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Column
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The 8 stages that shook up the
2019 Tour de France.
"This
year's Tour de France was arguably the most
thrilling Grande Boucle since Greg LeMond
snatched victory from Laurent Fignon by just
eight seconds in 1989, with a series of twists
and turns creating three weeks of ever
changing and entertaining racing." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
July
31, 2019
Mitchelton Scott: Our most
successful Tour de France ever.
"For
many teams targeting the general
classification at the Tour de France, finding
yourself out of the running for the yellow
jersey can often be all it needs to consider
the race a complete write-off and to head home
with your tail between your legs." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
July
31, 2019
Van Vleuten to skip RideLondon for
new women's Clasica San Sebastian.
"The
two-time Giro Rosa winner confirmed in June
that she would be participating in the race
and that she was impressed with the
challenging route."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
July
31, 2019
Ferrand-Prevot, Richards Return to
Form After Winter Surgeries.
"Both
Ferrand-Prevot and Richards are taking the
steps in the long comeback processes after
injuries cost them part or all of the 2018/19
cyclocross season. Both women had winter leg
surgeries, and both are returning to form on
their mountain bikes in a big way." (cxmagazine.com)
B. Hazen
July
31, 2019
Teuns out of San Sebastian after
freak gardening injury.
"The
team reported that Teuns required 15 stitches
in his forehead. "Due to this and bashed up
face, unfortunately, he will miss the upcoming
Clasica San Sebastian," the team stated." (cyclingnews.com)
July
31, 2019
2019 Tour de Wallonie LIVE
stream...
"The
2019 Tour de Wallonie is being held from July
27-31. Only the final 2 stages will be
streamed live. There should be Tour de
Wallonie live streams at around 3:00pm CET
(9:00am U.S. Eastern).
Stage 4 - Tuesday, July 30 Starts at 12:15 CET, 6:15am ET. Finish at 16:44pm CET, 10:44am ET." (cyclingfans.com) July
31, 2019
Column
Two
Cycling's official transfer window
opens August 1.
"With
most rider contracts only two years, hundreds
of riders are on the market and so are
expected to spark a game of musical chairs in
the coming weeks as they fight with a number
of talented neo-pros for a place in the 2020
peloton."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
July
31, 2019
Tour de France 2019 team prize
list.
"The
22-year-old Colombian earned slightly more
than €520,000 for his work during the Tour,
counting his prizes for the overall victory,
best young rider jersey and two days in
yellow."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
July
31, 2019
Best road pedals 2019.
"Making
up one of the three contact points you have
with the bike, clipless pedals are a necessity
for any road rider. Clipping into your pedals
not only makes for a stable connection for
laying down watts."
(cyclingnews.com) (Courtesy)
July
31, 2019
Thibaut Pinot forced to spend
three weeks off the bike after Tour de France
abandon.
"The
team said: “Update on Thibaut Pinot:
additional medical tests confirmed a medial
vastus muscle injury combined with an
inter-fascial bruise. He will resume training
in 20 days."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
July
31, 2019
The ultimate dream build? Basso
Diamante SV with Campagnolo Super Record EPS 12
speed.
"Back
in March, Campagnolo launched the electronic
version of their top-level 12 speed groupset,
Super Record EPS. It's also the most expensive
gruppo ever made costing over £4,000 at its
recommended retail price."
(road.cc) (Jack Sexty)
July
31, 2019
Tour de Wallonie: Vliegen takes
overall victory.
"Lotto
Soudal's Tosh Van der Sande wins final stage.
Loïc Vliegen (Bel) Wanty Gobert Cycling Team wins overall." (cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo) July
31, 2019
What’s next for Michael Woods
after the Tour de France?
"Woods
has informed Canadian Cycling Magazine
that he is racing the next WorldTour contest,
Saturday’s Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian,
then the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec et
Montréal in mid-September and finally the UCI
Road World Championships on September 29 in
Yorkshire, England."
(cyclingmagazine.ca) Rob Sturney
July
31, 2019
Tour of Utah announces men’s
field.
"Among
the notable names are three past champions:
Joe Dombrowksi and Lachlan Morton (both of EF
Education First), as well as Rob Britton
(Rally UHC)."
(velonews.com)
July
31, 2019
Column
Three
Barguil to stay at Arkea Samsic
after top-10 Tour de France finish.
"Warren
Barguil will stay with his Arkéa Samsic team,
despite offers from other teams, including his
former squad, Sunweb, according to the French
press."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
July
31, 2019
Julian Alaphilippe confirmed for
Clásica San Sebastián 2019.
"After
a phenomenal run in the French Grand Tour,
Alaphilippe will return to racing on Saturday
(August 3) at the Clásica San Sebastián
alongside Deceuninck Quick Step
team-mate Remco Evenepoel."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
July
31, 2019
Ten minutes in Paris with George
Bennett, Tour de France 2019 Supreme Banana.
"Few
riders at the 2019 Tour de France were put
through the ringer like Jumbo Visma’s George
Bennett, and none was more deserving of our
Supreme Banana award. We caught up with him
immediately following the final stage for a
debrief of the three weeks, and to present him
with his bunch."
(rouleur.cc) Photographs: Offside/L'Equipe
July
31, 2019
Switch to women's-only race draws
best-ever field for Colorado Classic.
"The
Colorado Classic organizers' decision to forgo
the men's race in 2019 and focus their
resources on the women's UCI 2.1 event paid
off with the most competitive field in the
race's three-year history."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Jonathan Devich)
July
31, 2019
Eddy Merckx’s surprisingly
affordable Ready Made steel road & gravel
bikes.
"On
Monday we got a glimpse at the return to
full-custom, premium steel MyCorsa road bikes
made by Eddy Merckx, after one was ridden in
the Paris finale of the Tour de France. But if
your budget isn’t limitless, you still can get
a high quality steel Merckx bike, thanks to
their new Ready Made complete road, gravel
& urban bikes."
(bikerumor.com) (Cory Benson)
July
31, 2019
Jaybird Vista Earbuds Hands-On: An
AirPods/PowerBeats Pro Competitor for Sports?
"As
of today there’s one more option on the
ever-growing block of totally wireless sports
earbud options: The Jaybird Vista totally
wireless earbuds, which are designed
specifically for sport. And unlike the
previous Run and Run XT ones - they claim they
won’t suck connectivity wise."
(dcrainmaker.com)
July
31, 2019
Column
One
July
30, 2019
Egan Bernal and Julian Alaphilippe
to ride Clásica San Sebastián, according to
reports.
"Newspaper
El Diario Vasco reports that
Alaphilippe will race in Spain before heading
to the Tour of Germany in late August, while
Spanish news outlet AS says that
Bernal will “possibly” ride San Sebastián."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
July
30, 2019
Book Excerpt: The Yellow
Jersey by Peter Cossins.
"According
to Libération's Pierre Carrey, ‘It is
forbidden to wear the yellow jersey in France,
for anyone to ride in it. It belongs to the
Tour leader, and him alone. He’s like the
Louis XIV, the Sun King, reincarnated in a
cycling jersey.’"
(cyclingnews.com) Peter Cossins
July
30, 2019
Katusha to merge with Arkea Samsic
in 2020.
"Merging
with Arkéa Samsic would have huge perks for
Katusha, including the expected acquisition of
Nairo Quintana, who is reportedly set to
transfer as his Movistar contract ends this
year. Nacer Bouhanni is also reported to have
a deal in place with Arkéa Samsic." (cycling.today)
July
30, 2019
Demare wins stage 4 in Tour de
Wallonie.
"Arnaud
Demare (Groupama FDJ) took out the victory on
the second to last Tour de Wallonie stage in
Lierneux, prevailing from the bunch sprint
after taking part in the early breakaway on
the undulating 178km stage."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
July
30, 2019
2019 European XCO Championships -
Elite Women, Elite Men.
"Throughout
the UCI XCO World Cup series, Jolanda Neff
(Switzerland) and Mathieu van der Poel
(Netherlands) have been common podium
finishers in both the Short Track and XCO
races. At the Euro Champs, the two riders
again came out on top."
(cxmagazine.com) Featured image: Bart Hazen
July
30, 2019
Column
Two
The SHEcret Pro: On Van Vleuten
‘the alien’ and Vos the incredible.
"Marianne
Vos! Such an impressive victory at La Course
after another edition of extremely exciting
racing for the world to witness live on TV. I
don’t know about anyone else, but for me it’s
hard to get tired seeing Vos win." (cyclingtips.com)
Photography by Simple Sime
July
30, 2019
‘Hopefully I can find joy from
riding my bike’: Michał Kwiatkowski will skip
next race after disappointing Tour de France.
"As
much as I love the Tour of Poland and cherish
from last year, I will not participate in this
year’s edition. Straight after finishing the
Tour de France I know now that my body has
needed to recover for a long time."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
July
30, 2019
Tour de France 2019 ratings: How
did each team perform?
"Ag2r
La Mondiale’s star rider Romain Bardet ensured
a horrible first two weeks, losing more and
more time and tumbling out of overall
contention. The Frenchman did however manage
to bounce back with some aggressive climbing
in the Alps."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty
Images)
July
30, 2019
2019 Tour de France in 10
interactive charts.
"Cyclingnews'
Laura Weislo crunched the data from this
year's race, summing up the evolution of the
race in 10 charts."
(cyclingnews.com) Laura Weislo
July
30, 2019
Bernal rides Belgian criteriums
after Tour de France success.
"Egan
Bernal was back in action just 24 hours after
winning the Tour de France, finishing third
behind fellow protégé Remco Evenepoel in the
Aalst post-Tour criterium in Belgium on Monday
night."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
July
30, 2019
How does this Tour de France
compare to the others?
"How
should we rate this year's Tour de France, and
what were the most exciting and important
moments of the race? Our final roundtable
addresses the talking points from the Tour." (velonews.com)
(Getty Images)
July
30, 2019
Best gravel and adventure wheels
2019.
"On
the surface, gravel and adventure wheels don't
look all the different to road wheels,
however, they need to be able to stand up to
considerably more abuse. While feathery road
wheels push into the territory just over 1kg,
a light set of gravel hoops will often tack on
an additional 500g of armor."
(cyclingnews.com) (Courtesy)
July
30, 2019
Column
Three
Tom Dumoulin’s departure from
Sunweb ‘far from settled’.
"Dutch
newspaper De Limburger reports that Sunweb
does not want the 28-year-old to leave the
team, reasserting that another team can only
contact a rider with permission from his
existing outfit, which Sunweb have not given."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
July
30, 2019
Pinot: To forget all this, I'll
need to win the Tour de France.
"It
was Pinot’s fourth abandon in seven Tour
participation's, and he also abandoned the
2018 Giro d’Italia through illness on the
penultimate stage when a place on the podium
seemed all but assured."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
July
30, 2019
Still not clear when Wout van Aert
will race again after Tour de France crash.
"The
extent and complexity of the injury call for a
slow, meticulous rehabilitation. Intensive
rehabilitation is only started after two
months, when the injury was healed
sufficiently. "
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
July
30, 2019
I was so angry I almost quit after
British Cycling and Team Sky scandals, reveals
Dave Brailsford.
"The
scandals which engulfed British Cycling and
Team Sky had left him “angry” and “wanting to
fight everybody”. And when Sky told him it was
pulling the plug on its 10-year sponsorship of
his team, Brailsford admitted there was a
moment when he could have walked away." (telegraph.co.uk)
(AP)
July
30, 2019
Aspen Police respond to complaint
about Lance Armstrong vs George Hincapie bike
race.
"A
resident of Aspen, Colorado, lodged a
complaint with police about the filming of a
mountain bike race between Lance Armstrong and
his former US Postal Service team-mate George
Hincapie, prompting officers to launch an
investigation."
(road.cc) Simon MacMichael
July
30, 2019
Best rear lights 2019.
"There
are a plethora of rear cycling lights
available which can be used 24/7 to improve
visibility in conditions such as fog, low
light and rain. In fact, many brands recommend
using rear lights to promote safer cycling as
well as improve awareness among motorists." (cyclingnews.com)
(Courtesy)
July
30, 2019
Dirty Kanza 200: Training,
Equipment & Race Planning to Survive &
Thrive.
"While
I’ve raced some big events in the past, like
Leadville and the Crusher in the Tushar, I’d
never raced anything as challenging as the
DK200. When I decided to race the DK200, many
people couldn’t understand why - it just
seemed too extreme to them."
(gravelcyclist.com) Steven Fritz
July
30, 2019
Column
One
July
29, 2019
Race director Christian Prudhomme:
My most beautiful Tour de France.
"Tour
de France race director Christian Prudhomme
has described this year's race as "three
extraordinary and unforgettable weeks", and
admitted that it was "the most beautiful Tour"
he'd witnessed since taking the reins of La
Grande Boucle in 2007."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
July
29, 2019
Brailsford: There’s more than one
way to win the Tour de France.
"Egan
Bernal’s victory on Sunday marked a seventh
Tour de France success in eight editions for
the team once called Sky and now known as
Ineos, highlighting the outfit’s clinical
command of cycling’s biggest event." (cyclingtips.com)
Photography by Kristof Ramon
July
29, 2019
Alaphilippe awarded Tour de
France's most-combative rider award.
"Deceuninck
Quick Step's Julian Alaphilippe has been
awarded the 'most-combative rider' award at
this year's Tour de France, following his 14
days wearing the yellow jersey, with the
Frenchman only losing the race lead two days
before the finish in Paris."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
July
29, 2019
Super Banana: Tour de France 2019
- George Bennett.
"No
other rider had more Tour ups and downs than
the charismatic New Zealander, who worked his
socks off for Kruijswijk after midrace
misfortune."
(rouleur.cc) Photographs: Offside/L'Equipe
July
29, 2019
Column
Two
The Moment The Tour de France Was
Won.
"Pinch
yourself, it’s over. After a glorious parade
around Paris, the sun set on a vintage edition
of the race which provided action and variety
across three weeks. It’s impossible to pick
one moment of the race but as a symbol let’s
go with Egan Bernal on the Col du Galibier." (inrng.com) (ASO)
July
29, 2019
From Rodriguez to Bernal:
Colombia’s long ride to Tour de France success.
"It’s
often commented that Egan Bernal’s victory in
the 2019 Tour de France opens up a new chapter
in the race and for Colombia. But it also
closes, at long last, another era in the
history of his country’s cycling." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
July
29, 2019
Change in sports drink blamed for
UAE's poor Tour de France performance.
"A
change in sports drinks before the Tour de
France is being blamed for UAE Team Emirate's
lackluster performance in the French Grand
Tour, where general classification rider Fabio
Aru finished nearly half an hour down,
sprinter Alexander Kristoff failed to win a
stage and Irishman Dan Martin never cracked
the top 10."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
July
29, 2019
Vliegen wins stage 2 at Tour de
Wallonie.
"Loïc
Vliegen gave Wanty Gobert their second stage
win in a row at the 2019 Tour de Wallonie when
the Belgian won stage 2 of the race on Sunday,
finishing eight seconds ahead of Chris Lawless
(Team Ineos)."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
July
29, 2019
Grupetto's life.
"It’s
been some days now since the last day of the
Giro Rosa and I felt like writing about my
2019 experience. It was my 6th start this year
and the funny thing is that I took 6 times the
start as Elisa’s (L-B) mate, the first time
was in 2014 with HiTec Products." (voxwomen.com)
Photo by Sean Robinson/velofocus.com
July
29, 2019
Team of the Week: Now, where were
we? Edition.
"Unpromising
as that sounds, ASO got it reasonably right,
producing an interesting race if not an
unexpected result. (TotW probably preferred
last year’s high mountains though.)" (podiumcafe.com)
(Getty Images)
July
29, 2019
Cimolai wins stage 3 in Wallonie.
"Davide
Cimolai (Ita) Israel Cycling Academy wins
stage, Vliegen continues in race lead." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
July
29, 2019
3T launches new SRAM Force/Eagle
AXS gravel crusher.
"3T
mix road and mountain bike parts to launch the
stunning Exploro Team Force Eagle ETap Trono.
The catchily named special edition bike
features SRAM AXS, Eagle XX1 derailleur, Torno
crank & 11-50 cassette."
(road.cc) Rachael Gurney
July
29, 2019
Column
Three
July
29, 2019
The winning bikes of the 2019 Tour
de France - the bikes that won every stage.
"The
2019 Tour de France is done and dusted so we
can take a look at the bikes that were ridden
to each stage win."
(road.cc) (Mat Brett)
July
29, 2019
Specialized launches new Turbo
RapidAir tubeless tire at the Tour De France.
"According
to Wolf vorm Walde, the Director of Tires and
Tubes at Specialized, the “goal was not to
develop a tubeless tire, but a tire that is
faster, more comfortable, better handling and
self-sealing."
(cyclingnews.com) (Specialized)
July
29, 2019
Analyzing the 2019 Tour de France
teams - Part 1.
"The
Tour de France has reached Paris and the final
report cards are in. For some teams, July was
a month of accomplishment. For others, success
was rather thinner on the ground." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
July
29, 2019
Quintana set to ride Vuelta a
Espana.
"Nairo
Quintana has confirmed that he will line out
at the Vuelta a España, which gets underway in
Torrevieja on August 24. The Colombian will
look to sign off on his time at Movistar on a
high note after a largely disappointing Tour
de France."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
July
29, 2019
Carapaz to return to stage racing
action at Vuelta a Burgos.
"Giro
d'Italia winner Richard Carapaz will return to
stage racing action at next month's Vuelta a
Burgos, the race organization announced on
Monday. The five-day event takes place from
August 13-17."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
July
29, 2019
Tour runner-up Thomas: To finish
second behind a teammate makes it okay.
"2018
Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas (Ineos)
said he had “mixed emotions” about his
second-place finish at the 2019 Tour. The
33-year-old Welshman was honest about his
feelings after coming up short in defending
his title."
(cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos)
July
29, 2019
Column
One
Egan Bernal wins 2019 Tour de
France.
"Ewan wins finale on the Champs Élysées." (cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo) July
28, 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
28, 2019
‘You’ve got to enjoy the
sacrifices’: British riders on how they got to
race (and win) the Tour de France.
"As
the 2019 Tour draws to a dramatic close,
British riders are no longer the plucky
underdogs reveling in winning the odd stage or
donning the yellow jersey for a few brief
stages, instead the Brits are reigning
champions, general classification favorites,
and future Grand Tour winners."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty
Images Sport)
July
28, 2019
Thomas hits back at social media
haters and abusive roadside fans.
"Geraint
Thomas (Team Ineos) has hit back at social
media haters and abuse from roadside fans at
the Tour de France, using his personal podcast
to highlight some of the strongest abuse." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
July
28, 2019
Bardet rumored to be looking at
Giro d'Italia start in 2020.
"Romain
Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) may opt to ride the
Giro d'Italia in 2020 after struggling through
this year's Tour de France where he won the
polka-dot mountains jersey but only finished
15th overall."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
July
28, 2019
De Gendt and Wellens attacked at
the Tour de France just for the photos.
"Both
managed to carve out a small gap to the
fast-moving peloton before being swallowed up
further along the climb as Vincenzo Nibali
took stage honors and Egan Bernal wrapped up
the yellow jersey."
(cyclist.co.uk) (Joe Robinson)
July
28, 2019
‘Our cars were set on fire by
Basque separatists’: The inside story of ITV’s
Tour de France coverage.
"The
stresses endured over three consecutive weeks
of work by the team behind London on ITV’s
Tour coverage have lessened over the years,
the result of the expertise gained due to a
number of them counting more than 20 Tours on
their broadcasting palmàres."
(cyclingweekly.com) Jonny Long
July
28, 2019
Boardman ADV8.9E.
"Boardman’s
new range of Fazua powered e-bikes offer
really good value for money, and my experience
aboard the ADV8.9E has been very positive." (road.cc) (Jack
Sexty)
July
28, 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
28, 2019
Column
Two
Five talking points from stage 21.
"It
looked as though no sprinter would emerge
dominant in the 2019 Tour de France, with each
of the top-tier fast-men taking one stage each
in the first half of the race."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by Anne-Christine
POUJOULAT / AFP)
July
28, 2019
‘Exhausted, happy, proud’: Julian
Alaphilippe says he gave everything.
"The
Frenchman dropped from second overall to fifth
after cracking on the final climb of stage 20
to Val Thorens, losing three minutes to the GC
group containing Geraint Thomas (Team Ineos),
Steven Kruijswijk (Jumbo Visma) and Emanuel
Buchmann (Bora Hansgrohe)."
(cyclingweekly.com) (ANNE-CHRISTINE
POUJOULAT/AFP/Getty Images)
July
28, 2019
Bernal can be one of the all-time
greats, says Poels.
"We're
going to see Bernal like this for the next ten
years. It's pretty unbelievable what he did at
22 years old. It's massive," his teammate
Poels told Cyclingnews on Saturday." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
July
28, 2019
Stage 21 finish line quotes.
"Thank
you to all of my team. Thank you to G [Geraint
Thomas] for the opportunity, and to all the
team for believing in me. I think that today I
am the happiest guy in the world. I just won
the Tour de France and I can't believe it." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
July
28, 2019
Five talking points from stage 20.
"After
three weeks of highs, lows and topsy-turvy
drama, Egan Bernal is set to be crowned winner
of the 2019 Tour de France."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
July
28, 2019
‘The last few hundred meters felt
never ending’: Nibali goes long to take hard
fought stage win.
"The
Italian went solo from the day’s breakaway
with just 13km to go on the shortened 59km
stage, holding off the chasing GC contenders
behind to take victory, with race leader Egan
Bernal (Team Ineos) finishing safely to seal
the overall win."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty
Images Sport)
July
28, 2019
Dan Martin again points to team
issue for being “blocked” at Tour.
"I
felt like there was something blocking me the
whole Tour and I’m working with the team to
get to the bottom of it and come back
stronger,” he said."
(stickybottle.com)
July
28, 2019
Chris Froome’s recovery from crash
‘ahead of schedule’ says Dave Brailsford.
"In
typical Chris Froome fashion, he’s putting
everything into his recovery. Hopefully we’ll
see him back at the Tour de France next year." (cyclingnews.com)
(Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP/Getty Images)
July
28, 2019
The ‘lanterne rouge’: An enduring
celebration of surviving the toughest race of
the year.
"The
'lanterne rouge' - the last-placed rider in
the Tour - used to be a lucrative and
sought-after prize. Although riders no longer
seek to be the last man on GC, the 'red
lantern' is still an important part of the
Tour."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
July
28, 2019
The things thrown at me by the
Tour de France caravan.
"The
Tour de France promotional caravan has since
1930 served as a warm-up act for the peloton
as it races around the French countryside
every July. Through the 2019 Tour de France,
it will distribute 15 million ‘gifts’ -
although in most cases that term is rather
generous."
(cyclingtips.com) Iain Treloar
July
28, 2019
Transcontinental no.7 begins in
Bulgaria.
"The
Transcontinental began this morning in Burgas,
Bulgaria on the shores of the Black Sea. At
the time of writing, Björn Lenhard (cap #3) is
the first rider on the road, holding onto a
lead of some 20km over Jonathan Rankin (cap
#15) with Chris Thomas (cap #18) a little
further behind."
(road.cc) Simon_MacMichael
July
28, 2019
Column
Three
The Four Jersey Winners of the
2019 Tour de France.
"The
main contest in the Tour de France is the
fight for the yellow jersey, which goes to the
winner of the General Classification, or the
rider who finishes with the best overall time.
But many smaller tests happen as GC favorites
duke it out for the marquee win." (bicycling.co.za)
Jean Catuffe Getty Images
July
28, 2019
July
28, 2019
‘The crash had a bigger impact
than I initially thought’: Wout van Aert still
unable to leave hospital after Tour crash.
"Van
Aert was getting ready to return home to
continue his recovery but eventually decided
to stay in hospital as he hopes to return to
racing as soon as possible. “At home we have a
hospital bed ready but there’s no point going
there if I can’t leave my bed."
(cyclingweekly.com) (David Stockman/AFP/Getty
Images)
July
28, 2019
Dupont takes opening stage of Tour
de Wallonie.
"Tim
Dupont got the better of Corendon Circus rider
Roy Jans and Jakub Mareczko (CCC Team) in the
bunch sprint, and, thanks to time bonuses,
holds a four-second lead over Jans going into
stage 2 on Sunday."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
July
28, 2019
Padun wins 2019 Adriatica Ionica
Race.
"Deceuninck
Quick Step's Alvaro Hodeg won the final stage
of Adriatica Ionica Race, his second win of
the four-day race, this time in the stage 4
sprint in Trieste. He won the 103km race in a
sprint ahead of Edward Theuns (Trek Segafredo)
and Sacha Modolo (EF Education First)." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
July
28, 2019
Results: 2019 XCO Mountain Bike
National Championships - Pro Women, Pro Men.
"USA
Cycling national championships continued this
weekend with Mountain Bike Nationals in Winter
Park, Colorado. XCO Nationals took place on
Saturday and Short Track Nats are on Sunday." (cxmagazine.com)
(mtbcrosscountry.com)
July
28, 2019
"2019
Adriatica Ionica Race LIVE June 24-28, Italy.
Stage 5 starts at -- CET (-- U.S. Eastern). Finish at around -- CET (-- U.S. Eastern). Live video from -- CET (-- U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com) July
28, 2019
Evenepoel wins stage 3 of
Adriatica Ionica Race.
"Young
Belgian star Remco Evenepoel (Deceuninck Quick
Step) won stage 3 of the Adriatica Ionica
stage race in Cormons, Italy, on Saturday. It
was the 19-year-old neo-pro's third victory of
the season."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
July
28, 2019
‘You have to create a unity to
fight for each other’: Team ethos won Ineos the
Tour de France, says Nicolas Portal.
"Well,
I think you never know who’s going to win, if
it is a new rider or the one from last year,
but the most important thing is to make sure
you create a human side inside a competition,”
sports director Nicolas Portal said."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
July
28, 2019
Clasica San Sebastian women
confirms 16 participating teams.
"The
first edition of the women's race will be on
August 3 and will be held over a 127.1
kilometers long course. The route will include
four classified climbs, including the iconic
Jaizkibel, and two intermediate sprints in
Zurriola and Usurbil."
(cyclingpub.com)
July
28, 2019
Best action cameras for 2019.
"Action
cameras have become a huge industry and now in
2019, they offer a wealth of features beyond
simply being a small, waterproof and
crash-proof camera that can be mounted to
anything."
(cyclingnews.com) (Courtesy)
July
28, 2019
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