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January
31, 2019
Porte and Woods a cut above the rest
on gravel at Herald Sun Tour.
"They
were the two favorites going into the 2019 Jayco
Herald Sun Tour, and on Thursday's second stage
which included a gravel climb in the final 15
kilometers, Michael Woods (EF Education First) and
Richie Porte (Trek Segafredo) demonstrated exactly
why."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Con Chronis)
January
31, 2019
Challenge Mallorca: Jesus Herrada wins
opener in Felanitx.
"Jesus
Herrada (Cofidis, Solutions Credits) claimed
victory on the opening day of the Challenge
Mallorca, when he won atop the Puig de Sant
Salvador at the end of the Trofeo Ses
Salines-Campos-Porreres-Felanitx.."
(cyclingnews.com) (Miguel Riopa/Getty Images
Sport)
January
31, 2019
‘It was a special stage - last year I
went home in an ambulance’: Fernando Gaviria takes
second Vuelta a San Juan glory.
"Sprint
star Fernando Gaviria made a big statement with
his second stage win at the Vuelta a San Juan,
having crashed out on the same roads one year ago.
"
(cyclingnews.com) Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
January
31, 2019
Column
Two
Keisse saga sparks tensions between
Quick Step team and new sponsor Deceuninck.
"The
controversy surrounding Iljo Keisse's
disqualification from the Vuelta a San Juan is
creating tensions between the Quick Step team and
their new title sponsor Deceuninck, with talks set
to take place between the two parties after the
race."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
January
31, 2019
Landa taken to hospital after
Challenge Mallorca crash.
"While
Jesus Herrada was all smiles after taking victory
in his season opener, the Trofeo Ses
Salines-Campos-Porreres-Felanitx in Mallorca, it
was not such a good start to the year for Mikel
Landa (Movistar) and Rasmus Byriel Iversen (Lotto
Soudal)."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
January
31, 2019
Compton’s surprise Hoogerheide result
a pre-worlds boost.
"U.S.
champion Katie Compton says she was holding back
at 80 percent during the last World Cup. Her
worlds prospects depend on careful pacing." (velonews.com) (Luc
Claessen/Getty Images)
January
31, 2019
Lucy Kennedy wins Women's Herald Sun
Tour.
"Mitchelton
Scott's Lucy Kennedy attacked on the last climb of
the second and final stage of the 2019 Women's
Herald Sun Tour on Thursday to take both the stage
win and the overall classification." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Con Chronis)
January
31, 2019
Valverde: Wearing the rainbow jersey
makes 2019 a totally different year.
"World
champion Alejandro Valverde will look to get his
2019 season off to a winning start when he lines
up in the opening event of the Challenge Mallorca
on Thursday."
(cyclingnews.com) (Movistar)
January
31, 2019
Column
Three
Tour of California announces 2019
route details.
"The
2019 Amgen Tour of California will start in
Sacramento with a day for the sprinters and end a
week later in Pasadena in the shadow of the Rose
Bowl."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
January
31, 2019
Boels Dolmans to ride inaugural
Women's Tour of Scotland.
"The
inaugural Women’s Tour of Scotland has received a
boost with the world number one-ranked team Boels
Dolmans confirming that they will be among those
on the start line this August."
(cyclingnews.com) (Boels Dolmans Cycling Team)
January
31, 2019
Dimension Data to make Hammer Series
debut.
"The
South African team will compete alongside Team Sky
and Deceuninck Quick Step, as well as last year's
Hammer Series winners, Mitchelton Scott." (cyclingnews.com)
(Dimension Data)
January
31, 2019
How many rest days should a cyclist
take each week?
"The
answers come down mostly to individual experience
and there will be a lot of variation. However,
there are certainly some sensible rules of thumb
we can employ."
(cyclingweekly.com)Michelle Arthurs-Brennan
January
31, 2019
Fizik present Valverde with custom
rainbow edition shoes and saddle.
"World
champion Alejandro Valverde (Movistar Team) gets
his season underway in Mallorca this weekend and
team sponsor Fizik has presented the Spaniard with
special edition Infinito R1 Iride shoes and an
Antares 00 Iride saddle."
(cyclingnews.com) (Fizik)
January
31, 2019
Column
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January
30, 2019
Vuelta a San Juan: Gaviria wins stage
4 in Villa San Agustín.
"Fernando
Gaviria (UAE Team Emirates) won his second Vuelta
a San Juan stage in four days on Wednesday,
beating Peter Sagan (Bora Hansgrohe) with a bike
throw across the line at the end of stage 4 in
Villa San Agustín."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
January
30, 2019
McLay wins stage 1 of the Jayco Herald
Sun Tour.
"EF
Education First's Dan McLay won the opening stage
of the 2019 Jayco Herald Sun Tour at the Phillip
Island Grand Prix Circuit in Victoria, Australia,
on Wednesday afternoon, beating Team Sky's
Kristoffer Halvorsen and EvoPro's Wouter Wippert
in a bunch sprint."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Con Chronis)
January
30, 2019
Hosking wins opening stage of Women's
Herald Sun Tour.
"Ale
Cipollini's Chloe Hosking won the opening stage of
the Women's Herald Sun Tour on Wednesday, winning
a reduced-bunch sprint at the Phillip Island Grand
Prix Circuit in Victoria, Australia." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Con Chronis)
January
30, 2019
Alaphilippe and Evenepoel inspire each
other at Vuelta a San Juan.
"Julian
Alaphilippe and Remco Evenepoel continued to push
and inspire each other at the Vuelta a San Juan,
with the Frenchman winning the stage and taking
the race lead, while his young understudy finished
third."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
January
30, 2019
Six things to look out for in
February.
"The
return of Chris Froome to racing each year is
always big news, as we look ahead to his larger
goals for the season."
(cyclingweekly.com) ((Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty
Images/ ANSA/CLAUDIO PERI)
January
30, 2019
Chain quick links: A guide to easy
connection.
"Chain
quick links, connecting links, missing links,
master links - whatever you call them, they’re
fast becoming the common way to join a chain." (cyclingtips.com)
Photography by Dave Rome
January
30, 2019
Column
Two
Vuelta a San Juan organizers expel
Keisse.
"The
organizers of the Vuelta a San Juan have decided
to expel Iljo Keisse from the Argentinean race for
"behavior that damaged the reputation and honor of
the Vuelta a San Juan, the UCI and cycling in
general."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
January
30, 2019
Five riders starting the season under
the radar.
"They
didn’t get the wins, but they’ll soon be lighting
up a race near you (especially if you live in
Europe)."
(velonews.com) Photo: ©Daniel Kalisz | Getty
Images
January
30, 2019
‘It’s just a jersey’: Sagan says
pressure still the same even without rainbow bands.
"Peter
Sagan (Bora Hansgrohe) says the pressure is still
the same without the world champion’s rainbow
jersey this 2019 season."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
January
30, 2019
Film Review: Wonderful Losers.
"There’s
usually only one winner each day in a race and
only a few contenders meaning most of the peloton
have a different job to do. Their daily
self-sacrifice is the basis for this film." (inrng.com)
January
30, 2019
The best #ThingsIWouldBan from
cycling.
"It
seems as though there are a number of things
people would liked to see excluded from cycling,
this became evidently clear after we asked our
Facebook and Twitter followers the simple question
what ‘#ThingsIWouldBan from Cycling’." (cyclingweekly.com)
Paul Knott
January
30, 2019
Livestream - Herald Sun Tour.
"Broadcast
times subject to change. ... of Blackburn Women's
Herald Sun Tour and the Jayco Herald Sun Tour will
be streamed live on heraldsuntour.com.au."
(heraldsuntour.com.au)
January
30, 2019
eRoad bike motors: Which is the best
system for you?
"Having
ridden the two systems back-to-back on the Focus
Paralane2 and the Wilier Cento1Hy, we’ve rounded
up the two systems’ characteristics and our
observations on their performance."
(cyclingweekly.com) Paul Norman
January
30, 2019
First Look: 2019 bling coming your
way.
"The
bike industry's Corebike Show earlier this week
gave us the chance to check out loads of new
products that have just hit the market or are just
about to."
(road.cc) Mat Brett
January
30, 2019
Merlin ROC Disc 105.
"A
versatile all-weather road machine with a very
pleasant ride feel that is just as happy off the
beaten track."
(road.cc) (Stu Kerton)
January
30, 2019
Tail It Technologies launch bendable
bike GPS tracker that fits in your handlebar.
"The
Norwegian tech company has invented a
USB-rechargeable GPS tracker that has a battery
life of up to 8 weeks, and it can be fitted inside
any handlebar type "
(road.cc) (Jack Sexty)
January
30, 2019
Saddle Test: Selle Repente Aleena 4.0.
"What
makes the Repente saddle unique is its modular
design. There are three different tops of varying
thicknesses that attach to a beautifully made
base."
(roadbikeaction.com)
January
30, 2019
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January
30, 2019
Catching Up with Dave Zabriskie.
"Known
for his incredible feats in races against the
clock (he won stages at all three Grand Tours and
was a seven-time U.S. national time trial
champion), Dave Zabriskie is also a philosophical
jokester, a comic book lover, a father, and a
husband."
(roadbikeaction.com) Photo by Ian Matteson / ENVE
January
30, 2019
January
30, 2019
Garmin HRM-DUAL Heart Rate Strap
In-Depth Review.
"This
new HRM-DUAL is about as simple as they come: The
chest strap transmits your heart rate data
concurrently over ANT+ & Bluetooth Smart.
And…that’s it."
(dcrainmaker.com)
January
30, 2019
Super Tough: Cyclocross 1962 style
featuring Beryl Burton.
"And
there goes Pauline and I’m afraid if she carries
on like that, her bicycle won’t last very much
longer.” Superb vintage film of early British
‘cross"
(rouleur.cc) Photographs: Gerry Cranham / Offside
January
30, 2019
All-City Gorilla Monsoon gravel bike
goes ape with new dropper seatpost & more!.
"The
Gorilla Monsoon was already a bit of a standout
thanks to the 27.5 x 2.4″ tires and drop bars.
Now, the mythical beast is gaining even more
versatility thanks to the addition of a dropper
post for 2019."
(bikerumor.com) Zach Overholt
January
30, 2019
Spain creates year-long Copa de Espana
series.
"Spain
has given its professional racing scene a
much-needed boost with the creation of its first
season-long classification competition, the Copa
de España."
(@alejanvalverde on Twitter)
January
30, 2019
Alaphilippe carries ‘maturity and
confidence’ into 2019.
"French
star Julian Alaphilippe is boosting his morale
with success in the South American stage race,
which he leads after four days."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
January
30, 2019
8 things to know about an all road
adventure bike.
"With
adventure bikes gaining huge traction over the
last couple of years, we had a closer look into
exactly what they are. Not quite a road bike, but
not even a cyclocross bike, it’s difficult to
place them in the market place."
(blog.cyclestore.co.uk)
January
30, 2019
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