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November 24, 2019 November
24, 2019
Van der Poel wins men's UCI
Cyclocross Koksijde World Cup.
"The
Dutch rider started on the third row of the
grid and then had to come back after being
held up by a crash on the first corner, but by
the end of the first lap he was in the lead
group. On the second lap Van der Poel opened
up a huge lead over his rivals, with Laurens
Sweeck and Toon Aerts eventually rounding out
the podium."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
November
24, 2019
Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado wins
women's UCI Cyclocross Koksijde World Cup.
"Ceylin
del Carmen Alvarado (NED) won the UCI
Cyclocross Koksijde World Cup after distancing
her rivals on fifth and final lap. The winning
move came late and saw Alvarado move clear of
Lucinda Brand (Ned) and Yara Kastelijn (Ned)
with the pair completing the podium." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
November
24, 2019
Vandeputte wins Koksijde World Cup
U23 race.
"Niels
Vandeputte wins, Jelle Camps is second, Ryan
Kamp third."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
November
24, 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, 7:30am ET. Elite Men - 14:00 UK, 15:00 Europe, 9:00am ET." (cyclocross.social) (cyclingfans.com) November
24, 2019
Column
Two
Quintana targets Tour with new
team Arkea Samsic.
"Nairo
Quintana goes into his first season with new
team Arkea Samsic with big ambitions. “I want
to win every race we enter, starting with
Paris-Nice,” he told AFP, Sunday." (velonews.com)
(Getty Images)
November
24, 2019
The best cycling gear at the best
prices.
"Rather than doing the shopping stage race from hell or even a hard digital workout on your computer or phone, let me try to make this cycling shopping season a recovery day for you." (intheknowcycling.com) November
24, 2019
Host locations unveiled for 2020
Tour de Yorkshire.
"Taking
place from April 30-May 3, with the women's
race held on May 1-2, the 2020 Tour de
Yorkshire will revisit the cities of Barnsley
and Leeds as well as the towns of Beverley and
Halifax."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Tour de
Yorkshire)
November
24, 2019
Bookshelf: The Call of the Road.
"The
origins, history and present state of road
racing are nicely summarized in author Chris
Sidwells' book, “The Call of the Road: The
History of Cycle Road Racing."
(pezcyclingnews.com) Leslie Reissner
November
24, 2019
Magic Spanner The world of cycling
according to Carlton Kirby.
"Commentators
are well placed to observe the whole circus of
professional cycling, which gives them plenty
of material for a 'behind the scenes' book
such as this. In Magic Spanner,
Carlton Kirby will entertain you with amusing
stories about his work as a commentator." (road.cc) Richard
Peploe
November
24, 2019
Column
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November
24, 2019
Team Ineos sponsor “not
interested” in what may come out about Team Sky.
"Jim
Ratcliffe, the billionaire whose Ineos
chemicals company sponsors Team Ineos, has
suggested his pledge to pull out of cycling if
the team broke any doping rules does not cover
past events."
(stickybottle.com)
November
24, 2019
Dowsett, Hollenstein join Israel
Cycling Academy.
"The
team joined the WorldTour after the merger of
former top-tier team Katusha Alpecin and Pro
Continental outfit Israel Cycling Academy.
Both Dowsett and Hollenstein raced with
Katusha Alpecin in 2019 and are two of the
many riders who have been retained as the two
squads merge."
(velonews.com)
November
24, 2019
No gateaux, no plateau? How to
shift those final few kilos.
"When
it comes to losing weight, reaching a plateau
is frustrating and demotivating. It’s
something I’ve experienced myself lately, and
frankly I’ve struggled to move past it."
(cyclingweekly.com) Vern Pitt
November
24, 2019
How can I use my thru axle bike on
a turbo trainer?
"Fitting
a bike with thru axles to a trainer is
sometimes a little more difficult than using a
bike with open-ended dropouts but it can be
done as long as you have the right equipment." (road.cc)
November
24, 2019
Argon 18 Krypton Pro frameset.
"With
its clean, smooth looks and some aero touches
going on you'd easily think the new Argon 18
Krypton Pro is a full-on race bike. It
certainly delivers on performance thanks to a
low weight and plenty of stiffness." (road.cc) (Stu
Kerton)
November
24, 2019
Column
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November 23, 2019 Mathieu Van der Poel wins again at
Ambiancecross.
"World
champion Mathieu van der Poel (Correndon
Circus) continued his romp through the
cyclocross calendar Saturday in Belgium,
handily winning the Ambiancecross ahead of Tim
Merlier (Creafin Fristands)."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
November
23, 2019
Kastelijn tops Cant at
Ambiancecross.
"European
champion Yara Kastelijn added another win to
her growing palmares Saturday in Belgium,
where the Dutchwoman topped world champion
Sanne Cant by 17 seconds."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
November
23, 2019
Nolan wins Elite women's opener at
North Carolina Grand Prix.
"Caroline
Nolan first, Raylyn Nuss is second,
Hannah
Arensman third in USA Cycling Pro CX Calendar
C2 race.
Kerry Werner won the men's race." (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) November
23, 2019
Gallopin to return to Classics
after 'worst season of my career.'
"The
Frenchman, who won a stage and wore the yellow
jersey at the 2014 Tour de France, crashed
repeatedly this year, continuing the
overwhelming theme of 2018."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Yves Perret /
www.ypmedias.com)
November
23, 2019
Uttrup Ludwig: There's a fire
inside that drives me to win.
"After
another year of impressive progression,
Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig has set her sights on an
even more successful 2020 campaign with her
focus on the Spring Classics, Giro d'Italia,
and Olympic Games."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
November
23, 2019
Ineos would pull out of cycling if
rules were broken says Jim Ratcliffe.
"Jim
Ratcliffe has restated his position that Ineos
would pull out of cycling should members of
the team be caught cheating - although there
was a certain ambiguity in his words regarding
any events that may have taken place before he
took ownership of what was up until that point
Team Sky."
(road.cc) credit swpixcom
November
23, 2019
‘A case of when not if’ the Tour
de France returns to Yorkshire.
"It
was recently revealed the tourist board has
just 12 months to repay a £500,000 loan that
prevented their collapse, but the organization
is focused further ahead on when they will
next host a Grand Tour."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Getty Images)
November
23, 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
23, 2019
Column
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Artur Fedosseyev wins Tour of
Fuzhou overall.
"After
Briton Rory Townsend, Russian teenager Lev
Gonov and Mongolia’s Jambaljamts Saibayar, two
more riders have concluded the eighth Tour of
Fuzhou with their first international elite
victory in the bag as Aliaksai Shnyrko
(Ningxia Sports Lottery Livall) from Belarus
claimed stage 7 and Kazakhstani Artur
Fedosseyev (Shenzhen XDS) won the overall
classification."
(cyclingnews.com) velowire.com
November
23, 2019
UAE Team Emirates follow cautious
approach with Pogacar’s development.
"Aside
from Egan Bernal’s Tour de France win, the
standout GC performance from a young rider in
2019 came from Tadej Pogacar, who at the
tender age of 20 finished third in the Vuelta
a Espana and picked up three stage wins." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
November
23, 2019
Quick Step directeur outlines
team’s huge ambitions for Sam Bennett.
"Team
directeur, and former pro rider himself, Brian
Holm has said Bennett is a cut above other
sprinters in that he can climb. He has likened
Bennett to Sean Kelly and believes the
28-year-old Irish champion can win classics."
(stickybottle.com) (Photo: Caroline Kerley)
November
23, 2019
'Bring your climbing legs' in key
year for Sun Tour.
"Race
directors for the Jayco Herald Sun Tour, Scott
McGrory and John Trevorrow, have laid out a
varied route for the riders in an edition that
could shape the future of Australia’s oldest
stage race."
(sbs.com.au) (Photo: Con Chronis)
November
23, 2019
Tracing the Berlin Wall.
"I’ve been to Berlin several times, and the question that I ask myself is always the same: “Where was the Wall?” The location of the Berlin Wall is documented in very few places, because immediately after its fall in 1989 and according to the predominant feeling of the time - ”the Wall has to fall” - it was taken down so thoroughly that almost all traces of the border were erased." (pelotonmagazine.com) Images by Paolo Ciaberta November
23, 2019
Column
Three
Gesbert struck by car while
training.
"According
to a statement from his team, Arkea Samsic,
the 24-year-old Frenchman was riding through a
roundabout near his home when the driver of a
car failed to yield the right of way and the
car's rearview more struck him as it passed." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images Sport)
November
23, 2019
Katusha Alpecin riders finally
receive October salaries.
"It
remains unclear whether the funds were
provided by the UCI bank guarantee or if a
sponsor stepped in and solved the team’s cash
flow problems. Last week Cyclingnews reported
that a leading sponsor failed to meet their
financial obligations."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
November
23, 2019
Dowsett joins Israel Cycling
Academy.
"British
time trial champion Alex Dowsett has signed
for Israel Cycling Academy for 2020. The
31-year-old spent the last two years at
Katusha Alpecin."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
November
23, 2019
Elia Viviani to skip Giro d’Italia
to ride Tour de France as preparation for Tokyo
2020.
"According
to Italian newspaper La Repubblica,
Viviani will target Milan - San Remo in the
early season, before skipping the Giro
d’Italia to ride the Tour de France. This way,
the Italian believes he will arrive at the
Tokyo Olympics in perfect form."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Jeff Pachoud/AFP via
Getty Images)
November
23, 2019
Arkéa Samsic launch female team
and call women’s cycling the ‘future of this
sport’.
"The
Arkéa group’s general manager, Ronan Le Moal,
told Direct Velo that women’s cycling
is the “future of the sport” and that since
Arkéa became involved with the team in 2014
their goal has been to have a women’s squad."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by Robert
Cianflone/Getty Images)
November
23, 2019
3West Design adds more saddles w/
unique dropped-center cutout.
"3West
Design has taken a different approach to
saddle shaping, removing most of the material
from the center section to reduce soft tissue
pressure. Now, they’re introducing two new
models -the Grace and Trust - designed for
women and triathletes."
(bikerumor.com) (Tyler Benedict)
November
23, 2019
The best early Black Friday deals.
"If
you’re chomping at the bit for deeply
discounted deals on Black Friday and Cyber
Monday, fear not. There’s no need to wait.
Many retailers are already offering great
deals."
(roadbikereview.com)
November
23, 2019
Column
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November 22, 2019 November
22, 2019
Tour of Fuzhou: Sainbayar wins
queen stage 6.
"Mongolia's
Jambaljamts Sainbayar of Ferei Pro Cycling
Team created a surprise as he won the queen
stage of the 8th Tour of Fuzhou before
Colombia's Carlos Quintero (Ningxia Sports
Lottery Livall Gusto)."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Tour of
Fuzhou)
November
22, 2019
‘We need new leaders’ says
Deceuninck director as Gilbert, other stars
depart.
"Sport
Director Brian Holm rues the loss of iconic
figure Gilbert, but is optimistic the team
will dominate the leaderboards in 2020." (velonews.com)
(Getty Images)
November
22, 2019
Viviani to take lead role at
Cofidis.
"Elia
Viviani begins a new chapter with Team Cofidis
in 2020, and for the first time in his career,
he is the out-right star. The Italian moves
over from a two-year spell at Deceuninck Quick
Step."
(velonews.com) (Getty Images)
November
22, 2019
Britain's Anna Kay to defend
under-23 series lead at Koksijde Cyclocross
World Cup.
"Britain's
Anna Kay (Experza Pro CX) will attempt to
defend her lead in the under-23 women's
competition at round 5 of the 2019/20 UCI
Cyclocross World Cup in Koksijde, Belgium,
this weekend, but has admitted that she needs
to be "more aggressive."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
November
22, 2019
Iserbyt and Nash head to Koksijde
as Cyclocross World Cup leaders.
"The
sandy cyclocross circuit in Koksijde, Belgium,
hosts round 5 of the 2019/20 UCI Cyclocross
World Cup on Sunday, and marks the mid-way
point of the nine-round series, with the elite
men's and women's standings led by Pauwel
Sauzen Bingoal's Eli Iserbyt and Luna's
Katerina Nash, respectively."
(Getty Images)
November
22, 2019
Column
Two
Ranking the top 10 sprinters of
2019.
"Elia
Viviani (Deceuninck Quick Step), Bora
Hansgrohe's Sam Bennett, Caleb Ewan (Lotto
Soudal), Pascal Ackermann (Bora Hansgrohe) and
Dylan Groenewegen (Jumbo Visma) were the men
in question, and they fill out our top-five
spots this year."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
November
22, 2019
2020 Herald Sun Tour route to
tackle Mount Buller and Falls Creek.
"The
route of the 2020 Herald Sun Tour, which gets
under way in Nagambie, Victoria, on February
5, will include both Falls Creek and Mount
Buller, with the two iconic climbs featuring
in the Australian stage race together for the
first time."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Con Chronis)
November
22, 2019
New comic book highlights EF
Education First’s 2019 season.
"EF
Education First's season is highlighted in a
new and unique comic book titled The EF
Annual 2019. Published by Blue Train and
sold through Rapha, the cartoon-formatted book
takes readers behind the scenes on the team
bus, introduces the riders and showcases the
team's greatest moments."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
November
22, 2019
Enigma’s titanium gravel Escape, a
retro Raleigh BMX, a rucksack of a thousand
pockets and yes, a comic.
"The
products mentioned in this article are
selected and reviewed independently by our
journalists. When you buy through links on our
site we may earn an affiliate commission, but
this never influences our opinion." (bikeradar.com)
Matthew Allen
November
22, 2019
Letizia Paternoster sustains wrist
fracture after collision with a car.
"X-rays
have revealed that the 20-year-old has a
fractured left scaphoid, following the slow
speed collision which took place at a
roundabout between Arco di Trento and Riva del
Garda, in Italy."
(cyclingweekly.com) Photo by Alex
Livesey/Getty Images
November
22, 2019
Bike Of The Week: Bianchi Oltre
XR4 Disc.
"The
Oltre XR4 Disc continues to push the
performance category with a road and aero
fusion. Framesets will set you back around
$4500 with complete builds available too."
(roadbikeaction.com)
November
22, 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
22, 2019
Column
Three
Freeman's counsel seeking
documents from Daily Mail.
"Legal
counsel for Dr Richard Freeman are pressuring
the General Medical Council (GMC) to pursue an
'obtaining order' for a signed statement by
Shane Sutton which they think "contain a
number of lies" and contradicts testimony he
gave to the Department of Culture, Media and
Sport's inquiry into doping in sport in 2016,
according to The Guardian." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
November
22, 2019
Bora signs new performance coach,
DS following Vila exit.
"Patxi
Vila, the former pro who helped guide Peter
Sagan to three world titles, has left Bora
Hansgrohe. The team did not reveal why." (velonews.com)
November
22, 2019
Matthias Brändle considering
future attempt on Hour Record.
"Former
Hour Record holder Matthias Brändle has said
that he may try and beat Victor Campenaerts
current record in the future."
(cyclingweekly.com) (FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via
Getty Images)
November
22, 2019
Hungarian E-powers Factory team
project collapses, leaving 50 out of work.
"Despite
several claims that the registration of the
team with the UCI had only been delayed,
multiple reports in Italy and a rider involved
in the project confirmed to Cyclingnews
on Friday that the project was dead and would
only exist as an amateur e-bike team in 2020." (cyclingnews.com)
(RCS Sport)
November
22, 2019
Sure, pros go running in the off
season, but who’s the fastest?
"To
maintain fitness, and probably because sitting
around the house after months of endless
cycling is unlikely to come naturally, many
riders turn to lacing up a pair of running
shoes and heading back outside to brave the
winter weather."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Getty Images)
November
22, 2019
Steve Cummings: ‘I don’t have
regrets about my career, I can be proud.’.
"Steve
Cummings (Dimension Data) was not ready to
retire just yet, but does so smiling with the
superb run that included an Olympic silver
medal and two Tour de France stage wins."
(cyclingweekly.com) Gregor Brown
November
22, 2019
Arkéa Samsic to field women's team
in 2020.
"The
Arkéa Samsic organization will field a women's
team for 2020 in addition to their men's
Professional Continental outfit. Arkéa Samsic
sponsored the US Vern amateur women's team in
2019."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
November
22, 2019
The stuff they never tell you
about bike fits.
"Getting
a bike fit is definitely a good idea but here
are some bits of the experience that you might
not expect."
(road.cc) (Mat Brett)
November
22, 2019
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