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Tour de Pologne: Ackermann wins
stage 1 in Krakow.
"Ben
Swift launches the sprint from distance,
Fernando Gaviria comes past him, but Pascal
Ackermann is with him, Pascal Ackermann (Bora
Hansgrohe) wins!"
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
August
3, 2019
Chris Froome targets 2020 Tour de
France as he continues rehabilitation.
"The
only goal I’ve set myself personally is to get
to the Tour de France next year, that’s what’s
driving me,” Froome said in the video. “Week
by week, I can set myself little goals in
terms of allowing myself more movement, but
for me, the underlying goal is to get to the
start of that Tour de France next year, in
2020, and be at a similar or better position
to this year."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
August
3, 2019
Deceuninck Quick Step sign Van
Lerberghe and Stijn Steels.
"Belgian
riders Stijn Steels and Bert Van Lerberghe
will both make the step up to WorldTour level
in 2020 after signing two-year contracts with
Deceuninck Quick Step. Steels joins the team
from Roompot Charles, while Van Lerberghe will
make the move from Cofidis."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
August
3, 2019
Kalenji Dual heart rate monitor.
"The
Kalenji Dual heart rate monitor belt is a soft
and comfortable heart rate strap that uses the
ANT+ and Bluetooth Smart protocols to
communicate with devices such as sports
watches, bike computers and mobile phones." (road.cc) John
Stevenson
August
3, 2019
2019 Tour of Poland LIVE stream.
"2019 Tour de Pologne LIVE August 3-9. Stage 2 starts Sunday at 2:55pm CET (8:55am U.S. Eastern. Finish at around 18:30 CET, 12:30pm ET. Live video from 4:55pm CET (10:55am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com) (cyclingfans.com) August
3, 2019
Column
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Evenepoel wins Clasica San
Sebastian.
"19-year-old
Belgian drops Skujins on final climb to take
first WorldTour one-day win."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
August
3, 2019
Kennedy wins inaugural women's
Clasica San Sebastian.
"Lucy
Kennedy (Aus) Mitchelton Scott wins.
Janneke Ensing (Ned) WNT Rotor Pro Cycling is second. Pauliena Rooijakkers (Ned) CCC Liv finishes in third place." (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images) August
3, 2019
Julian Alaphilippe abandons
Clásica San Sebastián.
"The
reason for Alaphilippe’s abandon is not yet
known, and may allow his young Belgian
team-mate Remco Evenepoel the opportunity to
take the race on, with Deceuninck Quick Step
arriving in San Sebastian with a strong
line-up including Dries Devenyns and Enric
Mas."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by David
Ramos/Getty Images)
August
3, 2019
Team Sunweb announce stagiaires
for 2019 season.
"Development
Team Sunweb’s Nils Eekhoff and Martin Salmon
are set to join the team’s WorldTour program
as stagiaires for the remainder of the 2019
season."(thebikecomesfirst.com)
Martin Salmon
August
3, 2019
2019 Prudential RideLondon Live
Feed.
"Prudential RideLondon 2019 (London – London 169km) LIVE STREAM. Sunday, 04 August, starts at 14:00pm CET (Central Europe), 08:00am U.S. Eastern." (cycling.today) August
3, 2019
Clásica San Sebastián 2019 Live
Dashboard.
"Start time: Saturday Aug 3, 11:49 CET (2:49 AM PDT). Earliest live video: 15:00 CET (6:00 AM PDT). Approximate finish: 17:30 CET (8:30:00 AM PDT)." (steephill.tv) August
3, 2019
Column
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August
3, 2019
Kirsten Wild wins RideLondon
Classique.
"Wild
repeats after last year's 2018 edition of
RideLondon Classique, Wild (then Wiggle High5)
when she triumphed on The Mall for a second
time after her 2016 win."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
August
3, 2019
Neff and Van der Poel win Short
Track events in Val di Sole.
"Jolanda
Neff (Trek Factory) took the second Short
Track win of her career on Friday at Round 5
of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup.
Mathieu van der Poel (Corendon Circus) also took his fourth Short Track win of the year on Friday." (cyclingnews.com) (Rob Jones) August
3, 2019
Nieve confident of teammate
Chaves' chances for Vuelta a Espana.
"Mikel
Nieve (Mitchelton Scott) is confident that
teammate and leader Esteban Chaves will be in
the thick of the action in the upcoming Vuelta
a España, where the Colombian will be tackling
his second Grand Tour of the 2019 season." (cyclingnews.com)
(Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP/Getty Images)
August
3, 2019
Mark Cavendish named in British
squad for European Championships.
"Cavendish
was declared healthy to compete this spring
after a two-year battle to recover from
Epstein Barr virus. He was not selected to
compete in the Tour de France by his Dimension
Data team but instead raced at the Adriatica
Ionica Race last month and he is now
participating in the Tour de Pologne." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
August
3, 2019
Stage 4 starts
Sunday at 16:00pm CET (Central Europe), 10:00am
U.S. Eastern.
Finish at around 17:35 local, 18:35 CET, 12:35pm ET. Live video from 3:00pm local (10:00am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com) August
3, 2019
Column
One
August
2, 2019
Cycling’s transfer season kicks
off as Nibali, Dumoulin, and Quintana all slated
to switch teams.
"Like
any so-called “silly season,” the 2019 version
is packed full of rumors, speculation, and
soon-to-be confirmed official transfers." (velonews.com)
(Getty Images)
August
2, 2019
Vos brings dominant sprint to
RideLondon Classique.
"Marianne
Vos (CCC Liv) will be back in action at the
Women's WorldTour's one-day RideLondon
Classique held on Saturday. After winning four
stages of the Giro Rosa and La Course in July,
the former multiple-time world champion will
be one of the favorites to win the
sprinter-friendly circuit race." (cyclingnews.com)
(Doug Pensinger/Getty Images Sport)
August
2, 2019
What next for Julian Alaphilippe?
"The
Tour de France revealed that the ceiling for
his potential does not stop at shorter races.
There may, in fact, not be any upper limit at
all. Having tasted success of an entirely new
kind, Julian Alaphilippe has arrived at a fork
in the road. Is he going to take it?" (rouleur.cc)
Photographs: ASO / Pauline Ballet
August
2, 2019
Geraint Thomas hopeful of World
Time Trial Championship tilt to round off 2019
season.
"Following
his second place finish at the Tour de France
behind team-mate Egan Bernal, Thomas said the
Worlds being in the UK is “a massive deal” and
the race against the clock in Yorkshire is a
“good enough” motivation to continue training
after the Tour."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by Jean
Catuffe/Getty Images)
August
2, 2019
Post-Tour de France blues turn
into Vuelta a España anticipation.
"The
Vuelta kicks off in Salinas de Torrevieja in
just over three weeks and the preliminary
start lists are fat with exciting GC
contenders."
(cyclingmagazine.ca) Rob Sturney
August
2, 2019
A wide-open Tour de Pologne
without Kwiatkowski.
"The
Tour de France has barely concluded but
WorldTour stage racing returns with Eastern
Europe’s biggest bike race, the Tour de
Pologne, which gets under way in Krakow on
Saturday. This year’s event could be even more
unpredictable than usual."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
August
2, 2019
A short sit-down with Paul
Fournel.
"You
are a prize-winning poet, novelist and
playwright (among other things), but the sport
of cycling has maintained a place in your life
and work. Will it always?"
(rouleur.cc) Photographs: Offside/L'Equipe
August
2, 2019
Column
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Relief for Van Aert as defective
surgery is corrected in Belgium.
"Wout
van Aert is happy to be home in Belgium and at
long last out of hospital, following his crash
at the Tour de France. He is especially happy
to have had surgery by Belgian doctors, as the
treatment he had in France "left a lot to be
desired."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
August
2, 2019
Chris Froome releasing video about
his crash and recovery.
"Froome
crashed on June 12, suffering a complex,
compound fracture to his femur and reportedly
lost around two liters of blood. He sustained
other fractures to his hip, elbow and ribs in
addition to internal injuries."
(cyclingnews.com) (Twitter)
August
2, 2019
Tom Dumoulin unlikely to recover
from injury in time for World Championships.
"Tom
Dumoulin (Sunweb) is unlikely to recover from
injury in time for the World Championships in
Yorkshire this September, according to Dutch
national coach Koos Moerenhout."
(cyclingweekly.com)
(Anne-Christine-Poujoulat/AFP/Getty Images)
August
2, 2019
Lance Armstrong pulled in huge
podcast earnings during Tour de France.
"Reports
in the United States have put Lance
Armstrong’s earnings from his ‘The Move’
podcast during the Tour de France in the
region of $1 million."
(stickybottle.com)
August
2, 2019
Possible grand tour sweep reveals
growing UK-Latin American connection.
"Last
year, it was the Brits sweeping all three
grand tours. This year it could very well be
Latin American riders completing the unique
domination of the season’s three-week races." (velonews.com)
(Getty Images)
August
2, 2019
What now for the Tour de France
top 10?
"The
top 10 of the 2019 Tour de France general
classification was a true mixed bag. Joining
the youngest winner for more than 100 years,
Egan Bernal, on the podium were two riders in
their 30s, in Geraint Thomas and Steven
Kruijswijk."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
August
2, 2019
Post-injury Gaviria on comeback
trail at Tour de Pologne.
"Nearly
three months after a left knee injury caused
him to abandon the Giro d'Italia, Fernando
Gaviria (UAE Team Emirates) makes his
long-awaited return to racing this Saturday at
the Tour de Pologne."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
August
2, 2019
Garmin MARQ Athlete In-Depth
Review.
"It’s
been nearly five months since Garmin first
announced their high-end MARQ series watches,
which top out at $2,500 for the Driver
edition. Though the Athlete variant that this
review is focused on will set you back ‘only’
$1,500."
(dcrainmaker.com)
August
2, 2019
Clásica San Sebastián Preview.
"We
may be in that vacuum between Grand Tours, but
there is still plenty of 'wheel-sport' action
at the moment - Tour de Pologne, RideLondon
and Spain's only one-day Classic:
Donostia-Donostia Klasikoa - Clásica San
Sebastián-San Sebastián."
(pezcyclingnews.com) (Photo: Cor Vos)
August
2, 2019
Column
Three
August
2, 2019
Davide Appollonio wins in Portugal
on return from four-year EPO ban.
"Appollonio,
a former Cervelo, Team Sky and AG2R La
Mondiale rider, tested positive for EPO while
riding for Androni Giocattoli in June 2015." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
August
2, 2019
Trentin signs for CCC Team.
"Having
been linked with a number of riders this
summer, Trentin, who recently won a stage of
the Tour de France, is the first to sign. The
30-year-old will provide support, both
physically and tactically, to Van Avermaet in
the Classics, while also using his finishing
speed to bring in victories."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
August
2, 2019
Sarah Roy shines in Spain at
inaugural Clasica Femenina Navarra.
"The
Aussie sprinter impressively finished off a
strong lead out by her team mates, firing up
the rockets after the last rider in her
Mitchelton Scott train Moniek Tenniglo swung
away, to hold off Maria Martins (Sopela),
Marta Lach (CCC Liv) and Roxane Fournier
(Movistar) in the final 150 meters for the
win."
(sbs.com.au) Wikipedia
August
2, 2019
Tom Pidcock takes La Planche des
Belles Filles victory at the Tour Alsace.
"The
Wiggins Le Col rider sat in 12th place in the
overall classification of the UCI 2.2 race,
currently the highest placed Brit, and beat
Alexander Evans (SEG Racing Academy) and Kevin
Inkelaar (Groupama FDJ development squad) to
take his first win after three stages."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty
Images Sport)
August
2, 2019
9 Best Titanium Bikes of 2019.
"We
compiled nine bike builder’s and brand’s
titanium frames with varying purposes,
geometries and price points to give anyone in
moving on from the black plastic or upgrading
their metal rig a place to start their
research."
(roadbikeaction.com)
August
2, 2019
Lazer Bullet 2.0 Helmet.
"The
aerodynamic Lazer Bullet 2.0 is a slippier
alternative to the Z1. It looks good and has
some innovative features, but it's heavier
than the competition and just as pricey." (road.cc) Elliot
Barratt
August
2, 2019
Sportful, Osmo nutrition,
Campagnolo and more.
"We'll
take a look at pro-level equipment, bikes and
components, alongside some of the most
desirable clothing, accessories and more in
the sport."
(cyclingnews.com) (Josh Evans)
August
2, 2019
Column
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August
1, 2019
Tour Debrief.
"The
Tour was a TV ratings hit. In the briefing to
the riders in Brussels on the eve of the start
Christian Prudhomme reminded that it was an
odd year meaning no clash with a FIFA World
Cup or the Olympics and so the Tour could be
the sports event of the summer." (inrng.com) (ASO)
August
1, 2019
How did Egan Bernal train to win
the Tour de France?
"Every
single rider’s approach to the Tour de France
is different. Some like to race more than they
train, others train more than they race. Some
like to go to isolation - I mean, altitude -
camps, while others prefer the comforts of
home."
(cyclist.co.uk) Zach Nehr
August
1, 2019
Michael Woods on the trials and
triumphs from his debut Tour de France.
"In
his debut Tour de France, Woods finished
seventh on Stage 18, contributed to a very
solid sixth-place performance for EF Education
First, and managed to complete the race
despite numerous crashes and racing the final
10 stages with two broken ribs."
(cyclingmagazine.ca) Photo: EF Education First
Pro Cycling
August
1, 2019
Erik Zabel 'honored' to lose Tour
de France green jersey record to Peter Sagan.
"Former
green jersey record holder Erik Zabel has said
that he feels 'honored' that his long-standing
record of six victories in the points
classification at the Tour de France has now
been broken by Peter Sagan (Bora Hansgrohe)." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
August
1, 2019
Bernal to ride Clasica San
Sebastian after string of Tour de France
criteriums.
"Team
Ineos confirmed that Tour de France winner
Egan Bernal will ride the Clásica San
Sebastián WorldTour race on Saturday before he
heads home to Colombia for official
celebrations."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
August
1, 2019
Column
Two
Was Deceuninck Quick Step’s Tour
performance all down to the team’s socks?
"According
to Deceuninck Quick Step’s sock supplier,
DeFeet, their Evo Disruptor socks have been
independently confirmed to be the fastest
socks in the world. It’s wind tunnel tested
the Evo Disruptor, as well as taking input
from the team in the sock’s development."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
August
1, 2019
Lucinda Brand signs for Trek
Segafredo and Telenet Fidea Lions.
"Trek
Segafredo bolstered their roster for 2020 with
the signing of Lucinda Brand from Team Sunweb.
The Dutchwoman will continue to combine road
cycling with cyclocross, where she will race
for Telenet Fidea Lions, the Belgian team who
are also sponsored by Trek."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
August
1, 2019
Mathieu van der Poel says he will
‘go full’ for Yorkshire World Championships.
"Van
der Poel, the reigning cyclocross World
Champion, is hoping to add another rainbow
jersey to his collection in the road race on
Sunday, September 29 in Harrogate and says he
is training towards that goal."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
August
1, 2019
No Spanish elite men's team for
European Road Championships in Netherlands.
"The
Spanish cycling federation (RFEC) has decided
not to send an elite men's squad to compete at
the 2019 European Road Championships in
Alkmaar, in the Netherlands, this month,
citing clashes with other major races." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
August
1, 2019
New Cervelo Aspero Force eTAP AXS
1 gravel race bike.
"The
Aspero, a performance focused off-road bike
aimed at speed seekers and KOM hunters. If you
are after a committed gravel racer or a speedy
mile muncher, this bike is worth a look." (road.cc) Liam
Mercer
August
1, 2019
I’d never climbed an Alpine pass
before. Here’s what I learned.
"I
like France. I like the weather, I like the
wine, I like the ferocious commitment to
serving up ham and cheese in as many different
forms as possible. I also like the mountains.
However, one thing I had never done before
this summer was ride a bike up a proper,
full-on, oversized Alpine mountain." (road.cc) Alex
Bowden
August
1, 2019
Column
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August
1, 2019
Geraint Thomas says Team Ineos
will ‘have some questions about leadership’ at
Tour de France 2020.
"The
British outfit now have three Tour winners
among their number, and 2018 winner Thomas
says it will contribute to the team’s strength
if all three line up next year."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
August
1, 2019
Katie Hall headlines international
field at Colorado Classic.
"The
Colorado Classic has attracted a smattering of
international and domestic teams for its 2019
edition, including defending champion Katie
Hall."
(velonews.com)
August
1, 2019
Caleb Ewan heads RideLondon Surrey
Classic line-up.
"Lotto
Soudal's Caleb Ewan will head a star-studded
line-up for this year's Prudential RideLondon
Surrey Classic, just a week after having taken
his third stage victory at his first Tour de
France on the Champs Elysées in Paris." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
August
1, 2019
Beating the Heat: How to ride in
(and adjust to) hot conditions.
"Heat
acclimation is a term that describes a series
of biological adaptations in response to
repeated exposure to heat. The adaptations
produced allow the acclimated individual to
better cope with exercise in hot conditions." (cyclingtips.com)
(Photo: Kristof Ramon)
August
1, 2019
Civilian Feral Tsar Handmade Steel
Cyclocross Bike.
"The
Civilian brand may be familiar to some. After
starting in founder Tyson Hart’s Portland,
Oregon garage, the brand found a temporary
home as a house brand of Backcountry.com
(owners of Competitive Cyclist)." (cxmagazine.com)
(A. Yee)
August
1, 2019
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