Boels-Dolmans

Ellen van Dijk previews Tour of Flanders

April 5, 2015

In the cycling-obsessed region that is Flanders, the sport and its key players are worshipped – and Tour of Flanders is the holiest of holy days. It seems only fitting, then, that the race takes place on Easter Sunday (April 5th this year). All of Belgium is worshipping roadside as the best of the Spring […]

My first bike race with Boels-Dolmans

April 3, 2015

When Ella CyclingTips spent the day with Boels-Dolmans in northern Italy last weekend, we had the opportunity to sit down with all six riders that would line up for Trofeo Binda the following day. In a roundtable format, we asked Evelyn Stevens, Lizzie Armistead, Chantal Blaak, Ellan van Dijk, Christine Majerus and Megan Guarnier to […]

Roundtable with Boels-Dolmans: First bike races and top tips

April 1, 2015

Ella CyclingTips spent last Saturday in northern Italy with Boels-Dolmans. We met the Dutch super squad at their hotel in Ternate and followed along as they pre-rode one lap of the Trofeo Binda course. The team is a hot commodity these days, and five of the six riders that started Sunday’s World Cup already have […]

Lizzie Armitstead wins Trofeo Binda to move into World Cup lead

March 30, 2015

Lizzie Armitstead (Boels-Dolmans) outsprinted a six-rider breakaway in Trofeo Alfredo Binda on Sunday, taking the lead in the UCI Women’s World Cup in the process. The victory continues Armitstead’s run of fine form and the Boels-Dolmans show of strength the week before the all-important Tour of Flanders, which Armitstead has long called a target. “I’m […]

Boels-Dolmans emerges as the team to beat

March 11, 2015

Red and orange. It’s the color that’s been dominating the women’s races and podiums since the start of the season as the Boels-Dolmans squad is emerging as the team to beat this year. The Dutch-registered squad has already secured six wins this spring. Ellen van Dijk won stage two of Ladies Tour of Qatar and […]

Photo Gallery: Highlights from the 2015 Strade Bianche

March 10, 2015

Megan Guarnier (Boels-Dolmans) proudly stood on the top step of the podium in Siena on Saturday. The American winner of the inaugural women’s Strade Bianche soloed across the line. Thirty-seven seconds later Guarnier’s teammate Lizzie Armitstead bested Elisa Longo Borghini (Wiggle Honda) in a two-up sprint for second place. The story of the season continues […]

Photo gallery: Highlights from the 2015 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

March 2, 2015

Anna van der Breggen (Rabo Liv) may have won the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, but it was the strength of Boels-Dolmans that proved the talking point following the first European race of the season. The Dutch team put two riders on the podium with Ellen van Dijk coming in second place to the race winner in […]

Photo gallery: Highlights from the 2015 Ladies Tour of Qatar

February 9, 2015

Kirsten Wild (Liv-Plantur) has won four editions of the Ladies Tour of Qatar. Her notable absence in 2015 made it anyone’s game in the Qatari desert. Boels-Dolmans capitalised on the infamous crosswinds, forcing splits on the second stage that would prove decisive in deciding the overall. Following a somewhat surprising field sprint win by Annalisa […]

Rocacorba Daily

January 16, 2015

In this morning’s edition of the Rocacorba Daily news digest: Katie Hall wins stage 5 of the Tour Femenino de San Luis; IAM’s Beucherie: “A rider who takes cortisone is a sick rider, so he must stop racing”; MTN-Qhubeka to sign Matt Brammeier on two-year deal; 2016 Tour de France - Andorra to host mountain […]

Why Specialized switched teams and will instead focus on Boels-Dolmans

November 13, 2014

It’s a move that took some by surprise; after three years of backing Kristy Scrymgeour’s successful team, a period where the squad took three world team time trial titles plus many other victories, both Specialized and lululemon confirmed several weeks ago that they would end their title sponsorship at the end of the 2014 season. […]