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Peter Sagan: 'TotalEnergies not in the WorldTour is not a problem for me'
The three-time world champion appears to be stepping down from WorldTour level next season
By Tim Bonville-Ginn •
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Peter Sagan will ride for Team TotalEnergies in 2022
The three-time world champion also brings riders and staff as well as new bike and clothing brands
By Tim Bonville-Ginn •
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Total Direct Energie change name and kit design after sponsor rebrand
The new design brings a bit of a tropical colour feel to the professional peloton in 2021
By Tim Bonville-Ginn •
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Britain’s Chris Lawless leaves Ineos Grenadiers to join Total Direct Energie
Britain’s Chris Lawless will be leaving Ineos Grenadiers after three seasons to join Total Direct Energie.
By Alex Ballinger •
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Niki Terpstra out of hospital after high-speed motor-pacing crash
Niki Terpstra is out of hospital after a high-speed motor-pacing crash.
By Alex Ballinger •
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Niki Terpstra left in intensive care after high-speed training crash
Niki Terpstra was left in intensive care after a high-speed training crash.
By Alex Ballinger •
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Niccolò Bonifazio powers clear of peloton to deny rivals on stage two of Saudi Tour 2020
Niccolò Bonifazio charged clear of the peloton in the final kilometre to deny his rivals on stage two of the Saudi Tour.
By Alex Ballinger •
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Total Direct Energie confirm they will decline invite to Giro d'Italia 2020
Race organisers had asked the French team to decline their invite to make space for more Italian squads
By Jonny Long •
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Total Direct Energie boss unhappy at sacrificing racing style to secure WorldTour wildcard
Jean-René Bernaudeau says racing became a 'numbers game' as his team looked to secure enough points to top the Pro-Continental rankings
By Jonny Long •
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Total Direct Energie reveal new kit after title sponsor change
The new kit comes on the day the team officially change their name from Direct Energie to Total Direct Energie
By Jonny Long •
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Petrol company Total to take over sponsorship Direct Energie, according to reports
Direct Energie will be replaced by gas and oil giant Total as the main sponsor before Paris-Roubaix, according to French media.
By Alex Ballinger •
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Niki Terpstra hoping experience can help drive on Direct Energie's Classics campaign
After eight years with Quick-Step, the Dutchman is now sole leader for the French team's cobbled hopes
By Owen Rogers •
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Jérôme Cousin puts in ruthless display to win Paris-Nice stage five as Sanchez holds lead
Cousin refused to work with breakaway partner Nils Politt before sprinting round him in the final 200 metres of stage five of Paris-Nice
By Richard Windsor •
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Lilian Calmejane: ‘I started cycling admiring Thomas Voeckler and now I get to share this moment with him’
LIlian Calmejane's victory on stage eight of the Tour de France would have made his former boyhood hero and current Direct Energie team-mate proud.
By Henry Robertshaw •
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Lilian Calmejane takes breakaway victory on fast and hectic Tour de France stage eight
Chris Froome retained his overall lead as Lillian Calmejane wins on the first day in the mountains at the Tour de France
By Richard Windsor •
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Bryan Coquard omitted from Direct Energie Tour de France squad after contract snub
The French sprinter has come closest to a stage win at the Tour for Direct Energie, but won't go to the 2017 edition after rejecting a new contract with the team
By Richard Windsor •
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Thomas Voeckler eyes Tour de Yorkshire title defence in swansong season
France’s most popular racer Thomas Voeckler is set to bow out of racing when the Tour de France finishes on the Champs Élysées
By Peter Cossins •
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Thomas Voeckler plans to retire after the 2017 Tour de France
Direct Energie's French star Thomas Voeckler will retire from professional cycling after the 2017 Tour de France, he reveals on Twitter
By Stuart Clarke •
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BMC's Darwin Atapuma takes Vuelta lead after classy win by Lilian Calmajane
Fourth red jersey holder in four days after Atapuma and Calmajane capitalise on 20-man breakaway
By Owen Rogers •
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Teams cast doubts on whether disc brakes caused Francisco Ventoso's Paris-Roubaix injury
Direct Energie and Lampre-Merida, the only teams using discs at Paris-Roubaix, say that their riders did not witness an incident with Ventoso
By Gregor Brown •
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Former Europcar rider Romain Guyot, 23, dies in collision with a truck in France
Romain Guyot, 23, was killed in a collision with a truck in Roche-sur-Yon, France, on Thursday
By Stuart Clarke •
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Thomas Voeckler takes first race win since 2013
Frenchman Thomas Voeckler wins the first edition of the Tour La Provence after claiming stage one and defending lead
By Nigel Wynn •
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Sprinter Bryan Coquard hospitalised after training crash
Bryan Coquard will miss the Ruta del Sol after being taken to hospital following a crash in training
By Stuart Clarke •
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Europcar's 2016 licence issues caused by financial problems, reports suggest
A missed payment from bike supplier Colnago is yet to be resolved in French court, with the team's bank guarantee triggered to ensure staff are paid
By Stuart Clarke •
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Europcar boss announces name of new title sponsor
Direct Energie will replace Europcar as title sponsor of the French Pro Continental team in 2016
By Stuart Clarke •
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Europcar find replacement sponsor for 2016 season, reports suggest
French team were at risk of folding with lead sponsor Europcar pulling out, but team manager Jean-Rene Bernaudeau says he has found a new sponsor
By Richard Windsor •
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Vuelta a Espana wildcards announced
MTN-Qhubeka, Caja Rural-Seguro, Europcar, Cofidis and Team Colombia all receive invitations to the Vuelta a Espana between August 22 and September 13
By Stuart Clarke •
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Europcar could see rider exodus after losing WorldTour licence
Riders free to leave French team Europcar after it loses its WorldTour licence
By Jack Elton-Walters •
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Europcar to stop team sponsorship after 2015
French WorldTour team will lose its title sponsor at end of 2015 season
By Gregor Brown •
