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Impey wins the 2019 Tour Down Under as
Porte takes Willunga.
"Richie
Porte (Trek Segafredo) claimed his sixth straight
win on Willunga Hill on stage 6 of the 2019 Tour
Down Under as Daryl Impey (Mitchelton Scott)
became the first rider in the race's history to
retain his crown."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
January
20, 2019
Richie Porte: I've never had to chase
like that.
"If
you want to beat Trek Segafredo's Richie Porte on
Willunga Hill, you need to give yourself a decent
enough head start. However, even that didn't prove
to be enough for two of Team Sky's best climbers
after Wout Poels and Kenny Elissonde were brought
back on the climb."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
January
20, 2019
Woods: I blew up and felt like I was
just treading water.
"Despite
a hillier course than previous years, Woods was
unable to best his fifth place on general
classification from three years ago, finishing
seventh on the final stage at Willunga Hill and
seventh on GC."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
January
20, 2019
2019 Tour Down Under LIVE stream.
"2019
Tour Down Under LIVE. Men's race: January 15-20
Adelaide, South Australia.
Stage
6
start time: Saturday 11:10 CDT (4:40 PM PST).
Earliest
live video: 11:30 CDT (5:00 PM PST).
Approximate finish: 14:58 CDT (8:28 PM PST)." (cyclingfans.com) (steephill.tv) January
20, 2019
Column
Two
Wout van Aert wins Pont-Château.
"The
Elite Men’s race came down to the wire with a
three-way final-lap sprint at the 2019 UCI
Cyclocross World Cup in Pont-Château, France. With
the win, Wout van Aert takes over the leader’s
jersey in the World Cup with one race remaining." (cxmagazine.com)
January
20, 2019
Vos victorious at Pont-Chateau to seal
World Cup title.
"Dutchwoman
beats Denise
Betsema and Maud Kaptheijns."
(cyclingnews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
January
20, 2019
10 of the hottest 2019 gravel bikes
from Cannondale, Mason, Kinesis, Saracen and more.
"You
don’t need me to tell you that gravel and
adventure bikes are hot stuff right now, with more
manufacturers rushing to launch new bikes all the
time, and what actually constitutes a gravel and
adventure bike evolving constantly." (road.cc) David
Arthur
January
20, 2019
Landa: It’s time to start again after
difficult 2018.
"It’s
a case of new year, new outlook for Movistar’s
Mikel Landa. After enduring a disappointing 2018
season, his first at the Spanish team, Landa
outlined his plans for 2019, including racing the
Giro d’Italia and Tour de France."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
January
20, 2019
Calmejane considering cobbled classics
campaign.
"In
an interview published on the team’s Youtube
account, the 26-year-old cited Roubaix and
Flanders winner Niki Terpstra joining the team as
his inspiration."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
January
20, 2019
2019 UCI Cyclocross World Cup at
Pont-Chateau, France LIVE.
"On
Sunday: UCI Cyclocross World Cup at Pont-Chateau,
France.
Junior
Men - 10:00 Europe.
U23
Men - 11:20 Europe.
Elite Women - 13:15 Europe, 07:15 EDT. Elite
Men - 14:45 Europe, 08:45 EDT."
(cyclingfans.com) @Cyclocrosss
January
20, 2019
Column
Three
January
20, 2019
Man trying to stop thief stealing his
bike in New Mexico shot dead.
"The
incident happened in Albuquerque on Wednesday
morning, reports KRQE News 13 (link is external),
outside the Central Grill and Coffee house. APD
identified the victim as 43-year-old Isaac
Candelaria."
(road.cc) (abqjournal.com)
January
20, 2019
Hayman: I couldn't think of a better
way to retire.
"Mathew
Hayman had to spend another three months training
in order to tack one extra week onto the end of
his career, but it was more than worth it as he
bowed out in style at the Tour Down Under." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
January
20, 2019
PEZ Bookshelf: Japanese Steel.
"The
Rizzoli company is noted for its quality works and
has not disappointed with “Japanese Steel”,
a celebration of “bike boom” two-wheelers that
features superb presentation along with exquisite
photos of bicycles you probably have never thought
much about."
(pezcyclingnews.com) Scott Ryder
January
20, 2019
Will your next bike be a gravel bike?
Raleigh and Whyte tell us why this new category
isn't just bike industry hype.
"To
many people, these new fangled gravel bikes are
simply rebadged cyclocross bikes. Is the cycle
industry guilty of rebranding cyclocross bikes to
sell more units, or is there genuinely something
interesting happening under the layers of hype?" (road.cc) David
Arthur
January
20, 2019
Column
One
January
19, 2019
Tour Down Under: Philipsen wins stage
5 after Ewan relegated.
"Second-placed
finisher Jasper Philipsen (UAE Team Emirates) was
sensationally promoted to first place at the
conclusion of stage 5 at the Tour Down Under in
Strathalbyn on Saturday after Lotto Soudal's Caleb
Ewan - who was first across the finish line - was
relegated."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
January
19, 2019
McEwen: Race jury overreacted to
Ewan's headbutt.
"Former
sprinter Robbie McEwen has told Cyclingnews that
the race jury at the Tour Down Under overreacted
and made the wrong decision in relegating Caleb
Ewan in the sprint for stage 5."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
January
19, 2019
Ewan defends head-butting sprint.
"Caleb
Ewan (Lotto Soudal) defended his actions in a
controversial sprint finale Saturday that saw him
relegated from what looked to be his first
WorldTour win in his new jersey."
(velonews.com) Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
January
19, 2019
Nine tech predictions for 2019.
"Over
the past year, we’ve noticed that a lot of bikes
are starting to look quite similar, like there’s
almost a universal ‘great bike’ form." (cyclingweekly.com)
Simon Smythe
January
19, 2019
Chris Carmichael’s 55-Minute Quick Fix
Workout.
"Sometimes
life conspires to steal your training time, but
it’s important to take some of it back and get in
a short and effective cycling workout indoors.
When I’m out of time and can’t ride outdoors, I
hop on the indoor trainer for my Quick Fix
Workout."
(roadbikeaction.com)
January
19, 2019
Clever Standard Extractor Tool makes
quick work of stripped hex bolts.
"If
you’ve ever had a stripped bolt ruin your day on
the bike (or prevent you from even having a day on
the bike), then the new Clever Standard Extractor
Tool is worth a look."
(bikerumor.com) Tyler Benedict
January
19, 2019
Column
Two
Tour Down Under: Bevin to continue
despite crash.
"Patrick
Bevin (CCC Team) will carry on racing in this
year's Tour Down Under - subject to a concussion
test on Sunday morning - after a heavy fall that
almost cost him his place in the race." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
January
19, 2019
White: No one wants to win a bike race
because of a crash.
"CCC
Team tipped their hat to Mitchelton Scott for
allowing the pace to ease. According to the riders
it was the peloton, and not those in the cars, who
decided that Bevin should be allowed to come
back."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
January
19, 2019
Porte: I don't see Bevin winning Tour
Down Under, but Impey can.
"Richie
Porte (Trek Segafredo) navigated his way through a
hectic stage 5 at the Tour Down Under, where
crosswinds caused multiple splits throughout and a
crash in the final 10km caught out current race
leader Patrick Bevin (CCC Team)."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
January
19, 2019
Nothing routine at WorldTour as
crashes and controversy light up Tour Down Under.
"I
told you he was good.”
That was UAE Team Emirates’ Rory Sutherland talking about 20-year-old Jasper Philipsen, who took a contested win Saturday just five days into his WorldTour career." (velonews.com) Photo: Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images January
19, 2019
Gilbert Gets Back to Pedaling After
Terrifying Tour Crash.
"Belgian
Philippe Gilbert, who broke a kneecap in a
spectacular crash on the Tour de France, posted on
social media on Thursday that he has climbed back
in the saddle. “First time on the bike after my
crash,” he wrote on Twitter and Instagram. “Hope
to be back in action this year."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Bettini Photo)
January
19, 2019
Bob Jungels Q&A: “Being versatile
is not always a gift.”
"Deceuninck
Quick Step’s Liège champion on targeting cobbled
Classics, his distaste for the new Doyenne
parcours and his memorable post-victory
afterparty"
(rouleur.cc) Photographs: Sigfrid Eggers |
Deceuninck - Quick Step Cycling Team &
Offside/L'Equipe
January
19, 2019
Tafi sets February deadline to find a
team for Paris Roubaix.
"The
52-year-old Italian hasn’t raced since his
retirement after the 2005 edition of the ‘Hell of
the North’, but announced in October 2018 that he
was looking to rejoin the professional ranks for
the 2019 edition, the 20th anniversary of his
victory there."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
January
19, 2019
2019 UCI Cyclocross World Cup at
Pont-Chateau, France LIVE.
"On
Sunday: UCI Cyclocross World Cup at Pont-Chateau,
France.
Junior
Men - 10:00 Europe.
U23
Men - 11:20 Europe.
Elite Women - 13:15 Europe, 07:15 EDT. Elite
Men - 14:45 Europe, 08:45 EDT."
(cyclingfans.com) @Cyclocrosss
January
19, 2019
Column
Three
January
19, 2019
Philipsen left with mixed feelings
after first WorldTour victory.
"UAE
Team Emirates rider Jasper Philipsen's first
WorldTour victory came in unusual circumstances
following Caleb Ewan's (Lotto Soudal) demotion for
an 'irregular sprint' on stage 5 of the Tour Down
Under on Saturday."
(cyclingnews.com) Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
January
19, 2019
Tour Down Under: Philipsen wins stage
5 after Ewan is relegated.
"Lotto
Soudal’s Caleb Ewan narrowly pips Philipsen at the
finish. Upon further review of the finale,
however, the race jury decided to relegate Ewan to
last place in the bunch for headbutting
Philipsen."
(velonews.com) Photo: Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images
January
19, 2019
US amateur cyclist tests positive for
five banned substances.
"Cat
3 racer, Michel Carrillo, 42, was tested as part
of the RaceClean Program which focuses on amateur
events. He tested positive for recombinant human
erythropoietin (EPO), androgenic-anabolic steroids
(AAS), 19‐norandrosterone (19‐NA) and the
clostebol metabolite
4-chloro-4-androstan-3a-ol-17-one and testosterone
metabolites."
(road.cc)
January
19, 2019
Nacer Bouhanni: I'm ready to ride
wherever, with whomever.
"Nacer
Bouhanni and his Cofidis team appear to have
ironed out their tensions - if not completely
buried the hatchet - as the Frenchman looks ahead
to the new season with renewed vigor." (cyclingnews.com)
(Cofidis)
January
19, 2019
Chris Froome Uncertain of Giro
d’Italia Title Defense.
"Defending
champion Chris Froome said he was still uncertain
whether he will defend his Giro d’Italia title.
The race which was unveiled in Milan in November
and was described as “explosive and interesting by
Froome."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Bettini Photo)
January
19, 2019
Have You Been Relying on the Wrong
Power Numbers?
"Power
meters still have a reputation for being confusing
and only for those that consider themselves
“Elite.” This can be true but so can everything
cycling related."
(roadbikeaction.com) Troy Templin
January
19, 2019
GPS Computers of the Pros - it's not
all Garmin any more.
"The
GPS cycling computer market used to be dominated
by Garmin. As the number of alternatives in the
pro peloton has really grown this year, here’s a
run-down of who’s using what."
(road.cc) Liam Cahill
January
19, 2019
Column
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January
18, 2019
Tour Down Under: Impey twists the
Corkscrew for stage 4 win.
"Daryl
Impey (Mitchelton-Scott) won stage 4 of the Tour
Down Under in Campbelltown on Friday after the
reduced bunch pulled back a dangerous breakaway
that escaped on the Corkscrew climb less than 6km
from the finish."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
January
18, 2019
Woods: Tour Down Under is Bevin's to
lose.
"Michael
Woods (EF Education First) has said the Tour Down
Under is now Patrick Bevin's to lose, after he and
other climbers failed to put time into the overall
race leader and 2018 champion Daryl Impey on stage
4."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
January
18, 2019
4 Best All Day, Anywhere Bikes.
"These
bikes will take you far. They’re designed for
comfort and versatility, and they’re not scared of
lumpy tar or light gravel. One bike to rule them
all!"
(bicycling.co.za) Jon Minster
January
18, 2019
Darimo T1 Loop seatpost holds your
saddle w/ ultralight Dyneema rope.
"We’ve
seen some great ultralight carbon tech from custom
cockpit maker Darimo, but now they’ve taken it to
new, ever lighter extremes with a wild new
seatpost head that clamps your lightweight saddle
with a pair of rope loops."
(bikerumor.com) Cory Benson
January
18, 2019
CeramicSpeed launches off-road pulley
system for cross and gravel bikes.
"CeramicSpeed
says that its new OSPW X pulley system is designed
for off-road riding and offers 30 to 40 per cent
less friction than a conventional pulley system." (cyclingweekly.com)
January
18, 2019
Lazer Bullet 2.0: One Helmet to
Do-it-All.
"At
a glance, the most obvious update to the Bullet
2.0 is the integrated Zeiss lens that attaches
magnetically. In addition to keeping sun and
Belgian toothpaste out of your eyes, it also
further enhances the helmet’s aerodynamics." (pelotonmagazine.com)
January
18, 2019
Column
Two
UCI Rankings Explained.
"Peter
Sagan winning the green jersey… and an extra 120
UCI points. With team licenses for 2020-2022
partially dependent on UCI rankings, points aren’t
quite back in fashion but they’re bound to
influence targets and tactics this season." (inrng.com) (ASO)
January
18, 2019
Dan Martin gets Tour de France boost
as UAE Emirates outline plans.
"Irish
rider Dan Martin’s plans for the season ahead
appear to be taking shape nicely with news Fabio
Aru is set to focus on the Giro d’Italia." (stickybottle.com)
January
18, 2019
Fabio Aru: ‘2018 was one of the
darkest moments of my career’.
"The
Sardinian abandoned the Giro d’Italia with
mysterious problems, crashed and cursed his
sponsors in the Vuelta a España, and pulled
himself out of the running for Italy’s World
Championships team."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
January
18, 2019
Team Insider: Bora Hansgrohe at the
Tour de France.
"We
still have our full quota of eight riders, and not
many teams can say that,’ says Jan-Niklas Droste,
doctor to Germany’s one and only WorldTour team.
It’s 11am on Wednesday 25th July 2018 and Cyclist
is embedded with Bora Hansgrohe at Stage 17 of the
Tour de France."
(cyclist.co.uk) Photography Juan Trujillo Andrades
January
18, 2019
Scott Thwaites joins Continental level
Vitus Pro Cycling after leaving Dimension Data.
"The
28-year-old has considered retiring from the sport
after suffering a nasty spinal injury." (cyclist.co.uk)
(Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
January
18, 2019
Astana’s De Vreese on releasing rap
video: ‘Real gangster style’.
"Laurens
De Vreese, a working man’s hero on Team Astana,
was the mastermind behind the team’s rap video
that dropped this week. Part spoof, part pet
project, the “First Ever Pro Cycling Rap” is quite
unlike anything that’s ever been seen in the
peloton."
(velonews.com) Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
January
18, 2019
The Enemy Within - Part One.
"Eating
disorders and mental health issues are as common
in the peloton as in the rest of society. Former
pro rider Ben Greenwood opens up on his own
struggles with both."
(rouleur.cc) Photographs: Jo Burt
January
18, 2019
Scotson relaxed despite season's bumpy
start.
"Miles
Scotson's roadnats hopes were dashed by a crash,
but he seems fairly relaxed about the season ahead
with new team Groupama FDJ."
(sbs.com.au) Sophie Smith
January
18, 2019
Product Test: Princeton CarbonWorks
Wake 6560 D Wheelset.
"If
you had never seen a pair of Wake 6560 wheels
before, nobody would blame you if at first glance
you mistook them for the Zipp 454 NSW wheelset
(RBA, April 2018) that shares a similar wavy
profile."
(roadbikeaction.com)
January
18, 2019
Column
Three
January
18, 2019
Dr Freeman Tribunal: The story so far.
"The
medical tribunal into Dr Freeman, the former Team
Sky and British Cycling doctor, could have serious
consequences."
(cyclist.co.uk) Peter Stuart
January
18, 2019
January
18, 2019
The Cyclists' Alliance: Improving pay
and conditions in the women's peloton.
"Last
year was busy and successful for women's advocacy
group The Cyclists' Alliance, but 2019 looks to be
a year of further progress."
(cyclist.co.uk) Photo: Hubert Giddelo
January
18, 2019
Down but not out: Drops team remain
ambitious after difficult winter.
"After
losing their title sponsor last November, the
2018-2019 off-season was a difficult one by
anyone's standards for the Drops team. Despite
that, the team has now dusted themselves off and
are preparing to start afresh at next month's
Setmana Valenciana."
(cyclingnews.com) (Trek Drops)
January
18, 2019
Van Avermaet to skip Kuurne Brussels
Kuurne.
"In
an interview with Sport.be, the Olympic
champion said that when it came to altering his
program, Kuurne Brussels Kuurne was the parcours
that suited him the least."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
January
18, 2019
Bennett pushing for leadership at
Vuelta a España .
"Kiwi
climber George Bennett will push for team
leadership at the Vuelta a España this year as he
works toward shaping into a general Grand Tour
contender."
(sbs.com.au) (Instagram)
January
18, 2019
Bahrain Merida neo-pro Stevie Williams
forced out with pre-season knee injury.
"When
you’re new to a professional team the first thing
you want to do is get out on your bike and work as
hard as you can to make the first season as good
as possible, but ultimately I cannot do that at
the moment."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Picture: Bahrain Merida/
Elisa Haumesser)
January
18, 2019
Bike Test: Cervelo R5.
"No
stranger to pro-level performance, Canadian-brand
Cervelo offers their R5 not just to consumers but
also to the members of the Dimension Data
WorldTour outfit. With an all-new frame geometry,
the R5 is completely redesigned from its previous
generation.
If you’re looking for a stiff yet not harsh ride,
the R5 may be a bike worth looking at." (roadbikeaction.com)
January
18, 2019
Pro Internal Routing Tool review.
"The
Pro Internal Routing Tool canny little device that
provides a neat solution to the task of internally
routing cables."
(cyclist.co.uk)
January
18, 2019
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