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Alberto Bettiol wins Tour of
Flanders.
"Incredibly
it was Bettiol’s first professional victory.
I still can't believe it," Bettiol said.“ I still don’t believe what I did. My first win.. I don’t believe it…" (cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo) April
7, 2019
67 Bastianelli wins women's Tour of
Flanders.
"Van
Vleuten second, Uttrup Ludwig third in three-up
sprint."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
April
7, 2019
Bettiol: I never won a race, why
should I win the Tour of Flanders?
"The
last 14 kilometers after the Paterburg were the
longest of my life," Bettiol said afterwards. "I
just heard from the radio my sport director
telling me to push as hard as I could. I never
turned back, and I found some wind." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
April
7, 2019
Peter Sagan: I'm not like I was
three years ago.
"After
finishing outside the top 10 at the Tour of
Flanders, Peter Sagan (Bora Hansgrohe) conceded
he was some way below the level he was three
years ago, when he won De Ronde in the rainbow
jersey."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
April
7, 2019
Van Avermaet: Bettiol is the biggest
surprise of the day.
"In
his 13th Tour of Flanders participation, Greg
Van Avermaet (CCC) was unable to convert his
experience into a first Ronde victory. This time
around, he wasn't as much of a top favorite as
in other years but still, the 33-year-old was
racing for the win."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
April
7, 2019
Terpstra out of Tour of Flanders
after crash.
"The
defending champion came down in a low-speed
crash in the peloton and remained prone on the
road for several minutes while he received
medical attention. He was later taken to
hospital in nearby Oudenaarde."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
April
7, 2019
Tour of Flanders 2019 Live
Dashboard.
"2019
Tour of Flanders LIVE April 7, Belgium.
Start time: Sunday April 7th 10:30 CET (1:30 AM PDT). Earliest live video: 10:15 CET (1:15 AM PDT). Approximate finish: 17:11 CET (8:11 AM PDT)." (steephill.tv) ( (cyclingfans.com)) April
7, 2019
Column
Two
Itzulia: The Best (Not Quite
Mainstream) Race There Is.
"It’s
not the most grueling Euskal Herriko Itzulia
I’ve ever seen (spoiler alert, the grueling ones
have no flat stages) but it still qualifies as
maybe my favorite one-weeker."
(podiumcafe.com) David Ramos - Velo/Getty Images
April
7, 2019
Tour de Langkawi: Historic win for
Saleh in Melaka.
"The
upsets continued on day two of the Tour de
Langkawi with TSG's Harrif Saleh sprinting to a
win over Andrea Guardini in Melaka." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
April
7, 2019
Five talking points from the 2019
Tour of Flanders.
"An
outstanding day for Italian cycling and a
bittersweet finish for Quick-Step - here are the
main takeaways."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
April
7, 2019
‘I thought I’d already lost the
race’: Mathieu van der Poel impresses in Flanders
after fighting back from crash.
"Dutch
champion was able to fight back for fourth place
in his Tour of Flanders debut after crashing
with 30km to go."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
April
7, 2019
Confusion as Movistar rider denies
being disqualified from Tour of Flanders.
"He
said: “I don’t know what happened, but someone
must have made a mistake and it was not me. “I
finished the race and I was not taken out of the
race."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
April
7, 2019
Van Aert and Van der Poel: Tour of
Flanders the next step as rivalry hits the
cobbles.
"Rarely,
if ever, have two riders with such limited
cobbled Classics experience been so heavily
tipped for success at the Tour of Flanders, but
then Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel are
not quite like other riders."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo/Peter de
Voecht)
April
7, 2019
First up the bergs - battle for
position key to mastering Flanders.
"Key
to success in Flanders is not the power over the
bergs, but the sprint going into them, with
course knowledge being vital."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
April
7, 2019
Geraint Thomas insists money can't
buy success in cycling.
"Geraint
Thomas insists that money doesn’t buy success in
cycling, despite the takeover of Team Sky by
petrochemicals giant Ineos that is expected to
see the richest team in cycling enjoy even more
financial clout."
(road.cc) Simon MacMichael
April
7, 2019
New Tech is Now Tech.
"Looking
back at some of my analyses of new cycling tech,
I often wondered if I may have gone out on a
limb in my belief in the benefits they could
bring to roadies and our willingness to pay for
them."
(intheknowcycling.com)
April
7, 2019
Column
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April
7, 2019
Puncture ends Tour of Flanders hopes
for Marianne Vos.
"Luck,
or the lack of it, often plays as much a part in
sport as form and Marianne Vos (CCC Liv) found
herself on the receiving end of some bad luck
when she suffered a puncture at a crucial moment
at the Tour of Flanders."
(cyclingfans.com) (Getty Images)
April
7, 2019
Joe Martin Stage Race: Dygert-Owen
takes overall lead after women's time trial.
"Andrea
Ramirez Fregoso wins the stage."
(cyclingnews.com) (Brian Hodes / VeloImages)
April
7, 2019
Philipsen: Pro cycling's young
sensation.
"I
knew that it wouldn't be easy. I expected to use
it as just experience and show myself where I
could. The results weren't great but no one
expected them from me. I'm just 21 so I want to
go back, get stronger every year and gain
experience."
(cyclingnews.com) (Josh Evans)
April
7, 2019
Q&A: Johan Museeuw on Wout,
Mathieu, and Andrea Tafi’s Roubaix dream.
"The
Lion of Flanders still roars before De Ronde.
Museeuw, 53, won the race three times (1993,
1995, 1998), and throughout the month of April
he conducts interviews with the Belgian press." (velonews.com)
April
7, 2019
“It is our Super Bowl”: Belgian pros
discuss De Ronde's importance.
"The
iconic status of the Tour of Flanders is
ingrained into riders from their childhood, with
many dreaming of racing the bergs for years
before they have the opportunity to do so." (velonews.com)
(Getty Images)
April
7, 2019
What they don’t tell you about…
commuting.
"Commuting
to your place of work or study is immensely
satisfying and there are lots of positives, from
the obvious health benefits to beating public
transport delays and queues and the freedom it
provides."
(road.cc) (David Arthur)
April
7, 2019
Cycling Shorts and Cycle Clips.
"Cycling
Shorts and Cycle Clips promises a mix of
'short stories, book reviews, movie reviews,
monologues, opinion and reportage from the
wonderful world of cycling', and that is exactly
what it delivers."
(road.cc) Richard Peploe
April
7, 2019
Ridden and Reviewed: Thesis OB1
Carbon All-Road Bike.
"Thesis
produces the OB1 in small batches and sources
materials from Asia with components curated from
companies that follow the ethos of the Thesis
founders."
(cxmagazine.com) C. Lee
April
7, 2019
Sonder Santiago Rival22 Hydraulic.
"The
Santiago delivers a comfortable and enjoyable
ride over a range of terrains, no matter what
the distance."
(road.cc) (Stu Kerton)
April
7, 2019
Column
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April
6, 2019
Joe Martin Stage Race: Zimmer wins
stage 2 men's race.
"Project
Echelon rider Matt Zimmer is now in the overall
lead. Grant Koontz finished second and Scott
Mcgill third."
(cyclingnews.com) (Joe Martin Stage Race)
April
6, 2019
Tour de Langkawi: Culey rides
breakaway to stage 1 success.
"Marcus
Culey upset the peloton on stage 1 of the Tour
de Langkawi on a day for the breakaway. The
Australian held off a charging peloton led by
Travis McCabe (Floyd's) by five seconds to
secure victory."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
April
6, 2019
Jungels: Confidence is high - I hope
I can unleash it at Flanders.
"Some
riders spend years trying to make it to the top
of the Deceuninck Quick Step hierarchy but Bob
Jungels has stormed straight to the front of the
line."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
April
6, 2019
No jealousy at Deceuninck
Quick Step, says Stybar.
"It
was perhaps a measure of Zdenek Stybar's current
position in the firmament of galacticos at
Deceuninck Quick Step that he was excused duty
at Dwars door Vlaanderen on Wednesday with an
eye to the weekend's main event, the Tour of
Flanders."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
April
6, 2019
Legs, balls and luck: Taking on
Deceuninck Quick Step at the Tour of Flanders.
"Since
the 1990s, Patrick Lefevere's teams have been
the standard bearer at the Tour of Flanders and
Paris Roubaix, rather like the New England
Patriots in the NFL."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
April
6, 2019
TV: Where to watch the Ronde van
Vlaanderen (Men and Women) 2019 in my country?
"The
race will be shown on TV or online in most parts
of the world, as viewers will be able to see who
will succeed last year's winner Niki Terpstra at
the finish in Oudenaarde."
(cyclingpub.com)
April
6, 2019
Column
Two
McNulty wins Giro di Sicilia.
"Rally
UHC team helps American defend race lead on
Mount Etna. Guillaume Martin wins the final
stage."
(cyclingnews.com) (Courtesy of Rally Cycling)
April
6, 2019
Hivert wins Gran Premio Miguel
Indurain.
"Jonathan
Hivert first, Luis Leon Sanchez second, Sergio
Andres Higuita Garcia third."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
April
6, 2019
Women’s peloton embraces cobblestone
calendar.
"Crowds
stood four-deep along the finish straight in
this Flemish town to watch Ellen van Dijk coast
in solo to win Wednesday’s Dwars Door
Vlaanderen."
(velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
April
6, 2019
Samsung Galaxy Active GPS Watch
Sport & Fitness In-Depth Review.
"Finally,
here in 2019 - Samsung might well have stumbled
upon the most full featured fitness-focused
mainstream watch to date."
(dcrainmaker.com)
April
6, 2019
Otso Waheela C gravel bike gains
carbon frame that can run all the tires.
"Even
though you’re probably more familiar with their
sister company, Wolf Tooth Components, Otso
Cycles is still out there developing some
exciting new bikes."
(bikerumor.com) (Zach Overholt)
April
6, 2019
2019 Giro di Sicilia LIVE stream.
"2019
Giro di Sicilia LIVE April 3-6, Italy.
Stage 4 starts Saturday at 1:05pm CET (7:05am U.S. Eastern). Finish at around 4:28pm CET (10:28am U.S. Eastern). Live video from 2:50pm CET (8:50am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com) April
6, 2019
Column
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April
6, 2019
Manzana Postobon cut ties with
Paredes after EPO positive.
"The
Colombian Manzana Postobon team has announced it
has terminated Wilmar Paredes’ contract after
the UCI revealed he had tested positive for
EPO."
(cyclingnews.com) (Jonathan Näckstrand)
April
6, 2019
Peter Sagan: It's not all about
condition at the Tour of Flanders.
"If
I win tomorrow then I'll say I feel exquisite
and if I don't win then I’ll say I feel bad,"
Sagan said with his usual laugh."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
April
6, 2019
Rivera hoping stars will align for
Tour of Flanders.
"Rivera
won the Tour of Flanders, along with the Trofeo
Alfredo Binda, in a storming spring in her first
full season in Europe with Team Sunweb." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
April
6, 2019
Bernard Hinault endorses new Look
e-765 Optimum e-road bike.
"French
bicycle and components manufacturer Look have
announced a new carbon-framed e-bike - the e765
Optimum - with a design that has enjoyed the
input and expertise of none other than five-time
Tour de France winner Bernard Hinault." (cyclingnews.com)
(Look Cycle)
April
6, 2019
Courtenay McFadden Gives Gravel a
Try, Comes Out Sore but Satisfied.
"You
can say I dove into the deep end without knowing
how to swim,” McFadden said about the
experience. “I asked friends who had done the
event how hard it was and what gearing I would
need."
(cxmagazine.com)
April
6, 2019
Column
One
April
5, 2019
Dygert’s comeback from concussion
capped off by Joe Martin stage win.
"Olympic
silver medalist Chloé Dygert makes an emphatic
return to pro UCI racing with a victory in
opening stage of Joe Martin Stage race after
11-month recovery."
(velonews.com) Photo: Tom Ewart | NWA
Photography
April
5, 2019
Joe Martin Stage Race: Bassett wins
stage 1 in Fayetteville.
"First
Internet Bank Cycling's Stephen Bassett held off
Aevolo's Tyler Stites and Pablo Alarcon (Canel's
Specialized) for a solo win by three seconds on
the opening stage of the Joe Martin Stage Race
in Fayetteville."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tom Ewart/NWA Photography)
April
5, 2019
Mathieu van der Poel is a
generational talent, it’s time to sit back and
enjoy the show.
"Did
you watch Dwars door Vlaanderen earlier this
week? The ease in which he won would be giving
me sleepless nights if I had any hope of winning
the Tour of Flanders this Sunday." (cyclist.co.uk)
(Joe Robinson)
April
5, 2019
The Podium Cafe Ronde Rankings.
"Obviously.
Giving Quick Step the top spot is the safe and
correct pick. Stybar has come into his own,
maybe a year or two later than we were all
expecting, but he’s done it nonetheless." (podiumcafe.com)
(Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
April
5, 2019
Greg Van Avermaet: ‘If I never win
Flanders it won’t change my life’.
"In
his 12 participation's in the Tour of Flanders
Greg Van Avermaet has finished as runner-up
twice, but he says he is not bothered if he ends
his career without a win in what he considers
the “most important race of the year." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
April
5, 2019
Valverde set for Tour of Flanders
debut: 'I think it's the right moment'.
"He
has never ridden Flanders, one of the five
Monuments, and his ride at Dwars last year
begged the question why not."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
April
5, 2019
Deeper women’s peloton breaks Boels
Dolmans dominance.
"A
quick glance at the 2019 UCI Women’s WorldTour
results reveals a new storyline from the
season’s first five races. German squad WNT
Rotor owns two victories, while CCC Team, Team
Virtu Cycling, and Mitchelton Scott have one win
each."
(velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
April
5, 2019
How can DNA profiling help cyclists?
"It
all comes down to DNA. Our genetic blueprint
determines how the body responds to
environmental factors including diet, stress and
exercise."
(cyclingweekly.com) Muhdo Health
April
5, 2019
Column
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Giro di Sicilia: McNulty solos to
victory, race lead in rainy Ragusa.
"American
McNulty proves his mettle in the pro peloton,
claiming his first career victory in stage 3 at
Giro di Sicilia with a solo attack. He leads
overall with one day to go."
(cyclingnews.com)
(velonews.com) (RCS Sport)
April
5, 2019
Which Flanders climb is the hardest?
We asked the riders.
"They
might look superhuman on the cobbled climbs, but
pro riders admit that the Flanders hills are
brutal and have insight on which ones make or
break the race."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
April
5, 2019
Tour of Flanders Women 2019 - Race
preview.
"The
Tour of Flanders is the biggest one-day race on
the Women's WorldTour, and takes place this
Sunday in Belgium. The world-class peloton will
toe the start line in Oudenaarde." (cyclingnews.com)
(Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
April
5, 2019
Stuyven: I'm an underdog for Tour of
Flanders.
"Last
spring, Trek Segafredo's Jasper Stuyven was up
there in pretty much every spring Classic,
without winning one or claiming a podium finish.
It was expected that the 2016 Kuurne Brussel
Kuurne winner might kick on in 2019." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
April
5, 2019
Naesen's Flanders hopes hang in the
balance after champagne-inflicted illness.
"Naesen
could never have imagined something so innocuous
as the champagne sprayed during a podium
ceremony might spoil his important rendezvous of
the whole year."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
April
5, 2019
10 of the best tubeless wheelsets
priced over $1,000.
"Tubeless
wheelsets have become way more popular recently,
thanks especially to the growing number of
tubeless tires out there these days, and here
are some of the best that we've reviewed for
over a grand."
(road.cc) (Mat Brett)
April
5, 2019
Bianchi launches the Sprint,
possibly its most affordable bike ever.
"The
Sprint is a full carbon Bianchi. It is UCI
certified. It is available with either disc or
rim brakes. It can be had for well under two
grand."
(cyclist.co.uk) James Spender
April
5, 2019
Column
Three
April
5, 2019
Betsema hit with anti-doping adverse
finding.
"Cyclocross
stand-out Denise Betsema (Marlux Bingoal) has
been provisionally suspended following an
adverse analytical finding (AAF) for a
prohibited anabolic substance, Wielerflits
reported on Friday."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
April
5, 2019
Peter Kennaugh says he needs to find
‘happiness and enthusiasm’ as he takes indefinite
break.
"Kennaugh’s
Bora Hansgrohe team announced on Friday morning
(April 5) that he would take a step back from
the sport due to ongoing mental health issues." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
April
5, 2019
Former Canadian national team member
Charlotte Creswicke passes away at 19.
"Former
Canadian junior track champion Charlotte
Creswicke has passed away at 19 years old.
Creswicke was a second-year student at the
University of Waterloo studying therapeutic
recreation."
(cyclingmagazine.ca)
April
5, 2019
Jungels will not defend Liège
Bastogne Liège title.
"Jungels
this season dedicated himself to Deceuninck
Quick Step’s cobbled campaign, winning Kuurne
Brussels Kuurne and helping Zdenek Stybar win
the E3 BinckBank Classic. On Sunday, he will
race the Tour of Flanders for the first time." (velonews.com)
Gregor Brown
April
5, 2019
Kelderman ruled out of Giro
d'Italia.
"A
crash in the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya has
taken Wilco Kelderman out of the Giro d'Italia
for Team Sunweb. The Dutch rider broke his left
collarbone and a neck vertebrae."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
April
5, 2019
Your GPS watch will (most likely)
continue to work fine tomorrow (April 6th).
"There’s
been plenty of chatter in recent weeks and
months about whether this weekend’s upcoming GPS
Week Number Roller (WNRO) will impact various
GPS devices. In short, on April 6th, 2019 some
older devices could effectively reset their
knowledge of date/time, causing things like
timestamps, sunrise, sunset, tides, and anything
else reliant upon date to be off." (dcrainmaker.com)
April
5, 2019
Canyon SRAM 'in excellent shape' for
Tour of Flanders.
"Canyon
SRAM head to Sunday's Tour of Flanders women's
race "in excellent shape", according to Kasia
Niewiadoma, who led the team home with her ninth
place at the 2018 race."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
April
5, 2019
UCI and motorbike federation in
jurisdiction dispute over e-mountain bike racing.
"The
cycling body states that e-mtb racing falls
under its jurisdiction, one it wishes to develop
further with the introduction of the UCI
e-Mountain Bike World Championships in Mont
Sainte-Anne later in 2019."
(road.cc) Rachael Gurney
April
5, 2019
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