Welcome to our May newsletter! It has been another busy but successful month of racing across our three programs. In our rider diary Max Poole looks back on 2023 so far, we reflect on a brilliant month of racing in our racing recap, release the final episode of our Follow The Stripes at the Giro d'Italia series and shed some more light on the speed demon that is our SCOTT Plasma RC TT. 

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Taking a win and producing several strong performances in the opening Grand Tour of the season, smashing it with our Women's program who racked up five wins, plus several other good results amongst our three programs - find out what we've all been up to in our May racing recap.

A memorable final week at the Giro d'Italia saw us take a sprint victory in Caorle with Alberto Dainese while brilliant work from everyone to see Andreas Leknessund secure eighth on GC. Go behind the scenes and see the emotions first hand, including a post-race trip to Alberto's grandparents. You don't want to miss this!

Nothing beats a Time Trial (TT) bike for pure speed. With even the smallest margins having massive consequences, every part of a TT bike must be carefully examined. As Team DSM always challenges established norms through scientific knowledge, our experts contributed to the creation of the fastest bike to date: the SCOTT Plasma RC TT. To learn more about this speed monster, we spoke with Team DSM R&D expert Piet Rooijakkers.