News in brief: The German team BORA-hansgrohe (formerly BORA-ARGON 18), led by road world and European champion Peter Sagan, has now officially received a WorldTour license from the UCI for the upcoming 2017 season. The team from Upper Bavaria is naturally delighted about their move into the elite level of cycling. The UCI awarded a total of 17 WorldTour licenses on... read more
Cycling: The new top German team BORA-Hansgrohe has surprised everyone in recent weeks with numerous top signings for the upcoming season. Today, the racing team based in Raubling, Upper Bavaria, announced its final squad for the upcoming season – and it's impressive. Along with this announcement, three more new signings were announced: Aleksejs... read more
Cycling: Bora-Argon 18 pro Dominik Nerz has to end his career at the end of the year due to health problems. His team announced this today in a press release. The 27-year-old emphasizes that there is no alternative to this step—it was extremely difficult for him, but he had no other choice. It had been hinted at: Dominik Nerz was absent from the current season... read more
News in brief: San Bennett (Bora-Argon 18) has won the 66th edition of Paris-Bourges. The 25-year-old sprint specialist prevailed in the bunch sprint after 190km against Alexander Porsev (Katusha) and Rudy Barbier (Roubaix Lille), underscoring his excellent late-race form. A week ago, the Irishman had already won the second stage of the Giro della Toscana, but had to... read more
Cycling: Czech Grand Tour specialist Leopold König is moving from Sky to the German team BORA-hansgrohe next season. He already competed for the Upper Bavarian team in 2013 and 2014 (then still known as NetApp-Endura), and after two years with Sky, 'the prodigal son' is now returning to his former sporting career as Grand Tour leader... read more
