Israel Premier Tech

The American rider Matthew Riccitello clinches his first stage race victory by winning the overall classification of the Sibiu Cycling Tour, thanks in particular to his triumph in stage 2 and a 2nd place in stage 3. He secures his victory during the final time trial without taking risks, also finishing as the winner of the King of the Mountains classification. The IPT team, reduced to four riders, shone with two stage wins (Riccitello and Pickrell) and flawless tactical execution praised by the sports director. Credit Mario Stiehl

Bravo Jake! After coming so close to his first victory in the WorldTour during the first stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné on Sunday — where he was the fastest behind the four main contenders for the general classification — Jake Stewart finally made it happen today in Mâcon, during the 5th stage. “My teammates positioned me perfectly. I launched before (Jonathan) Milan and managed to hold on to the line.” Thanks to the work of his teammates, notably Krists Neilands and Matîs Louvel, who helped reel in the breakaway of the day, Stewart was able to approach the final kilometer in an ideal position, with the invaluable assistance of Guillaume Boivin. Confident, the British rider launched his sprint from afar and delivered a powerful finish, irresistible to his rivals. This marks the second victory for the 25-year-old Brit in the colors of IPT, less than a month after his very first win during the final stage of the 4 Days of Dunkirk.

The British sprinter (Israel Premier Tech) clinched victory this Sunday in the fifth and final stage of the 4 Days of Dunkirk-Grand Prix des Hauts-de-France (2.Pro), contested between Wormhout and Dunkirk (Nord) over a distance of 179.3 kilometers.This marks his first win with the team. Winner's statement: "With the role I have in the lead-out train, I don't often get the chance to sprint for the win, so when an opportunity arises, you have to seize it." 

Congratulations to Pascal Ackermann! The German sprinter brilliantly claimed victory in the first edition of the Dunkerque Classic this Tuesday, winning the sprint in Lens ahead of Biniam Girmay and Alberto Dainese. A 41st career victory for the rider from Israel–Premier Tech, and the first since July 2023. Also noteworthy are the impressive finishes of two other Ekoï riders, Arnaud Démare (Arkéa B&B Hôtels), in 4th place, and Bryan Coquard (Cofidis), in 5th!

Hugo, a solid 5th and valuable points! Hugo Hofstetter (Israel-Premier Tech) shone at Gent-Wevelgem with an impressive 5th place finish! Strong on the cobblestone sectors and aggressive on the climbs, he kept pace with the best all the way to the final sprint for second place. With six top 10 finishes, including four top 5s, in the one-day Belgian classics, the Alsatian rider confirms his consistency. His 5th place in the "sprinters' classic" brings 225 UCI points to his team, now in the world top 20— a strong signal in view of a sustainable promotion to the WorldTour. Ekoï, behind Arnaud De Lie… Arnaud De Lie (Lotto), had a tough day. After a lackluster performance at the E3 Saxo Classic 2024 (51st place), Arnaud De Lie failed to stand out at Gent-Wevelgem, indicating a possible period of poor form. Ekoï wishes to express its support for its rider, who has already delivered no less than 20 professional victories in the colors of Lotto.Ekoï knows he can bounce back: he has already proven it in 2024, by brilliantly returning to victory after a disrupted start to the year. The "Lescheret Bull" has plenty of fight left!

Ethan Vernon (Israël - Premier Tech), with the Aerodinamica helmet, clinched victory in the sprint finish of the 2nd stage of the Tour of Catalonia in Figueras, just ahead of Matthew Brennan, who remains the leader. Coming from behind and reaching speeds over 80 km/h, Vernon praised "a perfect team effort, from the lead-out to the sprint", with a powerful lead-out train in the final two kilometers. On a hilly route featuring the Sant Pere de Rodes climb (1st category), the 24-year-old Brit notched up the 12th victory of his career.

The Canadian Derek Gee (Israel Premier Tech) won the Gran Camino in Spain, his first victory in the general classification of a stage race. He took the lead on Friday after his success in the time trial with the Ekoï Pure Aero helmet. By finishing second on Saturday, behind another Ekoï rider Sergio Chumil (Burgos-BH), he solidified his lead by 37 seconds. On Sunday, he secured the overall classification. Statement: “Winning my first general classification is incredible”

By clinching the second and third stages of the Tour of Britain, Stevie Williams secures victory with a 16-second lead over Scot, Oscar Onley. This marks the sixth win of the season for the 28-year-old British rider and making history by becoming the first Welsh rider to win the GC in the Tour of Britain. Winner's statement: "I am proud of the way the guys rode all week, they were fantastic. I was the one who stood on the podium and took the win, but it was definitely a team effort." Ekoï gear: Ar14 helmet + Twenty sunglasses + apparel

Le coureur britannique de la formation I-Premier Tech s'impose au sprint dans la deuxième étape du Tour of Britain, juste devant le Français Julian Alaphilippe. Il endosse la tunique de leader. Equipements Ekoï : casque AR14 + lunettes twenty + textile

At 37, Michael Woods, reigning Canadian champion, clinches the 13th stage of the Vuelta 2024. The stage was decided on the climb of Puerto de Ancares, a finale of 7.5 km at an average gradient of 9.3%. The five riders left from the day’s breakaway then attacked. Michael Woods made the difference on the steepest sections (15%) and held on to the summit where he claimed a solo victory, with a 45-second lead. With this win, Ekoï has shone in all 3 Grand Tours this season with B.Thomas in the Giro, K.Vauquelin and V.Campenaerts in the Tour de France, and M.Woods in the Vuelta! Winner’s Statement : "I’m on cloud nine. My big goal was to win a race wearing the Canadian champion's jersey. The race was tough and this victory is a huge relief. (...) I knew I was the man to beat on the climb. I had the Puy-de-Dôme in mind and knew that the climb suited me perfectly. This is my third stage win in the Vuelta, and I’m very proud."

One Stage and the General Classification! During this "[Tour de France] for under 23s," the Brit Joseph Blackmore dons the yellow jersey at the finish of a thrilling third stage. At the end of it, he outperformed the favourite, the Belgian Jarno Widar. Outpaced the next day by the Spaniard, Joseph manages to turn the tables during the fifth stage and reclaims the golden tunic! In the ultimate stage, he holds on during the climb of the Finestre (18 km, with the last 8 km unpaved), with a twelve-second lead!

La victoire du coureur néo-zélandais est plus que jamais celle de son équipe, I-Premier Tech. C'est elle qui a pris les choses en mains lorsque le peloton s'est regroupé à quelques kilomètres de l'arrivée. Les coéquipiers de Corbin, Nico Schultz, Simon Clarke et Dylan Teuns, ont oeuvré pour emmener leur sprinteur à la victoire. Au terme de cette deuxième étape, il endosse le maillot orange de leader. Déclaration du vainqueur : «Je pense à cette semaine en Wallonie depuis quelques mois maintenant. Je me suis bien préparé, entraîné, je suis vraiment content de ma forme et c’est agréable de venir ici et de remporter la victoire. C’est un vrai privilège de faire partie de cette équipe." Equipements Ekoï : Casque AR14, lunettes Premium et textile

The first victory of a rider equipped with Ekoï in the Tour de France dates back to 2009 with Brice Feillu. Since then, the list of achievements has grown with riders like R.Bardet, M.Kittel, J.Alaphilippe, F.Gaviria, E.Viviani, C.Ewan, M.Woods, Kévin Vaquelin... THE STORY OF 28 EKOÏ VICTORIES ON THE TOUR DE FRANCE... THE FIRST - July 10, 2009, during the 224 km stage between Barcelona and Andorra, Brice Feillu, from the Agritubel team, launched an attack with less than 6 km to go and won solo, at 24 years old and with an Ekoï helmet, achieving the most beautiful victory of his career. He gave Ekoï its first historic success on a Grand Tour. THE UNTHINKABLE COMEBACK - July 18, 2013, during the stage from Gap to Alpe d'Huez, American Van Garderen led the first ascent, followed by Italian Moser and Frenchman Christophe Riblon (AG2R). In the second climb, Van Garderen widened the gap, but 3 km from the summit, he weakened. Riblon passed him 2 km from the line and secured an emotional victory for Ekoï, which equips the team with helmets. THE GREAT ESCAPE - July 12, 2014. From the first kilometers, in a breakaway of five riders, Blel Kadri (AG2R) and Sylvain Chavanel faced off during the first challenge of the day. Blel, stronger, decided to continue alone in the rain. At the finish in Gérardmer, he was more than two minutes ahead and could savor his victory, with Ekoï glasses and helmet on his head. WITH FLAIR - July 11, 2015. During the final climb of Mûr-de-Bretagne, Alexis Vuillermoz (AG2R) made an initial offensive. Christopher Froome then brought back the peloton. At 700m from the line, the Frenchman launched a decisive counterattack and won solo. With an Ekoï ...

The Canadian rider (26), who came to prominence on the roads of the Giro last year*, finished third in the Dauphiné, his best result in a week long race. Winner of stage 3, Derek Gee impressed observers with his performance in the mountains. With 3 top 5 finishes on the stages reserved for climbers, including a podium this Sunday at the summit of the Plateau des Glières. This is the first time Gee has performed in the mountains This "surprise" performance bodes well for stage wins for Ekoï! Winner's statement: "All week I was nervous, waiting for the legs to give out on me (...) After the finish line, I suffered so much that I couldn't enjoy it, but now it's starting to soak into my mind." Statement from sports director D.Impey: "Derek has exceeded expectations. It's purely down to the hard work he's put in (...) but not just him, the whole team" Ekoï equipment: AR14 helmet and Premium 90 glasses *4 second places and "super combative" of the event

With a solid finish, the 26-year-old Canadian rider wins the third stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné and takes the leader's jersey. On the final climb of the côte des Estables (3.8 kms at 4.8%) the breakaway was caught again. With 500 meters to go, Derek Gee puts in a fine acceleration. Only Romain Grégoire takes the wheel. The result was a mano a mano, with the Israel Premier Tech rider coming to a powerful conclusion. Derek Gee signs the 3rd victory of his career. The team takes its tally of wins to 16 since the start of the season. Winner's statement : "The goal before the race wasn't necessarily for me to win a stage. We were going to play the Dylan [Teuns] card, it was a good finish for him, but he called on the final climb and said "boys, if you've got the legs, go for it" Equipment: Ekoï AR14 helmet and Premium90 goggles

3 Ekoï-equipped teams are at the start of the 107th edition of the Giro d'Italia. They all have the same ambition: to win stages! The 8 riders from Israel Premier Tech are: Simon CLARKE, Marco FRIGO, Hugo HOFSTETTER, Riley PICKRELL, Nadav RAISBERG, Nick SCHULTZ, Ethan VERNON and Michael WOODS. The latter enters the Giro with the status of team leader. He's eyeing a stage win that would put him in the winner's circle of all 3 Grand Tours. At Cofidis, the sporting director is clear: "the major objective is to do everything to go for a stage win. We'll be counting on Benjamin Thomas in the two time trials, and on Stanislaw Aniolkowski and Stefano Oldani during the mass sprints." Strength: ANIOŁKOWSKI Stanisław, DEBEAUMARCHÉ Nicolas, CHAMPION Thomas, FERNÁNDEZ Rubén, GESCHKE Simon, THOMAS Benjamin, WOOD Harrison and OLDANI Stefano (leader). Arkéa B&B Hôtels fields a team made up of BIERMANS Jenthe, BARRÉ Louis, COSTIOU Ewen,DEKKER David, GRONDIN Donavan,RIES Michel, RIOU Alan, VERRE Alessandro. Ewen Costiou, a promising young rider, will be one to watch for a good general classification on his first Grand Tour and Belgian sprinter Jenthe Biermans will be the leader for grouped finishes.

Disputée dans des conditions météorologiques difficiles, cette 88ème édition de la Flèche Wallonne a été remportée par trois coureurs Ekoï. Le Britannique S.Williams (Israël Premier Tech) s'est montré le plus fort dans la quatrième et dernière ascension du mur d'Huy. A 200 mètres de la ligne, il a attaqué, en costaud. Il devance Kévin Vauquelin de la formation bretonne Arkéa B&B-Hôtels et le Belge Maxime Van Gils (Lotto-Dstny). Ekoï signe son premier triplé de la saison sur une épreuve World Tour et Stephen Williams sa deuxième victoire de l'année après celle décrochée sur le Tour Down Under ! Equipements : casque AR14 Ekoï + textile (S.Williams) - casque Ekoï Aerodinamica, lunettes Ottimo et textile (K.Vauquelin) - casque AR14 + lunettes OTTIMO (M.Van Gils) 

The Australian rider from the Israel Premier-Tech team went solo at the kilometre mark and held off the comeback of Pogacar, who came out a little too late, to win the first stage of the Tour of Catalonia. It was a surprise victory and a masterstroke ! His teammate Stephen Williams completed the podium. A magnificent double for Ekoï! Winner's statement: "With 500 metres to go, I looked around and decided to go for it, but I was surprised that there wasn't a counter-attack"(...) "I looked around with 100 metres to go and couldn't believe it, even at the finish line when I won" (...)

Leader since stage 6, the promising British cyclist also won the final classification of the race.Joseph Blackmore, who broke away in the last ten kilometres, crossed the finish line wheeling, delighting the many spectators present.EKOI from head to toe, with the Ekoï STRADALE helmet, Ekoï OTTIMO sunglasses, and the Ekoï Israël Premier Tech jersey and bib shorts.

Ethan Vernon (23, Israel-Premier Tech) won the first stage of the Tour des Alpes-Maritimes (2.1) on Saturday in a sprint over 163.8 kilometres from Levens to Antibes/Azur Arena. The Briton finished ahead of Sean Flynn and Vincenzo Albanese (Arkéa-B&B Hôtels). His qualities as a track rider* made it easy for him to overcome his rivals. The stage was marked by the breakaway formed at km49 by Andrea Mifsud (Nice Metropole Côte d'Azur, new Ekoï 2024 team) and South African rider Morne Van Niekerk. The two riders worked together for almost 100 kilometres, and in the end the young Mouansois rider tried to resist the return of the peloton on his own. He was caught with less than three kilometres to go. Note the presence of 4 Ekoï riders in the TOP 10. Number of professional wins : 6 *Among other titles in the discipline, he is the 2023 World Elimination Race Champion (track) EKOÏ gear : Aerodinamica helmet and OTTIMO sunglasses

"With a headwind, if you go too far out, you crash." Sprinter Hugo Hofstetter (IPT) knows this when he goes into the sprint firmly in the wheels of his pilot fish, Belgian rider Tom Van Asbroeck: to win, you have to get out as late as possible. That's why they decide to overtake Bennett in the last twenty meters. Blocked, Hugo couldn't get through, while Tom was able to use his power to win. With the team missing several riders due to illness, Israel's Premier-Tech achieved a fine team victory, following that of Stephen Williams in Australia. Stage 3 was marked by excellent results for Ekoï, with Axel Zingle taking third place and six Ekoï riders in the top 10. In the overall classification, two Ekoï riders are on the podium: Axel Zingle (Cofidis) and Raul Garcia Pierna (Arkéa B&B Hôtels). Winner's statement: "I was having a great day! I felt it early on. I'd been looking forward to this stage since the start of the Tour de la Provence because there was a great chance of edging, and as I'm from Belgium, I like the wind. (About the sprint) I was blown away when I saw that I was in the wheel of Pedersen and Sam Bennett (...) And the legs kept turning, the power kept climbing... I surprised myself so much. I knew I was in good shape, but I didn't expect this at all (...) I'm really proud of myself and the team. I don't win very often!"Number of professional victories: 5 EKOÏ equipment: Aerodinamica helmet and Carbon28 glasses

Wearing the ochre leader's tunic, the rider from the Israel Premier-tech team won both the final stage and the GC. In uncatchable form, Stephen scored a great win on the summit of Mount Lofty, the end of the day's stage. In a five-man sprint, he jumped ahead of his rivals with 200 meters to go. This was the team's first overall victory in a world tour race since it was first created... ...and Ekoï's first world tour win of the year! photo credit Sprint Cycling

After the third stage of the Tour Down Under, two Ekoï riders stand on the podium in the GC : the young New Zealander, Corbin Strong (Ekoï helmet, glasses and textile), for ISRAËL PREMIER TECH and the 26-year-old French puncher, Axel Mariault (Ekoï helmet and glasses), for COFIDIS. What an auspicious start for a season already crowned with two national cyclo-cross titles in France and Spain !

A 23 ans, Riley Sheehan inscrit son nom au palmarès de la « Classique des feuilles mortes » et remporte à la surprise générale sa première victoire professionnelle. Originaire du Colorado et ancien pensionnaire des Denver Disruptors, le stagiaire de la formation Israël-Premier Tech a parfaitement couru le long des 214 kilomètres de cette 117ème édition. Véritable référence du calendrier cycliste professionnel, Paris-Tours est mondialement connue pour ses chemins de vigne ainsi que pour la longueur de son ultime ligne droite. 800 mètres… L’avenue de Grammont sacre la jeunesse et l’explosivité de Riley Sheehan. Tel un vieux briscard, il se place judicieusement dans la roue de ses adversaires. Il sait qu’il n’est qu’un outsider et déchargé de toute pression, il lance véritablement son sprint à moins de 150 mètres de la ligne avant de s’imposer avec un demi vélo d’avance. Après le Giro d’Italia très prometteur de Matthew Riccitello, cette victoire récompense la confiance accordée aux jeunes coureurs américains par l’équipe Israël-Premier Tech. Crédit Photos : Sprint Cycling

Revelation of the 2023 season, the young 23-year-old New Zealand runner continues to stand out among the world's elite of the best sprinters. Already 3rd during a stage of the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya and 2nd during the recent Quebec cycling GP, won by Arnaud de Lie (Lotto-Dstny), the resident of the Israel-Premier Tech training displays full of confidence at the The final part of the season begins. Despite a difficult first stage, around forty couriers showed up in Luxembourg at the end of the 156 kilometers to compete for victory. Well led and protected by his teammates as he approached the final race, Corbin placed himself in 2nd position at the start of the last turn, launched his sprint taking advantage of an energetic restart and managed to win by a short advance. Thanks to this success, the winner of the day makes a real raid by grabbing 3 distinctive jerseys: general classification, points classification and best young person. Photo credit: Sprint Cycling

The dantesque weather conditions of the Arctic Race of Norway 3rd stage put the riders of the peloton under pressure. Between the curbs and the various difficulties of the day, you had to be tough to win at the top of the final climb. Well led up to 50 meters by his teammate Dylan Teuns, the puncher-climber provides a penultimate effort to deposit on the line Clément Champoussin (Arkéa-Samsic) 2nd, Teuns (Israel-Premier Tech) 5th and Guillaume Martin (Cofidis) 8th . The British scored a double blow by wearing the leader's yellow jersey, which he kept at the end of the 4th stage, won by a vengeful Clément Champoussin (Arkéa-Samsic)! Photo credit: Sprint Cycling / Getty Images / Arctic Race of Norway

On the first stage of the Tour of the Czech Republic, the Israeli sprinter Itamar Einhorn won thanks to a lot of work, in particular from his teammate Rick Zabel. On a 165 kilometer course including two significant climbs at the start of the day, the Israel-Premier Tech team kept the morning breakaway at a respectable distance to come back to the 3 fugitives in the last kilometers. Itamar has also the leader's yellow jersey before the second stage ends in altitude. Photo credit: Czech Tour

For this 110th edition of the Tour de France, four Ekoï teams were on the starting line: Israel Premier-Tech, Arkéa-Samsic, Cofidis and Lotto-Dstny. It didn't take long to see one of them shine. Second stage and the first victory obtained thanks to a masterful look from Victor Lafay (Cofidis), who surprised the strongest by starting at the kilometer to cross the line alone. Enjoyable! A week later, the experienced Michael Woods (Israel Premier-Tech) made a fantastic climb of the very difficult Puy de Dôme. Returning one by one to his adversaries, he defeats them in the most severe percentages. Mythical ! During the 12th stage, Cofidis distinguished again with the Spanish rider Ion Izaguirre, author of an irresistible ride of 30 kilometers rewarded with a superb and indisputable victory. Solid ! Many cyclisrts also distinguished themselves. Among them, it is impossible not to mention the Belgian Victor Campenaerts (Lotto-Dstny) with many breakaway attempts, often at kilometer 0. In Paris, it is not by chance that he won the super combative trophy. Krists Neilands (Israel Premier-Tech) found himself in the “right shot” several times and showed remarkable combativeness. Guillaume Martin (Cofidis) was damn pugnacious by hanging on throughout the mountain stages. His 10th place overall is well deserved. On the sprint side, we note the second and third places of Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Dstny) and the third place of Bryan Coquard (Cofidis) in the green jersey classification. The Arkéa-Samsic formation also showed up at the front of the race: and in the first place Laurent Pichon who put on a show for 155 kilometers (!) He will inspire his teammates, Anthony Delaplace an...

As usual, the first part of the stage looks more like a parade where the riders savor petits fours and champagne, than a cycling race. However, as you approach the most beautiful avenue in the world, there is no time to get your room.Entering the Champs..Elysées marks the real start of the battle. After only a few laps of the circuit, Clarke (Israel-Premier Tech) and Frison (Lotto-Dstny) come out on top and make the last breakaway of this Tour de France. Campenaets (Lotto-Dstny) freshly elected "most combative runner of this 110th edition" is also trying his luck but the pace imposed by the sprinters teams allows no escape. But what a champion despite everything.For the ultimate sprint, the grail of all runners with well-developed hocks, note 3 Ekoï runners in the TOP 10: Coquard (Cofidis) 7th, Strong (Israel-Premier Tech) 9th, Mozzato (Arkéa-Samsic) 10th.Overall, Guillaume Martin takes a good 10th place.Photo credit: Sprint Cycling and Sirotti

The queen stage was very difficult for many riders. While Simon Geschke (Cofidis) suffered from the first kilometers of the Col des Saisies, Victor Lafay was part of the first group of breakaways. He is joined by Guillaume Martin in the same pass. Neilands (Israel Premier-Tech) and Champoussin (Arkéa-Samsic) also take the wheel of the first breakaways. After the descent, Alaphilippe, Ciccone and Neilands make up the trio of fugitives. The latter garnered the 17 points of the intermediate sprint. Going up to the Cormet de Roselend, 35 runners are at the front. Among them, Houle, Schultz and Neilands (Israel Premier-Tech), Champoussin and Guglielmi (Arkéa-Samsic). Approaching the summit, Neilands unfortunately did not manage to hold the leading group. In the terrible ascent of the Col de la Loze, Guillaume (Cofidis) held on for a long time before continuing at his own pace. He achieved a good stage by finishing 14th, a handful of seconds behind the French champion Valentin Madouas. In the general classification, he is in eleventh place. Note the presence of Barguil (Arkéa-Samsic) in the top 20 of the day and the 23rd place of Nick Schultz, a few seconds ahead of Pogacar!