Cycling

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Events

David Lappartient, the president of the International Cycling Union (UCI), has said that enforced cancellations of the Giro d’Italia or the Tour de France due to the coronavirus outbreak would be a “disaster” for t…
Cycling
Events

The 2020 season of cycling’s team-backed Hammer Series has been suspended with organiser Velon blaming its ongoing dispute with the sport’s global governing body, the UCI.
Cycling
Events

The Amaury Sports Organisation, the organiser of the Tour de France, is bringing its L'Étape du Tour de France amateur cycling events series to the Indonesian island of Lombok in April.
Cycling
Events

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has announced a partnership with Discovery which will see the two collaborate on the creation of a new UCI Track Cycling World League
Cycling
Sponsorship & Marketing

Global bank HSBC has exercised a break clause in its main sponsor contract with British Cycling
Cycling
Media

UCI Women’s WorldTour event the Ladies Tour of Norway has appointed the Spring Media agency to market its global broadcast rights and handle its production needs.
Cycling
Sponsorship & Marketing

Swiss watchmaker Tissot has completed the set of cycling’s ‘Grand Tours’ by agreeing a sponsorship deal for the Giro d’Italia. The
Cycling
Media

The European Broadcasting Union has retained its rights to the Tour de France and Vuelta a España ‘Grand Tour’ cycling races out to 2025. T
Cycling
Events

Malaysia’s UCI-certified Tour de Langkawi has long struggled with raising enough revenue to cover costs, but a path to break even may lie through China. SportBusiness’ Asia editor Kelvin Tan reports.
Cycling
Sponsorship & Marketing

Boels-Dolmans Team, the powerhouse outfit of women’s cycling, has secured its long-term future with Belgian HR services provider SD Worx signing on as its new main sponsor.
Cycling
Industry Moves

The Limelight Sports agency has appointed Marc Hope Consulting/The Winning Tape, the consultancy set up by Marc Hope, to find sponsors for events including the London Duathlon and London Triathlon, Blenheim…
Cycling
Sponsorship & Marketing

Danish trade union Dansk Metal has agreed a deal to sponsor the 2021 edition of the Tour de France’s Grand Départ, which will be held in Copenhagen.
Cycling
Sponsorship & Marketing

Telco Proximus and bank-insurer KBC have agreed a three-year extension to their contracts as main sponsors of Flanders Classics, the company which organises cycling’s traditional spring classic events i…
Cycling
Governance

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has become the latest International Federation (IF) to agree to transfer its anti-doping activities over to the International Testing Agency (ITA), while it has made…
Cycling
Governance

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has detained Malaysian National Cycling Federation president Abu Samah Abdul Wahab, allegedly for giving contracts to his family, according to reports by local…
Cycling
Media

Italian streaming platform PMG Sport has agreed a three-year extension to its media-rights deal for cycling’s Tour of the Alps, with the latest contract widening its remit to marketing.
Cycling
Media

Global viewing figures for the International Cycling Union’s (UCI) 2019 Road World Championships rose by 31 per cent from the previous year’s event, according to organiser Welcome to Yorkshire.
Basketball
Events

The coronavirus has begun to impact the sports industry with Olympic qualifying tournaments in football, boxing and basketball, as well as cycling and tennis events, among the competitions either rescheduled …