007 at 22h21

The stages and start and finish cities of the Giro d'Italia 2008

For the Giro d'Italia the Italians had as much trouble (maybe even more!) keeping the track secret ...

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tuesday 27 November 2007 at 00h05

News about Dutch cycling: the new manager of the Rabobank cycling team is from outside the cycling world, Lars Boom elected cyclist of the year and Michael Boogerd distinguished [UPDATE]

In the calm period after the end of the cycling season there's actually some news about Dutch cycli ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | Tour de France

Wednesday 14 November 2007 at 23h22

Paris-Nice won't start from Paris next year :-(

While Paris-Nice was one of the only cycling races left which start in or near Paris, that will come ...

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tuesday 06 November 2007 at 23h21

The Tour partners renew their sponsorship ... T-Mobile's future unsure again [UPDATE]

While the Tour de France sponsors are extending their contracts little by little, T-Mobile again hes ...

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Sunday 18 March 2007 at 16h33

Exciting till the end: Alberto Contador winner of Paris-Nice 2007

While the prologue in Issy-les-Moulineaux was accompanied by a lovely early spring sun, the sun didn ...

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Sunday 11 March 2007 at 19h52

The cycling season has started - Paris-Nice

Until a few days before the start it was pretty unsure whether it would take place, but this afterno ...

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Sunday 18 February 2007 at 20h32

Floyd Landis' autobiography: to be published just before the Tour de France 2007

Last week Floyd Landis announced on his blog that Simon Spotlight Entertainment (SSE) will publish h ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2007 | Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France)

Sunday 11 February 2007 at 21h26

Stade 2: Interview with Ivan Basso and Lance Armstrong - by Nicolas Geay

Today, the sports show Stade 2 on the French public TV channel France 2 showed an interview with I ...

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