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Top Mañana: Vuelta a España 2019
stage 19.
"Not
so sure this cobbled finish is the big deal
the Vuelta organizers are making it out to be.
Also not convinced the sprinter’s teams will
be able to contain the break. Who is going to
chase, apart from Bora? Stybar’s got the chops
if he gets the nod from a very strong
Deceuninck squad. Czech mate."
(rouleur.cc) Photographs: PHOTOGOMEZSPORT2019
/ Zac Williams/Alex Broadway/SWpix.com
September
12, 2019
Vuelta a España: Higuita wins
stage 18.
"Sergio
Higuita (EF Education First) won stage 18 of
the Vuelta a España, triumphing from the early
break in Becerril de Sierra. The Colombian,
riding his first Grand Tour, was the last man
standing from the breakaway, holding off an
elite chase group over the final climb and
descent to the finish."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
September
12, 2019
Lopez regains Vuelta a España
white jersey with mountain blitz.
"Colombian
Miguel Angel Lopez was far and away the most
aggressive of the overall contenders on the
Vuelta a España's incursion into the sierras
west of Madrid during stage 18, regaining the
Best Young Rider's jersey through a series of
attacks."
(cyclingnews.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty
Images Sport)
September
12, 2019
López hit with ten-second penalty
for hand-sling during Vuelta a España echelon
stage.
"The
Astana rider lost 5:19 to Nairo Quintana, who
jumped up to second overall, pushing López
down to fifth. Then, after the stage, López
was also penalized a further ten seconds by
race judges for an illegal hand-sling from
Astana teammate Jakob Fuglsang." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images Sport)
September
12, 2019
Nairo Quintana: ‘I’ll give
everything until the end at Vuelta a España.’
"Nairo
Quintana (Movistar), already a winner of the
Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a España, promises to
“give everything” until the 2019 Vuelta ends
on Sunday. The Colombian jumped up three spots
to second overall with a powerful move in the
fierce crosswinds to Guadalajara on
Wednesday."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
September
12, 2019
Philippe Gilbert’s rapid Vuelta a
España stage victory sets new record.
"Stage
17 of the 2019 Vuelta a España was held at
such a pace that the TV coverage had to be
brought forward by half an hour to make sure
viewers could actually see some of the action
before its end."
(cyclingnews.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty
Images Sport)
September
12, 2019
2019 Vuelta a Espana LIVE stream.
"2019 Vuelta a Espana LIVE August 24-September 15, Spain. Stage
19 starts Friday at 13:34
CEST (4:34 AM PDT).
Finish
at around 17:35 CEST (8:35 AM PDT).
Live video from 15:00 CEST (6:00 AM PDT)." (cyclingfans.com) (steephill.tv) September
12,
2019
Column
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Tour of Britain: Van der Poel
retakes lead in time trial.
"Mathieu
van der Poel (Corendon Circus) moved back into
the lead of the Tour of Britain, taking the
green jersey from the shoulders of Matteo
Trentin (Mitchelton Scott) in the 14.4km
individual time trial in Pershore." (cyclingnews.com)
(Image credit: Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com)
September
12, 2019
Steve Cummings suffers fracture in
Tour of Britain crash.
"The
38-year-old crashed with 50km to go on the
stage to Birkenhead, which was eventually won
by Dylan Groenewegen (Jumbo Visma) with Matteo
Trentin (Mitchelton Scott) taking the overall
lead."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by Stephen
Pond/Getty Images)
September
12, 2019
Lotto Belgium Tour: Kröger wins
stage 1.
"Mieke
Kröger (Germany) won stage 1 at the Lotto
Belgium Tour on Wednesday. She won the 115km
stage from Moorslede to Dadizele solo. Audrey
Cordon-Ragot (France) was second, at seven
seconds back, and Lotte Kopecky (Lotto Soudal)
was third."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
September
12, 2019
Nibali still in line to ride World
Championships in supporting role.
"National
coach Davide Cassani has already made
overtures to Nibali about pulling on the
maglia azzurra on September 29, and a final
decision on his participation will be taken
following this week's GP de Québec and GP de
Montréal WorldTour races in Canada." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
September
12, 2019
Garmin Launches ‘Connected GPS’
Functionality For Wearables Without GPS
(Vivosmart 4 & Vivomove 3).
"Last
week Garmin ever so quietly added so-called
‘Connected GPS’ functionality to the Garmin
Connect Mobile application, while concurrently
releasing a firmware update for the Vivosmart
4 (which came a year ago), as well as
incorporating it into the base Vivomove 3
announced last Thursday."
(dcrainmaker.com)
September
12, 2019
2019 Tour of Britain LIVE stream.
"2019 Tour of Britain LIVE September 7-14. Stage 7 starts Friday at 11:00am BST (3:00am U.S. Eastern). Finish at around 3:44pm BST (7:44am U.S. Eastern). Live video from *10:45pm BST (*2:45am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com) (cycling.today) September
12, 2019
Column
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September
12, 2019
Lotto Soudal reinstate Kevin De
Weert after suspension.
"The
37-year-old had been suspended after an
alcohol-related incident the day before the
start of the Vuelta a España."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
September
12, 2019
Caleb Ewan’s sprint position is
the best. So why isn’t everyone using it?
"It’s
pretty obvious: if you can get down low in a
sprint, you’re going to be more aerodynamic
than if you’d stayed upright. You don’t need
to do a bunch of research to realize that." (cyclingtips.com)
(Photo: Cor Vos)
September
12, 2019
How to watch the World
Championships - live streams from anywhere.
"The
2019 UCI Road World Championships will take
place at the end of this month in Yorkshire,
in the UK, and give not only locals but the
whole world the opportunity to see the sport's
very best riders in action at junior, under-23
and elite level, in both time trials and road
races."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
September
12, 2019
Rwanda officially submits bid for
2025 Road World Championships.
"Rwanda
has officially submitted its bid to host the
UCI Road World Championships in 2025. If it
was to win, it would become the first African
nation to ever host the Worlds."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by Julien
Goldstein/Getty Images)
September
12, 2019
First Look: SwiftCarbon RaceVox.
"Founded in 2008 by former South African professional cyclist Mark Blewett, SwiftCarbon has made significant strides on the global stage having sponsored the Drapac Pro-Continental team from 2014-2016 and, more recently, SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling." (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Reuben Bakker-Dyos) September
12, 2019
California passes landmark bill to
force equal prize payouts in cycling events.
"AB
467 requires equal prize compensation for all
athletes, regardless of gender, as a condition
for approving a lease or permit request for
any sporting event on state lands. " (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Jonathan Devich)
September
12, 2019
Pain and glory: Inside the Catford
Hill Climb, the world's oldest cycling race.
"On
Saturday 27th August 1887, SF Edge of Anerley
Bicycle Club beat 23 fellow riders to win the
inaugural Catford Hill Climb. That year, only
12 competitors reached the summit of Westerham
Hill in southeast London, including one on a
Penny Farthing. Edge’s bike was 15.8kg of
steel and turned a 52-inch gear." (cyclist.co.uk)
Photography: David Wren
September
12, 2019
Column
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September
11, 2019
Vuelta a España: Gilbert wins
stage 17.
"Bennett
can't handle the slight ramp uphill to the
finish! Gilbert comes off his wheel in the
final 200 meters and takes the win!
Quintana moves up to second place on GC." (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images) September
11, 2019
Echelons put Quintana back in GC
game at Vuelta a España.
"Nairo
Quintana (Movistar) returned to the battle for
the general classification at the Vuelta a
España with a vengeance on a day of high drama
in which a 40-rider breakaway punched a vast
hole in the overall classification." (cyclingnews.com)
(Justin Setterfield/Getty Images Sport)
September
11, 2019
Roglic rues 'mistake' as Jumbo
Visma forced onto back foot.
"Roglič
admitted that he was not close enough to the
front in the opening kilometers, when a big
break of more than 40 riders went clear amid
strong winds."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
September
11, 2019
Five predictions for ‘week three’
of the Vuelta a España.
"It
may sound crazy, but just one week of Grand
Tour racing remains in the 2019 season. Week
three of the Vuelta a España is all that’s
left between us and eight long months without
Grand Tour action."
(cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos)
September
11, 2019
Column
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Tour of Britain: Groenewegen wins
stage 5.
"Dutchman
sprints to third victory in Birkenhead.
Trentin moves into first place on GC." (cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo) September
11, 2019
USA Cycling names World
Championships rosters.
"USA
Cycling has announced the riders who will wear
the stars-and-stripes at the upcoming UCI Road
World Championships September 22-29 in
Yorkshire, UK, with recent Colorado Classic
stand-out Chloe Dygert Owen (Sho Air Twenty20)
heading the women's line-up and Giro d'Italia
stage winner Chad Haga (Team Sunweb) taking up
the men's banner."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Jonathan Devich)
September
11, 2019
Dimension Data confirms King and
Gasparotto in growing 2020 roster.
"Dimension
Data continues to reveal the riders on its
2020 roster, when the team will be known as
Team NTT, with six riders, including Ben King
and Enrico Gasparotto, given contract
extensions."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
September
11, 2019
SRAM introduces universal
derailleur hanger concept, and it’s brilliant.
"SRAM
has introduced a Universal Derailleur Hanger
concept, and word is Trek and other major
brands are on board. The idea is simple:
Create a single hanger design that works on
any bike for any derailleur."
(bikerumor.com) (Tyler Benedict)
September
11, 2019
Review: Vision Tech SC 55 carbon
clinchers cut cost, add flash to your ride.
"At
less than $1,100, they’re taking aggressive
aim at the low-cost carbon clincher market,
with multiple rim depths and both rim and disc
brake options. Do they deliver?" (bikerumor.com)
Greg Kopecky
September
11, 2019
TrueKinetix TrueBike fitness bike
spins more realistic indoor training with
robots.
"TrueKinetix
developed a unique stationary bike for
cyclists serious about matching indoor
training efforts to those out on the road. The
TrueBike fitness bike doesn’t look unique on
the outside."
(bikerumor.com) (Cory Benson)
September
11, 2019
2020 Basso Astra evolves more
attainable aero carbon road bike, made-in-Italy.
"The
newest Basso Astra reshapes the classic
Italian carbon road bike into a new disc brake
only race bike, inheriting more refined aero
touches from it top-tier Diamante siblings." (bikerumor.com)
September
11, 2019
Column
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September
11, 2019
Alaphilippe and Evenepoel lead
Deceuninck Quick Step at Canadian WorldTour
races.
"Alaphilippe,
who will represent France, is one of the big
favorites for the Worlds road race on
September 29, while 19-year-old Belgian star
Evenepoel will ride both the road race and the
individual time trial, which takes place on
September 25."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
September
11, 2019
Rohan Dennis will ride unmarked
time trial bike at Yorkshire World
Championships.
"Next
on the schedule for Dennis is the time trial
at the Yorkshire Worlds on September 25, where
he will race an unbranded bike with parts from
the Australian national team, saying that is
what the national squad feel is best for his
body shape and position."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Chris
Graythen/Getty Images)
September
11, 2019
Bart De Clercq announces
retirement.
"The
33-year-old started his career in the team
that is currently known as Lotto Soudal in
2011 and in 2018 joined the Belgian formation
in which he has decided to end his career due
to health problems."
(cyclingpub.com) firstorderhistorians.com
September
11, 2019
Grands Prix Cyclistes de Québec
and Montréal 2019 Preview.
"Now
in their 10th year of existence, the Grands
Prix Cyclistes de Québec and Montréal have
firmly established themselves on the WorldTour
calendar, drawing a broad congregation of
Classics specialists and Grand Tour riders to
Canada each September."
(cyclingnews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
September
11, 2019
Column
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September
10, 2019
Top Mañana: Vuelta a España 2019 -
stage 17.
"At
any other race a profile like this would mean
a nailed on bunch sprint, but this is La
Vuelta. For stage 17 our panel is split
between Sammy B, and pretty much anyone from
Deceuninck Quick Step."
(rouleur.cc) Photographs: PHOTOGOMEZSPORT2019
/ Zac Williams/Alex Broadway/SWpix.com
September
10, 2019
Final week ‘light’ favoring Roglic
for Vuelta victory.
"Backed
by the deep and motivated Jumbo Visma team,
it’s going to take a major mistake or mishap
for this Vuelta to slip away."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
September
10, 2019
Valverde: We've seen Roglic crack
in the final week of a Grand Tour.
"Keep
the faith. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)
continues to believe that, despite looking
stronger than ever at this point in a Grand
Tour, Vuelta a España leader Primož Roglič
(Jumbo Visma) could yet come unstuck in the
sierras of Madrid next weekend." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images Sport)
September
10, 2019
Strava stats reveal how tough the
‘Galibier of the Asturias’ was on stage 16.
"The
second week of the Vuelta a España closed out
with another relentless day of climbing in the
Asturias region, this time culminating atop
the daunting Alto de la Cubilla climb."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
September
10, 2019
Knox misses out on stage win but
leaps up GC at Vuelta a España.
"There
were mixed emotions for James Knox on stage 16
of the Vuelta a España on Monday. The
23-year-old British climber missed out on the
stage win atop the Alto de la Cubilla, but
there was ample consolation in the form of his
rise from 18th to 11th on general
classification."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
September
10, 2019
Column
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Vinokourov potentially looking at
six-month prison sentence for Liege Bastogne
Liege corruption case.
"Alexandre
Vinokourov and Alexander Kolobonev are looking
at being handed six-month prison sentences for
corruption if both are found guilty of fixing
the 2010 Liege Bastogne Liege."
(cyclist.co.uk) (Joe Robinson)
September
10, 2019
Tour of Britain: Van der Poel wins
stage 4 in Kendal.
"Mathieu
van der Poel (Corendon Circus) showed he is on
form for the approaching World Championships
in Yorkshire with a powerful uphill sprint
victory in Kendal."
(cyclingnews.com) (ASO)
September
10, 2019
Gilbert, van Avermaet and
Evenepoel head Belgian selection for Yorkshire
World Championships.
"Belgium
has the luxury - or potential hindrance - of
arriving at the UCI Road World Championships
later this month with multiple riders who have
a realistic chance of victory in the elite
men's road race."
(Bettini Photo)
September
10, 2019
Are handbuilt wheels still worth
buying?
"Mavic
is often credited with, or blamed for -
depending on your point of view - ending the
era of handbuilt wheels and ushering cycling
into the age of the factory wheel."
(cyclingweekly.com) Simon Smythe
September
10, 2019
Eurobike 2019: Roundup, more tech,
and the weird and wonderful.
"Yes,
the days are gone where every major bike brand
would launch their entire product range at the
show, but Eurobike is still a launchpad for
myriad manufacturers, who showcase their best
bits and most recent releases."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Josh Croxton)
September
10, 2019
Column
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September
10, 2019
Rohan Dennis: Tour de France
pull-out has been 'blown out of proportion'.
"Rohan
Dennis has spoken for the first time since
quitting the Tour de France, confirming he is
targeting the time trial at the UCI Road World
Championships in Yorkshire. He is also
confident that he will ride for Bahrain Merida
in 2020 despite his fall-out with the
WorldTour team."
(cyclingnews.com) (cyclingnews.com)
September
10, 2019
Urán 'lucky to be alive' after
Vuelta a España crash.
"Twelve
days after crashing out of the Vuelta a
España, Rigoberto Urán (EF Education First)
has given an update on his condition from his
hospital bed. The Colombian suffered multiple
injuries in the mass-pileup on stage 6, and
has since remained in a Barcelona hospital." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images Sport)
September
10, 2019
Roglic extends contract with Jumbo
Visma till 2023.
"Jumbo
Visma ended speculation about the future of
Primož Roglič with the team, announcing via
video that the Slovenian and current Vuelta a
España leader has signed a new contract that
runs until the end of 2023."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
September
10, 2019
How to Get Your Confidence Back
After Crashing.
"Crashes
happen. And when we’re lucky, they happen with
minimal damage to our bodies, our kit, and our
bikes. But once the handlebars are
straightened and the bones have healed,
there’s one thing left to recover: our
confidence."
(bicycling.co.za) Kelton Wright
September
10, 2019
The weekly spin: Jumbo Visma’s
funding in younger ability on show at Vuelta.
"It
used to be on the 2016 Redlands Biking Vintage
that American citizens Sepp Kuss and Neilson
Powless first made their presence recognized
on the elite stage of highway racing. It used
to be there, in Southern California’s Inland
Empire, that Kuss gained the queen level on
Oak Glen, while Powless gained the time trial
and completed moment total."
(cyclingtips.com) Blog Dady
September
10, 2019
Apple’s Series 5 Watch Will Have
Always-on Display, drops price of Series 3 to
$199.
"Like clockwork, today Apple announced the new Apple Watch Series 5, which includes one substantial change, and only a handful of other modest updates. However, perhaps far more important than that is Apple’s official pricing shift on the Series 3 units (with GPS & music) to $199." (dcrainmaker.com) September
10, 2019
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