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Pro bikes of the 2020 WorldTour: part two

Having already looked at the 2020 race bikes of EF, Ineos, Sunweb, Movistar, and Deceuninck-Quickstep, it’s now time to look at those belonging to Astana, Mitchelton-Scott, Jumbo-Visma, Israel Start-Up Nation, and Groupama-FDJ. And this is certainly a selection of bikes not to miss given they respectively belong to Luis Leon Sanchez, Simon Yates, George Bennett, …

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Scooter crashes, dirty shoves and sand storms: What goes on at WorldTour training camp

My taxi driver has the appearance of the cat lady from the Simpsons. She also sounds like she’s smoked 40-a-day since she primary school. Then there’s the driving, clearly a fan of the horn and ignoring the speed limit. “Do you mind if I smoke?” she crackles. Bollocks, my Britishness creeps through, we’re not bred …

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Israel Cycling Academy, News - December 11, 2019

Israel launches first WorldTour team

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Israel launched its first WorldTour team Wednesday, the latest sporting initiative funded by a Canadian-Israeli billionaire who sees it as a potential bridge to the Arab world. The team, called Israel Start-Up Nation, will be the first from the Jewish state to compete in cycling’s premier competition. “We will have our Israel name at the …

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Factor Bikes owner Rob Gitelis on the significance of WorldTour sponsorship

2020 Factor 02 VAM Disc frameset close-up

Factor Bikes has partnered with the freshest face on the WorldTour, Israel Cycling Academy. Sharing that news was Rob Gitelis, owner of the small, premium bike company who told CyclingTips about the new three-year deal, whats involved for the bike company, and various other factors that often arent spoken about when it comes to sponsoring …

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Israel Cycling Academy to ride Factor Bikes from 2020

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Factor One Israel Cycling Academy team bike

Taking over Katushas WorldTour license for 2020, Israel Cycling Academy will be one of two new outfits in the top ranks of men’s road cycling. With the move up come a handful of new supporters, including premium racing brand Factor Bikes which has announced it will be supplying bikes to the team for a three-year …

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