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QUICK STEP results

29 March 2010

Team QUICK STEP can look back on some nice results this past weekend. Last Friday young QUICK STEP rider Davide Malacarne won the first race in his two year professional carreer. After a long escape in a group of four Malacarne went solo for the last 20km and won stage five of the Volta a Catalunya. In Belgium Tom Boonen proved......

Olympic Champion on FFWD

25 March 2010

At this weeks World Championships Track Cycling in Copenhagen FFWD is represented well! Saturday the madison race will feature a great duo on FFWD as the Olympic madison champion of Beijing 2008 Walter Perez teams up with Sebastian Donadio. These two guys have raced a lot together before and know how to play the game....

Job opening at FFWD: wheel builders

24 March 2010

To anticipate on further growth FFWD is looking for additional wheel builders. FFWD is looking for two full-timel wheel builders for its location in Zwolle, The Netherlands. If you are interested and have experience with building wheels or just have feeling with the bike industry please send your application letter including resume to info@ffwdwheels.com[#mce_temp_url#] Should you have any questions feel free to contact us. Om te anticiperen op toekomstige......

Keisse breaks collarbone

23 March 2010

Due to a bad crash Iljo Keisse is not able to compete at this weekends' Track World Championships! During yesterday's training session on the track of Copenhagen Keisse crashed and broke his collarbone. I was on Jonathan Dufrasne’s wheel. We were pedalling at over 60 k/hr when all of a sudden he fell. We were going too fast and there was......

Boonen close to victory in San Remo

22 March 2010

Last Saturday Tom Boonen was close to a victory in Milan-San Remo! After the 293km tough race there was only a small peleton left in the streets of San Remo but including a good number of sprinters. Boonen was placed very well but could not pass Oscar Freire who won! Sylvain Chavanel rode an outstanding race staying close to Boonen. Tom rode a......

Boonen takes first victory ever in Italy

12 March 2010

Tom Boonen achieved his first victory ever on Italian soil! Yesterday it was the first chance for the sprinters to show themselves in the second stage of the Tireno-Adriatico. Boonen crossed the finish line first making it his first win in Europe this year. Boonen said to be excited about winning in Italy for the first time as......