Road Cycling
Premier Tech joins Israeli UCI WorldTour team as co-sponsor
Canadian technology and industrial company Premier Tech has joined the UCI WorldTour cycling team, formerly known as Israel Start-Up Nation, as co-title sponsor from the 2022 season
Deceuninck stays in cycling with Alpecin-Fenix deal
Belgian cycling team Alpecin-Fenix has signed up window manufacturer Deceuninck as a co-sponsor
FloSports secures Canadian rights to women’s Tour de France
North American streaming service FloSports has secured exclusive Canadian rights to the women's Tour de France in 2022 and 2023
Jules extends with ASO as outfitter of Tour de France officials until 2025
French men's fashion brand Jules has become an official supplier to the Tour de France in a four-year agreement, from 2022 to 2025
Soudal signs one-year extension at WorldTour team before expected switch
The Belgian UCI World Tour cycling team currently known as Lotto Soudal has renewed with co-title sponsor Soudal for one more season before the chemical manufacturing company is expected to exit the team…
ASO signs AkzoNobel as Tour De France official supplier
The Amaury Sport Organisation, organiser and promoter of the Tour De France, has signed up paint brand AkzoNobel as an official supplier to the event
ASO signs Shimano as Tour de France sponsor after Mavic deal ends early
Japanese bicycle component manufacturer Shimano has stepped up its involvement in cycling by signing with the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), organisers of events including the Tour De France
Infront boosts cycling portfolio with Flanders Classics, Amstel Gold Race rights
The Infront agency has bolstered its road cycling portfolio in a long-term deal for international broadcast rights to both the Tour of Flanders and the Netherlands’ Amstel Gold Race.
Team Sunweb becomes Team DSM in new sponsorship deal
Pro Cycling's Team Sunweb will switch title sponsors to nutrition, health and sustainable living specialist DSM from 2021
ASO cancels Paris-Roubaix; UCI Road Worlds see huge audience boost
The 2020 edition of the Paris-Roubaix cycle race has been cancelled outright by its organisers, the Amaury Sport Organisation
Tour de France moves 2021 Grand Départ from Copenhagen to Brittany
Tour de France operator Amaury Sports Organisation has announced the town of Brest, Brittany as the official starting point for next year’s race, replacing the Danish capital of Copenhagen.
Deceuninck holds talks to reduce cycling sponsorship commitments
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is being felt across road cycling with Deceuninck, one of the co-title sponsors of men's International Cycling Union (UCI) World Tour team Deceuninck-QuickStep, indicating…
Groupama-FDJ title sponsorship extended until 2024
French national lottery operator Française des Jeux and insurance firm Groupama have extended their title sponsorship of the men’s UCI World Cycling team Groupama-FDJ.
Velon’s anti-trust case against UCI highlights shifting sands of rights-holder and governing body relations
When Velon announced that it had filed an anti-trust case with the European Commission against the UCI, in September, it exposed a fault line that had long been threatening to send shockwaves through cycling. Adam Nelson speaks with the organisation's chief executive, Graham Bartlett, about the implications of the case for the sport.
Israel Cycling Academy adds title sponsor ahead of UCI World Tour debut
Israel Cycling Academy (ICA) has signed up not for-profit organisation Start-Up Nation Central as a title sponsor ahead of its debut season on the UCI World Tour in 2020
Endura ends Movistar deal due to UCI’s “developmental dead end”
Scottish kit brand Endura will pull out of its partnership with road cycling WorldTour team Movistar at the end of 2019 because world cycling’s governing body has constrained its technical innovation p…