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• Rabobank Drops Title Sponsorship, but Giant Remains Committed

  19 October 12 • 2 comments

  Giant, a partner with the Rabobank cycling teams since 2009, was disappointed to learn today that the longtime title sponsor is ending its support of professional cycling. Together, Rabobank and Giant had a successful four years developing a new generation of world-class athletes in road, mountain bike and cyclocross competition. They’ve sponsored athletes including World [...]

• Pro Bike Profile: Sanne van Paassen’s Giant TCX Advanced SL

  24 September 12 • 3 comments

  

  After her commanding win at CrossVegas, Rabobank’s Sanne van Paassen has returned to the old country to see if she can continue her winning ways. Before she left, however, we borrowed her Giant TCX Advanced SL carbon cyclocross bike for a little photo-op. The Giant TCX Advanced SL was reviewed in Issue 17, but van [...]

• Katie Compton Goes Back to SRAM, Trek Cyclocross Race Team – UPDATED

  18 June 12 • 17 comments

  

  Katie Compton, Trek and SRAM announced today that for the 2012-2013 season, Compton will be making a return to riding on SRAM componentry on Trek. The announcement comes just in time, since the eight-time Nationals winner recently announced that in July, she’ll be taking on an early cyclocross season in New Zealand. This will be [...]

• Katie Compton Leaves Rabobank-Giant; Hopes to Support Women’s Cycling

  14 June 12 • 1 comment

  

  If you’ve been checking Cyclocross Magazine regularly, you may have been wondering why Katie Compton suddenly is spending July on a cyclocross bike in New Zealand, rather than on her mountain bike, as she has in years past. Recently, the cyclocross world rejoiced to hear that Katie Compton was committing herself solely to cyclocross after [...]

• Pro Cyclocross Rumors & Rumblings Week of September 30th/October 1st, 2011

  1 October 11 • 0 comment

  

  by Kat Statman Every year, cyclocross and women get a little closer to equality and Rabobank has helped making that transition again. So I hear that disc brakes are the next thing in cross, but where are they? Niels Albert has taken the plunge as the first Euro to really think that disc braking performance [...]

• 2011 Giant Cyclocross Lineup

  8 July 10 • 1 comment

  Giant, one of the largest bike manufacturers in the world, has released details on the 2011 Cyclocross Lineup. In addition to the cyclocross bikes that the venerable Rabobank team will be riding, there are several models for us mere mortals, including a new women’s specific frame. Announcing the 2011 Giant Cyclocross Lineup With a talented roster [...]

• Rabobank ‘Cross Riders Race For MTB Glory

  3 June 10 • 0 comment

  Many of the world’s best ‘crossers aren’t just ‘cross racers, though most of us might like to think that ‘cross is the priority. Cyclocross Magazine is following multiple disciplines to track down the latest on our sport’s favorite stars, so that our reader’s can keep up to date. Rabobank, a very familiar name in the [...]

• Rabo-Giant Expands Cyclocross and MTB Teams

  19 May 10 • 0 comment

  by Josh Liberles Rabobank, the perennial powerhouse road and cyclocross team based in the Netherlands, restructured their off-road program at the beginning of 2010. Taiwanese bicycle manufacturer Giant came on board as co-title sponsor, and Rabo-Giant was born. The two prime goals of the team will be to offer opportunities to homegrown Dutch riders and [...]

• Second Time Around: Lars Boom Talks About His ‘Cross Comeback

  9 January 10 • 0 comment

  by Christine Vardaros Is Lars Boom Making a Comeback in ‘Cross? This Sunday, former World Champion Lars Boom will make his second appearance in a ‘cross race this season. He will attempt to defend his jersey at Holland’s National Championships to be held in Heerlen. When asked about his chances for a repeat, Boom responded, [...]

• Euro-File: Nys Accelerates His Hop to Landbouwkrediet, Boom Leading Olympia Tour

  22 May 08 • 0 comment

  As we reported earlier two weeks ago, Sven Nys is switching from Rabobank to the Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner team. His original transfer date was to be on January 1, 2009, but he has negotiated that the move happen earlier, and if approved by the UCI, he will be wearing the new colors on May 28 for the [...]