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April
10, 2019
Jakobsen repeats in Scheldeprijs.
"Deceuninck
Quick Step rider takes bunch sprint over
Walscheid, Lawless. Last year's winner had to be
patient but when he saw a gap he was able to
kick clear of the rest."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
April
10, 2019
Lawless frustrated with third at
Scheldeprijs.
"Another
podium finish, after a tough race against some
strong sprinters, was something to be happy
about, but the Briton was disappointed." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
April
10, 2019
Dimension Data continue their hunt
for results at Scheldeprijs.
"Australia's
Mark Renshaw will continue his comeback for
Dimension Data at the one-day Scheldeprijs in
Belgium on Wednesday, where the team will be led
by Edvald Boasson Hagen and sprinter Ryan
Gibbons."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
April
10, 2019
Mathieu van der Poel expected to
ride Paris Roubaix in 2020, says Christian
Prudhomme.
"Mathieu
van der Poel is expected to ride next year’s
Paris Roubaix, after his team were not invited
to the 2019 edition."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
April
10, 2019
29 sectors and 54.5km of pave
confirmed for Paris Roubaix.
"This
year's Paris Roubaix will include 54.5km of
cobbled roads, divided across 29 different
sectors of the 257km race distance, with the
Trouée d'Arenberg, Mons-en-Pévèle and Carrefour
de l'Arbre given five-star status as the hardest
and longest of the race."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
April
10, 2019
Cobbles For Breakfast.
"The
definitive project of the year surrounding Paris
Roubaix: Paul Davy has created a limited edition
book: images, the story of his time at Roubaix -
the photo essay is being printed as a limited
run: 257 editions to be exact, and is only
available through Kickstarter through the end of
the race on Sunday."
(thepelotonbrief.com) Paul Davy
April
10, 2019
2019 Scheldeprijs LIVE stream.
"2019
Scheldeprijs LIVE April 10, Belgium.
Start time: Wednesday April 10th at 12:15 CET (3:15 AM PDT). Earliest live video: 15:20 CET (6:20 AM PDT). Approximate finish: 17:19 CET (8:19 AM PDT)." (cyclingfans.com) (steephill.tv) April
10, 2019
Column
Two
Tour of the Basque Country:
Schachmann wins stage 3 in Estibaliz.
"Schachmann
had time to look behind and check on his rivals
before celebrating his win.
Diego Ulissi is second, Italy's Enrico Battaglin
finished third, with Marc Hirschi of Sunweb was
fourth."
(cyclingnews.com) (Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty
Images)
April
10, 2019
Geraint Thomas in high-speed crash
at Basque Tour.
"Gabriel
Rasch, Team Sky's directeur sportif for the
race, said both Thomas and Kwiatkowski fell hard
but are OK."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
April
10, 2019
Adam Yates vows to ‘go on the
offensive’ after losing time in Tour of the Basque
Country.
"The
Mitchelton Scott rider suffered a puncture in
the final 20km and was forced to chase with a
large group, as the peloton stormed up the final
climb in Gorraiz."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo
Moreno/Getty Images)
April
10, 2019
Alaphilippe back to winning ways on
first road stage of Tour of the Basque Country.
"Deceuninck
Quick Step's Julian Alaphilippe wasted no time
in getting back to winning ways on stage 2 of
the Tour of the Basque Country on Tuesday." (cyclingnews.com)
(Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)
April
10, 2019
Review: Bell Z20 MIPS Road Helmet.
"The
helmet is made using a multi-layer construction
process. There are two layers of EPS foam with
an integrated MIPS layer."
(cxmagazine.com) Z. Schuster
April
10, 2019
The People Behind SRAM Red eTap AXS.
"Delivering
the wholesale redesign of SRAM RED eTap AXS
required thousands of people, in multiple time
zones and countries, to be on the same page. It
required programing, electrical, machining,
molding and a host of other disciplines to work
together."
(pelotonmagazine.com)
April
10, 2019
Cairn Cycles e-adventure bike
available to pre-order.
"Cairn’s
first machine is an e-adventure bike and its now
taking pre-orders. It’s powered by the Fazua
motor system also seen on the recently launched
Look E-765 Optimum endurance road e-bike and on
the Focus Paralane2."
(cyclingweekly.com) Paul Norman
April
10, 2019
Column
Three
April
10, 2019
Healthy Ageing Tour: Lepisto wins
stage 1.
"Trek
Segafredo sprinter takes first leader's jersey
in Borkum. Lisa Klein finishes in second place
and Christine Majerus is in third." (cyclingnews.com)
(Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
April
10, 2019
Tour de Langkawi: Pelucchi wins
stage 5 in Taiping.
"The
30-year-old winning his first race for Androni
Giocattoli Sidermec ahead of 19-year-old Blake
Quick (St George) and Travis McCabe (Floyd’s)." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
April
10, 2019
Phinney draws confidence from 2018
Roubaix ride.
"It's
been one year since Taylor Phinney's
breakthrough ride at Paris Roubaix, where the
American gained valuable experience." (velonews.com) (Luc
Claessen/Getty Images)
April
10, 2019
Chris Froome adds Tour of the Alps
to pre-Tour de France race program.
"The
organizers of the Tour of the Alps confirmed the
presence of Froome and Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain
Merida) in this year’s race at a presentation in
Kufstein, Austria, where the race will begin on
Easter Monday."
(cyclingnews.com) (David Ramos/Getty Images)
April
10, 2019
Victor Campenaerts reveals gearing
options for Hour Record attempt.
"He
is considering four possible gearing options for
the attempt in Mexico, set for either Tuesday,
April 16 or Wednesday, April 17."
(cyclingweekly.com) Alex Ballinger
April
10, 2019
Koen de Kort: I was so focused on my
team-mates that I just forgot - I forgot about
myself and how to win a race.
"Be
it the Tour de France or a spring classic, one
truism remains: just one rider gets to stand on
the top step of the podium when it’s time for
the winner to crack open the Champagne." (telegraph.co.uk)
(Getty Images)
April
10, 2019
Specialized launches new Roubaix.
"Specialized
has launched a new Roubaix frameset system,
featuring suspension at the front and rear of
the bike through Future Shock 2.0 and the
all-new, flexible S-Works Pavé seat post." (cyclingnews.com)
(Specialized Bicycles)
April
10, 2019
Garmin Connect IQ Summit–Day 1
Announcements.
"Today
kicked off the annual Garmin Connect IQ Summit.
This event takes place at Garmin’s headquarters
in Olathe, KS and attracts sports and non-sports
partners, and 3rd party software developers for
their Connect IQ teams."
(dcrainmaker.com)
April
10, 2019
Column
One
April
9, 2019
Dyball wins Tour de Langkawi queen
stage to Genting Highlands.
"Over
one year since his second place finish on the
Tour de Langkawi's queen stage, Ben Dyball
exacted revenge with a solo win atop Genting
Highlands. The Australian claiming victory 23
seconds ahead of Hernán Aguirre."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
April
9, 2019
Niki Terpstra: I'll be back.
"His
Direct Energie team confirmed he would not ride
Paris Roubaix and likely needs significant time
to recover from the concussion's effects." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
April
9, 2019
Analysis: How Bettiol’s bravado
upended favorites at Flanders.
"With
a long list of contenders, a tough ride over the
Muur that split the peloton, and an
uncooperative chase, Alberto Bettiol seized the
moment - and the victory."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
April
9, 2019
Vila: Peter Sagan is not finding his
past feelings, and we need to analyze why.
"His
results have been mitigated by the fact a
stomach virus put him out of action for five
days in the build-up to Tirreno Adriatico last
month."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
April
9, 2019
Lizzie Deignan returns from
maternity leave to race Ardennes Classics.
"The
news marks an early return to the peloton for
Deignan, who took time off after giving birth to
her daughter and was tentatively scheduled to
start racing in June."
(cyclingnews.com) (Trek Segafredo)
April
9, 2019
Fabian Cancellara: ‘Motor
allegations hurt, but I didn’t need to prove
anything to anyone’.
"Cancellara
retired in 2016 and is remembered as one of the
greats over the cobbles of the Tour of Flanders
and Paris Roubaix. Rumors circulated in 2010
that the Swiss used a motor in his bike when he
won both in the same season."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
April
9, 2019
Sean Kelly: To win Paris Roubaix you
need to be powerful - a sprinter, time trialist or
rouleur - a big strong guy (paywall).
"Some
will know him as the taciturn Eurosport
commentator from County Tipperary, others the
four-time winner of the green jersey at the Tour
de France in the 1980s."
(telegraph.co.uk) Credit: REX FEATURES
April
9, 2019
Column
Two
Tour of the Basque Country:
Alaphilippe wins in Gorraiz.
"Alaphilippe
was timed at one second ahead of everyone else.
It was Decuninck's 21st win of 2019 and
Alaphilippe's 26th career win."
(cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photos)
April
9, 2019
Puncture derails Adam Yates' Basque
Country plans.
"Team
director Julian Dean said the puncture came at
the worst possible moment of the race, as it was
so close to the finish and the last pavè
section."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
April
9, 2019
Tour of Flanders 2019 prize money
for men’s and women’s races.
"The
first thing that strikes you when you look at
the prize money for the Tour of Flanders is just
how God awful it is. The second issue that jumps
out is the huge gap between the money for the
men’s and women’s races."
(stickybottle.com)
April
9, 2019
Chris Froome says he struggled to
trust Bradley Wiggins in 2012 Tour de France.
"The
difficult part for me was trusting him as the
leader, given that in the last big race, the
Vuelta a España, I’d gone there to support him
and he fell apart in the last few days." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
April
9, 2019
Van der Poel’s road adventure hits
pause after Amstel Gold.
"The
WorldTour may have to wait a little longer to
see Mathieu van der Poel's true potential as the
Dutch champ will return to mountain biking,
focusing on the Olympics."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
April
9, 2019
Young guns will lead UAE Team
Emirates at Scheldeprijs.
"After
a strong run of Classics results that culminated
with Alexander Kristoff's win at Gent Wevelgem
and third-place at Tour of Flanders, UAE Team
Emirates will give their young guns a chance to
shine."
(cyclingnews.com) (Vid Ponikvar/Sportida)
April
9, 2019
Study Reveals Widespread e-Bike
Adoption Coming.
"A
YouGov study, commissioned by Shimano, indicates
that a quarter of all Europeans are now willing
to commute to work by e-bike."
(bike-eu.com) Photo Shimano
April
9, 2019
Review: Otso Waheela C is a Swiss
Army gravel bike that can do almost anything.
"One
of the big things that makes all Otso frames
unique is their patent pending Tuning Chip
dropout system. The dropouts offer three axle
positions, with 20mm in total chainstay length
adjustment resulting in 420, 430, and 440mm CS
lengths."
(bikerumor.com) (Zach Overholt)
April
9, 2019
Pearl Izumi Tour Road Shoe.
"Good
looking and very comfortable, the Pearl Izumi
Tour Road shoes are also stiff and light." (road.cc) Neil
Gander
April
9, 2019
Column
Three
April
9, 2019
Mathieu van der Poel takes fourth
season victory just two days after Tour of
Flanders.
"The
Dutch champion won the opening stage of the UCI
2.1 race, Circuit Cycliste Sarthe - Pays de la
Loire in France on Tuesday, beating Boris Valée
(Wanty Gobert) and Bryan Coquard (Vital Concept)
with a powerful late sprint."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
April
9, 2019
Richie Porte: We'll see if these
guys can hold their form for the Giro and Tour.
"With
the Tour of California, and the Tour de France
on the horizon the Trek Segafredo leader is
determined to put the last few months behind
him."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Con Chronis)
April
9, 2019
Ian Bibby left ‘devastated’ after
thieves steal his bike.
"The
Madison Genesis rider was the victim of a theft
in the early hours of Monday morning (April 8),
when his bike was stolen from his Preston home." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Photo by Harry Engels - Velo/Getty Images)
April
9, 2019
Scheldeprijs 2019: Race preview.
"Sandwiched
between the Tour of Flanders and Paris Roubaix
is Flanders' oldest race, Scheldeprijs." (cyclingnews.com)
(Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
April
9, 2019
Pierre Tosi Obituary.
"Pierre
Tosi died on 1 April, aged 69. A modest rider,
his very lack of achievement as a professional
cyclist was the inspiration for the film Le
Vélo de Ghislain Lambert.
If the film is a comedy, Tosi's cycling career wasn’t such a laugh." (inrng.com) April
9, 2019
Paris Roubaix race day with Mavic
neutral service.
"Through
the year, Mavic service everything from ASO’s
coterie of top WorldTour events to humble
sportives. Tour de France race director
Christian Prudhomme has likened them to Saint
Bernards, as the loyal figures saving cyclists
from mechanical misfortune since the 1973 Paris
Nice."
(rouleur.cc) Photographs: David Powell
April
9, 2019
Optical HR Armband Shootout: Polar
OH1+, Scosche Rhythm 24, Wahoo TICKR FIT.
"While
each of the three are fairly similar, there are
some minor nuances to the hardware of each. And
no better place to begin than the size. " (dcrainmaker.com)
April
9, 2019
Selle San Marco Shortfit Carbon FX
Narrow saddle first look.
"At
the top of the range sits the Selle San Marco
Shortfit Carbon FX, which is available in Narrow
or Wide fit. The shorter saddle length enables
proper support when riding in a more aggressive
position."
(cyclingnews.com) (Josh Evans)
April
9, 2019
Walmart Launches High End 'Viathon'
Bike Brand.
"Walmart
getting into higher end bikes is interesting
because, between their purchasing power and the
direct to consumer business model, they have the
potential to disrupt the bike industry." (pinkbike.com)
Sarah Moore
April
9, 2019
Column
One
April
8, 2019
When Mamma di Pasta wins the Tour of
Flanders, a whole team celebrates.
"He’s
a good dude,” Taylor Phinney said. This is, from
Phinney, a high sort of praise, backed up by
crucial details: Bettiol, 25, still lives with
his parents; he loves his mama’s pasta; he and
Phinney, eager to escape and relax, smoked
cigarettes on the rest days of the Tour de
France two years ago."
(cyclingtips.com) Caley Fretz
April
8, 2019
6 conclusions from the Tour of
Flanders.
"This
year’s Tour of Flanders was far from a vintage
edition, simmering nicely throughout but never
actually boiling over into a full-blown race." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
April
8, 2019
Wout van Aert criticizes Sagan for
lack of collaboration.
"The
writing had been on the wall from the Oude
Kwaremont just a few kilometres earlier, but
Wout van Aert's hopes of Tour of Flanders
victory were definitively wiped out on the
Paterberg."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
April
8, 2019
Niki Terpstra will miss Paris
Roubaix after suffering ‘severe concussion’ in
Tour of Flanders crash.
"SEG
Cycling said on Twitter: “Niki Terpstra suffered
a sever concussion during his crash in the Tour
of Flanders. Unfortunately, this crash ended his
spring season. Recovery is needed now." (cyclingweekly.com)
Jonny Long
April
8, 2019
Women’s Team of the Week: Flanders
Finale Edition.
"Ronde
van Vlaanderen, the culmination of the women’s
cobbles season, and Dwars door Vlaanderen, its
midweek cousin. Plus SSR action a continent away
at the Joe Martin Stage Race."
(podiumcafe.com) (Getty Images)
April
8, 2019
Bastianelli fires ahead of Van
Vleuten to win women's Tour of Flanders shootout.
"Marta
Bastianelli (Team Virtu Cycling) continued her
impressive sprinting form and showcased her
climbing credentials too to edge ahead of
Annemiek Van Vleuten."
(cyclist.co.uk) Maria David
April
8, 2019
Trek Segafredo hoping to change
fortunes after disappointing Tour of Flanders.
"Having
looked like they might be back on track with
John Degenkolb’s second place at Gent-Wevelgem
eight days ago, Trek appeared to be back to
square one at Flanders."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
April
8, 2019
Column
Two
Iztulia Basque Country: Schachmann
wins stage 1.
"Maximilian
Schachmann wins stage 1, Daniel Martinez is
second, Michal Kwiatkowski finishes in third
place."
(cyclingnews.com) (David Ramos/Getty Images)
April
8, 2019
Alaphilippe, Adam Yates and
Kwiatkowski well positioned after Itzulia Basque
Country chrono opener.
"The
59th Itzulia Basque Country, also known as the
Vuelta al Pais Vasco, kicked off with a short,
climb-y time trial in Zumarraga on Monday.
Michal Kwiatkowski, Julian Alaphilippe and Adam
Yates were the fastest of the GC contenders."
(cyclingmagazine.ca) (Twitter)
April
8, 2019
Travis McCabe sprints to victory on
Stage 3 of the Le Tour de Langkawi.
"McCabe
had a strong start to the race winning the bunch
sprint on Stage 1 finishing second to breakaway
rider Marcus Culey (Team Sapura Cycling) who was
never brought back by the peloton."
(cyclingmagazine.ca) (Instagram)
April
8, 2019
Strava stats show what it takes to
compete in the final of Tour of Flanders 2019.
"With
Alberto Bettiol riding solo to victory, Greg Van
Avermaet missing out on another chance at
Flanders glory and Alexander Kristoff taking the
bunch sprint for third, there were plenty of
stories to take away from the 2019 edition." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
April
8, 2019
Paris Roubaix 2019 provisional
startlist - full details of teams and riders.
"As
with all WorldTour races, each of the 18 teams
that make up the top-flight of professional
cycling receive an invite and in the case of
Paris Roubaix all teams are contracted to race." (telegraph.co.uk)
(Getty Images)
April
8, 2019
Disbelief at last-minute
cancellation of GP de Dottignies.
"The
GP de Dottignies, a 1.2 UCI women’s race in
Belgium, was cancelled at the last minute with
riders already lined up at the start, due to a
lack of sufficient motorcycle officials on
Monday."
(cyclingnews.com) (Sean Robinson/Velofocus)
April
8, 2019
Ceetec C1 lays up ultralight
Swiss-made full carbon, one-piece rail saddles.
"Looking
to drop grams off a road or even cross-country
bike without giving up durability, Ceetec has a
new C1 line of ultralight full carbon saddles
for you."
(bikerumor.com) (Cory Benson)
April
8, 2019
Durable New Aero Wheels from Easton.
"On
the heels of announcing a new EA90 alloy crank
and EA90 SL stem last week, Easton has two new
carbon wheelsets to unveil: the EC90 SL disc and
the EC90 Aero55 disc. "
(pelotonmagazine.com)
April
8, 2019
Column
Three
April
8, 2019
Remembering Michael Goolaerts one
year on.
"Goolaerts
was just 23 and in his second year as a
professional when he died on this day last year
after suffering a cardiac arrest on the second
cobbled sector of Paris Roubaix."
(cyclingnews.com) (Veranda's Willems Crelan Pro
Cycling)
April
8, 2019
Bassett sews up overall title at Joe
Martin Stage Race.
"Alexander
Cowan (Floyd's Pro Cycling) wins final stage
criterium, Ulises Castillo Soto second and Alex
Hoehn third."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tom Ewart/NWA Photography)
April
8, 2019
April
8, 2019
‘I came way closer to the victory
than I expected’: Valverde vows to return after
top-10 Tour of Flanders finish.
"The
world champion says he's not sure if he'll get
as close to victory again but that he was happy
with his performance."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
April
8, 2019
Analysis: EF impeccable in Flanders,
rival teams come up short.
"Considering
how Deceuninck Quick Step has bossed the
Classics so far this year with team-wide
brilliance, it was hardly a surprise to see a
team putting on a tactics masterclass en route
to the victory at the 103rd Ronde van Vlaanderen
on Sunday."
(cyclingtips.com)
April
8, 2019
Rivera avoids broken bones in Tour
of Flanders crash.
"Coryn
Rivera’s Tour of Flanders came to an abrupt end
after she crashed on an early cobbled sector.
The 2017 winner avoided any broken bones but was
left with a painful elbow that eventually forced
her to step off the bike."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
April
8, 2019
Wiggins praises Peter Kennaugh after
Brit announces break from cycling.
"When
you can draw yourself out of [the sport] and get
a bit of perspective, you realize there’s much
more out there to do and he’s taken that
decision."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
April
8, 2019
Industry predictions: What will
WorldTour tech look like five years from now?
"Inspired
by predictions from the likes of Silca’s Josh
Poertner and Deceuninck Quick Step mechanic Rune
Kristensen, I wanted to take a deeper look at
where pro race tech is headed."
(cyclingtips.com)Photography by Dave Rome, James
Huang
April
8, 2019
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