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June
27, 2019
Alberto Contador says Egan Bernal
is ‘clear favorite’ for the Tour de France.
"Alberto
Contador has backed Egan Bernal (Ineos) to win
the 2019 Tour de France saying the young
Colombian is the “clear favorite” to be in
yellow on the Champs Élysées after three weeks
of racing."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Jean Catuffe/Tim de
Waele/Getty)
June
27, 2019
Gaviria misses Tour de France but
Aru included in UAE Team Emirates squad.
"Dan
Martin will lead the team’s overall challenge,
while Fabio Aru has also earned selection
after completing the Tour de Suisse last
week."
(cyclingnews.com) (UAE Team Emirates)
June
27, 2019
Vincenzo Nibali’s Tour de France
ambitions to become clear on first mountain
finish.
"Nibali
won the Tour de France in 2014, completing a
rare collection of all three Grand Tours. He
opted to target the Giro d’Italia this year
but agreed to ride the Tour de France on
request of his Bahrain Merida team." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
June
27, 2019
Six key climbs of the 2019 Tour de
France.
"Which
climbs will be key in deciding who takes the
overall win? Of course every mountain stage
will play it’s part, but we’ve identified five
climbs that will play a big part in
determining who will climb up to the top step
of the podium on the Champs Élysées after 21
days of racing."
(cyclingweekly.com) Jonny Long
June
27, 2019
1999 Tour de France: The farce of
renewal.
"Twenty
years ago, the Tour de France was vaunted by
the organizers as 'The Tour of Renewal'. It
was 12 months after the Festina doping affair
had almost brought the race to its knees, but
hopes for a new dawn were made into a
mockery."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
June
27, 2019
FDJ to apply for Women's WorldTeam
status in 2020.
"The
France-based program is the third team to
submit an application to what will be women's
cycling's top-tier after Ale Cipollini and WNT
Rotor announced a similar move earlier this
year."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
June
27, 2019
Column
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Van Aert will take Belgian TT
champion's jersey to his first Tour de France.
"Wout
van Aert (Jumbo Visma) earned a new prize
he'll take to his first Tour de France next
week when he won the Belgian champion's jersey
during the individual time trial on Thursday." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
June
27, 2019
Ian Garrison wins US time trial
title.
"Hagens
Berman Axeon rider beats Neilson Powless by 19
seconds. George Simpson is third." (cyclingnews.com)
(Wil Matthews)
June
27, 2019
2019 USA Cycling Road National
Championships LIVE stream.
"Thursday,
June 27 ITTs:
Elite Women at 10:30am ET. Elite Men at 12:30pm. Friday, June 28 Criteriums: Elite Women at 6:00pm ET. Elite Men at 7:25pm ET. Sunday, June 30 Road Races: Elite Women at 9:00am ET. Elite Men at 1:15pm ET." (cyclingfans.com) June
27, 2019
2019 National Cycling
Championships: Belgium, Netherlands, Britain and
France Road Races LIVE stream.
"Thursday,
June 27 - Belgium:
Elite Women's Time Trial at 13:50CET (7:50am U.S. Eastern). Elite Men's Time Trial at 15:00 CET (9:00am U.S. Eastern). National Championships France - June 27 - 30: Thursday, June 27 - ITTs. Elite Women at 13:16 CET. Elite Men at 14:34 CET. British Cycling National Championship June 27 - 30: Thursday June 27 - ITTs. Elite Women at 12:15pm local. Elite Men at 2:30pm local. Under 23 Women at 4:55pm local." (cyclingfans.com) June
27, 2019
Alice Barnes upgrades silver for
gold with British National time trial title win.
"Alice
Barnes (Canyon SRAM) won the British National
Time Trial title, relieving her elder sister
of the honors, having come in second place
last year."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Luc Claessen/Getty
Images)
June
27, 2019
UCI to halve amount riders pay in
fines.
"The
decision was made with the view that the fines
are too expensive in relation to a rider’s
minimum wage, and therefore a change was
needed."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty
Images)
June
27, 2019
Lotto Soudal line up move for
Philippe Gilbert after non-selection for Tour de
France, according to reports.
"Philippe
Gilbert could make a return to Lotto Soudal as
he says his non-selection for the Tour de
France will definitely play a role in whether
he renews with Deceuninck Quick Step, his
current contract set to expire at the end of
the season."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo credit should read
DAVID STOCKMAN/AFP/Getty Images)
June
27, 2019
How Lux Cycling came to dominate
U.S. junior road racing.
"Four
Lux riders coast across the finish line
together, arms raised, to claim the first
through fourth spots at the U.S. junior men’s
17-18 national championship road race in
Hagerstown, Maryland."
(velonews.com) Courtesy Lux Cycling
June
27, 2019
Column
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The Secret Pro’s Guide to the 2019
Tour de France.
"I
know the start list isn’t out yet, but most of
us know if we’re going to Le Grande Boucle or
not. In fact, I just found out. The good news:
I made the squad. Even better, CT asked if I’d
write a little newsletter every day during the
Tour with my thoughts on the race." (cyclingtips.com)
June
27, 2019
Fran Millar appointed new CEO of
Team Ineos.
"The
move was announced to partners and staff on
Wednesday. Millar, whose previous role was
Director of Business Operations, has been with
the team since its inception in 2009 having
been approached by Dave Brailsford to help set
up Team Sky."
(telegraph.co.uk) Credit: Jeff Gilbert
June
27, 2019
Denifl and Preidler handed
four-year bans after blood doping confessions.
"Stefan
Denifl and Georg Preidler have been handed
four-year bans by the Austrian National
Anti-Doping Organization (ÖADR) after they
confessed to blood doping. The two Austrian
riders were snared by the Operation Aderlass
police investigation in Austria and Germany." (cyclingnews.com)
(Michael Aisner)
June
27, 2019
Pauline Ferrand-Prevot makes
return to road racing in French National
Championships.
"Pauline
Ferrand-Prevot is returning to competition on
the road for the French National
Championships. The rider has been already
taken part in the Mountain Bike season since
May."
(cyclingpub.com) Canyon SRAM
June
27, 2019
Cadel’s Race promoted to Women’s
WorldTour.
"The
one-day race, officially the Deakin University
Elite Women’s Road Race, is the first event in
the Southern Hemisphere to join the top tier
of women’s road cycling since the Women’s
WorldTour began in 2016."
(cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos)
June
27, 2019
Alejandro Valverde extends
contract with Movistar until 2021.
"The
current world champion, who is set to line-up
for the Tour de France with the team next week
in Brussels, already expressed his desire to
stay on as a professional until the 2020
Olympic road race, but hinted he could retire
after the race in Tokyo."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
June
27, 2019
Drafting behind race motos
provides a bigger advantage than first thought.
"He
was flying downhill,” said Dumoulin.
“Eventually I got dropped on a straight part
just because he was on his tube and full in
the slipstream of the motorbike. I was
sprinting to his wheel and I couldn’t get any
closer … It’s ridiculous really." (cyclingtips.com)
Matt de Neef
June
27, 2019
Testing In The Wind Tunnel with
Stryd's New Running Power Meter.
"At
first glance after some initial testing I’d
say that the results are promising. Lack of
accounting for wind has always been one of my
biggest sticking points with running power
(alongside lack of consistency between
vendors). This may indeed solve for that." (dcrainmaker.com)
June
27, 2019
Column
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Tour de France 2019: The Essential
Guide.
"After
the loss of Chris Froome and Tom Dumoulin to
crashes and injury, and with question marks
over the form of 2018 champion Geraint Thomas,
it is being talked of as 'the most open' in
recent memory."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
June
26, 2019
Fuglsang backed by 'strong and
experienced' Astana team at Tour de France.
"Critérium
du Dauphiné winner Jakob Fuglsang will lead a
strong Astana team at the Tour de France, with
Alexey Lutsensko, Pello Bilbao and Gorka
Izagirre among the supporting cast." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
June
26, 2019
No room for Gilbert as Viviani and
Alaphilippe lead Deceuninck Quick Step at Tour
de France.
"Elia
Viviani, Julian Alaphilippe and Enric Mas all
feature in the Deceuninck Quick Step squad for
the Tour de France but there is no place for
Paris Roubaix winner Philippe Gilbert, who
misses out on selection for the eight-rider
Belgian team."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
June
26, 2019
Could this be the Team Ineos
line-up for the 2019 Tour de France?
"According
to Gazzetta Dello Sport, the eight
riders who will travel to France are Geraint
Thomas, Egan Bernal, Michał Kwiatkowski,
Gianni Moscon, Wout Poels, Dylan van Baarle,
Luke Rowe and Jonathan Castroviejo."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty
Images)
June
26, 2019
Five ways to lose the Tour de
France.
"The
106th Tour de France is eleven days away from
its Grand Depart in Brussels, Belgium. With
Chris Froome and Tom Dumoulin not racing, many
believe that it’s the most wide open race in
many years."
(cyclingmagazine.ca) Rob Sturney
June
26, 2019
Column
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Lachlan Morton leading halfway
through 2,000km 'GBDURO'.
"Australian
Lachlan Morton (EF Education First) is in the
lead of a 2,000km enduro event, the 'GBDURO',
a multi-day, self-supported UK bikepacking
event from Land's End to John O'Groats." (cyclingnews.com)
(Wil Matthews)
June
26, 2019
Bastianelli searching for new
contract after Team Virtu folds.
"The
former world champion, who is currently
injured, said that she was contracted with the
Denmark-based UCI Women's Team through 2020,
but will now need to look for a new contract
elsewhere."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
June
26, 2019
Giro road bike helmets 2019.
"Founded
in 1985 by Jim Gentes, Giro pioneered the
concept and contributed to the prevalence of
bicycle helmets in the peloton before they
eventually became compulsory."
(cyclingnews.com) (Courtesy)
June
26, 2019
Going Long: The story of one man’s
four-year-plus ride around the world.
"It’s
September 2015. Jacky Chen has arrived in
Vancouver, Canada, to continue his bike ride
around the world. He has already ridden over
5,000km since he started in June, just three
months earlier."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by Jacky Chen
June
26, 2019
Wear Your Sunglasses!
"Thursday,
June 27 is National Sunglasses Day and while
it may look like an excuse to get you to buy
something, it’s no joke that you should be
protecting your eyes."
(bikeworldnews.com)
June
26, 2019
Polar’s $199 Ignite GPS Hands-On:
Everything you ever wanted to know.
"I’m
pretty impressed with the Ignite in most ways.
While I’ve been skeptical of Polar’s ability
to innovate lately, they seem to nail it in
this watch in terms of the new physio-focused
features around sleep and training guidance.
And perhaps most astoundingly do it all in a
sub-$200 GPS watch. That’s the most impressive
part."
(dcrainmaker.com)
June
26, 2019
BH EVO Ultralight, Fizik R1 Knit
Movistar & Gaerne G.Chrono, G.Kobra.
"Summertime
is a good time to update your cycling shoes,
and there are plenty of new options
available."
(bikerumor.com) (Cory Benson)
June
26, 2019
Column
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2019 National Champions.
"Riders
are competing this week all over the world to
earn the rights to wear their national colors
for the next 12 months. While the Southern
Hemisphere champions have already been crowned
at the start of the year, but now it is the
turn of the Northern Hemisphere." (cyclingnews.com)
(Dario Belingheri/Bettini Photo)
June
26, 2019
USA Cycling Professional Road
Championships - Preview.
"The
racing begins in Oak Ridge with the individual
time trial on Thursday, June 27, followed by
evening criteriums in downtown Knoxville. The
riders get a day of rest on Saturday before
tackling the challenging road race course on
Sunday."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Jonathan Devich)
June
26, 2019
Van Vleuten hoping to shine in
home Dutch championships.
"World
time trial champion Annemiek van Vleuten
(Mitchelton Scott) is aiming to add a fourth
national time trial title in the Dutch Road
Championships this weekend and has extra
motivation because the event is being held
close to her home in Wageningen." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
June
26, 2019
Katie Hall headlines USA Cycling
long list for Colorado Classic team.
"Hall,
who won the race last year with United
Healthcare and then signed with Boels Dolmans
in the off season, was one of eight riders USA
Cycling named to the long list for the
'Collegiate All-Star Team' that will compete
alongside 15 other squads at this year's
race."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
June
26, 2019
How Megan Jastrab became U.S.
cycling’s newest star.
"Not
long ago Megan Jastrab was riding a BMX bike
in her neighborhood in California. Today,
she's American cycling's brightest new star.
We go inside Jastrab's rapid rise." (velonews.com)
Chris Case
June
26, 2019
UCI reveals 2020 WorldTour
calendar for men and women, Olympic Games force
modification of dates.
"The
UCI WorldTour will have 37 events, starting in
the second half of January in Australia and
finishing at the end of October in China. The
Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey will not
be part of the WorldTour calendar because of
the lack of interest from the teams and the
Vuelta a España will include one extra day due
to its Grand Depart in Utrecht, the
Netherlands."
(cyclingpub.com)
June
26, 2019
Column
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June
25, 2019
Ewan and Benoot lead Lotto Soudal
hunt for stage wins at Tour de France.
"Caleb
Ewan will make his Tour de France debut at the
head of a Lotto Soudal team that also includes
Tiesj Benoot, Thomas De Gendt and Tim
Wellens."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
June
25, 2019
Dennis finds his climbing legs in
Switzerland.
"I’m
not sure why I have the good form I had here,
it just happened,” Dennis said. “Sometimes you
cannot put your finger on why you’re going so
well. I will go to the Tour now hunting for
stages hopefully."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
June
25, 2019
Pivot Vault gravel bike first-ride
review: Elegantly simple, buttery smooth.
"The
Vault’s stiff backbone feels admirably
responsive under power, and the handling is
spot-on for the segment: stable to the point
of inspiring confidence on slippery ground,
but not so much so that it feels sluggish and
resistant to handlebar inputs."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by James Huang
June
25, 2019
‘Zwift Classics’ races launched
for pro riders.
"The
Zwift Classics will be raced by professionals
from well-known teams alongside amateurs in
the model of the Kiss Super League series,
which launched earlier this year."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Picture: Zwift)
June
25, 2019
Column
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Alaphilippe continues to lead UCI
World Rankings after Dauphine and Suisse.
"Julian
Alaphilippe (Deceuninck Quick Step) continues
to lead the UCI's 'World Rankings' on the
strength of his 10 wins so far this season,
most recently taking stage 6 at the Criterium
du Dauphine in a thrilling two-up sprint with
Gregor Mühlberger (Bora Hansgrohe) after
spending 216km in the day's breakaway." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
June
25, 2019
What the highest-ever VO2max tells
us about genetics and cycling success.
"In
August 2012, at 18 years old, Norway’s Oskar
Svendsen recorded the highest VO2max in
history. His score of 96.7 put Svendsen in a
league of his own, well beyond what had ever
been seen in cycling before."
(cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos)
June
25, 2019
Dutch track team launches petition
opposing UCI plans to bar trade squads from
World Cups.
"The
team argues three main points - that track
cycling will become less visible, it will
become and amateur sport, and there will be
fewer opportunities for athletes."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by Kate
McShane/Getty Images)
June
25, 2019
L'Equipe Reports: Philippe
Gilbert misses Deceuninck Quick Step's selection
for Tour de France.
"L'Equipe
has reported that Philippe Gilbert will not be
part of Deceuninck Quick Step's roster for the
Tour de France. The team's focus on different
goals and the rider's uncertain future could
be some of the reasons for this decision." (cyclingpub.com)
Mary Cárdenas
June
25, 2019
Tour de France Guide.
"Here’s
the 2019 Tour de France guide. There’s a
profile of every stage with a quick comment on
the route. You’ll also find reference material
on the race rules like time bonuses, the
points scale for the green and polka-dot
jersey, time cuts and plenty more." (inrng.com) (ASO)
June
25, 2019
Pros face tough choice between
Tour de France and Tokyo Olympics in 2020.
"With
less than a week separating the end of the
2020 Tour de France and the Tokyo Olympics
road race, riders may be forced to choose
between the two huge races."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Getty Images)
June
25, 2019
Column
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10th rider details unsettling
environment at Health Mate Ladies Team.
"Another
rider has come forward to corroborate the
initial complaints of abuse and inappropriate
behavior leveled against the Health Mate
Ladies Team general manager Patrick Van
Gansen."
(cyclingnews.com) (Josh Evans)
June
25, 2019
Form ranking: Tour de France 2019
Pre-race favorites.
"Eyebrows
were raised when Fuglsang topped this ranking
when we first ran it earlier this year, but
the Dane has led from the front and has
reinforced his position with every passing
month."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
June
25, 2019
Carthy finally breaks through at
Tour de Suisse.
"Sometimes
payback in the WorldTour comes at the most
unexpected of times. After years of being near
the cusp of a big win at the sport’s highest
tier, the lanky Brit Hugh Carthy (EF-Education
First) notched his first WorldTour victory in
the climb-heavy final stage of the Tour de
Suisse."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
June
25, 2019
New Scott Addict RC: Lighter, more
aero and disc brake only.
"The
Addict RC is an important bike for Scott: it’s
the brand’s best seller and the bike on which
Simon Yates won the 2018 Vuelta a Espana. It’s
carried riders to numerous stage victories too
- mostly uphill - including Esteban Chaves’s
win on stage 19 of this year’s Giro d’Italia."
(cyclingweekly.com) Paul Norman
June
25, 2019
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