Today's stage at the Tour de Bretagne featured a 171 km long parcour between Le Ferre and Plurien, including four categorized clibms spaced by just 28 km. As per usual the race was off to a fast start with several attempts to for the breakaway of the day, but the peloton was not having it and one way or the other all the attacks were shut down until 4 riders got a gap with 100 km to go. They were brought back with more than 30 km left of racing action, and shortly after…continue reading →

After two successful days in controlling the race as the leader's jersey was on the shoulders of Alberto Dainese, the Academy committed again to try to deliver our Italian talent to the win for third day in a row. We took the front early in the race, after a 3-man group made it up the road, but the gap was never higher than two minutes as an important rider at the general classification featured the move. Despite having the break well-controlled at all times, bad luck hit the Academy as Alberto Dainese was caught…continue reading →

After yesterday's win and GC takeover by Alberto Dainese, our rider had the responsibility of dominating today's third stage all the way to Guegon. Our riders played it smart and Marten Kooistra got into the breakaway of the day alongside four other riders, which took off all the chasing duties from our riders' shoulders. The peloton allowed them a gap of almost five minutes before picking up the pace and reducing the margin. The Dutchman played it well in the breakaway and took the first place in the first intermediate sprint before taking third…continue reading →

After yesterday's tough start, marked by crashes in the crucial moments of the stage, our riders hit the road in today's stage two with the goal of redeeming themselves from the bad vibes. And what a way to do it.Three riders broke clear of the peloton shortly after the stage started, and the team of the GC leader was the one that took the responsibility of the chase while our riders sat in the bunch together, saving up the legs. In the closing kilometers of the race, our youngsters moved up the bunch…continue reading →

Today we kicked off the Tour de Bretagne, one of the most important stage races in our calendar. We come back to this edition with high hope and ready to emulate our 2018 team that took two stage wins. As per usual the stage presented a broken parcour, which good positioning in the bunch was key to save energy and face with guarantees the closing part of the day.  The first part of the stage was marked by a countless number of attacks that were all brought back by the bunch, until one…continue reading →

It was an action-packed day as we started in cycling's monument Liège-Bastogne-Liège U23 and Netherlands' Arno Wallaard Memorial. In Belgium, our riders showed their commitment to the cause early on as Adam Hartley represented the Academy colors in an 11-man group that made it up the road with around 100 km remaining. The short and steep climbs caused some splits in the peloton, with our riders always riding close to the head of the group. The closing part of the race was marked by the hard pace in the climbs, and eventually, a…continue reading →

The last day at the Circuit des Ardennes awaited with a double stage, the first one featuring a bit less than 60 km. After a hectic start, three riders broke clear of the bunch and took a minute and a half as a gap. The peloton picked up the pace coming into the last côtes of the stage, but the junction was never made and the attackers sprinted for the win with some seconds over the peloton. The fast pace and succession of short steep climbs caused some echelons in the bunch, but…continue reading →