Cycling

Swiss watchmaker Tissot has agreed a sponsorship deal with the Tour de France and other cycling events staged by Amaury Sport Organisation.

French gaming operator Francaise des Jeux (FDJ) has signed up as the first official sponsor of Paris’ bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games and extended a partnership with a French WorldTour cycling team.

British UCI WorldTour cycling outfit Team Sky has entered into a partnership with automotive giant Ford.

UK specialist bike shop Evans Cycles has become an official partner of this year’s RideLondon mass-participation cycling event.

BMC Racing will compete on the UCI WorldTour cycling circuit beyond 2016 after extending its title sponsorship deal with Swiss bike manufacturer BMC.

UCI WorldTour cycling team Lotto-Soudal has entered into a partnership with Belgian pharmaceutical company Eurogenerics.

UCI WorldTour cycling team Trek Factory Racing has signed Italian coffee brand Segafredo as its new co-title sponsor.

UCI WorldTour cycling team Tinkoff-Saxo is on the lookout for a new main sponsor after owner Oleg Tinkov said his Russian banking group Tinkoff Credit Systems will withdraw its backing at the end of the 2016 season.

Dutch banking and financial services group Rabobank has announced that it will withdraw its sponsorship of top-level sport at the end of 2016.

Global investment company Sapinda Holding has agreed a deal to become the latest sponsor of the soon to be rebranded MTN-Qhubeka, Africa’s sole Professional Continental cycling team.

UK life insurance and financial services company Prudential has opted to extend its title sponsorship of annual mass-participation cycling event RideLondon.

South African technology company Dimension Data has bolstered its presence in professional cycling in a title deal with the team currently known as MTN-Qhubeka.

The Etixx-QuickStep UCI World Tour cycling team has agreed a partnership with German supermarket chain Lidl.

Racing bicycle frames manufacturer Cervélo has struck a deal to become title sponsor of the Bigla Pro Cycling women’s professional team.

Professional Continental cycling team MTN-Qhubeka has continued on its sponsorship recruitment drive by agreeing a deal with professional services firm Deloitte.

Global IT solutions and services provider Dimension Data has agreed a deal to become the sole title sponsor of MTN-Qhubeka, Africa’s only Professional Continental cycling team.

Richmond 2015, the organiser of cycling’s 2015 UCI Road World Championships in the US city, has announced that Owens & Minor, the international healthcare-logistics company, has become a partner.

Sports travel and hospitality specialist Prestige Hospitality has been announced as the exclusive hospitality provider for the International Cycling Union’s (UCI) World Track Cycling Championships.