Cycling: The Israel Cycling Academy takes over Katusha-Alpecin's WorldTour license for 2020. A German trio – André Greipel, Nils Politt, and Rick Zabel – also joins the team. Israel Cycling Academy 2019: 72 podium finishes. Founded in 2015, the Israel Cycling Academy will be a WorldTour team for the first time in 2020. Ranked #19 in the UCI, they achieved… read more
Cycling: 176 riders, spread across 22 teams, will start the 102nd Giro d'Italia on Saturday. Over the three weeks, they will pursue a wide range of ambitions. We'll take a closer look at all the Giro d'Italia teams and riders and discuss their goals. In the first of three parts, we begin with seven teams, none of which have a… read more
Cycling: Today, the Giro d'Italia starts in Jerusalem, marking its first time outside of Europe. Twenty-two teams and a total of 176 riders are at the start. We take a look at all the Giro d'Italia teams. In the third part of our preview, we focus on all the teams primarily aiming for stage wins but lacking a top general classification rider or sprinter… read more
Cycling: The sports and media company RCS Sport distributed wildcards for several Italian races yesterday. The allocation of wildcards for the 2018 Giro d'Italia was particularly anticipated. However, there were no surprises. The Giro will take place without Damiano Cunego (Nippo-Vini Fantini) and without Austrian Stefan Denifl (Aqua Blue Sport)... read more
Cycling: Australian junior cyclist Jason Lowndes has died. According to his team, Israel Cycling Academy, and the Australian Cycling Federation, the 23-year-old died on Friday afternoon during a training ride near his hometown of Bendigo in the Australian state of Victoria. Lowndes, who was due to join the British team JLT-Condor next season… read more
