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Following a fall during today’s training session in Calpe (Spain), Nikolas Maes has suffered a fracture to his left collarbone. “It all happened in a fraction of a second,” explains the unfortunate Belgian rider. “I was pedaling in the group with Boonen and Cavendish when suddenly my chain jumped the rails and I ended up on the ground. Right away I could tell something was wrong with … [Read more...]
24-Sep-2012: Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team pulled off its 55th win in three disciplines on Monday, with Nikolas Maes taking the win out of 30 riders that remained from 158 starters. The stormy, rainy weather was so hazardous that the race was shortened to 143km (nine laps instead of 11), and that still was not enough to deter almost the entire peloton from abandoning. A group of … [Read more...]
Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team has resigned several of its riders for 2013 and beyond. Gert Steegmans, Julien Vermote, Niki Terpstra, and Nikolas Maes all renewed their contracts for the next two years (2013-2014). Matteo Trentin, Stijn Vandenbergh and Andy Fenn, whose prior contract agreements all ended in 2013, have extended their respective contracts until the end of 2014. "We … [Read more...]