Today’s ‘easier’ day in Vuelta al Pais Vasco saw the breakaway successfully stay away until the finish line despite a hard chase from the peloton, with Dion Smith the highest place finisher for Team BikeExchange in the chasing bunch with 21st position. The peloton kept the breakaway of six riders on a tight…

Volta a Catalunya stage winner Esteban Chaves came agonisingly close to the stage four victory today in Vuelta al Pais Vasco, after attacking away from a front group of six riders in the final kilometre, only to be caught metres from the line. Displaying grit and determination, Chaves was on fire throughout the 189km stage, attacking on the…

Volta a Catalunya stage winner Esteban Chaves was fighting until the very end on today’s brutally steep final climb in Vuelta al Pais Vasco, crossing the line in 13th place, just 20 seconds down on the winner Tadej Pogacar after a hard final acceleration saw gaps open up. As the first summit…

Team BikeExchange women will line-up this Wednesday at the inaugural edition of the women’s GP Scheldeprijs with motivation and high spirits, after their all-round consistent performances so far during the Classics campaign. Australian champion Sarah Roy will be an obvious key player for the squad should the race come down to a…

Young Italian neo-pro Kevin Colleoni made the most of his open role in today’s GP Indurain, mixing it with the climbers at the pointy end of the 203km race to finish in a respectable 22nd position. The Team BikeExchange rider was able to follow moves and maintain a strong position throughout the…

Colombian climber Esteban Chaves will lead Team BikeExchange’s GC ambitions at next week’s Vuelta al Pais Vasco, coming straight from a strong performance at the recent Volta a Catalunya, where he picked up an impressive solo victory on the Queen stage before finishing in sixth place overall. The 30-year-old will have top support squad alongside him with local…

Local Basque rider Mikel Nieve will make his 2021 season debut for Team BikeExchange on Saturday at the one-day race, GP Indurain. The Team BikeExchange line-up is diverse, as the squad look to maximise their opportunities and go on the offensive. With a first category climb, the Alto Guirguillano, coming just after the half-way…

Recent Brugge-De Panne winner Grace Brown had another strong showing today in Belgium, making it into the front split at Dwars Door Vlaanderen and sprinting to sixth place for Team BikeExchange, to display her great consistency in these tough one-day Classic races. The Australian outfit were in a promising position with both…

Yesterday’s fourth place finisher Dion Smith sprinted to 13th place on a fast finish to stage 6 of Volta a Catalunya in Mataro, with teammate Esteban Chaves successfully maintaining his sixth position on the general classification and his lead in the points and mountains classifications. The 193km day was animated by a breakaway…