News in brief: At the Tour of Hainan, Max Walscheid achieved his first victory of the season right at the end of his first season as a professional. After the Giant-Alpecin pro prevailed in the sprint against Andrea Pasqualon (Team Roth) and Tino Thömel (RTS - Monton Racing), Walscheid's unfortunate move caused Matej Mohoric (Lampre-Merida) to crash. First... read more
News in brief: A successful start to the European Road Championships from a German perspective: Lennard Kämna won the U23 time trial ahead of Italian Filippo Ganna and Remi Cavagna of France. It's the first win of the season for the 20-year-old, who will compete for the German professional team Giant-Alpecin next year. Lennard Kämna confidently secured the U23... read more
Cycling: The German World Tour team Giant-Alpecin has just announced its nine-person lineup for the Tour de France (see our overview article here). In addition to the recovered John Degenkolb, Simon Geschke will also be back in the Grand Boucle. Tom Dumoulin is also expected to bring some cheers to the time trial. The top priority for the German... read more
Cycling: Since last season, there has finally been a German cycling team at the World Tour level again: Team Giant-Alpecin. They have set ambitious goals for the 2016 season – despite the painful departure of top sprinter Marcel Kittel. Team Giant-Alpecin - Overview: Looking at the bare numbers, one could say that Giant-Alpecin had a rather mixed season... read more
Cycling: Same procedure as every year - the beginning of January is the time for the team presentations of the WorldTour racing teams. Today at 12:00 PM, the German team Giant-Alpecin will present its riders, suppliers, kit, and much more to the public in Berlin. You can follow along live via livestream. The presentation and stream start at exactly 12:00 PM German time. ... read more
