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January
27, 2018
2018 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
LIVE stream.
"Sunday
(Saturday): Elite Men race starts at 11:10am
local (7:10pm U.S. Eastern SATURDAY)
(01:10am CET).
Finish at around 3:15pm local (11:15pm U.S. Eastern SATURDAY) (5:15am CET). LIVE video from 11:00am local (7:00pm U.S. Eastern SATURDAY) (01:00am CET)." (cyclingfans.com) January
27, 2018
January
27, 2018
Vuelta a San Juan: Stage 6 breakaway
win for Wallays.
"Jelle
Wallays parlayed a late attack from the breakaway
to seal the solo win. The Lotto Soudal rider held
off the chasers by two seconds with time to
celebrate his first win for the WorldTour squad." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty Images)
January
27, 2018
Mallorca Challenge: Skujins wins
Trofeo Andratx.
"Toms
Skujins (Trek Segafredo) pulled off a brilliant
solo victory on the third day of racing in the
Challenge Mallorca in the Trofeo Lloseta -
Andratx. The 26 year old Latvian put in a vicious
counter-attack as his teammate Michael Gogl was
caught, and soloed to victory over a group of top
favorites."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
January
27, 2018
Hosking wins 2018 Women's Cadel Evans
Great Ocean Road Race.
"Targeting
the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race since
November, Chloe Hosking (Alé Cipollini) executed
her plan to perfection by taking out the race
ahead of Gracie Elvin (Mitchelton Scott) and
Giorgia Bronzini (Cylance)."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
January
27, 2018
Second place at Cadel Evans Race an
early-season surprise for Elvin.
"For
Gracie Elvin, the Tour of Flanders and
Commonwealth Games in April remain the primary
targets of the early-season. Second place, then,
at the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race on
Saturday was disappointingly close to a major win
on home soil but a result kept in perspective of
her April ambitions."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
January
27, 2018
San Juan’s success: Good weather,
racing and food.
"The
eight-day seven-stage race is one of the two main
kickoff events for the 2018 season along with the
Tour Down Under, which took place last week in
Australia. But without the WorldTour points up for
grabs, teams and riders find the racing much more
relaxed in San Juan and a perfect launch pad for
the European season."
(velonews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
January
27, 2018
Keukeleire taking aim at first
Classics victory in 2018.
"After
seven years with the Australian based Orica teams
and a handful of close calls in the Classics, Jens
Keukeleire is hoping his move this season to the
Belgian team Lotto Soudal will be the extra lift
he needs to climb onto a podium's top step this
spring."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
January
27, 2018
Birzman M-Torque 10.
"Birzman's
M-Torque 10 is a 10-piece multi-tool that is not
only equipped with those side-of-the-road
essentials but also a rather clever torque meter.
With top-end frames and components requiring close
tolerance tightening ranges it certainly takes the
guesswork out of mid-ride tweaks and adjustments." (road.cc)
January
27, 2018
Spinal surgery a success for Vakoc
after South Africa crash.
"The
Czech rider will spend 10 more days in hospital
before flying back to Europe to continue his
recovery. Vakoc sustained the injuries when he was
hit by a truck while out riding with Quick Step
Floors teammates Bob Jungels and Laurens De Plus." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty Images)
January
27, 2018
Van Avermaet geared up for season
debut in Valencia.
"Greg
Van Avermaet (BMC Racing Team) is set to make his
season debut at the Volta a la Comunitat
Valenciana on Wednesday as his team take aim at
the Spanish race and, in particular, the stage 3
team time trial."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
January
27, 2018
De Gendt: The art of the breakaway
specialist.
"At
31, Thomas De Gendt has firmly established himself
as one of the best breakaway riders in the modern
peloton. Stages in all three Grand Tours, along
with numerous other victories, litter an already
impressive palmarès."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
January
27, 2018
Bardet hits Paris Roubaix cobbles in
Tour de France recon.
"Romain
Bardet got a taste of 'The Hell of the North' on
Friday as he clattered across the notorious
cobblestones of northern France in preparation for
the Paris Roubaix inspired stage of the 2018 Tour
de France."
(cyclingnews.com) (AG2R La Mondiale)
January
27, 2018
11 things we've learned this week.
"Some
more facts, figures and lessons we've learned from
another week on two wheels."
(road.cc)
January
27, 2018
'Polar Bear' Putt tries to beat the
heat in Argentina.
"When
your nickname is 'Polar Bear' and you prefer short
sleeves and shorts when other riders are bundled
up like the characters in A Christmas Story,
Argentina in January may not be the place for you.
But United Healthcare's Tanner Putt made the most
of his situation on Friday at the Vuelta a San
Juan, infiltrating the day's breakaway and flying
his team's colors in the high desert off the front
for much of the day."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
January
27, 2018
Zipp 454 NSW Carbon Clincher
Disc-brake review.
"Zipp’s
454 NSW wheelset's unique profile looks
extraordinary and isn’t cheap. The Centerlock disc
brake 454 NSWs have widths of 17mm internally, and
between 26.4mm at their outer edge and 27.72mm at
their widest externally."
(cyclingnews.com)c (Dave Caudery / Immediate
Media)
January
27, 2018
2018 CX Rucphen + UCI Cyclocross World
Cup at Hoogerheide, Netherlands LIVE.
"The
2018 CX Rucphen, Netherlands is Saturday, January
27.
Elite Women at 13:30 CET (7:30am U.S. Eastern). Elite Men at 15:00 CET (9:00am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com) January
27, 2018
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26, 2018
Video: CCTV footage shows thieves
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bike shop raid.
January
26, 2018
Hot and blustery conditions set to
blow Cadel Evan's Race wide open.
"It’s
hard to think of another World Tour race that is
so varied, both in its composition and the type of
rider that can win it. We’ve seen solo winners,
small bunch sprints and attacking light up
previous editions."
(sbs.com.au) (Getty Images Sport)
January
26, 2018
Vuelta a San Juan: Najar wins stage 5.
"Argentinean
national champion Gonzalo Najar gave the local
fans a thrill by taking out the queen stage of the
Vuelta a San Juan for his home SEP de San Juan
team on the Alto Colorado. The squad waged an
audacious triple attack at the base of the final
climb, launching Najar into a solo breakaway to
score a provincial coup d'etat."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
January
26, 2018
Mallorca Challenge: Wellens takes
victory in Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana.
"Tim
Wellens (Lotto Soudal) won day two of the
Challenge Mallorca, beating Gianni Moscon (Team
Sky) in a sprint to the line after a short climb
up to the finish in Deia."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
January
26, 2018
De Plus and Vakoc in the hospital
after being hit by truck in training.
"According
to a statement issued by the team, the two were
hit by a truck from behind. Both conscious, the
two riders were transported to the hospital by
team trainer Koen Pelgrim. De Plus received
several abrasions and a minor pulmonary and kidney
contusion as a result of the accident while Vakoc
was diagnosed with several fractured vertebrae. He
will undergo surgery on Friday."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bob Jungels)
January
26, 2018
Gaviria returns to Colombia after San
Juan abandon.
"Fernando
Gaviria (Quick Step Floors) has returned to his
home in Colombia after crashing out of the Vuelta
a San Juan during stage 4. Gaviria suffered lots
of road rash but escaped serious injury." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty Images)
January
26, 2018
Start Lists: 29 Americans, 13
Canadians, 10 Australians Head to 2018 Hoogerheide
World Cup.
"One
rider American fans will likely have their eyes on
is Katie Compton (KFC Racing p/b Trek/Knight
Composites). Compton has won every race she has
entered in 2018 - GP Sven Nys, U.S. Nationals,
World Cup Nommay - but Hoogerheide has been a
thorn in her side during the past several years." (cxmagazine.com) C.
Jobb
January
26, 2018
New Supplement Significantly Reduces
Cycling and Running Times for Female Athletes.
"In
an initial experiment including 28 women, half of
whom took the supplement, researchers found that
those in the study group saw their stationary bike
distance covered in 25 minutes increased to an
average of 6.5 miles, compared to 6 miles at the
start of the study."
(capovelo.com)
January
26, 2018
Women’s cycling must own the road
ahead.
"When
the 2017 Tour de France race route was presented
to the public, its companion race for professional
women, “La Course,” was shifted out of the global
spotlight of finishing on the Champs Élysées on
the iconic final day of the Tour, and moved to a
one-day mountain challenge in an isolated part of
the Alps. This change was both a tangible and a
symbolic step backward."
(velonews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
January
26, 2018
Polish cycling chief quits over sex
abuse scandal.
"Polish
cycling chief Dariusz Banaszek stood down on
Friday amid a sexual abuse and corruption scandal.
Banaszek, who became president of Poland’s cycling
federation (PZKol) in 2016 said he was resigning
“for the good of cycling” while protesting his
innocence."
(velonews.com)
January
26, 2018
The Because It’s Friday $500 Gadget
Giveaway!
"Today
is Friday - you made it to the end of the week.
But more importantly, today is also Australia Day.
I only know that because I’m in Australia, and the
beaches are more crowded than the starting line of
a marathon (still, I pretended to workout and went
for a short swim). Thus, it seems reason enough to
give away some gadget goodness."
(dcrainmaker.com)
January
26, 2018
Cancellara: Cycling lacks a global
vision, it's a mess.
"Fabian
Cancellara has described professional cycling as a
mess due to a lack of unity and a global vision
for the future, and again challenged Phil Gaimon
to a race in response to the American’s
suggestions that he may have used mechanical
doping during his successful classics and time
trial career."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
January
26, 2018
Stetina to take care of unfinished
business in 2018.
"Stetina
is beginning his third year with Trek Segafredo
with his first race at Argentina’s Vuelta a San
Juan. It will provide him the early base for the
Tour of Oman in February, and his big personal
goal is the Amgen Tour of California in May. He is
prioritizing California along with the Tour de
France, where he’ll support his teammate Bauke
Mollema’s aspirations to win the overall." (velonews.com) (Trek
Factory Racing)
January
26, 2018
Valverde back in action at Challenge
Mallorca.
"Alejandro
Valverde (Movistar) has expressed his relief at
completing his first race since he suffered a
broken kneecap and talus bone when he crashed out
on the opening day of the 2017 Tour de France." (cyclingnews.com)
(TDWsport/Immediate Media)
January
26, 2018
Michal Kwiatkowski: It’s going to be
difficult to top 2017 success.
"Michal
Kwiatkowski enjoyed his most successful year as a
professional rider in 2017 with Team Sky, but says
he’ll do everything to try and top it despite
admitting that it’ll be a ‘difficult’ challenge." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
January
26, 2018
Charlie Tanfield could aim for Bradley
Wiggins’s UCI Hour Record.
"The
21 year old has been setting the track world
alight with recent performances in the individual
pursuit and as part of Team KGF's line-up for the
team pursuit."
(cyclingweekly.com)
January
26, 2018
Sprinter focused 2018 Tour de Langkawi
route announced.
"The
23rd edition of the Tour de Langkawi will follow a
long \-held tradition by giving the fast men ample
opportunity to take home an early season victory.
After South Africa’s Ryan Gibbons (Dimension Data)
won last year’s race, a sprinter could well take
home the overall win again as ongoing road works
have forced the organizers to remove the iconic
climb of Genting Highlands from their initial
plans for the fourth consecutive year." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
January
26, 2018
Six road cycling tech innovations that
didn’t catch on.
"The
cycling world, especially in the crucible of the
pro peloton, is full of new innovations each
season. Naturally, those innovations demonstrate
what can be done when research and development
teams backed with large budgets get their creative
juices flowing."
(roadcyclinguk.com) (Pic: Mavic)
January
26, 2018
Vincenzo Nibali on Tour of Flanders
debut: ‘I know nothing about it, just what I’ve seen
on TV’.
"Vincenzo
Nibali (Bahrain Merida) admits that he knows as
much as the average cycling fan when it comes to
racing the Tour of Flanders this April 1." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
January
26, 2018
Eisenhart paints an ambitious plan for
2018.
"Eisenhart
embarks on an ambitious 2018 campaign with his
Holowesko Citadel team. At 23, Eisenhart is
stepping into unexplored territory. He is now the
team’s GC leader for stage races, following the
departure of longtime captain Robin Carpenter to
Rally Cycling."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Casey B. Gibson)
January
26, 2018
Swift searching for sprint redemption
in second season with UAE Team Emirates.
"The
Yorkshire man left Team Sky for UAE Team Emirates
with the hope of continuing his success in the
sprints and perhaps even stepping up from his two
podium finishes at Milan San Remo. He admits to Cyclingnews
that the change of team and fatherhood meant he
pushed himself too hard."
(cyclingnews.com) (Josh Evans)
January
26, 2018
Shimano Dura-Ace R9100-P power meter
review.
"Shimano's
first power meter, the Dura-Ace R9100-P, delivers
consistent wattage readings as a whole, but the
left/right readings are consistently imbalanced. I
tested two Shimano power meters in four
configurations and the results were the same: the
total number is very good compared to reliable
meters, but the left reads higher than the right." (cyclingnews.com)
(Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)
January
26, 2018
Merida 2018 Reacto Team-E review:
Faster, lighter, comfier, still demanding.
"After
a stretch of five years, Merida has updated the
Reacto, the company’s aero road platform, by
carving away a significant amount of weight while
creating a sleeker and more comfortable chassis.
The overhaul also includes the creation of a
disc-brake version, however the company has yet to
abandon rim brakes."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by Matt Wikstrom
January
26, 2018
The 15 Best Sunglasses for Cycling.
"The
right sunglasses do more than just protect your
eyes from solar radiation and whatever might fly
up from the wheel in front of you. They have to
fit comfortably, stay on your face, and address
your riding conditions, whether you're cruising
through a shady forest or hammering up an exposed,
sunny hillside."
(bicycling.com)
January
26, 2018
Aluminum Road Bikes: What to look for
and five of the best.
"Aluminum
is often looked at as the cheap option when buying
a bike. It lacks the nostalgia factor of steel and
can't match the performance of good carbon. But it
still has its place in the market and it is well
worth considering."
(cyclingweekly.com)
January
26, 2018
January
25, 2018
Jennifer Schumm banned four years for
testosterone.
"Nearly
two years after she provided a sample to
anti-doping authorities at a local road race near
Boulder, Colorado, Jennifer Schumm, 41, was handed
a four-year ban Thursday for taking an anabolic
agent."
(velonews.com) ProVéloPassion
January
25, 2018
Degenkolb wins Trofeo Campos Porreres
Felanitx Ses Salines.
"John
Degenkolb (Trek Segafredo) emerged victorious on
the opening day of the Challenge Mallorca, beating
Sondre Holst Enger (Israel Cycling Academy) and
Jasper De Buyst (Lotto Soudal) in a bunch finish
in Ses Salines."
(cyclingnews.com) (TDWsport/Immediate Media)
January
25, 2018
January
25, 2018
Lappartient says he won’t do ASO’s
bidding.
"There
was a quiet worry throughout the UCI presidential
campaign last fall when more than a few whispered
that the Frenchman would be in the back pocket of
Tour owner Amaury Sports Organization." (velonews.com)
(Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty Images)
January
25, 2018
Towards Zero Race Melbourne: Edmondson
wins women's race.
"Annette
Edmondson has won the women's Cadel Evans Great
Ocean Road Race - Towards Zero Race Melbourne in a
sprint photo finish. Georgia Bronzini (Cylance)
was second with Kendal Ryan (Tibco) rounding out
the podium in third place following a close and
hard fought battle for victory"
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
January
25, 2018
Towards Zero Race Melbourne: Sam
Bennett bests Viviani in sprint finish.
"Sam
Bennett (Bora Hansgrohe) won the Towards Zero Race
criterium in Melbourne’s Albert Park for a second
consecutive year, after a strong breakaway was
caught during the last 5.3km lap of the fast
circuit that will host the season opener of the
Formula 1 World Championships in two months’
time."
(cyclingnews.com) (TDWsport/Immediate Media)
January
25, 2018
Peter Sagan: I like Pope Francis, he’s
cool.
"I
like Pope Francis, he’s cool. He’s able to explain
difficult concepts with just a few words. He’s an
example for us all and plays an important role in
the world. Even people who aren’t religious can
find God, if they want, thanks to him." (cyclingnews.com)
(Specialized)
January
25, 2018
Peter Sagan about Alberto Contador:
There was never conflict between us.
"It
was rumored that the relationship of Sagan and
Contador wasn't good either as a reflection of
Tinkov with both riders, but the World Champion
stated that it was the contrary. "There was never
conflict between us, we always understood each
other about how to keep going and for me, he has
been a great champion."
(cyclingpub.com) (ASO)
January
25, 2018
Gaviria’s classics season in peril
after San Juan crash.
"Quick-Step’s
star Colombian sprinter fell with around 50
kilometers to race in stage 4 as Bora Hansgrohe
and Lotto Soudal lined the peloton out in
echelons. The crash also involved American Peter
Stetina (Trek Segafredo), who fell on the “bad
knee” he previously injured in other crashes." (velonews.com)
(Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty Images)
January
25, 2018
Nibali: ‘The 2014 Tour was no fluke,
and I want to win again’.
"Vincenzo
Nibali (Bahrain Merida) says you do not understand
cycling if you consider his 2014 Tour de France
victory a stroke of luck. He aims to prove the
naysayers wrong this summer, four years later." (velonews.com)
(Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty Images)
January
25, 2018
Can the new finish for Liège Bastogne
Liège help revitalize cycling’s oldest Monument?
"Despite
taking place in rolling terrain ideal for
attacking and ASO’s perennial attempts to spice
them up, Flèche Wallonne and Liège Bastogne Liège
have become captive to their difficult uphill
finales, on the Mur de Huy and at Ans,
respectively."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
January
25, 2018
La Redoute to feature in 2018 Fleche
Wallonne route.
"The
Côte de la Redoute will feature on the route of
the 2018 Flèche Wallonne as part of race organizer
ASO’s bid to make the early part of the race more
demanding ahead of the traditional finale atop the
Mur de Huy."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
January
25, 2018
Be Cool, Stay in School: Curtis White
On Missing Worlds For His Senior Thesis.
"Any
controversy that White’s exclusion was a mega-snub
was allayed when his team announced he declined an
invite to focus on his Senior thesis at Union
College in New York. White is majoring in Classics
with minors in Law & Humanities and Political
Science. His thesis is likely going to focus on
Ancient Roman Law and its applicability to modern
U.S. governance."
(cxmagazine.com) A. Yee
January
25, 2018
Is European ‘cross racing worth it for
America’s elite men?
"When
Stephen Hyde lined up for this year’s USA Cycling
National Cyclocross Championships, he was up
against 37 men he hardly knew anymore. He spent
much of December racing in Europe on the World Cup
and DVV Trophy series. Meanwhile, his American
rivals trained in warmer climates, preparing for
the country’s premier race."
(velonews.com) Photo: @pinnedgrit
January
25, 2018
Brown looks to balance support role,
stage-hunting.
"He’s
only 26, but Nate Brown enters 2018 as one of the
longest tenured members of the EF Education First
Drapac squad. Now starting his fifth year with the
team, Brown is settling into his niche as a
dependable all-rounder."
(velonews.com) . Photo courtesy EF Education First
Drapac
January
25, 2018
Richie Porte headlines BMC squad at
Volta ao Algarve.
"Volta
ao Algarve race organizers have confirmed 2012
champion Richie Porte will return to the 2.HC race
next month with his BMC team. The Australian was
second at the Tour Down Under last week with the
Volta ao Algarve to be his first European race
since crashing out of the 2017 Tour de France." (cyclingnews.com)
(Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
January
25, 2018
2018 Paris Roubaix wild cards
announced.
"Race
organizers ASO has confirmed the 25 teams that
will line up at this year’s Paris Roubaix, with a
strong mix of French and Belgian squads handed
wild cards for the spring monument. On top of the
18 WorldTour teams, Veranda's Willems Crelan,
Cofidis, Delko Marseille Provence KTM, Direct
Energie and Team Fortuneo Siamsic have all earned
return invitations for the 2018 race." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty Images)
January
25, 2018
David de la Cruz: ‘Team Sky is the
best place for me to realize my Grand Tour
ambitions’.
"The
Spanish rider joined the team from Quick Step
Floors as part of a deal which saw Elia Viviani
heading in the opposite direction, and says that
the team’s focus on the general classification at
Grand Tours is what made him make the switch." (cyclingweekly.com)
January
25, 2018
Raim breaks through chaos in San Juan.
"While
chaos swirled around stage 4 at the Vuelta a San
Juan on Wednesday, Mihkel Räim (Israel Cycling
Academy) fought through the confusion to battle
for a podium spot in the final sprint, just
missing out to winner Max Richeze (Quick Step
Floors), runner-up Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek
Segafredo) and third-placed Matteo Pelucchi (Bora
Hansgrohe)."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
January
25, 2018
Preview: Your guide to the 2018 men’s
Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race.
"The
course for Sunday’s (Saturday's) race is more or
less the same as it was the first three editions,
albeit with a couple of notable changes. The
course still features two main sections: a big
coastal loop through Barwon Heads and Torquay, and
then several laps of a finishing circuit around
Geelong."
(cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos)
January
25, 2018
Best Cycling Accessories of the Year
2017-18.
"To
be even considered for this list a product had to
review 9 or above. Yes, we set our standards
pretty high. Then it was the challenging job of
picking 31 products that really stand out above
the rest. We haven't ranked these products, as
individually they have all ranked highly in their
own categories."
(road.cc)
January
25, 2018
AG2R La Mondiale bring well-rounded
team into 2018.
"AG2R
La Mondiale presented their 2018 team at the
headquarters of their main sponsors in Paris on
Thursday. General Manager Vincent Lavenu spoke of
his three newest recruits; Silvan Dillier, Tony
Gallopin and Clément Venturini, who will focus on
the spring Classics, while Romain Bardet will once
again focus on the Tour de France in July." (cyclingnews.com)
(AG2R La Mondiale)
January
25, 2018
L-shaped cranks - a bad idea that just
won't die.
"In
1981 Cycling Weekly magazine published a
favorable review of an unusual new crank. The
magazine gave a set to “a first-category Surrey
roadman to try them out.” With Cycling
Weekly’s Surrey roadman finding they
eliminated dead center, you have to wonder why the
design isn’t now ubiquitous."
(road.cc) Image: PMP cranks by robadod from LFGSS
January
25, 2018
Behind the scenes at Team Dimension
Data’s training camp: How Africa’s Team keeps its
riders fit and healthy.
"The
riders are reminded of their expected training
volume: 80-100hrs per month; 28,000km (17,400
miles) per year. Minimum. None of them so much as
batted an eyelid at those numbers."
(roadcyclinguk.com). (Pic: Scott
Mitchell/Dimension Data)
January
25, 2018
Hands-on with VirtuGO: Is it a viable
Zwift competitor?
"Within
the trainer app realm, much is made of the giants
– Zwift and TrainerRoad. And rightfully so,
they’ve grown their respective customer bases over
years with boatloads of happy customers. At the
other end of the spectrum is a flotilla of smaller
apps, akin to local bike shops, that do well in
their own right. They aren’t the same as Zwift or
TrainerRoad, and each has their own interesting
niche. I’ve talked about many of these in my
occasional round-up posts."
(dcrainmaker.com)
January
25, 2018
Shimano RP9 Carbon Road Shoe.
"Shimano's
top-end road performance shoe, the RP9, has been
updated for 2018. It's moved from Velcro straps
and a ratchet to a single Boa IP1 dial and small
accompanying Velcro strap arrangement, and the
heat mouldable tech has gone in favor of a new
synthetic leather upper. As changes go, it's a
significant one with weight the major benefit, but
importantly the shoes are still extremely
comfortable and even easier to adjust on the fly." (road.cc)
January
25, 2018
UCI WorldTour team bikes: Who’s riding
what in 2018?
"A
new year means a new UCI WorldTour season, with
the Tour Down Under having kicked off proceedings
in Adelaide this month. And the start of a new
season means a first opportunity to see newly
refreshed teams, complete with new sponsors, bikes
and riders all getting their first taste of
top-level competitive action in 2018." (roadcyclinguk.com)
(Pic: Argon 18)
January
25, 2018
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