Cycling: The first two wildcards for the 2019 Tour de France have been awarded. As announced by the ASO, the Cofidis and Wanty – Groupe Gobert teams will once again be competing in France this season. The two other wildcard teams will be announced at a later date. Cofidis and Wanty – Groupe Gobert have earned their invitations. The 106th… read more
Cycling: The 17 WorldTour teams, including the German team Giant-Alpecin, have automatic entry to the Giro d'Italia, which takes place in May. Five teams, however, could only hope for a wildcard. The Polish CCC Sprandi team, along with four Italian teams, received the coveted ticket to participate in the Giro. For the first time since 2003… read more
The organizers of the Giro d'Italia have published a graphic on Facebook listing eight ProContinental teams that have a realistic chance of receiving one of the four open wildcards for next May's race. Among the listed teams is NetApp-Endura, currently the most important German professional team. The Raubling-based team... read more
