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All eyes on van der Poel ahead of Amstel Gold.
"Sunday
is the last chance for road fans to see Mathieu van der
Poel mix it up at the front, and he's expected to put on a
show at Amstel Gold Race."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
April 19, 2019
Amstel Gold Race 2019 Preview.
"The
54th Amstel Gold Race will roll out of Maastricht on
Sunday morning, marking the first race of the Ardennes
Classics that also feature La Flèche Wallonne on April 24
and Liège Bastogne Liège on April 28."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
April 19, 2019
Ardennes Classics 2019: The complete guide.
"The
dust has barely settled on the pavé of Paris Roubaix, but
the spring Classics switch gears now as the racing leaves
the cobblestones of northern Belgium and France to head to
the hills of southern Belgium and Holland."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
April 19, 2019
Women's WorldTour Ardennes Classics - 10
riders to watch.
"A
handful of heavy-hitters have targeted the three races,
including world champion Anna van der Breggen (Boels
Dolmans), who won the so-called Ardennes triple in 2017,
but she will face stiff competition. (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)"
April 19, 2019
The Cobbled Classics Revelations.
"With
the cobbles done and dusted for another year, a quick
retrospective on some of the new names who emerged during
the season."
(inrng.com) (Twitter)
April 19, 2019
Amstel Gold Race 2019 Live Dashboard.
"2019
Amstel Gold Race LIVE April 21, Netherlands.
Start time: Sunday April 21st at 10:33 CET (1:33 AM PDT). Earliest live video: 14:45 CET (5:45 AM PDT). Approximate finish: 17:15 CET (8:15 AM PDT)." (steephill.tv) (cyclingfans.com) April 19, 2019
How pro cyclists have used DNA testing to
improve their riding.
"Taking
a DNA test to improve your cycling may sound like science
fiction, but the technology is here now - and top riders
are already using it to give themselves the edge over
their rivals."
(cyclingweekly.com) Promotional feature with Muhdo
April 19, 2019
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Tour of Turkey: Caleb Ewan wins stage 4.
"Caleb
Ewan (Lotto Soudal) made use of his small frame to take
victory on the uphill finish on stage 4 of the Tour of
Turkey."
(cyclingnews.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty Images Sport)
April 19, 2019
Worst Retirement Ever - Letras, Colombia - The
Longest Climb in the World?
"Enjoy
part 2 from the beautiful cycling-loving Colombia, where I
tackle Letras - which can be considered the longest climb
in the world - TWICE because I’m an idiot."
(philthethrill.net)
April 19, 2019
Mark Cavendish delighted to be in the mix
again at Tour of Turkey.
"The
result was the first time that Cavendish has featured in
the top-three of a stage or one-day race since the final
stage of the Adriatica Ionica Race last June." (cyclingnews.com) (Justin
Setterfield/Getty Images Sport)
April 19, 2019
USA Cycling names long list for Tour of
California national team.
"The
composite national team representing USA Cycling at Tour
of California will be composed of seven riders picked from
the 10-rider long-list."
(velonews.com) Photo: Christian Petersen/Getty Images for
AEG
April 19, 2019
Nibali comes down from altitude for Tour of
the Alps test.
"The
34-year-old Italian, who most recently raced to eighth
place at Milan-San Remo, has been training on the Teide
volcano in Spain with trainer Paolo Slongo before jumping
into the hilly five-day race that starts April 22nd." (cyclingnews.com) (Bettini
Photo)
April 19, 2019
2019 Tour of the Alps Live.
"Tour
of the Alps 2019 - stage 1 (Kufstein - Kufstein 144km)
LIVE STREAM.
Monday, April 22nd, starts at 14:00pm CET (Central Europe), 08:00am U.S. Eastern." (cycling.today) April 19, 2019
Zwift unveils ‘Fuego Flats’ course to suit
sprinters and time trialists.
"The
main route will feature just a few mild changes in
gradient, with a 10km out and back course, livened up by a
roundabout at the end to offer a true to life time trial
experience."
(cyclingweekly.com) Michelle Arthurs-Brennan
April 19, 2019
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April 19, 2019
Track legend Patrick Sercu dies at 74.
"Sercu
is an icon in Belgium, where he has been a director of the
Six Days of Gent, a race he won eleven times. He was a
patron of track cycling, having won 83 different Six Day
races, pairing with the likes of Eddy Merckx, with whom he
won 15."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
April 19, 2019
Van der Poel courted by major teams but says
'they will have to wait'.
"After
winning Dwars door Vlaanderen and Brabantse Pijl and
impressing in his first Tour of Flanders, Mathieu van der
Poel is understandably getting a lot of interest from the
sport's top teams."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
April 19, 2019
Specialized Roubaix dominates at debut race.
"In
the days leading up to the 2019 Paris Roubaix, Specialized
launched their new, full suspension Roubaix frame system.
Four days after the launch and the new bike was dominant
at its namesake race, with five of the top-10 riding the
new bike."
(cyclingnews.com)
April 19, 2019
McLaren courting Team Sky coach Ellingworth
for senior management role at Bahrain Merida.
"Team
Sky's Rod Ellingworth has been approached by McLaren to be
part of the Bahrain Merida senior management. Ellingworth
is the current Performance Director at Team Sky." (cyclingnews.com)
April 19, 2019
Bradley Wiggins predicts Simon Yates will win
the Giro and that Britons will take all three Grand Tours.
"Simon
Yates for the Giro d’Italia, Chris Froome for the Tour de
France and maybe Geraint Thomas for the Vuelta a Espana -
those are the three riders Bradley Wiggins predicts will
win each of the Grand Tours this year in the latest
episode of his Eurosport podcast."
(road.cc) Alex Bowden
April 19, 2019
Jumbo Visma name Giro d'Italia team to support
Roglic.
"The
Dutch squad are the first to confirm their line-up for the
corsa rosa, which gets underway in Bologna on May 12." (cyclingnews.com) (Getty
Images)
April 19, 2019
Tannus Airless Solid Tire Review - Aither 1.1
Road.
"After
a short test ride on some Tannus tires at last year's
Interbike, we were impressed enough to get a pair to see
for ourselves how the Tannus airless tires would live up
to the claims on some real rides over time." (bikeroar.com) Anthony Morrow
April 19, 2019
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April 18, 2019
How Do We Even Talk About Mathieu van der
Poel?
"Yesterday
van der Poel won De Brabantse Pijl, his second major
cobbled classic victory of the last two weeks following
his success at Dwars door Vlaanderen. Today, he’s a top
favorite to win the Amstel Gold Race."
(podiumcafe.com) (Getty Images)
April 18, 2019
Ardennes Week kicks off with Amstel Gold Race.
"With
the cobbles in the pro peloton’s rear view mirror,
Ardennes Week kicks off on Sunday with Amstel Gold Race in
the Limburg region of the Netherlands. After next
Wednesday’s Fleche Wallonne and the fourth Monument of the
season, Liege Bastogne Liege, next Sunday"
(cyclingmagazine.ca) (cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos)
April 18, 2019
Greg Van Avermaet says Amstel Gold Race is
‘last chance’ in Classics campaign.
"I was
really disappointed after Paris Roubaix, knowing that I
had the legs for a better result so I am motivated to line
up at Amstel Gold Race and turn things around." (cyclingweekly.com) (Photo:
Yuzuru Sunada)
April 18, 2019
Valverde back in action at Amstel Gold Race.
"Alejandro
Valverde (Movistar Team) will return to racing, following
a brief break after his Tour of Flanders debut, at this
weekend’s Amstel Gold Race. Valverde will lead the
Movistar team’s ambitions at the one-day race on Sunday." (cyclingnews.com) (David
Ramos/Getty Images)
April 18, 2019
Aldag: Valgren's talent hasn't just gone.
"Marquee
signing Michael Valgren has been unable to showcase his
talent but Dimension Data's head of performance Rolf Aldag
believes that the Danish rider hasn't become a bad rider
overnight."
(cyclingnews.com) (Dario Belingheri/Bettini Photo)
April 18, 2019
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Jakobsen wins Tour of Turkey stage 3.
"Fabio
Jakobsen (Deceuninck Quick Step) basted the opposition to
gobble up stage 3 of the Tour of Turkey. The Dutchman beat
Sam Bennett (Bora Hansgrohe) and Mark Cavendish (Dimension
Data) to the line in Edremit."
(cyclingnews.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty Images Sport)
April 18, 2019
Q&A: The state of women’s pro racing with
Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio.
"The
South African national champion says women's pro cycling
shouldn't always follow the lead of the men's side of the
sport, that it should be free to experiment." (velonews.com) (Luc
Claessen/Getty Images)
April 18, 2019
Geraint Thomas reflects on his early-season
performance.
"Thomas
opened his season in February at the Volta a la Comunitat
Valenciana before making his debut in Strade Bianche the
following month, where he finished 12th."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: KARLIS / SUNADA)
April 18, 2019
Aldag: Valgren's talent hasn't just gone.
"Marquee
signing Michael Valgren has been unable to showcase his
talent but Dimension Data's head of performance Rolf Aldag
believes that the Danish rider hasn't become a bad rider
overnight."
(cyclingnews.com) (Dario Belingheri/Bettini Photo)
April 18, 2019
Looking After Your Carbon Frame.
"Concerns
over its fragility are misplaced as carbon fiber parts are
universally used by both the aerospace and automotive
industries; in fact, it is one of the main materials used
in Formula One, a high stress, dangerous and vigorously
tested environment."
(cycletechreview.com)
April 18, 2019
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April 8, 2019
Amstel Gold Race takes more credit than
deserved in increased prize money for women.
"The
race organization's press release reads that "the Amstel
Gold Race will double the prize money for the ladies for
the upcoming edition in April. In addition, the appearance
money for all teams has been increased by almost €10,000
in total."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
April 18, 2019
Froome motivated for last ride in Sky jersey.
"After
10 years representing Team Sky, Chris Froome hopes to give
his outgoing sponsor a winning send-off at the mountainous
Tour of the Alps."
(velonews.com) (David Ramos/Getty Images)
April 18, 2019
Raw Talent: A conversation with Annika
Langvad.
"Last
weekend the Danish cross-country champion closed out the
Sea Otter Classic in Monterey, California, with a pair of
XC victories to add to her overall wins this year." (cyclingtips.com) Photography
by John Holderness/Above Four Media; Cor Vos; Craig
Dutton/USA Cycling; Red Bull Content Pool
April 18, 2019
Bigla Abuse Allegations: Former rider
describes racing despite ‘total loss of control’ following
concussion.
"I
could barely go straight because I had huge problems with
the vision. I was dog-sick, I was misjudging myself with
distances and speeds. Total loss of control! Somehow I
managed to finish the stage."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
April 18, 2019
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April 17, 2019
Van der Poel wins De Brabantse Pijl.
"Mathieu
van der Poel (Corendon Circus) proved strongest in the
final sprint between his breakaway companions to win
Brabantse Pijl on Wednesday. The Dutch champion launched
an unmatched early sprint to take the win ahead of Julian
Alaphilippe."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
April 17, 2019
De Vuyst wins women’s Brabantse Pijl; Rivera
third.
"The
Belgian won the 136.7km race around Gooik, Belgium ahead
of Marta Cavalli (Valcar Cylance). American Coryn Rivera
(Sunweb) was third, showing improving form after a crash
took her out of Tour of Flanders 10 days ago." (velonews.com) (Photo: Luc
Claessen/Getty Images)
April 17, 2019
Van der Poel: I think this victory is very
important.
"Mathieu
van der Poel (Correndon Circus) took his fourth win of
2019 and checked off another box on his rapidly growing
road resume Wednesday at Brabantse Pijl."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
April 17, 2019
Preview: Amstel Gold Race 2019.
"The
cobbled races have now passed and the road season turns
the corner and hits the climbs of the Ardennes Classics.
First up is Holland's only Classic - The Amstel Gold
Race."
(pezcyclingnews.com) (Photo: Cor Vos)
April 17, 2019
By the numbers: What it takes to be
competitive at the women’s Tour of Flanders.
"With
exciting racing and a worthy winner, the biggest one-day
classic on the Women’s WorldTour calendar did not
disappoint."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by Philipp Diegner/Dig Deep
Coaching
April 17, 2019
Vila: Peter Sagan is getting better and
better.
"Bora
Hansgrohe directeur sportif Patxi Vila believes that Peter
Sagan’s form is getting better and better, with his ride
at Paris Roubaix one of his best performances so far this
season."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
April 17, 2019
Best post-race Paris Roubaix 2019 tweets.
"Paris
Roubaix is over for another year. Philippe Gilbert
(Deceuninck Quick Step) won with a sprint inside the
Roubaix velodrome, we had the first ever black African to
finish the race, there was the usual deluge of crashes and
punctures."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Twitter)
April 17, 2019
De Brabantse Pijl 2019 Live Dashboard.
"2019
De Brabantse Pijl - La Flèche Brabançonne LIVE April
17, Belgium.
Start time: Wednesday April 17th at 12:30 CET (3:30 AM PDT). Earliest live video: 15:15 CET (6:15 AM PDT). Approximate finish: 17:27 CET (8:27 AM PDT)." (steephill.tv) (cyclingfans.com) April 17, 2019
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Tour of Turkey: Sam Bennett doubles up on
stage 2.
"The
Irishman unleashed a powerful sprint to win ahead of his
teammate Felix Großschartner (Bora Hansgrohe) and Jhonatan
Restrepo Valencia (Manzana Postobon) on the uphill drag to
the line."
(cyclingnews.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty Images Sport)
April 17, 2019
Schweizer opens up about abuse at Cervelo
Bigla in 2015.
"Doris
Schweizer, former two-time Swiss road champion, has come
forward with details concerning her experiences while
racing for Cervelo Bigla under the team's owner Thomas
Campana."
(cyclingnews.com) (Sean Robinson/Velofocus)
April 17, 2019
Close call as motorbike nearly crashes into
Sunweb rider in De Brabantse Pijl women’s race.
"Lippert
was attacking the peloton uphill, with 117km of racing to
go, when a moto swerved across the road towards her." (cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by
Mark Van Hecke/Getty Images)
April 17, 2019
Gord Fraser reflects on Floyd’s Pro Cycling’s
early season success.
"Floyd’s
Pro Cycling has had nothing short of a remarkable first
couple of races in 2019. The team has UCI stage wins at
the Tour of Taiwan, Joe Martin Stage Race and the Tour de
Langkawi where Jonathan Clarke also took the overall
title."
(cyclingmagazine.ca) Photo: Mohd Mokhriz
April 17, 2019
The “why” behind SRAM’s PowerTap acquisition.
"SRAM
already has a fleet of power meter options with its Quarq
brand, so why purchase PowerTap? The answer lies in its
pedal-based power meter technology."
(velonews.com) Photo: Dan Cavallari
April 17, 2019
Team Sky to become Team Ineos at Romandie but
new kit saved for Yorkshire.
"Under
UCI regulations, the team was not able to compete in
separate races under different names, nor change names
part-way through a race, and so the birth of Team Ineos
had to be brought forward."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
April 17, 2019
Pidcock: ‘At low points I feel that people put
too much pressure on me to win’.
"Cyclist
sits down in Mallorca with Tom Pidcock, current UCI
Cyclocross Under-23 World Champion, to speak about
crashing at the Classics, mixing cross and road, and
winter training in Yorkshire."
(cyclist.co.uk) photography: Peter Stuart
April 17, 2019
Geraint Thomas says he'd "love to win" the
Tour de France a second time this year.
"The
32-year-old returns to racing next week at the Ardennes
Classics the Fleche Wallonne and Liege Bastogne Liege
before heading to Switzerland for the Tour de Romandie." (road.cc) Simon MacMichael
April 17, 2019
Tacx Neo 2 Smart Trainer.
"The
Tacx Neo 2 is expensive but for me it's the benchmark
indoor trainer right now. You get repeatable power, a
solid platform with a bit of movement for a more realistic
feel, good cadence sensing, road feel, and a responsive
ERG mode."
(road.cc) (Dave Atkinson)
April 17, 2019
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April 17, 2019
Only 'dopey dopers' get caught says Howman.
"Drug
testing methods in sport are still rooted in the 1970s and
better technology is needed to catch more than “dopey
dopers”, former World Anti-Doping head David Howman said
on Tuesday."
(sbs.com.au) Reuters (Getty Images)
April 17, 2019
Alex Dowsett: Little Bleeder.
"To
help raise awareness for what a hemophiliac [disorder in which your
blood doesn't clot normally] can achieve, I
did something called ‘Miles for Hemophilia’ campaign,
where I went round Europe talking to patient groups." (rouleur.cc) Photographs:
Benedict Campbell
April 17, 2019
Eddy Merckx: Campenaerts' Hour Record ride is
an incredible achievement.
"Five-time
Tour de France winner Eddy Merckx was full of praise for
compatriot Victor Campenaerts (Lotto Soudal) after the
Belgian set a new Hour Record distance of 55.089
kilometers in Mexico."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
April 17, 2019
Bardet makes successful return to competition
at Paris Camembert.
"Romain
Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) returned to competition at the
Paris Camembert, having been injured in a crash on the
final stage of the Volta a Catalunya in late March." (cyclingnews.com) (Getty
Images)
April 17, 2019
Matej Mohoric extends with Bahrain Merida
through 2021.
"The
Slovenian won back-to-back world road race titles at
junior and U23 level in 2012 and 2013, and turned pro with
Cannondale in 2014 as a 19-year-old."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
April 17, 2019
Eisel raises alarm over fans taking photos at
Roubaix.
"Riders
are concerned that over-eager fans seeking the perfect
cycling photo are making dangerous races even riskier." (velonews.com) (Tim de
Waele/Getty Images)
April 17, 2019
Parlee introduces RZ7 aero disc road bike and
it’s a looker.
"Parlee
introduced a brand new bike, the RZ7, an aerodynamic road
bike designed around disc brakes with a fully integrated
handlebar and stem. It’s an aero bike that aims to provide
speed without compromising the ride quality." (road.cc) (David Arthur)
April 17, 2019
Fuji debuts Jari Carbon gravel bike &
Transonic aero road bike.
"First
up, a carbon version of their Jari gravel bike, with big
tire clearance and super compact 2x gearing. Next, they
have an all-new version of the Transonic aero road bike." (bikerumor.com) Greg Kopecky
April 17, 2019
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