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October
6, 2019
Ferrand-Prévot to undergo surgery
after breaking nose in Tokyo Olympic Games test
event.
"She
traveled to Tokyo last week to participate in
the mountain bike test event that will be used
for the Olympic Games next summer. However,
she crashed ten minutes into the race through
a rock garden."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
October
6, 2019
Adam Yates wins 2019 CRO Race.
"Adam
Yates (Mitchelton Scott) won the 2019 CRO Race
in Zagreb on Sunday. The six-day race ended
with Alessandro Fedeli (Delko Marseille
Provence) taking the stage 6 victory two
seconds ahead of Jan Tratnik (Bahrain Merida)
and Florian Kierner (Team Felbermayr Simplon
Wels)."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
October
6, 2019
Results: Tokyo 2020 Test Event.
"Nino
Schurter in winning the #Tokyo2020 test event:
"The perfect season end and already a great
motivation for next years Olympic Games. Love
the challenging track in Tokyo and it suits my
riding style also quite well."
(pinkbike.com) (Instagram)
October
6, 2019
Analyzing Michael Woods ride to
second at the Giro dell’Emilia.
"On
Saturday, Michael Woods finished runner-up in
an Italian autumn classic for the second time
in his career. The Ottawa-native was on the
attack on the final ascent of the iconic via
di San Luca on his way to finishing second to
Primoz Roglic at the Giro dell’Emilia."
(cyclingmagazine.ca) Philippe Tremblay
October
6, 2019
Bontrager Ajna Elite saddle
review.
"The Ajna is what Bontrager classifies as a Posture 2 saddle, and is aimed at riders who adopt an aggressive body position on road and mountain bikes." (bikeradar.com) Aoife Glass October
6, 2019
2019 Cro Race LIVE stream.
"2019
Cro Race LIVE October 1-6.
Stage 6 starts Sunday at 11:05am CET (5:05am U.S. Eastern). Finish at around 2:55pm CET (8:55am U.S. Eastern). Live video from 12:50pm CET (6:50am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com) (cycling.today) October
6,
2019
Column
Two
Road racing season is over, now
let the racing begin.
"So
should you sit on the couch, eat that second
croissant and just pack it in until April of
next year? Absolutely not! In fact, race
season is just about to begin. You just have
to know where to look."
(cyclingmagazine.ca) Photo: Matt Stetson
October
6, 2019
Colbrelli wins GP Bruno Beghelli.
"Colbrelli
takes it! He outsprinted Valverde for the
line. Valverde finishes in second place and
Haig in third."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
October
6, 2019
Marta Bastianelli wins GP Bruno
Beghelli Donne.
"The
Italian and European champion outpaced Lorena
Wiebes (Parkhotel Valkenburg) and Chiara
Consonni (Valcar Cylance Cycling) in the dash
for the line to take her 11th victory of the
season."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
October
6, 2019
Marc Sarreau wins Tour de Vendée.
"Marc
Sarreau (Groupama FDJ) won the Tour de Vendée,
clinching the overall victory at the
season-long Coupe de France competition. The
Frenchman won a sprint from an elite group of
four at the finish, with Christophe Laporte
(Cofidis) and Bryan Coquard (Vital
Concept-B&B Hotels) rounding out the
podium."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
October
6, 2019
Claeys wins Famenne Ardenne
Classic.
"Claeys
wins with Planckaert second and Roosen third." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
October
6, 2019
Rod Ellingworth: ‘I wanted Rohan
Dennis to stay’ at Bahrain Merida.
"The
British coach is soon to be unveiled as the
new team principal of Bahrain Merida, and with
familiar faces such as Mikel Landa and Wout
Poels arriving as new signings Ellingworth
will be looking to turn the team into one of
the peloton’s powerhouses."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Getty Images)
October
6, 2019
Bontrager XXX road cycling shoe -
Top performer without tradeoffs.
"Among most of today’s road bike shoes, there usually seems to be some trade-offs you need to make. Performance vs. comfort. Functionality vs. style. The right size vs. enough room. Good venting vs. three-season use. Appeal vs. price." (intheknowcycling.com) October
6, 2019
Column
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Head of the US Anti-Doping Agency
Travis Tygart hits back at Paula Radcliffe over
Alberto Salazar probe.
"Radcliffe,
former world marathon champion, said that the
sanction against Nike coach Salazar was the
'right decision' but went on to question
whether the time and money spent on the
investigation would have been better
directed."
(dailymail.co.uk) Rob Draper
October
6, 2019
Andrea Bagioli wins Il Piccolo
Lombardia.
"Future
Deceuninck Quick Step rider Andrea Bagioli won
Il Piccolo Lombardia on Sunday, triumphing
from a two-man attack that launched 8km from
the finish in Oggiogno."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Rodella /
Team Colpack
October
6, 2019
2019 Rectavit Series Cyclocross -
Grote Prijs Pelt, Belgium LIVE - CX LIVE stream.
"On
Sunday, October 6: Rectavit Series Cyclocross
- Grote Prijs Pelt, Belgium.
Elite Women at 13:45 CET, 7:45am ET. Elite Men at 15:00 CET, 9:00am ET. Live streaming video: 1:30pm CET (7:30am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com) October
6, 2019
Maghalie Rochette wins elite
women's FayetteCross.
"Caroline
Mani (Pactimo Colorado Proud) took second
after six laps of racing, while Clara
Honsinger (USA Cycling National Team) rounded
out the podium, 37 seconds down on Rochette." (cyclingnews.com)
(Image credit: Rob Karman / picturesbyrob.com)
October
6, 2019
Kerry Werner wins elite men's
FayetteCross.
"Lance
Haidet (Donnelly Sports) took second, 12
seconds down, coming out the strongest in the
trailing group that contained third-place
finisher Curtis White (Cannondale p/b
Cyclocrossworld) and Gage Hecht (Donnelly
Aevolo)."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Rob Karman /
picturesbyrob.com)
October
6, 2019
Trentin calls for barrier safety
changes after Hodeg crash.
"As
Álvaro Hodeg exited the final corner of the
Tour de l'Eurométropole, he hit the barrier
feet, which poked out onto the road. He was
later taken to hospital with fractures to his
left forearm, right shoulder and two ribs." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images Sport)
October
6, 2019
Maxime Monfort rides last race and
becomes sports director.
"Lotto
Soudal's Maxime Monfort will become a sports
director in the Belgian team after riding his
last race as a pro rider: the Famenne Ardenne
Classic."
(cyclingpub.com) Ángel María Herrera Soriano
(La Guía del Ciclismo)
October
6, 2019
Column
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CRO Race: Adam Yates wins stage 5.
"Adam
Yates (Mitchelton Scott) won stage 5 of the
CRO Race, triumphing on the summit finish of
Platak and taking over the race lead. The Brit
finished ten seconds ahead of Davide Villella
(Astana) and Victor de la Parte (CCC Team)." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
October
5, 2019
Álvaro Hodeg taken away in
ambulance after nasty barrier crash at Belgian
race.
"The
Colombian took a corner wide, clipping the
barriers and left lying in a heap on the floor
as his bike came to rest a fair distance
further up the road."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Eurosport/Getty)
October
5, 2019
20 teams apply for WorldTour
status in 2020.
"The
UCI has revealed the list of teams applying
for WorldTour license for 2020-2022, with 20
teams applying for a spot in the sport's
highest division. 17 teams have applied for
ProTeam status, down from 24 Pro Continental
teams in 2019."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images
Sport)
October
5, 2019
All three 2019 Grand Tour winners
set to line up for Il Lombardia.
"Giro
d’Italia winner Richard Carapaz is set to
feature in what will be one of his final races
for Movistar before he moves to Ineos for the
2020 season, where he will be a team-mate of
Tour de France winner Egan Bernal, who is
expected to line-up for the Italian Monument.
Vuelta a España victor Primož Roglič is also
set to be part of a strong Jumbo Visma
line-up."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty
Images)
October
5, 2019
Column
Two
Primož Roglič wins the Giro
dell'Emilia...
"Primož
Roglič (Jumbo Visma) bounced back from a
disappointing World Championships with victory
at the Giro dell'Emilia. The Slovenian
attacked late on the final ascent of the San
Luca climb in Bologna to solo across the line
and take his 12th win of 2019."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
October
5, 2019
Demi Vollering wins Giro
dell'Emilia Donne.
"Demi
Vollering (Parkhotel Valkenburg) won the sixth
edition of the Giro dell'Emilia Donne, beating
Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek Segafredo) and
Nikola Nosková (Bigla Pro Cycling) to the line
on the San Luca climb in Bologna." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images Sport)
October
5, 2019
Six Time RAAM Winner - Christoph
Strasser.
"Riding
the Race Across America is one thing, winning
it is another, but winning it six times is
just taking it too far! Christoph Strasser is
the man who achieved that remarkable feat,
winning the 3000 mile - 4828 kilometer - race
six times."
(pezcyclingnews.com) Lex Karelly
October
5, 2019
Drops Cycling sign Norwegians
Moberg and Olsen.
"Emilie
Moberg joins the team from Team Virtu Cycling,
which is set to fold at the end of the season,
and Elise Marie Olsen joins the team from the
junior ranks."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Drops
Cycling)
October
5, 2019
Bike Of The Week: Cannondale
Synapse Carbon Disc SE.
"With
its SAVE micro-suspension technology, also
combined with the endurance-oriented geometry,
wide rims/tires and Shimano Ultegra shifting,
the Synapse SE is ready for whatever road you
choose."
(roadbikeaction.com)
October
5, 2019
2019 Giro dell’Emilia Live Feed.
"
2019 Giro dell'Emilia LIVE Italy, October 5.
Women's Race Starts Saturday at 12:00 CET, 6:00am ET, Finishes at 14:36 CET, 8:36am ET. Men's race starts Saturday at 11:30am CET (5:30am U.S. Eastern), Finishes at around 4:41pm CET (10:41am U.S. Eastern). Live video from 2:30pm CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern)." (cycling.today) October
5, 2019
Column
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Allegaert wins Tour de
l'Eurométropole.
"Piet
Allegaert won the dash to the line ahead of
Florian Senechal (Deceuninck Quick Step) and
Jasper Stuyven (Trek Segafredo)." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
October
5, 2019
2019 Ethias Cross Berencross Elite
Men Results - Pauwels Sauzen Bingoal Still on
Top.
"In
the Elite Men’s race, the Pauwels Sauzen
Bingoal team kept its winning ways, taking
three of the top four steps. Michael
Vanthourenhout took his turn on the top step,
with teammate Eli Iserbyt, the U.S. World Cup
winner in Iowa City and Waterloo, taking
second."
(cxmagazine.com)
October
5, 2019
Trek Segafredo unveil Mads
Pedersen's rainbow jersey.
"Trek
Segafredo unveiled new world road champion
Mads Pedersen's rainbow jersey, as well as a
custom painted Trek Madone SLR to match. The
Dane will make his debut outing in the rainbow
stripes at Saturday's Tour de l'Eurométropole
in Belgium."
(cyclingnews.com) Image credit: Trek Segafredo
October
5, 2019
The Secret Cyclist - Real
Life as a Rider in the Professional Peloton.
"Professional
cycling is the same as many other sports, with
a lot going on behind the scenes in support of
the glossy public-facing side. Although we are
not normally allowed to observe this parallel
life, occasionally we have little glimpses." (road.cc) Richard
Peploe
October
5, 2019
Vanthourenhout
(Pauwels Sauzen) wins in Meulebeke.
Quick Guide to This Weekend’s
European Cyclocross Racing.
"The
domestic cyclocross scene is in FayetteCross
this weekend, and over in Europe, there are
several races taking place in Belgium and
beyond."
(cxmagazine.com) SnowyMountain Photography
October
5, 2019
Column
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October
4, 2019
Sénéchal fined for lashing out at
Walscheid.
"Florian
Sénéchal has been fined by the Deceuninck
Quick Step team for attacking another rider
after the Munsterland Giro, with the money set
to go to charity."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
October
4, 2019
Britain’s first male e-racing
national champion stripped of title following
data manipulation charges.
"Cameron
Jeffers (CyclingHub) was awarded the title
following the championships in March, but
British Cycling announced on Friday that it
had upheld a breach “related to manipulation
of pre-race data to gain an unfair advantage."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Picture: Simon
Wilkinson/SWpix.com)
October
4, 2019
Logan Owen returns to cyclocross
this weekend in Arkansas.
"The
EF Education First rider hasn’t competed in a
‘cross race in three years, choosing instead
to focus on his road career. But the 10-time
national cyclocross champion through the
junior and U23 ranks is itching to see what he
can do against the top domestic field." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images Sport)
October
4, 2019
Bernal, Carapaz, Roglic, Nibali
and Valverde clash in end-of-season Italian
Classics.
"The
leaves are starting to fall in the north of
Italy, and the 2019 men's European racing
season will again traditionally end with a
week of races there. The Italian classics will
culminate on October 12 with Il Lombardia -
the fifth and last Monument of the season." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
October
4, 2019
Tour, Giro presentations promise
surprises for 2020.
"The
2019 racing season is just winding down, but
details of next year's grand tours will be
revealed last this month with surprises
galore."
(velonews.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty
Images Sport)
October
4, 2019
The best cyclocross bikes of 2019
- 7 top-rated CX bikes.
"Cannondale
SuperX Apex, Giant TCX Advanced Pro 2 and
Specialized CruX Expert top the list." (bikeradar.com)
Cycling Plus
October
4, 2019
Column
Two
Sagan confirms he won’t try MTB
Olympic repeat, regrets missed chance at worlds.
"The
Slovakian superstar wants to go to Tokyo next
summer, but confirms he won't be repeating his
mountain bike experiment from Rio de Janeiro." (velonews.com)
(Getty Images)
October
4, 2019
Canadian national ski cross racer
passes away in mountain bike accident in
Squamish.
"A
promising member of Canada’s national ski
cross team has passed away following a tragic
accident while mountain biking. 22-year-old
Mikayla Martin was riding in her home town of
Squamish, B.C. when the accident occurred."
(cyclingmagazine.ca) Photo courtesy Squamish
RCMP
October
4, 2019
Catalunya cycling mourns death of
Capell.
"The
cycling community in Catalunya is mourning the
death of 23-year-old Modest Capell of Team
Compak Campo Claro. The regional time trial
champion was killed while training in the
province of Garrotxa in a collision with a
vehicle."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
October
4, 2019
Jumbo Visma takes shape for 2020
with experienced riders' contract extensions.
"Leezer,
Lindeman, Martens and Wynants all stay to
support Roglič and Dumoulin next season." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
October
4, 2019
Katusha announces women’s team
following merger with Israel Cycling Academy.
"Katusha
confirmed their merger with Israel Cycling
Academy for 2020 and announced they will also
be partnering with a professional women’s team
next season."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by Christof
Koepsel/Getty Images)
October
4, 2019
Evy Kuijpers back in the saddle
following RideLondon Classique crash.
"Kuijpers'
back injury was deemed serious enough to rule
her out for the rest of the season, and, while
that has proved to be the case, the
24-year-old has now returned to training,
considerably ahead of schedule." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
October
4, 2019
Rene Herse Juniper Ridge.
"The
Rene Herse 650x48 Juniper Ridge tires have a
knobbly tread that has been designed to roll
well on the road too. I was skeptical, but to
be honest they are pretty good, giving a boost
to your average speed on those tarmac sections
between the tracks and trails."
(road.cc) (Stu Kerton)
October
4, 2019
The best bike bags, boxes and
cases for traveling in 2019.
"So
you've booked your trip; maybe you're headed
for the Spanish sun, the Rocky Mountains or
maybe even South Australia to follow the Tour
Down Under. Your tickets are booked,
accommodation is sorted, but you still need to
figure out how to get your bike there safely." (cyclingnews.com)
(Image credit: Evoc)
October
4, 2019
Column
Three
Here are the top riders still
without confirmed contracts for the 2020 season.
"Taylor
Phinney has suffered to return to his best
since breaking his leg in 2014 at the National
Championship road race. This year, the twice
Under 23 Paris Roubaix winner, was held back
by knee issues in the Classics."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Getty Images)
October
4, 2019
Movistar ready to sign Rohan
Dennis, according to reports.
"According
to Spanish newspaper Marca, Movistar
could be a likely destination, with the
Spanish team’s interest in the 29-year-old
“very real” and they are already working
towards making signing Dennis a reality."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty
Images)
October
4, 2019
Roompot Charles folds at the end
of 2019 after failing to get new sponsors.
"At
the end of July, Roompot Vakanties announced
that it will stop sponsoring the Dutch team.
Since then, the team has been trying to
attract a new main sponsor but all the
attempts have been unsuccessful." (cyclingpub.com)
(bikeradar.com)
October
4, 2019
Tending to the growth of mountain
biking.
"NICA
is in constant need of more adult volunteers
to act as coaches and mentors, and Trek helps
provide resources for volunteers, and coaches
to find high school teams to work with." (velonews.com)
NICA Trek Trails
October
4, 2019
Is a new S-Works Sprint road
racing shoe coming from Specialized?
"A
social media post by Los Angeles-based mural
painter Michael Reeder suggests that we may be
seeing a rather unconventional road shoe some
time in the near future."
(cyclingtips.com) Michael Reeder
October
4, 2019
5 Best Short Saddles of 2019.
"Handmade in Southern California, the Infinity E2 is 250mm long and 165mm wide. The saddle is wrapped with Italian leather and rides on alloy 7×7 rails. " (roadbikeaction.com) October
4, 2019
Viathon G.1 gravel bike packs
tech & Red AXS from Walmart-owned brand.
"Viathon
announced the G.1, a gravel bike equipped
with SRAM Red eTap AXS and HED Vanquish GP 4
wheels. While the brand is owned by Walmart,
the bikes aren’t sold in-store - but can be
pre-ordered now for direct shipment in 4-6
weeks."
(bikerumor.com) Greg Kopecky. All images
courtesy Viathon
October
4, 2019
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