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January
6, 2018
Shannon Malseed wins Australian
women's national road race.
"Hometown
rider Shannon Malseed (Team TIBCO) won the 2018
FedUni Road National Championships, winning a
tight sprint from a group that managed to catch
defending champion Katrin Garfoot (QAS) just
before the line.
2. Lauren Kitchen (Aus) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope. 3. Grace Brown (Aus)." (cyclingnews.com) (cyclingtips.com) (Sean Robinson/Velofocus) January
6, 2018
Cyrus Monk solos to U23 Australian
road race title.
"Cyrus
Monk (Drapac EF p/b Cannondale Holistic
Development Team) has added his name to the list
of Australian U23 road race champions with solo
victory in Buninyong. Monk rode across the two-man
breakaway of Reece Tucknott and Mcgregor Carter on
the penultimate lap, dropping both and taking out
the green and gold jersey."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Con Chronis)
January
6, 2018
Elvin: Giving riders a voice shows
them they have choices.
"Mitchelton
Scott rider Gracie Elvin says that women’s cycling
can take heart from the growing success of their
tennis counterparts and thinks that there are
major opportunities for the sport to grow. Elvin
is one of the founding members of riders’
association, the Cyclists’ Alliance, which was
announced last month."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim De Waele)
January
6, 2018
Can cycling's center hold in 2018?
"Things
fall apart - the center will not hold." It's a
famous literary quote, a little high-minded
perhaps for the world of professional cycling, but
as the 2018 season looms large, it heads seemingly
inevitably towards confrontation and controversy,
and those words - suggesting a collapsing empire
and a sense of the end of days - may prove
prescient."
(cyclingnews.com)
January
6, 2018
Ambitious Neylan debuts Movistar women at Australian nationals. "Rachel
Neylan's passion for the Australian national
championships and the green and gold is no secret.
In 2018, though, there is a blue tinge to Neylan’s
aspirations of converting past silver and bronze
medals into gold on Sunday."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim De Waele)
January
6, 2018
Cyrus Monk: Musician, university
student and Australian national champion.
"On
Saturday in Buninyong, Cyrus Monk made a name for
himself winning the U23 national Australian road
title. The 21 year old only started racing in his
final year of school. Prior to cycling, Monk
immersed himself in a variety of activities,
school and sports. While cricket and football have
fallen by the wayside for Monk, music continues to
be a key component of his life into his 20s." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Con Chronis)
January
6, 2018
RoadNats Men: A battle for Australian
supremacy.
"BMC
Racing, Michelton Scott and dominant local
National Road Series team Bennelong SwissWellness
are being touted as the 'big teams' to watch in
the fight for the national road race
championship."
(sbs.com.au)
January
6, 2018
Jens ‘Shut Up Legs’ Voight's legs have
shut down.
"The
German’s legs haven’t quite shut up. But they have
shut down.
One of them has been overtaken by a bacterial infection. And it has forced him out of a challenge to run seven marathons in seven days." (stickybottle.com) January
6, 2018
Viviani to make Quick Step Floors
debut at Tour Down Under.
"Elia
Viviani will be looking to get his Quick Step
Floors career off to a winning start when he makes
his team debut at the Santos Tour Down Under.
Viviani is the team’s leader for the first
WorldTour race of the season as they target stage
victories, while Enric Mas provides them with a
potential contender in the overall
classification."
(cyclingnews.com) (Sigfrid Eggers)
January
6, 2018
Wilco Kelderman to aim for stage wins
in Tour de France.
"The
Dutchman took part in the editions of 2015 and
2016, representing LottoNL Jumbo on both
occasions, but had his possibilities limited by
crashes. In 2017, Kelderman rode the Giro d'Italia
in support of the eventual winner Tom Dumoulin,
before finishing in fourth place in the Vuelta a
España. The Spanish race will once again be the
rider's principal GC goal in 2018."
(cyclingpub.com)
January
6, 2018
Rolland will target Tour de France and
Vuelta a Espana in 2018.
"Pierre
Rolland has revealed his 2018 race calendar,
writing on Facebook that he'll start his third
year with Slipstream's EF Education First Drapac
program at the Abu Dhabi Tour in February." (cyclingnews.com)
January
6, 2018
Five-time British Cyclocross champion
back from injury - after 33 years.
"Chris
Wreghitt has set his sights on winning the UCI
Masters Cyclocross World Championships in
December. It’s a logical enough target for a man
who once won five successive national
championships - except for the fact that he’s been
out through injury since 1984."
(road.cc)
January
6, 2018
Cannondale CyclocrossWorld's Feedback
Sprint Stand MacGyvered for Wheel-On Bike Washing.
"Take
a walk around the pit at any UCI cyclocross race,
and you will see a lot of bike washing, and in
just about every team tent, mechanics will be
using a Feedback Sports Sprint work stand. Starting with another
Feedback Sports product, the Pro Truing Stand,
Cannondale created a longer, yet still adjustable
post to which they could secure the back of the
bike. The post uses one full Truing Stand arm and
a second cut and attached to add length." (cxmagazine.com)
January
6, 2018
Pedal Plate SPD-SL compatible.
"Pedal
Plates are a quick, cheap and lightweight way to
make your SPD-SL (as tested) or Look Keo 3-bolt
cleat pedals rideable in normal shoes or even bare
feet. Not everyone will need them, but if you do
they could come in very handy."
(road.cc)
January
6, 2018
Shimano winter wear: A miss and some
hits.
"Shimano
dominates the road component market. But the road
clothing market? Not so much. After a few rides in
the brand's new winter S-Phyre pieces, I can say
some of it is quite good and some of it, like the
bib tights, isn't."
(cyclingnews.com) (Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)
January
6, 2018
Adventure and Cyclocross Bike of the
Year.
"We’ve
tested more adventure bikes than ever before,
while the number of cyclocross bikes has
decreased, so once again, as last year, we’ve
lumped both types of bikes into one category to
let them fight it out. These bikes are proving
very popular because the features that ensure they
work well on gravel rides and races - wide tires,
disc brakes, relaxed geometry."
(road.cc)
January
6, 2018
2018 Cycling New Zealand Road National
Championships LIVE stream.
"Sunday,
January 7 - Elite & U23 Men Road Race
(Saturday in U.S.) Napier Conference Center,
Marine Parade Napier.
Elite & U23 Men Road Race 8:30:00am local, 20:30 Saturday CET, 2:30pm Saturday ET, (1:30pm Saturday in U.S.)." (cyclingfans.com) January
6, 2018
2018 Cycling Australia Road National
Championships LIVE stream.
"Saturday,
January 6 - Road Races U19 (Men & Women), U23
Men + Australian Gran Fondo National Championships
Sunday, January 7 - Road Races U23/Elite Women at 8:50am local, 22:50pm CET Sat, 4:50pm Sat ET. Elite Men at 12:15pm local, 2:15am CET, 8:15pm Sat ET." (cyclingfans.com) January
6, 2018
January
5, 2018
Dennis completes Australian time trial
triple.
"Rohan
Dennis (BMC) continued his dominance of the
Australian national time trial title, claiming a
third straight green and gold jersey. For the
second year in succession, former two-time winner
Luke Durbridge (Mitchelton Scott) claimed the
silver medal"
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Con Chronis)
January
5, 2018
Garfoot claims third straight time
trial title.
"For
the third year in succession, Katrin Garfoot is
the Australian women's national time trial
champion. The 36 year old overtook five riders,
covering the 29.5km course in 41:45 minutes." (cyclingnews.com)
(Cycling Australia)
January
5, 2018
Lyli Herse, 1928 - 2018.
"Lyli
Herse would have turned 90 years old today - and
this post was written to celebrate her life that
has inspired so many of us. But alas, I have to
report instead that Lyli died on Thursday after a
very short illness. Despite the great sadness of
losing her, let’s celebrate her anyway, because
that is what she would have wanted."
(janheine.wordpress.com)
January
5, 2018
Dennis on Froome: ‘I’ve got zero
tolerance for any sort of positive test’.
"Newly
minted Australian time trial champion Rohan Dennis
(BMC) has offered his perspective on the Chris
Froome salbutamol saga, saying he would have
handled the situation differently had he been in
Froome’s shoes."
(cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos)
January
5, 2018
Dick Pound pours scorn on “heroic
asthmatics” in cycling and says WADA could step in
if UCI doesn’t impose ban.
"The
former president of the World Anti-Doping Agency
(WADA), Dick Pound, says that Chris Froome could
still face sanctions for his adverse analytical
finding for Salbutamol even if the UCI decides not
to impose a ban. Pound - who was also chairman of
the recent WADA independent commission report into
doping in Russian sport - has also expressed
skepticism at the number of “heroic asthmatics” in
cycling."
(road.cc) (picture credit Team Sky)
January
5, 2018
Peter Sagan heads strong Bora
Hansgrohe line-up for Tour Down Under, joining
Kennaugh and Bennett.
"The
road race world champion heads an impressive
line-up for his Bora Hansgrohe team, which also
includes British rider Peter Kennaugh and Irish
sprinter Sam Bennett."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
January
5, 2018
Elinor Barker on Wiggle High 5, 2018
and Loving Sibling Rivalry.
"World
Champion, Olympic gold medalist, world record
holder, MBE - these are among just some of the
impressive achievements this 23 year old rider has
already racked up. Clearly, Barker has steely
determination."
(totalwomenscycling.com)
January
5, 2018
Cyclocross world championships in
doubt for Vos.
"The
lingering effects of a cold will keep Marianne Vos
off the cyclocross circuit in the lead-up to the
UCI Cyclocross World Championships next month in
Valkenburg. Vos will skip Sunday's GP Leuven as
well as the Dutch championships in Surhuisterveen
the following weekend, according to a report on Nos.nl." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Tim De Waele)
January
5, 2018
Michael Matthews to target Spring
Classics before focusing on Tour de France sprints.
"Michael
Matthews (Sunweb) will start his 2018 season at
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad as he continues to explore
his capabilities on the cobbles, although he will
postpone debut rides at the Tour of Flanders and
Paris Roubaix for at least another season." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Tim De Waele)
January
5, 2018
Domestic peloton update: 2018 women’s
transfers.
"There’s
plenty of news to follow in the domestic women’s
peloton in 2018. Visit Dallas DNA has stepped up
to domestic elite status, while Team Colavita
Bianchi had to make the difficult decision to fold
at the end of 2017 after 14 years. There are
currently no plans to run a program for 2018." (velonews.com)
(Photo: Casey B. Gibson)
January
5, 2018
Specialized S-Works 6 XC shoe review:
A top choice for gravel and dirt roads.
"If
you were to strap a S-Works 6 XC shoe to one foot,
and a standard S-Works 6 road shoe to the other,
you would be hard-pressed to tell them apart based
on fit and feel. Other than a bit more padding
around the heel collar, a more closed-off
perforation pattern (presumably to help keep dust
from entering the shoe), and some barely-there
armoring around the edge of the toe box, the two
shoes are virtually identical from the sole plates
up, and that’s a very good thing in this case."
(cyclingtips.com)Photography by James Huang
January
5, 2018
‘He looks like the perfect modern GC
rider’: Will Tom Dumoulin dominate the 2018 Grand
Tours?
"Matteo
Trentin (Mitchelton Scott) and Tom Dumoulin
(Sunweb) will win cycling’s big races in 2018 and
beyond, says former professional rider and agent
Manuel Quinziato. Dumoulin could take over the
space held by Chris Froome (Sky) as the star of
Grand Tours over the next five years." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
January
5, 2018
Movistar CrAzY... Like a Fox?
"The
team seems about as misfit as Movi ever have,
which isn’t saying all that much because for the
past six years it’s been Valverde’s team mostly
with maybe room for Nairo Quintana to try to win
the Giro or the Tour."
(podiumcafe.com) (Getty Images Sport)
January
5, 2018
Valverde’s comeback begins in
Mallorca.
"If
anyone is itching for the 2018 racing season to
begin it’s Alejandro Valverde. The Movistar
veteran saw his career nearly end in the
opening-day time trial at the 2017 Tour de France
in Germany last summer. Surgery and a setback-free
recovery mean that the 37 year old will be able to
resume racing."
(velonews.com) Movistar Team
January
5, 2018
Powless won’t pigeonhole himself as
pure climber.
"During
his stint in the under-23 ranks, Neilson Powless
forged a reputation as perhaps the best American
climber of his generation. Yet on the eve of his
WorldTour debut, Powless, 21, has his sights set
not on l'Alpe d’Huez or the Colle delle Finestre,
but rather on the Carrefour l'Arbre and
Koppenberg."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Casey B. Gibson)
January
5, 2018
Road Bike of the Year.
"It’s
been another strong year for the road bike, with
technology continuing to advance and incremental
gains improving the performance in a number of
ways, which means a more enjoyable riding
experience for anyone lucky enough to be in the
market for a new road bike."
(road.cc)
January
5, 2018
Boswell finds ‘new beginning’ in team
Katusha Alpecin.
"American
Ian Boswell is riding in the new red colors of
team Katusha Alpecin and hoping to reach his full
potential after leaving Team Sky. The 26 year old
now trains on a red Canyon bicycle and matching
kit along the roads in Nice, France, his base when
not at home in Vermont with his fiancée." (velonews.com)
(Photo: Tim De Waele)
January
5, 2018
Indoor cycling apps compared.
"Indoor
cycling can be boring. However, sometimes the
weather, the training plan or time constraints
mean that thrashing away on the pedals indoors is
necessary if you want to enjoy all that outdoors,
freedom and adventure come the sunny months." (cyclingweekly.com)
January
5, 2018
This Cyclist Is Riding Across the
Country with Help from a Voice Activated, Google
Assisted Electric Wheel.
"Would
you ride across the country in the bitter cold of
early January? What if you had help from some
spiffy new e-bike technology? That’s what one
cyclist is doing to promote the latest version of
the Electron Wheel, an electric bike wheel that
uses Google Assistant to give riders a voice
activated boost when needed."
(bicycling.com) Photograph courtesy of Electron
Wheel
January
5, 2018
17 riders for 303 Project's inaugural
Continental roster.
"The
303 Project, a new US-based UCI Continental team
that debuted as an elite amateur squad last year,
will head into 2018 with a 17-rider roster that
includes a mix of up-and-coming athletes and
several veterans to guide them along the way." (cyclingnews.com)
(Courtesy of Team Illuminate)
January
5, 2018
Team Sunweb to race Giant’s own wheels
and shoes in the WorldTour.
"The
Sunweb team, including Tom Dumoulin, will race
aboard Giant’s own brand wheels for the first time
in the 2018 season. It’s a move that will seen
Sunweb ditch Shimano as its wheel provider in
favor of Giant’s own brand wheel offerings." (cyclingweekly.com)
January
5, 2018
Bora Hansgrohe voted best WorldTour
jersey of 2018.
"Bora
Hansgrohe revealed their new kit at a team
presentation at Hansgrohe headquarters in
Schiltach, Germany, at the beginning of December.
The new jersey is designed with black, aquamarine
and white colors. It also has a more modern
design, with a chevron fade from aquamarine to
white on the lower half of the jersey." (cyclingnews.com)
January
5, 2018
January
4, 2018
Callum Scotson secures U23 time trial
three-peat.
"Callum
Scotson (Mitchelton BikeExchange) completed a
three-peat of U23 Australian time trial tiles with
a seven second win over teammate Sam Jenner. The
win was also Scotson’s fourth straight at the
national titles following a junior win in 2014." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Con Chronis)
January
4, 2018
LeMond: Chris Froome broke the rules
and should be punished.
"Greg
LeMond has spoken out on Chris Froome's salbutamol
case, arguing that the Tour de France and Vuelta a
España winner is solely accountable for what’s in
his system, and labeling his predicted defence as
"ridiculous"."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim De Waele)
January
4, 2018
Lance Armstrong throws support behind
'Icarus' documentary.
"Lance
Armstrong has thrown his support behind the
Netflix documentary Icarus, which details the
alleged Russian state doping system put in place
at the Sochi Olympics. Armstrong has pledged to
host a screening of the film on January 6 in New
York City, according to a article on the Hollywood
Reporter website."
(cyclingnews.com)
January
4, 2018
Team Sunweb launches internal
anti-doping program for 2018.
"Announced
at the team presentation in Germany, the new
program will be funded by Sunweb (the travel
company which sponsors the cycling team) but
carried out independently by Dopingautoriteit, the
national anti-doping agency of The Netherlands." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
January
4, 2018
Ranked second in the world, Kaitie
Keough ready to challenge Compton’s US cyclocross
reign.
"We
are less than two weeks out for the 2018 USA
Cycling Cyclocross National Championships and you
can hear the familiar rumblings among racers and
fans.
“Will this be the year that Katie Compton finally gets unseated?" (cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) January
4, 2018
Extreme weather forces changes at
Australian national championships.
"The
schedule for the day's racing: a Gran Fondo, men’s
and women's U19 road races, and the U23 men's road
race in Buninyong - had previously been adjusted
but now further changes have been made to combat
the expected heat."
(cyclingnews.com) (Shane Goss/licoricegallery.com)
January
4, 2018
Offseason Capsule: AG2R.
"2017
was a good year for Bardet, and a good year for
Naesen. In fact, it was a good year all around for
a team who have very definitely emerged from
anonymity and are quietly (and cheaply) taking
their place among the big teams."Corbis
via Getty Images
January
4, 2018
Driscoll’s path to CX nationals goes
through the desert, not Belgium.
"There’s
a well-worn path to Belgium for top American
cyclocross racers hoping to hone their form and
technical skills during the holidays. Jamey
Driscoll, second at 2017 U.S. nationals, chooses
to go to the Arizona desert instead." (velonews.com) Photo:
@pinnedgrit
January
4, 2018
Six ways to make your base training
better.
"Earlier
this week, we published an article from our
ongoing series of case studies, “Diagnosis.” In
it, we examined the case of a young rider who was
trying to find the right amount of base training
to do in the winter months. Readers requested more
information on how they might be able to tailor
their base miles."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Tim De Waele)
January
4, 2018
88 year old cyclist loses ‘faithful
friend’ after bike he’d ridden since 1949 is stolen
at Christmas.
"The
bicycle represents a huge amount of personal
cycling history which is absolutely irreplaceable
and our family would be immensely grateful for any
information which may led to the return. My dad
still rides the Rotrax and it would be amazing if
he could be reunited with his bike." (cyclingweekly.com)
Credit: Elizabeth Lovatt/Facebook
January
4, 2018
Zipp 454 NSW carbon clincher wheelset
review: Stability inspired by whales.
"The
new, fancy-looking 454 NSWs, Zipp says the
so-called SawTooth stepped rim shape reduces the
wheels’ aerodynamic drag by smoothing out the flow
of air as it passes across the leading and
trailing edges. There’s also the claimed side
benefit of improving stability in crosswinds,
since that staggered shape supposedly reduces the
turbulence that is normally responsible for
knocking a rider off-line in blustery conditions." (cyclingtips.com)
Photography by James Huang
January
4, 2018
Tom Dumoulin: I'm going to the Giro
d'Italia to win again.
"It’s
exactly the same as last year. I’ll do Abu Dhabi,
Strade Bianche, Tirreno Adriatico, Milan San Remo,
an altitude camp and then Liège Bastogne Liège.
I'll skip Amstel [Gold Race] again with pain in my
heart. Then I’ll head to the Giro. After the Giro,
the Tour could be an option or the Vuelta." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images Sport)
January
4, 2018
Aru’s Italian national jersey sparks
debate.
"Aru
switched from team Astana to team UAE Emirates for
this season. The new jersey design, morphed to
resemble his teammate's normal trade jerseys, look
nothing similar to the bold red, white, and green
top that he wore with team Astana."
(velonews.com)
January
4, 2018
Movistar announces shoe partnership
with Fizik, revealing beautiful custom shoes.
"Spanish
team Movistar took to its social media channels to
announce a new shoe partnership with Fizik for
2018 and produced a video to show off the new
shoes. The team, including Nairo Quintana and
Mikel Landa, will be racing the 2018 season in
Fizik R1 Infinito shoes, the Italian brand’s top
of the range shoes."
(cyclingweekly.com)
January
4, 2018
Domestic peloton update: 2018 men’s
transfers.
"Along
with the WorldTour transfer guide VeloNews
published back in August, a lot has changed
stateside. To help fans keep track of what is
happening with teams in North America, we gathered
this detailed list ahead of the 2018 USA Cycling
Pro Road Tour season next spring."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Casey B. Gibson)
January
4, 2018
Wanda considers IPO for cycling,
triathlon holdings.
"Chinese
real estate and entertainment company Wanda Group
may list its sports holdings on the Hong Kong
Stock Exchange, which includes the World Triathlon
Corporation and the Tour de Suisse, among other
assets. The news was reported by Reuters, which
referenced five sources familiar with the
situation."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Tim De Waele)
January
4, 2018
Shimano Dura-Ace C24 R9100 wheelset –
review.
"Shimano’s
Dura-Ace C24 R9100 carbon/alloy clinchers are
lightweight wheels with excellent all-weather
braking, making them well-suited both to riders
looking to upgrade or cyclists in search of
premium training wheels. However, the rim is
narrow by today’s standards and means the C24s
aren’t quite as natural a fit with wide tires as
their more up-to-date competitors."
(roadcyclinguk.com) Pic: Ashley Quinlan
January
4, 2018
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