Cycling films: Bjarne Riis is the focus of the documentary "Overcoming." The Dane won the Tour de France in 1996 and founded his own cycling team after retiring. "Overcoming" follows the team during the 2004 season. The German team P&S Metalltechnik recently produced a similar documentary with pop stars in Poland—and three of you... read more
Cycling: Bjarne Riis is back! The now 55-year-old Dane is returning to professional cycling as team manager of NTT. NTT wants to take the next step with Riis. For over a year, there have been rumors in the cycling world about Bjarne Riis's return. Today, Wednesday, all speculation came to an end. Now it's confirmed: The... read more
Tour de France history: 22 years ago today, Jan Ullrich began making German Tour de France history. On the tenth stage, the then 23-year-old captured the yellow jersey – and didn't relinquish it until Paris. He also owes his Tour de France victory to his teammate Bjarne Riis, who nodded to him exactly 22 years ago today and gave him a clear run... read more
Cycling: After much back and forth, numerous rumors, and hints, it's now a certainty - Bjarne Riis will celebrate his return to professional cycling in 2017. The controversial Dane, along with his partner Lars Seier Christensen as team manager, will lead two professional teams. In addition to the Continental racing team, Virtu Pro-VeloConcept will... read more
Cycling: Bjarne Riis celebrates his comeback on the cycling stage today. After his not entirely voluntary retirement in 2015, when owner Oleg Tinkov suspended him from his position as Tinkoff team boss, the Dane announced his return to cycling several months ago. The Tour of Denmark, which starts today, is the moment. Just over... read more
