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July
15, 2019
Tour de France: Wout van Aert wins
stage 10.
"Van
Aert takes it!
Wow. Viviani second, Ewan third. Alaphilippe takes lead into first rest day." (cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo) July
15, 2019
Great day for Dan Martin on Tour;
gains big time in crosswinds.
"Having
been caught out a number of times in the Tour
de France before today’s stage 10 when the
peloton split, there were no such problems for
Dan Martin today."
(stickybottle.com)
July
15, 2019
Top Banana: Tour de France stage
10 - Luke Rowe.
"Adieu,
Pinot. Adios, Landa. Farewell, Fuglsang. Bye
bye, Richie Porte. And see you later, the
entire EF Education squad, having pushed the
split in the first place."
(rouleur.cc) Photographs: Offside/l'Equipe
July
15, 2019
Tour Stage Ten Preview: Resting a
Day Early.
"Tomorrow
sees one of the periods where nothing much
happens in the Tour, and you know what, that’s
okay. We’ve had plenty of action in the first
week (and, as the guy who previewed stages
one, three and six, I’ve had more than my
share of action."
(podiumcafe.com) (Getty Images)
July
15, 2019
Nibali hits back at Tour de France
armchair critics after losing time.
"Vincenzo
Nibali (Bahrain Merida) has hit back at
armchair tifosi who "watch the Tour de France
on TV, drink Coca-Cola, eat popcorn, and
criticize people on social media." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
July
15, 2019
Column
Two
6 conclusions from the 2019 Giro
Rosa.
"The
2019 Giro d'Italia Internazionale Femminile
provided 10 days of excellent women's racing.
Looking back on the only women's Grand Tour, Cyclingnews
draws six conclusions from the Giro Rosa." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
July
15, 2019
Tour de France 2019 stage 10
finish line quotes.
"I
can't believe it, beating all those fast guys
in the sprint. Ah... Sorry, I can't believe
it. It's above anything else. I felt it in the
last 10 days, how big this race is. Winning in
my first attempt...wow."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
July
15, 2019
2019 Tour de France Week One
Recap.
"While
Alaphilippe was cheered throughout for a
second straight day, Slovakia’s Peter Sagan
won his 12th Tour de France stage, reserving
enough strength over the hills of Alsace to
storm a reduced bunch sprint."
(roadbikeaction.com)
July
15, 2019
‘You miss the big sprinters’: How
absence of Cavendish & Kittel has changed
the Tour de France sprints.
"Riders
at the Tour explain how the absence of Kittel,
who won 14 stages, and Cavendish, with 30
stages, has affected the 2019 edition."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by Artur
Widak/NurPhoto)
July
15, 2019
Marcin Bialoblocki rides 100 mile
time trial in 3:13:37, smashing the British
competition record.
"It's
now been confirmed by The CTT that TT
specialist Marcin Bialoblocki has broken the
UK national 100 mile time trial record, taking
over three minutes off Adam Duggleby's
previous record set in 2017 to lay down a
blistering new mark of 3:13:37." (road.cc) (Jack
Sexty)
July
15, 2019
Half price SIS nutrition in Amazon
Prime Day 2019 deals.
"The
most inviting deal we’ve seen so far is on the
SIS Go Isotonic gels. Isotonic gels can be
used without water, and these contain 20g of
carbohydrate per dose."
(cyclingweekly.com) Michelle Arthurs-Brennan
July
15, 2019
Hands-On: Elite’s New $799 Suito
Smart Trainer (with cassette).
"It’s
very likely that the just announced Elite
Suito will be the trainer to beat for 2019 in
terms of value for the money. It appears to be
the ideal balance of functionality and price." (dcrainmaker.com)
July
15, 2019
New Cannondale CAAD13 First Ride -
Can aluminium still cut it?
"This
is the all-new Cannondale CAAD13, the latest
in a long line of aluminium road bikes from
the US company. Cannondale claims the
redesigned bike is faster, lighter, more
capable and more comfortable than the previous
CAAD12."
(road.cc) (David Arthur)
July
15, 2019
Lezyne Macro Easy, Plus &
Super Pro update simple, affordable GPS
computers.
"Lezyne
again expands its GPS cycling computer
offering with new Macro Easy, Macro Plus &
Super Pro devices. All three new GPS computer
offer longer battery life, improved displays
in more versatile, redesigned bodies." (bikerumor.com)
(Cory Benson)
July
15, 2019
Best road tires 2019.
"Often
taken for granted, the tire is by far the most
important weapon in your bicycle’s arsenal. It
is, after all, the only point of contact your
bike has with the ground and failing to
recognize this fact can make or break the way
your bike performs."
(cyclingnews.com) (Courtesy)
July
15, 2019
Column
Three
July
15, 2019
Anti-doping labs on alert as
powdered Aicar reported in Tour de France
peloton.
"The
doping agent Aicar, a muscle-enhancing and
fat-burning drug, is believed to be back in
the professional peloton at the Tour de France
2019, with anti-doping agencies put on alert
after tip-offs from prominent, yet anonymous,
figures within the world of cycling."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty
Images)
July
15, 2019
July
15, 2019
Anti-doping labs on alert as
powdered Aicar reported in Tour de France
peloton.
"The
doping agent Aicar, a muscle-enhancing and
fat-burning drug, is believed to be back in
the professional peloton at the Tour de France
2019, with anti-doping agencies put on alert
after tip-offs from prominent, yet anonymous,
figures within the world of cycling."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty
Images)
July
15, 2019
Mikel Landa loses time after
tangling with Warren Barguil.
"A
touch of wheels sent Mikel Landa to the ground
as the peloton broke into echelons. The Basque
favorite ended up losing important time." (velonews.com)
(Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
July
15, 2019
Tour de France: Benoot not
satisfied with 'most aggressive rider' award
after second place.
"Lotto
Soudal unable to take a second stage win in a
row on stage 9 of the Tour de France on
Sunday, when Tiesj Benoot was left frustrated
to finish as runner-up to Mitchelton Scott's
Daryl Impey."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
July
15, 2019
How many watts did it take for
Thomas De Gendt to take that epic solo win?
"The
Belgian breakaway connoisseur was the first
rider to attack on the stage, carving out a
gap with fellow break regulars Ben King
(Dimension Data), Niki Terpstra (Total Direct
Energie) and Alessandro De Marchi (CCC Team)." (cyclist.co.uk)
(Joe Robinson)
July
15, 2019
Tour de France pro bikes: 11 of
the lightest race bikes - Trek, Cannondale,
Canyon, Specialized and more.
"You’ve
read all about the aero bikes being raced in
this year’s Tour de France, bikes that are
ideal for sprints and breakaways. As the race
heads towards the mountains it’ll be the turn
of the lightweight bikes to come to the fore,
so here are some of the most interesting." (road.cc) (David
Arthur)
July
15, 2019
French Parliament Calls For Tour
de France to be Added to UNESCO ‘Intangible
Heritage’ List.
"A
group of French members of parliament urged on
Sunday that the Tour de France be added to
UNESCO’s world intangible cultural heritage
list. France has 17 traditions on the UNESCO
list, including “Equitation” and gastronomic
meals."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Bettini Photo)
July
15, 2019
Shimano RP4 SPD-SL Shoes.
"The
cheapest of Shimano's line-up of Boa-dial road
shoes, the RP4s are snug, comfortable and easy
to live with. There's a tiny amount of flex in
the fiberglass reinforced soles, but it's
barely noticeable in use, and they're bang-on
in the value-for-money stakes."
(road.cc) John Stevenson
July
15, 2019
Column
One
Tour de France: Impey wins in
Brioude.
"Impey
takes the win. Benoot is second and Tratnik is
third. Massive win for Impey, South Africa and
Mitchelton Scott. He's worn yellow but this is
different."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
July
14, 2019
Five talking points from stage
nine.
"As
the 15-rider breakaway rode clear of the
peloton on stage nine, those risking a day out
front will have been bolstered by the
opportunity to fight for the stage."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Chris
Graythen/Getty Images)
July
14, 2019
Tour de France: Stage 9 finish
line quotes.
"It's
pretty much for me, from the Tour de France
perspective, it's something that I was really
missing. It's the seventh time I'm riding the
Tour de France and have been in a number of
breakaways, to finally nail it today - it's a
dream come true. I really don't have any
words."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
July
14, 2019
Tour Stage Nine Preview: Bastille
Battle.
"A
Bastille Day breakaway is always an
interesting one and there are some interesting
French candidates to attempt to make this
stage their own. Lilian Calmejane disappointed
by not going in the breakaway on stage eight
but he must surely do so on Sunday." (podiumcafe.com)
MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images
July
14, 2019
Woods disappointed to lose GC
options in late-race spill.
"Tour
rookie Woods wasn't injured in a late-race
crash Saturday but he lost valuable time that
took him out of the GC picture." (velonews.com)
(Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
July
14, 2019
Column
Two
Giro Rosa: Van Vleuten seals
overall victory.
"Marianne
Vos (CCC Liv) won stage 10 on a cobbled,
uphill finish at the Udine Castle, her fourth
Giro Rosa stage win of 2019 and her 25th in
total."
(cyclingnews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
July
14, 2019
Evelyn Dong and Alex Grant Win
2019 Crusher in the Tushar.
"Utah-based
mountain bike racers Evelyn Dong (Pivot Stan’s
NoTubes) and Alex Grant (Gear Rush) climbed to
crushing victories at the 2019 Crusher in the
Tushar gravel race in Utah."
(cxmagazine.com)
July
14, 2019
Van Vleuten helps Spratt onto Giro
Rosa podium on final mountain stage.
"With
a 4:11 lead on the GC after stage 8, Annemiek
van Vleuten (Mitchelton Scott) didn't really
have to worry about her maglia rosa on the
final mountain stage of the Giro d'Italia
Internazionale Femminile on Saturday. Instead,
the race leader lent a hand to her teammate
Amanda Spratt."
(cyclingnews.com) (Courtesy of Annemiek van
Vleuten)
July
14, 2019
Bennett: 4th on GC, ready to ride
for Kruijswijk.
"George
Bennett is one of the more charismatic riders
in the pro peloton. He’d dearly love a chance
to race for himself but, this July, he’s
committed to the cause of helping Steven
Kruijswijk."
(velonews.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty
Images Sport)
July
14, 2019
Landa: Pinot is in excellent form
at this Tour de France.
"Pinot
has been doing great since the start of the
race," Landa admitted on his team's website.
"He's always been a rider to follow in Grand
Tours, and seems to be in excellent condition
here."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
July
14, 2019
Thomas De Gendt says Tour de
France stage eight victory better than Ventoux
and Stelvio wins.
"De
Gendt rode clear at kilometer zero in the
200km stage with several categorized and
uncategorized climbs ahead of him. Though the
roads are not as famous as the Stelvio and
Ventoux, the ride means more to him."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty
Images)
July
14, 2019
Canyon reportedly wants Mathieu
van der Poel to ride with Movistar.
"Canyon,
the bike sponsor of both Mathieu van der Poel
and Movistar, is hoping to orchestrate a move
that would send the Dutch rider to the Spanish
team."
(cycling.today)
July
14, 2019
Laura Kenny leading the battle to
get young girls active: 'There are such small
changes that can have a huge health benefit'.
"The
chief medical officer recommends that every
child should be active for at least 60 minutes
a day and Laura Kenny, the most successful
track cyclist in Olympic history, has an idea
to effortlessly account for a quarter of that
time."
(telegraph.co.uk) Credit: pa
July
14, 2019
Disc brakes and impact drivers:
Dissecting a modern Tour de France wheel change.
"Wheel
changes have changed. Disc brakes, thru-axles
- the fundamental act remains the same, out
with the old wheel and in with the new, but
the details are very different today than they
were even two years ago."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by Jered Gruber
July
14, 2019
Column
Three
July
14, 2019
De Marchi suffers injuries in Tour
de France crash.
"The
CCC Team confirmed that he sustained a broken
collarbone and rib, lung contusions and a
pneumothorax in addition to numerous
contusions in a crash that happened in the
opening kilometers of the stage." (cyclingnews.com)
July
14, 2019
Richard Carapaz has agreed a move
to Team Ineos, according to reports.
"Giro
d’Italia 2019 winner Richard Carapaz is
apparently set to move from Movistar to Ineos,
with a two-year deal said to be announced on
August 1, when the transfer market opens."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty
Images Sport)
July
14, 2019
Kittel to decide his future after
the Tour de France.
"The
important factor for Kittel "is whether I
actually have what I need in order to be
successful." And what he needs, indeed, what
ever pro cyclist needs, he says, "is first of
all an environment where riders, carers, DS,
everyone pulls together."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
July
14, 2019
Two riders flee amateur race after
refusing to let their bikes get checked for
motors.
"Suspicion
had been growing for a while among riders at
the Criterium Portogruarese, taking place in
the north-east Italian region of Veneto, and
at the third round of the race the group of
riders taking part asked organisers to check
the bikes of two riders, believing they were
using hidden motors."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Picture: Getty Images
/AFP/Fabrice Coffrini)
July
14, 2019
Top Banana: Tour de France stage 9
- Jasper Stuyven.
"Today’s
ninth stage to Brioude was a route for those
big cats of Belgian racing to purr, with Tiesj
Benoot and Oliver Naesen joining Jasper
Stuyven at the head of affairs." (rouleur.cc)
Photographs: Paolo Martelli
July
14, 2019
Cannondale SuperSix Evo 2020 first
look.
"The
first thing you notice with the new SuperSix
EVO is the newly designed frame shape
featuring the more aerodynamic and
comfort-enhancing dropped seat stays." (Josh Evans)
July
14, 2019
The rise of disc brakes at the
Tour de France + tip from a pro mechanic for
setting up disc brakes.
"Love
or hate them, disc brakes are here to stay and
at this year’s Tour de France they were a much
bigger presence than in any previous year." (road.cc) (David
Arthur)
July
14, 2019
‘TV is more in control of the race
than the UCI’: Top riders slam Tour de France
motorbikes.
"The
motorbikes should be more in front, they are
way to close now. Not only here, but also in
the Giro d’Italia it was the same problem,”
Bauke Mollema (Trek Segafredo) explained."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Getty Images)
July
14, 2019
HED Vanquish 4 - Stiff, versatile
yet needing a bit more care.
"It
would be an understatement to say HED Cycling
took a while to offer an all-carbon clincher
wheelset. One of the first to sell wheels
using toroid shaped, deep section rims to gain
aero advantage over 10 years ago, the company
had only used their patented design for
tubular or carbon-alloy wheelsets."
(intheknowcycling.com)
July
14, 2019
Column
One
Tour de France: De Gendt wins in
Saint Etienne.
"Pinot
takes second place, Alaphilippe third, and
with it the yellow jersey.
Alaphilippe
regains maillot jaune with late attack." (cyclingnews.com)
July
13, 2019
Tour de France: Stage 8 finish
line quotes.
"There
was a dramatic finale to stage 8 of the Tour
de France, as Thomas De Gendt won from the
breakaway, Julian Alaphilippe recovered the
yellow jersey from Giulio Ciccone." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
July
13, 2019
Mikel Landa: ‘Geraint Thomas is
now the clear leader of Ineos’.
"Thomas
began as Ineos’ only former Tour winner after
Chris Froome’s crash and broken femur, but
Ineos selected 22-year-old Egan Bernal as
co-leader among their eight-man roster. As the
stages tick by, however, Thomas looks
consistent and ready to defend his title."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Jeff Pachoud/AFP/Getty
Images)
July
13, 2019
Tour Stage 8 preview: Give us a
break.
"Our
journey towards the Pyrenees and the brutal
second half of this race continues. This is
another “transport” stage but it could not be
anymore different from stage 7." (podiumcafe.com)
Photo credit should read JEFF
PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Images
July
13, 2019
Column
Two
Giro Rosa: Van der Breggen wins
stage 9.
"Van
Vleuten virtually seals overall win." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
July
13, 2019
Riders cry foul at Tour de France
motorbikes, saying Alaphilippe slipstreamed into
yellow.
"After
retaking the yellow jersey after a typically
swashbuckling late attack on stage 8 of the
Tour de France, Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck
Quick Step) was sent on the defensive after
being accused of following in the slipstream
of camera motorbikes."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
July
13, 2019
Five talking points from stage
eight of the 2019 Tour de France.
"After
getting in a four-man breakaway at the start
of the attritional 200km stage eight of the
Tour de France, Thomas De Gendt was last man
standing as he held on to take a stunning
victory."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Chris
Graythen/Getty Images)
July
13, 2019
Peter Sagan stretching out lead in
quest for record seventh green jersey.
"Third
place in Chalon-sur-Saône on stage 7, allied
to another bundle of points in the
intermediate sprint, was enough to see Sagan
extend his lead in the competition to 56
points over Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain Merida)." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
July
13, 2019
Geraint Thomas keeps powder dry
ahead of possible weekend fireworks.
"It
was a long day, but I guess it's better than
230km in full-on cross-winds," Thomas joked on
his team's website following a flat stage from
Belfort to Chalon-sur-Saône, which was won in
a bunch sprint by Jumbo Visma's Dylan
Groenewegen."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
July
13, 2019
Which team has won the most prize
money so far?
"A
total of €2,291,700 of prize money is on offer
at the Tour de France 2019, with the largest
amount available to the rider who steps up to
the podium wearing the yellow jersey on the
Champs Élysées."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Jeff Pachoud/AFP/Getty
Images)
July
13, 2019
One Way Ticket, by Jonathan
Vaughters.
"At
the outset of One Way Ticket Vaughters
admits being complicit in leaving a cloud of
doubt hanging over everyone who rode in the
Gen-EPO years and the generation after." (velonews.com)
Bryn Lennon / Getty Images
July
13, 2019
Top Banana: Tour de France stage 8
- Thomas De Gendt.
"Thomas
de Gendt is no stranger to this prize, or
spending innumerable kilometers on the attack
in the Tour. He’s an obvious choice for us at
Rouleur Towers. But it’s usually a plucky
losers award, not one for the stage winner." (rouleur.cc)
Photographs: ASO / Alex Broadway
July
13, 2019
Column
Three
July
13, 2019
The secrets to a Thomas De Gendt
breakaway.
"A
successful breakaway is an art, but it’s also
a science. And Thomas de Gendt is a prodigy.
With his solo win into Saint-Etienne on
Saturday, de Gendt cemented his reputation as
cycling’s foremost breakaway rider." (cyclingtips.com)
(Photo: Cor Vos)
July
13, 2019
10 reasons crashes happen at the
Tour de France.
"Why
were there so many crashes in the first week
of the Tour de France? As we all know, going
down on a bike is brutal. As EF Education
First CEO Jonathan Vaughters described it,
“crashing is like jumping out of a car at 30
mph in your underwear."
(velonews.com) Allen Lim PhD
July
13, 2019
Keisse re-signs for a year with
Deceuninck Quick Step.
"It
has been a difficult year for Iljo Keisse, but
he has been rewarded for past services with a
one-year contract extension with Deceuninck
Quick Step. 2020 will mark the Belgian rider's
11th year with Patrick Lefevere's Belgian
team."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Luc Claessen/Getty
Images)
July
13, 2019
‘This is what we planned’ - Jumbo
Visma rise to the top.
"Having
focused on developing the strengths of riders
already within the team in recent years, the
Dutch squad now eyes signing Giro d'Italia
winner Tom Dumoulin."
(velonews.com) Gregor Brown
July
13, 2019
Is Team Ineos’s Tour squad as
strong as previous Sky teams? We asked the
experts.
"Is
Team Ineos's 2019 Tour de France lineup as
strong as the Team Sky squads that won pro
cycling's biggest race six of the last seven
years? We asked riders, managers, and team
directors."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
July
13, 2019
Italian rider impaled by huge
splinter at European Junior Track Championships.
"17-year-old
Lorenzo Gobbo was seriously injured when he
was impaled by a half-meter long splinter in a
crash during the Junior and U23 European Track
Championships at the Eddy Merckx velodrome in
Gent on Friday."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
July
13, 2019
Six bikes that won't win the Tour
de France... but deserve to.
"The
2019 Tour de France is well underway, and we
saw some stunning bikes during our visit to
the team camps in Brussels last week... but
only one (well two or three actually) will be
ridden to victory by the eventual winner of
the yellow jersey."
(road.cc) (Jack Sexty)
July
13, 2019
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