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Wednesday, January 15, 2020
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2019 Tour de France | 2019 Giro d'Italia
Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby. - Langston Hughes
Upcoming racing:
- Jan 19-26: Schwalbe Classic & Tour Down Under
- Jan 20-26: La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
- Jan 26 Feb 2: Vuelta a San Juan
- Jan 30-Feb 2: Challenge Illes Balears
- Feb 2: Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
- Feb 2: GP la Marseillaise
- Feb 22: GP Leuven
Latest completed racing:
- Jan 1: GP Sven Nys
- Dec 29: Superprestige Diegen
- Dec 27: Azencross
- Dec 26: World Cup Heusden-Zolder
- Dec 22: World Cup, Namur
- Dec 15: Vlaamse Druivencross
- Dec 7: IKO Cyclocross-Essen
Bernhard Eisel retires
The winner of 2010 Gent-Wevelgem posted this note on Twitter:
Bernhard Eisel racing in the 2013 Tour Down Under. Sirotti photo
Bardiani CSF Faizanè partners with Acqua Minerale San Benedetto
The Italian team sent me this update:
The partnership between the Italian Professional team and the Acqua Minerale San Benedetto Spa company is confirmed for the 2020 season. The company will provide all the team riders natural water, sparkling water, lemon and peach tea and Allegra Zero, all essential to tackle the integration of liquids during and after the races
On the hottest days, during the competitions, a professional rider could afford a water integration of 1 liter per hour. For this reason, for a team called to face about 200 days of racing all over the world and at all latitudes, joining an absolute quality partner is fundamental for a correct hydration and integration of liquids during and after the races.
For the 2020 season, the company Acqua Minerale San Benedetto S.p.a. has chosen to confirm its commitment alongside the Bardiani CSF Faizanè team, to support the 20 Italian riders of the team in each competition. The supply of soft drinks includes natural and sparkling water, but also lemon tea, peach tea and Allegra Zero, all essential for tackling the integration of liquids during and after the races.
The Bardiani team in 2019
UAE Team Emirates inks three-year deal with Enervit
Here's the team's post:
UAE Team Emirates is pleased to announce a new three year deal with Enervit who from 2020 will become the team’s official nutrition supplier.
By joining forces with Enervit, UAE Team Emirates will benefit from 40 years’ experience in sports nutrition with one of the main European players in the sector of sporting supplements. UAE Team Emirates now joins the list of top level sporting teams and federations to partner up with the historical nutrition brand.
Paolo Calabresi, Enervit Marketing Director Sport&Fitness, says: “We are proud to support such a high-profile team and to offer these athletes all the expertise we have gained working alongside great champions. This partnership will be important for the company’s new international goals. We are delighted to be part of this ambitious project, safe in the knowledge that we can provide the best support to the team in the important goals it has set itself.”
Mauro Gianetti, Team Principal and CEO of UAE Team Emirates: “This partnership begins with a great deal of enthusiasm on our part. Enervit has played a significant role in the history of the scientific development of sports nutrition and it is an outstanding brand with a proven track record. We hope that these three years will be hugely successful for both parties.”
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