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January 15, 2017
Ewan beats Bennett and Sagan in People's Choice
Classic.
"Caleb
Ewan beat Sam Bennett and world champion Peter Sagan to the
line to win the People’s Choice Classic on Sunday.
The national criterium champion held off a late charge from Bennett, after a perfect leadout from his Orica Scott teammates in the closing stages of the 50.6 kilometer race in Adelaide." (cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim De Waele) January 15, 2017
van Aert takes victory in Fiuggi Regione Lazio.
"Wout
van Aert stormed to victory in the muddy Fiuggi Regione
Lazio round of the World Cup, while Marcel Meisen pushed
hard to take second place with Tom Meeusen in third.
European Champion Toon Aerts had enjoyed a strong race until a crash on a descent saw him leaving the race with a suspected broken collarbone." (cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim De Waele) January 15, 2017
Super compact chainsets: the next big thing for
road cyclists?
"Cast an
attentive eye over the adventure bike ranges of major bike
brands in 2017 and many will include a few bikes specced
with a sub-compact or ‘super-compact’ crankset.
That is to say, a double-ring chainset with a super-low 48/32t combination that’s easier to ride up steep gradients than the familiar 50/34t combination of a compact chainset. They also offer smoother jumps between cassette cogs than 1x. " (bikeradar.com) January 15, 2017
2017 UCI Cyclocross World Cup Fiuggi Regione
Lazio - CX LIVE stream.
"The
2017 UCI Cyclocross World Cup at Fiuggi, Italy is Sunday,
January 15.
The Elite Women race starts at 1:30pm CET (7:30am U.S. Eastern). The Elite Men race starts at 3:00pm CET (9:00am U.S. Eastern). Live streams are expected for both the elite women's and men's races." (cyclingfans.com) Mario Vanacker January 15, 2017
"Something
different for a Sunday from the Giro d'Italia. Classic dress
for the ladies in Seravezza."(pezcyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Cor Vos)
January 15, 2017
January 14, 2017
Americans will be able to watch multiple cycling
races live in 2017.
"Cycling
fans in the U.S. will be able to watch multiple cycling
races live with NBC Sports, beginning with the Tour Down
Under this Sunday, at 3:45 a.m. ET on NBC Sports Gold.
NBC Sports Gold is a subscription product for desktops, mobile devices, tablets and connected TVs, offering viewers exclusive, live, commercial-free, coverage of cycling events." (cycling.today) January 14, 2017
2017 Fiuggi, Italy UCI Cyclocross World Cup –
Eight Americans to Start.
"After
the traditional World Cup stops at Namur and Heusden-Zolder
over the Christmas holiday, the 2016/2017 Telenet UCI
Cyclocross World Cup series returns on Sunday at a less
traditional venue.
Sunday’s race is being held in the Fiuggi Regione Lazio in Italy. Fiuggi is a small town 80km east of Rome in the foothills of the Apennine Mountains." (cxmagazine.com) January 14, 2017
Amanda Spratt solos to victory on Santos Women's
Tour stage one.
"Amanda
Spratt launched what proved to be the race winning move with
10 kilometers remaining on the opening stage of the Santos
Women's Tour.
The Australian's attack was marked first by New Zealander Rushlee Buchanan and then Dutchwoman Janneke Ensing, but Spratt hit the three kilometer mark alone to solo to stage one victory in Meadows, a small town in the Adelaide Hills." (cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim De Waele) January 14, 2017
Sagan holds his Tour Down Under destiny in his
hands.
"With
the rainbow jersey on his shoulders and his billing as the
race's brightest star the clamor surrounding Peter Sagan at
the Tour Down Under is understandable.
The first and only other time he graced the race came in 2010 when as a relatively then unknown neo-pro he served warning of his talent by making the break alongside Lance Armstrong in the opening Criterium, and then again once again escaping on the stage to Willunga Hill." (cyclingnews.com) (Colin Levitch) January 14, 2017
"The girls
from the Nationale Loterij did a great job at the Rotterdam '6
Day' last week, who wouldn't buy a ticket from one of them?" (pezcyclingnews.com) (Photo:
Cor Vos)
January 14, 2017
January 13, 2017
Bahrain Merida mulls over possible return for
Nibali to the Vuelta a Espana in 2017.
"Bahrain
Merida representative Joaquim Rodriguez has said a return to
the Vuelta a España may well be on the cards for Vincenzo
Nibali in 2017.
Nibali won the Vuelta in 2010, his first Grand Tour victory, and came second overall in 2013 behind Chris Horner, but in 2015 he was expelled from the race for taking a tow from a team car." (cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim De Waele) January 13, 2017
Park Tool PRS-22 Team Issue Repair Stand.
"The
Park Tool PRS-22 Team Issue model stand is designed for Pro
Tour mechanics to work on all of the different kinds of
frames without the risk of clamping down on seat posts and
frame tubes that have grown both more complex in shape and
more fragile with thinner walled carbon."
(pezcyclingnews.com)
January 13, 2017
"Everything
pink... has to be the Giro d'Italia!" (pezcyclingnews.com)
January 13, 2017
January 12, 2017
Dave Brailsford: ‘I’m uncompromising, and some
people can’t cope with that’.
"Team
Sky boss Dave Brailsford has hit back at claims that he
presided over a “brutal” regime of bullying and harassment
during his time as performance director of British Cycling.
The claims were made by former British Cycling coach Ken Matheson, who said before Christmas that he had contemplated suicide due to Brailsford’s “macho” leadership when he took over at British Cycling in 2003." (cyclingweekly.co.uk) January 12, 2017
Counterfeiting in the Bicycle Industry: How One
Specialist is Taking Down Millions.
"The
counterfeit epidemic continues to pose an enormous threat
not only to the end-user who, at best, places their teeth in
the firing line, but also to bicycle industry coffers, which
are bearing the brunt of the Chinarello and the F(ake)SA,
among other commonly copied goods.
Indeed, in the past few years the problem has spiked, according to experts in the sector. Step in Convey SRL who, among others, hookyare taking the fakers down on behalf of cycling businesses around the globe." (capovelo.com) January 12, 2017
Selle Royal’s Comfort range adds four new
saddles.
"Selle
Royal sells its more casual saddle ranges under its own
brand name, while its performance cycling kit comes under
its Fizik brand.
Its LookIN saddles have been refreshed for 2017, with new design, construction and materials. There are four new models: its Athletic saddle is the narrowest, while the Moderate comes in men’s and women’s versions. Finally there’s the Relaxed variant designed with enough springiness for more upright riders." (cyclingweekly.co.uk) January 12, 2017
“Solid Electrolyte” Batteries Can Provide
Endless Power for E-Bikes.
"A joint
project between the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
and the Samsung Corporation has resulted in the development
of a new Li-Ion battery that’s said to be capable of
maintaining an endless charge. Indeed, in a recent
scientific publication the researchers claim that their new
material, a solid electrolyte, could not only extend battery
life endlessly, but also greatly increase storage capacity
as well as safety.
All this brings major benefits to e-bikes." (capovelo.com) January 12, 2017
"Thanks
again to Luca Ivessa who was at the UEFA Euro 2016 football
finals to watch Romania play Albania." (pezcyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Luca Ivessa)
January 12, 2017
January 11, 2017
Megan Guarnier: The (not so) natural.
"It was
a damp day in 2004 when a collegiate peloton slowly ascended
the slender road up Mt. Philo, a forested lump in the middle
of Vermont. F First came the Men’s A field, then the Men’s
B, and the Women’s A. Then the Women’s B field had their
shot.
They were new, many trying out cycling for the first or second time. A few got off and walked. One girl rode the entire way. At the top, Megan Guarnier of Middlebury College held an insurmountable gap. She didn’t dare raise both arms when she won. She couldn’t yet ride with her hands off the handlebars." (velonews.com) (Photo: Gruber) January 11, 2017
One ring to rule them all? Single chainring
setup tips.
"With
cyclocross nationals behind us, ’cross season is definitely
over (unless your name is Compton or Hyde). So what will you
do with that bike? Does your cyclocross rig end up sitting
in the garage for much of the road season? Well, it
shouldn’t.
All of us in the VeloNews office favor single chainring bikes for cyclocross." (velonews.com) Photo: Brad Kaminski January 11, 2017
Sagan testing a Specialized Venge ViAS Disc bike
before Tour Down Under.
"Peter
Sagan has been test riding a Specialized Venge ViAS Disc
while he and his team are in Australia preparing for the
upcoming 2017 Tour Down Under, but there is no word on
whether the World Champion will use the bike in the races." (cyclingnews.com) (Daniel
Benson)
January 11, 2017
Offseason Capsule: Team Sunweb.
"Another
offseason, another busy time for the guys in the striped
jerseys. This is the new iteration of Giant Alpecin and
there are plenty of changes on the bike as well as in the
advertising department.
I see a team with oodles of talent and just enough star power that we can expect to see them at the front of some big races." (podiumcafe.com) Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images January 11, 2017
"The Tour
de Pologne has one of the most memorable podiums on the
calendar. Thanks to Luca for sending this photo." (pezcyclingnews.com) (Photo:
Biondi/ATcommunication)
January 11, 2017
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