World record for crossing Australia, using Di2
After seven days, 19 hours and 5 minutes the heroic feat was accomplished. Late October extreme cyclist Guido Kunze clearly beat the official world record for crossing southern Australia by bicycle (4.200 km!). Almost 16 hours faster than the former record holder, Australia's Richard Vollebreght, the 43-year-old from Mühlhausen in the German state of Thuringia had covered the vast distance. Aside ... More
Albert wins Superprestige in Hoogstraten
Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) showed his rainbow jersey once again at the front of the pack by winning the Superprestige Cyclo-Cross race in Hoogstraten, Belgium, yesterday. After a poor start, Albert had to chase his opponents but managed to take his familiar lead successfully at the end of the race. While the steady rain was soaking the already muddy course, Albert felt confident and strong. His... More
Craig Alexander wins Ironman World Championships
Australian Craig “Crowie” Alexander (36) defended his World Ironman crown with success yesterday in Kona, Hawaii. With this new title, he became only the fourth athlete in history to claim multiple World Ironman titles following in the footsteps of Dave Scott, Mark Allen and Tim DeBoom as the only men to taste success more than once on the tough course in Hawaii that incorporates a 3.8km swim, 180... More
Sven Nijs wins Superprestige opener, using Di2
Sven Nijs (Landbouwkrediet-Colnago) has returned to the Cyclo-Cross podium where he belongs. Nijs is the leader in the Superprestige classification now, after winning yesterday’s opening race in Ruddervoorde, Belgium.

The only rider who could challenge him was reigning World Champion Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus), although he clearly had still tired legs after his win the day before in the Intern... More
Niels Albert wins World Cup opener
Reigning World Champion Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) once again showed his excellent condition this season by winning the opening round of the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup yesterday in Treviso, Italy.

Albert escaped from his competitors already in the second lap and rode to victory without any problems.

Niels Albert was riding the SHIMANO DURA-ACE Di2 electronic shifting system as well as SHIMANO ... More
Shimano anti doping statement
With this statement, Shimano would like to make clear to all parties involved that we would like to strive for a fair and drugs free sport to protect the future of cycling for next generations. Besides the bad impact to the reputation of the sport, we all know Doping and Drugs are damaging and destroying the health and image of especially young people in and outside of the sport. Therefore we are ... More