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Tour de France: Bernal one stage
from overall victory, Nibali wins atop Val
Thorens.
"Bernal
has extended his race lead and will ride into
Paris on Sunday to be crowned the winner of
the 2019 Tour de France. Alaphilippe off the
overall podium after being distanced on final
climb."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
July
27, 2019
Final mountain stage shortened to
59km, citing weather and landslides.
"The
stage will still start in Albertville and
finish in Val Thorens, as planned, but two
climbs will be cut out of the middle of the
stage. The category 1 Cormet de Roseland and
category 2 Côte de Longefoy have been pulled
from the race."
(cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos)
July
27, 2019
Tour de France 2019 Live
Dashboard.
"2019
Tour de France LIVE July 6-28.
Stage
21 start time: Sunday 18:05 CET (9:05 AM PDT).
Earliest live video: 18:05 CET (9:05 AM PDT). Approximate finish: 21:19 CET (12:19 AM PDT)." (cyclingfans.com) (steephill.tv) July
27, 2019
Tour stage 21 preview: Everything
ends.
"The
last stage, it is what it always is - a run
into Paris from the suburbs, featuring lots of
smiles and laughter, champagne/beer, photos
and chatting. Then we hit the best-known crit
course in the world for laps of central
Paris."
(podiumcafe.com) (Getty Images)
July
27, 2019
Column
Two
Tour de France 2019 stage 20
finish line quotes.
"It's
incredible, I'm still struggling to understand
things. I can't wait to cross the finish line
in Paris and understand what I've achieved." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
July
27, 2019
Geraint Thomas says Egan Bernal
would have gained ‘a lot more time’ if stage 19
had been completed.
"It
was a decent day, Egan’s got the yellow
jersey, we planned to do what we did,” Thomas
said, “we just wanted to put Alaphilippe in
the red. We gained time, we would have liked
to finish the stage as we would’ve gained a
lot more."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Chris
Graythen/Getty Images)
July
27, 2019
Geraint Thomas: I believe I can
win another Tour de France.
"Geraint
Thomas (Team Ineos) cut a disappointed but
proud figure as he faced the media in Val
Thorens after sealing second place in this
year's Tour de France."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
July
27, 2019
Thibaut Pinot: I was convinced I
could win the Tour.
"Pinot
sat fifth overall, just 20 seconds behind now
race leader Egan Bernal (Ineos). However, on
Friday’s stage, he felt too much pain in his
left thigh to continue and quit at at 36km
into the stage."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty
Images)
July
27, 2019
The first man to run a
sub-4-minute mile and finish the Tour de France.
"When
Michael Woods rolls across the finish line on
the Champs Élysées tomorrow he will be the
first human in history to have run a sub-4
minute mile and finished the Tour de France." (cyclingtips.com)
Caley Fretz
July
27, 2019
19-year-old Remco Evenepoel takes
third pro victory at Adriatica Ionica.
"19-year-old
Remco Evenepoel (Deceuninck Quick Step) added
another victory to his palmares today, one
month after capturing a stage win and the
overall at the Belgian Tour, where he became
the youngest ever winner in the history of the
event."(thebikecomesfirst.com)
(Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
July
27, 2019
Review: Garmin Edge 520 Plus
Cycling Computer with Updated Navigation.
"The
unit measures 1.9″ x 2.9″ x 0.8″ and weighs
62g. The screen measures 1.4″ x 1.9″ and the
map is in full color."
(cxmagazine.com)
Z.
Schuster
July
27, 2019
Column
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Jim Ochowicz: I'd have no problem
working with Rohan Dennis again.
"The
future of Rohan Dennis and Bahrain Merida
could take a dramatic twist in the coming
days, with speculation that the team has
offered the Australian the chance to buy out
his contract and leave when the UCI transfer
window opens for a brief period between August
1-15."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
July
27, 2019
No regrets: Alaphilippe slips off
podium but takes pride in wild Tour de France.
"I
gave it everything I had. I couldn't have done
any better. I was expecting to blow up at one
moment or another, and voila, there it was,"
Alaphilippe told reporters in Val Thorens
after slumping to the floor beyond the finish
line."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
July
27, 2019
The craziest 48 hours of Egan
Bernal’s life.
"In
Tignes, Egan Bernal looked down at the stuffed
lion in his hand, the bouquet of yellow
flowers cradled in his arm, and shook his head
gently. In that moment, he realized - or began
to realize, or maybe didn’t quite realize yet
at all."
(cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Gruber)
July
27, 2019
Top Banana: Tour de France stage
20 - Laurens De Plus.
"Laurens
De Plus had one job and it was not to put
team-mate Steven Kruiswijk on the podium. All
but the fixtures and fittings of that
particular construction project were in place
before the Belgian took over at the front with
20km to go."
(rouleur.cc) Photographs: ASO / Pauline Ballet
July
27, 2019
Bontrager X-X-X Road Cycling Shoe
combines stiffness and flex for top-tier
comfort.
"Bontrager
just announced a new top-tier shoe for road,
the X-X-X Road Cycling Shoe. Combining their
stiffest OCLV carbon soles with strategically
placed flex zones in the shoe’s upper, it aims
for the best of both worlds in power transfer
and comfort."
(bikerumor.com) Greg Kopecky
July
27, 2019
Column
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Tour de France halted by ice on
stage 19.
"The
race officials have opted to award the general
classification gaps at the top of the Col
d'Iseran, where Egan Bernal (Team Ineos) had
ridden into the maillot jaune virtuel." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
July
26, 2019
July
26, 2019
Five talking points from stage 19.
"Just
when you thought that this year’s remarkable
Tour de France couldn’t produce more drama,
and this happens."
(cyclingweekly.com) (MARCO
BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images)
July
26, 2019
Tour Stage 19 Preview: The Alpine
Trilogy, Part 2- Altitude Boogaloo.
"The
race heads over the highest paved pass in the
Alps, the Col de l’Iseran, on the way to a
summit finish on the Montee de Tignes. Besides
the 17 kilometers between the summit of the
Col de l’Iseran and the start of the Montee de
Tignes, there is very little respite on this
stage."
(podiumcafe.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty
Images Sport)
July
26, 2019
Four products Muc-Off developed
alongside Team Ineos that we can all use too.
"Team
Ineos’s marginal gains approach is the stuff
of legend and extends to the smallest details.
They’ve been partnering with Poole-based
Muc-Off for their bicycle care products since
2014."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Paul Norman)
July
26, 2019
A French victory in the Tour would
mean 'cycling’s coming home' for France.
"The
Tour may well be, as author Chris Sidwell
titles his engaging history, a race for
madmen, but it was mainly conceived as a race
for Frenchmen."
(sbs.com.au) (Getty Images)
July
26, 2019
Prologo Scratch 2 Tirox saddle.
"In
my opinion Prologo makes some great saddles,
and this Scratch 2 134 Tirox model only
reinforces that view. Comfort is excellent
straight out of the box, and that doesn't
change whether out on a five-hour road ride or
a jaunt on the gravel."
(road.cc) (Stu Kerton)
July
26, 2019
Column
Two
Emotional Egan Bernal fulfills
yellow jersey dream on ‘strange’ day.
"Egan
Bernal (Ineos) donned the “dream’ yellow
jersey in the Tour de France today in Tignes
but it came at the end of a “strange” day
wrecked by hail and rain."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Chris
Graythen/Getty Images)
July
26, 2019
‘You’ve got to make sure
everyone’s alright’: Dave Brailsford agrees with
stage 19 cancellation.
"Dave
Brailsford has said that safety precautions
are more important than bike racing, the Team
Ineos boss seeming to acknowledge the decision
to stop stage 19 of the Tour de France 2019
was the correct one."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty
Images Sport)
July
26, 2019
Thibaut Pinot abandons Tour de
France with leg injury.
"The
winner of Stage 14 atop the Tourmalet, Pinot
was sitting fifth overall, 1:50 behind
compatriot Julian Alaphilippe, at the start of
Stage 19 from Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to
Tignes."
(cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Gruber)
July
26, 2019
Tour de France: Julian Alaphilippe
escapes penalty for Galibier push.
"Julian
Alaphilippe (Deceuninck Quick Step) escaped a
sanction after receiving a push from a member
of the Deceuninck Quick Step staff on the Col
du Galibier climb during stage 18 of the Tour
de France."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
July
26, 2019
Polka-dot jersey a way for Bardet
to 'save' his Tour de France.
"When
Romain Bardet took out his earpiece and
started to make his way sorrily up the Col du
Tourmalet last weekend, AG2R La Mondiale
manager Vincent Lavenu feared his star rider's
Tour de France might end there." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
July
26, 2019
Buchmann battles on through the
Alps.
"Perhaps
the most surprising name still in the top 10
overall at this year's Tour de France - race
leader Julian Alaphilippe aside - is Bora
Hansgrohe's Emanuel Buchmann, who continues to
hold sixth place on the GC with just two days
to go until the final stage to Paris." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
July
26, 2019
There’s a flood of Direct Mount
derailleur hangers at the Tour de France - but
why?
"Shimano
was able to move the derailleur rearward by
adding a short aluminum link. Somewhat
ironically, the design was dubbed “Direct
Mount”, despite the fact that that additional
piece made it anything but."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by James Huang
July
26, 2019
Cannondale recalls more than
10,000 CAADX cyclocross bikes.
"Cannondale,
in conjunction with the CPSC, has issued a
recall of model-year 2013 to 2016 CAADX
cyclocross bikes equipped with disc brakes.
The forks on these bikes can break, which can
result in serious injury or death."
(roadbikereview.com) Josh Patterson
July
26, 2019
Top Banana: Tour de France - stage
19 - The snowplow driver.
"The Rouleur Top Banana panel has convened at BrewDog Tower Hill for the entire afternoon to watch the Tour and assess the runners and riders for stage 19." (rouleur.cc) Photographs: Sigfrid Eggers July
26, 2019
Column
Three
Tour de France stage 19 finish
line quotes.
"I
think it is tough, I think it's tough for the
organizers when a natural disaster happens and
I think that's what we can call it and that's
the state of the world today."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
July
26, 2019
July
26, 2019
What is Movistar doing?
"Movistar
is fractured, privately and publicly. Two of
its three stars have been tied to other teams,
or at the very least tied to leaving Movistar.
None has performed to expectations this Tour
de France."
(cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos)
July
26, 2019
Greg LeMond: This is the best Tour
de France I've seen in a long time.
"Three-time
Tour de France winner Greg LeMond has called
this year's race "the best Tour I've seen in a
long time", with the top six riders on the
general classification still separated by only
2:14, just two days away from the finish in
Paris."
(cyclingnews.com) (AFP Photo)
July
26, 2019
Tour de France: Bernal on the hunt
but Alaphilippe remains resolute.
"Egan
Bernal (Team Ineos) took time and race leader
Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck Quick Step)
more than held his own. However, there was
enough evidence to suggest how the next two
stages in the Alps will be raced." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
July
26, 2019
Strava stats reveal how tough
Galibier and Col d’Izoard really were on stage
18.
"Stage
18 to Valloire included some of the most
daunting climbs in the Tour, the Col d’Izoard
which then ran into the Col du Galibier,
before a long descent to the line."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty
Images)
July
26, 2019
Bennett: 'Absolute a***hole of a
day.'
"New
Zealand's George Bennett pledges to continue
the Tour de France despite suffering from two
dramatic crashes on the Alpine stage to
Valloire."
(sbs.com.au) (Getty Images)
July
26, 2019
Losing Rowe and Martin means more
work for teammates.
"Rowe
and Martin were expelled from the Tour de
France after stage 17 after a series of tense
interactions before the final climb as they
fought for position at the head of the
peloton."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
July
26, 2019
"2019
Adriatica Ionica Race LIVE June 24-28, Italy.
Stage 3 starts at -- CET (-- U.S. Eastern). Finish at around -- CET (-- U.S. Eastern). Live video from -- CET (-- U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com) July
26, 2019
Column
One
July
25, 2019
Tour de France: Quintana wins
stage 18.
"Bardet
finished in second place, 1:35 down. Lutsenko
takes third, 2:28 down. Kämna and Caruso cross
the line in fourth and fifth. Alaphilippe
nullifies attacks on descent from Galibier." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
July
25, 2019
‘We’re 180 idiots riding in the
way of each other’: Tour de France riders give
their thoughts on Luke Rowe & Tony Martin
disqualification.
"The
jury’s decision to disqualify Luke Rowe
(Ineos) and Tony Martin (Jumbo Visma) for
fighting was “harsh” and “over the top” say
riders at the 2019 Tour de France."
(cyclingweekly.com) (GodingImages/PA Images)
July
25, 2019
George Bennett’s crash highlights
cycling’s brutality.
"Cycling
as a sport demands unnatural risks of its
participants. On the descent of the Col de
Vars, midway through the Tour de France’s
punishing 18th stage, George Bennett (Jumbo
Visma) showed just how."
(cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Kristof Ramon)
July
25, 2019
Riders enjoy French fan exuberance
and ‘a lot of Borats’ on Tour’s mountain roads.
"The
French success at this year's Tour de France
has attracted throngs of local fans to the
roadside in the Alps. Riders are seeing flags,
homemade signs, and yes, even a few Borat
costumes. "
(velonews.com) (Getty Images)
July
25, 2019
Who’s Going to Win the Tour?
"This
has been the most exciting Tour in decades,
and now with only three stages to go, there
are still a lot of potential winners left and
lots of doubt about their potential to win." (podiumcafe.com)
(Photo: Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
July
25, 2019
Column
Two
Tour de France 2019 stage 18
finish line quotes.
"This
win reflects the amount of work I've put in to
be ready for this type of performance. It was
a really grand day for me, and it was within
the team strategy."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
July
25, 2019
Kruijswijk upbeat despite losing
Tour de France podium spot.
"The
Dutchman slipped from third to fourth in the
overall classification after being overtaken
by late-race attacker Egan Bernal (Team
Ineos), but he was still able to climb with
the main contenders over the decisive final
Col du Galibier."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
July
25, 2019
Top Banana: Tour de France stage
18 - Romain Bardet.
"Top
Banana? It’s got to be Romain Bardet. He’s had
a thoroughly underwhelming Tour thus far,
struggling on the climbs when he should be
battling for honors."
(rouleur.cc) Photographs: ASO / Pauline Ballet
July
25, 2019
Brailsford dismisses suggestion
Team Ineos have Tour de France discipline issue.
"Brailsford
spoke outside the Team Ineos bus on Thursday
morning following an unsuccessful appeal
against Rowe's disqualification." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
July
25, 2019
The Tour de France middle man’s
modest dreams.
"There’s
a yawning gap between the riders who think
they can win the Tour de France and the riders
who know they can’t. It contains the middle
men, the new and the young and the hopeful
and, at the moment, it contains Xandro
Meurisse."
(cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos)
July
25, 2019
Into thin air: How altitude will
shape the Tour de France finale.
"The
2019 Tour de France was billed as the
'highest' for many years, with no fewer than
seven climbs that break through the
2,000-meter altitude barrier."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
July
25, 2019
Campagnolo groupsets explained.
"Founded
in 1933 by Tullio Campagnolo, the
quintessentially Italian cycling brand began
after Campagnolo himself conceived a number of
innovations while racing."
(cyclingnews.com) (Campagnolo)
July
25, 2019
Bauhaus wins opening criterium in
Adriatica Ionica Race.
"Phil
Bauhaus (Bahrain Merida) took the win in the
pre-race Criterium at the Adriatica Ionica
Race in Venice. The German out-paced Alvaro
Hodeg (Deceuninck Quick Step) with Sep
Vanmarcke (EF Education First) in third." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
July
25, 2019
LEJOG penny-farthing record
smashed after 132 years.
"The
Derbyshire man slashed 13 hours and 53 minutes
off the record set in 1886 by Victorian
teenager G.P. Mills, who finished in 5 days, 1
hour and 45 minutes."
(cyclist.co.uk) George Smith
July
25, 2019
Column
Three
Bernal: Thomas OK'd Galibier
attack.
"On
the second rest day of the 2019 Tour de France
in Nimes on Monday, Team Ineos seemed slightly
out of their comfort zone, not knowing quite
what to say in the unfamiliar position of
having two leaders and no yellow jersey." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
July
25, 2019
2019 Adriatica Ionica Race
Official Feed - Stage 2.
"2019
Adriatica Ionica Race LIVE June 24-28, Italy.
Stage 2 starts at -- CET (-- U.S. Eastern). Finish at around -- CET (-- U.S. Eastern). Live video from -- CET (-- U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com) July
25, 2019
July 25, 2019 Jumbo Visma undergo anti-doping
blood tests on team bus 45 minutes before stage
18.
"Deceuninck
Quick Step directeur sportif Geert Van Bondt
confirmed to Sporza that Julian Alaphilippe,
Kasper Asgreen and Dries Devenyns underwent
similar pre-race tests at around 6:30 on
Thursday morning."
(cyclingnews.com) (Josh Evans)
July
25, 2019
Richie Porte: I'd take a Tour de
France stage win over 10th overall.
"The
next three days in the mountains will define
Porte's race and determine whether it has been
a success, with the 34-year-old saying that a
stage win would be a greater achievement than
a top 10 on the GC."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
July
25, 2019
Tech Index: Tour de France bikes
2019.
"In
the weeks building up to the race, we saw new
bikes launched by Cannondale, Scott,
Specialized and Wilier, all-new components,
special edition team kits, plus plenty of
custom products and we can expect more to come
over the coming three weeks."
(cyclingnews.com) (Josh Evans)
July
25, 2019
Colorado police investigating
hit-and-run that left racer with
life-threatening injuries.
"Investigators
are trying to find the driver who struck
Andrew Bernstein on Saturday as the local bike
racer and bicycle industry veteran was riding
home from a velodrome workout."
(velonews.com)
July
25, 2019
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