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November 21, 2019 November
21, 2019
Five top WorldTour neo-pros of
2019.
"The
2019 season unveiled several winning stars,
who are still only in their first year as a
professional. From Remco Evenepoel (Deceuninck
Quick Step) winning Clásica San Sebastián to
Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) taking three
stages in the Vuelta a España."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by David
Ramos/Getty Images)
November
21, 2019
Tour of Fuzhou: Gonov wins stage
5.
"History
has been made at the Tour of Fuzhou as a trio
of young riders led home the bunch sprint on
stage 5. 19-year-old Lev Gonov pipped
compatriot Gleb Syritsa and Australia's Blake
Quick on the line in Fuqing."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Tour of
Fuzhou)
November
21, 2019
Mathieu van der Poel hints at
debut Tour de France in 2021.
"With
the young Dutchman having already taken
multiple cyclocross championships as well as
the Dutch national road race title and an
Amstel Gold win at the age of just 24, great
expectation is placed on Van der Poel’s
shoulders and much is made of which races he
will ride and when."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by Stephen
Pond/Getty Images)
November
21, 2019
Van Avermaet to follow changed
race program in hope of peaking later for
Flanders and Roubaix.
"According
to Het Nieuwsblad, Van Avermaet has
spent the past six weeks away from his bike,
having last raced at the World Championships
road race in Yorkshire on September 29." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
November
21, 2019
Van der Breggen and Van den Bos
fine-tune time-trial positions at Specialized
wind tunnel.
"Boels
Dolmans' Anna van der Breggen and Jip van den
Bos recently traveled to their team's bike,
helmet and shoe sponsor Specialized's wind
tunnel - their so-called WinTunnel - in Morgan
Hill, California, to fine-tune their
time-trial positions ahead of the 2020
season."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Specialized)
November
21, 2019
Vuelta a Aragon 2020 cancelled.
"After
returning to the UCI calendar in 2018
following a 13-year absence, the Vuelta a
Aragon will vanish again in 2020 after failing
to secure enough funding for the UCI
2.1-ranked stage race."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
November
21, 2019
Live: Cyclocross - Ambiancecross
Wachtebeke - Saturday 23rd November - Live
Video.
"The
big names are expected to take to the start of
the second edition of the Ambiancecross in
Wachtebeke, Belgium this Saturday. An
interesting course and big crowds are
expected.
Elite Women - 12:45 UK, 13:45 Europe. Elite Men - 14:00 UK, 15:00 Europe." (cyclocross.social) November
21, 2019
Column
Two
Testosterone research found on
Freeman's laptop, tribunal told.
"Richard
Freeman, a former doctor at Team Sky and
British Cycling, looked into the relationship
between testosterone and endurance exercise,
the medical tribunal assessing his fitness to
practice heard on Wednesday."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bryn
Lennon/Getty Images)
November
21, 2019
Iain Treloar: Ten products I loved
in 2019.
"For the most part, these items aren’t things that wow me on a daily basis; they’re the things that I use regularly that disappear because they function so seamlessly, allowing me to tap into whatever I need from riding in that moment without distracting from it." (cyclingtips.com) Photography by Iain Treloar November
21, 2019
An Olympic Gold: Valverde’s
‘dream’ ending.
"39-year-old
Valverde insists age is no object as he heads
toward season likely to include Tour, Olympics
and world championships."
(velonews.com) (Getty Images)
November
21, 2019
Christina Birch’s journey from MIT
bioengineer to Olympic hopeful.
"Christina
Birch is hoping to qualify for the U.S. track
team for the 2020 Olympics. A place in Tokyo
would mark another milestone in Birch's
impressive professional career." (velonews.com)
(Photo: Casey B. Gibson)
November
21, 2019
Viviani back in the saddle and
preparing for 2020 with Cofidis.
"Elia
Viviani will be back in the saddle on Friday
as he begins to prepare for his 2020 campaign
with new WorldTour team Cofidis, where he'll
combine sprinting on the road with preparation
for the track at the Tokyo Olympics." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
November
21, 2019
These Are the Top 10 Fitness
Trends for 2020.
"It’s
that time of year again, when the American
College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) polls
thousands of health and fitness professionals
around the globe to peer into the crystal ball
and identify the top fitness trends for the
following year."
(bicycling.com) Sarinya Pinngam / EyeEmGetty
Images
November
21, 2019
World champions skip Hong Kong
track World Cup to rest amid civil unrest.
"The
reigning Madison world champions Kirsten Wild
and Amy Pieters will not travel to Hong Kong
for the third round of the UCI Track World Cup
this month. The Dutch riders have opted to
rest rather than join their national teammates
in the embattled territory."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
November
21, 2019
Live: UCI Cyclocross World Cup
Round 5 - Koksijde, Belgium - Sunday 24th
November 2019. Livestream.
"Koksijde
is one of the most iconic CX courses of the
season! The sandy dunes provide a unique
challenge for the riders!
Junior Men - 9:00 UK, 10:00 Europe. U23 Men - 10:30 UK, 11:30 Europe. Elite Women - 12:30 UK, 13:30 Europe. Elite Men - 14:00 UK, 15:00 Europe." (cyclocross.social) November
21, 2019
Column
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Speaking out on doping cost me my
career, insists Shane Sutton's former team-mate
Darryl Webster.
"This
57-year-old was among the most gifted riders
of his generation, an outlier talent who could
win races over almost any distance, and who
should have gone on to impress abroad had only
his fiercely outspoken streak and - by his
account - resistance to doping not held him
back."
(telegraph.co.uk) Credit: Dimitris Legakis
November
21, 2019
Steve Cummings: The last of the
mavericks.
"How
the British rider's unique character and
breakaway skills gave him a successful but
often conflicting career."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
November
21, 2019
Thomas De Gendt and Tim Wellens
delay 2019 post-season adventure ride.
"Thomas
De Gendt and Tim Wellens have been forced to
delay ‘The Breakaway 2’, their post-season
adventure ride, after a number of unfortunate
incidents befell the Lotto Soudal pair."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty
Images Sport)
November
21, 2019
Team Ineos signs Bernal's old
friend Brandon Rivera.
"Team
Ineos announced the signing of Colombian rider
Brandon Rivera on a two-year contract. The
23-year-old joins from Colombian Continental
team GW Shimano."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Team
Ineos/Pablo Mazuera
November
21, 2019
Hagens Berman Axeon announce two
new riders for 2020.
"Hagens
Berman Axeon has announced its first two new
additions for 2020, revealing on social media
that the U23 development team has signed
21-year-old Belgian Jens Reynders and
20-year-old Australian Jarrad Drizners." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images Sport)
November
21, 2019
Interview: Elinor Barker on
spending years suffering with endometriosis
before getting right diagnosis and
'life-changing' surgery.
"Since
surgery, I’ve kind of…got a bit of freedom
back, I suppose,” the 25-year-old muses
seemingly more to herself, perhaps momentarily
lost among flashbacks of years suffering with
endometriosis."
(telegraph.co.uk) (Getty Images)
November
21, 2019
Factory Tour: Inside 3T Cycling,
how Torno carbon cranks are handmade in Italy.
"I
dropped into 3T Cycling’s small Bergamo
factory where every 3T Torno carbon crankset
is made by hand, to see how it’s done. And to
chat about what they have planned for the
extra floor space on their production floor,
hint: it’s going to be big, light &
carbon…"
(bikerumor.com) (Cory Benson)
November
21, 2019
Column
One
November 20, 2019 November
20, 2019
Five US UCI races for men in 2020,
three for women.
"US
domestic teams hoping to earn UCI points will
have slim pickings domestically in 2020, with
the men having just five UCI races on the
UCI's America Tour, and the women's UCI
options limited to just three."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Jonathan Devich)
November
20, 2019
Tour of Fuzhou: Rory Townsend
strikes again on stage 4.
"Rory
Townsend (Canyon DHB) claimed his second stage
win of the 2019 Tour of Fuzhou as he smartly
anticipated the reduced bunch sprint 800
meters before the finish line in Lianjiang." (cyclingnews.com)
(Image credit: Tour of Fuzhou)
November
20, 2019
Deceuninck Quick Step celebrate 68
victories in 2019.
"Deceuninck
Quick Step racked up another 68 victories
during the 2019 season, cementing their place
as the sport's most successful squad after
winning the UCI World Team Classification for
the second year in a row."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
November
20, 2019
John Degenkolb says he didn’t
leave Trek Segafredo because of Tour de France
omission.
"After
three years at Trek, Degenkolb has signed with
Lotto Soudal for the 2020 season. What awaits
him is not yet known, however, and he says he
isn’t thinking about whether he will ride the
Tour next year as the Belgian outfit start to
make rough plans for the season ahead."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty
Images Sport)
November
20, 2019
Devolder: I had more talent as a
stage racer than in Classics.
"As
Stijn Devolder prepares to transition from pro
cycling to the agriculture business, he gave
an 'exit interview' with the Belgian newspaper
Het Nieuwsblad, revealing that he
thought he had more talent as a stage racer
than he did as a Classics rider." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
November
20, 2019
Can Chris Froome ever return to
his former level?
"It
is now five months since the 34-year-old
crashed his bike and suffered fractures to his
hip, femur, elbow, vertebrae and sternum. He
is already back in the saddle but can only
cycle at a leisurely pace. He actually started
riding again before he was able to walk
properly."
(cycling.today)
November
20, 2019
Column
Two
Greg LeMond: ‘Egan Bernal, do not
work for Chris Froome!’
"LeMond,
who won the Tour de France aged 25, feels that
Bernal should 'give no gifts' to Froome on
account of his age should a Tour de France
leadership battle arise."
(velonews.com) (Getty Images)
November
20, 2019
WorldTour team bike guide 2020.
"Who's
rides what? The framesets, groupsets, wheels
and accessories being raced in the men's top
tier for 2020."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit:
NDB_Photgraphy)
November
20, 2019
Belgian selectors face difficult
choices ahead of Olympic Game.
"The
selectors for the Belgian national team face a
difficult choice when it comes to picking
their riders for next year's Olympic Games,
with Deceuninck Quick Step's Remco Evenepoel
the only certain name so far on the start
sheet for Tokyo next summer."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
November
20, 2019
Eight highlights from Steve
Cummings’ career.
"The
British rider said he felt physically ready to
continue his career and was “happy to
continue, but also happy to stop” after
struggling to find a new team at WorldTour or
Pro Continental level, with Dimension Data
(soon to be Team NTT) deciding not to renew
his contract."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Getty Images)
November
20, 2019
Van der Poel, Van Vleuten named
Dutch riders of the year.
"Mathieu
van der Poel ended the five-year reign of Tom
Dumoulin, taking out the Gerrit Schulte Trophy
for best male Dutch pro cyclist of the year.
Annemiek van Vleuten (Mitchelton Scott)
claimed the Keetie van Oosten-Hage Trofee in
honor of the best female rider of the yea." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
November
20, 2019
The Road to Road Tubeless.
"Thinking
of making the jump to tubeless? PEZman Chuck
Peña has leapt into the unknown and fitted a
set of Pirelli Cinturatos to his Irwin Cycling
AON TLR wheelset. Chuck runs through the tire
fitting and the potentially disastrous sealant
injecting to find the ins-and-outs of going
tubeless."
(pezcyclingnews.com) (Photo: Chuck Peña)
November
20, 2019
Column
Three
November
20, 2019
Men’s road transfer season,
analyzed: Three good fits, three questionable
moves.
"Now
that most of the marquee signings are in the
books for this transfer season, it’s a great
time to take a closer look at how the big
names could fit in with their new squads. A
few big deals do stand out as great fits …
while others look like head-scratchers." (cyclingtips.com)
(Photo: Cor Vos)
November
20, 2019
Team Ineos sign 18-year-old Carlos
Rodríguez.
"For
the past two years, Rodríguez has ridden for
the Kometa development team set up by Alberto
Contador. He has won the Spanish junior time
trial title two years in a row and this year
claimed the Tour de Gironde stage race and
Gipuzkoa Klasika one-day race."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
November
20, 2019
Under-23 NTT Continental Team
finalizes 2020 roster.
"The
2020 NTT Continental Cycling Team - the
under-23 feeder squad for the WorldTour NTT
Pro Cycling team - has all but finalized its
2020 line-up of 11 riders, with the winner of
the upcoming Zwift Academy competition to take
the final spot."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
November
20, 2019
'It's a message of hope' - Malori
pens book to help others in adversity.
"A
high-speed crash at the Tour de San Luis
virtually ended his career and dramatically
changed his life. The Italian suffered
mentally and physically as he tried to make a
comeback and has now written a book that
reveals how he fought to rebuild his life." (cyclingnews.com)
(Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
November
20, 2019
Look 795 Blade RS disc review.
"The Look 795 Aerolight was introduced in 2015 as the company's flagship aero road bike model. The Aerolight was well-liked by reviewers, but the heavy integration was not a favorite of consumers." (cyclingnews.com) (Image: © Josh Ross) November
20, 2019
Column
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November 19, 2019 November
19, 2019
Tour of Fuzhou: Slik wins stage 3.
"Just
like a year ago, stage 3 of the Tour of Fuzhou
was won by Dutchman Ivar Slik (Monkey Town A
bloc), who made the most of a seven-man
breakaway in the crosswinds to outclass
Russian pursuiter Kirill Sveshnikov." (cyclingnews.com)
(Image credit: Tour of Fuzhou)
November
19, 2019
Froome taking nothing for granted
in race to return for the 2020 Tour and
Olympics.
"Four-time
Tour de France winner using cupping therapy
and cryotherapy as he works toward returning
to full strength after career-threatening
crash in June."
(velonews.com) (Getty Images)
November
19, 2019
Degenkolb: Gilbert and I want to
take Lotto Soudal to a new level.
"The
German makes the move after spending three
years at Trek Segafredo, and along with
Gilbert, will look to revive the squad's
cobbled Classics fortunes."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
November
19, 2019
Fuglsang set to target 2020 Giro
d'Italia and work for Lopez at Tour de France.
"Astana
team leader Jakob Fuglsang says that he
expects to target the overall classification
at the 2020 Giro d'Italia, and may ride the
Tour de France in the service of teammate
Miguel Angel Lopez, as he works to be at his
best for the Tokyo Olympics."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
November
19, 2019
Book Review: Where There’s a
Will.
"Emily
Chappell's experience of ultra racing reminds
me of George Sand’s demand, “Let me escape the
deceitful and criminal illusion of happiness!
Give me work, tiredness, pain and some
enthusiasm."
(inrng.com)
November
19, 2019
Elite Zumo Smart Trainer In-Depth
Review.
"Some
trainers arrive on the scene happy as a clam
(though virtually none in 2019). Others take a
few weeks to mature. Some take months. The
Zumo though – it decided to take its time like
an Italian wine."
(dcrainmaker.com)
November
19, 2019
Wolf Tooth EnCase Bar Kit One
multi-tool review: Tiny size, big on function.
"Wolf
Tooth’s new EnCase Bar Kit One seems to have
nearly every major roadside repair need
covered, and the whole thing hides away inside
the ends of your handlebar."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by James Huang
November
19, 2019
Column
Two
Van der Poel to end cyclocross
season at World Championships.
"Mathieu
van der Poel will end his cyclocross season
early, with the World Championships in
Dübendorf, Switzerland on February 2 set to be
his final race of his 2019-20 campaign." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
November
19, 2019
Harry Tanfield: Katusha Alpecin
left me high and dry.
"After
a debut WorldTour season with Katusha Alpecin
that he says "couldn’t have gone much worse",
Harry Tanfield finds himself with something of
a second chance, as he joins AG2R La Mondiale
for the 2020 campaign."
(cyclingnews.com)
November
19, 2019
How Remco Evenepoel, Egan Bernal,
and other Generation Z riders are changing pro
cycling.
"Cycling's
generational shift was on full display in
2019, with Remco Evenepoel, Egan Bernal, and
others winning big."
(velonews.com) (Getty Images)
November
19, 2019
The best frame pumps for road and
gravel: Silca vs Zefal vs Topeak.
"Well before mini pumps became available and were the common pick, frame pumps ruled the roost. These were most popular when steel frames were the norm, and the pumps would sit perfectly parallel to the horizontal toptube or along the seat tube." (cyclingtips.com) Photography by Dave Rome November
19, 2019
'One cycling' AusCycling proposal
hangs in the balance.
"The
proposal to amalgamate Australia's different
cycling disciplines' national bodies has
suffered a blow from Cycling Tasmania's
announcement on Monday that nine of its 14
member clubs have voted 'no'."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Con
Chronis/Cycling Australia)
November
19, 2019
The Best Garmin Charger: Only $9
for a Two-Pack of These Pucks.
"It’s
got a nice strong and tight connector, and has
a nifty little base to keep the watch all
settled. No flopping around or dog-driven
breeze will move this thing."
(dcrainmaker.com)
November
19, 2019
Specialized add more affordable
Creo Comp e-road and Creo Comp Evo e-gravel
models.
"If
the huge £10,999 price tag of the S-Works Creo
launched back in July was beyond your budget,
you'll be glad to know these two new models
are slightly more affordable at £5,499 each." (road.cc) (Jack
Sexty)
November
19, 2019
Column
Three
Hundreds of mourners gather for
funeral of Raymond Poulidor.
"Christian
Prudhomme, Mathieu van der Poel, former Tour
de France winners among those that gathered to
pay last respects to 'an inter-generational
champion'."
(velonews.com) (Getty Images)
November
19, 2019
Total Direct Energie re-sign
Niccolò Bonifazio, add Geoffrey Soupe and
Leonardo Bonifazio for 2020.
"Total
Direct Energie have announced the extension of
sprinter Niccolò Bonifazio's contract, and
have also announced the signing of Bonifazio's
brother, Leonardo, and Geoffrey Soupe to
strengthen the French team's sprint train." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
November
19, 2019
Israel Cycling Academy announce
signing of Navarro and Biermans.
"Israel
Cycling Academy have signed Spanish climber
Dani Navarro and Belgian all-rounder Jenthe
Biermans for 2020, both of whom join from
Katusha Alpecin, the team has announced." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
November
19, 2019
Enrico Gasparotto changes national
allegiance from Italy to Switzerland.
"The
2005 Italian road race champion has apparently
been in conflict with his national cycling
federation for a number of years, according to
Het Nieusblad, and after gaining Swiss
nationality has successfully registered as a
Swiss rider with the UCI ahead of the 2020
season."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by Bas
Czerwinski/Getty Images)
November
19, 2019
Back pain forces Daniele Bennati
to retire at 39.
"Italian
sprinter and trusted road captain Daniele
Bennati has announced his retirement,
revealing that back pain caused by a vertebra
fracture in April has forced him to end his
professional career after 18 seasons in the
saddle."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
November
19, 2019
Bradley Wiggins: “I’ve got a
masters degree in Sean Yates.”
"As
well as all those gold medals and stuff,
Wiggins is famous for being something of a
collector of cycling memorabilia. What’s
more, his relationship with Sean Yates is
one of the most important in British cycling
history."
(rouleur.cc) Photographs: Sean Hardy /
Offside
November
19, 2019
Patent Patrol: Lauf's brilliant
leaf spring rear suspension.
"Lauf
changed the game for short travel front
suspension, and if this patent is any
indication, they’re about to do the same for
short travel rear suspension." (bikerumor.com)
(Tyler Benedict)
November
19, 2019
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