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April
4, 2019
Peter Sagan follows his own path to
the Tour of Flanders.
"The
emergence of cyclocross stars Wout van Aert and
Mathieu van der Poel and the collective might of
Deceuninck Quick Step are the storylines that
dominate in the build-up to the Tour of
Flanders, leaving Peter Sagan in an unusual
position."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
April
4, 2019
Mathieu van der Poel is good enough
to win Flanders, says father Adri.
"Like
his father, Van der Poel won the cyclocross
world title earlier this year, and hopes are
higher than ever that he might just emulate him
again with victory at Flanders on Sunday." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo/Peter de Voecht)
April
4, 2019
10 riders to watch at the 2019 Tour
of Flanders.
"Think
the Super Bowl in the US, the Grand National in
the UK, or the Melbourne Cup in Australia: in
Belgium, and in Flanders in particular, the Tour
of Flanders is the annual sporting event that
captures the imagination of the public." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
April
4, 2019
Van Dijk, Longo Borghini give Trek
Segafredo a two-pronged attack on Tour of
Flanders.
"Trek
Segafredo will be the only team lining out a the
Tour of Flanders with two defending champions in
Ellen van Dijk and Elisa Longo Broghini." (cyclingnews.com)
(Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
April
4, 2019
Preview: What you should know about
the 2019 men’s Tour of Flanders.
"At
a punishing 270km in length, this year’s Tour of
Flanders is the longest edition since 1999,
which also clocked in at 270km."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by Kristof Ramon
April
4, 2019
Column
Two
Giro di Sicilia: Belletti wins stage
2.
"Italian
takes overall lead in four-day 2.1 race.
Riccardo Molano Benavides finish in second, Juan Sebastian Minali took third place." (cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo) April
4, 2019
Anna van der Breggen - In high
demand.
"Anna
van der Breggen is in high demand. Playing the
role of the odds-on favorite of the Women's
WorldTour means that organizers want her on
their start lines and fans of the sport want to
see her racing."
(cyclingnews.com) (Absa Cape Epic)
April
4, 2019
Q&A: Flanders director
Sunderland on building a year-round cycling
business in Belgium.
"Sunderland,
52, was recently named the general race director
for Flanders Classics, putting him atop the
operations org chart for Gent Wevelgem, E3 Binck
Bank Classic, Dwars Door Vlaanderen, and yes,
this weekend’s Tour of Flanders."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
April
4, 2019
Genting Highlands and Guardini back
for Tour de Langkawi.
"A
star rider in Malaysia, Italian sprinter Andrea
Guardini (Bardiani CSF) will be back hunting for
a 25th victory - and more - at the 24th Tour de
Langkawi, from April 6 to 13."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
April
4, 2019
Alaphilippe leads Deceuninck Quick
Step in Itzulia Basque Country.
"Julian
Alaphilippe will lead Deceuninck Quick Step in
the Iztulia Basque Country race, where he won
the two opening stage in 2018."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
April
4, 2019
British Cycling accused of
‘undermining women’s racing’ as organizers cancel
Bristol Grand Prix.
"Organizers
of the Bristol Grand Prix have blamed
restrictions placed on the race by the national
governing body for the decision to abandon this
year’s edition."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Getty Images)
April
4, 2019
Silca Superpista Digital Floor Pump.
"It's
the most expensive track pump we've ever tested,
but it is extremely nice to use. You could
probably pay someone to come around and inflate
your tires for less money."
(road.cc) (David Arthur)
April
4, 2019
Hydraulic Disc Road brakes not
strong enough? Now there’s Hope, in colors.
"First
introduced in 2016, Hope’s RX4 hydraulic disc
brake calipers are an attractive upgrade for
SRAM or Shimano/Campagnolo disc brake systems." (bikerumor.com)
(Zach Overholt)
April
4, 2019
Column
Three
Vanmarcke to test knee on Flanders
recon on Friday.
"Sep
Vanmarcke was once one of the top picks in the
Tour of Flanders, but his participation now
hangs on how his left knee performs on a recon
of the race this Friday."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
April
4, 2019
Allan Peiper Talks All Things
Flanders.
"He
lives on the course, he's race on it and driven
the team car there - Allan Peiper has the T
shirt and more when it comes to the Ronde van
Vlaanderen. His man Alexander Kristoff won last
week in Wevelgem, will the Peiper direct the
winner this Sunday?"
(pezcyclingnews.com) (Photo: Cor Vos)
April
4, 2019
2019 Spring Classics Recap: Van
Dijk, Van der Poel Win Dwars door Vlaanderen.
"Although
Dwars door Vlaanderen is a WorldTour race, a lot
of the male top riders, such as Zdenek Stybar,
Wout Van Aert and Greg Van Avermaet, weren’t
competing, trying to save their energy for the
Tour of Flanders on Sunday."
(cxmagazine.com) Mathias Dewaelsche
April
4, 2019
Look goes electric with its first
e-bike, the E-765 Optimum.
"“It
is a genuine revolution for any cyclist - I
would never have believed they could retain all
of the sensations of a 100% muscle-driven bike.
It has become my benchmark bike!"
(cyclingweekly.com) Paul Norman
April
4, 2019
New ENVE SES 3.4 AR updates
aerodynamics for wider road tires, disc brakes
only.
"As
tires have grown on road bikes, and more and
more of us are moving to disc brakes, the wheels
are changing to match."
(bikerumor.com) Tyler Benedict
April
4, 2019
Easton Launches EA90 Crankset with
Cinch Tech, Offers Lighter EA90 SL Stem.
"A
few years ago, Easton added the Cinch technology
to its EC90 crankset. Cinch is the company’s
answer to SRAM’s direct mount system that allows
chain rings to be swapped in and out without the
use of a four or five-bolt spider." (cxmagazine.com)
April
4, 2019
Bottle Cages.
"We
take a look at Wassertrager 2.0 & Silca
Sicuro Bottle Cages."
(cycletechreview.com) Josh Ross
April
4, 2019
Column
One
April
3, 2019
Dwars door Vlaanderen: Van der Poel
wins chaotic classic.
"An
impressive ride from Van der Poel. He did so
much work after making that early attack, but he
still had enough in the tank to take that sprint
quite comfortably. He sat up with about 20
meters to go and celebrated."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
April
3, 2019
Dwars door Vlaanderen: Van Dijk wins
women's race.
"Ellen
van Dijk (Trek Segafredo) repeated her victory
from a year ago at Dwars door Vlaanderen, a UCI
1.1 mid-week race that is traditionally used as
preparation ahead of the weekend’s Tour of
Flanders."
(cyclingnews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
April
3, 2019
‘This is something you remember’:
Mathieu van der Poel revels in maiden WorldTour
win.
"The
24-year-old Dutch rider, already twice
cyclocross world champion, is competing in the
cobbled Classics for the first time in 2019 and
won the mid-week Dwars door Vlaanderen." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
April
3, 2019
Chaos at Dwars door Vlaanderen as
men’s race stopped twice.
"A
delay in the women’s race ahead, caused by a
crash, meant the men’s breakaway got too close
and the race needed to be stopped 76km from the
line."
(cyclingweekly.com)
April
3, 2019
Belgian eyes turn to Van Aert as
Tour of Flanders approaches.
"The
24-year-old has raced just five times on the
road in 2019, and only at WorldTour one-day
events, yet he has strung together a most
striking sequence of results."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
April
3, 2019
Five teams launch bids for promotion
to WorldTour.
"The
UCI has changed its rules to allow for up to two
more teams to be given WorldTour licenses,
taking the number of top-tier outfits from 18 to
20."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
April
3, 2019
2019 Dwars door Vlaanderen LIVE.
"2019
Dwars door Vlaanderen LIVE April 3rd, Belgium.
Start time: Wednesday April 3rd 12:15 CET (3:15 AM PDT). Earliest live video: 14:20 CET (5:20 AM PDT). Approximate finish: 16:46 CET (7:46 AM PDT)." (cycling.today) (cyclingfans.com) (steephill.tv) April
3, 2019
Column
Two
Giro di Sicilia: Stacchiotti wins
opening sprint.
"Riccardo
Stacciotti of the Giotti Victoria Palomar
Continental team won the opening stage of the
Giro di Sicilia in a high-speed sprint and so
pulled on the first and yellow leader’s jersey." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
April
3, 2019
All eyes on Roubaix for Taylor
Phinney as knee issue disrupts Classics openers.
"Taylor
Phinney (EF Education First) hopes for a strong
return by Paris Roubaix after a knee problem
side-lined him in the early cobbled Classics
this season."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
April
3, 2019
Tour of Flanders 2019 Preview.
"The
unofficial World championships (if you are
Flemish) is this Sunday, the Ronde van
Vlaanderen is one of the most hard fought over
races on the professional calendar."
(pezcyclingnews.com) (Photo: Cor Vos)
April
3, 2019
Marianne Vos leads CCC Liv
reconnaissance of Flanders course.
"Besides
Vos, the team also boasts Ashleigh
Moolman-Pasio, who finished fourth at Flanders
last year while still riding for Cervélo Bigla." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
April
3, 2019
The Outer Line: The emergence of a
new American cycling destination.
"Northwest
Arkansas is vying to be considered alongside
places like Boulder, Colorado and Austin, Texas
as a hotbed for active people, namely cyclists." (velonews.com)
April
3, 2019
Pro roadies get fatter to go faster:
Behind the Peloton at Gent Wevelgem.
"For
several years we’ve heard of their lower rolling
resistance, and experienced firsthand the
improved comfort & grip of larger road
tires. But pro roadies have been resistant to
change."
(bikerumor.com) (Cory Benson)
April
3, 2019
The art of making rubber: Inside
Vittoria’s manufacturing facilities.
"Vittoria
Tires was originally founded in Italy in 1953,
and for almost 40 years, the company
manufactured all of its tires there. By 1990,
though, the company was in deep financial
trouble."
(cyclingtips.com) Matt Wikstrom
April
3, 2019
Grippy new Bontrager R3 road &
GR gravel tires, plus Aeolus Elite aero saddles.
"Trek’s
Bontrager house brand has become a powerhouse of
accessories, including wheels, tires, saddles,
grips, and much more."
(bikerumor.com) Greg Kopecky
April
3, 2019
Column
Three
April
3, 2019
Flanders vs. Roubaix: What do the
riders think?
"Each
cobbled classic is distinct, and pro riders see
this up close every season. Here's their
perspective on the Tour of Flanders vs. Paris
Roubaix."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
April
3, 2019
Lefevere: ASO and the UCI are
holding teams by the balls.
"The
much heralded WorldTour reforms pushed through
by UCI President David Lappartient have resulted
in no significant change to professional
cycling's business model, with the team still
hugely dependent on sponsorship, while race
organisers retain all of the television rights
income."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
April
3, 2019
How much prize money will the Tour
of Flanders winner get?
"The
prize pot for the men’s Tour of Flanders is
€50,000 in 2019, with the winner taking home
€20,000 of that. Prize money for the women’s
race has the winner getting €1,265 of a total
pot of €5,765."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
April
3, 2019
Jempy Drucker fractures sixth neck
vertebra in Dwars door Vlaanderen crash.
"Bora
Hansgrohe's Jempy Drucker has been involved in a
crash at the last kilometer of Dwars door
Vlaanderen that left him with a concussion and
one fracture."
(cyclingpub.com)
April
3, 2019
Broken ribs for Geschke after
Catalunya crash.
"Simon
Geschke (CCC Team) got some more bad news on
Tuesday after x-rays revealed that he had
suffered four broken ribs in the crash that
fractured his collarbone on Sunday." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
April
3, 2019
Van Baarle returns to cobbled
Classics for Dwars door Vlaanderen.
"Team
Sky's Dylan van Baarle will make a return to the
Belgian Classics at the Dwars door Vlaanderen
one-day race in Belgium on Wednesday - a month
to the day since breaking his hand at the Omloop
Het Nieuwsblad."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Con Chronis)
April
3, 2019
For the love of the game - inside
Valverde’s Flanders debut.
"World
champion Alejandro Valverde will make his debut
at Tour of Flanders Sunday, expecting to soak in
the experience rather than sprint for a win." (velonews.com) (Tim
de Waele/Getty Images)
April
3, 2019
SRAM Force eTap wireless electronic
groupset arrives at last.
"SRAM
has a long history of bringing the functionality
of its higher-end groupsets down to more
affordable price points, and Force eTap AXS
faithfully continues that tradition." (cyclingtips.com)
Photography by Dave Everett
April
3, 2019
Liv EnviLiv reshapes aero road race
bike for women, adds disc brakes.
"Renamed
the EnviLiv, Liv Cycling the women’s specific
wing of Giant completely overhauls their
top-level Envie aero road race bike. The new
bike features sleek aero integration and disc
brakes."
(bikerumor.com) (Cory Benson)
April
3, 2019
Column
One
Risk of legal challenge leads UCI to
expand WorldTour to 20 teams.
"The
Union Cycliste International (UCI) has changed
the rules of the men's WorldTour series to avoid
the risk of a possible legal challenge, allowing
up to 20 teams to be part of the sport's most
prestigious division between 2020 and 2022." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
April
2, 2019
April
2, 2019
Dwars door Vlaanderen: A final test
before Tour of Flanders.
"Over
the past decade, the Belgian Classics calendar
has been gradually reshaped to meet the wishes
of Flanders Classics owner Wouter Vandenhaute,
starting with the 2010 decision to move Gent
Wevelgem to the Sunday preceding the Tour of
Flanders."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
April
2, 2019
Van Vleuten to lead strong
Mitchelton Scott squad at women's Dwars door
Vlaanderen.
"The
time trial world champion, Annemiek van Vleuten,
will line up at the women's Dwars door
Vlaanderen on Wednesday at the head of a strong
Mitchelton Scott team."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
April
2, 2019
Gaviria and Kristoff combine again
for Dwars door Vlaanderen.
"While
Greg Van Avermaet, Peter Sagan and many other
classics contenders have opted to skip
Wednesday’s Dwars door Vlaanderen, UAE Team
Emirates have included what it describes as its
‘power couple’."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
April
2, 2019
Column
Two
Bardet and Martin fall foul to
thieves after Catalunya crash.
"Dan
Martin and Romain Bardet both appear to have
been the victims of light-fingered thieves after
a major crash on the final stage of the Volta a
Catalunya in Barcelona last weekend." (cyclist.co.uk)
(Joe Robinson)
April
2, 2019
US Super Star Giro Winner - Andy
Hampsten.
"One
of the most inspirational riders from the US in
the 80s and early 90s was Andy Hampsten. The man
from Ohio quietly got on with building his
career, going his own way and stacking up the
big wins."
(pezcyclingnews.com) (Photo: Cor Vos)
April
2, 2019
Chaves to support Simon Yates at
Giro d'Italia.
"The
Giro d'Italia was Chaves’ final race of the 2018
after he was diagnosed with mononucleosis and
ordered to rest."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
April
2, 2019
WorldTour teams announced for
inaugural Mont Ventoux one-day race.
"The
race is expected to be a brutal test, finishing
at the summit of one of cycling’s most iconic
climbs"
(cyclingweekly.com)
April
2, 2019
Wholesale bike sales down sharply
year-to-date for everything but e-bikes.
"Sales
of electric bikes, however, were up 24.7 percent
in units and 50.1 percent in dollars"
(bicycleretailer.com)
April
2, 2019
The basics of bikepacking: A story
from the Silk Road.
"While
we would be able to spend a couple of weeks
testing the gear that we were planning on
bringing on our first proper foray into
bikepacking would be on the super-remote dusty
paths of Kyrgyzstan. "
(cyclingtips.com) Photography: Tim
Bardsley-Smith
April
2, 2019
How To (Sorta) Make Your
CompuTrainer Wireless.
"PerfPro's
CT Smart Wireless Bridge, $39, emulates a full
ANT+ FE-C trainer, enabling virtually any app
that supports ANT+ FE-C trainers to
interactively control your CompuTrainer, even if
no wires are involved."
(dcrainmaker.com)
April
2, 2019
Taipei: All-Wings Falcon saddle
flies wild noseless design to the next level.
"With
April Fools firmly behind us, we can get back to
the unconventional but totally real gadgets we
turned over in Taipei. As far as non-traditional
saddles go, this All-Wings Falcon design
possibly takes the cake"
(bikerumor.com) (Cory Benson)
April
2, 2019
Column
Three
April
2, 2019
Valverde switches gears and heads to
Belgium ahead of Tour of Flanders debut.
"The
world champion, while a prolific winner in the
Ardennes Classics, has precious little
experience of the cobbled races of northern
Belgium but displayed his potential 12 months
ago with a quality ride at Dwars door
Vlaanderen."
(cyclingnews.com) (David Ramos/Getty Images)
April
2, 2019
Chris Froome: Valverde's Worlds win
shows age not as big a factor as people think.
"Valverde’s
World Championship victory made him the second
oldest rider to capture the rainbow jersey after
Joop Zoetemelk, who was roughly six months older
than Valverde when he won it in 1985." (cyclingnews.com)
(David Ramos/Getty Images)
April
2, 2019
Panini to release Tour de France
sticker album.
"The
pinnacle of childhood happiness is now set to
return to us adult cycling fans this summer
after the Kings of the sticker album Panini
announced it is to release its first ever Tour
de France sticker album."
(cyclist.co.uk) (Joe Robinson)
April
2, 2019
Chris Froome says ‘his priority is
the Tour de France so he cannot fight for
victories now’.
"The
Team Sky leader has not been in contention for
any of his races so far this year, causing
speculation about his form as he builds up to
his main goal."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
April
2, 2019
Injured Vanmarcke in race against
time to make it to Flanders after E3 crash.
"EF
Education First's Sep Vanmarcke is in a race
against time to try to be ready for Sunday's
Tour of Flanders, after crashing and injuring
his knee at the E3 BinckBank Classic last
Friday."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
April
2, 2019
Examinations confirm iliac bone
fracture for Warren Barguil.
"I
had X-rays on Monday and a scanner this morning
that revealed a non-displaced fracture in the
iliac bone (uppermost and largest part of the
hip bone)"
(cyclingpub.com)
April
2, 2019
The Koppenberg: It’s steep, cobbled
and mythical in nature.
"The
Tour of Flanders covers 267 kilometers, with 17
bergs and five stretches of pavé. The 2019
edition takes place this Sunday, April 7. The
race starts at 10:30 and the finish is expected
around 17:00 local time."
(castelli-cycling.com) (Soren Jensen)
April
2, 2019
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