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April
1, 2019
Dwars Door Vlaanderen Preview.
"Over
the last 10 years, the rider who has won the
last race before the Ronde van Vlaanderen (not
counting Three-Dogs) has gone on to perform very
well over the next week."
(podiumcafe.com) (Getty Images)
April
1, 2019
Column
Two
Soren Kragh Andersen extends with
Sunweb through 2022.
"Kragh
Andersen was already under contract with the
team until 2020 and so the two-year extension
will take him through the end of 2022." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
April
1, 2019
4 Things to Know About Short
Saddles.
"If
you haven’t noticed, saddle shapes have been
evolving, and the days of a long saddle seem to
have been cut short. Saddle cutouts truly
started the evolution of saddle technology."
(roadbikeaction.com)
April
1, 2019
Limar Air Pro Helmet Review: Limar
Up the Air Flow and Aer-O.
"For
the Air Pro, Limar went for a full rethink,
adding low-drag and increased air flow BUT not
dropping the desire for very low weight and low
profile."
(pezcyclingnews.com) Charles Manantan
April
1, 2019
Column
Three
April
1, 2019
De Greef placed in artificial coma
following heart attack.
"Dutch
rider Robbert de Greef has been placed into an
artificial coma after suffering a heart attack
during the Omloop van de Braakman this weekend." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
April
1, 2019
Aru undergoes successful surgery for
iliac artery problem.
"Stent
expander positioned in Italian's left leg"
April
1, 2019
Annemiek van Vleuten’s Stelvio
escape.
"25km
and 47 switchbacks and you arrive on the top of
the Stelvio at 2,757m. From there a fast descent
brings you back to the starting point in
Bormio."
(cyclingtips.com) photography: Christophe Margot
April
1, 2019
Lance Armstrong's $1 million Tour
Down Under start money confirmed.
"Details
of 2009 contract emerge after 10-year secrecy
clause expires"
April
1, 2019
OVO Energy Tour offers first-ever
hilltop finish in 2019.
"Organizers
of the OVO Energy Women's Tour announced the
introduction of a hilltop finish for the first
time in the event's six-year history." (cyclingnews.com)
(Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
April
1, 2019
Column
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March
31, 2019
Lopez secures Volta a Catalunya
victory.
"Miguel
Ángel López (Astana) secured the overall victory
at the Volta a Catalunya on Sunday, heading off
a number of attacks on the closing circuit in
Barcelona around Montjuïc Park to take his
second stage race victory of the season." (cyclingnews.com)
(David Ramos/Getty Images)
March
31, 2019
Several injuries and suspected
fractures for Tony Gallopin and Romain Bardet
after Catalunya crash.
"Tony
Gallopin and Romain Bardet have crashed out of
the Volta a Catalunya. The AG2R La Mondiale's
riders suffered several injuries in a massive
crash that happened at 40 kilometres from the
finish line."
(cyclingpub.com) Reuters
March
31, 2019
Pivot Vault Cyclocross / Gravel Bike
with New Gravel-Oriented Build.
"The
Vault cyclocross / gravel bike is Pivot’s only
drop bar bike, making it a bike that bridges the
mountain bike world to the road, whether dirt or
pavement."
(cxmagazine.com) C. Lee
March
31, 2019
Shimano STEPS E6100.
"High
quality city motor that's smaller, lighter and
quieter than its predecessor."
(road.cc) Dave Atkinson
March
31, 2019
Review: POC Tectal Race Spin Helmet.
"To
be honest, we were a bit skeptical of POC’s new
SPIN technology; however, once we got our hands
on the new padding, our opinion began to
change."
(electricbikeaction.com)
March
31, 2019
Volta a Catalunya 2019 Live
Dashboard.
"2019
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya LIVE March 25-31,
Spain.
Stage 7 start time: Sunday 10:55am CET (4:55am U.S. Eastern). Live video from 12:30pm CET (6:30am U.S. Eastern). Finish at around 2:14pm CET (8:14am U.S. Eastern)." (steephill.tv) March
31, 2019
Column
Two
Kristoff wins Gent Wevelgem.
"Kristoff!
He's taken it. What a sprint from the Norwegian.
What a sprint from Kristoff."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
March
31, 2019
Kirsten Wild wins Gent Wevelgem
women's race.
"Kirsten
Wild (WNT Rotor Pro Cycling) won the women's
WorldTour edition of Gent Wevelgem with a
powerful sprint ahead of Lorena Wiebes
(Parkhotel Valkenburg) and Letizia Paternoster
(Trek Segafredo)."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
March
31, 2019
Inside Quinn Simmons’s historic
junior Gent Wevelgem victory.
"Quinn
Simmons became the first American to win the
junior men's race at Gent Wevelgem." (velonews.com) Fred
Dreier
March
31, 2019
Sagan empty in Gent Wevelgem sprint
after 180km breakaway.
"On
Sunday, the three-time world champion animated
the race by spending 180 kilometres out front,
but that ultimately left him unable to clinch a
fourth title to move clear as the all-time
record-holder."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
March
31, 2019
Kristoff: Winning Gent Wevelgem
saves my Classics campaign.
"It
is four long years since Alexander Kristoff (UAE
Team Emirates) held the heavyweight crown in
this corner of the world following victory at
the Tour of Flanders."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
March
31, 2019
2019 Dwars door Vlaanderen LIVE
STREAM.
"Edition
74 of Dwars door Vlaanderen will be held on
Wednesday the 3rd of April 2019. The route
features a lot of famous Flemish hills, so the
race is a perfect preparation for the Tour of
Flanders."
(cycling.today)
March
31, 2019
Gent Wevelgem 2019 Live Dashboard.
"2019
Gent Wevelgem LIVE March 31, Belgium.
Men's Start time: Sunday March 31 11:08 CET (2:08 AM PDT). Earliest live video: 14:30 CET (5:30 AM PDT). Approximate finish: 17:23 CET (8:23 AM PDT)." (steephill.tv) (cyclingfans.com) March
31, 2019
Column
Three
March
31, 2019
Lance Armstrong was paid A$1.5
million by South Australia's government for
comeback Tour Down Under.
"The
figure has been revealed for the first time
after a clause banning the parties to the
contract from revealing its details for 10 years
expired, reports Daily Mail Australia." (road.cc) Paul
Coster
March
31, 2019
Hamilton takes Coppi e Bartali
overall win.
"Mitchelton
Scott sweep final podium."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
March
31, 2019
Lefevere: ‘We are Sky of the
classics, with half the budget’.
"Deceuninck
Quick Step might have come up short in Sunday’s
Gent Wevelgem, but the team continues to
barnstorm through the first half of 2019." (velonews.com) (Tim
de Waele/Getty Images)
March
31, 2019
Gianni Moscon looking beyond
Classics to Giro d’Italia after difficult season
start.
"Moscon
pulled out of the Tirreno Adriatico and skipped
Milan San Remo last weekend having suffered and
been off his best after two crashes in the UAE
Tour in February."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
March
31, 2019
Team Sky eye possible Tour de France
support role for Bernal after Giro.
"Egan
Bernal's Grand Tour program could, possibly, see
the young Colombian tackle both the Giro
d’Italia and the Tour de France in 2019." (cyclingnews.com)
(David Ramos/Getty Images)
March
31, 2019
2019 Settimana Internazionale Coppi
e Bartali LIVE.
"2019
Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali LIVE
March 27-31, Italy.
Stage 5 Starts Sunday at 12:00 CET, 6:0am ET. Finish at around 15:56 CET, 9:56am ET. No live video expected." (cyclingfans.com) March
31, 2019
Column
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March
30, 2019
Volta a Catalunya: Matthews wins
stage 6 in Vila-Seca.
"Michael
Matthews (Team Sunweb) barely held off the
challenge from Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain Merida) to
take stage 6 of the Volta a Catalunya." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
March
30, 2019
Matthews: I came here expecting to
get my arse kicked.
"Michael
Matthews’ rapid rebound from his very difficult
start to the season continued apace on Saturday
as the Australian claimed his second Volta a
Catalunya stage win in five days." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
March
30, 2019
Kelderman set for collarbone surgery
after Catalunya crash.
"The
Sunweb rider hit the deck as his team were
chasing the day's early break, and medical
checks later revealed that Kelderman has broken
his left collarbone and suffered a neck
vertebrae fracture."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
March
30, 2019
Geraint Thomas abandons altitude
training in Tenerife due to snow and rain.
"Snow,
rain and gale-force winds hit the Canaries
earlier this week after a relatively mild, dry
winter, with pictures posted on Instagram of
deep snow on the higher parts of one of Europe’s
most popular holiday destinations." (cyclingnews.com)
(Stephen Farrand)
March
30, 2019
Column
Two
Gent Wevelgem Preview.
"You
always remember your first time. Whether it be
your first kiss, your first job, or your first
love. Well, the first time I watched Gent
Wevelgem, I witnessed a coked up pirate escaping
for victory."
(podiumcafe.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
March
30, 2019
Cornelisse: Classics will be a
playground for Mathieu Van der Poel.
"Sunday’s
Gent Wevelgem will see the big names like Peter
Sagan and Greg van Avermaet battle it out, but
one rider who’ll attract almost as much
attention is a total newcomer: Mathieu van der
Poel."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
March
30, 2019
Bettiol steps up following
Vanmarcke's crash at E3 BinckBank Classic.
"Alberto
Bettiol (EF Education First) admits that he
still experiences fear when riding in
tightly-packed groups after two heavy crashes
last season, but the Italian showed few
inhibitions about riding on the front as he
claimed fourth place at the E3 BinckBank
Classic."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
March
30, 2019
Van Avermaet hopes aggressive
tactics pay off at Flanders and Roubaix.
"Van
Avermaet said his aggressive style on Friday was
proof that his form has finally come around in
time for Flanders and Roubaix, the races that
define his annual campaign."
(velonews.com) (Getty Images)
March
30, 2019
Column
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March
30, 2019
Coppi e Bartali: Robeet wins stage 4
from breakaway.
"Lucas
Hamilton
(Mitchelton Scott) keeps overall lead going into
final day."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
March
30, 2019
Four Days of Swim/Bike/Run
Amazingness in Mallorca.
"This
trip was almost exclusively about testing a
slate of devices set for review in the April/May
time-frame. Some of these have announced already
– like the Samsung Galaxy Active GPS watch and
Garmin MARQ Athlete watch."
(dcrainmaker.com)
March
30, 2019
SunRace 12 speed prototype
derailleur aims at XTR & XX, plus 11-52T
cassette.
"Just
last November in Tapiei, SunRace showed us new
12-speed SRAM replacement derailleurs and
cassettes. But apparently that was only the
beginning."
(bikerumor.com) (Cory Benson)
March
30, 2019
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