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Column
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September
30, 2019
'Best day ever' says Valgren of
Danish teammate Pedersen's World Championships
victory.
"The
victory saw Denmark's newspapers adorning the
front covers of their Monday-morning editions
with the news, with Pedersen's red-and-white
national kit brightening the otherwise dark,
murky photos from a wet and windy Worlds road
race."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
September
30, 2019
Larry Warbasse: If Nils Eekhoff is
a cheat, so am I.
"In
Friday’s U23 world championship road race,
Nils Eekhoff of the Netherlands crossed the
line in first place after a hard fought 171
kilometers. He was champion of the world. And
then a short fifteen minutes later… he
wasn’t."
(rouleur.cc) Photographs: SWpix.com
September
30, 2019
Tears, bad legs and empty tanks:
Hard luck world champs stories.
"It's
normal for the top riders having plenty of
explaining to do after a world championships
road race. The 2019 edition saw this to a much
greater extent than previous editions, as the
rain and cold caused havoc within the race." (sbs.com.au)
(Twitter)
September
30, 2019
Peter Sagan’s Personality Meets
Gran Fondo.
"Michael
Marckx knows how to put on a good event, just
take a look at the success of the Belgian
Waffle Ride (BWR) if you need proof. When
Peter Sagan found out about BWR, “What is
going on with this Waffle race? I see pictures
everywhere,” he knew he had found the right
people."
(pelotonmagazine.com)
September
30, 2019
Column
Two
Analysis: Wet weather and crashes
made Yorkshire worlds the hardest in years.
"It
takes a lot to bring veteran hard-man Philippe
Gilbert to tears. But there he was, the former
world champion and defending Paris Roubaix
winner, collapsing in tears as he abandoned
Sunday."
(velonews.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty
Images Sport)
September
30, 2019
Annemiek van Vleuten posts Strava
data from her magnificent 100km solo ride that
claimed world title.
"Annemiek
van Vleuten finally filled a gap in her
already impressive palmarès when she crossed
the finish line in Harrogate to take the
rainbow jersey of the road race world
champion. The method of the Dutchwoman’s
victory will go down in history, with Van
Vleuten having ridden 100km of the 149km
course solo."
(cyclingweekly.com) Sarah Ryan
September
30, 2019
Best road handlebars: How to
choose the best handlebars for your bike.
"Of
the three touchpoints, riders generally tend
to focus on pedals and saddles; chopping and
changing until they find what works best. But
when it comes to handlebars, quite a lot of
people made-do with what comes on their bike." (cyclingnews.com)
(Image credit: 3T)
September
30, 2019
Is this Canyon's new Aeroad aero
road bike?
"Canyon
has had a new version of its Aeroad - the CFR
Disc RO65 - approved by the UCI, indicating
that a launch is not too far away." (road.cc)
(Instagram)
September
30, 2019
Power Analysis: How Tadej Pogačar
won stage 20 of the Vuelta a España.
"The
revelation of the 2019 Vuelta a España, Tadej
Pogačar won three stages and attacked his way
onto the final podium. Today, we examine his
power data from the final two stages,
including his victory on stage 20." (velonews.com)
Zach Nehr
September
30, 2019
Repente widens, shortens new
ultralight Magnet & Latus CL carbon saddles.
"The
Magnet was created as an ultralight,
snub-nosed saddle for triathlon & time
trials, and the Latus CL for riders with wide
sit bones. But as we’ve seen the expansion of
wide and short saddles across many
disciplines."
(bikerumor.com) (Cory Benson)
September
30, 2019
2019 Giro dell’Emilia LIVE STREAM.
"2019
Giro dell’Emilia (Bologna - Bologna 209.3km)
LIVESTREAM.
Saturday, 05 October, starts at 15:00pm CET (Europe), 09:00am U.S. Eastern." (cycling.today) September
30, 2019
Column
Three
Here are all the winners in all
the categories at the Yorkshire World
Championships 2019.
"With
so many races all packed into just one week,
it’s likely you’ve already forgotten which
juniors took their first steps towards forging
successful racing careers by picking up
rainbow jerseys, so here are all the winners
in one place."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Getty Images)
September
30, 2019
September
30, 2019
Chris Froome back on the road for
the first time since Critérium du Dauphiné
crash.
"It's
the first time that Froome has ridden on the
road since his brutal crash at the Critérium
du Dauphiné. The Briton was riding a time
trial recon at the June race when he lost
control on a descent, hitting a wall and
suffering multiple, career-threatening
injuries."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
September
30, 2019
Euskadi Murias to disband at the
end of this season.
"Hopes
that Basque Pro Continental squad Euskadi
Basque Country-Murias could continue in 2020
evaporated completely on Monday when the team
sending out a communique confirming that it
would cease operations at the end of this
season."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
September
30, 2019
Tom Leezer, Bert-Jan Lindeman,
Paul Martens and Maarten Wynants extend with
Jumbo Visma.
"Tom,
Paul, Bert-Jan and Maarten are real team
players", said Merijn Zeeman, sports director
of Jumbo Visma. "They are very important for
our team leaders and they also support the
development of our young talents. I am very
satisfied with the fact that they are loyal to
our team."
(cyclingpub.com) Team Jumbo Visma
September
30, 2019
UCI president defends junior
women's time trials being raced over half the
distance of male counterparts.
"Following
the championships where the junior men
competed over two 13.7-kilometer circuits
around Harrogate for their time trial events,
a number of commentators questioned why junior
women raced over just one circuit." (telegraph.co.uk)
(Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
September
30, 2019
Column
One
Mads Pedersen wins elite men's
rainbow jersey.
"Pedersen
is only 23 but he's already shown his talents
in the Classics, when conditions are tough. He
was second behind Nikki Terpstra in the 2018
Tour of Flanders."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
September
29, 2019
Ben Swift: Yorkshire race the
hardest Worlds I’ve done.
"Great
Britain’s designated leader, Swift eventually
finished down in 31st place at over six
minutes down on winner Mads Pedersen, who won
from a three-man breakaway group ahead of
Matteo Trentin (Italy) and Stefan Küng
(Switzerland)."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Bradley Collyer/PA Wire)
September
29, 2019
Julian Alaphilippe says he has ‘no
regrets’ after ‘day of suffering.’
"Julian
Alaphilippe (France), a pre-race favorite,
says the cold and wet weather in the Yorkshire
2019 World Championships got the best of him."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
September
29, 2019
World Championships: Elite men's
road race shortened by 24km due to bad weather.
"The
UCI have made the decision to shorten Sunday's
World Championships elite men's road-race
route in Yorkshire by 23.5km to 261km due to
forecast severe weather conditions." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
September
29, 2019
2019 UCI Road World Championships
LIVE stream.
"September 22-29, Harrogate, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Sunday, Day 8: Elite Men Road Race: 8:40am local (3:40am U.S. Eastern). Race finish: 3:49pm local (10:49am U.S. Eastern). Live video from 8:30am local (3:30am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com) (steephill.tv) September
29, 2019
Column
Two
The Moment The World Championships
Were Won.
"A
hard day, possibly the hardest of the year,
and a race and a result shaped by the weather.
In the final moments Mads Pedersen was the
strongest."
(inrng.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
September
29, 2019
Mads Pedersen becomes youngest
men’s World Championship winner since 1999.
"The
Dane, who is only 23, said it was “all or
nothing” in the final as the race came down to
a small group after nine laps of the Harrogate
finishing circuit."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
September
29, 2019
Van der Poel on worlds bonk: ‘I
don’t have an explanation.’
"Mathieu
van der Poel proved he’s human after all. On
Sunday, the Dutch superstar looked to have the
elite men’s road championship title within his
grasp, until he didn’t."
(velonews.com) (Getty Images)
September
29, 2019
Gilbert says he doesn’t understand
how World Championships crash happened.
"The
Belgian crashed as the peloton entered the
Harrogate circuit with 120km of racing
remaining, getting back on his bike and
completing one lap before abandoning in
tears."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
September
29, 2019
Limited TV coverage causes
frustration during elite men's road race at the
World Championships.
"Heavy
rain and low cloud cover meant that the four
helicopters carrying cameras weren't able to
capture live pictures during the race." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
September
29, 2019
Van der Poel can read and feel a
race and knows when it's the right time to go,
says Dutch coach.
"In
Mathieu van der Poel, the Netherlands have one
of the overwhelming favorites to take the
rainbow jersey in Harrogate, Yorkshire, at the
World Championships elite men's road race on
Sunday."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
September
29, 2019
Longo Borghini: Everything changed
for Italy when World Championships exploded on
Lofthouse.
"The
Italian team were forced to alter their plan
to support Tour of Flanders winner Marta
Bastianelli in the elite women's road race
after Annemiek van Vleuten (Netherlands) made
a 100km solo attack over the Lofthouse climb
at the World Championships."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
September
29, 2019
Column
Three
Bahrain Merida terminates Rohan
Dennis' contract.
"The
team terminated its contract with Dennis on
13th September 2019. This termination was not
made public to allow Dennis an undisputed
preparation for the UCI 2019 Road World
Championships Individual time trial race," a
statement read."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
September
29, 2019
United States tops World
Championship medal tally.
"The
United States topped the medal table with the
most world titles in the UCI Road World
Championships. The country has earned three
golds, one silver and one bronze, the best
performance by the country since it hosted the
race in 2015."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
September
29, 2019
September
29, 2019
Ben Swift: It's hard to think
about comebacks when you're lying in intensive
care.
"Seven
months ago, Ben Swift lay in intensive care
after a career-threatening training crash left
him with multiple injuries that included cuts,
bruises, and a torn spleen."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
September
29, 2019
Annemiek van Vleuten's World
Championship winning Scott Foil RC.
"Despite
an outstanding 104km solo ride to victory in
the Road World Championships, following her
lengthy press obligations, Annemiek Van
Vleuten even had the legs to ride back to the
Dutch federation hotel, resplendent in
rainbows, with her new gold medal around her
neck."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Josh Croxton)
September
29, 2019
Bahrain Merida extends contracts
with Yukiya Arashiro, Chun Kai Feng, Luka
Pibernik and Domen Novak.
"All
four riders have been with our team since its
launch, and we're thrilled that they will
continue to be part of its future direction
with Rod Ellingworth and McLaren," commented
the team's General Manager Brent Copeland." (cyclingpub.com)
(Bettini Photo)
September
29, 2019
2019 Tour of Croatia LIVE STREAM.
"2019
CRO Race / Tour of Croatia - stage 1 (Osijek -
Lipik 210km) LIVESTREAM.
Tuesday, 01 October, starts at 15:00pm CET (Europe), 09:00am U.S. Eastern." (cycling.today) September
29, 2019
2019 Giro dell’Emilia LIVE STREAM.
"2019
Giro dell’Emilia (Bologna - Bologna 209.3km)
LIVESTREAM.
Saturday, 05 October, starts at 15:00pm CET (Europe), 09:00am U.S. Eastern." (cycling.today) September
29, 2019
Column
One
Van Vleuten claims world
championship with audacious 100km solo attack.
"Annemiek
van Vleuten gave the Netherlands its first
individual gold medal of the 2019 UCI Road
World Championships with an incredible 106km
solo attack to win the elite women's road
race."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
September
28, 2019
Rivera left frustrated after
seeing Worlds chances disappear.
"As
the race wore on and it became clear that van
Vleuten would not be caught, Rivera and the
rest of the peloton were left isolated and
eventually redundant by the time the race
reached Harrogate."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
September
28, 2019
Tomorrow’s Worlds: Elite men’s
road race.
"The
big one, the men’s road race. We have a very
worrying weather forecast; the local area even
has a weather warning for rain. The route
isn’t the hardest in the world, but you try it
after riding for 7 hours in the pouring rain.
The last time the heavens opened in the road
race was back in Italy, when Rui Costa took
the win."
(rouleur.cc) Photographs: Luiz Angel Gomez
September
28, 2019
Alejandro Valverde: If I have to
lose my World Championships title, I'm going to
go down swinging.
"Defending
road race world champion Alejandro Valverde
will proudly lead his Spanish teammates on the
284.5km course between Leeds and Harrogate on
Sunday, but has admitted that the expected wet
and windy weather won't do him any favors." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
September
28, 2019
World Championships Road Race
Preview.
"After
plenty of exciting races this week, the final
event and one probably better enjoyed from the
sofa or a local pub given the harsh weather
forecast and almost 300km from neutralized
start to the finish. Mathieu van der Poel is
the obvious pick but can he concentrate all
day long?"
(inrng.com) (tumblr.com)
September
28, 2019
Column
Two
Peter Sagan: I miss the rainbow
jersey.
"Victory
in Yorkshire on Sunday would give Sagan his
fourth title - after Richmond in 2015, Doha in
2016, and Bergen in 2017 - and take him past
Eddy Merckx, Alfredo Binda, Oscar Freire, Rik
Van Steenbergen as the all-time record
holder."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
September
28, 2019
Five talking points from the
Yorkshire 2019 World Championships women’s road
race.
"By
the way everyone was talking pre-race, there
wasn’t much point completing the 149km course
from Leeds to Harrogate, instead picking one
of a handful of Dutch names out of a hat to
crown the new world champion. Turns out, this
was largely correct."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty
Images Sport)
September
28, 2019
Marianne Vos: Aiming for four at
Yorkshire World Championships.
"The
Netherlands' Marianne Vos will attempt to
secure a fourth world title in the elite
women's road race at the UCI Road World
Championships in Yorkshire on Saturday. It's
been six years since she last won a world
title on the road, and even though she's had a
turbulent few years in between, she has
steadily risen back to her best form." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
September
28, 2019
‘It’s been a big year, mentally
and emotionally’: Geraint Thomas committed to
riding for team at World Championships .
"The
2018 Tour de France champion pulled out of the
elite men’s time trial four days before the
event, saying he wouldn’t be able to compete
for the win, but remains part of the road race
team."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by Bas
Czerwinski/Getty Images)
September
28, 2019
World Championships bikes: Barnes
sisters to ride Canyon Aeroad.
"On
Saturday, sisters Hannah and Alice Barnes will
join forces in Team GB's bid to propel Lizzie
Deignan to a second rainbow jersey at the UCI
Road World Championships elite women's road
race in Yorkshire."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Josh Croxton)
September
28, 2019
New Lazer G1 road bike helmet
heads under 200g, still includes their best
features.
"The
new Lazer G1 replaces the Genesis as their top
road bike helmet, and it dropped more grams
than letters to come in at a claimed 189g.
Actually, for markets outside of the U.S. and
Canada, this new model will keep the Genesis
name, but for most of North America States,
it’s called the G1."
(bikerumor.com) (Tyler Benedict)
September
28, 2019
How to use indoor training to
smash your outdoor riding goals.
"Whether
you want to build endurance, become a better
sprinter or improve your climbing, indoor
training can help you achieve your goals on
the bike."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Ciamello
Courtesy)
September
28, 2019
Column
Three
The Secret Pro: Drafting cars
happens, Nils Eekhoff should be World Champ.
"Listen,
I’m going to keep this short, because I may or
may not be starting a World Championship
tomorrow (can’t let you lot narrow my identity
down to a mere 200 riders now, can I). I sent
this in because I couldn’t take it anymore. " (cyclingtips.com)
September
28, 2019
September
28, 2019
Eekhoff's agent threatens legal
action after rider is stripped of world U23
title.
"Nils
Eekhoff's rider agency SEG Cycling is looking
at the possibility of taking legal action
against the UCI after the Dutch rider was
stripped of the U23 road race title in
dramatic fashion at the UCI Road World
Championships in Yorkshire."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
September
28, 2019
Pidcock: Until 50 meters to go, I
was going to win the World Championships.
"Disconsolate
and on the verge of tears, Great Britain's Tom
Pidcock appeared crushed as he gingerly made
his way through the mixed zone after finishing
fourth in the under-23 men's road race at the
World Championships in Yorkshire on Friday." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
September
28, 2019
Former Tour de France champion
Geraint Thomas may target Giro in 2020.
"With
the return of multiple grand tour winner Chris
Froome from injury, and the presence of both
2019 yellow jersey Egan Bernal and reigning
Giro champion Richard Carapaz at Team Ineos,
competition for leadership spots is hot." (velonews.com)
(Getty Images)
September
28, 2019
Komoot goes Premium with tour
specific weather forecasts, exclusive discounts,
& more maps.
"For
those looking for more features from their
ride planning app, komoot is going Premium. If
you’re already a komoot user, don’t worry -
the features you know and love aren’t going
away."
(bikerumor.com) (Zach Overholt)
September
28, 2019
What are stack and reach and why
are they important?
"Stack
and reach are terms that get bandied around
all the time in the bike world, but what
exactly do they mean and why are they useful
to know?"
(road.cc) (Mat Brett)
September
28, 2019
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