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The participants list of the Tour de France 2019 and their bib numbers

This Thursday, 22 teams of the Tour de France 2019 have been presented to the Brussels public on the Grand-Place in the capital of Belgium.

There will be no less than 30 nationalities at the start of this 106th edition of the Grande Boucle, for a total of 176 riders (8 per team).

France is the best represented country, with a total of 34 riders at the start (19%), followed by Belgium with 21 riders and Italy with 15 riders. The top 5 is completed by Spain with 11 riders and ex aequo for Germany and The Netherlands with each 11 riders.

Kazakhstan, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Costa Rica, Argentinia, Russia, Latvia and Erythrea are the less well represented countries, with each only one rider in the peloton of the Tour.

Hereunder you'll find the complete list of participating riders for t ...

The last wildcards have been announced, here are the teams which will participate in the Tour de France 2019

While Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.) already announced the participation of a Belgian team (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) and a French team (Cofidis, solutions crédits) next to the 18 UCI WorldTeams on 10 January, the organisor of the Tour de France yesterday announced the last two wildcards concerning the participation in the Tour de France 2019 which will start in Brussels in 106 days (on Saturday 6 July 2019).

Find out which are the 22 teams which will participate in this 106th edition of the Grande Boucle.

The 18 UCI WorldTeams

The participants list of the Tour de France 2018 and their bib numbers

Tomorrow the Tour de France 2018 will start in Noirmoutier-en-l'Île, the start of a 23 days adventure with 21 stages for 176 riders (you can find the detailed race route here).

Less riders than usual, 22 less to be precise, because the number of riders per team has been reduced from 9 to 8.

Team Sky

The participants list for Paris-Roubaix 2017

This article has not been translated into English, but you'll find below the list of 199 participants in Paris-Roubaix 2017, with their names, nationalities and bib numbers.

La 115ème édition de Paris-Roubaix partira demain matin de Compiègne, pour 257 kilomètres de course en direction du vélodrome de Roubaix. 55 kilomètres de pavés feront vibrer les 199 coureurs qui se présenteront au départ demain matin pour les 25 équipes qui participent à l'Enfer du Nord !

Dans cet article vous trouverez l'ensemble des coureurs partants ainsi que leur numéro de dossard pour chacun d'entre eux.

La liste des partants de Paris-Roubaix et les numéros de dossard

Philippe Gilbert wins the Tour of Flanders 2017 with a long final solo!

The 101st edition of the Tour of Flanders didn't work out as usual ... Indeed, even though as usual we saw a first leading group going off rather quickly, the Wall of Geraardsbergen (Mur de Grammont) saw the race explode and Philippe Gilbert ended up in the right chasing group behind the leading group.

Once in the lead with the initial breakaway, Gilbert decided to attack in the "Oude Kwaremont" and he ended up alone leading the race at a bit over fifty kilometers from the finish! Despite that huge remaining distance, the Belgian Champion manages to resist to the chasing riders behind him and he thus wins this race for the first time in his career!

The summary of the Tour of Flanders 2017

The participants list of the Tour of Spain 2016, their numbers and the time trial start order and -times

Tonight, the Tour of Spain, the Vuelta a España 2016, will start, with a 29.4 kilometer long team time trial, in the province of Ourese.

In this article, you'll find the start order and -times of the different teams for this time trial, as well as the complete participants list with all the riders of the different teams with their bib numbers.

The start order and -times for the team time trial - Ourense, Thermale station of Laias > Parque Náutico de Castrelo de Miño

The participants list for Paris-Roubaix 2016 and their bib numbers

Tomorrow, 199 riders of 25 different teams will start in Compiègne for 257.5 kilometers of racing, including 52.8 kilometers on cobble stones (see the Paris-Roubaix 2016 race route on Google Maps). This will be the 114th edition of Paris-Roubaix and it will start without last year's winner, John Degenkolb ...

Starting in Compiègne, the weather should be dry but potentially still with some fog which will disappear progressively. While early this week the weather reports still mentioned rain during the race (which would have been a first since several years!), this will finally not be the case and the riders will thus get on the cobbles towards Roubaix under a dry sky, but without much sun.

The list of participants for Paris ...

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Ilnur Zakarin wins Paris-Nice 2016's queen stage, yellow for Geraint Thomas

A 9 rider strong breakaway lightened up today's queen stage in Paris-Nice 2016 between Nice and La Madone d'Utelle. Antoine Duchesne (Direct Energie) was again present in this breakaway, like yesterday, and went off to collect some points for the King of the mountains classification, which allowed him to put on the polka dot jersey at the end of the afternoon. The stage victory was decided in the final climb and a small group of favourites battled for it in the last few kilometers. The rider who won the stage was however probably the one we expected the less in this group, the Russian rider Ilnur Zakarin (Team Katusha). Geraint Thomas ended the stage at the second place and takes the first place in the current general classification provisoire, the day before the final stage!

The summary of the 6th stage of Paris-Nice 2016: Nice > La Madone d'Utelle

The start list of Paris-Nice 2016 and the start order and -times of the prologue

Tomorrow, Paris-Nice 2016 will start with the 6.1 kilometer long prologue in the streets of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, followed by 7 stages in line which will bring the riders to the usual finish in Nice (see the Paris-Nice 2016 race route on Google Maps).

Except unexpected circumstances, 175 riders will come to the start (22 teams of 8 riders each, except for Lotto-Soudal which has one less) tomorrow and in this article you'll find all of them, including their bib numbers, but also the start order and -times of the prologue in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine.

The participants list of Paris-Nice 2016

The Paris-Tours 2015 race route on Google Maps/Google Earth and the participants list

This Sunday 11 October 2015, it's time for the usual end of the season classic in France already, the 109th edition of Paris-Tours, which is also known as the classic of the falling leaves, just like its big brother Il Lombardia which took place last week. This year it'll take place between Chartres and the Avenue de Grammont in Tours.

As usual, this classic is one of the last races of the season in France and the riders will thus want to show off before they get to their winter rest period.

In this article you'll find all you need to know about this end of the 2015 season classic: the race route, the map on Google Maps and a downloadable version in Google Earth of the race route, the profile and the time- and route schedule. You'll also find the participants list with the bib numbers.

The Paris-Tours 2015 race route

John Degenkolb wins the 'pavé' of Paris-Roubaix 2015!

John Degenkolb (Team Giant-Alpecin) probably dreamed as much of it as Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky). While the British rider would have hoped to end his professional cycling career on a victory at Paris-Roubaix, the Germand rider kept in mind the bad taste of the second place last year. As one of the riders in a small groupe of 7 riders at the entrance of the Vélodrome in Roubaix, John Degenkolb showed his sprinters qualities and thus managed to cross the finish line first when the breakaway crossed it for the second time on the track!

The summary of Paris-Roubaix 2015

The participants list for Paris-Roubaix 2015 and their bib numbers

Alexander Kristoff (Team Katusha), Niki Terpstra (Etixx-QuickStep), Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky), Sep Vanmarcke (Team LottoNL-Jumbo), Greg van Avermaet (BMC Racing Team), Sebastian Langeveld (Team Cannondale-Garmin), Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) or Lars Boom (Astana Pro Team) or even some other outsider ... the list of potential winners of Paris-Roubaix 2015 is quite long since there's no real favourite.
Kristoff is a serial winner these past few weeks but will the Norwegian rider also be able to perform on the cobble stones of the Hell of the North? (see the Paris-Roubaix race route and all the details of the 27 cobble stones sectors here)


Without any distinction, without announcing a favourite, you'll thus find below the partici ...

Niki Terpstra winner at the end of the cobble stones in Paris-Roubaix 2014

The first reaction of Niki Terpstra, first Dutch winner of Paris-Roubaix after Servais Knaven in 2001, maybe best resumed the Hell of the North, version 2014. Indeed, after the queen of the classics, the rider of the Omega Pharma-QuickStep team, declared being very happy .. and very tired!

It was a fatiguing race which remained undecided until the end on the cobbles between Compiègne and the Vélodrome of Roubaix this afternoon which didn't see the big favourite Fabian Cancellara (Trek Factory Racing), but a Dutch rider win this race for the first time since 13 years!

The summary of Paris-Roubaix 2014

Paris-Roubaix 2014: its race route, its cobble stone zones and the other details of the Hell of the North

After Fabian Cancellara's victory in a sprint of 4 in the Tour of Flanders last Sunday, we'll see in the Hell of the North this Sunday whether Spartacus can make it, like in 2010 and in 2013, a combination win of both races!

In this article you'll find the Paris-Roubaix 2014 race route on Google Maps and in Google Earth as well as the details of the 28 cobble stones sections which will be part of this 112th edition of Paris-Roubaix and in which we see some changes compared to last year.

The race route will be slightly different from last year: there will now be 28 cobble stones sections (one more than last year) and with 257 kilometers, the total distance is hardly any longer.

The 28 cobble stones sections of Paris-Roubaix 2014

Fabian Cancellara wins his 3rd Tour of Flanders!

It was today that the Tour of Flanders - or Ronde van Vlaanderen or even "Hoogmis" (the High Mass) as the Belgian call it - took place with its 98th edition between Brugge and Oudenaarde.

A race which led to numerous crashes but most of all with the suspense which makes us love these Belgian classics! After 259.8 kilometers, it was finally Fabian Cancellara who crossed the finish line first. The Swiss rider thus won the Tour of Flanders for the 3rd time!

The summary of the Tour of Flanders 2014

The list of participating riders in Paris-Nice 2014 and their numbers

This Sunday, the 72nd edition of Paris-Nice will start and run 8 stages in line over the longest distance in the history of the race since it takes place in 8 days (9 before).

168 riders will come to the start (including 36 young riders who can pretend to the white jersey), representing 27 nations. In this article you'll find the names of these riders, together with their bib numbers which allow them to be identified in the race!

The represented nations

Looking back at the week: La Course by Le Tour de France, Paris-Roubaix 2014, ...

There was quite some news in the cycling world this week, like for example the announcement of La Course by Le Tour de France, a new women's race, the first informations about Paris-Roubaix 2014, but also the first edition of the Dubai Tour and the start of the cycling season in France for example.

In this article, we'll have a quick look at these different news items, in case you missed them or simply to allow you to comment them if you want to!

La Course by Le Tour de France: a very partial ... Le Tour Entier?

Paris-Tours 2013 ends in a sprint: John Degenkolb wins!

In the last race in line of the season in France, a group of 4 riders quickly got away from the peloton but in the end Aleksejs Saramotins (IAM Cycling) was the only one who managed to stay ahead. Unable to resist to a peloton which wanted the race to end in a sprint, the rider of the Swiss team was finally taken back as well. Several new attempts failed, except for the one by Jetse Bol (Belkin) who was still alone ahead when he arrived on the Avenue de Grammont in Tours but the Dutch rider couldn't resist to the peloton either and finally John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano) won Paris-Tours 2013 in a sprint!

The summary of Paris-Tours 2013

The list of participating riders in the Tour de France 2013 and their numbers, who will follow up on Bradley Wiggins?

Tomorrow will see the start of the Tour de France 2013, hundredth edition! It's therefore time for us to have a quick look at the participating teams: 22 teams of 9 riders together form a peloton of 198 riders. They will get together for the start of the first stage this Saturday in Porto-Vecchio (see the Tour de France 2013 race route in detail on Google Maps).

The 22 participating teams in the Tour de France 2013

Team Sky

Fabian Cancellara takes his 3rd victory of Paris-Roubaix in its 111th edition!

Spartacus kept his promises. Despite a race with many changes all along the day, the Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara managed to get in front of the race at the right moment and by beating in the sprint the young Belgian rider Sep Vanmarcke he goes home with his third souvenir cobble stone!

The summary of Paris-Roubaix 2013

The 198 participating riders in Paris-Roubaix 2013 and their numbers

This article has unfortunately not been translated in English. However, you can find below the list of participating riders in Paris-Roubaix 2013 and their bib numbers, together with a French presentation.

C'est aujourd'hui que l'Enfer du Nord, la 111ème édition de Paris-Roubaix, verra 198 coureurs de 31 nationalités se présenter au départ pour avaler les 254,5 kilomètres dont 52,5 kilomètres en 27 secteurs pavés figurant sur le parcours de Paris-Roubaix 2013.

Ici vous trouverez la liste officielle des partants de Paris-Roubaix 2013, y compris leurs numéros de dossard. Vous trouverez également des informations pour savoir comment suivre Paris-Roubaix 2013 à la TV.

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Tour of Flanders 2013: the victory for .... Fabian Cancellara!

A Tour of Flanders not like the others, with last year's winner, Tom Boonen, who had to abandon the race after having crashed only 19 kilometers after the start of the race. Not like the others also because of how the race unfolded: the breakaway was formed quite late in the race and it was also taken back quite late. It finally fell apart little by little and Fabian Cancellara turned out to be the only element which made this Tour of Flanders like the other editions, like the 2010 edition to be precise because the Swiss rider today won his second Tour of Flanders!

The summary of the Tour of Flanders 2013

Marco Marcato (Vacansoleil-DCM) takes revenge Paris-Tours 2012

Paris-Tours 2012 didn't end in a sprint, the final breakaway continued till the end! And in this breakaway, one rider was looking for revenge, Marco Marcato (Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team), who finished second behind Greg van Avermaet (BMC Racing Team) last year. The Italian rider won the race this afternoon in the Avenue de Grammont in Tours with the second* fastest average speed in the history of Paris-Tours!

The summary of Paris-Tours 2012

Tweets of the week: call me maybe, the Tour of Hangzhou and the refusal of a new iPhone

This week in the Tweets of the week, we'll have a look at the most interesting, funny, disturbing or original Tweets since August 19th.

These are thus somehow the Tweets of the month in which we'll have a look at the original video "Call me maybe" of the Orica-GreenEDGE team during the Vuelta a España, the varying result of the team time trial in this same race and the high temperatures in the Tour Poitou-Charentes. And let's not forget the original names of riders, the famous Tour of Hangzhou, speeding riders, attacks by Alberto Contador and the refusal of a new iPhone 5. And still, I haven't mentioned everything!

Call me maybe with Orica-GreenEDGE

Tom Boonen solo wins Paris-Roubaix 2012: a 4th victory!

The biggest favourite of all, Tom Boonen, showed today in Paris-Roubaix 2012 why it was logical that everyone wished him a 4th victory. When things got serious in the race, the rider from Mol in Belgium decided to make it a solo race for no less than 53 kilometers, finishing it off with a mandatory lap but which actually became a lap of honour in the Vélodrome of Roubaix! With this 4th victory we're sure Tom Boonen now really says "I ♥ RBX"!

This article and the numerous photos you'll be able to find in the Paris-Roubaix 2012 photo category in the photo section, were made possible thanks to Go4Cycling, a small company which organizes VIP trips in the spring classics and which kindly offered me the opportunity to get on board of their trip in Paris-Roubaix today.

The summary of Paris-Roubaix 2012

The Tour of Flanders 2012 for Tom Boonen as well!

The Tour of Flanders 2012, Flanders' most beautiful, even with a modified race route, was won by Tom Boonen today when he finished easily ahead of the Italian rider Filippo Pozzato with whom he was in the final breakaway, together with number 3, Alessandro Ballan.

Finally it was not the race route which put his main competitor Fabian Cancellara out of competition and it was not the power of the Belgian rider either but an unfortunate crash of the Swiss rider who will yet again not reproduce his 2010 classics season.

The summary of the Tour of Flanders 2012

The race route

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 Gold Race are just some examples of cycling races which are broadcast on TV.
But how do the images of the riders get to your home? The Dutch show Het Klokhuis recently showed this, based on the images of the Amstel Gold Race ... 2006.

In Curaçao we could more recently see a revolutionary helicopter during what should have been the Amstel Curaçao Race. This helicopter also provided very surprising TV images ...

Het Klokhuis shows how the images of a cycling race like the Amstel Gold Race is being broadcast

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 Classic of the falling leaves is one of the last races of the season and the riders will thus want to shine for the last time before the winter break.

The race was won by Philippe Gilbert in 2008 and 2009. Will the Belgian rider be able to complete his triple this Sunday?

In this article you'll find all you wanted to know about this end of season classic: the race route on Google Maps and a downloadable version for Google Earth, the time and route schedule, the 25 participating teams and the list of participants with their numbers.

The Paris-Tours 2010 race route

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 having connected Melbourne to Geelong, the race got harder with the 11 rounds on a circuit with two steep climbs.

An early break away created a huge gap but even this wasn't enough to surprise the peloton. Several favourites tried to break away from the peloton but finally it was up to a group of about 40 riders to dispute the victory and that happened ... in a sprint. After this tough ride only Thor Hushovd had enough energy left to really go for the sprint and the Norvegian rider thus took the rainbow jersey with a bike length gap!

The summary of the road race of the 2010 World Championships in Melbourne

The participating riders for the 2010 Tour of Spain and their numbers

Tonight at 10.04PM the Vuelta a España 2010 will start in Sevilla with a team time trial. Indeed, the Vuelta a España celebrates its 75th anniversary by starting with a nightly stage which will finish for the last team only at 11.42PM!!

In this article you'll find the list of participants à la 65ème édition du Tour of Spain !

22 teams participate in the Tour of Spain 2010 with each 9 riders (for a total of 198 riders). The participating teams are 17 of the 18 UCI ProTour teams (AG2R La Mondiale, Astana, Caisse d'Epargne, Euskaltel-Euskadi, Footon-Servetto, FDJ, Garmin-Transitions, Lampre-Farnese Vini, Liquigas-Doimo, Omega Pharma-Lotto, Quick Step, ...

The list of participating riders for the 2010 Tour de France and their numbers

As you probably know by now, the Tour de France 2010 will start in Rotterdam on Saturday (see my article The 2010 Tour de France route on Google Maps/Google Earth and the route and time schedule for detailed information about the route). While the official website indicates the participating riders are not known yet, they actually are now ...

In this article you'll thus discover the list of riders who will come to the start of the Tour de France 2010 and who'll do all they can to finish the 3,642 kilometers up to Paris where they'll finish on Sunday 25 July 2010. You'll ...

Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana) wins Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2010

The Doyenne des classiques, Liège-Bastogne-Liège, was today the last of the spring classic races.

In Ans Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana) was the first to cross the finish line with a comfortable gap on Alexandr Kolobnev (Team Katusha).

A resume of Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2010

Philippe Gilbert wins the Amstel Gold Race 2010

Today you could follow the Amstel Gold Race 2010 live on www.velowire.com thanks to the NOS!

This Dutch classic, part of the UCI ProTour, started this morning under a bright and shiny sun in front of many spectators on the Market in Maastricht.

After 257.8 kilometers and 31 climbs, Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) crossed the finish line as the winner on top of the Cauberg!

The threat of the ash cloud

The list of participating riders for the Amstel Gold Race 2010 and their numbers

On Friday you have discovered the Amstel Gold Race 2010 route here, today at the evening before the race, you can find here the list of participants.

This list is the official list as presented by the organiser of the Amstel Gold Race, knowing that Eyjafjallajökull (what a name for a vulcan in Iceland!) has heavily influenced the presence of certain riders who had some difficulties in getting to the south of The Netherlands because of the closed airports while some of them have not been able to come at all.

For example Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky), Carlos Sastre (Cervélo TestTeam), Alejandro Valverde and Luis Leon Sanchez (Caisse d'Epargne), Craig Lewis and Vincente ...

The liste of participating riders for Paris-Roubaix 2010 and their numbers

This article has not been translated in English. However, you can still consult it below to discover the full list of participating riders to Paris-Roubaix 2010 and their numbers.

Au vue de l'immense popularité de mon article avec le parcours et l'itinéraire horaire de Paris-Roubaix 2010, je me suis dit que la liste des partants et leurs numéros de dossard allait également vous intéresser !

En cadeau, je vous donne également les liens vers les interviews avec quelques uns des coureurs qui seront aujourd'hui au départ de Paris-Roubaix 2010 à Compiègne.

La liste des partants des 25 équipes de Paris-Roubaix 2010

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 falling leaves, will take place. The start of this 103rd edition is for the very first time in Chartres.

In this article you'll find all you wanted to know about this end of the season classic: the full route, the route in Google Maps and a downloadable version of the route in Google Earth, the full itinerary and times, the 25 participating teams and the list of participants with their numbers.

The start from Chartres

The selected riders for the different teams of the Tour de France 2009

The participating teams

The Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 2009: - exlusivity - the full route in Google Maps / Google Earth, selected riders and their numbers

Now the Giro d'Italia 2009 is over, all cycling fans' eyes are pointed to ... Nancy where the first stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré will take place on Sunday. The Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré is a mini Tour de France, a one week stage race which is used by some riders as their final preparation for the national championships and for the Tour de France.

In this article you'll find exclusive maps of the Dauphiné Libéré route in Google Maps and a downloadable version for Google Earth. In addition, this article contains the full list of selected riders and their numbers!

Just like last year when the Dauphiné was won by Alejandro Valverde ( ...

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 Netherlands.

Sergei Ivanov (Katusha) won this Dutch classic before Karsten Kroon (Saxo Bank) and Robert Gesink (Rabobank).

The story of the race

The second stage of Paris-Nice 2009: a leading group, a fall and a sprint

Yesterday you could find here all information about the first stage in Amilly of this 67th edition of Paris-Nice.

Today the second stage took place between Saint-Brisson-sur-Loire and La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin over a distance of 195,5 kilometers (see here for all information about the Paris-Nice route). If I would summarise this stage in three words those would be escape, fall and sprint.

The route

Team presentation Milram cycling team 2009 - everything new, everything different

It's the time of the year again in which the cycling teams for the new season 2009 get presented ... That is because the presentations are planned just before or just after the Tour Down Under (18 till 25 January) now it's part of the UCI ProTour.

Just like Rabobank with its pure combativity last Monday, the Milram cycling team also presented itself on Wednesday 7 January with a slogan: everything new, everything different!

Everything new, everything different

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 Boogerd announces on August 13th that he will stop working for Rabobank and that Thomas Dekker announces today (August 14th) that his contract with the Rabobank cycling team has been terminated with immediate effect.

The two riders, Michael Boogerd as former captain of the Dutch cycling team and Thomas Dekker as promising future leader, have always been good friends and in 2007 they were never far from each other at the hotel, before the start and after the race and on the road during the race ... They also always shared the same hotel room and were OK to pose together for my picture of Thomas Dekker and Michael Boogerd before the Tour de France 2007 prologue in London.

Thomas Dekker: divergence of views

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 2008 track in Google Earth or the changes in official partners/sponsors of the Tour de France), but did you know that a little bit less than a month before the Grand Départ of the Tour from Brest a sort of miniature Tour de France will take place from 8 till 15 June 2008?

The experts will have understood by now that this article is about that miniature Tour which is called the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré.

Miniature Tour de France you might think? Yes indeed, because with its almost 1093 kilometres the riders will do about one third of the distance of the Tour de France during this stage race and the number of stages has also been divided by three to come to 7 stages in addition to the prologue. However, in terms of difficulties this stage ra ...

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 suspense until the very end!

Indeed, this morning before the start of the last stage Nice > Nice, the difference between the two first riders in the general ranking - the Italians Davide Rebellin of Gerolsteiner and Rinaldo Nocentini of AG2R La Mondiale - was only three seconds.

The prologue: Amilly > Amilly

Team presentation Milram cycling team 2008

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

New for the team are especially a new organisation, a new base for the team in Dortmund, a younger team, new goals and an even more important anti-doping programme.

Gerry van Gerwen, the new general manager of the team said: I am happy to present a German team that, with it’s high number of young riders, offers a high potential for the future. Team MILRAM’s new organisation stands for the new way in cycling.

Since the Italian company Ciclosport was sold to VeloCity GmbH Team Milram has moved to the base of its new owner in Dortmund. To allow a closer contact and a better co-operation with the riders Van Gerwen wants the riders to come to Dortmund and its vicinity to live and train there.

With the change of its owner the team has become more German - 12 of its 27 riders are German - and its German sponsor Milram, milk and milk products brand, definitely likes that. ...