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October
9, 2019
Woods wins Milano Torino.
"Great
ride by Woods. He was among the first to
attack on that final ascent, and he kept
trying, kept responding to other attacks, and
then put in the winning move too. Valverde
second, Adam Yates third"
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
October
9, 2019
2019 Gran Piemonte Live Feed.
"Gran Piemonte 2019 (Agliè - Santuario di Oropa 183km) LIVE STREAM. Thursday, 10 October, starts at 14:45pm CET (Central Europe), 08:45am U.S. Eastern." (cycling.today) October
9, 2019
Dan Martin welcomes innovative and
unpredictable 2020 Tour de France route.
"They're
trying to make the Tour de France different,
which I think is a good thing," Martin told Cyclingnews
before the start of the Tre Valli Varesine
race in Italy as he prepares to end his season
and time at UAE Team Emirates at Il Lombardia
on Saturday."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
October
9, 2019
Baltimore to host one-day Pro
Series race in 2020.
"Scheduled
for September 6, the day before the Labor Day
holiday, the Maryland Cycling Classic will
fill a spot on the UCI's newly designated Pro
Series calendar, a second tier below the
WorldTour for races formerly designated as
1.HC or 2.HC."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
October
9, 2019
Carapaz: ‘I want to return to the
Giro, it changed my life.’
"Ecuadorian
eager to return to the Italian grand tour with
new team, possibly to start alongside Geraint
Thomas."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
October
9, 2019
Milano Torino LIVE stream.
"2019 Milano Torino LIVE Italy, October 9. Race starts Wednesday at 12:05pm CET (6:05am U.S. Eastern). Finish at around 4:26pm CET (10:26am U.S. Eastern). Live video from 2:30pm CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com) (cycling.today) October
9, 2019
Column
Two
Out of contract 8: The best riders
without a team for 2020.
"As
things stand, Rohan Dennis, Sam Bennett,
Esteban Chaves and Mark Cavendish are among
the raft of talent yet to confirm their
futures for 2020."
(cyclist.co.uk) (Joe Robinson)
October
9, 2019
Tom Pidcock relaunches cyclocross
team under new name.
"British
multi-discipline star Pidcock will return to
the CX calendar this weekend in the Telenet
Superprestige race in Gieten, Netherlands."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty
Images)
October
9, 2019
How you can help women’s cycling.
"Five
years ago, we embarked on a mission to change
how women’s cycling was covered. It took over
a year of research, planning, consultation
with industry partners, collaboration with
experts, interviewing and hiring additional
staff members, and then hundreds of thousands
of dollars spent."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by Alex
Whitehead/SWpix.com
October
9, 2019
Egan Bernal lays foundation for
2020 while enjoying end-of-season Italian races.
"I
don't want to put on 10 kilos and so have to
ride like crazy in December and January to
lose it," he said recently to La Gazzetta
dello Sport."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
October
9, 2019
Altitude is star of Tour Colombia
2020 route.
"South
America's fast-growing stage race will trace
the home regions of Nairo Quintana and Egan
Bernal with a route ending at nearly 11,000
feet."
(velonews.com) (Photo by Maximiliano
Blanco/Getty Images)
October
9, 2019
Il Lombardia and the Italian fall
classics deserve our love.
"Italy's
fall classics don't get the attention they
deserve, but a new project could help revive
some of cycling's most prestigious races." (velonews.com)
Photo: Tim de Waele/Corbis via Getty Images
October
9, 2019
2019 Giro di Lombardia LIVE
stream.
"2019 Giro di Lombardia LIVE October 12, Italy. Race starts Saturday at 10:30am CET (4:30am U.S. Eastern). Finish at around 4:59pm CET (10:59am U.S. Eastern). Live video from 2:00pm CET (8:00am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com) (cycling.today) October
9,
2019
Paris Tours 2019 Live Dashboard.
"Start time: Sunday Oct 13 11:25 CET (2:25 AM PDT). Earliest live video: 15:25 CET (6:25 AM PDT). Approximate finish: 16:54 CET (7:54 AM PDT)." (steephill.tv) October
9, 2019
Column
Three
UCI faces new complaint alleging
breach of EU competition law.
"The
UCI is facing a second complaint in the space
of a week alleging that it has breached
European Union competition law - this latest
one coming from the Lega del Ciclismo
Professionistico (LCP, the Italian
Professional Cycling League), which represents
organizers of professional races in Italy." (road.cc) Simon
MacMichael
October
9, 2019
October
9, 2019
Bahrain Merida rider and sports
director banned after being linked with
Operation Aderlass doping scandal.
"Slovenian
rider Kristijan Koren was pulled from the Giro
d’Italia earlier this year with the UCI
announcing on Tuesday (October 8) that Koren
had been handed a two-year ban as a
result. Borut Božič, a Slovenian former
pro now working as a sports director has also
been banned for two years."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
October
9, 2019
André Greipel could join Mathieu
van der Poel at Corendon Circus.
"The
German sprinter is searching for a new team
after he terminated his contract with Arkéa
Samsic following a disappointing 2019 season."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
October
9, 2019
Backaert joins B&B Hotels
Vital Concept from Wanty Gobert.
"Wanty
Gobert's Frederik Backaert has signed a
two-year contract to join French team B&B
Hotels Vital Concept from next season. The
Belgian will add firepower to the team's
Classics squad."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
October
9, 2019
Cheapest Zwift setups: Turbo
trainer deals to help you get Zwift on a budget.
"Getting
onto Zwift doesn't need to be expensive. Here
are our cheapest Zwift setups, along with
hints and tips on how to use Zwift on a
budget."
(cyclingnews.com) Josh Croxton
October
9, 2019
Velolife café owner could face
jail over cyclists meeting, say lawyers.
"The
owner of Velolife café could face jail if a
council injunction is granted, banning
cyclists from meeting there, according to his
lawyers."
(cyclingweekly.com) Alex Ballinger
October
9, 2019
Kinomap Rolls out Coached Workout
Functionality, Revamped User Interface, Apple TV
App.
"Kinomap
has launched their slate of Winter 2019-2020
platform updates, which include not just a
revamped and refreshed user interface, but
also a new capability that allows coaches to
upload their own videos to the platform and
have users/athletes iterate through." (dcrainmaker.com)
October
9, 2019
Column
One
October
8, 2019
Riders left angry and amused after
going wrong way in Tre Valli Varesine.
"Let's
say we did an extra loop down to the lake…,"
Nibali said, ironically, after preferring to
climb off in the final kilometer and head to
his Bahrain Merida team bus instead of
finishing the race."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
October
8, 2019
Roglic wins Tre Valli Varesine.
"Slovenian
triumphs with a late attack from reduced
group. The rest of the group finishes together
three seconds behind, but Roglic pounced at
the perfect time to take yet another victory
this season."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
October
8, 2019
Tom van Asbroeck wins Binche
Chimay Binche.
"Tom
van Asbroeck (Israel Cycling Academy) claimed
victory in Binche Chimay Binche after he edged
out Oliver Naesen (AG2R La Mondiale) by
millimeters in a group sprint on the
rain-soaked cobbles of the Grand Place in
Binche."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
October
8, 2019
Dumoulin: ‘Jumbo Visma would like
me to race the Tour de France.’
"Dutchman
Tom Dumoulin says that his new Jumbo Visma
team, which already includes leaders Primoz
Roglic and Steven Kruijswijk, would like him
to race the Tour de France in 2020." (velonews.com)
(Justin Setterfield/Getty Images Sport)
October
8, 2019
Alaphilippe pulls out of Il
Lombardia and ends 2019 season.
"The
Frenchman, who has won Milan-San Remo, Strade
Bianche, La Flèche Wallonne, and two stages of
the Tour de France this year, feels he is not
in the condition needed to be competitive." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
October
8, 2019
‘A lot of riders congratulated me
for hitting him,’ says Florian Sénéchal
following apology to Max Walscheid.
"The
incident occurred in the final 200 meters of
the rain-soaked Münsterland Giro. Sénéchal had
pulled off after working to help Hodeg. Then,
Walscheid's rear wheel clipped Senechal's as
the two sped towards the finish."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by Christof
Koepsel/Getty Images)
October
8, 2019
2019 Tre Valli Varesine Live Feed.
"2019 Tre Valli Varesine (Saronno - Varese 197.8km) Live. Tuesday, 08 October, starts at 15:30pm CET (Europe), 09:30am U.S. Eastern." (cycling.today) October
8, 2019
Column
Two
Men’s teams of 2020: Who’s moving
up, who’s dropping down, and what it means.
"As
the season winds to a close, the planning for
2020 and beyond begins in earnest. For the
teams of the professional peloton, an
important part of that is sorting out licenses
for the coming season, and submitting the
relevant applications to the UCI." (cyclingtips.com)
(Photo: Kristof Ramon)
October
8, 2019
Italian under-23 rider dies after
hitting his head in sprint finish crash.
"Giovanni
Iannelli fell 100 meters from the finish of
the Trofeo Bassa Valle Scrivia in northern
Italy, hitting his head with enough force to
break his helmet, according to Italian media."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Picture: Facebook/ Team
Hato Green Tea Beer)
October
8, 2019
Mads Pedersen: Now I want to win a
Classic but it doesn't have to be in the rainbow
jersey.
"Everything
changed for me last week," Pedersen tells Cyclingnews
and La Gazzetta dello Sport on the
evening before the Tre Valli Varesine race in
Italy in his first international interview
after winning the world title."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
October
8, 2019
Brodie Chapman signs with FDJ for
2020.
"After
two seasons with American team Tibco SVB,
Aussie racer Brodie Chapman will join French
outfit FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope in
2020."
(cyclingtips.com) Matt de Neef
October
8, 2019
Kristina Vogel on life, politics
and why she is returning to police work 16
months on from the accident that left her
paralyzed.
"Vogel's
positivity is extraordinary. Her accident at
Cottbus velodrome on June 26 last year, when
she collided at close to 40mph with a Dutch
cyclist who was practicing his standing
starts, left the 28-year-old paraplegic." (telegraph.co.uk)
Credit: Wolfgang Siesing
October
8, 2019
New Roval Terra gravel and
all-road wheelsets are super wide, wicked light.
"First
off, both of the new Terra wheelsets are
exceedingly light given the rim dimensions
used, and the Terra CLX, in particular.
Claimed weight is a paltry 1,296g per set,
including tubeless tape and tubeless valve
stems."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by James Huang
October
8, 2019
Sywtch has revamped their e-bike
conversion kit, and it's now 'the world's
smallest and lightest'.
"The
updated e-bike conversion kit, which consists
of a bar-mounted power pack and hub motor
front wheel, is now 50% lighter and 70%
smaller than the original, making it the
smallest and lightest in the world according
to Swytch."
(road.cc) (Jack Sexty)
October
8, 2019
Column
Three
5 riders who need to save their
seasons.
"Fernando
Gaviria has won just four races in 2019. If he
doesn't strike again this year, he'll be stuck
on the same tally as in 2015, when he hadn't
even properly turned pro."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
October
8, 2019
Ruling delayed on alleged Liège
Bastogne Liège bribery case involving Vinokourov
and Kolobnev.
"The
final ruling on the case surrounding Alexandre
Vinokourov's alleged bribe to Alexandr
Kolobnev at the 2010 Liège Bastogne Liège,
which should have been announced on October 8,
has been delayed until October 22." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
October
8, 2019
Freeman medical tribunal
rescheduled for October 28.
"Freeman,
who faces allegations of misconduct, including
doping, did not attend his hearing when the
tribunal first convened in Manchester in
February."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
October
8, 2019
Mikel Nieve re-signs with
Mitchelton Scott for two seasons.
"The
Basque rider joined the team in 2018 and has
since largely ridden in support of GC leaders
Adam and Simon Yates, and Esteban Chaves." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images Sport)
October
8, 2019
Hodeg undergoes surgery following
Tour de l'Eurométropole crash.
"Hodeg
suffered a left forearm fracture, a right
shoulder fracture and two fractured ribs when
he crashed heavily in the final kilometer of
the Tour de l'Eurométropole in Tournai after
he was brought down by the feet of a roadside
barrier."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
October
8, 2019
What do women want?: How to build
a thriving women’s race league.
"With
some local women's races cancelled due to lack
of entry and others thriving, what are the
success stories doing to get it so right? Cycling
Weekly investigates the secrets of
successful women's race organizers."
(cyclingweekly.com) Michelle Arthurs-Brennan
October
8, 2019
Tour de France set to start in
Basque Country in 2023.
"The
Tour de France is set to start in the Basque
Country in 2023, with a final agreement
between the Basque government and race
organizers ASO said to be close." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
October
8, 2019
Cannondale SuperSix EVO longterm
introduction.
"As
a Cannondale SuperSix evangelist I shouldn't
like the new SuperSix should I? To be honest,
I didn't at first, but as the weeks went by I
slowly started taking a liking to it." (cyclingnews.com)
(Image credit: Aaron Borrill)
October
8, 2019
Apple’s Main Battery Supplier
Turns to e-Bikes.
"At
this year’s Eurobike one of the big names for
batteries presented itself. The multi-billion
Simplo Tech Group (SMP), headquartered in
Taiwan, debuted at the Friedrichshafen show." (bike-eu.com)
October
8, 2019
Column
One
October
7, 2019
Alejandro Valverde to miss Il
Lombardia 2019.
"The
former world champion will still be riding in
Italy this week, at Tre Valli Varesine on
Tuesday October 8 and Milan Turin the
following day."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty
Images)
October
7, 2019
Honsinger wins elite women's
FayetteCross Day 2.
"Clara
Honsinger (USA) wins, Caroline Mani (Fra) and
Katerina Nash (Cze) round out the podium." (cyclingnews.com)
(Image credit: Rob Karman / picturesbyrob.com)
October
7, 2019
White wins elite men's
FayetteCross Day 2.
"Curtis
White (USA) wins, Gage Hecht (USA) finishes in
second and Kerry Werner (USA) places in third
place on the podium."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Rob Karman /
picturesbyrob.com)
October
7, 2019
Calum Brown and Rebecca Richardson
win Monsal Hill Climb 2019.
"The
Monsal Hill climb is 600m long with an average
gradient of 9.5%, starting off flat for the
first 100m or so and then ramping up all the
way to the finish line."
(cyclingweekly.com) Jonny Long
October
7, 2019
What 12,000 efforts on Adelaide’s
most popular climb say about uphill pacing.
"Will
you try to maintain a constant effort
throughout? Will you try to start out a little
easier and come home strong? Or will you start
out as hard as you can and try to hold on for
dear life?"
(cyclingtips.com)Photography by Matt de Neef
October
7, 2019
Notes from the Slightly Bemused
Desk.
"Tre
Valli Varesine is tomorrow. It’s arguably got
an even better startlist than Emilia. If this
isn’t the best Il Lombardia of all time then I
truly will be bemused."
(podiumcafe.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
October
7, 2019
Column
Two
Love him or loathe him, Lance
Armstrong is back… and quite possibly here to
stay.
"To
some it’s a step too far to give such a
platform to a man with a lifetime ban, but it
would be far from the first time a doper has
called a bike race. Like it or not, 2019 was
the summer when Armstrong’s rehabilitation
was, dare we say it, turbocharged." (bikeradar.com)
John Whitney
October
7, 2019
Power Analysis: Chloé Dygert vs.
Annemiek van Vleuten in Yorkshire.
"The
women's world championships road race saw
Chloé Dygert try to chase down Annemiek van
Vleuten. Today, we look at the power output
from both riders during the race." (velonews.com)
(Justin Setterfield/Getty Images Sport)
October
7, 2019
Roglic ending breakout season on
high.
"No
rider has been more consistent and more
successful across the entire arc of the 2019
season than Primoz Roglic. The 29-year-old
looks to be ending his season the same way he
started it - by winning."
(velonews.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty
Images Sport)
October
7, 2019
The race to get a new world
champion his bike.
"When
a drenched, elated Mads Pedersen crossed the
finish line in Harrogate last Sunday as the
new world champion, one race had come to an
end. Over the Atlantic, in Trek’s headquarters
in Waterloo, Wisconsin, another was just
beginning."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by Kristof Ramon
& JoostVH Photography / supplied by Trek
October
7, 2019
Doull: Vuelta a España provides
base for 2020 Spring Classics.
"Last
month, Owain Doull (Team Ineos) came through
his maiden Grand Tour at the Vuelta a España
and, after signing a new two-year deal, the
26-year-old has designs on an improved Spring
Classics campaign in 2020."
(cyclingnews.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty
Images Sport)
October
7, 2019
Aluminium road bikes: 7 of the
best available in 2019.
"Cannondale's
CAAD frames have long been considered the gold
standard in aluminium race bikes, and the
latest iteration the CAAD13 builds on that
legacy."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Cannondale)
October
7, 2019
Bulls Desert Falcon EVO Review.
"28mph
Class 3 speed pedelec performance with the 4th
generation Bosch Performance Line Speed motor.
A solidly built aluminum alloy road bike with
carbon fiber for and seat post to dampen
vibration, large
network of dealers in the US and Canada for
fitting and post-purchase maintenance."
(electricbikereview.com)
October
7, 2019
Yuba Electric Supermarche e-cargo
bike review: The smile machine.
"The new Electric Supermarche is Yuba's first take on the classic Dutch-style cargo bike, where the rider sits toward the rear of the bike and the front half is dominated by a large cargo area that sits behind the front wheel, close to the ground." (cyclingtips.com) Photography by James Huang October
7, 2019
Column
Three
U23 rider seriously injured after
being hit by car that entered course at Piccolo
Lombardia.
"Edo
Maas was on the descent of the Madonna del
Ghisallo when he was involved in a crash with
the vehicle, immediately being transported to
a hospital in Milan with what his team
describe as “severe injuries."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty
Images)
October
7, 2019
Mixed feelings in Harrogate
following the World Championships.
"After
the World Championships in Harrogate, has
Yorkshire's love affair with cycling come to
an end? After the circus has rolled through
town, what is left to show for it?" (cyclist.co.uk)
Myles Warwood
October
7, 2019
Dumoulin to target Tour de France
and Olympics Games in 2020.
"The
2017 Giro winner recently told Nos that he
doesn't believe the proximity of the Olympics
to the Tour will be a problem, and his
preparation will be entirely focused on those
two events."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
October
7, 2019
Alaphilippe, Bernal, Roglič and
Evenepoel nominated for Velo d’Or 2019.
"12
riders in total have been shortlisted, 11 men
and one woman, Annemiek van Vleuten
(Mitchelton Scott) being the one female
representative following her stunning 100km
solo ride to claim the women’s road race title
at the Yorkshire World Championships, as well
as victories at Strade Bianche and the Giro
Rosa."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by Peter De
Voecht-Pool/Getty Images)
October
7, 2019
Ellingworth and Cavendish signal
start of Bahrain McLaren’s second chapter.
"Ellingworth,
after leaving his coaching job of 10 years at
Sky/Ineos, officially began work Tuesday as
Team Principal. The team should announce his
arrival and sprinter Cavendish’s in the next
days - or hours - according to sources
contacted by VeloNews."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
October
7, 2019
Team Ineos appoints a new head of
performance.
"Paul
Barratt has joined Team Ineos as the squad's
Head of Performance Support and Innovation.
Barratt spent the last two years working at
British Cycling, where he held a similar
role."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Simon
Wilkinson / SWpix.com)
October
7, 2019
Stan’s NoTubes DART plug tool
promises to revolutionize tubeless tire repair.
"Stan’s
NoTubes has developed a new system called DART
- Dual Action Repair for Tubeless - that
supposedly seals much bigger holes and cuts
than other plugs, and makes for a more
permanent repair, too."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by Stan's
NoTubes
October
7, 2019
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