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02/09/2019, 18:02
Team Ineos sign Giro champion Richard Carapaz
Giro d'Italia champion Richard Carapaz is moving from Movistar to Team Ineos on a three-year deal, confirming the Ecuadorian's widely expected switch.
The 26-year-old said: "I am very excited about joining the team. I feel this is a great opportunity for me to continue my development and growth as a rider, working with a team that continues to go from strength-to-strength, year after year.
“I already know a lot of the riders on the team and I am really looking forward to working everyone at Team Ineos from next season.
“I believe I will fit into this group well and race to my full potential over the coming years. I want to achieve some great triumphs for Team Ineos.”
Team Principal, Sir Dave Brailsford, welcomed the news of Carapaz’s arrival, commenting: “We are very pleased to have signed Richard from the start of the 2020 season. We have been long time admirers of his talents as a bike rider and have followed his development closely over a number of years, as we have always marked him out as a potential member of our team.
“He is obviously a fantastic climber but also has great versatility as he showed at the Giro earlier this year. He is still relatively young and I have no doubt he can develop and improve even further at Team Ineos.”
02/09/2019, 16:17
Some nice shoes for Adam Blythe ....
02/09/2019, 16:04
This is a bonkers course for the Prologue at the Boels Ladies' Tour in the Netherlands
Astonishingly, this is a 3.8km TT prologue course. A bit "technical"https://t.co/SAmC7efwof
— al (@Al__S) September 2, 2019
02/09/2019, 15:28
One of the weirder transfer announcements we've seen
Here's how the French team Arkea-Samsic announced its signing from Movistar of Nairo Quintana, currently leading the Vuelta. It's up there with some of the weirder ones we've seen ...
Arkea Samsic announces the arrival of Nairo Quintana pic.twitter.com/rCvKfLyqfi
— Race Radio (@TheRaceRadio) September 2, 2019
02/09/2019, 13:15
Vuelta neutral service moto caused Roglic to crash, footage shows
Ahead of yesterday's final climb at the Vuelta, a hailstorm caused the TV relay to fail with viewers left looking at images from the finish line camera.
Now, images have emerged of one dramatic event that everyone missed at the time - Jumbo-Visma's Primoz Roglic crashing on the penultimate descent as he came round a bend and found a neutral service moto in his path ....
#LaVuelta2019@rogla’s dirty crash https://t.co/gBA1KhNDk9
— Team Jumbo-Visma cycling (@JumboVismaRoad) September 2, 2019
02/09/2019, 12:11
It was a long. cold wait for the cable car down to the team buses at the Vuelta yesterday
We imagine some riders didn't want to move from under the duvet on today's rest day
Les coureurs attendent le téléphérique dans ce froid. Pluie et orages proches... Courage les gars ! #LaVuelta19pic.twitter.com/YdcLjj58dW
— Josselin Riou (@josselin_riou) September 1, 2019
02/09/2019, 10:04
Best press clipping ever
Wigan. The year is 1899, and never before or since have the words “using her fists in scientific fashion” been used to such delight. pic.twitter.com/7RS2eciAAi
— Alistair Coleman (@alistaircoleman) September 1, 2019
02/09/2019, 09:51
Slam dunk! Cyclist schools Lamborghini litter lout
Bicycle Kid doesn't care if you're driving a half million dollar car. DON'T TRASH MY STREET, ASSHOLE. pic.twitter.com/tuTmW4ysOs
— Angad (@angadadlakha) August 31, 2019
02/09/2019, 09:51
Shred it like Sagan ...
Catch me if you can... Thanks to my friend @Daniel87Oss for his amazing filming skills and @GoPro for the incredibly steady Hero7 Black cameras. @iamspecialized@sportful@ride100percent@osmonutritionpic.twitter.com/AUeU8s8hT4
— Peter Sagan (@petosagan) August 30, 2019