Giro Del Medio Brenta, race report
Date: July 4, 2021 Race: Giro del medio Brenta Start/Finish: Villa Del Conte, Gallio Distance: 171 km Weather: sunny and hot at the start and rain and cold at the finish Course: 110km flat and last 60km Climbs 20km,6km,6km Riders: 151 Class: UCI 1.2 Sergey Lagutin – Development Team Head Coach “Today was a very hard race and we all knew that even…
Read MoreTour of Bulgaria – Stage 4, race report
Date: July 4, 2021 Race: Tour of Bulgaria – Stage 4 Start/Finish: Sliven to Burgas Distance: 108 km Weather: Warm and windy Course: Flat with 60km of light crosswinds Riders: 127 Class: UCI 2.2 Jan Dunnewind (NED) “I felt good today and was motivated to try for a lead-out train for Filippo and Doriand. I made a mistake though and was in bad…
Read MoreTour of Bulgaria – Stage 3, race report
Date: July 3, 2021 Race: Tour of Bulgaria – Stage 3 Start/Finish: Troyan to Sliven Distance: 199 km Weather: Warm and windy Course: 8km climb after 60km, then flat the rest Riders: 130 Class: UCI 2.2 Louis Evans (GBR) “My knee has been killing me after the two crashes I had on the opening day. I’m just happy to be here still. Just…
Read MoreSelections made on first summit finish at the Sibiu Tour
Head Sports Director Massimo Podenzana: “It took a while for the breakaway to form today, but when it did things settled down for a while and unsurprisingly Bora took the initiative and kept them on a short leash. After yesterday’s ride in the prologue, Declan wanted to try and stay up there as long as…
Read MoreIrvine produces strong ride for 12th in Sibiu Tour Prologue
Head Sports Director Massimo Podenzana: “It’s great to get our first time at the Sibiu Tour underway. A short and flat prologue, this one doesn’t suit us particularly well and our aim was to get all the guys through without any problem, so I am pleased that we managed to do that and Declan putting…
Read MoreTour of Bulgaria – Stage 2, report
Date: July 2, 2021 Race: Tour of Bulgaria – Stage 2 Start/Finish: Plovdiv to Troyan Distance: 122 km Weather: HOT Course: Crosswinds for 50km then 22km climb Riders: 139 Class: UCI 2.2 Jan Dunnewind (NED) “I didn’t feel good at the bottom of the climb, but rode at my own pace, and came back to the group I finished in. Bummed to miss…
Read MoreTour of Bulgaria – Stage 1, report
Date: July 1, 2021 Race: Tour of Bulgaria – Stage 1 Start/Finish: Sofia to Plovdiv Distance: 189 km Weather: Hot Course: Bumpy roads with 1 8km climb. Little windy Riders: 144 Class: UCI 2.2 Filippo Ridolfo (ITA) “The team was together in the last 3 kilometers but a big crash happened in front of us and we all had to brake. I sprinted…
Read MoreTour of Bulgaria – Prologue, race report
Date: July 1, 2021 Race: Tour of Bulgaria – Prologue Start/Finish: Sofia, Bulgaria Distance: 1 km Weather: Hot Course: Cobbled roads and very technical Riders: 144 Class: UCI 2.2 Daniel Holt (USA) -Team Manager “A technical 1-kilometer time trial is hard to prepare for. Everyone did a pre-ride of the course and got a proper warm-up. Go full gas from the beginning and…
Read MoreNew Finnish champion Henttala to debut national jersey at Sibiu Tour
Newly crowned champion of Finland Joonas Henttala is proudly set to give the first outing to his new jersey for Team Novo Nordisk at the upcoming Sibiu Cycling Tour in Romania. The world’s first all diabetes professional cycling team line up for their first appearance at what will be the 10th edition of the four-day…
Read MoreIn the Footsteps of the Romans – Stage 2
Date: June 29, 2021 Race: In the Footsteps of the Romans – Stage 2 Start/Finish: Bansko, Bulgaria Distance: 136 km Weather: Hot with winds Course: Less windy with a 750m climb Riders: 97 Class: UCI 2.2 Robbe Ceurens (BEL) “Hot day out in Bulgaria today. There was a 5k false flat section in the parcours and 1 small hill. The first 35km were…
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