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January
30, 2018
January
30, 2018
Chris Froome could accept salbutamol
responsibility in hope of lenient ban.
"Chris
Froome is reportedly ready to accept that he took
an excess dose of salbutamol in the hope of
receiving a six to nine-month ban so that he can
return to racing in time for the Giro d’Italia or
Tour de France."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
January
30, 2018
Women's Herald Sun Tour: Chapman takes
upset stage 1 victory.
"Brodie
Chapman (Australian National Team) upset her
bigger name rivals with a solo ride to stage 1
victory in Healesville. The NRS rider with a
full-time job is the least well known of the
stacked national team at the inaugural edition of
the Women's Herald Sun Tour but showed no
inhibitions in storming to the win, eight seconds
clear of the chasing Annemiek van Vleuten
(Mitchelton Scott Women)."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Con Chronis)
January
30, 2018
Mitchelton Scott aiming for Herald Sun
Tour defense with Howson.
"The
Sun Tour is always a special race, the team has
always done really well. I have been fortunate to
be involved in a few wins with Cameron Meyer and
Simon Clarke, and also last year to get my own
piece of glory was very special to me and
something I will always remember," Howson said
ahead of the race."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
January
30, 2018
Two amateur riders, aged 56 and 57,
handed doping bans for refusing to provide samples.
"David
Less, 56 from Hamburg, New York, and Craig Webb,
57 from Traverse City, Michigan, were banned by
the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) in
separate cases with, Less receiving a two year
sanction and Webb a four year sanction." (cyclingweekly.com)
January
30, 2018
Voeckler 'wouldn't be shocked' if
Lance Armstrong had used a motor.
"Thomas
Voeckler has spoken out about mechanical doping,
saying he is convinced that he raced against
riders using hidden motors and that he wouldn't be
surprised if Lance Armstrong had cheated in such a
way."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
January
30, 2018
Sanne Cant’s year in rainbow stripes:
‘I want to show that I was worthy of the jersey’.
"It’s
extremely nice to ride around in that jersey and
the crowds in Belgium are getting increasingly
more exuberant during women’s cross. That gives me
a lot of motivation and a sort of kick to continue
winning in that jersey. Somehow that never gets
old."
(cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Kristof Ramon)
January
30, 2018
Van Vleuten: The relentless rainbow
dreamer.
"There
was a time, around the mid-2000s, when Annemiek
van Vleuten was living in cramped student
accommodation, working a 32-hour week, and racing
on a salary of just €100 a month. If it’s tough at
the top, as the old adage goes, then it’s a hell
of a lot tougher at the bottom."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Con Chronis)
January
30, 2018
Bauer: Monuments will change with
smaller teams.
"One
rationale behind the controversial decision to
reduce roster sizes is rider safety. Bauer doesn’t
buy into the idea that a smaller peloton means a
safer race. Instead, he said the only thing that
will change is that the peloton might literally be
shorter, but everyone will still be crowding at
the front of the action."
(velonews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
January
30, 2018
Marcotte and McCabe together again on
United Healthcare.
"The
band is back together. Eric Marcotte and Travis
McCabe, the formidable duo of Arizona racers who
finished first and second, respectively, in the
2014 USA Cycling National Championships road race,
are back on the same roster this year at the
United Healthcare Professional Continental team." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Jonathan Devich)
January
30, 2018
Jeremy Powers’s Aspire Racing to end
after worlds.
"According
to Powers, several of his personal sponsorship's
ended and did not renew for 2018, which put the
team’s overall budget below what was needed to
continue the team."
(velonews.com) Photo: Meg McMahon
January
30, 2018
Kittel: New direction, but same
burning ambition for Tour sprint king.
"I
just try to bring my own character into the team
and to connect with everyone as quickly as
possible. In the end it will help me, and it will
help the team to come together. That is the main
goal for me, to create the group and to also be
already very close during the races in the
beginning of the year."
(cyclingtips.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
January
30, 2018
Degenkolb: I believe that every cloud
has a silver lining.
"John
Degenkolb's two victories at the Challenge
Mallorca have helped the German Classics rider put
the disappointment, illness and near-misses of
2017 behind and to look to the spring of 2018 with
new optimism."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
January
30, 2018
Tyler Williams aiming to step up after
‘eye-opening’ 2017.
"The
23 year old American joined the second division
squad last year from Axeon Hagens Berman. He
brought a strong resume to the table, with
multiple Tours de l’Avenir under his belt and a
runner-up result at the U23 Paris Roubaix.
Williams discovered last season, however, that Pro
Continental racing is a whole new ballgame." (velonews.com)
(Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty Images)
January
30, 2018
Interview - Danny van Poppel impressed
by new team LottoNL Jumbo.
"The
24 year old struggled a bit in 2017 but has plenty
to look forward to in the season that is ahead of
us. His plan is to take part in the Giro d'Italia
and make his first grand tour appearance since
2015, but that is not his only goal for the first
half of the 2018 campaign."
(cyclingpub.com) Mary Cárdenas
January
30, 2018
Wyman, Pidcock, and Richards lead
Great Britain challenge at Cyclocross Worlds.
"Helen
Wyman, Tom Pidcock, and Evie Richards will lead
the challenge for Great Britain at the Cyclocross
World Championships in Valkenburg this weekend.
British Cycling has announced a 13-rider squad for
the Worlds, and will field riders in every event
bar the junior women's race."
(cyclingnews.com) (5311 Media)
January
30, 2018
Boels manager says team’s dominance is
good for women’s cycling.
"I
don’t think it’s negative in cycling overall
because we win with a lot of girls,” team
manager Danny Stam told VeloNews. “It’s
not another moment where just Marianne Vos wins
all the races or another good rider. In our team,
almost all the girls win a race, so that is
actually good."
(velonews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
January
30, 2018
Alberto Contador: Sometimes I feel
nostalgic.
"At
the Gala of the Sports Press Association of
Madrid, Contador talked to the Spanish news agency
EFE about his feelings in this first year
of retirement. "It is going well," he said. "Maybe
sometimes a feel a bit nostalgic, but I'm fine,
happy."
(cyclingpub.com) Mary Cárdenas
January
30, 2018
Early Look: AeroLab Tech’s Aerodynamic
Sensors.
"For
years, aerodynamic sensors and testing facilities
for cycling have been appropriated to not just the
pointy end of the pack, but the absolute tip of
that pointy end. The cost for a mere hour of wind
tunnel time is as much as a power meter, and that
excludes the travel costs required to get to but a
handful of centers around the world - or that they
recommend two hours of time. Even in the most
time-optimized test setup, iterations in a wind
tunnel take lots of time."
(dcrainmaker.com)
January
30, 2018
Brajkovic signs with Continental team
Adria Mobil Cycling in 2018.
"Janez
Brajkovič has signed with the Slovenian
Continental team Adria Mobil Cycling for the 2018
season. Brajkovič, 34 years old and from Slovenia,
joins the team after spending one season as a
domestique for Bahrain Merida."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
January
30, 2018
Eg ready to suffer as he learns the
ropes.
"Niklas
Eg was one of several young riders who announced
themselves as talents for the future during the
2017 season. A third place at the Tour de l'Avenir
helped to seal a contract with Trek Segafredo for
the 23 year old, who made his debut with the
WorldTour team at the Tour Down Under and Cadel
Evans Great Ocean Road Race."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
January
30, 2018
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29, 2018
January
29, 2018
Phinney aiming for Tour de France
return after sponsors save team.
"Taylor
Phinney is targeting a return to the Tour de
France after his high profile debut in 2017, and
in typically maverick style is also pondering
riding across Siberia later this year with fellow
pro and adventurer, Gus Morton."
(cyclingnews.com) (EF Education First Drapac)
January
29, 2018
‘I’ll drop you at your own bike ride’:
Phil Gaimon takes up Fabian Cancellara’s race
challenge in wake of motor allegations.
"The
dispute between Phil Gaimon and Fabian Cancellara
looks set be settled on two wheels after Gaimon
took up Cancellara’s challenge of a race." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Photo: Graham Watson) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
January
29, 2018
Haussler breaks collarbone in training
crash.
"After
a 2017 season that included just a dozen days of
racing, two knee surgeries, a bout of depression
and finally a re-dedication to the sport, Heinrich
Haussler was hoping this year would be his path
back to the top. On Monday he suffered a crash in
training, however, adding a fractured collarbone
to the litany of injuries he's suffered in recent
years."
(cyclingnews.com) (www.portraitofanathlete.com)
January
29, 2018
Neff out of Cyclocross World
Championships after Hoogerheide crash.
"Neff,
the reigning cross-country MTB World Champion,
crashed heavily on lap four of the race when she
and Pauline Ferrand Prevot touched on an
off-camber descent. Both looked to be in severe
pain and were taken to hospital. While Ferrand
Prevot managed to avoid any broken bones, the same
couldn’t be said about Neff."
(cyclingnews.com) (Sean Robinson/Velofocus)
January
29, 2018
Strava accused of giving away military
secrets through its Global Heatmaps.
"Security
agencies and defense chiefs worldwide will today
be assessing what action to take following the
revelation that details of military bases,
including what are believed to be secret sites,
are being made public through Strava Global
Heatmaps."
(road.cc) Strava Heatmap
January
29, 2018
Tour de France Spectator Tips.
"You’ve
surely watched the Tour de France on TV but have
you seen it for real? The Tour de France belongs
to the crowds and readers regularly email in
questions about visiting the race. With this in
mind here are a few suggestions and tips to help
plan a visit."
(inrng.com) (ASO)
January
29, 2018
272km, 45kmh: Chris Froome’s
astonishing ‘Empty the Tank’ training ride on
Strava.
"With
spring on the horizon, now is the time that most
of us think about up our mileage and speed on the
weekend ride. However whatever you got up to on
Sunday, we guarantee it won’t have anything on
this amazing ride that Chris Froome uploaded to
Strava."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
January
29, 2018
van der Poel heads to 'cross Worlds as
overwhelming favorite.
"The
Dutch squad head into the UCI Cyclocross World
Championships filled with confidence after the
season long domination of Mathieu van der Poel in
the elite men's races. The World Cup winner heads
up the country's five man team for the race." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty Images)
January
29, 2018
32 Hours on the Zipp 858 NSW.
"We
crushed the Zipp 858 NSW for over 32 hours of
Pacific NW winter riding. These Zipp 858 NSW were
put through the ringer. During our 32 hours of
testing, the Zipp 858 NSW were used in over 30 max
sprint efforts, hours of sub-Lactate and Lactate
efforts, countless hills and descents, windy and
raining conditions, three gravel rides, and they
performed beautifully."
(pelotonmagazine.com)
January
29, 2018
Hayman: I told my wife to shoot me if
I do another year.
"He
turns 40 later this spring and while retirement is
on the horizon at some point in the near future
Mathew Hayman has not made any concrete decisions
beyond the end of this campaign. The former Paris
Roubaix winner turned pro in 2000 and has become
one of the most loyal and trusted domestiques in
the modern peloton."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
January
29, 2018
Polish Cycling Federation chief
resigns as money runs dry.
"The
president of Polish Cycling Federation (PZKol)
Dariusz Banaszek resigned on Friday, paving the
way forward for the talks between the embattled
federation and Poland's Sports and Tourism
Ministry (MSiT)."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
January
29, 2018
Ewan: I'm not going to the Tour de
France for experience, I'm ready to win.
"Caleb
Ewan (Mitchelton Scott) will make his highly
anticipated debut at this year's Tour de France
with the 23 year old sprinter looking to complete
a set of Grand Tour stage wins."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
January
29, 2018
Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana -
Preview.
"Three
years into its revival, the Volta a la Comunitat
Valenciana has nestled itself nicely into Spain’s
early-season race program. After many riders eased
back into racing at Challenge Mallorca last week,
the five day jaunt around the Valencia region will
prove a much sterner test."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
January
29, 2018
Etoile de Besseges 2018 - Preview.
"There
was a time when southern France was the epicenter
of cycling’s early season, but though the peloton
has long since scattered as far as the southern
hemisphere in search of warm weather miles, the
Étoile de Bessèges has remained a constant on the
calendar since its inception in 1971." (cyclingnews.com)
January
29, 2018
Beyond the Top Tube: Things to know
when sizing up a road frame.
"The
bicycle frame is a fairly simple shape comprising
a trapezoid at the front and a triangle at the
rear. Eight members are all that are needed to
create a frame, and by varying the lengths of
each, especially for the trapezoid, it is possible
to scale it to fit a wide variety of rider sizes
and proportions."
(cyclingtips.com) (cyclingquotes.com) Photography
by Matt Wikstrom
January
29, 2018
Five cool things coming soon from
Tailfin, Huez, Mason, Giro and Compass.
"As
January comes to a close here's some of the
highlights from the haul of products we're out
testing at the moment, despite the howling wind
and rain that never seems to end."
(road.cc)
January
29, 2018
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28, 2018
January
28, 2018
Giacomo
Nizzolo wins final stage.
"Trek
Segafredo's Giacomo Nizzolo has won the seventh
and final stage of the Vuelta a San Juan to
continue his teams winning start to the season.
The Italian taking the win in a bunch sprint
finish over Quick Step Floors duo Max Richeze and
Alvaro Hodeg."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
January
28, 2018
Daryl Impey tops UCI WorldTour ranking
after solid performance in Australia.
"The
33 year old has amassed 800 points from the
opening two races of the 2018 WorldTour in
Australia, well ahead of compatriot Richie Porte
(BMC) in second with 460 points. Porte was second
overall in the TDU and won the key climbing stage
to Willunga Hill."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
January
28, 2018
Mathieu van der Poel dominant again in
Hoogerheide.
"Mathieu
van der Poel produced another dominant display in
Hoogerheide in the final round of the World Cup,
ensuring he tops the overall standings with
victory in seven of the nine rounds." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty Images)
January
28, 2018
Cant triumphs in Hoogerheide to seal
World Cup title.
"Sanne
Cant was already assured of the overall World Cup
title but she made her final margin of victory an
utterly commanding one with success in Hoogerheide
in the final round of the series."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
January
28, 2018
Ferrand Prevot taken to the hospital
after Hoogerheide crash.
"Pauline
Ferrand Prévot (Canyon SRAM) crashed out of the
ninth and final cyclocross World Cup of the season
in Hoogerheide, Netherlands, on Sunday. The newly
crowned French cyclocross champion was carried off
the course on a stretcher and taken to a hospital
following the crash."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
January
28, 2018
Van der Poel and Cant secure overall
World Cup titles.
"The
Telenet UCI Cyclocross World Cup series wrapped up
in Hoogerheide on Sunday with Sanne Cant and
Mathieu van der Poel claiming overall titles in
the nine-round series. van der Poel won with a
total of 695 points, while Cant secured her title
with 608 points."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
January
28, 2018
Mallorca Challenge: Degenkolb wins
Trofeo Palma.
"John
Degenkolb (Trek Segafredo) sprinted to victory in
the Trofeo Palma on Sunday to make it two wins
from two at the Challenge Mallorca series and a
perfect start to the 2018 season."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
January
28, 2018
Jay McCarthy holds off Elia Viviani’s
late dash to win Cadel's Race.
"McCarthy
was part of an elite lead group that broke clear
of the peloton on the final of four ascents of the
brutally steep Challambra Crescent in suburban
Geelong. There were near-constant attacks from
that group in the 9km to the finish, including a
solo dig by Esteban Chaves (Mitchelton-Scott)
which ended with 700 meters to go."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by Matt de Neef
January
28, 2018
Mixed emotions for Viviani after close
call at Cadel Evans Road Race.
"For
Elia Viviani (Quick Step Floors), the Cadel Evans
Great Ocean Road Race is one of the one day
WorldTour races suited to his characteristics. The
majority of the Italian’s 50 professional wins
have come in stage races but his Cyclassics
Hamburg and Bretagne Classic triumphs of last year
were evidence of his growing pedigree in one day
events."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
January
28, 2018
Lasse Norman Hansen takes KOM title at
Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race.
"Lasse
Norman Hansen (Aqua Blue Sport) made it to the
podium at the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
today after claiming the KOM title. The Danish
rider made it into the break of the day and mopped
up points on the climbs during the day."(thebikecomesfirst.com)
Photo: Harry Dennis / New Gravity Media
January
28, 2018
Katie Archibald, Katy Marchant and
Charlie Tanfield among winners at British Track
National Championships 2018.
"Katie
Archibald (Wiggle High5) took two national titles
at the 2018 British track championships, winning
the individual pursuit and scratch race. Archibald
then added bronze in the sprint - a discipline
that she does not normally compete in." (cyclingweekly.com)
Photos by Andy Jones
January
28, 2018
Attacking instincts lead Wallays to
Vuelta a San Juan stage win.
"It
takes a hard man to win a hard race, and Jelle
Wallays fit the bill perfectly on stage 6 at the
Vuelta a San Juan on Saturday."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
January
28, 2018
A close-up look at Peter Sagan's 100%
Speedcraft Air glasses.
"Moto
eyewear brand 100% has launched its Speedcraft Air
cycling sunglasses, which feature magnets on
either side of an extended nosepiece designed to
be worn with magnets stuck onto the outside of the
rider's nose. The end result, 100% claims, is
improved breathing through widened nasal
passages."
(cyclingnews.com)
January
28, 2018
‘Don Pablo’ Mullen gets ball rolling
in new Trek Segafredo chapter.
"Ryan
Mullen blasted into his new team, Trek Segafredo,
in style, winning the Vuelta a San Juan time trial
on stage three. It was the team’s first victory of
the 2018 season."
(velonews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
January
28, 2018
Trentin to join Mitchelton Scott at
Volta a Valenciana after early season crash.
"The
recovery is going well and so I will use
Valenciana as the first competitive test to
recover the lost days a little better," Trentin
said in an interview with La Gazzetta dello
Sport."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
January
28, 2018
Nibali to make Tour of Flanders debut
this year.
"Vincenzo
Nibali will ride the Tour of Flanders for the
first time in his career this spring, according to
a report in Sunday's edition of Italian newspaper
La Gazzetta dello Sport."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
January
28, 2018
2018 UCI Cyclocross World Cup at
Hoogerheide, Netherlands LIVE.
"The 2018 UCI Cyclocross World Cup at Hoogerheide, Netherlands is Sunday, January 28. 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
28, 2018
Garmin Vector 3 double sided power
meter.
"The
third time's the charm. Garmin has completely
redesigned its Vector pedals, and the Vector 3
system is excellent. You get accurate power
readings, they're even easier to swap between
bikes, they look much neater and they're even a
bit lighter."
(road.cc)
January
28, 2018
2018 Vuelta a San Juan LIVE stream.
"January
21-28, Argentina.
Stage 7 starts Sunday 16:34 ART (11:34 AM PST). Finish at around 19:30 ART (2:30 PM PST). Live video from 16:34 ART (11:34 AM PST)." (steephill.tv) (cyclingfans.com) January
28, 2018
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