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Doug Report Cycling Daily
August 2019


Column One





Vuelta Stage 2 Preview: Don’t Expect a Sprint.

(podiumcafe.com)"-"It’s just Sam Bennett’s luck that right when he becomes one of the world’s top sprinters, he’s kept out of the Tour and Giro by his team and when he finally gets a go at leading a sprint train, the transition stages look are like this." (podiumcafe.com)

August 24, 2019







Vuelta a Espana: Astana wins the team time trial.

(cyclingnews.com)-"What a crazy last hour this has been. Astana has stormed the race, Jumbo Visma has completely imploded in just 13km and we've seen multiple minor incidents out there too. 

Lopez takes first race lead."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)

August 24, 2019







Vuelta a Espana: Monster rider of the day.

(cyclingnews.com)-"Miguel Angel Lopez is the Cyclingnews Monster rider of the day for the simple reason that he crossed line first and pulled on the leader's jersey at the end of the team trial on stage 1 of the Vuelta a Espana." (cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)

August 24, 2019






Technical TTT kicks off 2019 Vuelta a Espana - Preview.

(cyclingnews.com)-"The 2019 Vuelta a España’s opening team time trial in Torrevieja is only 13.4 kilometers long, but with technical sections, possible coastal crosswinds and a ‘hidden’ uphill segment, there are plenty of challenges for the race’s 22 squads." (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)

August 24, 2019






Quintana guarded on chances of taking a second Vuelta a Espana.

(cyclingnews.com)-"After eight years, Nairo Quintana may be changing teams at the end of the season, but one thing remains seemingly unalterable as he faces what is likely his last Vuelta a España with Movistar: his caution at stating his objectives." (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)

August 24, 2019


Column Two
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Colorado Classic: Dygert Owen completes hat-trick on stage 3.

(cyclingnews.com)-"Sho Air Twenty20 rider, Chloe Dygert, puts in another successful attack. Jennifer Valente finishes in second place, Rebecca Wiasak third." (cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Jonathan Devich)

August 24, 2019






Ladies Tour of Norway: Vos wins stage 3.

(cyclingnews.com)-"Marianne Vos (CCC Liv) has won her second consecutive stage of the Ladies Tour of Norway. When she attacked with eight kilometres to go on the first ascent of the 1400-meter finishing climb, only Coryn Rivera (Team Sunweb) could follow." (cyclingnews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images)

August 24, 2019





Wiebes loses Ladies Tour of Norway lead after crash.

(cyclingnews.com)-"Lorena Wiebes (Parkhotel Valkenburg) started stage 2 of the Ladies Tour of Norway in the leader’s jersey after winning the opening stage in a sprint. But Wiebes suffered a crash on the finishing circuit and had to relinquish the yellow jersey." (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)

August 24, 2019





Cosnefroy wins Tour du Limousin 2019.

(cyclingnews.com)-"Francesco Gavazzi takes home final stage win with Guillaume Martin in second and Benoit Cosnefroy in third." (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)

August 24, 2019


Column Three
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Alessandro Petacchi handed two-year doping ban.

(cyclingnews.com)-"The ban relates to information received by the UCI from the enforcement authorities that have been spearheading the Austrian doping investigation known as Operation Aderlass." (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)

August 24, 2019





Tour of Denmark: De Buyst wins stage 4.

(cyclingnews.com)-"Jasper De Buyst wins the stage, Amaury Capiot finishes in second place.

Larsen continues in race lead."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

August 24, 2019





Emma White talks 2020 Olympics, Hot Tubes, and Kelly Catlin.

(velonews.com)-"The 22-year-old talks about the influence of Kelly Catlin and the possibility that she will fill her old friend's shoes in the Olympic Team Pursuit." (velonews.com) (Photo: Casey B. Gibson)

August 24, 2019






Bradley Wiggins’ UCI team Le Col Wiggins is closing after five years.

(stickybottle.com)"-"The decision by the team to close follows a series of team closures on the British scene in recent years." (stickybottle.com)

August 24, 2019





2019 Tour du Limousin LIVE stream.

(cyclingfans.com)"-

"2019 Tour du Limousin LIVE August 21-24, France.

Stage 4 starts Saturday at 12:00pm CET (6:00am U.S. Eastern).

Finish at around 4:28pm CET (10:28am U.S. Eastern).

Live video from 2:00pm CET (8:00am U.S. Eastern)."
(cyclingfans.com)

August 24, 2019



Doug Report Cycling Daily
Column One





Tour of Denmark: Lasse Norman Hansen wins stage 3.

(cyclingnews.com)-"Lasse Norman Hansen wins the stage, Jonas Vingegaard is second and Niklas Larsen finishes in third place.

Larsen moves into the overall race lead."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)

August 23, 2019





Viviani: I'm convinced I can repeat the same results at Cofidis.

(cyclingnews.com)-"Elia Viviani never seems to stop. The newly crowned European champion’s road campaign may be winding down at the EuroEyes Cyclassics in Hamburg and the Bretagne Classic over the next two weekends." (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)

August 23, 2019







Vuelta a España Preview.

(inrng.com)-"Glance at the startlist and it’s part stellar, part nebula with a handful of teams coming with serious GC ambitions and others, well they’ve not exactly had a plan in place all year. It’s part of the race’s charm with plenty of surprises ahead for the next three weeks." (inrng.com) (Unipublic)

August 23, 2019





10 riders to watch at the 2019 Vuelta a Espana.

(cyclingnews.com)-"With just one day to go until the 2019 Vuelta a España gets under way in Salinas de Torrevieja, Cyclingnews takes a look at ten riders to watch at this year's race." (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)

August 23, 2019





Column Two
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Colorado Classic: Dygert Owen wins stage 2.

(cyclingnews.com)-"Chapman finishes in second place.

Sho Air Twenty20 rider, Chloe Dygert Owen, increases overall lead."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Jonathan Devich)

August 23, 2019






Ladies Tour of Norway: Marianne Vos wins stage 2.

(cyclingnews.com)-"Marianne Vos (CCC Liv) won stage 2 of the Ladies Tour of Norway in spectacular fashion, attacking on a climb with 6km to go and just holding off the peloton. Alice Barnes (Canyon SRAM) finished second and Marta Bastianelli (Team Virtu Cycling) was third." (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)

August 23, 2019





Tour du Limousin: Cosnefroy wins stage 3.

(cyclingnews.com)-"Julien Simon finished in second place and Guillaume Martin was third. AG2R La Mondiale rider, Benoit Cosnefroy, moves into the overall lead" (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)

August 23, 2019





Corendon Circus signs 17-year-old British road talent Ben Tulett.

(cyclist.co.uk)-"Junior cyclocross World Champion Ben Tulett will become teammates with Mathieu van der Poel in 2020 as the British teenager announced he has turned professional with Corendon Circus." (cyclist.co.uk) (Joe Robinson)

August 23, 2019





Why Sam Bennett feels ‘disposable’ in today’s WorldTour sprint game.

(velonews.com)-"With 11 stage wins in 2019, the Irish sprinter is among the fastest men in the peloton. But he still feels like the third-string sprinter on his own team." (velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

August 23, 2019





The Musette: Retro kit, tan sidewalls and more.

(cyclingnews.com)-"We’ll take a look at pro-level equipment, bikes and components, alongside some of the most desirable clothing and newest accessories in the sport." (cyclingnews.com) (Josh Croxton)

August 23, 2019





Colorado Classic: USA Cycling national team on a steep learning curve.

(cyclingnews.com)-"USA Cycling has been making the most of the top US races on the UCI calendar, fielding a national team for the WorldTour Amgen Tour of California in May and assembling a team of collegiate all-stars for the Colorado Classic." (cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Jonathan Devich)

August 23, 2019





‘I’m glad I didn’t win this year’: The trials and tribulations of winning 500kg of salmon at the Arctic Race of Norway.

(cyclingweekly.com)-"Sindre Lunde does admit that ‘too much salmon’ is a concept that exists, saying: “Good thing I didn’t win the prize this year,” which would result in the 26-year-old finding himself as the proud owner of a metric ton of fish product." (cyclingweekly.com) Jonny Long

August 23, 2019


Column Three
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Marcel Kittel retires from professional cycling.

(cyclingnews.com)-"Marcel Kittel has announced his retirement from professional cycling, saying: "I have lost all motivation to keep torturing myself on a bike." (cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)

August 23, 2019





Riders praise Colorado Classic's increased prize list.

(cyclingnews.com)-"One of the most welcomed features of the revamped Colorado Classic, which this year is a women’s-only 2.1 event, is the increased prize list that is $5,000 greater than the men raced for last year." (cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Jonathan Devich)

August 23, 2019





Dygert Owen: Aiming for the next six Olympic Games.

(cyclingnews.com)-"Chloe Dygert Owen (Sho Air Twenty20) has fully recovered from a concussion and knee injury that sidelined her from competition for almost a year." (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)

August 23, 2019





Doping: the scourge of Colombia’s cycling talent production line.

(cyclingtips.com)-"Colombian cycling reached its zenith last month when pint-sized climber Egan Bernal became his country’s first winner of the sport’s greatest race, the Tour de France." (cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Kristof Ramon)

August 23, 2019





UCI survey indicates dominance by big-budget teams curbs the enjoyment of cycling fans.

(cyclingnews.com)-"Aspects selected during the survey that were said to reduce the appeal of road races were rider radios/earpieces (48 per cent), the use of power meters (40 per cent) and the variations in budgets between teams (39 per cent)." (cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

August 23, 2019






New Schwalbe Pro One delivers road souplesse & world’s lightest tubeless tire!

(bikerumor.com)-"Schwalbe's Pro One was one of the first light, high performance road tubeless tires, but four years on and other tire makers are catching up. But Schwalbe hasn’t been resting in those years since, and has developed an all-new family of tubeless road tires adding more smooth rolling souplesse." (bikerumor.com) (Cory Benson)

August 23, 2019





What is heart rate variability and can cyclists use it to avoid burn-out?.

(cyclingweekly.com)-"We dive into the emerging metric which might help athletes predict state of recovery and avoid overtraining." (cyclingweekly.com) Michelle Arthurs-Brennan

August 23, 2019





Harley Davidson moves on the electric bike market.

(cyclingindustry.news)"-"Motorcycle label Harley Davidson has unveiled a line of electric bikes at a recent dealer meeting, signalling a move into the space." (cyclingindustry.news)

August 23, 2019



Doug Report Cycling Daily
Column One





Tour of Denmark: Toft Madsen wins stage 2.

(cyclingnews.com)-"Martin Toft Madsen (Den) wins, Rasmus Christian Quaade (Den) second, Mads Schmidt Würtz (Den) third.

Würtz takes race lead after time trial."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)

August 22, 2019








Vuelta a Espana 2019: 5 key stages.

(cyclingnews.com)-"Anything can happen on any given day at the Vuelta a España, making it the most unpredictable and so often most dramatic of the three Grand Tours." (cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

August 22, 2019







Carapaz could miss Vuelta a Espana after crash.

(cyclingnews.com)-"Richard Carapaz's participation in the upcoming Vuelta a España has been cast into doubt after the Ecuadorian suffered a crash during the Etten-Leur criterium in the Netherlands on Sunday." (cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)

August 22, 2019




Roglic: I'm here to win the Vuelta a Espana.

(cyclingnews.com)-"Primoz Roglic (Jumbo Visma) has stated categorically that he will be going for the overall victory in the Vuelta a España." (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)

August 22, 2019




Alaphilippe sacrificing races for freshness ahead of Yorkshire Worlds.

(cyclingnews.com)-"Nearing the end of a dream 2019 season, few would blame Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck Quick Step) for being satisfied with his lot." (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)

August 22, 2019


Column Two
Doug Report Cycling Daily


Colorado Classic: Dygert Owen wins stage 1.

(cyclingnews.com)-"Chloe Dygert Owen (Twenty20 Sho Air) took control of the Colorado Classic on the opening stage, jumping clear of a select group on the stage's final climb to solo in for the stage win and first leader's jersey of the race." (cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Jonathan Devich)

August 22, 2019





Four stories to follow at the Colorado Classic.

(velonews.com)-"The Colorado Classic kicked off today in Steamboat Springs. There are four storylines that we're following at this year's race." (velonews.com) Fred Dreier

August 22, 2019






Ladies Tour of Norway: Wiebes wins stage 1.

(cyclingnews.com)-"Lorena Wiebes (Parkhotel Valkenburg) has won stage 1 of the Ladies Tour of Norway that was raced in pouring rain." (cyclingnews.com) (SWpix.com)

August 22, 2019





Rivera, half of Sunweb crash out of contention in Ladies Tour of Norway opener.

(cyclingnews.com)"-"The riders of Team Sunweb were the main protagonists on Thursday's stage 1 of the Ladies Tour of Norway. The team made the move of the day but then half their riders crashed just before the sprint - losing their main sprint contender Coryn Rivera in the accident." (cyclingnews.com)

August 22, 2019





Tour du Limousin: Aristi wins stage 2.

(cyclingnews.com)-"Calmejane keeps race lead as Basque rider out-sprints Gavazzi, Cosnefroy." (cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)

August 22, 2019





Mountain biker gaps Tour of Utah.

(cyclingtips.com)-"As the Tour of Utah raced up Empire Pass in Park City for the final stage last weekend, freerider Danny Fendler aimed his bike in a different direction. " (cyclingtips.com) Photography by Berin Klawiter

August 22, 2019





Custom chrome good looks for modern Battaglin Portofino Premium lugged road bike.

(bikerumor.com)-"Back at the start of the year Italian custom frame builder Officina Battaglin showed us their unique lugged, oversized steel Portofino road bike. Now a special edition of the bike gets a beautiful Cromovelato finish." (bikerumor.com) (Cory Benson)

August 22, 2019





Once Upon a Time in the West: Inga Thompson's South American adventure.

(cyclingnews.com)-"A sod jail, an angry promoter and getting handcuffed to a van, life for pioneering women racers was often a wild ride." (cyclingnews.com) (pezcyclingnews.com) Edmond Hood


August 22, 2019


Column Three
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Lotto Soudal add John Degenkolb on a two-year deal.

(cyclingnews.com)-"Lotto Soudal announced the signing of John Degenkolb, who will join Philippe Gilbert to lead the Belgian team's Classics squad next season." (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)

August 22, 2019






Chris Froome officially accepts 2011 Vuelta a Espana winner's jersey.

(cyclingnews.com)-"That race, back in 2011 was incredibly special for me. The race was where I first started to believe in myself as a Grand Tour contender; it was the race where I had my first professional victory. I’ve got some really special memories from that race." (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)

August 22, 2019





Van der Poel to use hypoxic chamber as substitute for altitude camp ahead of World Championships.

(cyclingnews.com)-"Mathieu van der Poel has scrapped plans for an altitude training camp ahead of the Road Race World Championships in Yorkshire, choosing to remain in Belgium ahead of the Tour of Britain." (cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)

August 22, 2019





Vuelta a España 2019 will be a ‘duel between Movistar, Jumbo Visma and Astana,’ says organizer.

(cyclingweekly.com)-"All three teams are bringing heavy-hitters to fight for the race overall, but Vuelta director Javier Guillén says he will miss Chris Froome (Team Ineos) and Simon Yates (Mitchelton Scott), the last two Vuelta champions." (cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)

August 22, 2019





Tiesj Benoot: Burying a team-mate has a serious impact on your life.

(cyclingweekly.com)-"Certainly, it’s been difficult in the weeks after the death of Bjorg. That’s why I dedicate my victory to him. And I will do that for the rest of my career I think. Burying a team-mate has a serious impact on your life." (cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: DIRK WAEM/AFP/Getty Images)

August 22, 2019





The Jumbo conundrum.

(rouleur.cc)-"Jumbo Visma’s - somewhat curiously constructed - announcement that they had secured the signature of Tom Dumoulin earlier this week, settled it." (rouleur.cc) Photographs: ASO / Pauline Ballet / Offside/L'Equipe

August 22, 2019





How to do e-bike racing wrong.

(cyclingtips.com)-"e-Bikes are here to stay, and because humans are human, we’re going to race them. There’s no way around it, it’s what we do." (cyclingtips.com) Caley Fretz

August 22, 2019





Kona Rove Dl All Road Bike 2020 Review.

(cyclestore.co.uk)-"2020 brings a whole range of fresh bikes from the big American company founded in Vancouver BC. The company’s MTB, gravel and touring bikes have all been reviewed through the off season and we’re really excited with what they’ve produced." (cyclestore.co.uk) Jack Schofield

August 22, 2019












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