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Boasson Hagen wins opening stage
of the Criterium du Dauphine.
"Edvald
Boasson Hagen (Dimension Data) took victory on
the opening stage of the Critérium du
Dauphiné, beating Philippe Gilbert (Deceuninck
Quick Step) and Wout van Aert (Jumbo Visma) in
a reduced bunch sprint."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
June
9, 2019
Criterium du Dauphine 2019: Stage
1 finish line quotes.
"Hear
from Boasson Hagen, Froome, Porte, Michael
Woods, Julien Vermote, and more." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
June
9, 2019
Alaphilippe lights up Criterium du
Dauphine.
"Julian
Alaphilippe (Deceuninck Quick Step) blew
the cobwebs away with a familiar attacking
approach on stage 1 of the Critérium du
Dauphiné."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
June
9, 2019
Time for the Best One-Week Stage
Race.
"I’ll
just start by making it very clear that my
headline is correct - the Dauphiné is the best
one-weeker there is for numerous reasons." (podiumcafe.com)
Tim de Waele/Corbis via Getty Images
June
9, 2019
LOOK pedals closer to the Tour
with a limited edition Keo Blade Carbon Ceramic
Ti TDF.
"The
lead up to the Tour de France often inspires
brands around the world to celebrate with
custom products commemorating the event. LOOK
isn’t passing up the opportunity." (bikerumor.com)
Michael Gushulak
June
9, 2019
Column
Two
Jesus Herrada doubles up at Tour
de Luxembourg and claims overall title.
"Cofidis
rider takes second consecutive stage win.
Jonathan Hivert is second, Pit Leyder third." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
June
9, 2019
Balsamo wins Dwars door de
Westhoek.
"Elisa
Balsamo wins while Lorena Wiebes finishes in
second and Lotte Kopecky third." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
June
9, 2019
Pogacar wins Slovenian time trial
title.
"Tadej
Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) won his first
national title as a professional after winning
the individual time trial at the Slovenian
National Championships on Friday." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
June
9, 2019
Ferasse wins Boucles de la
Mayenne.
"Bryan
Coquard wins the final stage, Kevin Le Cunff
is second and Jon Aberasturi Izaga finishes
the final stage in third place. Thibault
Ferasse wins the race overall."
(cyclingnews.com) (Sylvain Thomas/AFP/Getty
Images)
June
9, 2019
Sting operation to reclaim stolen
bike from stunned seller.
"Last
month Kevin O’Brien’s Felt racing bike was
stolen from University College Cork as he
worked in the Glucksman museum on the campus.
Three weeks after the theft he noticed what he
thought was his bike being offered for sale by
a Cork-based vendor on DoneDeal."
(stickybottle.com)
June
9, 2019
‘Why should I think about stopping
now?’ says Philippe Gilbert amid uncertainty
over new contract.
"Philippe
Gilbert has said he is not yet ready to retire
but does not currently know where he will race
in the future with his contract with
Deceuninck Quick Step set to expire at the end
of the season."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Luc Claessen/Getty
Images)
June
9, 2019
A look around Scott Sports’ new HQ
in Switzerland.
"Scott
Sports has just moved to its new headquarters
building in the Fribourg suburb of Givisiez in
Switzerland. Costing 60m Swiss Francs and
taking three years to build, it replaces the
five buildings between which Scott’s 350
employees in R&D, sales and marketing were
previously scattered."
(cyclingweekly.com) Paul Norman
June
9, 2019
Ritchey Swiss Cross frameset.
"The
25th anniversary Ritchey Swiss Cross might be
showing its age in appearance, but when it
comes to riding the performance is first
class, with a truly silky smooth quality and
good handling."
(road.cc) (David Arthur)
June
9, 2019
2019 Tour de Luxembourg LIVE
stream.
"2019
Tour de Luxembourg LIVE June 5-9.
Stage 4 starts Sunday at 11:30am CET (5:30am U.S. Eastern). Live video from 2:00pm CET (8:00am U.S. Eastern). Finish at around 4:01pm CET (10:01am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com) June
9, 2019
Column
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June
9, 2019
Ulissi wins Gran Premio Citta di
Lugano.
"Diego
Ulissi wins with Alexandr Riabushenko second
and Matej Mohoric third."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
June
9, 2019
Deceuninck Quick Step wins Hammer
Limburg.
"Belgian
team convert dominant start into overall
success. Team Jumbo Visma second, Bora
Hansgrohe third."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
June
9, 2019
New Cannondale SuperSix EVO
spotted at Criterium du Dauphine.
"An
all-new Cannondale SuperSix EVO has been
spotted at the Criterium du Dauphine. The
brand new frameset is being ridden at the race
by EF Education First riders Michael Woods,
Simon Clarke and Tejay van Garderen." (Josh Evans)
June
9, 2019
Lizzie Deignan looks forward to
the OVO Energy Women’s Tour.
"Ahead
of the opening stage of the OVO Energy Women’s
Tour on Monday (10 June) in Suffolk, one of
the race’s previous five champions, Lizzie
Deignan (Trek Segafredo) spoke at a pre-race
media event in Ipswich, looking ahead to the
six-day race."(thebikecomesfirst.com)
Photo: Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com
June
9, 2019
In Memorium: A Tribute to Bruce
Gordon.
"We
lost a hero to many in the cycling community
yesterday. To celebrate his life, we are
re-releasing Anna’s retirement interview with
Bruce Gordon, originally published October
27th, 2017."
(bikerumor.com) Anna Schwinn
June
9, 2019
HiFi Session24 Wide-Rim Carbon
Gravel Wheels.
"HiFi
Wheels is a small company in Portland, Oregon
started by three passionate riders and racers
of dirt and road seeking to provide more
affordable high-quality wheels to others." (cxmagazine.com)
C. Lee
June
9, 2019
2019 Hammer Series - Hammer
Limburg, Netherlands LIVE stream.
"2019
Hammer Series LIVE Hammer Series - Hammer
Limburg, Netherlands June 7-9.
Day 3 starts Sunday at 3:00pm CET (9:00am U.S. Eastern). Live video from 2:45pm CET (8:45am U.S. Eastern). Finish at around 5:00pm CET (11:00am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com) June
9, 2019
Column
One
Neben takes dominant win at Chrono
Gatineau.
"Amber
Neben (Cogeas Mettler Look) won her second
straight Chrono Gatineau on Friday in
Gatineau, Quebec, completely dominating the
field to win by nearly a minute over Leah
Kirchmann (Team Canada) and Taylor Wiles (Trek
Segafredo)."
(cyclingnews.com) (Rob Jones)
June
8, 2019
Cycling crashes & wearing a
helmet.
"27
per cent of cyclists wearing a helmet had
suffered a head injury. Of those not wearing a
helmet, 52 per cent had suffered a head
injury."
(stickybottle.com)
June
8, 2019
Rider claims tenth place after
running across finish line: “It was the longest
75 m of my life!”
"Rounding
the last sweeping band I saw the finish line.
It was the longest 75 m of my life. My legs
are on fire from the lactic acid and at that
point time I wanted to cross the finish line
so bad for the resort it wasn’t even funny." (cyclingtips.com)
(Instagram)
June
8, 2019
Fahlin takes a break from cycling
to recover from head injury.
"Unfortunately
no more race for me in the nicest of jerseys.
A high speed crash in training with a resulted
head injury have forced me to take some time
off and not yet able to plan when I'll be back
in competition."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
June
8, 2019
Pinot: I'm going to the Criterium
du Dauphine to win.
"The
Frenchman comes into the race hot on the heels
of a dominant performance at the Tour de
l'Ain, where he won a stage and the overall
title."
(cyclingnews.com) (Courtesy Giro)
June
8, 2019
Who are the bookmakers’ favorites
to win the Critérium du Dauphiné 2019?
"How
do you pick a victor out of a packed field of
GC talent? Well, who better to trust than
those primed to make a lot of money from the
race regardless of the outcome. Our benevolent
bookmaker overlords."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty
Images)
June
8, 2019
Column
Two
Eight ways race organizers could
make Grand Tours more exciting.
"An
accusation often leveled at Grand Tours, that
once again reared its head during the Giro
d’Italia 2019, is how boring they can
sometimes be."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty
Images)
June
8, 2019
Tour de Luxembourg: Jesus Herrada
wins stage 3.
"Cofidis
rider takes the overall lead as teammate
Laporte abandons due to illness. Maurits
Lammertink finished in second, Anthony Turgis
in third place."
(cyclingnews.com) (Miguel Riopa/Getty Images
Sport)
June
8, 2019
Boucles de la Mayenne: Aberasturi
wins stage 2.
"Jon
Aberasturi Izaga wins the stage, Hugo
Hofstetter finishes in second, and Romain
Cardis in third.
Thibault Ferasse is in the overall lead." (cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo) June
8, 2019
Tom Dumoulin says it will be
difficult for him to get to the Tour de France
in good shape.
"I
still have some fluid in the knee and the
cartilage is a bit damaged. It was a big bone
bruise. I was able to train really well last
week, but I did notice it. I noticed that I
had more problems in the last hour than in the
first hour. That’s not ideal."
(cyclingweekly.com) (photo by Simon
Gill/Action Plus via Getty Images)
June
8, 2019
Rod Ellingworth hails ‘unique
opportunity’ as he is confirmed as Bahrain
Merida team principal.
"I’m
delighted to be joining Team Bahrain Merida as
team principal. Since the team’s break-through
season in 2017, I’ve been impressed by its
competitiveness. McLaren’s co-ownership of the
team now provides a unique opportunity to look
at every area of performance with a fresh
perspective."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty
Images)
June
8, 2019
Rapha Roadmap, by Oliver
Duggan, Joe Harris, Steve Maxwell, and Daam Van
Reeth.
"Since
Jonathan Vaughter's 10 Point Plan of 2011
we’ve seen many efforts to change cycling’s
structure fail for the simple reason that all
the stakeholders with a say on the issue -
race organizers, governing body, teams, and
riders - haven’t been fully brought on board,
rendering manifestos like this a waste of
everyone’s time and energy."
(podiumcafe.com) (Rapha)
June
8, 2019
Reviewed: Bontrager Blaze WaveCel
helmet.
"The
most important feature of a helmet is its
ability to protect your brain, so the Blaze
WaveCel is a success on that front. Its
quality construction and comfortable fit add
to the helmets value."
(cyclingmagazine.ca) Terry McKall
June
8, 2019
Yates, Mitchelton Scott to regroup
following ‘heartbreaking’ Giro d’Italia.
"Yates
finished eighth overall, at 7:49 back, in a
poor result for the 26-year-old. After a
promising start, finishing second to Primoz
Roglic in the first stage, Yates’ ambitions of
winning the Giro withered as the race
progressed."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
June
8, 2019
Column
Three
June
8, 2019
Deceuninck Quick Step wins Hammer
Sprint in Limburg..
"Jakobsen
sprint seals dominant win. Bora Hansgrohe is
second, Team Jumbo Visma third." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
June
8, 2019
The women who ride Dirty Kanza
200.
"The
200-mile race is making efforts to attract
women to ultra-distance cycling. Our columnist
reflected on the female experience at the
Dirty Kanza"
(velonews.com) Photo: Salsa...
June
8, 2019
ASO "don't really seem to care
much about women's cycling" says Joanna Rowsell
Shand.
"ASO
holds only a women’s one-day race, La Course,
during the Tour, and recently pulled two other
races out of the Women’s World Tour, as -
together with its partner broadcasters - it is
not willing to provide the 45 minutes of live
TV coverage required by the UCI." (road.cc) Alex
Bowden
June
8, 2019
OVO Energy Women's Tour 2019 -
Preview.
"The
2019 OVO Energy Women's Tour, held from June
10-15, is set to be an exciting race with all
five former champions lining up to contest for
the overall victory."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
June
8, 2019
Canyon SRAM to wear special
edition kit at Ovo Energy Women's Tour.
"The
redesign is a nod towards the kit sponsor’s
Rapha Women’s 100, which is an annual one-day
event that aims to get as many women as
possible to ride 100km on the same day." (cyclingnews.com)
(Thomas Maheux)
June
8, 2019
Colin Strickland’s Allied Able:
Made-in-America, Aero Bars and Lessons Learned.
"The
Able is no doubt fast and light, but
Strickland’s switch to Allied bikes is about
more than just performance for him." (cxmagazine.com)
Z. Schuster
June
8, 2019
Column
One
Women's Tour favorites: Our pick
of the riders to watch.
"Our
selection of the racers who could make their
mark at the Ovo Energy Women’s Tour, which
runs from Monday 10th to Saturday 15th June." (cyclist.co.uk)
Maria David
June
7, 2019
Criterium du Dauphine: Strong
Mitchelton Scott squad built around Adam Yates.
"The
eight-day race, which starts in Aurillac on
Sunday, is a traditional route to the Tour,
with plenty of climbing stages that replicate
what the riders can expect to face in the
French Alps in July."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
June
7, 2019
Six things to look out for at the
Critérium du Dauphiné 2019.
"It
was at the Dauphiné last year that Thomas
showed off his exceptional form by winning the
overall, but this year he’s chosen to race the
Tour de Suisse instead while Chris Froome
leads the Dauphiné roster."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by Oli SCARFF /
AFP)
June
7, 2019
Dani Rowe: I'm happy to have
retired from cycling.
"Still
only 28, inevitably there will be some who
take the view that Rowe packed away her
cleats too early; that she should have
stayed to discover her limits."
(telegraph.co.uk) (Getty Images)
June
7, 2019
Selle San Marco, Northwave, Mason
and more.
"For
this week’s look at a bottom bracket from
Belgian ceramic bearings specialist C-Bear,
Astana team-issue shoes from Northwave, a
carbon-railed saddle from Selle San Marco, kit
from British brand dhb and an updated,
go-anywhere adventure bike from Mason Cycles." (cyclingnews.com)
(Josh Evans)
June
7, 2019
Column
Two
Tour de Luxembourg: Weening
escapes to win stage 2.
"Roompot
Charles rider, Pieter Weening, solos to
victory. Eduard-Michael Grosu finished in
second and Andrea Pasqualon third. Christophe
Laporte continues race lead."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
June
7, 2019
Moreira wins Boucles de la Mayenne
stage 2.
"Julien
Duval, Wouter Wippert trail behind Uruguayan
Mauricio Moreira."
(cyclingnews.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty
Images Sport)
June
7, 2019
Froome or Thomas? ‘The strongest
rider will be the leader in the Tour’ says Dave
Brailsford.
"We
will [all] be sitting together in the coming
weeks to determine our strategy. Froome and
Thomas have the experience of how it all
works,” said Brailsford, speaking to Dutch
television network Sporza."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty
Images Sport)
June
7, 2019
Form ranking: Tour de France 2019
favorites - June.
"With
the Tour de France now just a month away, Cyclingnews
takes an updated look at how the favorites are
looking ahead of the start of the race in
Brussels, Belgium, on July 6."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
June
7, 2019
Mark Cavendish to race Tour of
Slovenia in build-up to Tour de France.
"Mark
Cavendish's path to the Tour de France will
once again run through Slovenia, with the
British sprinter named in Dimension Data's
line-up for the Tour of Slovenia later this
month."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
June
7, 2019
Esteban Chaves: Sometimes when
following the dream, we forget that we are in
the dream.
"Esteban
Chaves is one of the most adored riders of the
pro peloton - his eternally positive demeanor,
his smile that lights up the peloton, and his
irrepressible determination are infectious to
say the least."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by Kristof Ramon
June
7, 2019
Column
Three
Kirchmann wins Grand Prix
Cycliste Gatineau.
"Leah
Kirchmann, racing for Team Canada, won the
Grand Prix Cycliste Gatineau for the second
time in three years on Thursday, holding off
Rally UHC riders Allison Beveridge and
Krista Doebel-Hickok on a long uphill sprint
after 104 kilometers of racing."
(cyclingnews.com) (Rob Jones)
June
7, 2019
Deceuninck Quick Step dominate
Hammer Limburg Climb.
"Evenepoel
mops up points with solo attack. CCC Team
finishes in second, Lotto Soudal third."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
June
7, 2019
Mathieu van der Poel to target
Yorkshire Road World Championships.
"Mathieu
van der Poel will take part in the UCI World
Championships in Yorkshire in September,
opting to focus on the road race title
instead of the Mountain Bike World
Championships."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
June
7, 2019
Transfer Talk: Tiesj Benoot to
bolster Team Ineos's Spring Classics squad?
"The
Lotto Soudal rider is out of contract this
year and is yet to sign an extension. Team
manager Marc Sergeant wants to keep hold of
Benoot but is worried that he could be lured
away by a big money deal."
(cyclist.co.uk) (Joe Robinson)
June
7, 2019
In-race motor doping tracker
could be introduced in 2020, says UCI.
"A
tracker that can be fitted to every bike in
the peloton and detect hidden motors at any
point during a race may be introduced by the
UCI soon."
(cyclist.co.uk) (Joe Robinson)
June
7, 2019
Androni boss calls for UCI to
not cut back on Grand Tour wildcard entries.
"Gianni
Savio, team manger of Pro Continental outfit
Androni Giocattoli Sidermec, has written to
UCI president David Lappartient asking the
governing body not to cut back wildcard
entries to Grand Tours."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Vincenzo
Izzo/Kontrolab/LightRocket/Getty Images)
June
7, 2019
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