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May
28, 2019
Giro d'Italia: Ciccone wins stage
16.
"Giulio
Ciccone (Trek Segafredo) emerged victorious on a
misty, rainy day in the Alps at the Giro
d'Italia, picking off his last remaining
breakaway companion Jan Hirt (Astana) in a
two-up sprint as Richard Carapaz (Movistar) and
Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain Merida) put more time
into Primoz Roglic (Jumbo Visma)." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
May
28, 2019
Giro d'Italia stage 16 finish line
quotes.
"I've
been waiting for this second stage win for two
years now. So I yelled with joy on the finishing
line because it's been a complicated day with
lots of rain and cold."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
May
28, 2019
Talking gears: riders go low to
tackle the Mortirolo.
"It
is not one of the longest or highest climbs,
running 11.9km and up to 1854 meters, but it is
steep, averaging 10.9% and touching 18% in
sections."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
May
28, 2019
Giro Stage 16 Preview: Showstoppa on
the Foppa.
"Sometimes
less is more, and even though the queen stage
has been decrowned with the Gavia being removed,
while we might have lost an epic mountain climb,
the new stage is more likely to lead to epic
racing. "
(podiumcafe.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
May
28, 2019
Giro d'Italia: 'He needed us and we
weren't there' says Roglic's Jumbo Visma DS.
"You've
no doubt seen the TV footage by now: The Jumbo
Visma team car had stopped for a nature break
during the final 20km of stage 15 of the Giro
d'Italia on Sunday, but suddenly get the message
on the radio that race favorite Primoz Roglic
needs a new bike."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
May
28, 2019
Sivakov pushes on into uncharted
territory of Giro d'Italia's third week.
"Pavel
Sivakov (Team Ineos) starts the Giro d'Italia's
final week, following Monday's rest day, in
ninth place on the general classification, with
a seven-second lead in the white jersey
competition as the race's best young rider." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
May
28, 2019
Column
Two
Double victory for Bol in Tour of
Norway.
"Sunweb
sprinter takes stage, first leader's jersey over
Grosu, Kristoff."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
May
28, 2019
Castillo wins Winston Salem Cycling
Classic.
"Ulises
Castillo (Elevate KHS) sprinted to the win at
the Winston Salem Cycling Classic in North
Carolina on Monday."
(cyclingnews.com) (Jelly Belly)
May
28, 2019
Van der Poel completes trifecta with
Nove Mesto World Cup victory.
"Mathieu
van der Poel completed a multi-disciplinary
trifecta on Sunday, taking out the cross country
World Cup in Nove Mesto to add to his cyclocross
world title and road WorldTour victory at the
Amstel Gold Race."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
May
28, 2019
Exposed Roglic succumbs to the
inevitable.
"Having
lost nearly one and half minutes in stage 16 of
the Giro d'Italia, Primoz Roglic's chances of
winning the race have taken a battering. But all
is not lost yet."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
May
28, 2019
CeramicSpeed OSPW pulley wheel
system review: Oversized, overpriced.
"Retailing
from US$500/AU$650 for what’s effectively a
carbon fiber derailleur cage and ceramic
bearing-equipped aluminium pulley wheels,
CeramicSpeed’s OSPW (OverSized Pulley Wheel)
system is immediately one of the most polarizing
speed pursuit upgrades."
(cyclingtips.com) Dave Rome
May
28, 2019
Toolbox: Carbohydrate Mouth Rinsing
for Increased Performance.
"Did
you know that you don’t need to ingest your
energy drink? Simply rinsing it in the mouth for
a few seconds and spit it out can increase your
exercise performance."
(pezcyclingnews.com) (Photo: Cor Vos)
May
28, 2019
Custom painted Trek Checkpoint bikes
ready for WorldTour assault on Dirty Kanza
200-mile gravel race.
"Among
the 2,000 cyclists competing in the Dirty Kanza
200-mile gravel race this weekend, the premier
event on the burgeoning gravel calendar, will be
a handful of WorldTour riders including Trek
Segafredo’s Peter Stetina and Kiel Reijnen." (road.cc) (David
Arthur)
May
28, 2019
Specialized to supply Deceuninck
Quick Step for two more years.
"The
American bike manufacturer will remain on board
as the Belgian team's bike supplier while also
supplying the team's wheels, helmets and shoes." (cyclist.co.uk)
(Joe Robinson)
May
28, 2019
Practical jokes for cyclists.
"There
are so many ways to play tricks on other
cyclists, and none of us should feel limited to
having fun at another's expense from time to
time. But there’s something extra special about
a well-executed practical joke delivered to one
of your riding friends."
(cyclingmagazine.ca) Illustration: Russ Tudor
May
28, 2019
Hugh Carthy shines on rainy
Mortirolo stage in Giro d'Italia.
"Carthy,
the 24-year-old Briton, was in the top 10
overall following stage 12 to Pinerolo, but a
bad day on stage 13 to Lago Serru saw him drop
to 16th overall and then to 17th the following
day in Courmayeur."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
May
28, 2019
Column
Three
May
28, 2019
Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour:
Guarischi wins stage 1.
"Virtu
Cycling rider takes overall lead. Barbara
Guarischi wins stage, Kathrin Hammes
second, and Beate Zanner third."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
May
28, 2019
Alejandro Valverde to ride Tour de
France and Vuelta a España following injury
comeback.
"The
world champion crashed in training in the
build-up to Liège Bastogne Liège, suffering a
bone edema - a build-up of fluid in his bone
marrow - in his sacrum."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
May
28, 2019
Pinot on track for Tour de France
after Tour de l'Ain victory.
"Thibaut
Pinot (Groupama FDJ) signaled that he's on track
for the Tour de France, winning the Tour de
l'Ain at the weekend on his comeback from a
two-month absence from racing."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
May
28, 2019
Bookwalter forced to abandon Giro,
Yates plugs on.
"American
rider withdraws from Giro d'Italia for health
reasons. His departure leaves a hole in Simon
Yates' Mitchelton Scott team"
(velonews.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty Images
Sport)
May
28, 2019
Review: Norco Section Carbon Ultegra
SL takes on bad roads with boss parts spec.
"All-road
is an ever-expanding category, which could very
well take the place of a traditional road bike
for many people that don’t participate in road
races and criteriums. The Section series from
Norco fits right in."
(bikerumor.com) Greg Kopecky
May
28, 2019
Ask the Gravel Pros: Stay Fueled to
Stay Fast, My Friends.
"Amanda
Nauman and others have long maintained that
gravel racing is really an eating contest with
bikes. Most of us here like bikes and eating can
be pretty fun as well, so maybe that explains
gravel’s popularity."
(cxmagazine.com) Z. Schuster
May
28, 2019
Team of the Week: Into The Mist
Edition.
"Off
into the misty hills and potholed lanes of the
Basque country for the venerable - by women’s
racing standards - stage race Emakumeen Bira
(WWT 12). Plus its unnaturally sunny warm-up
Durango Durango, and the Swiss one-dayer GP Cham
Hagendorn."
(podiumcafe.com) (Getty Images)
May
28, 2019
A new way to see the Giro d’Italia.
"The
Giro d’Italia is a wonderfully visual race. From
striking images of snow-lined roads snaking high
into the Dolomites, to shots of the fervent
tifosi lining the roadside, the beauty of the
Giro is easy to see. But there’s another way to
visualize this great bike race too." (cyclingtips.com)
CHAPTER2 BIKES
May
28, 2019
Column
One
May
27, 2019
Second Rest Day in Como.
"Fifteen
stages down and the brutal final week to come.
The big question is: Will the final winner come
from Vincenzo Nibali and Primoz Roglic? What
about Richard Carapaz?"
(pezcyclingnews.com) (Photo: Cor Vos)
May
27, 2019
Sivakov: Movistar accelerated after
Roglic's Giro d'Italia mechanical.
"Pavel
Sivakov (Team Ineos) says that current race
leader Richard Carapaz's Movistar team started
racing à bloc after Jumbo Visma's leader
Primoz Roglic had a mechanical problem." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
May
27, 2019
Who do the bookmakers think will win
the Giro d’Italia 2019 heading into week three?.
"Anything
could happen, and who do you turn to when you’re
faced with the unknown and need answers? Those
who are poised to make a medium-to-large amount
of cash from it, the bookies, obviously." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Photo credit should read LUK BENIES/AFP/Getty
Images)
May
27, 2019
Giro d'Italia 2019 Live Dashboard.
"2019
Giro d'Italia LIVE May 11-June 2, Italy.
Monday is the second and final rest day. Stage
16 start time: Tuesday 10:30am CET (4:30am
U.S. Eastern).
Earliest live video: 10:25am CET (4:25am U.S. Eastern). Approximate finish: 5:14pm CET (11:14am U.S. Eastern)." (steephill.tv) (cyclingfans.com) May
27, 2019
Column
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Ganzar wins Winston Salem Cycling
Classic women's race.
"Leigh
Ann Ganzar (Hagens Berman Supermint) won the
Winston Salem Cycling Classic road race on
Monday. She took a solo win ahead of chasers
Arlenis Sierra (Astana) and Chloe Dygert-Owen
(Twenty20 Shor Air)."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
May
27, 2019
A freewheeling interview with Peter
Sagan.
"The
Sagan that is sitting with me in a Sacramento
hotel hallway is a different man. He’s a father
now. He’s also divorced. He’s a Monument winner,
the cobblestone classics rider of reference in
the post-Boonen, post-Cancellara era." (cyclingtips.com)
Photography by Getty Images/Amgen Tour of
California; Cor Vos; Kristof Ramon
May
27, 2019
Giro d'Italia: Carapaz needs to take
at least a minute on Roglic, says Unzue.
"Team
boss Eusebio Unzue has other ideas, saying that
Carapaz must take at least a minute on Roglic if
he is to go into the chrono with any comfort of
keeping the maglia rosa on his shoulders." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
May
27, 2019
Cycling shorts are the hottest trend
of the summer, how to wear them for …maximum
stylistic effect.
"Ever
been on the receiving end of abuse from your
non-cycling pals for wearing skintight lycra
that leaves little to the imagination? Fear not,
because according to British Vogue
cycling shorts are the feel good kit of the
summer and officially the coolest garment one
can own in 2019."
(road.cc) (Jack Sexty)
May
27, 2019
Q&A about the 2019 Dirty Kanza
200 Course! - with LeLan Dains, Event Coordinator.
"The
Gravel Cyclist crew had the opportunity to
interview LeLan Dains, Event Coordinator with
Life Time, and one of the original members of
the Dirty Kanza Promotions team. Here’s what
Dains had to say about this year’s course." (gravelcyclist.com)
Lyman Agency
May
27, 2019
Rudy Project Defender Graphene
ImpactX Photochromic 2 Black.
"The
Rudy Project Defenders are an impressive pair of
glasses, with the photochromic lens especially
impressive in changeable conditions. They
provide great protection, but the price will put
some off."
(road.cc) George Hill
May
27, 2019
2019 USA Crits Series -
Winston-Salem Cycling Classic, Winston-Salem, NC
LIVE stream, On Demand and Schedule.
"UCI
Road Races - Monday, May 27.
Women start at 15:00 CET, 9:00am US Eastern. Women finish at 17:30 CET, 11:30am US Eastern. Men start at 19:15am CET, 1:15pm US Eastern. Men finish at 22:45 CET, 4:45pm US Eastern." (cyclingfans.com) May
27, 2019
Column
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Roglic and Nibali left to face
questions over Milan Erzen and his links to
Operation Aderlass.
"Bahrain
Merida's Managing Director Eržen has not
attended the Giro d'Italia, leaving his team
leader Vincenzo Nibali and his former rider
Primoz Roglic (Jumbo Visma) to face the
questions about the case on the second rest day
of the Giro d'Italia."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
May
27, 2019
May
27, 2019
Rivera, Vos and Deignan to go
head-to-head at OVO Energy Women's Tour.
"Defending
champion Coryn Rivera (Sunweb) will face
previous title winners in Kasia Niewiadoma
(Canyon SRAM), Lizzie Deignan (Trek Segafredo),
Lisa Brennauer (WNT Rotor) and Marianne Vos (CCC
Liv)."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
May
27, 2019
Giro calculus: Why betting on time
trials could be Roglic’s undoing.
"Primoz
Roglic has come under heavy fire in the mountain
stages of the Giro. While the race will conclude
with a time trial, there's no guarantee he'll be
within striking distance of pink." (velonews.com) (Tim
de Waele/Getty Images)
May
27, 2019
Giro d'Italia: Carthy finds form as
he looks to 'mess with people’s heads'.
"The
Preston man arrived with the maglia rosa into
Como on Sunday, moving himself up to 14th in the
overall standings with a week of racing
remaining."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
May
27, 2019
Mollema expresses anger at proximity
of Giro d'Italia TV motorbikes.
"Trek
Segafredo's Bauke Mollema took to social media
on Sunday evening to complain about the
proximity of the TV motorbikes to the peloton
during stage 15 between Ivrea and Como." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
May
27, 2019
Movistar's Jose Joaquin Rojas posts
picture of his legs mid-Giro d'Italia.
"The
33-year-old two-time Spanish national champion
posted a picture of his pins to Instagram before
Friday’s Stage 13 of the Giro d’Italia." (road.cc)
(Instagram)
May
27, 2019
Swiss Side testing real-world drag
with pressure rakes.
"In
most situations, aerodynamic drag is the
greatest force working against a cyclist. While
much of that drag comes from the air pushing
against the rider, it can also be from low
pressure behind the rider."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by Swiss Side
May
27, 2019
Column
One
May
26, 2019
Giro d'Italia: Cataldo wins stage 15
from breakaway.
"Cattaneo
jumps but he can't come round. Cataldo takes it,
Yates takes third place. Nibali gains time on
Roglic in wild finale."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
May
26, 2019
Five talking points from stage 15.
"With
18km remaining in the race Primož Roglič had a
mechanical, and with a Jumbo Visma team car not
readily available he was forced to jump on
team-mate Antwan Tolhoek's bike."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
May
26, 2019
Giro Stage 15: Giro di Lombardia.
"Let’s
take a closer look at the decisive part of the
course after the 160 kilometer run in from
Ivrea. The first challenge will be the Madonna
del Ghisallo climb, which has gradients over 9%
sandwiching a flat middle section as the riders
climb to the iconic church on the summit." (podiumcafe.com)
(Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
May
26, 2019
Giro d'Italia: Roglic makes up with
Nibali but lets Carapaz shoulder pink.
"Nibali
continued with his personal race against the
Slovenian. He moved up from fifth to third
overall after the five climbs during the 131km
stage forced the real overall contenders to
emerge."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
May
26, 2019
Column
Two
Longo Borghini: At Trek Segafredo we
don't care which one of us wins.
"Elisa
Longo Borghini (Trek Segafredo) finished off a
team effort by soloing to stage and overall
victory on the final day of the Emakumeen Bira
on Saturday."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
May
26, 2019
Road to Kanza: Mark Symns Readies
for the Flint Hills After Some Good Fortune.
"They
say that life often throws you curveballs, but
this year I got one that was a pleasant surprise
for once."
(cxmagazine.com) Mark Symns
May
26, 2019
Simon Yates growing in confidence at
Giro d’Italia after mystery struggles.
"My
legs? They are just working now, instead of not
working. I think also in the days before I
wasn’t able to go over my limit and really
recover, I think once I went over, that was kind
of it and now I’m able to go over it and race
normally."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
May
26, 2019
Mind is the Ride.
"Mind
is the Ride could be described as philosophy for
beginners, aimed at cyclists. Rather than write
a conventional cycling travelogue, Jet McDonald
uses his ride to India as the basis for an
exploration of philosophy."
(road.cc) Richard Peploe
May
26, 2019
Stars and Watercarriers.
"1973
Giro d'Italia: Danish film director (and poet)
Jørgen Leth is best known to cycling fans for
his iconic “A Sunday in Hell” documentary
about the 1976 Paris Roubaix race but his talent
was turned towards racing earlier, one of the
results being “Stars and Watercarriers”,
a film about the 1973 Giro d'Italia."
(pezcyclingnews.com) Leslie Reissner
May
26, 2019
A Life on the Pedals, by
Pedro Delgado.
"Originally
published in 1995 shortly after his retirement
from the professional ranks - and with a small
update later to take in the retirement of
Indurain - A Life on the Pedals is less
an autobiography and more an authorized
biography."
(podiumcafe.com) (Getty Images)
May
26, 2019
Complete e-Bike Battery Care Guide.
"Have
you ever wondered why your phone or laptop
battery dies after a year, while some electric
cars and hybrid car batteries seem to last 8–10
years? If you take proper care of your e-bike
batteries, it will last four to five years
instead of one or two."
(electricbikeaction.com) Ravi Kempaiah
May
26, 2019
Column
Three
May
26, 2019
EF Education First ready to race off
the beaten path at Dirty Kanza.
"EF
Education First promised to venture into
uncharted territory for a UCI WorldTour team in
2019, and the US program run by Jonathan
Vaughters is living up to those words as Taylor
Phinney, Lachlan Morton and Alex Howes prepare
to race a 360km, mostly gravel, mass-start race
next week."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
May
26, 2019
Mathieu van der Poel wins duel with
Nino Schurter to take first World Cup cross
country win.
"Mathieu
van der Poel broke the legs of world champion
Nino Schurter in one searing 10-second attack on
the last lap of Nové Mesto to win his first
World Cup cross country race."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by Red Bull
May
26, 2019
Nibali’s ‘nastiness’ coming to fore
as Giro enters final week.
"Vincenzo
Nibali (Bahrain Merida) says that he still draws
inspiration from Alberto Contador, and how
nothing less than a win counts."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
May
26, 2019
Bianchi Infinito CV Disc Ultegra.
"Bianchi's
Infinito CV Disc endurance bike is a little more
relaxed than a traditional race machine and it
offers a notably smooth ride, but it's still
responsive enough to snap into action as soon as
you put the power down."
(road.cc) (Mat Brett)
May
26, 2019
2019 Tour de l'Ain LIVE stream.
"2019
Tour de l'Ain LIVE May 24-26, France.
Stage
3 starts Sunday at 8:30am CET (2:30am U.S.
Eastern).
Live
video from 9:30am CET (3:30am U.S. Eastern).
Finish
at around 11:54am CET (5:54am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com)
May
26, 2019
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