Triumph and hospital are close to each other for Sprinter. Aaron Grosser was in impressive shape and sprinted for a podium finish just a few hundred meters before the end of stage two of the Route d'Occitanie.
With him began the success story of our team before it pulled him for 3 years in the World Tour. Now, Mekseb returns as the reigning African champion to use his experience as a role model for other young riders.
A General Classification victory in itself is always something special, plus Aaron Grosser's first victory in a UCI race. However, such success messages are often misleading about the difficulties a small team struggles to face such a comprehensive racing calendar.
Mallorca - cycling dream for over 140,000 leisure cyclists every spring but also the scene of the first European professional road race of the season 2019. For BIKE AID a prelude with ambivalent feelings.
Peter Koning from the Netherlands comes with experience from Grand Tours and World Tour races to BIKE AID and continues to underline the progress of the team.
Time trial and track specialist Justin Wolf, member of german national team track, will be wearing the BIKE AID jersey next season and will further strengthen the German squad.
The Tour de Singkarak, 1.267km around the lake of the same name in the Indonesian province of West Sumatra. The final challenge in the successful 2018 season. Tropical heat, crossing the equator during the race, a climb over the Maninjau volcano crater lake and incredible impressions from a unique country.
For many millions of Chinese, Hainan is the annual holiday destination but also a highlight for European professional teams at the end of the season. It was first participation for BIKE AID and it was a succesful one.