Following EW’s tweet earlier today that Ecuador has been accepted into the under-23 showpiece Tour de l’Avenir, a flurry of mainstream websites announced the list of teams who have been…
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Tour de l’Avenir invitations – NCup rankings
Note 14/7/2018: invited teams now announced – http://espoirs.world/tour-de-lavenir-nations-confirmed/ There will be 24 teams on the start line of the Tour de l’Avenir on 17 August, with 15 of those invitations…

Paris-Roubaix Espoirs 2018
The course and (very provisional) start list for the 2018 Paris Roubaix Espoirs were published today by organiser Roubaix Lille Metropole. Defending champion Nils Eekhoff (Development Team Sunweb) wears dossard…

Juanpe Lopez to Polartec Continental team
Andalusian rider Juan Pedro López (Lebrija, Seville; 31 July 1997) will move into the Continental ranks with Polartec-Kometa Continental Team, with effect from 1 June. A graduate of the Fundacion Contador’s…

Baby Giro teams 2018
The Giro Ciclistico d’Italia (“Baby Giro”) announced its 30-team start-list this morning, following a season-long points competition for Italian-registered teams and an invitation-based selection process for overseas teams. There were…

Baby Giro 2018 – Italian team qualification
With only 39 days until the start of the Giro Ciclistico d’Italia, and 13 days left for Italian teams to score qualification points in their competition for entry to the…

Baby Giro 2018 – route profiles
Profiles for the Baby Giro 2018 route (“Giro Ciclistico d’Italia”). This page will be updated with detailed maps and timings as soon as possible. Read EW’s initial race route preview…

Baby Giro 2018 route unveiled – per gli scalatori
The route of the 41st Giro Ciclistico d’Italia (“Baby Giro”), scheduled from Thursday 7th to Saturday 16th June 2018, has been officially unveiled. The most prestigious cycle race for the…

Adrien Costa – “I’m just not ready to come back yet”
EW comment Too much too soon? It’s not uncommon for athletes whose sole focus in life throughout their teenage years to get to 19/20, then realise that there’s a world…

World CX – Rule Britannia?
Under-23 Women With two under-23 Worlds medals to her name, as well as a win in the senior World Cup at Namur this season, Evie Richards is arguably the biggest…