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January
20, 2018
Team USA win women's Team Pursuit gold
at Minsk Track World Cup.
"Tanfield
claims gold in men's Individual Pursuit, gold for
Wild in women's Omnium."
(cyclingnews.com)
January
20, 2018
Tour Down Under increases women’s
payout to equal men’s prize purse.
"Race
organizers of the Santos Tour Down Under and
Santos Women’s Tour Down Under announced on
Saturday night that the riders who competed in the
2018 women’s race will receive additional prize
money that will put them on par with their male
counterparts."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Tim De Waele)
January
20, 2018
Impey takes TDU lead on a countback,
Porte takes fifth-straight Willunga win.
"It
was no great surprise when Richie Porte (BMC)
attacked on Willunga Hill and went on to win stage
5 of the 2018 Santos Tour Down Under. It was a
surprise when Daryl Impey (Mitchelton Scott)
finished so closely behind - so close in fact that
the South African would end the day in the ochre
leader’s jersey."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by Tim
Bardsley-Smith, Caley Fretz & Cor Vos
January
20, 2018
Impey finds the perfect tactics in
Tour Down Under battle.
"The
Tour Down Under concludes on Sunday but unless
Richie Porte and his BMC Racing team can mount a
stunning comeback or bad luck strikes, Daryl Impey
will become the first South African to win the
race in its twenty-year history."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim De Waele)
January
20, 2018
11 things we've learned this week.
"Here
are some facts, figures and lessons we've learned
from another week on two wheels."
(road.cc)
January
20, 2018
Lappartient says Armstrong not welcome
at Flanders.
"Armstrong
has been invited to a high-profile event scheduled
on the same weekend as the Tour of Flanders in
April, but Lappartient insists the banned-for-life
Texan won’t be allowed to attend any official
function associated with the Belgian monument." (velonews.com)
(Photo: Tim De Waele)
January
20, 2018
Neo-Pros To Watch For 2018.
"It’s
a hard time to turn pro. The reduction in team
sizes for 2018 means recruitment has been under
pressure, especially for teams without obvious
development programs but 30 neo-pros have joined
the World Tour. Teams are scouring the world for
new talent, the likes of Quick Step are no longer
automatic homes for the best Flemish talent as the
team signs neo-pros from Colombian and Ecuador
these days."
(inrng.com)
January
20, 2018
Stetina: Mollema can fill Alberto
Contador's shoes no problem.
"For
many teams, losing a rider like Alberto Contador
could be a near fatal blow, but Peter Stetina says
Trek Segafredo has a more than able backup in
Bauke Mollema and there is a sense of increased
opportunity among the team."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim De Waele)
January
20, 2018
Israel Cycling Academy gets Giro bid,
as RCS announces wildcard teams.
"As
expected, Israel Cycling Academy is heading to the
Giro d’Italia which starts in Israel. It is the
team’s first year at the Pro Continental level and
they will look for a strong showing at the Giro
with the opening three days of the race in the
team’s home nation."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Tim De Waele)
January
20, 2018
Richie Porte looks forward to ‘best
season of my career’.
"Richie
Porte (BMC Racing) has backed himself for a career
defining season following a crash that ended his
Tour de France title bid against Chris Froome last
year."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
January
20, 2018
Tour Down Under: McCarthy goes down
fighting in bid for ochre.
"With
one and a half kilometers to race up Willunga
Hill, Richie Porte made his now-traditional
winning move at the Santos Tour Down Under. The
only rider to track and follow the move was Jay
McCarthy."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim De Waele)
January
20, 2018
Tour Down Under: Bernal passes
Willunga Hill test.
"Of
the neo-pros who have entered the WorldTour
peloton in 2018, the highest expectations have
arguably been reserved for Egan Bernal. Overall
victory at the Tour de l'Avenir was the highlight
of a successful 2017 that earned the Colombian a
contract with Team Sky and status as a rider to
watch in 2018 and beyond."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim De Waele)
January
20, 2018
Tour Down Under: Dimension Data enjoy
a big day out.
"South
African neo-pro Nicholas Dlamini secured the King
of the Mountains jersey with yet another day out
front in the break and Tom-Jelte Slagter finish
third on the stage to Richie Porte (BMC) to take
third place overall."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim De Waele)
January
20, 2018
Colnago owner’s day: celebrating the
Italian brand with its biggest fans.
"Last
autumn saw the very first Colnago owners’ day in
the UK - CW joined the Italophiles in
Gloucestershire to ask them what makes their bikes
so special."
(cyclingweekly.com) Credit: Jesse Wild
January
20, 2018
Giro Vanquish MIPS aero helmet.
"Giro's
Vanquish MIPS is a well-designed aero road helmet
with a great fit system, and it comes with
innovative new technology designed to reduce
drag."
(road.cc)
January
20, 2018
Mark Cavendish joins Dimension Data at
Calpe training camp.
"After
a wintry cross-country ski trip in Oslo, Mark
Cavendish has joined Dimension Data for a training
camp in sunny Calpe. The 10 riders in attendance
have put in long hours on the bike, an effort that
director Rolf Aldag said will pay off in the 2018
season."
(cyclingnews.com) (Dimension Data)
January
20, 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
20, 2018
January
19, 2018
Peter Sagan survives Norton Summit to
take TDU stage 4 and overall lead.
"Peter
Sagan (Bora Hansgrohe) might have bigger targets
later in the season but today, on stage 4 of the
Santos Tour Down Under, the world champion showed
he’s a force to be reckoned with at any time of
year."
(cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos)
January
19, 2018
Peter Sagan: I didn't expect to climb
like that.
"On
its 20th birthday, the Tour Down Under has a stage
win by a world champion. The new finish into
Uraidla Friday afternoon promised to shake up the
race and duly delivered. The stage finish is sure
to go down as an all-time highlight due to the
exploits of Peter Sagan."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim De Waele)
January
19, 2018
Adam Hansen hits out at ‘screaming
riders’ complaining about having to race in heat at
Tour Down Under.
"Lotto
Soudal rider Adam Hansen, who also acts as a
representative for riders’ union the CPA, has hit
out at some of his fellow riders for “screaming”
and “yelling” at him as they were unhappy with
having to race in the scorching temperatures that
have affected the Tour Down Under this week." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
January
19, 2018
George Bennett lights up Tour Down
Under stage 4 finale.
"Bennett
and Richie Porte were the two most active riders,
after the latter's BMC team thinned the field on
the climb up Norton Summit in anticipation of the
rolling roads into the new Uraidla finish." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Tim De Waele)
January
19, 2018
Lappartient: Team Sky should suspend
Chris Froome.
"UCI
President David Lappartient has said that Team Sky
should suspend Chris Froome while the
investigation into his adverse analytical finding
for salbutamol is on-going. Lappartient said that
pulling Froome from racing was nothing to do with
whether he was guilty or not but that it would
make the process simpler."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim De Waele)
January
19, 2018
Dempster: Tour Down Under stage win
would have been a fairytale.
"A
one-man breakaway in 40-degree plus temperatures
on stage 4 of the Santos Tour Down Under was a
suicide mission. A two-man breakaway was only
slightly less mad. At least that was part of the
reasoning for Zak Dempster and Alex Porter to jump
clear of the peloton and continue the 100 per cent
UniSA Australia representation in the breaks at
this year's race."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim De Waele)
January
19, 2018
Peter Kennaugh on Bora Hansgrohe: ‘I’m
so much happier here’.
"Kennaugh,
who won Evans’ eponymous race in 2016, described
his arrival at Bora Hansgrohe as “relaxed”,
laughing at Sagan as the Slovak passed wearing
sunglasses as well as motocross goggles,
presumably part of a sponsorship arrangement, on
his head."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
January
19, 2018
Lars Boom successfully undergoes heart
surgery.
"The
prospect is now that I have to let the wound in my
groin recover well and after around one week or a
little longer I can be back on the bike to resume
a quiet kind of training."
(cyclingpub.com)
January
19, 2018
Not a One-Hit Wonder: A Look Back On
Stephen Hyde and Jeremy Powers’ Journey To Reno.
"After
two great Elite races at the 2018 Reno Cyclocross
Nationals, our editorial team is taking a look
back at Katie Compton and Stephen Hyde’s wins. We
each sought to put number 2 and number 14 in
perspective, editor Zach Schuster having come of
age in the sport during the reign of Jeremy Powers
and Stephen Hyde. We start today with a look at
Powers and Hyde’s memorable battle at Rancho San
Rafael Park."
(cxmagazine.com) D. Mable
January
19, 2018
Quintana welcome’s beefed-up Movistar
team with Landa.
"Despite
the expected conflicts, Colombian Nairo Quintana
welcomes the new firepower Mikel Landa brings to
Team Movistar as he points to win his first Tour
de France. “Each of us has our objectives,”
Quintana said. “The idea is to go win the Tour and
I think that being in three [with Alejandro
Valverde], we can play a great role." (velonews.com)
(Photo: Tim De Waele)
January
19, 2018
Tour of Oman 2018 route: stage by
stage.
"The
queen stage of the Tour of Oman will once again
feature a summit finish on Jebel Akhdar (Green
Mountain). The six stage race will consist of the
climber’s delight, plus two sprint days and three
hilly routes to ensure a mixed bag of racing." (cyclingweekly.com)
Image: ASO/K. D. Thorstad
January
19, 2018
Specialized set to unveil new S-Works
7 shoes and Evade aero helmet.
"Specialized
has just announced it is set to launch all-new
S-Works 7 shoes and S-Works Evade aero helmet next
month, with this teaser image on its website. If
you’ve been paying any attention to that race,
you’ll have noticed some of the Specialized
sponsored riders using what appears to be new
shoes and helmets already."
(road.cc)
January
19, 2018
The Best Tech For Cyclists We Saw at
CES 2018.
"If
you want a mind-blowing look into the future - or
at least the future as imagined by high-tech
inventors who dream up robot dogs and $11,000
commodes - look no further than Vegas’ annual
Consumer Electronics Show (CES), where the
wonderful, weird, and sometimes totally practical
burgeoning technologies are on display each
January."
(bicycling.com)
January
19, 2018
January
19, 2018
Tour Down Under: Viviani wins stage 3
in Victor Harbor.
"Elia
Viviani (Quick Step Floors) won stage 3 at the
Santos Tour Down Under with a late burst of speed
that pushed him past overall race leader Caleb
Ewan (Mitchelton Scott), who settled for third.
Team Sunweb's Phil Bauhaus was second." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images Sport)
January
18, 2018
Why stage 4 of the Tour Down Under
could be more exciting than Willunga.
"Stage
5, the now-traditional visit to Willunga Hill,
will again have the final say in the GC. But
Friday’s stage 4 looms as the most fascinating and
unpredictable of the race."
(cyclingtips.com)
January
18, 2018
Matt White: Pure climbers have to
attack on stage 4 at Tour Down Under.
"Defending
champion and race favorite Richie Porte (BMC
Racing) may have his focus firmly on Willunga Hill
on stage 5 but Norton Summit brings with it an
entirely different challenge. The gradient never
sharpens to anything near extreme but the changes
in tempo - coupled with the expected 40 degree
heat will be defining features."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim De Waele)
January
18, 2018
Lappartient calls on Sky to suspend
Froome.
"Four-time
Tour de France winner Chris Froome should be
suspended by his Sky team over his adverse drug
test, according to world cycling governing body
chief David Lappartient. "It’s up to [Sky team
manager Dave] Brailsford to take his
responsibilities" Lappartient told French
regional newspaper Le Telegramme." (velonews.com)
(Photo: Tim De Waele) (Getty Images Sport)
January
18, 2018
Whereabouts system does not violate
human rights, European court rules.
"The
whereabouts system used in anti-doping was
validated on Thursday in the European Court of
Human Rights (ECHR) after Jeannie Longo and a
number of other French athletes brought a case
arguing that the system infringed on their
freedoms."
(cyclingnews.com) (AFP Photo)
January
18, 2018
Lance Armstrong suggests doping
confession cost him $100 million.
"USA
Today quoted Armstrong as saying via email
that the confession had cost him "in excess of 100
mil". In the days after his confession, long-term
sponsors such as Oakley, Trek and others suddenly
dropped their huge endorsements and sponsorship,
massively reducing his income."
(cyclingnews.com) (AFP Photo /Harpo Studios,
Inc/George Burns)
January
18, 2018
New tech finds at Tour Down Under:
Specialized, Kask, Zipp, Giant and more.
"As
far as technical changes in professional racing
go, 2018 has started a little quietly. Our
complete round-up of 2018 team bikes covers a
great deal of what’s new, and more so, what isn’t.
However, hidden among it all, and especially on
the feet and heads of riders, are a few new pieces
of tech and gear."
(cyclingtips.com)
January
18, 2018
A Look At Velon’s Live Race Tracking
System.
"Since
a change in leadership at the UCI in 2013, we’ve
seen an increase in the number of data tracking
platforms that are following the pro peloton. For
example, last year at the Tour Down Under I
highlighted one solution by Satalyst, and then
this past summer at the Tour de France with
Dimension Data."
(dcrainmaker.com)
January
18, 2018
Zakarin: Now I’m sure I can fight with
the strongest in the Grand Tours.
"Fifth
in last year’s Giro and then a career best third
overall in the Vuelta a España, Ilnur Zakarin will
target the Tour de France in 2018 secure in the
belief that he can take on the top Grand Tour
riders in the world."
(cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Kristof Ramon)
January
18, 2018
Viviani: I thought Team Sky were my
team for life.
"It
wasn’t easy for me to leave a team like Sky. When
I went there I really thought that it was the team
of my life but, after the Olympic Games, something
changed," Viviani said."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
January
18, 2018
Tour Down Under Tidbits: BMC Chilling
Vests, Race Convoy Walk Through, Media Swag Bag.
"Each
day I’m here down in Adelaide at the Tour Down
Under I’m roughly spending half my day at or
getting to/from the race site, and then half my
day writing posts and editing videos. Mixed in
there is also general testing of devices totally
unrelated to the Tour Down Under, as well as
attempting to clear out a few more CES related
posts about things you mostly haven’t seen much
detail on."
(dcrainmaker.com)
January
18, 2018
Vos rebounds from illness ahead of
cyclocross Worlds.
"After
a difficult start to the cyclocross season due to
illness, seven-time 'cross world champion Marianne
Vos says she is on the mend and preparing for a
possible eighth title in the race which will take
place on her home soil in Valkenburg next month." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Tim De Waele)
January
18, 2018
‘A wheel ain’t gonna cut it’: Riders
borrowing fans’ bikes and other stories from the
Tour Down Under through the years.
"From
humble beginnings, the Tour Down Under has grown
and grown over the years, now being a fiercely
contested race that produces some great stories." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Credit: Anne Fedorowytsch/Twitter)
January
18, 2018
At 35, Van Vleuten isn’t slowing down.
"Winning
La Course, the Boels Rentals Ladies Tour, and a
world time trial title, Annemiek van Vleuten
(Mitchelton Scott) enjoyed the finest season of
her career in 2017. With the calendar turned over
to 2018, the Dutchwoman is aiming for an encore." (velonews.com)
(Photo: Tim De Waele)
January
18, 2018
D'hoore puts track on hold for
Classics goals in 2018.
"Jolien
D’hoore is relishing the start of the new season
since making the move from Wiggle High5 to
Mitchelton Scott in 2018. The Belgian national
champion will scale down her track program in
favor of a road season that is tailor made for the
spring Classics, and she is taking aim at Omloop
Het Nieuwsblad and the Tour of Flanders." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Tim De Waele)
January
18, 2018
Alaphilippe: I want to turn the
podiums into victories right away.
"Time
is very much still on Julian Alaphilippe’s side,
but 2018 could be a pivotal year in his career.
The 25 year old’s extraordinary talent and
potential have been repeatedly evidenced over the
course of his first four seasons as a professional
cyclist but, after a string of podium placings in
major races, he’s keen to banish the nascent
‘nearly-man’ tag before it really sets in." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Tim De Waele)
January
18, 2018
Luke Rowe: ‘I’ve not ruled out riding
the Tour de France’.
"Luke
Rowe has said riding the Tour de France this year
will be one of his goals as he continues his
journey back from a serious injury sustained last
summer. Rowe broke both his tibia and fibia
jumping into shallow water on his brother’s stag
party last August."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
January
18, 2018
Trek Domane SLR 9 Disc Pro Endurance.
"Trek
has been on a hot streak of late, with the
lightest production bike on the planet and, by
many measures, the fastest aero road bike too.
This current engineering hot streak began back in
2012 with the launch of the Domane - a bike
designed for Fabian Cancellara and the
cobblestones of Northern Europe."
(pelotonmagazine.com)
January
18, 2018
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