Month: June 2017

We keep on fighting at the Giro

We keep on fighting at the Giro

Day three and yet another hectic day of racing at the Giro d'Italia U23. Today's stage presented a tough parcour that included five categorized climbs but the peloton made it even harder as it took 42 km for the first breakaway to go clear. Our Jan Maas represented the team in that early moved while the other guys were saving energy down in the bunch.  All those early moves were chased back by the bunch, and the at the top of the Monte Trebbio when a reduced 30-man peloton, including Stevie Williams and…continue reading →
Day in the break for Williams

Day in the break for Williams

It was a fast day on the bike for the peloton in today's Giro d'Italia U23 stage 2. The breakaway of the day featured up to eight riders, including Stephen Williams. Our British climber showed great courage after crashing in the final kilometer of yesterday's stage. The leading group was allowed up to three minutes before being caught 30 km away from the line. Some attacks went by in the final end, but the bunch crossed the last kilometer mark all together. The slopes of the last climb broke the group apart. More…continue reading →
Michiel Elijzen

Michiel Elijzen

Who? Dutchie and Utrecht-based. Before turning his attention to coaching, Michiel was a former professional on the road. He raced for Cofidis (FRA), Rabobank (NED) and Lotto (BEL). Winner of the Eneco Tour prologue and Duo Normand alongside Bradley Wiggins. What about him? Michiel was one of the youngest sport directors ever. After two years in the car with the Belgium Lotto team, he moved to Dutch team Rabobank. Spending his time at Rabo and Belkin, Michiel realised being just a DS wasn’t for him. He wanted to develop himself into a complete…continue reading →
Hectic stage at the Giro

Hectic stage at the Giro

It was a hectic day out at the first stage of the Giro d’Italia U23. The peloton started the 40th edition of the race in Imola, and it didn’t take long until the 3-man breakaway went clear. Today’s parcour presented a tricky final kilometers as the two categorized climbs were compressed inside the last 50 km of the day. The break was caught before the last climb and then the attacks began. Eventually one rider got the and took a solo win. Behind, the peloton nervously arrived to the last kilometer and that…continue reading →
Anastopoulos: ” We want to win a stage at the Giro U23″

Anastopoulos: ” We want to win a stage at the Giro U23″

The Giro d’Italia U23 kicks off today in Imola with a 132 km long stage. Vasilis Anastopoulos, performance manager and DS for the race, talks about the goals for the upcoming week: “We have brought a team that can be protagonist in every single stage and in GC. We want to win a stage and finish up there in the overall classification.” The riders will face eight stages within the following seven days, therefore recovery will be a very important factor: “ In order to be competitive in this race you have to…continue reading →
Ken Vanmarcke

Ken Vanmarcke

Who? Flandrien, former U23 rider, brother of Sep Vanmarcke. A great guy with an endless motivation! What about him? As a long-time SEG Cycling client, Sep Vanmarcke is really known in our organisation and that goes for his brother Ken as well. Ken has always been a unique force behind Sep’s career, as an advisor, trainer, coach, strategist. Ken was an unknown coaching talent, without realising it himself. As a postman, he had to wake up every morning at 5:00, so he could join brother Sep for his training in the afternoon. That…continue reading →
Stevie Williams is ready to take on the Baby Giro

Stevie Williams is ready to take on the Baby Giro

Stevie Williams is enjoying his first year at SEG Racing Academy, where he landed attracted for the international calendar that the team offers: “As a young rider is really important to have a calendar that goes according to your abilities. I think that it is a key factor when it comes to progress, and SEG Racing Academy offered me that”. The British rider, who moved to the team apartment in Girona at the beginning of the season, showed his climbing abilities in the last Ronde de l’Isard where he finished sixth in the…continue reading →
De Vries makes the double at the District Kampioenschap

De Vries makes the double at the District Kampioenschap

After seizing the Nord District Kampioenschap TT title last week ,Hartthijs de Vires made the double and won yesterday the road race! The Dutch rider imposed himself and arrived solo to the finish line. This is a very important victory for the strong Dutchman as he sees that after heavily crashing in a training ride last month, all the effort and sacrifices done during the recovery process are quickly paying off.  Nice one, Hartthijs!continue reading →
Janssen keeps the Best Young Rider Jersey in Limburg

Janssen keeps the Best Young Rider Jersey in Limburg

It was difficult day around Limburg, with plenty of short steep climbs marking today's parcours. The three-rider breakaway was chased down when the bunch got in the race's closing kilometres. There were lots of attacks in the final part, with our guys remaining in the peloton. When the eventual solo winning attack was made, four of our riders were in the chasing group. It was clear at that point that iwe had the goal of bringing Adriaan Janssen back in the leader’s jersey. The team did not manage to close the gap and…continue reading →
Nick Schultz

Nick Schultz

Who? Nicholas ‘Nick’ Schultz. Brisbane roots. Australian made. What about him? Nick joined the Academy from French top amateur team CR4C Roanne. The time spent in France showed his potential for GC; his data told us we were dealing with a great talent here. It was just a matter of development to help this rider move up. How did he perform? He was super solid from the start, but made a big entrance in the world of cycling by winning Tour de Bretagne's last stage. That made Nick realise he had the talent…continue reading →