Helmet manufacturer POC is continuing its move into the road bike scene and has established a partnership with German UCI Continental Team Stölting.

From January 2015, shampoo company Alpecin will replace Shimano as team sponsor and Team Giant-Shimano will be renamed Team Giant-Alpecin. Alpecin's sponsorship of the ProTour team means a German company will be title sponsor of a road cycling team represented in cycling's highest tier for the first time in five years.

Thanks to Bora, starting with the 2015 season, professional road cycling will feature a German team funded by a German main sponsor for the first time since 2010.

On Wednesday evening Felt Bicycles announced that it has decided not renew its sponsorship of Team Argos-Shimano in 2014.

Earlier today Team Argos-Shimano announced that a new company will replace Argos as title sponsor starting from January 1, 2014.

The Saxo-Tinkoff team led by former Tour de France champion Alberto Contador have received a sponsorship boost from Saxo Bank that will keep the team going next year.

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Following the UCI decision from earlier today to strip Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France champion titles Oakley has decided to part ways with Armstrong.