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2019 Cycling New Zealand Road National
Championships LIVE stream.
"National
Championships LIVE January 4-6, Napier, New
Zealand.
Elite & U23 Women’s Road Race 10:00am local, 22:00 Friday CET, 4:00pm Friday ET. Elite & U23 Men Road Race 8:30:00am local, 20:30 Saturday CET, 2:30pm Saturday ET." (cyclingfans.com) January
3, 2019
January
3, 2019
Tom Dumoulin: I'll do GC at the Giro
d'Italia and Tour de France.
"After
winning the Giro d'Italia in 2017, there was no
Grand Tour victory for Tom Dumoulin in 2018, but
the Dutchman nevertheless established himself as
one of the leading three-week racers by finishing
runner-up at both the Giro and the Tour de France.
"
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
January
3, 2019
Richie Porte to make Trek Segafredo
debut leading team at Tour Down Under.
"Porte,
who has switched from BMC Racing to Trek for 2019,
has won the now-famous Willunga Hill stage five
years in a row and will look to repeat his early
season success."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
January
3, 2019
Mallorca Challenge adds Cofidis,
Direct Energie to 2019 line-up.
"The
organizers of the Challenge Mallorca have
confirmed five Pro Continental teams for their
series of one-day races later this month, in
addition to the six WorldTour teams that have
already been named."
(cyclingnews.com) (British Cycling)
January
3, 2019
Best carbon handlebars.
"If
you want to tune your bike for fit, ride feel or
both, then upgrading your handlebars is a great
way to do it."
(cyclist.co.uk) BikesEtc
January
3, 2019
The top five alternatives to cycling
in Mallorca.
"Of
course, we love Mallorca. It’s got some
first-class riding (including the world famous Sa
Calobra). But… that riding is limited and it can
get very crowded. So, we have put together our hot
list of off-season, warm weather alternatives to
Mallorca for 2019, with quiet roads." (cyclingweekly.com)
Bikecation
January
3, 2019
Roval CLX 32 Disc 650B wheelset.
"Extremely
light, stiff and strong, these new Roval CLX 32
Disc wheels from Specialized are an enticing
choice for 650B fans but the price is pretty damn
high."
(road.cc) David Arthur
January
3, 2019
Cervélo S5 review: Fast, and then
some.
"On
the road, the bike was noticeably more comfortable
to ride than previous generations of S5; road buzz
and bumps were more muted. The bike felt fast,
too."
(cyclingmagazine.ca) Dan Walker
January
3, 2019
Column
Two
Haller holds on for overall Bay Crits
victory as Ewan wins day 3.
"Katusha
Sports' Marco Haller held on to his overall lead
to win the 2019 Lexus Blackburn Bay Crits in
Williamstown, Australia, on Thursday afternoon,
while Caleb Ewan(Lotto Soudal) took his second
stage victory after having also won on Wednesday." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Con Chronis)
January
3, 2019
Bay Crits: Mullens powers to day 3 win
from break.
"Italy's
Valentina Scandolara defended her Lexus Blackburn
Bay Crits title on Thursday, with her Roxsolt
Attaquer teammate Peta Mullens winning the third
and final day of the criterium series in
Williamstown."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Con Chronis)
January
3, 2019
Roundtable: Five riders who need to
win big in 2019.
"The
time for one-week stage race wins has passed. At
the very least, Porte needs to get on a grand tour
podium in 2019."
(velonews.com) Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
January
3, 2019
The temporary Pro: Dylan McKenna on
racing Bay Crits with Katusha Sports.
"Twenty-year-old
Dylan McKenna could hardly believe it when he
discovered that he'd won the opportunity to ride
with a trio of Katusha Alpecin pro riders in a
special Katusha Sports team at the Lexus Blackburn
Bay Crits."
(cyclingnews.com) (Laura Fletcher/The Peloton
Brief)
January
3, 2019
2018 Year in Review: A Lot of Women
Can Win International Cyclocross Races Right Now.
"The
year 2018 was dubbed the Year of the Woman by many
observers. Although the moniker arose largely
thanks to non-cyclocross developments, one could
argue 2018 has been the Year of the Woman in
cyclocross as well."
(cxmagazine.com) Bart Hazen
January
3, 2019
Q&A: Kate Courtney’s big move to
Scott SRAM team.
"The
reigning world cross-country champion makes waves,
leaving Specialized after nine years to join
Frischknecht's Scott SRAM team."
(velonews.com) Photo: Will Patterson
January
3, 2019
The next Dan Martin? Stevie Williams
on his road to the WorldTour.
"Over
the past seven years or so, Stevie Williams has
made a smooth progression from riding youthful
10-mile time trials with Ystwyth CC to signing on
the dotted line with Bahrain Merida for 2019." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
January
3, 2019
Three Bits for Serious Watts From
Pioneer, Izumi and Minoura.
"If
you’ve got more watts on your mind than an
electrician, check out these three bits of tech
from Pioneer, Izumi and Minoura to help you train
more efficiently and deliver more power!" (pelotonmagazine.com)
January
3, 2019
Classic jerseys: No.6 Euskaltel.
"The
seed that would eventually flourish into one of
the most popular professional teams of the 1990s
and 2000s was sown in June 1993 when the Euskadi
Cycling Foundation was formed for the ‘promotion,
development, dissemination and development of
Basque cycling sport’."
(cyclist.co.uk) Photography Danny Bird
January
3, 2019
Column
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January
3, 2019
Neben to target 2020 Olympic team.
"Age
is just a number for Amber Neben. The two-time
world champion Amber Neben thought she'd retire in
2018 but now is focused on making her third
Olympic team."
(velonews.com) Fred Dreier
January
3, 2019
Bora confirms Sagan will target Milano
Sanremo.
"Peter
Sagan has twice finished second in the Italian
monument, so this year he is making it a
priority."
(velonews.com) Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
January
3, 2019
Bernal: I learned a lot from Chris
Froome at the Tour de France.
"I
learned a lot from a lot of people, but I would
say that I learned the most from Froome at the
Tour. I was next to him on the bus and I was
always looking at him."
(cyclingnews.com) (Team Sky)
January
3, 2019
CCC Team to field 24 riders for 2019.
"The
CCC Team will field a roster of 24 riders on their
inaugural WorldTour men's team, with the recent
signing of German Jonas Koch completing the team
for 2019."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
January
3, 2019
Roche looking to bounce back after
“worst year of my career.”
"Now
entering his 16th season as a pro cyclist, Nicolas
Roche has said he wants to put last year behind
him and prove himself once again with Team
Sunweb."
(stickybottle.com)
January
3, 2019
Fizik gets a grip on rider specific
bar tapes.
"Do
you need a specific handlebar tape for gravel?
Fizik thinks so… along with tapes for racing,
casual riding, and everything in between. Fizik is
introducing three new types of bar tape called the
Vento, Tempo, and Terra."
(bikerumor.com) Zach Overholt
January
3, 2019
How to write your own annual training
plan.
"Writing
your own sessions and plotting them into your
calendar can seem daunting, which is why many
people seek the help of a coach - or choose to
follow an online training plan."
(cyclingweekly.com) Image: Chris Catchpole
January
3, 2019
Spin City: Inside carbon wheel maker
Gigantex.
"You
may or may not have noticed that just because a
company is based in country X, it doesn’t mean its
products are actually made in country X. It
doesn’t even mean it makes its own products at
all."
(cyclist.co.uk) Photography Mike Massaro
January
3, 2019
Column
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January
2, 2019
The Pro-Conti Full Monty.
"Managing
a pro continental team must be tough. No sooner
you develop a young, promising rider does he get
scooped up by a World Tour team, while the guest
list to the super-exclusive World Tour events gets
shorter and shorter each year."
(podiumcafe.com) Photo by Morne de Klerk/Getty
Images
January
2, 2019
Trends in cycling we hope to see
disappear in 2019.
"Every
year, we notice certain trends in cycling. Some
are really positive and make us excited about the
future of cycling while others are very tragic,
annoying and pretty undesirable parts of the
sport."
(cyclingmagazine.ca) Philippe Tremblay
January
2, 2019
Viviani travels to Tour Down Under
looking to repeat success of 2018.
"Elia
Viviani travels to Australia on Wednesday, ready
to kick off his 2019 season at the Tour Down Under
and with the hope of repeating his hugely
successful 2018 season."
(cyclingnews.com) Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
January
2, 2019
Chris Froome adds Tour de Yorkshire to
2019 race program.
"Chris
Froome and Geraint Thomas have revealed further
details of their ambitions for 2019. Froome is
hoping to ride the Tour de Yorkshire in early May
before he begins his preparations for the Tour de
France, while Thomas will make his season debut at
the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana in Spain." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
January
2, 2019
‘Mark Cavendish has the killer
mentality - he can still win stages of the Tour de
France’.
"Cavendish
returns to racing later this month after taking
indefinite leave to battle illness. But the Brit
still has victory in his legs, according to
Belgian pro Serge Pauwels."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
January
2, 2019
Whisky No.9 50D wheels review.
"The
Whisky No.9 50D is a disc-specific carbon wheelset
that aims to deliver all-road performance whether
racing on flat, fast tarmac or venturing on the
rough and rowdy road less traveled. Rim depth is
50mm, inner rim width is 19.5mm, and spoke count
is 24 front and rear. Rotor attachment is
centerlock with 6-bolt adapters also available." (roadbikereview.com)
Jordan Villella
January
2, 2019
Column
Two
Bay Crits: Ewan sprints to day two
victory.
"Caleb
Ewan took his first victory of 2019 and first for
Lotto Soudal by winning day two of the Lexus
Blackburn Bay Crits in Geelong, Australia, on
Wednesday evening."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Con Chronis)
January
2, 2019
Hosking wins Bay Crits day two.
"Chloe
Hosking, riding for the Lexus of Blackburn team at
this year's Bay Crits, took victory on day two of
the series on a Ritchie Boulevard course in
Geelong, Australia, by out-sprinting breakaway
companions Valentina Scandolara (Roxsolt Attaquer)
and Matilda Raynolds."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Con Chronis)
January
2, 2019
EF Education First Pro Cycling
announces alternative event calendar.
"American
WorldTour team will tackle mountain bike epics,
gravel rides, continent-spanning endurance events
and hill climbs in 2019."
(cyclingmagazine.ca) Image: Wil Matthews
January
2, 2019
The Big Easy.
"New
Orleans has a nativity rate of 80-percent. Four
out of every five people you meet who live in the
Crescent City were born in Louisiana, and likely
in New Orleans proper. There’s something about
that number. It’s almost perplexing." (pelotonmagazine.com)
Words/images by Jered Gruber
January
2, 2019
Rally UHC partner with Felt Bicycles.
"Rally
UHC Cycling have signed a three-year deal with
Felt Bicycles to become the bike supplier to both
their women's team and their men's Pro Continental
squad, beginning this season."
(cyclingnews.com) (Felt Bicycles)
January
2, 2019
2019 WorldTour race bikes; All the
changes to this year's professional peloton.
"2019
sees a lot of change in the WorldTour professional
peloton, with more bike sponsor reshuffling than
we’ve seen in many years."
(road.cc) David Arthur
January
2, 2019
UKAD Athletes' Committee calls for
Russian Anti-Doping to be declared non-compliant.
"UKAD
asks World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to declare
the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA)
non-compliant immediately after it missed the
deadline to provide WADA with data from the Moscow
Laboratory."
(cyclingnews.com)
January
2, 2019
Is this the new Campagnolo Super
Record EPS 12 speed groupset on Valverde's Canyon
Ultimate?
"Campagnolo
became the first to launch 12 speed road groupsets
last year, unveiling Super Record and Record
cassettes with a dozen cogs."
(road.cc) Jack Sexty
January
2, 2019
TreadTracker Treadmill In-Depth Review
(And a Treadmill Accuracy Rabbit Hole).
"The
TreadTracker sits below your treadmill and has a
smaller roller wheel that tracks your treadmill’s
pace and transmits it as a Bluetooth Smart footpod
sensor that any app (like Zwift) can pickup and
utilize."
(dcrainmaker.com)
January
2, 2019
Column
Three
Transfer mechanics: Analyzing teams -
Part 4.
"Here,
in part 4, we take a look at the riders who've
come and gone from Deceuninck Quick Step, Team
Sky, Team Sunweb, Trek Segafredo and UAE Team
Emirates, and weigh up who's made the smartest
moves."
(cyclingnews.com) (Team Sunweb)
January
2, 2019
January
2, 2019
The double: Nibali’s last big
challenge.
"The
Italian will attempt to win the Giro d'Italia and
Tour de France this season, an elusive feat in
today's peloton."
(velonews.com) Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough
Media
January
2, 2019
Oliver Naesen: If I just don't crash,
anything is possible.
"By
the end, Oliver Naesen had to laugh, otherwise it
might have been just too hard to take. After a
rapid rise up the Classics hierarchy, the Belgian
had high hopes for the 2018 spring, but they all
went up in the Flemish dust as he crashed to the
ground time and time again."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
January
2, 2019
Slovenia’s first Tour de l’Avenir
winner, Tadej Pogačar.
"You
might not have heard of Tadej Pogačar because,
although he won the 2018 Tour de l’Avenir,
foremost prize for under-23 racers, it was with a
solid rather than spectacular performance." (rouleur.cc)
Photographs: Ljubljana Gusto Xaurum / Jaka Gasar
January
2, 2019
Greg Daniel signs with Canadian
Continental team DCBank.
"Former
USPro champion Greg Daniel has signed a contract
to race with the Canadian Continental team DCBank
(formerly H&R Block) in 2019. He spent the
previous two seasons racing with WorldTour team
Trek Segafredo."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
January
2, 2019
Gone to the Lake District.
"The
Lake District is situated in the northwestern part
of England, just an hour south of the lonely
Scottish frontier and twenty miles east of the
Irish Sea. If you go just a little bit further
once you’ve reached the coast, the Isle of Man
will be the next landfall."
(pelotonmagazine.com)
January
2, 2019
Rose X-Lite Six Disc review.
"Rose
has been selling bikes since 1907 (in between also
selling sewing machines to keep the business
ticking over through the winter), and has been
making them since 1979."
(cyclist.co.uk) Sam Challis
January
2, 2019
Column
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January
1, 2019
Van der Poel takes DVV Trofee lead
with Baal victory.
"21st
win of the season for the European champion
beating Toon Aerts and Laurens Sweeck." (cyclingnews.com)
(Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
January
1, 2019
Neff wins GP Sven Nys.
"Jolanda
Neff (Swi) beats Sanne Cant (Bel), Nikki Brammeier
(GBr) third."
(cyclingnews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
January
1, 2019
Turner wins GP Sven Nys U23 race.
"Ben
Turner (GBr) wins, Lander Loockx (Bel), Loris
Rouiller (Swi) round out the podium in Baal" (cyclingnews.com)(Tim
de Waele)
January
1, 2019
Wilier’s 2019 line-up includes new
endurance, gravel, and time trial bikes.
"Premium
Italian brand Wilier has a range of new offerings
for 2019, as well as an upgrade to its Cento10
race bike."
(cyclingweekly.com) Paul Norman
January
1, 2019
2019 DVV Trophy Cyclocross/GP Sven Nys
in Baal, Belgium LIVE.
"The
2019 DVV Trophy Cyclocross/GP Sven Nys in Baal,
Belgium is Tuesday, January 1. There will be live
streams for the elite women and elite men races.
Elite Women: 6:45 AM US Central, 12:45 UK,
13:45 Europe.
Elite Men: 8:00 AM US Central, 14:00 UK,
15:00 Europe." (cyclingfans.com)
January
1, 2019
Column
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Tejay van Garderen unplugged.
"Away
from the pressure of racing, the grind of team
duties and the constant white noise of the world,
Tejay van Garderen rides on."
(cyclingnews.com) (Daniel Benson)
January
1, 2019
Bay Crits: Amanda Spratt solos to win
on day one.
"Amanda
Spratt delivered a strong performance ahead of
next week's Australian national championships,
with a winning solo ride on day one of the Bay
Crits. The 31-year-old, riding in the colors of
the Lexus of Blackburn All-Stars, won ahead of
Rebecca Wiasak and Shannon McCurley." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Con Chronis)
January
1, 2019
Bay Crits: Marco Haller wins day one
from break.
"Marco
Haller made light work of his rivals on day one of
the 2019 Bay Crits in Geelong, Australia. The
Austrian rider, racing under the banner of Katusha
Sport, held off Raphael Freienstein (Lexus of
Blackburn) and Miles Scotson (MS All Stars) for
the win."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Con Chronis)
January
1, 2019
Very cool new Team Sky kit.
"Gone
is the black or white that have dominated the
team’s look in recent years. Instead the new kit
is a mix of navy blue fading to a lighter shade
from the chest up. It looks like the team’s nicest
kit since Team Sky joined the pro bunch a decade
ago."
(stickybottle.com)
January
1, 2019
Will 13-speed save 1x on the road?
"When
the Aqua Blue team folded and Adam Blythe angrily
blamed the 3T Strada bike, claiming it was “a
track bike with gears” saying, “you’re knackered -
you can’t ride a one-day race never mind a
two-week race,” onlookers assumed that marked the
end of the road for 1x road bikes in the
professional peloton."
(cyclingweekly.com) Simon Smythe
January
1, 2019
Column
Three
Peter Sagan Q&A: “I’ve never had a
hangover.”.
"Ask
Peter Sagan the humdrum bike racing questions and
you usually get the same, unilluminating answers.
He rejects what’s expected of him just as he
defies comparison in a sport where he’s won
practically every big race that could be expected
of him."
(rouleur.cc) Andy McGrath
January
1, 2019
January
1, 2019
Aru returns to light race program
ahead of Giro d'Italia.
"Fabio
Aru (UAE Team Emirates) will race more sparingly
in the opening months of the 2019 season and is
scheduled to clock up just 14 race days ahead of
the Giro d’Italia, which gets underway in Bologna
on May 11."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
January
1, 2019
Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome to
target Tour de France.
"Team
Sky has confirmed the major targets of their three
key Grand Tour riders with Chris Froome and
Geraint Thomas set to focus on the Tour de France
in 2019, while Egan Bernal will lead his first
Grand Tour at the Giro d’Italia."
(cyclingnews.com) (Team Sky)
January
1, 2019
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