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Cimolai wins opening stage of Vuelta
a Castilla y Leon.
"Barbero
relegated giving Israel Cycling Academy first
race lead to Davide Cimolai. Enrique Sanz Unzue
is second and Jerome Cousin third." (cyclingnews.com)
April
25, 2019
Sean Kelly Talks Liège Bastogne
Liège.
"Sean
Kelly was the 'King of the Classics' for many
years, but the man from Carrick-on-Suir also won
the Vuelta a España and many shorter stage
races. His record at Liège Bastogne Liège is
incomparable."
(pezcyclingnews.com) Ed Hood (Photo: Cor Vos)
April
25, 2019
Van Vleuten edging ever closer to
Van der Breggen at Fleche Wallonne.
"Anna
van der Breggen has had a stranglehold on the
Flèche Wallonne title for half a decade now, but
Annemiek van Vleuten (Mitchelton Scott) came
closer than she ever has to unseating her." (cyclingnews.com)
(Mitchelton Scott)
April
25, 2019
Kittel to pick himself back up at
Tour de Yorkshire.
"After
a disappointing spring, Marcel Kittel will
attempt to get his season back on track at the
Tour de Yorkshire at the start of May." (cyclingnews.com)
(LaPresse - Ferrari / Paolone)
April
25, 2019
Catalogue of crashes wrecks
Mitchelton Scott's Fleche Wallonne.
"Adam
Yates, who came into the race as a potential
podium candidate, crashed just before the second
ascent of the Mur de Huy and was forced out of
the race as a result."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
April
25, 2019
Tour de France announces new Panini
sticker album for 2019.
"Italian
sticker company Panini has announced it is
launching a Tour de France sticker book for the
2019 edition of the race. Following on from
their Giro d’Italia sticker book in 2018." (cyclingweekly.com)
Paul Knott
April
25, 2019
Column
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Tour of the Alps: Geoghegan Hart
wins stage 4.
"Tao
Geoghegan Hart (Team Sky) won stage 4 of the
Tour of the Alps after he beat Vincenzo Nibali
(Bahrain Merida) to win a four-up sprint in
Cles."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
April
25, 2019
Tao Geoghegan Hart ‘learning a lot’
in first race alongside Chris Froome.
"We
are in an amazing situation where we have a
certain Chris Froome helping us. It’s an
incredible honor, I’m learning a lot from him.
It’s my first race ever with him so it’s really
special."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
April
25, 2019
Majka back to his best as Giro
d'Italia nears.
"In
the absence of teammate Peter Sagan, Majka and
Davide Formolo will lead Bora Hansgrohe at the
Giro d'Italia, with Pascal Ackermann the German
team's designated sprinter."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
April
25, 2019
Anna van der Breggen criticizes
Ardennes Classics organizer for lack of TV
coverage.
"An
increasing number of women's races are broadcast
while neither women's races at Flèche Wallonne
or Liège Bastogne Liège have ever been shown." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Photo: Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
April
25, 2019
Salsa Warroad All-Road and
Journeyman Entry-Level Gravel Bikes.
"Salsa
Cycles has a complement of all-road bikes
including the Warbird and Cutthroat oriented to
gravel and dirt racing."
(cxmagazine.com) C. Lee
April
25, 2019
Rose Backroad 105 review.
"Rose
has entered the growing allroad/gravel/adventure
bike market with the Backroad, and this Shimano
105-equipped model offers good performance with
enough versatility to chuck it into service as a
commuter or touring bike."
(road.cc) (David Arthur)
April
25, 2019
2019 Tour of the Alps Live.
"2019
Tour of the Alps LIVE April 22-26, Italy.
Stage 5 start
time: Friday 11:40 CET (2:40 AM PDT).
Earliest live
video: 14:00 CET (5:00 AM PDT).
Approximate
finish: 15:32 CET (6:32 AM PDT)." (cycling.today)
(cyclingfans.com) (steephill.tv)
April
25, 2019
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April
24, 2019
Vincenzo Nibali set to make Trek
Segafredo switch in 2020.
"One
source said the Trek Segafredo/Nibali contract
will be for two years and Nibali should earn
around €3 million a year."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
April
25, 2019
Team Ineos to face thousands of
anti-fracking protestors at Yorkshire.
"Team
Ineos will face a backlash at the Tour de
Yorkshire next week, with anti-fracking groups
set to demonstrate."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
April
25, 2019
Q&A: Why Lars Boom is heading to
Vermont for the Rasputitsa gravel race.
"The
typical European pro roadie might shy away from
gravel racing, but for Lars Boom, it's one more
way to mix in fun and different races to his
ordinary calendar."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Luc Claessen/Getty
Images)
April
25, 2019
Aevolo supports women's composite
team for Tour of the Gila.
"Aevolo
Cycling, the U23 development team run by Michael
Creed, will support a composite women's squad
for the Tour of the Gila stage race in Silver
City, New Mexico, May 1-5, the team announced
today."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Jonathan Devich)
April
25, 2019
Does sports science only tell us
half the story?
"No-one
needs to be told that women’s cycling is the
poorer sibling to the men’s sport. But the
investment inequality doesn’t stop at bikes and
team buses and prize funds - it hooks its
tendrils into everything, including the research
papers which inform coaches and sports
directors."
(cyclingweekly.com) Michelle Arthurs-Brennan
April
25, 2019
Campagnolo launches an updated
12-speed Chorus groupset.
"Campagnolo
has launched an updated 12-speed version of its
chorus groupset, bringing the greater number of
gears further down its groupset hierarchy."
(cyclingweekly.com)Credit: Rupert Radley
April
25, 2019
Sycip builds a grill onto a trike;
Retrotec modernizes with slick bike packer, e-bike
& more.
"Retrotec
Cycles is one half of builder Curtis Inglis’
efforts, the other being Inglis Cycles. It’s
aesthetics that differentiates them, with the
Retrotec bikes getting the beach cruiser look." (bikerumor.com)
Tyler Benedict
April
25, 2019
Column
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April
24, 2019
Peter Sagan withdraws from Liege
Bastogne Liege.
"Sagan
will now have a few more days to relax and
recover at home before flying to the US on May 4
to prepare for the upcoming Tour of California,
which starts May 12 in Sacramento." (cyclingnews.com)
(BORA Hansgrohe / VeloImages)
April
24, 2019
Alaphilippe wins La Fleche Wallonne.
"Julian
Alaphilippe wins Fleche Wallonne. It looked like
Fuglsang could come back on terms and he really
pushed the Frenchman to the limit. Ulissi took
third on the line but no win for Valverde." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
April
24, 2019
Van der Breggen wins La Fleche
Wallonne Feminine.
"Anna
van der Breggen (Boels Dolmans) won La Flèche
Wallonne Féminine for the fifth time in a row on
Wednesday. The world champion emerged as the
strongest on the finishing climb." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
April
24, 2019
Five talking points from La Flèche
Wallonne 2019.
"It’s
the rivalry of the year so far and it played out
once again in the men’s Flèche Wallonne on the
Mur de Huy, presumably much to Jakob Fuglang's
chagrin."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Luc Claessen/Getty
Images)
April
24, 2019
Flèche Wallonne: Kreuziger looking
to improve on fourth place finish from last year's
race.
"Dimension
Data's Roman Kreuziger will race Wednesday's
Flèche Wallonne hoping that he can improve on
the fourth place he took at last year's race,
and hoping, too, that his team's fortunes soon
change."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
April
24, 2019
La Flèche Wallonne 2019 Live
Dashboard.
"2019
La Fleche Wallonne LIVE April 24, Belgium
Start time: Wednesday April 24th at 11:15 CET (2:15 AM PDT). Earliest live video: 14:15 CET (5:15 AM PDT). Approximate finish: 16:25 CET (7:25 AM PDT)." (cyclingfans.com) (steephill.tv) April
24, 2019
Column
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The SHEcret Pro: Suspicious
performances and the dangers of malnutrition.
"So,
here we are, well and truly into another season.
There’s a lot that is the same in 2019, but
there’s been plenty of changes to keep the
women’s peloton on its toes too."
(cyclingtips.com)
April
24, 2019
Tour of the Alps: Masnada wins stage
3.
"Fausto
Masnada (Androni Sidermec) claimed victory on
stage 3 of the Tour of the Alps after he clipped
away from an elite leading group 1.5km from the
finish at Baselga di Piné."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
April
24, 2019
Next generation steals Tour of the
Alps spotlight from Nibali and Froome.
"Vincenzo
Nibali (Bahrain Merida) and Chris Froome (Team
Sky) were billed as the big-name rivals for this
year's Tour of the Alps, but they've so far been
outshone by Team Sky's next generation - Pavel
Sivakov and Tao Geoghegan Hart."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
April
24, 2019
Androni Giocattoli steal the
limelight from WorldTour rivals at Tour of the
Alps.
"Fausto
Masnada has won other races, including the
overall classification of the Tour of Hainan
stage race in China, but his stage victory at
the Tour of the Alps was the biggest day of his
career."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
April
24, 2019
Paving the way for a full women's
Tour de France.
"Imagine
watching the best women cyclists in the world
sweep into the Champs Elyees after three weeks
of intense racing. It sounds like a fairy tale,
but once upon a time women competed in a full
Tour - in the 1980s"
(cyclist.co.uk) Genevieve Whitson
April
24, 2019
Mathieu van der Poel uploads his
epic Amstel Gold victory to Strava.
"He
averaged 40.4km/h for the 260km ride, with a
monstrous weighted average power of 337 watts
for the six and a half hours he was in the
saddle. If you delve into the closing stages of
the race where Van der Poel was gaining on the
leaders, that's where things get even more
out-of-this-world."
(road.cc) (Jack Sexty)
April
24, 2019
Pozzovivo suffers concussion in
Fleche Wallonne crash.
"Domenico
Pozzovivo (Bahrain Merida) crashed heavily in
the closing stages of La Flèche Wallonne,
suffering facial trauma and a concussion." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
April
24, 2019
Marin add Nicasio + to their drop
bar 'Beyond Road' gravel.
"Marin
has impressed us recently with both their
mountain bikes and gravel bikes, the brand has
been pushing forward with lots of new bikes in
various niches."
(road.cc) Rachael Gurney
April
24, 2019
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April
24, 2019
Could van der Poel hold all three
worlds titles simultaneously?
"There’s
a tantalizing possibility brewing that Mathieu
van der Poel might race the world road
championships this fall."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Luc Claessen/Getty
Images)
April
24, 2019
Dutch coach wants Van der Poel at
Road World Championships in Yorkshire.
"After
his stunning Amstel Gold Race victory - and
stunning debut spring Classics campaign in
general - there's a lot of talk about what
Mathieu van der Poel (Corendon Circus) can
achieve in his career."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
April
24, 2019
Landa set to replace Nibali as
Bahrain Merida leader.
"Mikel
Landa is set to replace Vincenzo Nibali as the
Grand Tour leader at Bahrain Merida as the
WorldTour team undergoes a major shake-up for
2020."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
April
24, 2019
Garmin Edge 830 Cycling GPS In-Depth
Review.
"If
you’re looking for new Garmin cycling products -
there’s no bigger day than today. The company
has just dropped three new products." (dcrainmaker.com)
April
24, 2019
Garmin Edge 530 Cycling GPS In-Depth
Review.
"The
new Edge 530 is a substantial bump in not just
performance, but also features. And in using
both the Edge 530 and Edge 830 for the past
month, I’d argue it might be the best bike
computer Garmin’s ever made."
(dcrainmaker.com)
April
24, 2019
Garmin Speed & Cadence Sensors
V2 with ANT+/Bluetooth Smart: In-Depth Review.
"In
the highly unlikely event that you didn’t get
enough Garmin news today with the announcement
of two brand new head units, you’ve also got
yourself some new sensors to toss on the to-read
pile."
(dcrainmaker.com)
April
24, 2019
Ahead of the game.
"Thanks
to the unique, innovative construction of
Bontrager’s new WaveCel helmet technology,
riders’ have never been better protected." (cyclist.co.uk)
Sponsored
April
24, 2019
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Jeremy Powers Announces Retirement
from Professional Racing, New Position at GCN.
"Today,
four-time U.S. cyclocross national champion
Jeremy Powers announced his retirement from
professional cyclocross racing via a post on his
Facebook page."
(cxmagazine.com)
April
23, 2019
Adam Yates takes aim at Fleche
Wallonne.
"The
Briton has won stages at the Volta a la
Comunitat Valenciana, Volta a Catalunya and Tour
of the Basque Country so far in 2019, and he
will lead the line for Mitchelton Scott in
Belgium this week."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
April
23, 2019
La Fleche Wallonne Feminine 2019 -
Preview.
"Anna
van der Breggen (Boels Dolmans) has won the last
four editions, and if she can defend her title
on April 24, it will not only mark a fifth
victory in a row, but she will equal Marianne
Vos' five career-wins on the Mur de Huy." (cyclingnews.com)
(Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
April
23, 2019
Rally UHC continues growth with
Fleche Wallonne start.
"Rally
UHC Cycling will take another step in its
continuing growth Wednesday when the US Pro
Continental team starts Flèche Wallonne - the
midweek WorldTour Ardennes Classic that is the
transition race between Amstel Gold Race and
Liège Bastogne Liège."
(cyclingnews.com) (Courtesy of Rally Cycling)
April
23, 2019
Column
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Tour of the Alps: Sivakov wins stage
2.
"Pavel
Sivakov (Team Sky) claimed the first victory of
his professional career after he out-kicked Jan
Hirt (Astana) to win stage 2 of the Tour of the
Alps at Schenna. The Russian inherits the
overall lead from his teammate Tao Geoghegan
Hart."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
April
23, 2019
Sivakov and Geoghegan Hart play down
any Team Sky rivalry.
"Pavel
Sivakov gave Team Sky a second consecutive stage
victory at the Tour of the Alps and took the
leader's jersey from teammate Tao Geoghegan Hart
by going on the attack."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
April
23, 2019
The Moment The Amstel Gold Race Was
Won.
"A
thrilling finish saw time and space shrink like
a concertina, one moment Julian Alaphilippe and
Jacob Fuglsang were going to spring for the
race, then Michał Kwiatkowski caught them in the
final kilometer and seconds later they were all
swamped by a chase group led by Mathieu van der
Poel who kept going to win the sprint." (inrng.com) (Luc
Claessen/Getty Images)
April
23, 2019
Classics power play: The numbers
needed to ride in the wake of Van der Poel.
"Mathieu
van der Poel's Amstel Gold victory was
extraordinary, to the point of it being almost
unfathomable. With 3.5km left, he was a reported
67 seconds behind the race leaders." (cyclist.co.uk)
(Joe Robinson)
April
23, 2019
Matthews racing off 'pure heart'
after Paris Nice crash.
"Michael
Matthews continues to race without fear through
the spring classics despite an isolated crash at
Paris Nice in which he was concussed after
landing hard on his face at speeds of up to
45km/h."
(sbs.com.au) Sophie Smith (Getty Images)
April
23, 2019
Italian men's national team recons
2019 Yorkshire road Worlds course.
"Joining
Trentin and Bettiol were sprinter Elia Viviani
(Deceuninck QuickStep) and Bahrain Merida's
Sonny Colbrelli, as well as national team
selector Davide Cassani."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
April
23, 2019
Column
Three
April
23, 2019
Pantano 'waiting, wishing' for
doping case to be resolved.
"Pantano
is the second Colombian pro to test positive for
EPO this month, after Manzana Postobon rider
Wilmar Paredes, and the second from Trek
Segafredo in recent years after Andre Cardoso,
who received a four-year ban last November." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
April
23, 2019
Rapha Roadmap, chapter 3: Could
teams adopt a franchise model?.
"With
WorldTour teams dependent on short-term
sponsorships, there's a lack of continuity.
Regionally based teams or a franchise-based
model could help fix that."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
April
23, 2019
One-of-a-kind kicks: The unique
beauty of FCCS custom cycling shoes.
"Those
who want a pair of FCCS shoes will need to meet
with Jack Lee in person. And his prices reflect
just how many hours go into the creation of each
shoe - you can expect to pay US$1,750 for a pair
of road shoes, and US$2,000 for shoes built with
track sprints in mind."Photography
by Dave Rome & Jack Lee
April
23, 2019
The best aero bike wheels.
"Aero
bike wheels look fast, ride fast, and race fast.
At 55mm to 65mm deep, they are the racing bike
wheels of choice for most road races including
crits and can also work as triathlon wheels if
you who want one set for multiple racing
events."
(intheknowcycling.com) Sergei Bachlakov
April
23, 2019
Orbea Gain M20i e-road bike review.
"It
may seem unorthodox to most dedicated roadies,
but the Gain integrates electric assistance into
a thoroughly slick road bike package." (cyclist.co.uk)
Charles Graham-Dixon
April
23, 2019
Rotor 2InPower DM Road crankset.
"If
you're looking for a fit and forget
power-measuring option for a single bike then a
crank-based system is a good choice: you can
swap wheels and pedals without affecting your
measurements."
(road.cc) (Dave Atkinson)
April
23, 2019
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