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Team Sky is happy to announce that Mark Cavendish has recovered sufficiently from his recent bout of illness to make his Team Sky debut in the opening stage of the [...]
PARIS, Jan 17, 2012 (AFP) – World road race champion Mark Cavendish will begin his 2012 season at the Tour of Qatar, staged between February 5-10, his Sky team announced [...]
Team Sky is delighted to announce fi’zi:k as their new official saddle supplier for the 2012 season. fi’zi:k – which is the phonetic spelling of the word physique – is [...]
Team Sky is delighted to announce PRO as a new Official Supplier. PRO is a world-class performance brand which will supply Team Sky with handlebars, handlebar tape, stems and disc [...]
Gatorade is proud to be fuelling Team Sky as its Official Nutrition Partner for the third successive year. In 2012, Team Sky will use products from the G Series Pro [...]
LONDON, Jan 4, 2012 (AFP) – Tour de France green jersey winner Mark Cavendish will ride for Team Sky in 2012, the British squad announced Wednesday. The Isle of Man [...]
Team Sky today unveiled the 28 riders that will make up the team’s squad for the 2012 season. Featuring world-class talents from 12 nations, and including ten British riders, the [...]
Sky Pro Cycling will return to the 2012 Santos Tour Down Under for the third time, with a highly experienced and competitive team. This is the second team announcement for [...]
Team Sky is pleased to announce that Lars-Petter Nordhaug has signed a new one-year contract. The 27-year-old Norwegian, who joined Team Sky from Joker Bianchi at the end of the [...]
Team Sky is pleased to announce that Ian Stannard, Ben Swift and Peter Kennaugh have all re-signed with the team ahead of the 2012 season. Since the launch of the [...]
PARIS, Oct 13, 2011 (AFP) – Team Sky trio Juan Antonio Flecha, Christian Knees and Michael Barry have signed new contracts with the British cycling outfit ahead of the 2012 [...]
Team Sky is delighted to announce that Bernhard Eisel will join the squad next season. For the past five years, Eisel has ridden with Mark Cavendish at HTC-Highroad, supporting the [...]
World Road Race Champion Mark Cavendish will join Team Sky from 2012. The 26-year-old ‘Manx Missile’ brings a world-class pedigree to Team Sky having enjoyed the most successful season of [...]
Team Sky is delighted to announce that Mathew Hayman and Chris Sutton have both signed new contracts ahead of the 2012 season. Newly crowned Paris-Bourges champion Hayman has long been [...]
LONDON, Oct 6, 2011 (AFP) – Team Sky announced on Thursday that they have recruited Belarusian all-rounder Kanstantsin Siutsou for the 2012 season. The 29-year-old, who finished 10th in the [...]
Team Sky have bolstered their squad for the 2012 season with the signing of experienced American Danny Pate on a two-year contract. The 32-year-old will join the team from HTC-Highroad [...]
Team Sky is delighted to announce that Chris Froome has signed a new three-year contract. Froome placed second at the Vuelta a España this month and in the process out [...]
PENA CABARGA, Spain, Sept 7, 2011 (AFP) – Britain’s Chris Froome of Team Sky won the 17th stage of the Tour of Spain on Wednesday in a grueling uphill duel [...]
Team Sky is delighted to announce Richie Porte as the latest signing for the 2012 season. The 26-year-old Australian is one of cycling’s brightest talents and has enjoyed a meteoric [...]
Team Sky have announced that under 23 Tour of Flanders champion Salvatore Puccio from Italy will join as a neo-pro for the 2012 season. One of cycling’s most exciting talents, [...]
Team Sky have underlined their commitment to developing young British talent by signing Luke Rowe as a neo-pro for the 2012 season. Twenty one-year-old Rowe is one of cycling’s brightest [...]
Ponferrada, Spain, Sept 2, 2011 (AFP) – Swiss rider Michael Albasini of HTC-Highroad scored his first victory in a Grand Tour on Friday, winning the 13th stage of the Spanish [...]
Olympic Gold Medalists Geraint Thomas and Ed Clancy head to The Tour Olympic Gold medalist Geraint Thomas will lead Team Sky in this September’s Tour of Britain, alongside former Tour [...]
PARIS, Aug 16, 2011 – Britain’s Bradley Wiggins will lead the Sky line-up for this year’s Tour of Spain, which starts next Saturday in Benidorm. Wiggins had to pull out [...]
PARIS, Aug 5, 2011 (AFP) – An “immensely proud” Mark Cavendish paid tribute to his HTC-Highroad team Friday a day after it was announced it would fold at the end [...]
Pinerolo, Italy, July 20, 2011 (AFP) – Rising star Edvald Boasson Hagen kept Team Sky’s Tour de France campaign bubbling over by claiming his second stage win, and Norway’s fourth [...]
The Welshman has been one of the big success stories of the Tour de France, wearing the young rider’s white jersey for most of the opening week after finishing sixth [...]
AURILLAC, France, July 12, 2011 (AFP) – Team Sky are pondering whether to take legal action against the television car which sent their Spaniard rider Juan Antonio Flecha flying during [...]
MADRID, July 12, 2011 (AFP) – Team Sky’s Spanish rider Juan Antonio Flecha, who was hit by an overtaking France TV car during the Tour de France, has expressed his [...]
by Justin Davis (AFP) LISIEUX, France, July 7, 2011- British cycling chief Dave Brailsford hailed the unselfishness of Welshman Geraint Thomas as Team Sky finally made history by scoring their [...]
Written by: Justin Davis (AFP) LISIEUX, France, July 7, 2011 – Norway’s Edvald Boasson Hagen claimed his and Team Sky’s maiden Tour de France victory when he powered to victory [...]
Bradley Wiggins, Team Sky Rider: “It’s probably not much of a climb if you do it in training but the way the stage was, with the wet, the wind and [...]
by Justin Davis (AFP) LES HERBIERS, France, June 30, 2011 – Olympic pursuit champion Bradley Wiggins refuses to speculate on his chances of a podium place on the Tour de [...]
LONDON, England, June 23, 2011 (AFP) – British yellow jersey hope Bradley Wiggins will be supported by a “strong and balanced” team for the July 2-24 Tour de France, Team [...]
by Justin Davis (AFP) TOBEL-TAGERSCHEN, Switzerland, June 16, 2011 – American cycling team HTC-Highroad said they still hoped to keep top British sprinter Mark Cavendish on board as reports of [...]
LONDON, June 16, 2011 – HTC Highroad rider Mark Cavendish has played down media reports in Britain that he is set to join compatriot Bradley Wiggins at Team Sky next [...]
MACON, France, June 9, 2011 (AFP) – German rider John Degenkolb (HTC) won the sprint finish to take stage four of the Critérium du Dauphiné on Thursday but Britain’s Bradley [...]
Team Sky got their Bayern-Rundfahrt campaign off to the perfect start with Edvald Boasson Hagen romping to victory in Freystadt. The squad produced a textbook display during the 223.2km opening [...]
Ben Swift rounded off a stunning lead-out from Team Sky in perfect style by winning stage two at the Amgen Tour of California and in the process claimed the race [...]
PARIS, May 3, 2011 – Swede Thomas Lövkvist will be the leader for the Sky team in the Giro (May 7 to 29), it was announced Tuesday. Lövkvist, 27, has [...]
LONDON, Feb 15, 2011 – British cycling’s Team Sky may relax their “zero tolerance” doping policy as they seek to hire staff capable of improving the outfit’s performance, it was [...]
The 29-year old brings a wealth of experience from his seven years in the professional ranks. He joins from Pegasus Racing after the new Australian team was unable to secure [...]
The 2011 Santos Tour Down Under will see former winners Simon Gerrans and Michael Rogers return to the race. Santos Tour Down Under Race Director Mike Turtur today confirmed that [...]
LONDON – Olympic track champion Jamie Staff fears the emergence of professional road cycling outfit Team Sky could harm Britain’s hopes of another dominating display in the velodrome at the [...]
IG Markets, a world-leading provider of Contracts for Difference and part of IG Group, has been announced as an Official Partner of Team Sky from the start of the cycling [...]
Team Sky have announced that Bobby Julich is joining the team as a Race Coach ahead of the 2011 season. The 38-year-old made his breakthrough as a rider when finishing [...]
PARIS – Australia’s Michael Rogers has ended a successful five-year spell with HTC-Columbia by signing for British outfit Team Sky. The 30-year-old from Canberra, a three-time world time trial champion, [...]
Team Sky are delighted to announce the signings of Davide Appollonio and Jeremy Hunt for the 2011 season. Both riders will be joining from Cervélo TestTeam and bring with them [...]
Team Sky have announced three new signings for the 2011 season – Rigoberto Urán, Xabier Zandio and Alex Dowsett. Announcing the new riders, Team Principal Dave Brailsford said: “These signings [...]
LONDON – New Zealand’s Greg Henderson surged into the lead of the Tour of Britain here Sunday, producing a commanding ride on stage two to claim the yellow jersey. The [...]
ORIHUELA, Spain, Sept 3, 2010 (AFP) – A masseur with Team Sky died on Friday, five days after he was taken to hospital with a virus that has also hit [...]
MURCIA, Spain, Sept 3, 2010 (AFP) – Spanish cyclist Juan Antonio Flecha withdrew from the Tour of Spain Friday, hours after being treated in hospital for a virus that has [...]
Greg Henderson claimed a superb win on stage four of the Eneco Tour after another outstanding lead-out from the Team Sky train. The New Zealander has looked in good form [...]
Interview by: BikePure.org Steve Cummings is enjoying his first season as part of the Team Sky set up after spending two years with Barloworld. A former track specialist with Olympic [...]
Russell Downing produced a storming late kick to win the final stage of the Tour de Wallonie, and also secured the overall victory in the process. The Yorkshireman was guided [...]
Chris Sutton rounded off a dominant display from Team Sky by sprinting to victory on stage three of the Brixia Tour today. The Australian was catapulted into contention by his [...]
SAINT JEAN DE MAURIENNE, France, July 13, 2010 – Britain’s Bradley Wiggins swapped his Tour de France podium ambitions for hopes of a top ten finish after an epic day [...]
MORZINE-AVORIAZ, France – Australian Simon Gerrans has been ruled out of the Tour de France after X-rays showed he has a broken arm, Team Sky said on Monday. Gerrans was [...]
LONDON, June 24, 2010 – British cycling ace Bradley Wiggins will as expected lead Team Sky’s maiden Tour de France challenge after the team was announced on Thursday for the [...]
PARIS, May 22, 2010 (AFP) – Australian Scott Sunderland has left his post as senior sports director with Team Sky after reaching a mutual agreement, the British cycling team announced [...]
AMSTERDAM, May 8, 2010 (AFP) – Britain’s three-time Olympic champion Bradley Wiggins got Team Sky’s Grand Tour debut off to the perfect start by winning the first stage of the [...]
LONDON, April 30, 2010 (AFP) – Britain’s Bradley Wiggins will line up for the Giro d’Italia next week hoping a solid performance over three weeks of racing will boost his [...]
PARIS, April 7, 2010 (AFP) – Norwegian cyclist Edvald Boasson Hagen has withdrawn from Team Sky’s squad for this Sunday’s Paris-Roubaix classic race with an Achilles injury, his team confirmed. [...]
The Norwegian Edvald Boasson Hagen was injured and withdrew from the Tour of Flanders, which will be on Sunday, announced Wednesday by his team Sky. Boasson Hagen, who won last [...]
It was an extremely nervous first and 201, 5 kilometer long stage of Paris-Nice between Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines og Contres. Two crashes along the way was the direct consequence of the eager [...]
New Zealand cyclist Greg Henderson won the first stage of the Paris-Nice race on Monday for the British-based Team Sky. The 33-year-old, a gold medal winner at the 2002 Commonwealth [...]
Britain’s Team Sky won the first stage of the Tour of Qatar on Sunday with Norwegian rider Edvald Boasson Hagen taking the leader’s yellow jersey after finishing first in a [...]
Bradley Wiggins will make his debut in Team Sky colours at the Tour of Qatar which gets under way on February 7. The three-time Olympic gold medalist used the race [...]
ADELAIDE, Australia, Jan 23, 2010 (AFP) – Cycling is set to clamp down on transfers of riders between teams after high-profile swoops by Britain’s rich new Sky outfit, the sport’s [...]
by Talek Harris ADELAIDE, Australia, Jan 23, 2010 (AFP) – Tough anti-doping measures, exciting new teams and a growing support base of amateur riders are helping cycling shed its drug-spoiled [...]
by Talek Harris ADELAIDE, Australia, Jan 21, 2010 (AFP) – Team Sky principal Dave Brailsford on Thursday denied he was under pressure to deliver after the rich new British outfit [...]
ADELAIDE, Australia, Jan 18, 2010 (AFP) – Team Sky on Monday hailed a “dream” debut on the professional cycling tour as they aim to produce Britain’s first ever Tour de [...]
ADELAIDE (Australia), Jan 17, 2010 (AFP) – Britain’s all-new Team Sky stormed to a one-two win in the Cancer Council Helpline Classic on Sunday, their debut race and a prelude [...]
by Talek Harris ADELAIDE, Australia, Jan 17, 2010 (AFP) – Cycling legend Lance Armstrong showed strong form in the Cancer Council Helpline Classic on Sunday before Britain’s all-new Team Sky [...]
Team Sky, the new professional team aiming to take Britain’s cycling success on the track onto the road was officially launched Monday with the aim of producing a Tour de [...]
Team Sky will not be releasing their new kit design until January 4th, 2010, but they did give a small (very small) hint of what they might look like. They [...]
Michael Barry has announced that he will be riding with Team Sky for the 2010 season. He stated that he is moving from Columbia-HTC to Team Sky to work more [...]
[20.10 19:28] When Marcus Ljungqvist ended his career after last weekend’s Paris-Tours it was after thorough consideration and most importantly, it was his decision alone. Not even a contract from [...]
Former Tour de France stage winner Kurt-Asle Arvesen will race next season for new British cycling outfit Team Sky, his Saxo Bank team announced on Sunday. The 34-year-old Norwegian champion [...]
We all dream, every night we close our eyes and dream the dreams of cyclists. No not those involving your favourite rider, massage oil, and a beautiful woman, although if [...]
MENDRISIO, Switzerland, Sept 25, 2009 (AFP) – Britain’s Bradley Wiggins has indicated that staying with his current team Garmin is unlikely to boost his hopes of finishing on the Tour [...]
PARIS, Sept 18, 2009 (AFP) – New British cycling outfit Team Sky and French team AG2R were on Friday granted Pro Tour licenses, allowing them to compete in all of [...]
LONDON, Sept 9, 2009 (AFP) – Olympic gold medal winner Geraint Thomas is one of six British riders who will join new professional cycling squad Team Sky next season, the [...]