One other bulging EUROTRASH sack to empty: Mathieu van der Poel retains on successful – Report, consequence and video from the X²O Badkamers Trofee GP Sven Nys in Baal.
Melissa Hoskins’ dad and mom make a press release.
Rider information: Wout van Aert seems to be forward to the Giro, Remco Evenepoel recons Tour gravel stage, Simon Yates to trip the Tour in 2024, Mark Cavendish to overlook Milano-Sanremo in his remaining season, Tim Wellens’ race program and primary objective, Bauke Mollema needs to skate the Elfstedentocht, Zdenek Stybar to finish his profession in a one-man crew and Ryan Kamp continues his profession on Colnago and Campagnolo.
Group information: Crimson Bull takes a majority stake within the BORA-hansgrohe crew, Hermann Pernsteiner and Sebastian Schönberger to trip for Conti crew, Giacomo Nizzolo leg fracture, Jess Allen: The following step, Santini Biking turns into companion of the Tour de Tietema-Unibet crew, Patrick Lefevere: “We need to maintain successful!” BORA-hansgrohe companions with SRAM, Polti Kometa presents its new Gsport package and Soudal Fast-Step prepared for 2024.
Race information: Koksijde organiser intervenes after fan issues and Israel-Premier Tech and Movistar riders for the Tour Down Beneath.
Plus three juniors will go straight to the WorldTour in 2024.
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TOP STORY: Melissa Hoskins Dad and mom Make a Assertion
Because the horrible information of the demise of Melissa Dennis, née Hoskins, there was a lot written and hypothesis about how the 32 year-old Australian was killed, after which her husband, Rohan Dennis, was arrested and charged. The dad and mom of Melissa Hoskins have now launched a press release.
“Phrases can not describe our grief, disappointment and tragic scenario after Melissa’s demise,” wrote Peter Hoskins, Melissa’s father. “Myself, Amanda, Jess and all the opposite relations are devastated and we’re nonetheless struggling to return to phrases with what has occurred.”
“Not solely have we misplaced a daughter and a sister, however their kids have additionally misplaced their mom, a free spirit, a giver with a giant coronary heart, endurance and stuffed with zest for all times. She was the rock of their lives and ours. We should honour her reminiscence in order that they will develop up realizing who she was, what she stood for and what she gave to all whose lives she touched.”
“The outpouring of grief and assist has overwhelmed us. In her quick life, Melissa has had so many optimistic contact moments everywhere in the world. The funeral will happen in Perth, her birthplace, with a memorial service in Adelaide after the Tour Down Beneath.”
“We should now course of our grief privately and can make no additional remark. We ask the media to respect our privateness and that of Melissa’s kids,” father Peter concludes the message on behalf of himself, his spouse Amanda and Melissa’s sister Jess.
Everybody at PEZ sends their condolences to the Hoskins’ household and mates and particularly the 2 kids.
X²O Badkamers Trofee GP Sven Nys – Baal Males 2024
Mathieu van der Poel gained the GP Sven Nys on Monday the primary of January 2024. Within the first lap and a half he held Wout van Aert and Pim Ronhaar, however after that he went for one more solo win. Van Aert was second, Ronhaar third.
Within the X2O Trofee in Baal, the ‘Massive Three’ had been again in motion, and the robust, muddy course appeared good for Wout van Aert to battle Mathieu van der Poel. This he did within the first lap, whereas Pidcock discovered himself left behind. Van Aert and Van der Poel had good begins. They took turns on the entrance of the race, though it was primarily the Belgian who took the lead.
Pim Ronhaar managed to leap to the duo on the entrance on the finish of the lap, to begin the second lap with three leaders. Originally of that lap, Van Aert continued to place the strain on. Ronhaar held on as Van der Poel sat on the wheel. Till Van Aert made a slip within the mud. The World champion got here to the entrance and carried on the trouble, this may show to be the decisive transfer. Earlier than the subsequent time by the end, Van der Poel had 10 seconds, after which his lead rapidly elevated to twenty seconds. Within the meantime, Ronhaar and Van Aert acquired collectively and the Dutchman even went forward off the Visma | Lease a Bike rider. Behind this duo was Tom Pidcock, who had moved as much as 4th place after catching up. Michael Vanthourenhout and Lars van der Haar had been fifth and sixth, whereas Thibau Nys, who began nicely, had fallen again to seventh place.
The battle for victory was over. Van der Poel continued to steer Van Aert, who had dropped Ronhaar. After 5 of the six laps, the distinction between first and second was greater than 1 minute, and at the beginning of the ultimate lap Van Aert was 1:20 behind. Van der Poel would lengthen its result in nearly 2 minutes and took his eighth victory in a row. Van Aert completed in second place, greater than 30 seconds forward of Ronhaar. The Dutch rider was assured third place, as his pursuers was nowhere to be seen. Behind; it was not Tom Pidcock, however Lars van der Haar who completed 4th. Vanthourenhout and Nys completed fifth and sixth. Pidcock fell to items within the second a part of the cross and completed exterior the highest ten.
Race winner, Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck): “I loved it. It had been a very long time since I had ridden right here, however it’s a good cross that fits me nicely. That is nonetheless the very best as a cyclo-cross rider, particularly right here. It is vitally technical with these deep ruts. This can be very tough. I all the time discover that essentially the most sincere and enjoyable factor. Van Aert instantly set a robust tempo. I took over, after which I instantly had a pleasant hole. I don’t know if he made a mistake. After that I rode pretty flawlessly. It was a pleasant day. Particularly in such mud races, there’s little level in making an attempt to reap the benefits of the wheel.”
2nd, Wout van Aert (Visma | Lease a Bike): “Mwa, probably not a disappointment. I had hoped to make it a bit tougher for Mathieu. To start with it labored nicely. However I do know what I’m doing, so I can submit this. It was stunning that I completed thus far behind Mathieu. He was tremendous robust as we speak. All I may do was give my greatest on this robust course. I actually needed to endure, however second was the best attainable. After that (Koksijde cross and Spanish coaching camp) I’ll have a weekend of relaxation, which I’m wanting ahead to as nicely. I’ve labored fairly laborious in latest weeks, with all these crosses. It was very intensive. Hopefully I can nonetheless trip a pleasant cross in Koksijde (Thursday), I all the time prefer to go there. I’m wanting ahead to that.”
third, Pim Ronhaar (Baloise Trek Lions): “If I’m reasonable, I’ve to say that it couldn’t be higher. It was actually robust. I couldn’t go tremendous deep, however my primary tempo was very excessive. I may instantly be a part of Mathieu and Wout. I wished to hitch in, as a result of it makes a distinction if you happen to can sit within the wheel on some components and keep the excessive tempo. I lasted fairly some time. Wout fell by for a second with Mathieu, however later he accelerated. Third was the best attainable, however I’ve actually taken a step in comparison with final 12 months. I can now trip above my pace within the first few laps and get again to a excessive tempo. I don’t fall silent anymore. Originally of the season there was the occasional unhealthy race, however I’m very happy with how issues are going now.”
X²O Badkamers Trofee GP Sven Nys – Baal Males Outcome:
1. Mathieu van der Poel (Ned) Alpecin-Deceuninck in 57:22
2. Wout van Aert (Bel) Visma | Lease a Bike at 1:54
3. Pim Ronhaar (Ned) Baloise Trek Lions at 2:44
4. Lars van der Haar (Ned) Baloise Trek Lions at 3:31
5. Michael Vanthourenhout (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal at 3:47
6. Thibau Nys (Bel) Baloise Trek Lions at 3:49
7. Emiel Verstrynge (Bel) Crelan-Corendon at 3:59
8. Cameron Mason (GB) Cyclocross Reds at 4:02
9. Jens Adams (Bel) Athletes for Hope at 4:08
10. Joris Nieuwenhuis (Ned) Baloise Trek Lions at 4:16.
Baal’24:
X²O Badkamers Trofee GP Sven Nys – Baal Girls 2024
The Visma | Lease a Bike crew acquired their first victory on the primary day of the 12 months. Fem van Empel gained the X2O Trofee cross in Baal on New Yr’s Day. The World champion battled for a very long time with Lucinda Model, to make the distinction within the remaining lap. Canada’s Ava Holmgren of Lidl-Trek was third.
Puck Pieterse and Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado weren’t in Baal on Monday, however Lucinda Model and World champion Fem van Empel had been, and the 2 high favourites had begins. Van Empel was the primary off highway, however Model rapidly took over on the muddy course. The duo instantly created a giant hole on the remainder of the pack. After one lap, Sanne Cant, Ava Holmgren and Clara Honsinger had been already greater than 1 minute behind the leaders. At first, Model gave the impression to be the higher rider on the day, as a result of within the second lap the Baloise Trek Lions rider opened up a niche. Nonetheless, Van Empel didn’t surrender. She returned and instantly selected to assault. Model managed to counter, so the 2 had been collectively after two laps.
Originally of the third lap, Van Empel attacked once more, however this time Model had a solution and took over the initiative. Van Empel got here underneath strain after she fell whereas operating. The battle was not over but both, as a result of the Visma | Lease a Bike rider returned once more. Within the fourth lap it was Van Empel once more who put strain on Model. This time her transfer labored. Van Empel made a niche, which she expanded. She crossed the road 25 seconds forward of Model in second, it was a protracted watch for the third positioned, Ava Holmgren. The 18 year-old Canadian, the dual sister of junior World champion Isabella Holmgren, stood on the rostrum of a high cyclocross for the primary time. Sanne Cant completed simply off the rostrum in 4th.
Race winner, Fem van Empel (Visma | Lease a Bike): “It’s good to begin the brand new 12 months with a victory. It was a really difficult course, however we knew it could be. Lucinda put me underneath a variety of strain on the descents. It looks like my approach has let me down a bit recently, however possibly it’s one thing psychological. Anyway, it’s good to win right here.”
2nd, Lucinda Model (Baloise Trek Lions): “Possibly we might have been sooner with out a bike. It was very robust. On many components it was higher to only stroll, however that was very robust. It actually wasn’t a circuit through which you would get well. I believe Fem was a bit higher uphill, if you happen to needed to maintain some grip. I made too many small errors as a result of I wished to place strain. Possibly I wished just a little an excessive amount of. I believe I used to be actually in a position to apply good technical strain, however after all you need to stay error-free. You must do all the things very nicely to win. And she or he rides very well, she doesn’t let herself be fooled. After the end I checked out my coronary heart price, it wasn’t that top anymore. However everybody has to cope with it.”
third, Ava Holmgren (Lidl-Trek): “That is unimaginable. I began the race fairly nicely. I used to be round fifth place and thought: third place is inside attain, attempt to do your greatest and never make too many errors. All of the sudden I used to be in third place and I assumed: now you actually can’t make any errors anymore and you need to go as quick as attainable. It was very robust, there was a variety of mud. More often than not you would proceed biking and the mud didn’t persist with your bike as a lot as in another races. I loved it. I’m very comfortable she’s again (her twin sister Isabella). I’m certain she’ll be right here with me very quickly, and even sooner.”
X²O Badkamers Trofee GP Sven Nys – Baal Girls Outcome:
1. Fem van Empel (Ned) Visma | Lease a Bike in 47:12
2. Lucinda Model (Ned) Baloise Trek Lions at 0:25
3. Ava Holmgren (Can) Lidl-Trek at 3:15
4. Sanne Cant (Bel) Crelan-Corendon at 3:59
5. Clara Honsinger (USA) S&M CX at 4:13
6. Alessandra Keller (Sui) at 4:55
7. Denise Betsema (Ned) Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal at 5:00
8. Anna Kay (GB) Cyclocross Reds at 6:08
9. Isabella Holmgren (Can) Lidl-Trek at 6:51
10. Rafaelle Provider (Can) at 7:34.
Baal’24:
Wout van Aert Seems Forward to the Giro
Wout van Aert possibly driving cyclo-cross in the intervening time, however he’s busy planning his highway season. The Visma | Lease a Bike rider hopes to take the victory within the Tour of Flanders and/or Paris-Roubaix within the spring, however will then make its debut within the Giro d’Italia.
The Belgian has been speaking to the Italian sports-paper La Gazzetta dello Sport for the primary time concerning the first Grand Tour of 2024. “I believe it’s time to contest one other main stage race than the Tour de France. The main focus can be solely on reaching stage victories. We don’t have an actual classification rider in our Giro crew. I’m aiming for stage victories myself, however I don’t know but which days I’ll think about.”
“I’m actually wanting ahead to beginning on Might 4. The route of the opening stage is already in my head. Difficult climbs and an arrival in Turin instantly observe. After which we even have a time trial within the first week,” Van Aert refers to stage 7. “I’m curious to see the way it will all go, particularly as a result of there’s a rider of the caliber of Tadej Pogačar at the beginning. We’ll see, however the first week may very well be mine.”
Van Aert will trip the Tour of Italy alongside two different Giro debutants; Cian Uijtdebroeks and Olav Kooij. Does the crew have a plan? “We don’t have a rider for the (general) rankings,” the Belgian defined. “We have a look at it stage by stage. This additionally gives the chance to see an fascinating younger rider like Cian Uijtdebroeks at work.”
Having Giro d’Italia is actually a objective for Van Aert, however that’s actually not the one purpose why he opted for the Italian tour this 12 months. “Additionally it is an essential competitors to arrange me as greatest as attainable for the Olympic Video games. After the final day of the Giro I nonetheless have a month to finish my preparation. However I don’t need to put an excessive amount of strain on myself both.”
Wout van Aert’s Race Programme:
04-01 X²O Bogs Trophy Vlaamse Duinencross Koksijde
21-01 UCI Cyclocross World Cup #13 Benidorm
12-02 Clásica Jaén
24-02 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
25-02 Kuurne – Bruxelles – Kuurne
22-03 E3 Saxo Financial institution Traditional
24-03 Gent-Wevelgem
27-03 Throughout Flanders
31-03 Tour of Flanders
07-04 Paris-Roubaix
14-04 Amstel Gold Race
04-05 – 26-05 Giro d’Italia
03-08 Olympic Video games Street Race
17-08 – 08-09 Vuelta a Espana
29-09 UCI World Championships – Street Race.
Classics, Giro, Olympics and Worlds for Van Aert:
Remco Evenepoel Recons Tour Gravel Stage
Remco Evenepoel will make his debut within the Tour de France in the summertime of 2024. The Belgian of Soudal Fast-Step has been busy checking-out a couple of Tour levels within the final days of 2023.
Simply earlier than the brand new 12 months, Evenepoel was in France along with his teammate Louis Vervaeke, sports activities director Klaas Lodewyck, mechanics Nicolas Coosemans and Dario Kloeck and soigneur David Geeroms, to have a detailed have a look at a number of the Tour levels.
Evenepoel and his entourage seemed on the seventh, eighth and ninth levels of the 2024 Tour de France. The seventh stage is a person time trial by Burgundy, stage eight is a transition stage to Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises and the ninth stage is the gravel stage round Troyes.
Evenepoel has not but revealed his remaining race program and the 23 year-old rider doesn’t need to reveal the place he’ll begin his season. It’s anticipated that he’ll begin the Volta ao Algarve (14-18 February). “What I can say is that I cannot full any altitude coaching for Liège. It will likely be a season with few races,” he informed Het Nieuwsblad final month.
“From Might, within the build-up to the Tour and the Video games, I’ll now not be at residence and can alternate altitude coaching with races. So for Liège I need to spend as a lot as attainable in my Spanish base, near the household. I can practice nicely uphill there, it’s simpler to cowl the kilometres with the time trial bike. And most significantly, it would maintain me mentally recent. I need to begin my preparation for the Tour with a recent and clear head.” Remco Evenepoel is not going to compete in lots of races in 2024, however he can be within the Tour de France: “High 5 is the ambition.”
Remco Evenepoel’s Attainable Race Programme:
14-02 – 18-02 Volta ao Algarve em Bicicleta
03-03 – 10-03 Paris-Good
21-04 Liege-Bastogne-Liege
02-06 – 09-06 Criterium du Dauphine
21-07 Tour de France.
Evenepoel heading for the Tour:
Simon Yates to Trip the Tour in 2024
Simon Yates will focus completely on the Tour de France in 2024, sources inform La Gazzetta dello Sport. The 31 year-old British rider completed fourth within the Tour final 12 months.
Yates will make his seventh look within the Tour de France. He completed within the high 10 twice: in 2017 he was seventh and gained the younger rider competitors, then final 12 months he completed fourth. In 2019 he didn’t have remaining general, however he did win two levels.
In November, La Gazzetta revealed that the organisers of the Giro d’Italia had been relying on the chief of Jayco AlUla to be at the beginning, however based on new info from journalist Ciro Scognamiglio, he’ll go to the Tour. Luke Plapp would most likely go to the Giro once more with Jayco AlUla. The newcomer from INEOS Grenadiers has solely completed one Grand Tour thus far, the Vuelta a España in 2022.
The Tour de France for Simon Yates:
Mark Cavendish to Miss Milano-Sanremo in his Remaining Season
Mark Cavendish is not going to trip Milano-Sanremo in his final 12 months as an expert bike owner. The sprinter of Astana Qazaqstan gained La Primavera as soon as in 2009.
La Gazzetta dello Sport reviews a part of Cavendish’s spring program primarily based on hearsay. The 38 year-old sprinter was initially going to retire on the finish of 2023, however after dropping out of the Tour de France following a crash, crew boss Alexander Vinokourov satisfied Cavendish to proceed for a 12 months, chasing the Tour stage victory file.
Cavendish will begin his season in Colombia. It’s anticipated that Astana’s sprinter will then go to the UAE Tour. In March he has to decide on between Tirreno-Adriatico and Paris-Good and based on La Gazzetta, Cavendish is leaning in direction of an look within the Italian race. Usually Tirreno-Adriatico is an efficient preparation for Milano-Sanremo, the primary Monument of the 12 months, however Cavendish appears to be lacking the race. Final 12 months he completed in a hundred and fiftieth place.
Mark Cavendish’s Race Programme:
06-02 – 11-02 Tour Colombia
19-02 – 25-02 UAE Tour
04-03 – 10-03 Tirreno-Adriatico
13-03 Milano – Torino
20-03 Traditional Brugge-De Panne
03-04 Scheldeprijs
29-06 – 21-07 Tour de France.
No remaining Sanremo for Cavendish:
Tim Wellens’ Race Program and Most important Aim for 2024
Final 12 months’s winner, Tadej Pogačar, is not going to trip the Tour of Flanders in 2024. So UAE Group Emirates will wager on two riders within the Ronde: Nils Politt and Tim Wellens. Wellens may also make his debut in Paris-Roubaix, however will miss the Ardennes Classics, he informed Het Nieuwsblad.
Wellens begins his season in Spain, first with the Vuelta a la Area de Murcia, then the Clasica Jaen and the Ruta del Sol. He returns to Belgium for the Opening Weekend. He’ll trip Strade Bianche and Milano-Sanremo as Pogacar’s right-hand man, however after that he can do his personal factor within the Flemish cobbled Classics. Along with Politt he’ll kind a duo within the Tour of Flanders and possibly the identical within the E3 Saxo Traditional and Dwars door Vlaanderen, Wellens stated to Het Nieuwsblad.
Wellens’ spring doesn’t end with the Tour of Flanders as he may also begin Paris-Roubaix. He’ll most likely not contest the Ardennes Classics, that are usually on the 32 year-old rider’s programme. “Will I miss the Walloon races? It relies on if I attain the end in Roubaix with an excellent good feeling, then sure. If I’m going to be comfortable that Roubaix is over, then not. Within the first case, I don’t rule out that I’ll nonetheless begin in a type of races, however however, it is rather optimistic to increase such a protracted interval once more.”
Wellens may also most likely take part within the Tour de France in 2024. UAE Group Emirates has already introduced the provisional choice for La Grand Boucle and the Belgian is amongst them. “I not solely hope that I can be there, but additionally that we will win with the crew. That might make me very proud. In the event you ask what’s on the high of my bucket record for 2024, that’s it.”
If UAE Group Emirates needs to win the Tour de France, chief Tadej Pogačar must be at the beginning refreshed from the Giro d’Italia. Prior to now two years, Jonas Vingegaard of Jumbo-Visma was too robust, however based on Wellens, UAE doesn’t should base its techniques on what Visma | Lease a Bike does. “I don’t suppose we should always throw Jumbo off steadiness. Simply observe Matxin’s plan. He’s a grasp tactician. I used to be not within the Tour final 12 months, however I did take part within the earlier altitude coaching camp. So I had a entrance row seat in any respect the tactical briefings and it was nice to see how all the things went precisely as agreed within the first two weeks. I can actually deny that all the things at Visma | Lease a Bike is deliberate out rather more meticulously than ours.”
Tim Wellens has a full season forward:
Bauke Mollema Desires to Skate the Elfstedentocht
Bauke Mollema has been an expert for years, however he’s additionally a skating fanatic. If there was ever one other Elfstedentocht, he would cease in a race and rapidly fly again to the Netherlands. He stated in an interview with Algemeen Dagblad.
Mollema, who performed ice hockey as a baby and whose companion Jane is a former marathon skater, is a member of the Royal Affiliation of De Friesche Eleven Cities. “If the Elfstedentocht ever comes, I can take part. The one query is whether or not that may ever occur once more. But when it occurs, I’d fly again. Cease in a race. Then I’ve to be there. Certain.”
Lately, Mollema, who now lives in Monaco, has been on the ice much less. However initially of his profession as a bike owner, he nonetheless usually skated. “There have been sure winters after I nonetheless skated quite a bit, at the same time as an expert. In 2011, after I rode for Belkin, I skated round for an hour each two weeks,” stated the 37 year-old rider, who now extra typically chooses operating instead coaching.
Mollema additionally spoke about biking to AD. The Dutchman emphasised that he hopes to begin the Tour de France in 2024, after he was not chosen final 12 months. “I actually need to go for that. That’s the objective,” stated the Lidl-Trek rider. “Hopefully my stage is nice sufficient. And in any other case it is going to be the Vuelta.”
Mollema needs to go skating:
Zdenek Stybar to Finish His Profession with Cyclo-Cross in a One-Man Group
Zdeněk Štybar is beginning the ultimate weeks of his skilled profession. Earlier than he lastly hangs up his bike on February the 4th, after the World Championships in Tábor, the Czech rider has a couple of extra races. He does this in a white and black package and on a Ridley for his new one-man crew.
Firstly of 2024, Stybar’s contract with Jayco AlUla expired. As he beforehand knowledgeable WielerFlits, he needed to organize a distinct jersey for the final weeks of his profession. His one-man crew will trip round in black and white, with ‘Stybar’ on the chest. Ridley is the bicycle sponsor of the two-time cross world champion, who will instantly compete within the X2O Trophy Baal on January 1.
Stybar’s prepared for his final races:
Ryan Kamp Continues his Profession on Colnago and Campagnolo
Ryan Kamp (23) continues his profession as a person rider as of January 1, with the assist of two premium Italian manufacturers: Colnago and Campagnolo.
The previous U23 cyclo-cross World champion didn’t see his contract renewed along with his earlier crew and contacted the Roodhooft brothers, amongst others, in his search.
“They didn’t have any vacancies both, however requested me to present them a name in early December if I didn’t have wherever to go,” Kamp stated. “So I did, after which they organized a wage and high gear for me. Each Colnago and Campagnolo are new to me however these two high manufacturers make an important mixture though they’ve disappeared from view in cyclo-cross lately.”
“It was all quick discover, I’ve solely had the bikes for a couple of days and it’s removed from completed. I don’t actually have a shirt sponsor however I’m relieved to maneuver ahead. Possibly this may develop into one thing larger or I can ultimately go elsewhere, I’ll see. However for now the aid is immense, as a result of I used to be satisfied that skilled life was over for me.”
Kamp to hold on with Colnago and Campagnolo:
Crimson Bull Takes a Majority Stake within the BORA-hansgrohe Biking Group
Crimson Bull was already sponsoring sure riders, however now’s investing much more in biking. The vitality drink model has had a majority share in RD Professional Biking and RD Beteiligungs since December 29. These firms personal the crew sponsored by and often called BORA-hansgrohe.
Crimson Bull has acquired 51% of the shares of the 2 firms, which had been beforehand owned by BORA-hansgrohe crew supervisor Ralph Denk. This has now been confirmed by the Austrian Competitors Authority. The switch of shares must be accomplished by January 26. The BORA-hansgrohe crew is not going to change in the interim.
It appears that evidently Crimson Bull will make investments much more in BORA-hansgrohe within the close to future and can play a extra distinguished function inside the WorldTour crew. The 2 events have been working collectively for a very long time. Because the starting of 2023, BORA-hansgrohe has been in search of new expertise for its junior crew with Crimson Bull. This scouting program is called ‘Crimson Bull Junior Brothers’.
There are a variety of Crimson Bull athletes within the peloton: Wout van Aert, Tom Pidcock and BORA-hansgrohe rider Anton Palzer trip with particular Crimson Bull helmets.
Extra Crimson Bull:
Pernsteiner and Schönberger Signal with the Austrian Continental Group
Group Felt-Felbermayr, an Austrian Continental crew, has signed Hermann Pernsteiner and Sebastian Schönberger for 2024. Pernsteiner needed to go away Bahrain Victorious after six years and his fellow countryman Schönberger was additionally in search of a brand new crew after Human Powered Well being stopped its males’s crew.
Pernsteiner (33) and Schönberger (29) are two welcome additions to Group Felt-Felbermayr for 2024. Pernsteiner has a background as a mountain biker. In 2018, on the age of 27, he switched to the highway with a contract with Bahrain Merida, as Bahrain Victorious was then. In his debut season, he gained the Gran Premio Citta di Lugano. In 2018 and 2019 he rode the Vuelta a España, in 2020 the Giro d’Italia. Within the 2020 Giro, Pernsteiner completed tenth within the remaining general classification and rode to second place within the mountain stage to Madonna di Campiglio. Pernsteiner additionally rode to high 10 finishes within the Tour of Austria and Tour Down Beneath.
Schönberger is an all-rounder and rider with a nostril for the correct escape. When driving for Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia, B&B Inns-KTM and final 12 months Human Powered Well being, he managed to get into the correct cut up. The Austrian, who rode the Tour de France in 2022, remains to be in search of his first skilled victory.
Group Felt-Felbermayr, the brand new crew of the 2 Austrians, now has sixteen riders underneath contract for the approaching season. Different high riders are: Miguel Heidemann (B&B Inns), Michael Kukrle (Gazprom-RusVelo), Patryk Stosz (CCC Sprandi Polkowice) and Riccardo Zoidl (Trek-Segafredo).
Pernsteiner to race for his residence crew:
Giacomo Nizzolo to Bear Restoration Interval Following Leg Fracture
Giacomo Nizzolo, who has signed a two-year contract with Q36.5 Professional Biking Group starting in 2024, was concerned in an accident on December twenty third leading to a leg fracture.
The 34-year-old Italian underwent profitable surgical procedure at Kantonsspital Graubünden in Chur, Switzerland on December twenty seventh and was discharged 4 days later, on New Yr’s Eve.
Commenting on the scenario, Lorenz Emmert, Q36.5 Professional Biking Group Chief Medical Physician, defined, “On December twenty third, Giacomo Nizzolo had an accident with a fractured tibial plateau on his proper leg. He underwent surgical procedure and was launched from the hospital. The therapeutic and rehabilitation course of has already begun. We’re very optimistic that we are going to get him again to his normal efficiency stage inside the subsequent months, as rapidly because the damage permits.”
Regrettably, Giacomo Nizzolo gained’t attend the upcoming Q36.5 Professional Biking Group coaching camp in Calpe, Spain, scheduled from January 11 to 22. Additional updates on Nizzolo’s damage rehabilitation progress can be communicated sooner or later. Your entire crew needs Giacomo Nizzolo a swift and full restoration.
Damaged leg for Giacomo Nizzolo:
Jess Allen: The Subsequent Step
After eight years with GreenEDGE Biking, Jess Allen is about to tackle a brand new problem with the crew in 2024.
The 30-year-old, who introduced her retirement as an expert bike owner on the finish of final season, will work as a press officer for Group Jayco AlUla and Liv AlUla Jayco. She may also attend a number of races this season as a sport director for the elite ladies’s crew and the brand new Liv AlUla Jayco Continental Group.
Allen is wanting ahead to taking over her new roles whereas having fun with the acquainted environment of the GreenEDGE biking household.
“It’s tremendous good, and in a means, it doesn’t really feel like I’m retiring. I believe if I used to be to do one thing utterly completely different, or with one other crew, that possibly I really feel a bit completely different, nevertheless it feels very pure,” Allen stated. “It’s good to nonetheless be a part of the GreenEDGE household however in a distinct function and use the experiences I’ve had as a rider, as a workers member.
“One of many issues I really like most about being a bike owner is the folks you meet the locations you go. We did a media camp with GreenEDGE in Barcelona, in November, and that was superior as a result of I acquired to fulfill new folks and meet the crew I’m working for subsequent 12 months. That’s a very powerful factor to me. I need to be in a job the place I can nonetheless be a part of a crew. Though I gained’t be racing, you’re nonetheless one crew and it was actually cool to fulfill everybody plan subsequent 12 months.”
Allen had not initially deliberate on quitting racing on the finish of 2023, and he or she had the choice of a racing contract on the desk for her. Nonetheless, her ardour for the game and her creativity made her a really perfect candidate as GreenEDGE Biking seemed to increase its media crew for the brand new season.
When the brand new concept was posited to her over the summer time, Allen quickly realised she was prepared for one thing new. After taking a while to ruminate on the provide, she made the choice to finish her racing profession and be a part of the crew’s workers.
Her first race as a press officer for the crew would be the Cadel Evans Nice Ocean Street Race on the finish of January, the place she’s going to take care of each males’s and ladies’s groups.
“It’s been on the again of my thoughts the final couple of years as to after I would retire. I assumed it’d be in a couple of extra years nevertheless it was through the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, the place I made a decision that that is going to be my final 12 months,” she stated.
“It wasn’t as a result of I wasn’t having fun with it. I cherished being on the Tour de France, however I used to be on the beginning line someday and simply wanting round and Gracie Elvin was doing media work, there was Annette Edmondson doing administration work, and Jolien D’hoore doing directing. After which I assumed, ‘Oh, doing one thing within the sport exterior of racing is definitely thrilling me greater than racing now’. And in order that’s when that first actually crossed my thoughts.
“After the tour, I sat down with my supervisor, and he or she talked about to me that the crew had been taking a look at somebody to work within the communications division and my title acquired talked about. Straightaway, I used to be like that excites me far more than racing.”
The concept so as to add sport director to her new record of expertise got here later, nevertheless it was a possibility that was too good to surrender. She is going to do a small collection of races for the 2 ladies’s groups, beginning with the UAE Tour Girls in February.
“I didn’t plan on being a sport director and I didn’t suppose I wished to be. However the software got here up and I made a decision to use for the scholarship and see if I get it, it is perhaps good simply to have on the resume,” she stated. “I ended up getting the scholarship, which was actually cool. I went to Switzerland, did the course handed. That was tremendous enjoyable as a result of there was a variety of not too long ago retired women and men there and it was good to speak to them about their experiences, and undergo the method collectively.”
Along with her work with the GreenEdge Biking groups, Allen may also take up a brand new function with AusCycling mentoring younger riders from Australia. The function begins in earnest on the ladies’s Santos Tour Down Beneath and also will embody main the U19 Girls for a month-long stint in Europe in addition to at world championships in September.
“When that job alternative popped up, I used to be actually excited, however I wasn’t certain if it was going to have the ability to work in with the crew as a result of I’d already dedicated to being a press officer and sport director with the crew, however we’ve managed to juggle it nicely,” Allen stated.
“It’s going to be a busy 12 months for me, however the considered serving to juniors notably as a result of I used to be there, notably the under-19s. I gained a junior world title, so I do know what it’s prefer to be them and what it’s like come to Europe for the primary time, residing out of residence and being in that crew setting.
“Working with the juniors goes to be unbelievable and to make use of all of the expertise I’ve to assist them. Working with GreenEDGE and AusCycling, notably the U19s, is an efficient method to see the up-and-coming expertise in Australia after which hopefully have them come into our improvement crew sooner or later as nicely.”
Santini Biking Turns into Associate of the Tour de Tietema-Unibet Biking Group
From January 1st 2024, Santini Biking is the official biking clothes companion of the Tour de Tietema-Unibet biking crew. The Italian firm who produces technical biking clothes joins Tour de Tietema of their pursuit to the best stage in professional biking.
Josse Wester, co-owner of Tour de Tietema: “This partnership is a milestone for Tour de Tietema, as Santini Biking is among the most famous biking clothes manufacturers on the planet. We’re very honoured and proud to hitch forces in direction of the long run, as it’s one other step in our improvement as a professional biking crew. We visited the headquarter in Bergamo a few instances and had been amazed to see how all the event and manufacturing is carried out in-house. We look ahead to offering our riders with Santini’s data and modern merchandise.”
Monica Santini, CEO of Santini Biking: “We have now been following the event of Tour de Tietema over the previous couple of years. They’re some of the thrilling and modern tasks in biking and with the expansion of TDT-Unibet right into a UCI ProTeam, our missions for the long run aligned. Our firm has a major heritage in skilled biking, and with this partnership, we purpose to proceed being leaders. We look ahead to contributing to this nice challenge.”
The 2024 jersey for TDT-Unibet can be produced by Santini Biking, which has collaborated with the crew to create a jersey that displays their enthusiasm. Along with the jersey, Santini additionally manufactures bibshorts and varied equipment for the crew. Monica Santini: “I actually like how the design identifies with Tour de Tietema and Santini, as we’re each recognized for our vibrant designs. We have now produced fairly some extravagant kits over time, however truthfully, I’ve not seen one thing like this within the professional peloton earlier than. It’s going to undoubtedly flip heads and I look ahead to seeing it on the races.”
Tour de Tietema was based in 2019 by Bas Tietema, Devin van der Wiel and Josse Wester. Initiator Bas Tietema is a former professional bike owner, who rode for BMC Growth Group till medical causes compelled him to give up. Tour de Tietema turned well-known for its YouTube movies, following its three founders of their discovery of biking. They launched the UCI Continental Tour de Tietema-Unibet crew in 2023. The crew has made a speedy improvement and can trip on a UCI ProTeam licence in 2024.
Patrick Lefevere: “We Need to Maintain Successful!”
Soudal Fast-Step’s CEO talks concerning the crew’s outstanding 2023 season and his expectations for this 12 months:
“Each new 12 months brings a brand new starting and maybe by no means extra in order now, as we embark on our twenty second consecutive season. Final season, we had been as soon as once more the most effective groups on the planet, as evidenced by our greater than 50 victories. It was a efficiency that made us extremely comfortable, as a result of it confirmed not simply amount but additionally high quality – a Monument, half a dozen Grand Tour levels, the ITT World Championships and loads of different prestigious races.
It was a robust 12 months not only for Soudal Fast-Step, but additionally for our ladies’s crew – who displayed the Wolfpack mentality in each single race they did final season and acquired a well-deserved promotion to the World Tour – and our devo crew, which confirmed a variety of depth as they captured nearly 30 wins.
After a turbulent autumn, there have been some modifications inside the crew, with a turnover of workers and riders that’s a part of the cycle of any skilled biking crew. The appointment of Jurgen Foré as our Chief Working Officer has caught many a watch, and I’m wanting ahead to working with Jurgen on constructing buildings and processes that may maintain us combating to be the most effective biking groups on the planet for a few years to return.
On the bike we could have a recent really feel too, with ten new riders becoming a member of us. They vary from the expertise of Mikel Landa and Gianni Moscon, who will bolster our Grand Tour and Classics squads respectively, to the six neo-pros that may give us a youthful really feel. We’re notably happy with the 4 younger riders who’ve been promoted from our Devo Group.
We are able to all be proud, from riders and workers to sponsors and followers, of the unimaginable season we had final 12 months, and we need to stay there on the high and maintain successful, though we all know it gained’t be straightforward. We’re decided to work laborious and write historical past on the highway whereas bringing moments of pleasure to everybody supporting the crew specifically and to biking followers normally.
On behalf of everybody at Soudal Fast-Step, I need to want you a Pleased New Yr and all the very best to you and your households!”
BORA – hansgrohe Companions with SRAM
As of the 2024 season SRAM will formally turn into the drivetrain companion for BORA – hansgrohe. The riders will race with SRAM RED eTap AXS groupset and Hammerhead head items.
“For me, the partnership with SRAM additionally means a really private return to the corporate,” says Ralph Denk, BORA – hansgrohe Group Supervisor. “Within the 90s, SRAM gave me the chance to take the very first steps in my skilled profession. Again then I skilled SRAM as an innovation-driven firm with a robust hands-on mentality. Now we’re looking forward to our partnership with SRAM and after our preliminary talks, I can already affirm that the mentality and motivation from again then are nonetheless there!”
“SRAM, together with our OE companion Specialised, is happy to be racing with BORA – hansgrohe, one of many strongest groups within the WorldTour,” commented SRAM CEO Ken Lousberg. “We look ahead to working with Jai Hindley and Aleksandr Vlasov, and persevering with with Primož Roglič on SRAM, the most effective riders of this era.”
“I’m tremendous excited to trip on SRAM subsequent 12 months!” says Jai Hindley. “I used to be already in a position to take a look at the RED AXS groupset and I’m actually proud of it. Notably the potential of utilizing a single chainring set-up for some races or levels might be very helpful in my view.”
“This crew is thrilling to observe; they’ve all of the instruments to win the world’s largest races, and our focus is to assist them,” provides Jason Phillips, SRAM Street Racing Director.
“From day one we felt the total dedication of SRAM, which gave us a variety of confidence for the partnership,” said the crew’s Head of Technical Efficiency Gerd Kodanik. “From the technical aspect, we’ve seen enormous developments at SRAM over the previous years. One factor I actually need to level out is the tremendous wide selection of gearing choices. For each rider and each race we’ve particular person and really particular set-up choices. We examined SRAM in many various situations and environments – from cobbles to wet and sunny climate. We’re very a lot wanting ahead to working collectively.”
The crew may also be outfitted with Hammerhead computer systems. “Hammerhead Karoo 2 is a robust coaching software, and can information our athletes to a aggressive benefit on the race course with every rider’s most related real-time knowledge,” says Kodanik.
Polti Kometa Presents its New Gsport Equipment for 2024
The skilled, under-23 and junior Polti Kometa groups will put on Gsport kits for a minimum of the subsequent three seasons. An settlement that coincides with the change of title and design of the package with which the three groups of the Alberto Contador Basis will compete in the very best races all over the world.
Gsport isn’t solely a biking clothes model, it’s a firm that gives its personal manufacturing. Of their services they cowl the complete technique of improvement and manufacture of the biking kits, a bonus that differentiates them from different manufacturers, whereas permitting them to create prime quality garments for riders.
Proactive, collaborative and versatile, they’ve recognized develop lately, responding to the wishes and wishes of the biking neighborhood, providing the chance to stay the very best experiences to all those that belief them.
At Gsport, the purpose is to accompany cyclists in all levels of their lives and to assist their ardour, challenges, successes and failures. By dressing everybody who understands biking as a lifestyle, whether or not professionally or as a interest through which to find landscapes and create friendships.
The arrival of Polti because the crew’s primary sponsor has led to the conception of a brand new design for the biking kits. Respecting the company colors of the principle sponsors (purple, inexperienced and blue), a brand new shiny and vibrant package has been created that may stand out within the peloton.
As a nod to the legendary Group Polti, the identical animal print sample we used to see the Italian crew in (yellow and inexperienced) has been used, however in a way more refined means. This sample is used on the bottom of the jersey in a really gentle shade of inexperienced, as a slight reminder of the previous. As for the bib shorts, the color purple will take centre stage. The daring contact that may make this design go down in historical past.
In 2024, the Polti Kometa will use a large repertoire of garments and equipment from the Gsport Customized vary, tailored to the excessive competitors and calls for {of professional} biking. Their clothes contains maillots, bib shorts, jackets, waistcoats, coveralls, waterproof garments and extra.
As a part of their primary gear, the Polti Kometa cyclists will put on PRO SKIN bib shorts and a brand new maillot developed solely for the crew, whose most explicit traits lie within the waistband, extremely technical materials and flat seams. The Professional Pores and skin bib shorts are some of the attribute mannequin of the Gsport model the place the cuffs disappear and the seams are minimised to the utmost, in search of the feeling of a second pores and skin.
“It’s an honour for the complete Gsport crew to be a part of this challenge,” says the Spanish model. “It’s a actual privilege to be a part of biking historical past with the return of the legendary Group Polti. We have now labored on the event of biking package and equipment that adapt as a lot as attainable to the calls for {of professional} biking. Our philosophy, ‘made by cyclists, for cyclists’, signifies that we’re absolutely concerned with every rider and do our bit to make their season as straightforward as attainable, from a textile standpoint”.
Fran Contador, normal supervisor of the Alberto Contador Basis groups, additionally values this settlement: “From the primary time we met and mentioned the potential of working collectively there was complete concord with Gsport, each events had been very eager to begin working collectively. As soon as the settlement was closed, we’re actually comfortable. Their need and motivation make us really feel essential and I hope that they already really feel the challenge as a part of their very own. That is the start of a three-year relationship that we hope to increase for a lot of extra years so as to obtain the objectives that each events have set for ourselves. We need to develop collectively to the highest”.
Soudal Fast-Step Prepared for 2024
New riders, new objectives, new challenges however the identical Wolfpack spirit and ambition to win for the crew as we embark on our twenty second consecutive season.
The Koksijde Organisers Intervenes after Fan Issues
After the unsportsmanlike spectators within the UCI World Cup in Hulst, the organisers of the Koksijde Duinencross on January the 4th needs to forestall a recurrence and is taking measures.
Riders can level out troublemakers on the course to the police on Thursday after they’ve carried out their observe laps of the course in Koksijde. The organisers needs to take away any troublemakers within the crowd earlier than the race. “If through the exploratory coaching laps, riders are confronted with individuals who assault them with boos and swear phrases or who pelt them with beer and urine, they will notify us earlier than the beginning,” defined Jan Deramoudt of the organising committee.
“We’re in direct contact with the police, who will make additional efforts this version of the Duinencross to forestall so-called supporters from disturbing or hindering the members.” By additional efforts, Deramoudt refers to using police drones and the hiring of further plainclothes cops. The photographs from the tv cameras are additionally intently monitored, even when the cross has not but been proven stay on tv.
De Duinencross hopes to ‘reply to the present scenario’ with these further measures. “As an organisation, we’re taking the lead in eliminating this downside from cyclo-cross. As an organisation it’s our obligation to maintain each the general public and the riders. Everybody ought to be capable to expertise cyclo-cross in a enjoyable and protected means: whether or not you might be supporting, working or biking,” stated Deramoudt.
Adrie van der Poel applauded the initiative of the organisers of the Duinencross. “It’s a unbelievable initiative, however it is usually a tragic and lethal disgrace that the organiser has to rent additional folks for the security and well-being of the riders. That additionally means additional prices for them. Hopefully they gained’t should make them once more sooner or later and the misconduct will disappear once more. There was no negativity in any respect over the past cross.”
No extra bother for Van der Poel:
Israel-Premier Tech and Movistar Riders for the Tour Down Beneath
The primary WorldTour race of 2024: the Santos Tour Down Beneath begins in two weeks. The primary crew alternatives for the Australian tour have been introduced. Israel-Premier Tech is relying on Corbin Sturdy and Stephen Williams, Movistar could have Iván García Cortina and Gonzalo Serrano.
Israel-Premier Tech has introduced its seven-man choice for the Tour Down Beneath (January 16-21). The Israeli formation has a number of high males. The most important contender for remaining rating might be Corbin Sturdy. The 23 year-old New Zealander was one of many 2023 seasonal revelations and the course in Australia ought to go well with him. The crew may also have the Canadian all-rounder Derek Gee, the skilled Simon Clarke, the British puncheur Stephen Williams and newcomer within the Tour Down Beneath, George Bennett. Nick Schultz and Guillaume Boivin full the squad.
The Spanish WoldTour Movistar crew has additionally listed its males for the Tour Down Beneath. The blue crew could have Iván García Cortina, Gonzalo Serrano and Ruben Guerreiro. García Cortina, Serrano and Guerreiro are the highest names, however there’s additionally Vinícius Rangel, Johan Jacobs and new signings, Jon Barrenetxea and Manlio Moro.
The Tour Down Beneath is not going to begin with a prologue in 2024. The riders have a 144 kilometre stage beginning and ending in Tanunda. The final two levels are a very powerful for the GC males. The penultimate stage finishes on Willunga Hill, the ultimate stage on Mount Lofty.
Israel Premier Tech riders for the Santos Tour Down Beneath
Corbin Sturdy (NZ)
Derek Gee (Can)
Nick Schultz (Aus)
Simon Clarke (Aus)
Guillaume Boivin (Can)
George Bennett (NZ)
Stephen Williams (GB).
Movistar riders for the Santos Tour Down Beneath:
Jon Barrenetxea (Spa)
Vinicius Rangel (Bra)
Johan Jacobs (Sui)
Ruben Guerreiro (Por)
Iván García Cortina (Spa)
Manlio Moro (Ita)
Gonzalo Serrano (Spa).
Not lengthy to the TDU:
Three Juniors will go Straight to the WorldTour in 2024
Three riders who had been juniors final season will make their debut in a WorldTeam in 2024, following within the footsteps of Remco Evenepoel, who was the primary to make such a transfer in 2019. Markel Beloki, AJ August and Theodor Storm (all 18 years-old) are going as much as the best stage.
A complete of 11 cyclists have made the step from the U19 Class to the WorldTour peloton for males. Remco Evenepoel was the primary in 2019, he signed with Deceuninck Fast-Step. Later, high abilities similar to Carlos Rodriguez (2020, INEOS Grenadiers), Quinn Simmons (2020, Trek-Segafredo), Cian Uijtdebroeks (2022, BORA-hansgrohe) and Joshua Tarling (2023, INEOS Grenadiers) adopted.
Three new names can be added within the 2024 season. The Basque expertise Markel Beloki goes to EF Schooling-EasyPost. His father, Joseba Beloki, left the professional peloton on the finish of 2007.
INEOS Grenadiers beforehand signed Rodriguez, Tarling and Michael Leonard from the juniors and has now introduced in two extra younger abilities. The American Andrew ‘AJ’ August switches from the U19 class, as does the Danish rider Theodor Storm, who gained the EPZ Omloop van Borsele and was third in Paris-Roubaix for juniors.
The twelfth rider for this record has additionally already been introduced, Danish high expertise Albert Withen Philipsen will make his WorldTour debut in 2025. The one 17 year-old Philipsen was junior World highway champion and European time trial champion final 12 months. He’s additionally very robust in cyclocross and mountain bike. From 2025 he’ll race for Lidl-Trek.
Juniors who’ve gone Straight to WorldTour:
Remco Evenepoel
Carlos Rodriguez
Quinn Simmons
Marco Brenner
Cian Uijtdebroeks
Luis-Joe Lührs
Joshua Tarling
Michael Leonard
Markel Beloki
AJ August
Albert Withen Philipsen
Theodor Storm.
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