Team Dimension Data

The 1996 Tour winner returns to pro cycling, baggage and all, saying he's long turned the page on his past connections to doping.

Leaving Mark Cavendish off its Tour de France roster was the right move for Dimension Data, writes Fred Dreier.

Though performance director Rolf Aldag felt the Brit was physically ready and suited the team's strategy for the Tour, he was overruled by team owners.

Mark Cavendish says he was in perfect condition to race the Tour de France, despite his team leaving him at home.

Mark Cavendish returns to the Tour de France with plans to collect more sprint stage victories after an early exit from the 2017 race.

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Adrien Niyonshuti, twice the flag bearer for Rwanda's summer Olympics team, is on the hunt for a 2018 pro contract.

Lachlan Morton's Dimension Data team is down to just three riders at the Vuelta a Espana due to illness and crashes.

South Africa's Louis Meintjes will ride for African team Dimension Data next year, the World Tour outfit revealed on Monday.

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The South African-registered squad is based around sprinter Mark Cavendish.

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After three years with Cannondale, Ben King will transfer to South African team Dimension Data, along with Brit Scott Thwaites.

Lachlan Morton, likely the most talented climber on the U.S. domestic circuit, will return to the big leagues in 2017, riding for Dimension Data.

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The squad is the first African-registered team to earn a spot in the UCI WorldTour, and will be one of 18 at the top tier next season.

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As Cavendish prepares to join his new teammates on Dimension Data, team principal Doug Ryder says "times have changed" for bunch sprints.

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The German, who has worked with Cavendish on other squads, will serve as the team's performance director.

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Deloitte and Lidl underwrite Cavendish and Kittel's respective places on teams, but the investment may not be sustainable or effective.

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Kanstanstin Siutsou joins an increasingly formidable Dimension Data roster for the 2016 season.

The South African-registered team says it will bring one more rider onboard before closing out its 2016 roster.

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Professional services firm Deloitte stepped in and co-sponsored the squad, which helped bring Cavendish to the African-based outfit.

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Dimension Data team is hoping to secure the final remaining slot in the WorldTour, which would make it the first-ever African team to do so.

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American Tyler Farrar admits his best days as a pure sprinter are behind him, and he's eager to work for Cavendish in the sprints.

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