Ellingworth: Bahrain-McLaren ‘kicked’ by racing stop, but future is secure
Team boss confident in team’s finances and eager to regain momentum after winning start to season.
Team Bahrain Victorious is a UCI WorldTeam cycling team from Bahrain which was founded in 2017. Its title sponsor is the government of Bahrain. Wikipedia
Team Bahrain Victorious is a UCI WorldTeam cycling team from Bahrain which was founded in 2017. Its title sponsor is the government of Bahrain. Wikipedia
Team boss confident in team’s finances and eager to regain momentum after winning start to season.
It remains to be seen if the 35-year-old can prove to team Bahrain-McLaren bosses that he's worthy of a start in this year's Tour.
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Basque rider sees leadership role at Bahrain-McLaren as lifetime opportunity, though threat of Froome's arrival could throw spanner in works.
The Manx Missile says he has successfully come through a two-year battle with clinical depression.
Officials confirm drastic wage deferment of 70 percent as unprecedented race stoppage hurts teams.
Bahrain-Merida decided not to start Friday's stage just as organizers and teams agreed to end the race a day early
Mark Cavendish spoke exclusively to VeloNews during stage 5 at the UAE Tour. Cavendish says he is contributing to Bahrain-McLaren's efforts in ways other than winning sprints.
The Bahraini team, rebranded from Bahrain-Merida at the start of 2020, has been in the thick of the early-season racing, dominating the Saudi Tour.
Landa leads a strong Bahrain-McLaren team at the mountainous race.
Bauhaus held off Bouhanni in heated final sprint finish to deny the Frenchman both the stage and the GC honors.
Bahaus nets victory for his team after they had been denied in both previous stages.
Precision, fit, and cooling. The service courses at the Santos Tour Down Under offer us our first glimpse at new gear and tech for the 2020 race season.
The reigning world time trial champion doesn't get into details, but said he was becoming a person he didn't like ahead of his abrupt Tour exit
The British sprinter reveals a calendar stacked with early season racing and renewed dreams of matching the Merckx record at the Tour.
The Spanish star has been knocking on the door of grand tour success for years and he's optimistic he will see more support in his latest move.
Ineos to partner with Mercedes to tap into Formula 1 giant's technical expertise.
35-year-old Australian talks racing with van der Poel, why riders need brains as well as brawn, and his mentoring role in Bahrain-McLaren.
With its powerful roster and unrivaled equipment and technology, Bahrain-McLaren ready to target the top in 2020.
Bahrain McLaren reveal new yellow and red colors for 2020 at team presentation.
Landa relishing opportunity to lead Bahrain-McLaren at grand tours after several seasons working for teammates.
WorldTour teams juggle their bike providers in 2020 as trend away from manufacturers acting as co-title sponsor continues.
Dennis left out of contract and only in the running for a low-value deal as teams either out of space or question Australian's reliability.
Cavendish to join old partners Ellingworth and McLaren Pro Cycling at new-look Bahraini team.
Ten Dam to target gravel racing in retirement, six riders added to ever-strengthening Bahrain team.
Ellingworth, Cavendish, and new sponsor McLaren join Poels and Landa at a new-look team with the Tour in its sights.
Former teammates and longtime sprint rivals André Greipel and Mark Cavendish are heading in new directions for the upcoming seasons
A contract dispute is heading to UCI arbitration, but Bahrain-Merida says it's fired new world time trial champion Rohan Dennis
Wout Poels's departure to Bahrain-Merida for 2020 reveal a deeper reshuffling at cycling’s richest team.
With Nibali moving out, the Basque rider is hoping he will be the center of a team's GC ambitions for first time of his career
Veteran Italian star recounts his near-fatal collision and promises to mount a comeback to competition despite heavy cost
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Why did Rohan Dennis abandon the Tour de France on Thursday? Australian reporter Rob Arnold went searching for answers
The success of a team's whole season can be defined at the Tour de France. Some teams opt to change their goals for the race over a number of seasons, while some are forced into action by misfortune or poor form. We spoke to riders about how it's done.
Rohan Dennis has been working for years to become a GC rider at grand tours. Dennis will place that mission on hold during this year's Tour de France
More than a dozen teams come to this year's Tour de France with ambitions of finishing high on the race's final general classification
Bora-Hansgrohe leads this year's collection of Tour de France sprint teams, some of which will target the green sprint jersey
These teams will target stage victories, long breakaways, and other opportunities to shine during the Tour de France. They will not, however, go after the GC or the points competition
Australian highlights GC credentials with second place behind Egan Bernal in the Tour de Suisse
Vincenzo Nibali is nearing top form ahead of his Giro d'Italia attempt.
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McLaren's arrival in cycling might not be the surprise influx of new cash some are expecting.
A dominant force in Formula 1, McLaren is now a 50-percent partner in the Bahrain-Merida team and expected to offer extensive expertise.
Negotiations with Nibali on hold while team finalize details with new partner, who return to cycling following previous involvement with Team Sky and Specialized.
The F1 powerhouse will be a 50 percent owner of the team that formed in 2017.
The Middle Eastern squad unveiled its Tour de France lineup, which will back Vincenzo Nibali in the race for yellow.
The first WorldTour team registered in the Middle East will continue beyond its initial three years, it's been announced.
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The Italian and four-time grand tour champion kicks off his season at the Tour de San Juan Monday.
Prince Nasser says WorldTour team will bring together people in his Middle Eastern country, which has suffered from political divisions.
Grand tour star Vincenzo Nibali says that the birth of his Bahrain-Merida team this 2017 season makes him proud.
The new 2017 year will see a dramatic Middle Eastern shift with the debut of two WorldTour teams: Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.
The bad vibes surrounding this team's ownership are too extreme to shake. Human rights violations? That's a whole new level of bad for cycling.
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The pair rode together for five seasons at Liquigas, and will be teammates next year on the new Middle Eastern WorldTour team.
Vincenzo Nibali is critical of Italian backers who were wary of funding a WorldTour team. Instead, his new squad is based in Bahrain.
After two years with UnitedHealthcare, Janez Brajkovic returns to the WorldTour to support Vincenzo Nibali on the big climbs.
Vincenzo Nibali gears up to start the new year with a new team, and insists he's just one of several talents on the roster
Ramunas Navardauskas and Heinrich Haussler will have a fresh start to their careers with the new team based in the Middle East.
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Joaquim Rodriguez, 37, decides he'll race for one more season with the controversial upstart team Bahrain – Merida.
The new squad registered in the Middle East is vying with several others for a spot in cycling's top level.
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The squad led by Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa has Vincenzo Nibali, Enrico Gasparotto, and others on its lineup.
Punchy Italian Sonny Colbrelli will ride for Bahrain – Merida in 2017
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Tour de France winner Vincenzo Nibali confirms that he'll race for new Bahrain team in 2017. He'll bring several other Italians aboard.
The Bahrain team gets a major boost with addition of team manager Brent Copeland and bicycle sponsor Merida, both from Lampre.
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With the trading season opening August 1, teams, riders, and agents are jockeying for position in the market.
Everything looks to be on track for the first-ever Middle Eastern team to join the WorldTour for 2017, led by Italian Vincenzo Nibali.
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Allegations of human rights abuse are piling up on Sheikh Nasser of Bahrain. Do we want him in cycling?