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July
24, 2019
Tour de France: Trentin solos to
victory on stage 17 in Gap.
"Asgreen
takes second at 36 seconds. Van Avermaet
brings home the others to take third but he
won't be happy.
Breakaway sticks as overall contenders cool their heels." (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images) July
24, 2019
Tour Stage 17: Mind the Gap.
"Predicting
a break away victory on Stage 17 is about as
close to a sure bet in cycling as they come.
Picking the actual winner, on the other hand,
is like playing the lotto."
(podiumcafe.com) Michael Steele/Getty Images
July
24, 2019
Ewan thrives in wide-open sprints.
"Bunch
sprinting is more exciting than ever. That’s
according to Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal), who
claimed his second stage win at his debut Tour
de France on a sweltering Tuesday in Nimes." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
July
24, 2019
Heat wave zaps Tour de France
peloton.
"Yesterday,
the mercury reached 40 degrees Celsius, and on
the road it soared to 60 degrees Celsius
(that’s 104 and 140 degrees Fahrenheit).
Riders rode with ice vests before the start,
drank double the amount of liquids during the
race, and doused themselves with water
afterwards."
(velonews.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty
Images Sport)
July
24, 2019
Charting the Tour: What the data
show us as the race heads for the Alps.
"We’re
well into the third week of the Tour de France
and still we have no idea who’s going to win
the race - we’ve got a few more mountain
stages before that will become clear." (cyclingtips.com)
(Photo: Kristof Ramon)
July
24, 2019
Calls to end ‘sexist tradition’ of
Tour de France podium girls.
"Thousands
have signed an online petition and a prominent
women’s rights activist are among those to
have criticized the “sexist tradition” of
podium girls during the ceremonies at the Tour
de France."
(cycling.today)
July
24, 2019
Column
Two
Luke Rowe and Tony Martin expelled
from Tour de France.
"Tempers
fraying in the final week! Why was Tony Martin
trying to run Luke Rowe off the road? Tony
Martin (Jumbo Visma) and Luke Rowe (Ineos)
have been kicked off the Tour de France after
an on-road spat on stage 17."
(cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos)
July
24, 2019
Tour de France 2019 stage 17
finish line quotes.
"I
was scared of [Kasper] Asgreen and I was right
because he finished second after getting a
free ride in the break. There was a headwind
on the climb but I got up it well." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
July
24, 2019
Top Banana: Tour de France stage
17 - Kasper Asgreen.
"Kasper
Asgreen got signed up in the spring of 2018 by
Quick Step more through chance than design -
it was essentially due to an injury crisis
that saw the likes of Petr Vakoc, Laurens De
Plus and Dries Devnyns all sidelined with
serious injuries and a spot being freed up." (rouleur.cc)
Photographs: ASO/Alex Broadway
July
24, 2019
Brailsford: There are two races in
this year’s Tour de France.
"Team
manager Dave Brailsford believes that two
races are going in in this year’s Tour: the
first of which revolves around dismantling
Alaphilippe’s GC lead, while the second
centers on what he sees as the battle for
victory from behind between the more
experienced contenders."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
July
24, 2019
Emanuel Buchmann flying under the
radar into Tour de France 2019 overall
contention.
"The
26-year-old attacked the favorites including
Geraint Thomas (Ineos) on the Tourmalet on
Saturday and finished with an elite group the
next day to Prat d’Albis. He sits sixth, just
39 seconds behind Thomas in second."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
July
24, 2019
Unlucky Jakob Fuglsang was in his
best shape ever at Tour de France, say Astana.
"The
Dane had been one of the pre-Tour favorites,
but a crash in stage one and again on stage 15
ended his chance for a win or even a podium.
He abandoned mid-stage and though x-rays later
revealed nothing broken, he suffered traumas
to his left wrist."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty
Images Sport)
July
24, 2019
Mark Cavendish to Adriatica Ionica
Race.
"The
34-year-old has been battling the effects of
the Epstein Barr virus for two years, only
this spring finally being declared below the
threshold for still being considered ill with
the virus. His best result this year has been
a third place on a stage of the Tour of
Turkey."
(cyclingnews.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty
Images Sport)
July
24, 2019
9 best road shoes for 2019.
"When
looking to purchase cycling shoes, the most
important factor is fit. The majority of
cycling shoe manufacturers offer a wide range
of sizes, often incorporating half sizes, with
some brands also offering ‘wide fit’ options." (cyclingnews.com)
(Courtesy)
July
24, 2019
Elite Suito spins up new
direct-drive, fully interactive smart trainer.
"Elite
wants to make training at home easier, so
their new Suito direct-drive home trainer is
built for minimal setup. Straight out of the
box it is completely assembled, including a
cassette, so all you do is unfold the legs." (bikerumor.com)
(Cory Benson)
July
24, 2019
Trek launches new Domane SLR.
"Trek
has just revamped its Domane endurance bike,
making it comfier, more versatile and
significantly more aero. The tube shapes have
been redesigned to such an extent that the
bike looks like a ‘Lite’ version of Trek’s
aero race bike, the Madone SLR." (cyclist.co.uk)
Sam Challis
July
24, 2019
Column
Three
Riders say Rohan Dennis was made
promises by his team that were broken.
"Just
a little bit the things I’ve already heard
myself, the promises he received about wheels,
bike and time trial suit; that it would all
get better. But that didn’t happen."
(stickybottle.com)
July
24, 2019
Floyd Landis: Just let them all
dope; legalizing would stop people from dying.
"Floyd
Landis has launched again an attack on the
cycling authorities he believes have enabled
and covered up doping within the sport and
said that doping should be legalized." (cycling.today)
July
24, 2019
Hosting The Tour.
"Each
year there can be up to 300 towns applying to
host a stage of the Tour de France and race
organizer ASO can thread the race among these
towns but also make a detour here and there to
visit places that haven’t asked but could be
good for the race and usually they say yes." (inrng.com) (ASO)
July
24, 2019
Transfers: Zakarin tells Katusha
he is leaving for another team.
"Ilnur
Zakarin has told Katusha Alpecin that he is
leaving at the end of the season. The Russian
has been heavily linked with a move to CCC
Team for 2020."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
July
24, 2019
July
24, 2019
French connection: Alaphilippe,
Pinot, and a nation’s fight for yellow.
"French
hero Alaphilippe is becoming a bigger problem
by the day for the top favorites as the Tour
enters its final battleground. And Pinot packs
the punch that should worry all the other
would-be winners."
(velonews.com) Photo: Bernard Papon-Pool/Getty
Images
July
24, 2019
Roompot to end sponsorship of
Dutch Pro Continental team.
"Roompot
Vakanties - a Dutch chain of holiday parks -
has backed the Pro Conti outfit since 2015,
which merged with the Veranda's Willems Crelan
team for this season to become Roompot
Charles."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
July
24, 2019
Chris Froome already back on the
indoor trainer and pedaling with just his good
leg.
"The
34-year-old posted a picture on social media
on Wednesday (July 24) of him on the turbo
trainer and pedaling with his left leg, while
his injured right leg was supported on a
pillow."
(cyclingweekly.com) Alex Ballinger
July
24, 2019
The Tour According to G, by
Geraint Thomas.
"Remind
people that I’m just a kid from Birchgrove,
just a kid from Cardiff, just a kid from South
Wales. I’m not letting Brad get away with
playing the kid from Kilburn card, I can be
chopsy too. And to show it make it clear that
I wasn’t happy with the way the team managed
the protected rider thing at the Tour." (podiumcafe.com)
Hu Chengwei / Getty Images
July
24, 2019
Basso redesigns Venta carbon road
bike to celebrate its Venti anniversary.
"For
the 20th anniversary of Basso’s Italian-made
all-rounder carbon road bike, they given the
Venta a complete overhaul. Taking lessons
learned on their premier race bikes, Basso has
created an even more capable Venta, lighter
& more aero."
(bikerumor.com) (Cory Benson)
July
24, 2019
Column
One
July
23, 2019
Tour de France: Second win for
Ewan on stage 16 in Nimes.
"Caleb
Ewan (Lotto Soudal) wins stage 16 of the Tour
de France. Elia Viviani (Deceuninck Quick
Step) takes second ahead of Dylan Groenewegen
(Jumbo Visma). Peter Sagan (Bora Hansgrohe)
took 4th."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
July
23, 2019
Five things to look out for in the
final week of the Tour de France 2019.
"With
no time trial in the final week, this year’s
race for the yellow jersey will be decided by
a trio of huge mountains stages in the Alps."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by Simon
Gill/Action Plus via Getty Images)
July
23, 2019
Van Avermaet looking for last
chance in breakaway at Tour de France.
"Greg
Van Avermaet and his CCC Team are still on the
hunt for breakaway victories in the 2019 Tour
de France, but the Belgian star recognizes
that with just one transition stage remaining,
time is anything but on their side." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
July
23, 2019
The Cycling Hall of Fame 2019: The
case for Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen.
"There’s
an enormous amount of truth to the clichéd
idea that Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen
transcended cycling. It’s not that they were
bigger than the sport, but that they made the
sport itself bigger, by reaching beyond it." (rouleur.cc)
Photographs: Graham Watson
July
23, 2019
Kona sets affordable alloy Libre
AL free on a European gravel bike adventure.
"The
new Kona Libre AL is a more affordable
6061-alloy version of their popular carbon
adventure gravel bike, and it’s coming
exclusively to Europe this summer." (bikerumor.com)
(Cory Benson)
July
23, 2019
Column
Two
Five talking points from stage 16.
"Caleb
Ewan’s debut at the Tour de France has been a
long time coming, after his talent was
neglected by a Mitchelton-Scott squad
determined to race for general
classification."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Chris
Graythen/Getty Images)
July
23, 2019
Lefevere: Anyone suspecting
Alaphilippe of doping in Tour de France 'doesn't
have a brain'.
"Though
Alaphilippe hasn't faced the same level of
scrutiny experienced by Chris Froome, who won
the Tour de France four times between 2013 and
2017, it's a necessary consequence of
cycling's past that the maillot jaune faces
questions over his performances." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
July
23, 2019
Movistar boss confirms departure
of Carapaz & Quintana but says Landa future
still uncertain.
"Ecuadorian
Carapaz, who won the 2019 Giro d’Italia in
June, has reportedly signed a deal with Team
Ineos from 2020, while Colombian Quintana,
winner of the Giro, the Vuelta a España and a
three-time Tour de France podium finisher,
will likely join French team Arkéa Samsic next
year."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
July
23, 2019
Top Banana: Tour de France stage
16 - Lotto Soudal.
"You
may have noticed a slight change of tack with
this year’s Top Banana awardees. In previous
years, the daily prize has often gone to a
plucky escapee swamped by the pursuing peloton
a handful of kilometres from the line.
Heartbreak hotel time."
(rouleur.cc) Photographs: ASO / Pauline Ballet
July
23, 2019
Evolution of the 2019 Tour de
France overall standings through stage 15.
"The
performance of Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck
Quick Step) through the first 15 stages
of this year's Tour de France has been nothing
short of remarkable."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
July
23, 2019
1989 Tour de France, Part II.
"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) (Getty Images) (AFP Photo)
July
23, 2019
Details on the team-edition
Continental tires at the 2019 Tour de France.
"When
it comes to tires at the Tour de France,
Continental and Vittoria utterly dominate the
landscape, with the former still enjoying a
slight advantage in terms of the number of
teams and riders that trust their results." (cyclingtips.com)
Photography by James Huang
July
23, 2019
Collecting memories of the Tour de
France.
"Deep in the Norfolk countryside, we find a treasure trove of Tour-related knickknacks and memorabilia, an understanding wife and a son named Henri Desgrange." (rouleur.cc) Photographs: John Whitfield July
23, 2019
Column
Three
Wout van Aert recalls time trial
crash: “I was panicking.”
"Four
days after the crash that knocked him out of
the Tour de France, Wout van Aert recalls the
confusing moments following the accident." (velonews.com)
(Getty Images)
July
23, 2019
Toulouse, Nimes, Paris?: Caleb
Ewan’s growing confidence.
"Backing
up his stage 11 victory, Caleb Ewan (Lotto
Soudal) again showed his formidable pace and
tactical smarts to overcome both the heat and
a hectic finish in Nimes on Tuesday." (cyclingtips.com)
(Photo: Cor Vos)
July
23, 2019
Fuglsang out of Tour de France
after stage 16 crash.
"Fuglsang
was ninth place in the GC, 5:27 behind race
leader Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck Quick
Step). The 34-year-old was a pre-race favorite
after winning the Criterium du Dauphine." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
July
23, 2019
Five predictions for ‘week three’
of the Tour de France.
"We’re
headed into the final week at the 2019 Tour de
France, and it’s shaping up to be a thriller.
That’s saying something, considering how great
the race has been already."
(cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Gruber)
July
23, 2019
July
23, 2019
Wout van Aert set to leave the
hospital in Pau four days after Tour de France
crash.
"A
statement from the Dutch outfit said: “In
cooperation with the team and the management
of Van Aert, he will be transferred to a
hospital that cooperates with Jumbo Visma."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
July
23, 2019
Adam Yates unable to pinpoint
reason for faltering GC campaign at Tour de
France.
"It’s
one of those things, some days you have a bad
day. And if you have a bad day in the Tour,
you end your GC chances. So we just gotta
switch mentality now and into some stages."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
July
23, 2019
How data devices on riders’
saddles are predicting stage winners at Tour.
"The
lads at Global Cycling Network have done a
really interesting and insightful job looking
at data analysis on the Tour de France."
(stickybottle.com)
July
23, 2019
A few tricks to get you on your
way! from Silca, Speedsleev, Snēk &
Raceware.
"In
this roundup, we cover several small gadgets
that would work well for bikepackers, mountain
bikers, and road riders alike."
(bikerumor.com) Michael Gushulak
July
23, 2019
Column
One
July
22, 2019
Fabio Aru trying to stay
‘realistic’ at Tour de France after comeback
from operation.
"The
Italian took four months off racing earlier
this year to have an operation on a
constricted iliac artery in his left leg,
which has caused his performances to
dramatically fall from where they had been in
the past."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
July
22, 2019
Quintana: I told the team I was in
difficulty before the Tourmalet.
"The
fallout from the breakdown in communications
between Nairo Quintana and the rest of his
Movistar team in the Pyrenees continued during
the second rest day of the Tour de France,
with the two riders holding separate press
conferences, one after the other. " (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
July
22, 2019
La Vie Claire: 80s cycling icons.
"La
Vie Claire spent less than a decade in the
professional peloton and shut up shop nearly
30 years ago, but the French team left a mark
on the sport that still stands out today." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
July
22, 2019
Tour de France Stage 16: One of
the Last Days for the Sprinters.
"Coming
out of the second rest day of the 2019 Tour,
Stage 16 starts and ends in Nîmes. That means
riders won’t have to pack their bags and move
after it’s over - a nice gesture, considering
how hard the next several stages will be." (bicycling.co.za)
(Photo: Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
July
22, 2019
Column
Two
Thomas takes sole leadership of
Ineos into Tour’s critical stages.
"The
defending Tour champion says he'll call on
teammate Egan Bernal if he needs his help in
three critical mountain stages across the
Alps."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
July
22, 2019
Brailsford says Ineos needs answer
to Alaphilippe conundrum.
"Ineos
boss Dave Brailsford said Monday Tour de
France leader Julian Alaphilippe had
revolutionized the way the race was being
contested, but insisted that consistency would
finally pay off for the British outfit,led by
defending champion Geraint Thomas." (cyclingtips.com)
(Photo: Cor Vos)
July
22, 2019
Alaphilippe: I don't want to dream
about Tour de France glory.
"Julian
Alaphilippe doesn't dare to dream. The moment
he does, the spell might wear off. What he's
going to do is fight, all the way to Paris at
the end of this week."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
July
22, 2019
Cycling Dynamics for Assioma Power
Meter Pedals Released, New Pedal Bodies Too.
"Yes,
the long and oft talked about day is finally
here - Favero has pushed out a firmware update
enabling Cycling Dynamics on their popular
Assioma power meter pedals. It’s been a
multi-year journey that first started in
Garmin’s camp, then the ANT+ camp, and then
ultimately culminating in the Favero camp." (dcrainmaker.com)
July
22, 2019
Tech of the Week: Sagan’s Venge
and new bikes from Colnago, Cannondale and
Cervélo.
"We’ve
been running through the pro bikes at the Tour
de France and last week it was the turn of
Peter Sagan’s Specialized S-Works Venge. Ready
for the stage one sprint finish, it was kitted
out with a 54/42 chainset and sprint
shifters."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Paul Norman)
July
22, 2019
Tour de France Rest Day Review.
"Le
Tour’s turning out to be a vintage edition, a
three week game of snakes and ladders with
riders going up and down almost every day.
Julian Alaphilippe’s looked brittle yet leaves
the Pyrenees with more of lead than he went in
with."
(inrng.com) (ASO)
July
22, 2019
How much do riders and teams make
at the Tour de France?
"This
year, there’s a total of €2,291,700 of prize
money on offer. In one sense, that’s a
considerable sum, but it’s also a pittance
compared to most major sports. When Wimbledon
concluded last weekend, for instance, the
winners of both the men’s and women’s singles
pocketed a handy €2,600,000 each." (cyclingtips.com)
(Photo: Gruber)
July
22, 2019
Column
Three
July
22, 2019
What next for troubled Rohan
Dennis?
"There
are three present issues. Firstly Dennis'
personality, secondly the team's management of
the situation, and finally the perceived
equipment and clothing shortcomings that have
surfaced in public so spectacularly." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
July
22, 2019
Is someone finally listening to
demands for a women’s Tour de France?
"Helen
Bridgman is cycling the route of the Tour de
France - 3,360 kilometres - as part of the 10
women ‘InternationElles’ team aiming to
highlight the current lack of women’s race."
(cyclingweekly.com) Mona Pantel
July
22, 2019
Tour de France: Buchmann quietly
makes his way into podium contention.
"Among
the myriad storylines at this spectacular Tour
de France - from the astonishing Julian
Alaphilippe and the soaring Thibaut Pinot, to
the questionable Geraint Thomas, the
inexperienced Egan Bernal and the dependable
Steven Kruijswijik - there has been relatively
little talk of Bora Hansgrohe's Emanuel
Buchmann."
(cyclingnews.com) (Specialized Bicycles)
July
22, 2019
Tour ready: Specialized S-Works
Turbo Rapid Air tubeless tire unveiled.
"Today
Specialized has officially announced its
S-Works Turbo Rapid Air, a race-focused
tubeless tire that claims to be faster,
grippier, more comfortable and more
puncture-resistant than its own impressively
good tubular."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by James Huang
and Specialized
July
22, 2019
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