The rain, wind, and cold could not dampen IAM Cycling’s day as they had another reason to pop the champagne on the Balearic Islands.  On the final day of the Playa de Palma Challenge Cyclista Mallorca, typically reserved for the sprinters, Matteo Pelucchi emerged victorious for the second time of the series after triumphing on Thursday.  The Italian sprinter for […]

The queen’s stage of the Playa de Palma Challenge Cyclista Mallorca took in a whopping seven categorized climbs and was won by Alejandro Valverde (Movistar).  The Spaniard won solo after dropping all his opponents already 30 kilometers from the finish.  Tim Wellens (Lotto) and Leopold König (Sky) joined Valverde on the podium. IAM Cycling earned their place in the stage […]

For the second installment of the Mallorca Challenge, there was a change of scenery.  After having had a pleasantly rolling course for the sprinters on Thursday, the riders were able to get their first taste of the mountains on Friday in Mallorca.  And on this terrain it was Stephen Cummings (MTN – Qhubeka) who came out on top by anticipating […]

It appeared that the IAM Cycling riders knew the Mallorca roads perfectly.  It seems their recent training camp on the Balearic Islands roads was well spent and beneficial. Matteo Pelucchi would be the last rider to say otherwise.  For the first race of the year in Europe, the Italian rider was able to master the peloton in the bunch sprint […]

By now his injured shoulder is no longer bothering Roger Kluge, which will allow him to gear up properly for his goals in the Flandrian classics. The 28 year old German, who just celebrated his birthday on February 5th, is a newcomer to IAM Cycling and managed to amaze his director sportif Marcello Albasini at the Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana, […]

For Reto Hollenstein, the thought of winning remains the best motivator. The 28 year old Swiss rider will repeat that to anyone willing to listen.  Having the chance to raise his arms in victory is his goal in every race. For the 183 kilometer Trofeo Ses Salines, the lanky (197cm) IAM Cycling rider put his considerable power and good positioning sense […]