Cycling

French sportswear manufacturer Le Coq Sportif has expanded its cycling presence by becoming the official partner of L’Etape du Tour from 2014.

UCI WorldTour cycling team Argos-Shimano will welcome a new joint naming sponsor next year after ending its relationship with Dutch energy company Argos.

Hong Kong-based direct selling company Qnet has renewed its sponsorship of the Tour du Faso cycling event.

Spanish telecommunications company Telefonica has extended its sponsorship of UCI WorldTour cycling squad Team Movistar for the next three years.

UCI Pro Continental cycling outfit Team Europcar has agreed a two-year co-sponsorship deal with French health insurance company Harmonie Mutuelle.

Danish trading and investment firm Saxo Bank has confirmed an extension to its title sponsorship of Riis Cycling for 2014, securing the future of the UCI World Tour team for another year.

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has signed a five-year agreement with Italian-based clothing brand Remo.

British Cycling has announced an expansion of its commercial agreement with automotive manufacturer Fiat ahead of its 2013 National Track Championships.

Biotechnology company Amgen has renewed its title sponsorship of the Tour of California cycling road race.

Healthcare company Omega Pharma has renewed its co-title sponsorship of UCI WorldTour cycling team Omega Pharma – Quick Step.

UCI WorldTour cycling outfit Team Sky has extended its partnership with Pinarello by three years to take its co-operation with the Italian bike manufacturer into a seventh season.

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Amaury Sport Organisation, the organiser of the Tour de France cycle race, is in talks with carmaker Skoda and food conglomerate Nestlé Group to renew as Tour de France Club Partners and maintain a top-tier sponsor line-up that has gone unchanged since 2004.

Bicycle manufacturer Bianchi has agreed a deal to become the technical sponsor and official partner of UCI World Tour team Belkin Pro Cycling.

UCI WorldTour cycling team Euskaltel-Euskadi has confirmed it will disband at the end of the 2013 season after having failed to secure a secondary sponsor for the 2014 campaign.

Riis Cycling is looking for a new co-title sponsor for its Danish-based UCI World Tour squad Team Saxo-Tinkoff after negotiations to extend its agreement with Russia’s Tinkoff Bank broke down.