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 from professional racing. Overcoming follows this team during the 2004 season. A similar documentary was recently produced by the German team P&S Metalltechnik with pop stars in Poland – and three of you… read more
Cycling: Alberto Contador may have ended his active career, but the Madrid native will likely never completely leave the sport. The Spaniard has now presented his new team in his hometown of Pinto, near Madrid. Under the name Polartec-Kometa, it will compete as a Continental team for the first time. Today at 11:30 am, the official presentation of @PolartecKometa and the … read more
Cycling: During the presentation of the 2016 Giro d'Italia route, Tinkoff-Saxo pro Ivan Basso announced his retirement from professional cycling today. Although he has won his battle against testicular cancer, diagnosed in July, he feels the time is right to call it quits. All the best, Ivan Basso! The 37-year-old made his statement today in Milan… read more
Cycling: After being diagnosed with testicular cancer during the Tour de France and subsequently undergoing surgery, Ivan Basso got back in the saddle for the first time since then last weekend. He managed a short ride with his son Santiago around Livigno. Whether Basso will return to professional cycling will become clear in the coming weeks… read more
Spectrum: After Ivan Basso was diagnosed with testicular cancer during the Tour de France a few weeks ago and the Italian immediately traveled to his home country for treatment, the first positive news emerged yesterday. The surgery on the 37-year-old veteran went very well. Basso's team, Tinkoff-Saxo, released a statement yesterday evening… read more
