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May 10, 2019
Rod Ellingworth set to become Bahrain Merida
team principal.
"CW
now understands that he is poised to take up the role of
team principal at the squad, which is currently headed by
Brent Copeland. Copeland is set to continue in a reduced
role at the team."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Getty Images)
May 10, 2019
Unknown No More: Sarah Sturm Wins Against
Stacked Field at Belgian Waffle Ride.
"I
think they’re used to like road racers or California
people winning, so I finished and no one knew who I was,”
Sturm recalled. “I was obviously not offended by that
because that is literally the story of my career." (cxmagazine.com) Molly
Cameron
May 10, 2019
Giro d’Italia Stage 1: Understanding TT gear.
"The
high socks, grip tape, and 3D-printed components you can
expect to see (and not see) when watching the opening
stage in Bologna."
(velonews.com) Photo: Dan Cavallari
May 10, 2019
Ewan looks to transform pressure into success
in Giro d'Italia sprints.
"Caleb
Ewan admits he feels under pressure to perform at his
first Grand Tour with Lotto Soudal, but believes there are
five or six sprint opportunities at the 2019 Giro
d'Italia."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
May 10, 2019
Giro d'Italia favorites to start TT early to
avoid thunderstorms.
"Many
of the big-name contenders of at 2019 Giro d’Italia will
start Saturday's opening time trial early in the hope of
avoiding rain showers and thunderstorms forecast for the
evening."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
May 10, 2019
Giro Dello Ciclismo.
"The
course stays entirely within Italy. Well, there’s the San
Marino time trial, but honestly, I’m not really sure why
that’s not just part of Italy."
(podiumcafe.com) Will, a/k/a Cyclingchallenge
May 10, 2019
Column
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Michael Drapac on the loss of his son Damion,
his philosophy of cycling, and life.
"I
hate the word ‘strong’ and when people tell me to be
strong. I don’t want to be strong. I think you need to
feel the grief come over you. Cry when you want to and
deal with it the way you need."
(cyclingtips.com)
May 10, 2019
Former World Champion Jack Bobridge denies
supplying MDMA sold in Perth nightclub.
"Former
individual pursuit world record holder, Jack Bobridge, has
pleaded not guilty to supplying hundreds of MDMA pills to
a fellow cyclist, who then sold them on to others
including an undercover police officer."
(road.cc) Alex Bowden
May 10, 2019
What does Ineos have to gain by sponsoring a
cycling team?
"Historically,
if you go back to the mid-to-early 20th century - and it
still happens now - the hobby motive is really strong in
sponsorships,” company bosses get involved in a sport just
because they enjoy it."
(cyclingtips.com) Daniel Ostanek
May 10, 2019
‘I am in contact with one team in particular’:
Julian Alaphilippe knows identity of new team as current
contract nears end.
"With
his contract set to finish at the end of the year, Julian
Alaphilippe (Deceuninck Quick Step) has revealed he knows
which team he will race with for the next two seasons." (cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by
Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)
May 10, 2019
Q&A: Kasia Niewiadoma on the
unpredictability of women’s WorldTour racing.
"Kasia
Niewiadoma says more women's WorldTour teams try to
control the races, which opens the door for smaller teams
to win."
(velonews.com) Photo: Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images
May 10, 2019
13 of the best electric bikes for 2019: All
you need to know about e-bikes.
"The
carbon frame offers an endurance geometry, with a carbon
seat post for added comfort. You get a Shimano Ultegra Di2
drivetrain, hydraulic disc brakes and road going 28mm
Continental GP 4000 S II tires."
(cyclingweekly.com) Rupert Radley
May 10, 2019
5 riders to watch in the Tour of California.
"With
the first stage a pan-flat 143km circuit in and around
Sacramento, barring extreme weather or in-fighting between
the teams it will be one for the sprinters and who else to
watch aside from the King of California, Peter Sagan?" (cyclingnews.com) (Getty
Images)
May 10, 2019
Van Garderen and Uran to lead EF Education
First at Tour of California.
"Rigoberto
Urán and Tejay van Garderen will lead EF Education First
with support coming from the likes of Taylor Phinney,
Lachlan Morton and recent signing Sergio Higuita." (cyclingnews.com) (David
Ramos/Getty Images)
May 10, 2019
Column
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Wiebes makes it two at Tour of Chongming
Island.
"She
was quickest in the sprint after a fast stage in warm
conditions, cruising on other teams' sprint trains on the
final kilometer and launching her own kick at the right
moment."
(cyclingnews.com) (SWpix.com) (Stephen Farrand)
May 10, 2019
May 10, 2019
Mark Cavendish: Before Marcel Kittel I felt
invincible.
"Mark
Cavendish has paid tribute to Marcel Kittel, saying his
rivalry with the German sprinter raised his own level and
enhanced the sport as a whole."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
May 10, 2019
Egan Bernal back on the bike and building for
Tour de France after collarbone break.
"Team
principal David Brailsford is planning for him to race
either the Tour de Suisse or the Critérium du Dauphiné in
June before the Tour alongside Chris Froome and defending
champion Geraint Thomas."
(cyclingweekly.com) (David Ramos/Getty Images)
May 10, 2019
Bardet begins training block in lead-up to
Tour de France.
"According
to L'Equipe, Bardet spent an entire week off the
bike following Liège Bastogne Liège, which signaled the
end of his spring campaign, but then returned to training
this week."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
May 10, 2019
Fizik launches Infinito R1 19 19 shoes to mark
100 years since the end of the Great War.
"Fizik
say the shoes have been designed to ‘reflect and respect’
with a reflective outer material paying homage to the
15-hour long stages, which often finished in the dark, as
well as Europe ‘emerging into the light after the darkness
of the Great War’."
(cyclingnews.com) (Fizik)
May 10, 2019
The Two Gentlemen of Verona: Moser vs Fignon
at the 1984 Giro d'Italia.
"I
don't believe in miracles," Francesco Moser told the scrum
of reporters tightening around him after stage 20 of the
1984 Giro d'Italia."
(cyclingnews.com) Barry Ryan
May 10, 2019
The best Zwift setups to give you the
competitive edge.
"Whatever
your budget and level of expertise, there’s a Zwift setup
for you - but the more you spend, the more realistic the
experience, with more impressive training gains as a
result."
(cyclingnews.com) (Wattbike)
May 10, 2019
Muc-Off makes a splash with first
bike-specific pressure washer.
"Muc-Off
now wants to be part of your whole bike cleaning
experience with a new, bike specific pressure washer that
offers a bearing-friendly low-pressure mode as well as the
usual dirt peeling power-wash options."
(road.cc) Jon Woodhouse
May 10, 2019
Kit Radar launches as one-stop-shop for
innovative cycling start-up gadgets & tech.
"We
want to help cyclists get the most from their sport,
whether in races or bike-packing adventures. To do that,
we believe you need the best products and we know that
many of the best ideas come from start-ups." (bikerumor.com) Greg Kopecky
May 10, 2019
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May 9, 2019
Preview: Everything you need to know about the
2019 Giro d’Italia.
"Raced
over 21 stages, this year’s Giro spans a total of 3,578.8
kilometers. Beginning in Bologna in the north of Italy,
the race sweeps down the country’s west coast over the
first five stages, before crossing the country then
heading back up the east coast from stages seven through
nine."
(cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Kristof Ramon)
May 9, 2019
The Giro d’Italia Contenders.
"Tom
Dumoulin, Primož Roglič or Simon Yates? Start making the
case for each rider and it can get convincing but there
are questions to settle too."
(inrng.com) (RCS Sport)
May 9, 2019
Unfinished symphony: Simon Yates and the Giro
d'Italia.
"Training
has gone well and I’m looking forward to getting started.
It’s been a more or less ideal preparation, to be honest,
and I’ve not had any major hiccups. This last five or six
weeks of training has gone really well. The signs are
looking good."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
May 9, 2019
Sivakov and Geoghegan Hart have freedom to try
'crazy things' at Giro d'Italia.
"Tao
Geoghegan Hart, Pavel Sivakov, Ivan Sosa, Eddie Dunbar and
Jhonatan Narváez have been given the freedom to race and
learn over the next three weeks."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
May 9, 2019
Mareczko, Ten Dam and Ventoso line up for CCC
Team at Giro d'Italia.
"CCC
Team head to this year's Giro d'Italia with no clear
leader, but with the opportunity to race aggressively and
be in the mix through both breakaways and bunch sprints
across all three weeks."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
May 9, 2019
Column
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Chris Froome ‘doesn’t feel close to retiring’.
"The
Team Ineos leader said winning a record-matching Tour is a
‘huge motivation’ as he looks to join an elite club
alongside the likes of Eddy Merckx and Bernard Hinault." (cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by
Oli SCARFF / AFP)
May 9, 2019
Lefevere hoping to hold on to Alaphilippe at
Deceuninck Quick Step.
"Deceuninck
Quick Step team boss Patrick Lefevere says that he hopes
he can hold on to star rider Julian Alaphilippe when the
Frenchman's contract with the Belgian WorldTour team comes
to an end after this season."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
May 9, 2019
Bahrain Merida back Dennis for Tour of
California.
"Dennis
last rode the Tour of California in 2016, finishing second
overall to Quick
Step's
Julian Alaphilippe. He also finished second overall - to
Bradley Wiggins - on the previous occasion that he rode,
in 2014."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
May 9, 2019
Tour of California 2019 - Preview.
"Despite
conflicting with the Giro d'Italia, which continues to
grow in significance, the Tour of California draws a
quality field as riders focused on the Tour de France in
July use the race as part of their build-up." (cyclingnews.com) (Getty
Images)
May 9, 2019
Column
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Marcel Kittel parts ways with Katusha before
end of contract.
"Kittel
said in a press release, “On my request Team Katusha
Alpecin and I have mutually decided to an early
termination of my current contract."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Iri Greco)
May 9, 2019
May 9, 2019
Wiebes takes stage 1 at Tour of Chongming
Island.
"Lorena
Wiebes (Parkhotel Valkenburg) won stage 1 of the Tour of
Chongming Island on Thursday. After a fast race, Wiebes
triumphed in the sprint finish, taking her fourth race
victory of the 2019 season."
(cyclingnews.com) (SWpix.com)
May 9, 2019
Tour of Chongming Island: Mitchelton Scott
field strong squad for women's WorldTour race.
"The
Chinese stage race, which starts on Thursday, is mainly
flat - and therefore one for the sprinters and their
lead-out trains - but there are nevertheless opportunities
for breakaways to stay away on each of the three road
stages."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
May 9, 2019
Peter Sagan to ride Specialized through 2021
as Bora Hansgrohe extend partnership.
"The
brand has been heavily involved in the German team since
they entered the WorldTour for the 2017 season and is
understood to have assisted in bringing Peter Sagan to the
team."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
May 9, 2019
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May 8, 2019
5 tips for photographing your bike.
"It
doesn’t matter where you are, there’s a location within
meters. Quite often people go: “There’s nowhere to shoot a
bike around here” but they just don’t look." (rouleur.cc) Photographs:
Benedict Campbell
May 8, 2019
Giro d'Italia 2019: The ambush stages.
"The
Giro d'Italia has always tended to be won and lost in the
final week, and, on first glance, this year's route
appears to take that concept to new extremes." (cyclingnews.com) (Getty
Images)
May 8, 2019
Team Sunweb prepared for possible pink for Tom
Dumoulin after opening Giro time trial.
"Dumoulin
last year won the opening individual time trial, a feat he
could potentially replicate on Saturday when the Giro
starts similarly in Bologna, Italy with an 8.2km test." (cyclingweekly.com) (Photo:
Yuzuru Sunada)
May 8, 2019
Mollema leads the line for Trek Segafredo at
Giro d'Italia.
"Mollema
starts the 2019 race trying to better his seventh place
from the 2017 Giro, which was the last time he rode the
Italian Grand Tour, having also ridden it in 2010, when he
finished 12th."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
May 8, 2019
Scouting the Giro, and why it makes a
difference.
"Previewing
stages at the Tour de France is nothing new, but now more
teams are doing the same thing at the Giro." (velonews.com) Photo: Sonoko
Tanaka / BrakeThrough Media
May 8, 2019
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How Kiel Reijnen found solace on the
cobblestones.
"Kiel
Reijnen lost his brother on the eve of the 2019 classics,
and found solace in suffering at the Tour of Flanders" (velonews.com) (Photo: Luc
Claessen/Getty Images)
May 8, 2019
Chris Froome shares Strava stats from tough
final Tour de Yorkshire stage.
"The
four-time Tour de France winner hit a staggering max speed
over 95km/h on the road from Halifax to leads, averaging
36.9km/h over the 175km stage."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
(Strava)
May 8, 2019
Payouts to Women for Road Racing Lag Those in
Cyclocross, Mountain Biking.
"After
the Ronde van Vlaanderen, a Dutch commentator generated
some discussion on Twitter by noting the difference in
payouts between Women’s winner Marta Bastianelli and Men’s
winner Alberto Bettiol."
(cxmagazine.com)
May 8, 2019
Silca launches comfort-focused bar tape
without the bulk.
"Nastro
Fiore and Nastro Piloti tapes utilize running shoe
technology to offer more cushioning with less bulk than
other tapes."
(road.cc) (David Arthur)
May 8, 2019
Italian Icons: Bartali, Coppi and Pantani.
"Coppi,
Bartali and Pantani remain as icons of Italian cycling,
despite the merits of their many legendary compatriots,
including Alfredo Binda, Felice Gimondi and Francesco
Moser, while Vincenzo Nibali is a candidate to join that
list."
(pelotonmagazine.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
May 8, 2019
Peter Sagan: Results don't tell you
everything.
"Despite
Sagan's relative lack of success this season, the former
winner of Gent Wevelgem, Tour of Flanders and Paris
Roubaix said he views his early season effort positively." (cyclingnews.com) (Bettini
Photo)
May 8, 2019
Uran to return to racing at Tour of
California.
"It
will be the first race for the Colombian since he broke
his collarbone at Paris Nice in March."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
May 8, 2019
Mark Cavendish to ride Tour of California.
"After
pulling out of Paris-Nice on the second stage, Cavendish
didn’t race for three weeks before returning at the Tour
of Turkey where he took his first podium place in 10
months."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
May 8, 2019
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The Secret Pro: Taxes, Zwifting, and the
things we talk about.
"I’m
back. Back with some rumors, some goss, a little bit of
inside-the-peloton chatter, and, hopefully, some insight
into what it’s like to live like us."
(cyclingtips.com)
May 8, 2019
May 8, 2019
Double UCI Gran Fondo champion suspended
following EPO finding.
"The
riders are 45-year-old four time Spanish masters champion
Raúl Portillo, who was crowned UCI Gran Fondo champion in
the time trial and road race disciplines in 2018, and
36-year-old Basque rider José Antonio Larrea." (cyclingweekly.com) Michelle
Arthurs-Brennan
May 8, 2019
‘He will have to ride the Tour de France in
future’ says Mathieu van der Poel’s grandfather Raymond
Poulidor.
"Frenchman
Poulidor, who placed second in 1964, 1965 and 1974, is as
blown away by his grandson as the rest of the cycling
world."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Picture: Corbis via Getty Images)
May 8, 2019
Higuita completes mid-season move to EF
Education First.
"The
21-year-old spent three seasons riding in the colors of
Colombian team Manzana Postobon, but joined Basque
Continental team Euskadi for the first half of 2019 as
part of the deal to gain more European experience before
stepping up to WorldTour level."
(cyclingnews.com) (David Ramos/Getty Images)
May 8, 2019
Core training for cyclists: Is it worth it?
"The
theory is that a strong core will enable you to transfer
more force to the pedals, as well as reduce your risk of
injury. Let’s take a look at what the evidence says and
what might be the best exercises to use."
(cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos)
May 8, 2019
Five lactate lies: What lactate means in
cycling.
"Everyone
has heard of lactate - or lactic acid - and for most of us
it conjures up the special type of discomfort brought on
by pedaling harder than our legs seem willing to
tolerate."
(cyclingweekly.com)
May 8, 2019
First look: No. 22 Broken Arrow, anodized eye
candy.
"It’s
hard to stop admiring an anodized titanium frame,
especially when it’s complimented with eye-catching
graphics and meticulously welded tubing."
(cyclingmagazine.ca) Philippe Tremblay
May 8, 2019
Kinesis G2.
"It's
huge fun off-road, fast and comfortable on the road, and
adaptable to different riding requirements." (road.cc) (David Arthur)
May 8, 2019
Tour of Chongming Island 2019 - Preview.
"The
Tour of Chongming Island marks a significant shift in the
season; the end of the one-day Classics and the beginning
of the mid-season stage races that are part of the Women's
WorldTour."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
May 8, 2019
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