Giant-Alpecin

European cyclo-cross champion Lars van der Haar (Giant-Alpecin) has been cleared to return to the bike for Monday’s UCI World Cup round at Heusden-Zolder.

Wilco Kelderman, a young grand tour prospect from the Netherlands, will join Sunweb – Giant for 2017 and 2018.

After five years with Orica – BikeExchange, Australian Michael Matthews will ride for German team Giant – Alpecin in 2017.

When some teams are set to close their doors at the end of 2016, Giant - Alpecin's stay open for at least three years.

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The Giant – Alpecin rider and five of his teammates were hit by a car head-on during a recent training ride.

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Warren Barguil talks about a head-on collision with a car that sent six Giant – Alpecin riders to the hospital last weekend.

John Degenkolb and some of his Giant-Alpecin teammates were hit by a car head-on during a training ride in Spain last week.

Team Giant-Alpecin picks up the pieces after Saturday's training crash

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American Chad Haga was airlifted to a hospital and underwent surgery after a training crash in Spain

Six Giant-Alpecin injured in a collision with a car while training in Spain

The Giant-Alpecin rider won Milano-Sanremo and Paris-Roubaix last season, and he's ready to prove that was no fluke.

If it ain't broke: Giant-Alpecin and Liv-Plantur debut mostly unchanged look for 2016

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Chad Haga has ridden for his teammates the last two seasons, but he'll get some chances to ride for results next year.

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GC contenders Warren Barguil and Tom Dumoulin re-up with Giant-Alpecin for three years as the youngsters find their stride in grand tours.

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After five years with Giant-Alpecin, Marcel Kittel will leave the team after a tumultuous season.

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Marcel Kittel will miss yet another grand tour as Giant-Alpecin leaves him off Vuelta roster despite German sprinter's win in Poland.

All-rounder John Degenkolb is confident he can fill the shoes of Giant-Alpecin sprinter Marcel Kittel at this year's Tour de France

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Though Kittel is a proven stage winner, Giant-Alpecin feels it has more options than ever to collect victories at the Tour

The German shampoo company sponsors UCI WorldTeam Giant-Alpecin

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The German has been sidelined for most of the 2015 season with a virus

Giant is quietly introducing a new race bike at the Amgen Tour of California, which young American GC hopeful Craddock will ride

Four WorldTour teams confirmed for the Canadian stage race which is looking more and more like a tune-up for world championships in Richmond

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John Degenkolb revels in his second monument win of the season, one year after rueing a near-miss second place in Paris-Roubaix

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Haga is not a typical bike racer, but the learned young Texan won't shy away from the challenge of top-flight WorldTour competition

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New aero helmets spotted Down Under, Ohlins continues to dip its toes into bike market, and Bunditz and Gates raffle off a super commuter

Giant-Alpecin heads into 2015 with a strong cast of riders for sprints and one-day races, as well as growing confidence in Barguil for GC