Sept 29, 2016 - The BMC team are about to make an announcement and rumor has it that the team has a new co-sponsor, we look at the team situation in 'TOP STORY'. On the race front: Milano-Torino and the Tre Valli Varesine with reports and video. Other cycling news we preview Il Lombardia, some Worlds news and a load more contract up-dates. A full to bursting EUROTRASH sack to empty this Thursday.

Tomorrow Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka will start the Tre Valli Varesine, our penultimate Italian one-day race of the season. The UCI 1.HC event starts in the city of Saronno and will finish after 193km in Varese.

On Tuesday 27th the blue-fuchsia-green team will participate in the Tre Valli Varesine (192,9 km, from Saronno to Varese), which will be followed on Wednesday 28th by Milano-Torino (start from San Giuliano Milanese and arrival on Colle di Superga, 186 km) and on Thursday 29th by Gran Piemonte (207 km from Diano d'Alba to Agliè).

Three different Tinkoff line-ups will tackle three separate Italian one-day races this week, with Tre Valli Varesini kicking off the action on Tuesday, followed by Milano-Torino and Giro del Piemonte on Wednesday and Thursday respectively.

The 96th edition of the Tre Valli Varesine takes place on Tuesday 27th September, starting in Saronno and finishing in Varese. The Italian one-day race consists of 192.8km and after 77.6km of racing the riders will tackle nine closing laps of 12.8km on a hilly circuit.