Rally Cycling Men Return to France / Women to Arkansas After Dominating TTT and Criterium Nationals A week after sweeping the USPRO National Team Time Trial and winning the men’s Criterium Championships, Rally Cycling heads to France to compete in the prestigious Tour de Bretagne Cycliste, April 25 – May 1. The seven-day event features several tough, rolling stages through the Brittany region of Northern France. First run in 1967, it was originally known as the Ruban Granitier Breton before becoming a professional event in 2005. In the preceding years it has become a showcase for up-and-coming riders as well as sprinters and rouleurs looking to fine-tune their form before […]

Determination and fighting spirit for the Team Southeast – Venezuela riders in the 3rd stage of Giro del Trentino, won by the estonian Tanel Kangert.

Giacomo Nizzolo sprinted to the win in stage three at the Tour of Croatia capitalizing on a flawless team effort to catch the breakaway with one kilometer to go and then set up Nizzolo with a textbook leadout in another twisty finish.

GIRO D’ITALIA (WT) The first Grand Tour of the season, the Giro d’Italia is fast approaching and Team Giant-Alpecin can now reveal the long-list of 13 riders from which nine will be selected closer to the time.

The second race of the Ardennes trio has an only king as of today: Alejandro Valverde. The Spaniard came to the Belgian event with a chance to claim his fourth career victory –third on a row (2006, 2014, 2015), and he delivered.

A good 8th place opens the Team Southeast – Venezuela’s Giro del Trentino in the team time trial of 12 kms from Riva to Torbole won by Astana Pro Team.

Giacomo Nizzolo sprinted to his first win of the season in the opening stage of the Tour of Croatia Tuesday, taking the victory ahead of Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data) and Timothy Dupont (Verandas Willems).

Paolo Aste has reached his record: he raced the 6 Northern Classics in 5 days, 63 hours of actual ride. The goal was to not overcome the 72 hours, then it went well, very well indeed. But the champions of the Amstel Gold Race, yesterday, were two: Paolo Aste and Enrico Gasparotto, in two separate races.

RCS Sport und Alpecin sind stolz darauf, mit dem Giro Day Germany ein neues und einzigartiges Fan-Festival präsentieren zu können. Der Veranstalter des Giro d’Italia und Shampoo-Produzent Alpecin richten dieses neuartige Event aus – das Team Giant-Alpecin nimmt mit Fahrern und Mitarbeitern an der Veranstaltung teil.

While Paolo Aste attempts the record of 6 Northern Classics in 5 days, the traditional start of the season along the same legendary paths is going to end. Here’s how it went, for one and the others.