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January 13, 2018
Santos Women's Tour: Stage 3 win for Spratt.
"Amanda Spratt (Mitchelton
Scott) pounced on stage three of the 2018 Santos Women's
Tour to ride into the ochre jersey with victory on the
uphill finish in Hahndorf. Spratt is now in prime position
to defend her title with a 29-second gap on Lauren Stephens
(Cylance Pro Cycling) and 1:30 minutes to Katrin Garfoot
(UniSA Australia) with the final criterium stage remaining." (cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim
de Waele)
January 13, 2018
Lucinda Brand wins Dutch ‘cross nationals.
"Lucinda Brand (Team Sunweb)
did not wait long to attack and power away from the rest of
the field in the elite women’s race at the Dutch national
cyclocross championships in Surhuisterveen, the Netherlands
on Saturday. She won dominantly, riding away on lap one and
was never in danger of being caught throughout the race. " (velonews.com)
January 13, 2018
Dutch BMX Olympic medalist taken off meds to
wake from coma.
"The 27 year old is “no longer
receiving sleep medication. That means he must wake up from
the coma on his own,” the Royal Dutch Cycling Union (KNWU)
said in a statement on its website. But they cautioned “it
is impossible to estimate how long this could take." (velonews.com) (Photo: Tim de
Waele)
January 13, 2018
Batty receives incoming ballistic missile alert
while training in Hawaii.
"The emergency push alert that
Batty received on her mobile phone read in all capital
letters "Ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii. Seek
immediate shelter. This is not a drill."
(cyclingnews.com) (Rob Jones)
January 13, 2018
Age vs Experience: Compton faces hungry young
rivals in battle for 14th title.
"American cyclocross legend
Katie Compton was in the middle of unpacking and repacking
her bags as I caught her on the phone. Still jet-lagged from
her return to Colorado after having spent the last three
months in Belgium, Compton is enjoying as much time at home
before flying out to Reno."
(cyclingtips.com.au) (Photo: Cor Vos)
January 13, 2018
Alberto Contador: A fast decision on Chris
Froome case would be for the best.
"Speaking at the 2018 Vuelta a
España presentation on Saturday morning, the recently
retired Grand Tour star did not discuss what he thought of
Froome's case itself, but he did say that it would be best
for the sport as a whole if it is resolved swiftly." (cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim
de Waele)
January 13, 2018
2018 Vuelta a Espana route revealed.
"The 2018 Vuelta a España will
feature an exceptionally difficult second half, with six
summit finishes in eight stages, as well as a possibly
decisive third-week time trial of 32 kilometers in
Torrelavega. The final mountain stages of the race will take
place in Andorra, ahead of the concluding road stage in
Madrid."
(cyclingnews.com) (Unipublic)
January 13, 2018
Nairo Quintana, Landa and Valverde could race
2018 Vuelta a Espana.
"Unzue has already publicly
mulled over the idea of having Movistar's three top riders
race in the 2018 Tour de France in November. Now the 2018
Vuelta a España could see a repeat of the same strategy." (cyclingnews.com) (Team
Movistar)
January 13, 2018
Offseason Mini-Capsule: UAE Emirates’ Great Leap
Forward?
"You know how it’s kind of a
disgrace that Italy is home to the world’s second biggest
race and leaves its mark all over cycling all the time but
doesn’t have a team in the UCI World Tour? Yeah, except they
do, and it’s a poorly kept secret."
(podiumcafe.com) Corbis via Getty Images
January 13, 2018
What’s on the line for the TDU stars.
"While some of the peloton's
bigger names have not made the long trip down to Australia,
the 2018 WorldTour calendar opens with a solid field.
Three-time world champion Peter Sagan, defending champion
Richie Porte, former two-time winner André Greipel and
Aussie fastman Caleb Ewan are among the big-name starters." (velonews.com) (Photo: Tim de
Waele)
January 13, 2018
Porte downplays form ahead of Tour Down Under
defense.
"For the last two seasons
running, Richie Porte's year was ended early due to injury.
In 2017, Porte recovered from a broken shoulder blade to
dominate the Tour Down Under with two stage wins and a
48-second overall winning margin."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
January 13, 2018
Paris Nice LIVE stream.
"The 2018 Paris-Nice is being
held March 4-11.
Stage 1 starts at -- CET (-- U.S. Eastern). Finish at around -- CET (-- U.S. Eastern). Live video from -- CET (-- U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com) (paris-nice.fr) January 13, 2018
January 12, 2018
UK Anti Doping believes British Cycling may have
hampered Jiffy Bag investigation.
"Although UK Anti-Doping
previously refused a freedom of information request from the
BBC and others to provide the correspondence relating to the
Bradley Wiggins ‘Jiffy Bag’ affair, letters between UKAD and
British Cycling have emerged and show a high degree of
criticism aimed at the governing body."
(cyclingtips.com.au) (Photo: K Ramon)
January 12, 2018
Garfoot prevails through cross winds and climbs
at Santos Women’s Tour Stage 2.
"No one could stop an in-form
Katrin Garfoot (UniSA Australia), who fought off the
combination of Lucy Kennedy (Mitchelton Scott) and defending
champion Amanda Spratt (Mitchelton Scott) after the trio
rode off the front of a reduced group on the way up the
climb. Garfoot crested the final hill with Kennedy on her
wheel but managed to shake her off as it flattened out on
the final run into the line."
(cyclingtips.com.au) Photography by Tim Bardsley-Smith
January 12, 2018
Santos Women's Tour: Anderson moves into young
rider lead.
"The 20 year old raced the
Santos Women's Tour in 2016, finishing outside the time
limit on the opening stage. Two years on she finds herself
within touching distance of the top-ten."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele)
January 12, 2018
Compton: I'm 39 years old and finally learning
how to race my bike.
"For 13 seasons, Katie Compton
has dominated the cyclocross scene in the USA, winning as
many consecutive national championship titles. She's also
had stellar results at the international level, which have
included back-to-back World Cup series victories and four
medals at the World Championships."
(cyclingnews.com) (Dejan Smaic / SportifImages)
January 12, 2018
Meet rider and writer Shoshauna Routley.
"I’ve always liked a lot of
things, I started to enjoy writing my last year of high
school, I was in the chamber choir, I skateboarded, played
basketball, squash and softball. I tested out volleyball,
the cross country team, and sang in a band."
(bikeroar.com) photos courtesy of Shoshauna Routley
January 12, 2018
Chris Froome crashes as he racks up the
kilometers in South Africa.
"Despite the anti-doping case
currently hanging over him, Chris Froome has been moving
through the gears in his pre-season training in South Africa
but suffered a crash on Thursday, leaving him with some road
rash."
(cyclingnews.com) (Chris Froome)
January 12, 2018
Tirreno Adriatico to remembers Michele Scarponi
with finish in Filottrano.
"This
year’s Tirreno Adriatico will remember Michele Scarponi with
stage 5 of the week-long March race finishing in his
hometown of Filottrano. Tirreno Adriatico will start in Lido
di Camaiore on Wednesday, March 7 with a 21.5km team time
trial and end on Tuesday, March 11 with a 10km individual
time trial in San Benedetto del Tronto."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: RCS Sport)
January 12, 2018
Aru reveals updated Italian champion's jersey
but stays coy on riding Giro d’Italia.
"Fabio Aru has revealed his
updated Italian national champion's jersey during a visit to
Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport, but
remained evasive about riding the Giro d’Italia, even though
the Corsa Rosa is widely expected to be a major objective in
his first season with UAE Team Emirates."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
January 12, 2018
Cycling does not affect men’s sexual health, new
study finds.
"Previous studies have
concluded that cycling could affect urinary function and
sexual health in men, but research undertaken by the
University of California and published in the American
Journal of Urology found that cycling was no worse than
swimming or running."
(cyclingweekly.com)
January 12, 2018
Found on Instagram, sold on Alibaba: Even the
smallest brands are now the victims of counterfeiting.
"Team Dream is a small business
by most any measure. So it came as a shock one day to learn
that Team Dream clothing was being counterfeited and sold on
a major Chinese e-commerce site."(latimes.com)
(Team Dream)
January 12, 2018
Vuelta a Espana 2018 route emerges on eve of
official presentation.
"Details
of the 2018 Vuelta a España have been leaked a day before
the official presentation is due to take place. Spanish
publication AS published a map of what they
understand to be this year’s route, which features nine
summit finishes, two time trials, and a decisive two days in
Andorra ahead of the final sprint stage into Madrid." (cyclingnews.com) (AS.com)
January 12, 2018
Rally Cycling gains invite to Tours of Oman,
Valenciana.
"A longtime squad in the
American UCI Continental ranks, Rally is making its debut as
a Pro Continental team in 2018. At its December training
camp, Team Performance Director Jonas Carney said the team
had ambitious plans to compete in Europe and abroad, in
addition to its full North American schedule." (velonews.com) (Photo: Casey B.
Gibson)
January 12, 2018
Tour Down Under: Sunweb support role for
Hamilton.
"The 22 year old enjoyed the
first off-season of his young career late last year
following a debut season in the WorldTour ranks with
Sunweb."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele)
January 12, 2018
Doull focused on Classics as season starts at
Tour Down Under.
"Twelve months ago Owain Doull
touched down in Australia to embark upon his WorldTour debut
at the Tour Down Under. However, the Welshman never made it
to the start line after being diagnosed with appendicitis." (cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim
de Waele)
January 12, 2018
Preview: What you should know about the 2018
Santos Tour Down Under.
"The men’s Tour Down Under
carnival begins on Sunday evening (January 14) in East
Adelaide with the People’s Choice Classic criterium. This
22-lap, 50.6km circuit race isn’t actually part of the Tour
Down Under - rather it’s a separate criterium that sets the
scene for the week ahead and gives us a sense of which
sprinters might be in form."
(cyclingtips.com.au)Photography by Tim Bardsley-Smith, Con
Chronis and Cor Vos
January 12, 2018
Running On Peloton’s New Tread Connected
Treadmill.
"$4,250+ buys you one heck of a
system. We’ll start with the base of the treadmill, and then
talk about the more tech-driven pieces up top. The main
portion of the treadmill is the 59 rubber coated aluminum
slats. Unlike a traditional treadmill, there is no belt
here, at least not by conventional means. Instead, the
interconnected slats form something akin to a bicycle chain,
which the company says give you a bit of a softer feel
during running."
(dcrainmaker.com)
January 12, 2018
BMC Racing returns to defend Tour of Oman title.
"Last year’s Tour of Oman
winner Ben Hermans will not be back to defend his title
after he left BMC Racing over the winter and signed for
Israel Cycling Academy. Hermans took the overall victory
last season after winning the queen stage to Green Mountain,
ahead of Fabio Aru and Rui Costa, who would eventually
finish second on the podium."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele)
January 12, 2018
Stages’ new dual sided and right side only power
meters hit the market.
"Stages
claims that it’s accurate within +/-1.5% and has a
waterproof rating of IPX7. Its battery life is a supposedly
175+ hours and the battery is a replaceable 2032 coin cell
battery."
(cyclingweekly.com)
January 12, 2018
Bevin aiming to take his time trial to the next
level with BMC.
"2015 New Zealand national time
trial champion Paddy Bevin had set himself the goal of
claiming a second silver fern jersey to start his BMC Racing
Team career. A crash on the eve of nationals in early
January ruled him out of the race but time trialing remains
a major ambition in 2018 for the 26 year old." (cyclingnews.com) (Chris Auld)
January 12, 2018
Andy Tennant tipped for road success in 2018.
"Tennant, who has been a
fixture of Great Britain’s pursuit squad for years but
missed out on selection for the team pursuit squad at the
last two Olympics, signed for Canyon Eisberg from Team
Wiggins over the winter."
(cyclingweekly.com)
January 12, 2018
The coolest cycling gadgets at the CES show
2018.
"We've
rounded up six of the best bike-related gadgets and
wearables on display at the world's biggest tech expo." (road.cc)
January 12, 2018
January 11, 2018
Santos Women's Tour: Edmondson wins stage 1.
"Adelaide local Annette
Edmondson (Wiggle High5) emerged on top in the expected
bunch sprint on the opening stage of the 2018 Santos Women's
Tour. The Australian's victory marked a successful start for
her Wiggle High5 team, with solo attacker Rachel Neylan
(UniSA Australia) caught inside the final three kilometers
setting up the bunch sprint in the Adelaide Hills town of
Gumeracha."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim De Waele)
January 11, 2018
Stewart leaves Santos Women's Tour with
concussion.
"Macey Stewart, from Tasmania
and a former junior time trial world champion, had just
returned to the professional peloton to make her debut with
Wiggle High5 at the four-day race."
(cyclingnews.com) (Wiggle High5)
January 11, 2018
Santos Women's Tour: Hanson repaying UniSA with
podium finish.
"Lauretta Hanson, 23, is
relishing the opportunity to compete against many of the
world's best at the 2018 Santos Women's Tour. A trip to the
podium on the opening stage is just the start of things for
Hanson and the UniSA Australia Team, which looks to animate
the four-stage race."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim De Waele)
January 11, 2018
Faces of the future: Aussie Road Nats triple
title winner Sarah Gigante.
"Finishing Nats week with an
emphatic victory in the road race and a clean sweep of all
the Under 19 category events wasn’t the first time Gigante
has been welcomed to the line with cheers from a hugely
impressed crowd."
(cyclingtips.com.au) Photography by Simone Giuliani, Con
Chronis and Ernesto Arriagada
January 11, 2018
Eurosport signs Alberto Contador.
"The two-time Tour de France
and Giro d'Italia winner and three-time Vuelta a España
champion is ready to tackle his next challenge in the world
of cycling. He will be joining the team that is formed by
Antonio Alix, Eduardo Chozas, Luis Jimenez, Juan Antonio
Flecha and Laura Meseguer."
(cyclingpub.com) Mary Cárdenas
January 11, 2018
Pro Team Sponsors: What Do They Do?
"With the new season about to
start do you know your Soudal from your Sky, your Michelton
from your Movistar? Here’s an A-Z primer on the World Tour
team sponsors for 2018 and what they do."
(inrng.com) (ASO)
January 11, 2018
Chris Froome anti-doping investigation should
not have been made public, says British Cycling boss.
"British Cycling chief
executive Julia Harrington has criticized the leaking of
Chris Froome’s adverse analytical finding for high levels of
salbutamol, saying that the case has harmed the reputations
of Froome, British Cycling, and cycling as a sport." (cyclingweekly.com) (Photo:
Yuzuru Sunada)
January 11, 2018
Is a UCI 'Super League' of cyclocross in the
works?
"The UCI Cyclocross Commission
will meet during the World Championships in Valkenburg, the
Netherlands, next month to discuss a concept, which could
combine some of the World Cup, Superprestige and DVV races." (cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim
de Waele)
January 11, 2018
CX Nationals: Top 10 men to watch.
"The USA Cycling National
Cyclocross Championships are underway in Reno, Nevada with
the elite championships on Sunday, January 14. Four of the
five races taking place on super Sunday will be streamed
live. The coverage begins at noon EST."
(velonews.com) Photo: Wil Matthews
January 11, 2018
Brian Holm sorry to lose Dan Martin from Quick
Step Floors to UAE Team Emirates for 2018.
"That is one rider we are
really going to miss, he was one of the best ever. Because
Dan was one of the most professional and nicest guys to work
with."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
January 11, 2018
Boswell optimistic about American success in the
WorldTour peloton.
"American cycling “looks
promising” on the eve of the 2018 season despite a gap in
results in recent years, says Ian Boswell. “There are many
riders from my age group from the class of 1990, 1991, 1992,
who are coming into their primes: myself, Larry Warbasse,
Joe Dombrowski, Chad Haga, Joey Rosskopf, Ben King … and I’m
sure I’m missing a few."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Tim De Waele)
January 11, 2018
Gilbert dreams big, targets monument sweep.
"It’s been 11 years, but now
the time has come for Philippe Gilbert to return to “Hell of
the North.” Hot off winning Tour of Flanders last year,
Gilbert is raising the bar in his quest to join cycling’s
elusive “five-win” club. To do that, he needs to head back
to Paris Roubaix."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Tim De Waele)
January 11, 2018
5 riders to watch at Tour Down Under 2018.
"You'd be forgiven for thinking
that the Tour Down Under comprised of just two riders
considering Richie Porte and Caleb Ewan's shock and awe
domination at the 2017 race. This year, the pair return with
their ambitions undented but there is a host of riders vying
for glory - from rival sprinters to potential GC prospects." (cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim
De Waele)
January 11, 2018
BMC feels the pressure at Tour Down Under with
three former winners.
"Adelaide local Rohan Dennis
was an outside favorite not only in the peloton but on his
own BMC Racing team when he won the 2015 Tour Down Under. In
2016, the 27 year old rode in support of Richie Porte as he
finished second to Simon Gerrans."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Con Chronis)
January 11, 2018
Lewis Oliva’s stolen Olympic cycling shoes found
in alleyway by member of public.
"The specialist carbon fiber
shoes were stolen from a car belonging to fellow track
cyclist Ciara Horne’s car on Tuesday. A thief smashed the
side window of Horne’s Volvo as it was parked near the
University Hospital of Wales. They removed a bag containing
Oliva's shoes."
(cyclingweekly.com)Photo: Ciara Horne/Twitter
January 11, 2018
January 10, 2018
How to make sports fair? Eliminate the TUE, says
Dr. Paul Dimeo.
"Dr. Paul Dimeo is familiar
with doping controversies. Dimeo, a senior lecturer at the
University of Stirling, has spent the better part of the
last 12 years studying drugs in sport and writing various
articles and research papers on the ethics governing the
anti-doping movement."
(velonews.com) Photo: Flickr Creative Commons/@aerial_m
January 10, 2018
CX Nationals: Hyde ‘really excited for a
battle’.
"From afar, Stephen Hyde made
his 2017-18 cyclocross campaign look easy. Hyde won four of
seven rounds on the inaugural US Cup-CX series, taking the
series overall and its $10,000 prize purse."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Tim De Waele)
January 10, 2018
2018 Tour of Utah will start with prologue in
St. George.
"The Larry H. Miller Tour of
Utah will return to the southern part of the state in 2018,
starting in St. George with a prologue time trial before
heading north for the conclusion six days later in Park
City, which returns after a one-year hiatus."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Jonathan Devich)
January 10, 2018
2018 Vuelta a España route coming in focus.
"The official 2018 Vuelta a
España route presentation is nearing, January 13, and rumors
indicate it will be another explosive climbers’ race." (velonews.com) Photo: Iri Greco
January 10, 2018
British Cycling admit Chris Froome's place at
Road World Championships is at risk if salbutamol case is not
resolved.
"There is an option for an
athlete to rule themselves out of being available for
selection and Chris hasn’t chosen to do that so under the
rules of racing he is available and is innocent until proven
guilty,” she said of Team Sky’s four-time Tour de France
champion."
(telegraph.co.uk) (Getty Images Sport)
January 10, 2018
Tim Wellens questions use of salbutamol inhalers
in cycling.
"Tim Wellens (Lotto Soudal) has
expressed his opposition to the use of salbutamol asthma
inhalers in professional cycling, revealing that he has
refused to use an inhaler despite being told that it could
improve his breathing capacity by 7-8 per cent." (cyclingnews.com) (Bettini
Photo)
January 10, 2018
CX Nationals: Top 10 women to watch.
"The USA Cycling National
Cyclocross Championships are underway in Reno, Nevada with
elite championships on Sunday, January 14. Five of the four
races taking place on super Sunday will be streamed live.
The coverage begins at noon EST."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Tim De Waele)
January 10, 2018
Peter Sagan debuts new and exclusive Specialized
power meter at Tour Down Under.
"The dual-side power meter
features a small unit on the spider of a Shimano Dura-Ace
R9100 crankset and is adorned with the iconic 'S' of
Specialized."
(cyclingnews.com) (bikeradar.com)
January 10, 2018
Cyrus Monk on missing TDU: ‘There’s not really
anyone I can be angry at’.
"When the UniSA Australia
national team was announced for next week’s Santos Tour Down
Under there were a couple of notable omissions from the
list. Perhaps the most striking omission was that of Cyrus
Monk, the 21 year old from the Drapac EF team who took an
impressive solo victory in Saturday’s U23 men’s road race at
the Australian Road National Championships."
(cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Con Chronis)
January 10, 2018
Santos Women's Tour: Strong UniSA Australia team
look to challenge Mitchelton.
"As far as composite teams go,
the UniSA Australia contingent at the Santos Women's Tour is
one of the strongest the race has seen in recent years." (cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim
De Waele)
January 10, 2018
Santos Women's Tour: Nettie Edmondson set to
sprint in front of home crowds.
"Nettie Edmondson is one of a
series of strong riders that Wiggle High5 will showcase as
the road season kicks off at the Santos Women’s Tour on
Thursday in Australia. The 26 year old from the nearby city
of Aldgate hopes the team can use their sprint cards during
the flatter stages."
(cyclingnews.com) (Wiggle High5)
January 10, 2018
Volta a Catalunya to hold one-day women's race.
"The Volta a Catalunya
organizers have announced that they will hold a one-day
women’s race to coincide with the final stage of this year’s
men’s WorldTour race. The new event will feature the
historic Montjuïc street circuit in Barcelona, which
includes the twisting, dragging climb past the Font del
Gat."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim De Waele)
January 10, 2018
Bronzini to train as directeur sportif.
"Giorgia Bronzini will take the
UCI's directeur sportif course at the end of the year as she
moves closer to life after racing. The 34 year old is
competing at the Santos Women's Tour as part of the Cylance
Pro Cycling team, and although she has not decided on when
she will hang up her wheels, she is keeping her options
open."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
January 10, 2018
Quick Step boldly pedals into post Boonen era.
"We won a lot with Tom, and we
won a lot without him,” said Quick Step manager Patrick
Lefevere. “Everyone knows what Tom meant to me and to
cycling. There is no replacing him. That doesn’t mean we
just go home. We keep fighting."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Tim De Waele)
January 10, 2018
Peter Sagan to travel to the Vatican to get his
son baptized by the Pope (yes, really).
"As if being the son of Peter
Sagan wasn’t enough to help him win bike races in the
future, three month old Marlon Sagan could be given a
blessing from an even higher power with his father set to
travel to the Vatican to ask the pope to baptize his young
child." Credit:
Sunada/ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP/Getty Images
January 10, 2018
Lance Armstrong: My Tour Down Under contribution
was '100 per cent positive'.
"Ahead of the 20th anniversary
of the Santos Tour Down Under, Lance Armstrong has told
Adelaide newspaper The Advertiser that he “wouldn't
change a thing" about his 2009 comeback."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim De Waele)
January 10, 2018
20 years of the Tour Down Under with race
director Mike Turtur.
"In less than a week, Mike
Turtur will take the race director’s car to Port Adelaide
for the 115th stage in the history of the Tour Down Under
and first of its 20th edition. Turtur has been at the head
of the race since its 1999 introduction onto the calendar
and elevation to the ProTour in 2008."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim De Waele)
January 10, 2018
Dan Martin: I’d regret it massively if I ended
my career without going all out for the Tour.
"Dan Martin is never afraid to
attack and take a risk to try to win races. And he showed
the same determination and conviction when he decided to
join UAE Team Emirates for 2018 with a role as leader for
the Tour de France rather than an equally well-paid but
less-pressured role at Team Sky."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
January 10, 2018
Gilbert: Even if it’s a crazy dream, it’s
possible.
"#StriveForFive is the message
Philippe Gilbert has begun sending out on his social media
accounts, and he was the center of attention at Quick Step
Floors team presentation in Calpe as he set out his 2018
plans and his desire to complete the set of cycling’s five
Monuments."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim De Waele)
January 10, 2018
Lewis Oliva has unique carbon fiber cycling
shoes stolen.
"Riding for Team Wales, 25 year
old Oliva has been contesting the sprint disciplines at the
2017-18 UCI World Cup series. He is the current keirin
British national champion."
(cyclingweekly.com) Credit: Ciara Horne
January 10, 2018
Sam Bennett struck down with illness ahead of
Tour Down Under.
"The Irishman traveled to
Adelaide with Peter Sagan and the rest of his teammates last
week but picked up a head cold on the journey. He has barely
trained since then and could be in doubt for the People's
Choice Classic on Sunday, but he believes he has turned a
corner as he aims to recover for the first WorldTour race of
the season."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim De Waele)
January 10, 2018
Elle Anderson: Making It In Europe But Missing
2018 Reno Nationals.
"You might have noticed when
filling out your fantasy team that one of the bigger names
in U.S. women’s cyclocross, Elle Anderson, was missing from
the list of pre-registered racers."
(cxmagazine.com) D. Mable
January 10, 2018
Kitchen looking to form winning partnership with
Gillow on FDJ in 2018.
"For the first time since 2014,
Lauren Kitchen will have a fellow Australian for a teammate.
Judging from how Kitchen and FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine
Futuroscope teammate Shara Gillow raced the Australian
national titles, the duo is set for a successful 2018
season."
(cyclingnews.com) (Con Chronis and Ernesto Arriagada /
Cycling Australia)
January 10, 2018
Chris Lawless: ‘It makes it more special to turn
pro with a British team like Sky’.
"Chris Lawless debuts as a
professional and in Team Sky‘s black, white and blue colors
next week in Australia at the 2018 Tour Down Under, a
“special” moment for the British cyclist."
(cyclingweekly.com)
January 10, 2018
Reno Nationals Contenders: Greg Gunsalus 2017
Montana Cross Camp Interview.
"Greg Gunsalus of the AP Junior
Development p/b Corner Cycle team had a memorable ride close
to home at the 2017 Hartford Nationals. Gunsalus finished
eighth against a tough Junior 17-18 field and returns this
year looking for more."
(cxmagazine.com) A. Yee
January 10, 2018
Garmin Edge 1030.
"The Garmin Edge 1030 is a
highly capable bike computer for those who want navigation
functions, offering longer run-times than the previous model
and compatibility with Bluetooth Smart sensors along with
several interesting new features such as rider to rider
messaging and training load analysis."
(road.cc)
January 10, 2018
Spire: These activity tracking sensors attach to
your underwear.
"The sensors are being sold in
3 packs ($99) and 8 packs ($199), with the thinking that
you’d buy enough to outfit all of your undergarments for a
week, allowing you constant tracking day and night (sans
wearable). They plan to start shipping in March." (dcrainmaker.com)
January 10, 2018
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