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July
12, 2019
Tour de France: Groenewegen wins
stage 7.
"It's
tight! Ewan goes right and produces a fine
sprint but Groenewegen takes it by a couple of
centimeters. Sagan finishes third as Viviani
fades badly."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
July
12, 2019
Tour de France 2019 stage 7 finish
line quotes.
"Every
time I sprint against Caleb [Ewan], it's
always very close. He's a very good sprinter,
but today I could beat him and I'm very happy
with this result."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
July
12, 2019
Van Garderen left battered and
bruised after early crash.
"Fresh
from finishing eight minutes down on
yesterday's first mountain stage, Tejay van
Garderen (Education First) will have to
complete the longest stage of this year’s Tour
de France today with a ripped jersey and a
nasty cut below his eye after falling face
first just 7km into the stage."
(cyclist.co.uk) George Smith
July
12, 2019
Tour Stage 7 Preview: Getting from
one place to another.
"The
rhythms of a Grand Tour are such that for
there to be exciting crescendos like the one
we just saw on Belles Filles there have to be
other, calmer, days where the pulses go down,
we draw a new breath and start building up to
something new and exciting later on. This is
one of those days."
(pinkbike.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
July
12, 2019
Dust yet to settle after Tour de
France scales 'Super Planche'.
"The
dust had yet to settle atop La Planche des
Belles Filles, but the kilometer or so of
rough road at the end of stage 6 had already
seemed to offer a clear verdict on Bardet's
Tour de France chances."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
July
12, 2019
1989 Tour de France, Part I.
"It’s
the 30th anniversary of the 1989 Tour de
France, a vintage edition of the race. It’s
famous for the eight second gap between the
winner Greg LeMond and Laurent Fignon, the
narrowest margin of victory in the history of
the race."
(inrng.com) (Photo by - / AFP) (Photo
credit-/AFP/Getty Images)
July
12, 2019
Column
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Van Garderen out of Tour with
fractured hand.
"The
30-year-old American hit the deck in the early
goings of Friday’s stage. Seven kilometers
into the day, van Garderen hit a traffic
island and went down along with Jumbo Visma’s
Mike Teunissen."
(cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Gruber)
July
12, 2019
Giro Rosa: Banks wins stage 8 in
Maniago.
"Elizabeth
Banks (Bigla) won stage 8 of the Giro d'Italia
Internazionale Femminile in Maniago Friday.
She was part of a breakaway of ten riders that
formed on the second climb of the day with
40km to go."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
July
12, 2019
Back with a vengeance! van der
Poel and Courtney return to winning ways at
Short Track World Cup.
"Mathieu
van der Poel may have missed out on the
high-altitude Vallnord World Cup last weekend,
but he wasted no time picking up where he left
off. Kate Courtney also made a return to her
winning ways, taking the XCC win in Les Gets
after missing out on the victory in Andorra."
(cyclingmagazine.ca) Photo: Bartek
Wolinski/Red Bull Content Pool
July
12, 2019
Five talking points from stage
seven of the Tour de France 2019.
"Groenewegen
appears to be a slow-starter in three-week
races - it took him until the very final day
of the 2017 Tour to win his first Grand Tour
stage - but when he’s up to full speed he’s
difficult to beat."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
July
12, 2019
The Musette: Rapha, Fizik, Roka
eyewear and more.
"This
week’s look at Rapha’s Pro Team Aero kit,
Roka's CP-1X sunglasses - as worn by Dan
Martin (UAE Team Emirates), cleaning products
from Peaty’s, new handlebar tape from Fizik
and carbon road wheels from Australian brand
Curve."
(cyclingnews.com) (Josh Evans)
July
12, 2019
Romain Bardet blames ‘leg problem’
for poor showing on La Planche des Belles
Filles.
"The
Frenchman lost more than a minute to Geraint
Thomas (Ineos), the highest-placed GC
contender, finishing 2-53 back on stage winner
Dylan Teuns (Bahrain Merida)."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Chris
Graythen/Getty Images)
July
12, 2019
Tour de France: Ciccone rewarded
with contract extension at Trek Segafredo.
"Tour
de France yellow jersey Giulio Ciccone has
been handed a contract extension by his Trek
Segafredo team. The announcement was made less
than 24 hours after the Italian finished
second on stage 6 at the Tour de France and
moved into the yellow jersey."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
July
12, 2019
Was the Planche des Belles Filles
gravel finish a success? Riders have their say.
"It
was the right balance, I think. The new 1K was
harder, it made the race harder. This kind of
gravel made good pictures and everything fine
without annoying the riders."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
July
12, 2019
Everything you need to know about
saddles - Part 5: Finding the best shape for
you.
"For
our final installment in the Saddle Overview
Series presented by Prologo, we look at how
curvature, width and design all come together
to fit different riders’ anatomies. We show
how different levels of flexibility can help
you choose the best saddle shape to fit your
body."
(bikerumor.com) Tyler Benedict
July
12, 2019
2019 Tour of Austria - Official
LIVE Feed.
"2019
Tour of Austria/Osterreich Rundfahrt LIVE.
Stage 6 starts Friday at 1:00am CET (5:00am U.S. Eastern). Finish at around 1:49pm CET (7:49am U.S. Eastern). Live video from 11:40am CET (5:40am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com) July
12, 2019
Column
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Strava cuts off Relive: Here’s
what actually happened.
"After
discussing the situation with both sides
yesterday and again today, I’ve got a pretty
clear picture of what’s going on. Hang on,
it’s a wild ride."
(dcrainmaker.com)
July
12, 2019
Prudhomme: My journey from fan to
journalist to Tour de France race director.
"My
father was a huge cycling fan. At our home in
Paris, it was on the television, on the radio,
and in the many publications we had scattered
around the house. One of my first memories,
though, wasn’t of the Tour de France but the
Ardennes Classics and, in particular, Luc
Varenne, a legend of Belgian radio." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
July
12, 2019
Top Banana: Tour de France stage 7
- Wout van Aert.
"On
the Bourgogne town’s outskirts, Wout van Aert
continued his dazzling Tour debut. He hit the
front with four kilometres to go… and stayed
there for 2,000 meters, stringing out the
bunch. The stage was set up for Dylan
Groenewegen from there."
(rouleur.cc) Photographs: ASO/Alex Broadway
July
12, 2019
Julian Alaphilippe: We gave
everything to try to save the yellow jersey.
"Going
into the stage to La Planche des Belles
Filles, Tour de France leader Julian
Alaphilippe acknowledged that his hold on the
yellow jersey would come under threat, and
despite another brave and gutsy performance
that saw the Frenchman almost collapse on the
line following a heroic effort."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
July
12, 2019
Team Ineos CEO pledges to win back
the fans.
"New
Team Ineos CEO Fran Millar talks frankly about
her new role and what she wants to do next
with the team. In a wide ranging interview
Millar, who has been with the team since it's
inception as Team Sky talks us through the
teams future."
(cyclingweekly.com) Picture by Mike Prior
July
12, 2019
SRAM prototype Red eTap AXS
chainsets with regular size chainrings.
"SRAM
sponsors two teams in the 2019 Tour de France
peloton - Katusha Alpecin and Trek Segafredo -
and they’re both using the US company’s newest
Red eTap AXS 12-speed disc brake groupset.
Only the Trek squad have got some new cranks
that we haven’t seen before."
(road.cc) (David Arthur)
July
12, 2019
Zwift: Everything you need to
know.
"Gone
are the days of suffering on the indoor
trainer in solitary confinement. The concept
has quickly evolved into a more exciting and
sociable way of training thanks to the advent
of the smart trainer and a revolutionary
indoor-training application called Zwift." (cyclingnews.com)
(Zwift)
July
12, 2019
Colorado Classic reveals hilly,
technical route for 2019.
"The
four-stage event will cover 220 miles and
feature nearly 14,000 feet of climbing as it
races through Steamboat Springs, Avon, Golden,
and Denver. "
(velonews.com) Photo: Courtesy Colorado
Classic
July
12, 2019
Column
One
July
11, 2019
Tour de France: Teuns wins atop La
Planche des Belles Filles.
"Teuns
has it. He grinds clear and takes the stage
with Ciccone cracking in the final 100m.
Ciccone takes the race lead." (cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images) July
11, 2019
What we Learned from Stage Six.
"I
simply have to start with Julian Alaphilippe.
While not technically wrong in thinking that
he wouldn’t be in yellow on today’s podium, I
was wrong in my belief that he would fall
behind the GC contenders."
(podiumcafe.com) ANNE-CHRISTINE
POUJOULAT/AFP/Getty Images
July
11, 2019
Riders expect fireworks on La
Planche des Belles Filles climb.
"Fans
and riders can expect a significant shake up
in the general classification after the first
summit finish of the Tour de France on
Thursday, say riders. "
(velonews.com) Gregor Brown
July
11, 2019
Team Ineos racing on £5,000
Lightweight wheels at Tour de France.
"The
British squad have used Shimano wheels and
Pinarello frames since their inception, but
are expected to continue to switch between the
Lightweight wheels and the usual Shimano
Dura-Ace R9100 series wheels for the rest of
this year’s Tour."
(cyclingnews.com) (Stephen Farrand)
July
11, 2019
First Ride: 13.1-pound Canyon
Ultimate CF Evo Disc 10.0 LTD.
"For
someone who likes to climb, or anyone who
likes to marvel at how far we’ve come in
material technology and featherweight
componentry, then a gram-shaving superbike is
the epitome of cool."
(velonews.com) Chris Case
July
11, 2019
Column
Two
Giro Rosa: Marianne Vos wins stage
7.
"The
Dutch veteran was fastest on the uphill finish
of stage 7 in Fara Vicentino after a nervous
hilly stage with lots of attacks. Anna van der
Breggen (Boels Dolmans) finished second ahead
of Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek Segafredo)." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
July
11, 2019
The winners and losers after La
Planche.
"There
were winners, losers, and big surprises on La
Planche des Belles Filles. Did stage 6 live up
to the hype?"
(velonews.com) (Photo: Chris Graythen/Getty
Images)
July
11, 2019
Lance Armstrong says Jan Ullrich
now sober, back cycling and "kicking ass."
"He’s
kicking ass, he’s back on the bike. And he’s
looking forward to resuming life,” he said,
adding he had “some stuff” he still needed to
“get straight."
(stickybottle.com)
July
11, 2019
Bevin is first rider to abandon
the 2019 Tour de France.
"The
New Zealander suffered a heavy crash on stage
4, some 100 kilometres from the finish line in
Nancy. He got back on his bike and finished
the stage, and indeed completed Wednesday’s
stage 5 in the Vosges hills, but the pain in
his chest only increased."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
July
11, 2019
Nibali faces first real Tour de
France test on La Planche des Belles Filles.
"Thursday’s
first Tour de France mountaintop finish at the
Vosges ski resort of La Planche des Belles
Filles will reveal the true ambitions and true
form of all the overall contenders and their
rivals."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
July
11, 2019
Peter Sagan stars in bizarre new
‘flat earth’ Specialized ad.
"Sagan
stars as a newsreader in the new campaign,
which is promoting the range of e-bikes from
US bike brand Specialized, with the Bora
Hansgrohe rider proclaiming “the world is now
flat."
(cyclingweekly.com) Alex Ballinger
July
11, 2019
Top Banana: Tour de France stage 6
- Geraint Thomas.
"They
said he was playing second banana but his
performance on La Planche proved Geraint
Thomas is still top. In normal times it would
be unimaginable to award our daily prize to
the reining champion. These are not normal
times."
(Photographs: Offside/L'Equipe)
July
11, 2019
Cowboy e-bike rides into town.
"The
Cowboy e-bike has been designed to be sleek,
light and agile, with a quoted weight of 16kg
and a range of up to 70km. The 2.4kg 360Wh
battery pack is removable, for easier
recharging."
(cyclingweekly.com) Paul Norman
July
11, 2019
Column
Three
July
11, 2019
WADA nearly done with DNA analysis
of Operacion Puerto samples, but names will not
be made public.
"The
World Anti-Doping Agency's Intelligence and
Investigations unit (I&I), has nearly
completed work to match DNA samples from the
blood and plasma evidence collected during
Operacion Puerto to suspected athletes." (cyclingnews.com)
(AFP Photo)
July
11, 2019
Marcel Kittel’s racing return in
doubt with Jumbo Visma deal unlikely.
"Those
who know Marcel Kittel say that they are
uncertain if he could ever race and sprint for
wins again."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty
Images Sport)
July
11, 2019
Tom Dumoulin nears Sunweb exit as
Jumbo Visma wait in the wings.
"Dumoulin
has a deal with Team Sunweb until the end of
the 2021 season but, according to several
reports in the Dutch media, he has become
increasingly frustrated with the squad with
which he won the Giro d’Italia in 2017." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
July
11, 2019
Health Mate to end title
sponsorship amid Van Gansen investigation.
"Health
Mate CEO Jan Vandenhoeck told Cyclingnews
that the company does not tolerate such
behavior and that the investigation has been
negative for the company."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
July
11, 2019
Deceuninck Quick Step’s Lefevere
believes Sam Bennett signing confirmed.
"Sam
Bennett is close to confirming a transfer to
Deceuninck Quick Step, according to the boss
of the Belgian WorldTour outfit Patrick
Lefevere."
(stickybottle.com)
July
11, 2019
10 best road cycling saddles
available in 2019.
"No
two people are built the same, and no one
saddle will work for every person. There are
thousands of saddles on the market, which can
make finding the right one for you and ongoing
process."
(cyclingnews.com) (Courtesy)
July
11, 2019
Best Campagnolo road cycling
wheels 2019.
"Founded
in 1933, Campagnolo is one of the oldest
bicycle component manufacturers in the world.
Founder Tullio Campagnolo was a visionary
ahead of his time."
(cyclingnews.com) (Courtesy)
July
11, 2019
Column
One
July
10, 2019
Tour de France: Peter Sagan wins
stage 5.
"Strong
sprint from Sagan, who silences the doubts.
Impey led it out but when Trentin went right,
Sagan went left and surged clear before moving
back to the middle. Van Aert had a good go on
the right and took second place, with Trentin
taking third place directly behind Sagan." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
July
10, 2019
Top Banana: Tour de France stage 5
- Tom Skujiņš.
"The
hills on the parcours had given some hope that
the day might bring some surprises, but none
of Skujiņš’ companions in the most perfunctory
of breakaways, or the chasing peloton seemed
prepared to move out of the ‘safety first’
zone."
(rouleur.cc) Photographs: Offside/L'Equipe
July
10, 2019
Tour Stage Five Preview: Oh
Heinrich, Where Art Thou?
"Time
to enter the Vosges in this stage to Colmar.
The headline refers of course to the last time
Colmar hosted a stage finish, seeing Heinrich
Haussler come home almost five minutes ahead
of the field on a horrendously cold and wet
day."
(podiumcafe.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
July
10, 2019
Go East.
"The
Tour de France continues its procession down
the east of France. The race tries to visit as
much of the country as possible and each year
it’s inevitable that some regions get skipped
but there’s a trend now with the race
directors searching for the geography needed
to make for lively racing."
(inrng.com) (ASO)
July
10, 2019
Riders expect fireworks on La
Planche des Belles Filles climb.
"Fans
and riders can expect a significant shake up
in the general classification after the first
summit finish of the Tour de France on
Thursday, say riders. "
(velonews.com) Gregor Brown
July
10, 2019
Tour de France 2019 Live
Dashboard.
"2019
Tour de France LIVE July 6-28.
Stage 6 start time: Thursday 13:05 CET (4:05 AM PDT). Earliest live video: 13:05 CET (4:05 AM PDT). Approximate finish: 17:42 CET (8:42 AM PDT)." (cyclingfans.com) (steephill.tv) July
10, 2019
Column
Two
Giro Rosa: Van Vleuten wins stage
6 time trial.
"Having
taken the overall lead with a solo victory on
the previous stage, Van Vleuten extended her
advantage by winning the 12.1-kilometer uphill
time trial in 24:31 minutes, 52 seconds faster
than Anna van der Breggen (Boels Dolmans) in
second place."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
July
10, 2019
Tour de France stage 5 finish line
quotes.
"You
just have to be patient and the victory will
come. I have to say thanks to all my
teammates. They did a very, very great job,
and finally victory came at the Tour de France
for us. It's very nice."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
July
10, 2019
The Best Amazon Prime Day cycling
deals.
"Keep
an eye on this Prime Day cycling deals page as
we collate the best cycling deals we can find
in the weeks leading up to, and over the two
days next week."
(cyclingnews.com) (Courtesy)
July
10, 2019
UCI announces fan survey in effort
to develop appeal of road cycling.
"Cycling’s
governing body has announced a public survey
that will be open until Tuesday, July 16,
allowing “interested parties” to weigh in on a
number of topics related to the attractiveness
of road racing as a sport."
(cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Gruber)
July
10, 2019
Israel Cycling Academy in talks
with Katusha team for 2020.
"Cyclingnews
understands that the Israel Cycling
Academy is in talks with the Katusha Alpecin
team to take over the Russian team's WorldTour
status for 2020 when new three-year licenses
are awarded by the UCI."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
July
10, 2019
Dave Brailsford set for sporting
director role across expanding Ineos portfolio.
"Dave
Brailsford looks set to be appointed to some
sort of overarching 'director of sport' role
for the Ineos group, working across its
ever-expanding portfolio which now includes
Nice Football Club as well as Ben Ainslie’s
America’s Cup team."
(telegraph.co.uk) Credit: VELO
July
10, 2019
First Ride: Orbea’s Gain Electric
Bike.
"For
all the effort that the bike industry has
expended to make e-bikes look less like an
e-bike and more like a standard bike, Orbea
can claim to the most successful. The Gain’s
profile is as svelte as any traditional carbon
road bike."
(roadbikeaction.com)
July
10, 2019
2019 Tour of Austria - Official
LIVE Feed.
"2019
Tour of Austria/Osterreich Rundfahrt LIVE.
Stage 5 starts Thursday at 10:45am CET (4:45am U.S. Eastern). Finish at around 3:09pm CET (9:09am U.S. Eastern). Live video from 10:30am CET (4:30am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com) July
10, 2019
Column
Three
July
10, 2019
Lance Armstrong: I'd have won the
Tour de France if everyone was clean.
"In
a wide-ranging interview with NBC Sports as
part of the network’s 2019 Tour de France
coverage, journalist Mike Tirico interviewed
the 47-year-old whose seven Tour de France
victories were taken away after the US
Anti-Doping Agency's investigation and 2012
"Reasoned Decision" detailing Armstrong’s
guilt."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
July
10, 2019
Van Aert enjoys dream start to the
Tour de France.
"The
youth classification leader beat big names
like Olympic champion Greg Van Avermaet (CCC
Team), European champion Matteo Trentin
(Mitchelton-Scott), and Michael Matthews (Team
Sunweb) to the line, but green jersey Peter
Sagan (Bora Hansgrohe) proved too fast to
overhaul."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
July
10, 2019
After missing Tour de France,
Dumoulin diagnosed with tendon tear.
"A
new MRI scan at the academic hospital in
Maastricht revealed a tear in a tendon in
Dumoulin's knee, a result of a crash during
the Giro d'Italia. The diagnosis means a
longer rehabilitation for the Dutchman." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
July
10, 2019
Viviani to leave Deceuninck Quick
Step despite Tour de France success.
"Elia
Viviani has confirmed he will leave Deceuninck
Quick Step in 2020 despite his sprint success
at the Tour de France, with team manager
Patrick Lefevere admitting he does not have
the budget to match the offers of other teams
keen to sign the Italian."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
July
10, 2019
BMC Unrestricted URS 2020
first-ride review: Gravel bike or MTB?
"Gravel+.
That’s what BMC is calling its approach to the
URS’ geometry, and in many ways, it’s exactly
the same thinking we’ve seen evolve on
mountain bikes in recent years." (cyclingtips.com)
Photography by Dave Rome and Jérémie Reuiller
July
10, 2019
Forme Thorpe e-Road bike.
"Forme
launched their first electric road bike, the
Thorpe e-Road. The bike has Fazua's Evation
system providing the power and has a full
carbon monocoque frame with disc brakes and
12mm thru-axles."
(road.cc) (Jack Sexty)
July
10, 2019
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