Cycling

US sports performance and fashion brand Oakley has agreed a global partnership with South African UCI WorldTour cycling outfit Team Dimension Data.

German UCI Pro Continental cycling team Bora-Argon 18 has signed a title sponsorship agreement with bathroom appliances manufacturer Hansgrohe as part of its effort to join the top-tier WorldTour circuit in 2017.

Global adhesive specialist Bostik has renewed its sponsorship of the Tour de France for the 2016 edition of the cycling event.

Online cycling marketplace BikeExchange has agreed a deal to become a title sponsor of Australian UCI WorldTour cycling team Orica-GreenEdge ahead of the start of the showpiece Tour de France event this weekend.

The Royal Dutch Cycling Union (KNWU) has agreed a four-year extension to its long-running partnership with kit supplier Bioracer.

French lottery Française des Jeux (FDJ) has agreed a deal to become a major partner of women’s cycling event La Course by Le Tour de France.

Explosives and mining chemicals company Orica has signed a year-long extension to its sponsorship agreement with Orica-GreenEdge, but has confirmed that the 2017 season will mark its last as the Australian UCI WorldTour cycling team’s naming rights partner.

Japanese automotive manufacturer Lexus has entered into a partnership with the Cycling Canada national governing body.

Spanish lottery group Loterías y Apuestas del Estado has renewed its sponsorship agreement with the Vuelta a España cycling race.

Japanese automotive manufacturer Subaru has extended its partnership with Cycling Australia.

Kinesiology tape market leader KT Tape is looking to use the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio as a platform to sustain its dominance of the US market, Greg Venner, Chief Executive of KT Tape, told Sports Sponsorship Insider.

Sponsorship is likely to be the main short-to-medium term revenue opportunity from the partnership between the Velon group of UCI WorldTour cycling teams and the Infront Sports & Media agency signed last…

Swiss cycling apparel company Assos has entered into a partnership with USA Cycling, the sport’s national governing body in the US.

Italian sports nutrition brand Namedsport has entered into a three-year partnership with RCS Sport, under which it will sponsor a number of the road cycling races owned by the sport and media company.

The UK arm of Japanese electronics firm Brother has agreed partnerships with three leading British cycling events.

French shipping company Brittany Ferries has been named an official supporter of the 2016 Grand Départ, the event that marks the opening of the Tour de France cycling competition.

Trek Factory Racing's search for a co-title sponsor was “far more challenging than [the team] had anticipated” but the organisation believes its three-year agreement with coffee brand Segafredo Zanetti will take it to the next competitive level.

The Royal Dutch Cycling Union (KNWU), the sport’s governing body in the country, has named online gambling operator Unibet as its new main sponsor.