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February
12, 2018
February
12, 2018
Former Team Sky doctor lifts the lid
on team's medical practices and grey areas.
"The
experienced Tuscany-based cycling doctor confirms
allegations made by a whistleblower that in 2011
Team Sky entered one of the ethical grey areas of
the sport and implemented an intravenous recovery
program."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
February
12, 2018
Bernal and Sky pull off Oro y Paz
heist to seal overall victory.
"Team
Sky is often associated with a controlling, even
stifling, style of racing, but at the Colombia Oro
y Paz they were rewarded for a more inventive and
aggressive approach with overall victory for Egan
Bernal."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
February
12, 2018
Quick Step Floors lead with Jungels
and Gilbert at Volta ao Algarve.
"Quick
Step Floors is the most successful team in the
peloton at the moment, winning stages at both the
Dubai Tour and the Colombia Oro y Paz. The Belgian
team will look to add to its growing list of
successes at this week's Volta ao Algarve, a race
where it has dominated in the past." (cyclingnews.com)
(RCS Sport)
February
12, 2018
Ruta del Sol 2018: Everything you need
to know about Chris Froome’s return to racing.
"Froome
has ridden the Ruta del Sol on two occasions in
the past, finishing in 50th place while working as
a domestique in 2011, before returning in 2015
when he won the race overall ahead by just two
seconds ahead of Alberto Contador."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
February
12, 2018
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2018.
"List
of riders and teams taking part in the 2018 Omloop
Het Nieuwsblad in Belgium on Saturday, February 24
- plus previous winners and what to expect from
the first cobbled classic of the year." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Photo: Graham Watson)
February
12, 2018
Tour de France organizer ASO signs
six-year extension to run Tour of Oman.
"The
ninth edition of the Tour of Oman begins tomorrow
morning with the promise of six more years, after
organizer ASO signed an extension of its agreement
with the Municipality of Muscat."
(cyclingweekly.com)
February
12, 2018
Vincenzo Nibali: I don't know the
secrets of the Tour of Flanders but I'm up for
finding out.
""It's
not a route that suits me but it's good to get
going. I stayed out of trouble but did some work
for Sonny Colbrelli and got into the race
routine."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
February
12, 2018
Geraint Thomas to return to Paris
Roubaix and debut at Liège Bastogne Liège in Tour
build-up.
"Geraint
Thomas (Team Sky) says he’s relishing the prospect
of returning to the Classics this spring, after a
couple of years of sitting most of them out to
focus on stage races. The Welshman will take on
cobbled Monument Paris Roubaix in April, before
making his debut at Liège Bastogne Liège a couple
of weeks later."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
February
12, 2018
van Avermaet: I don't care which
Monument I win next.
"Greg
van Avermaet (BMC Racing) says that he's not
concerned with which Monument he can add to his
palmares this season, just as long as he does it.
van Avermaet laid claim to his first Monument win
last year when took victory in a dramatic Paris
Roubaix."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
February
12, 2018
Skujins ahead of schedule with strong
early season form.
"Skujins
could hardly have hoped for a better start to his
season. He’s only just returning from the
collarbone injury that has bothered him since his
crash at last year’s Tour of California.
Nonetheless, he is already looking strong." (velonews.com)
(Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty Images)
February
12, 2018
Ewan makes winning start to 2018
European campaign.
"At
the Tour Down Under last month, Caleb Ewan gave up
two wins when in prime position for victory.
Reunited with lead-out man Luka Mezgec at the
Clasica de Almeria, Mitchelton Scott's sprinter
made no such mistake to start his European
campaign for 2018 in winning style." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
February
12, 2018
Katie Compton: A Deep Cut Ends Full
Season.
"While
wrapping up her Ijsboerke Ladies Trophy at
Saturday’s race in Lille, 14-time Elite National
Champion Katie Compton got caught up in an early
crash, and cut her knee (and shoe’s Boa cable) on
a disc brake rotor. Compton went on to chase back
after a shoe change to finish the race in seventh
and claim the series title, but now photos have
emerged from Compton and husband Mark Legg that
show just how bad that cut was."
(cxmagazine.com) Mark Legg
February
12, 2018
Mikel Landa: I'd like to be at the
Ardennes and learn next to Alejandro Valverde.
"Landa
already knows part of his calendar for the first
part of the year and is already looking forward to
some of the races. "After Andalucia, I will be in
Tirreno Adriatico in March and then in the Tour of
the Basque Country, in which I hope to be in good
form already," the rider commented." (cyclingpub.com)
February
12, 2018
Are single-ring chainsets the future?
"Could
the simplicity and low weight of a 1x set-up
outweigh its flaws? Quieter, more secure, lighter
- these are just some of the praises our
dirt-riding brethren have been singing about
single-ring set-ups."
(cyclingweekly.com)
February
12, 2018
Lazer Bullet aero helmet review: Slick
customization, but heavy and hot.
"The
Lazer Bullet is the Transformer of the aero road
helmet world. Multiple snap-on top panels allow
users to configure the ventilation characteristics
as needed, there are a slew of add-ons available
(including an optical heart rate monitor and head
position sensor), and you can open and close vents
on the fly."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by James Huang
February
12, 2018
Mark Cavendish playing support role at
Tour of Oman.
"Mark
Cavendish says his main ambition at this week’s
Tour of Oman will be to help his Dimension Data
teammates in the battle for the overall
classification. Cavendish is riding the six-day
event for the first time since he rode the 2012
edition."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
February
12, 2018
Tech of the Week: new Colnago C64,
Sagan’s magnetic sunnies and Dr Oetker baking spray.
"This
week, we’ve also had every bike in the WorldTour,
new shoes and helmets and some rather nice custom
paintwork."
(cyclingweekly.com)
February
12, 2018
Dowsett convinced that Katusha
lead-out can help Kittel deliver in the sprints.
"Alex
Dowsett, like his new Katusha Alpecin leader
Marcel Kittel, is refusing to panic about a lack
of success in the Dubai Tour sprints, insisting
that the team is "going in the right direction" as
they work out the kinks in their lead-out train." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty Images)
February
12, 2018
Time Alpe d'Huez 01 Ulteam first ride
review.
"The
Time Alpe d'Huez 01 is the latest and greatest
lightweight climber from the Grenoble-based brand.
It replaces the Izon as Time's 'Altitude' bike, a
counterpart to the aero Scylon and the
endurance-focused Fluidity."
(cyclingnews.com) (Nicolas Joly / Time Sports)
February
12, 2018
Five cool things coming soon from
Proviz, Genuine Innovations, Tern, Catlike and
Hydroflask.
"As
we motor through the last few weeks of the cold
weather towards a brighter outlook, we're still
making the most of the dark and dank conditions to
try out the best jackets, lights and wet weather
gear before the clocks go forward."
(road.cc)
February
12, 2018
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11, 2018
Oro y Paz: Dayer Quintana wins final
stage.
"Egan
Arley Bernal Gomez finishes in second place, jumps
away to take overall victory from Movistar." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty Images)
February
11, 2018
Nairo Quintana predicts 'war' at
Manizales on final day of Colombia Oro y Paz.
"Colombia
expected and they have delivered. Nairo Quintana,
Rigoberto Urán, Sergio Henao, and Egan Bernal have
made the inaugural edition of the Colombia Oro y
Paz race a memorable one, playing out a dramatic
tussle on the climb to Salento on stage 5 to set
up a mouth-watering finale on Sunday atop
Manizales."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
February
11, 2018
Cant seals Superprestige Hoogstraten
victory.
"Sanne
Cant (Iko Beobank) won the penultimate round of
the Superprestige Ladies Trophy in Hoogstraten,
her second in a row in the series. Maud Kaptheijns
(Crelan Charles) finished second, 26 seconds back,
while British champion Helen Wyman (Xypex Verge
Sport) was third at 33 seconds."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
February
11, 2018
Mathieu van der Poel dominates in
Superprestige Hoogstraten.
"Mathieu
van der Poel (Corendon Circus) took another
dominant win at the seventh round of the
Superprestige Trophy at Hoogstraten, his fifth in
the series and 28th of the season. Laurens Sweeck
(Era Circus) finished second, 22 seconds back,
while David van der Poel (Corendon Circus)
sprinted to third, at 30 seconds."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
February
11, 2018
Moreno Moser solos to Trofeo
Laigueglia victory.
"Moreno
Moser claimed victory at Trofeo Laigueglia after
soloing clear near the summit of the final climb
of Colla Micheri. The Astana rider, who was
competing in the colors of the Italian national
team, extend his advantage on the descent to run
out a convincing winner."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
February
11, 2018
Caleb Ewan wins Clasica de Almeria.
"Caleb
Ewan (Mitchelton Scott) sprinted to victory in the
Clasica de Almeria after delivering a powerful
sprint to see off the challenges of Danny van
Poppel (LottoNL Jumbo) and Timothy Dupont (Wanty
Groupe Gobert) in the finishing straight." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
February
11, 2018
Marczynski struck by car while
training in Spain.
"Tomasz
Marczynski was hit by a car on training
yesterday,” read a statement posted to social
media by Lotto Soudal. “He has a whiplash and
several abrasions on his face as he crashed into
the car with his head. His nose was stitched, but
luckily there are no fractures. Tomasz is back
home now and we wish him a speedy recovery!" (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty Images)
February
11, 2018
Richie Porte and Tejay van Garderen
headline BMC at Volta ao Algarve.
"van
Garderen is set to be deployed in a different role
in Grand Tours by BMC in 2018, and rather than
chase his own GC ambitions, he will line out at
the Tour de France as Porte’s chief lieutenant in
the high mountains."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
February
11, 2018
Geniez seals overall victory at Tour
La Provence.
"Laporte
wins final stage in Marseille."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
February
11, 2018
Cort Nielsen content with second in
Dubai after rough off-season.
"The
Astana newcomer would have preferred the top stop
of the podium, but he couldn’t deny his
satisfaction to be racing so well this early in
2018. A training crash left Cort Nielsen nursing a
fractured collarbone just two months ago." (velonews.com)
(Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty Images)
February
11, 2018
Cyclist killed, 2 others injured in
Tour de Palm Springs.
"A
cyclist has been killed and another seriously
injured after a motorist driving at a speed that
eyewitnesses estimated to be in excess of 100
miles per hour crashed into a charity ride in
California."
(usatoday.com) (road.cc) (Photo: Oscar Ornelas,
The Desert Sun)
February
11, 2018
What pro cycling says about Chris
Froome salbutamol controversy.
"With
many in the sport calling on him to stop racing
until the matter is resolved either way; Team Sky
and Froome are not heeding those calls. Before the
chaos of his return to racing begins, we’ve put
together a summary of what many of the biggest
names in the sport - and some journalists - have
said about the situation in recent weeks." (stickybottle.com)
February
11, 2018
Gesink's unfinished business.
"Now
31 years old, Robert Gesink is closer to the end
of his career than the start, but the LottoNL
Jumbo rider is finding new forms of motivation.
With the 2018 season underway, he has outlined his
race program for the season with a mix of stage
races and one-day ambitions."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
February
11, 2018
Tibco SVB signs Women's Herald Sun
Tour winner Chapman.
"American
team Tibco SVB has announced the signing of
Women's Herald Sun Tour winner Brodie Champion for
the remainder of the 2018 season. Chapman, 26,
enjoyed a breakthrough Australian summer of
cycling culminating in her overall win at the
inaugural women's Sun Tour at the end of last
month."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Con Chronis)
February
11, 2018
Pantano: I'd love to win stages in all
three Grand Tours.
"Jarlinson
Pantano (Trek Segafredo) had a breakout season
2016 but was unable to hit the same heights last
year. As he continues his start to the 2018
campaign in his native Colombia, the 29 year old
hopes a combination of factors, including sinus
surgery and the retirement of Alberto Contador,
can help him back to his best."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
February
11, 2018
2018 Superprestige Cyclocross at
Hoogstraten, Belgium LIVE.
"The
2018 Superprestige Cyclocross at Hoogstraten,
Belgium is Sunday, February 11. There will be live
streams for both the elite women's and men's
races.
Elite Women at 13:40 CET, 7:40am ET. Elite Men at 15:00 CET, 9:00am ET." (cyclingfans.com) February
10, 2018
2018 Colombia Oro y Paz LIVE video
stream.
"2018
Colombia Oro y Paz LIVE February 6-11, Colombia.
Stage 6 starts Sunday 9:30 COT (6:30 AM PST). Finish at around 14:30 COT (11:30 AM PST). Earliest live video: 12:30 COT (9:30 AM PST)." (steephill.tv) (cyclingfans.com) February
11, 2018
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10, 2018
Colombia Oro y Paz: Uran wins
penultimate stage.
"EF
Education First Drapac rider out-sprints Quintana.
Uran, Quintana, Bernal and Henao arrived together to the last meters of the stage. The first one to make a move was Quintana, but Uran responded well and managed to take the final sprint." (cyclingnews.com) (cyclingpub.com) (Bettini Photo) February
10, 2018
Dubai Tour: Viviani wins final stage
to secure overall victory.
"Elia
Viviani (Quick Step Floors) won the final stage of
the Dubai Tour in a bunch sprint to secure final
overall victory. The Italian came from a long way
back in the finishing straight to overhaul Marco
Haller (Katusha Alpecin) at the line, while Adam
Blythe (Aqua Blue Sport) claimed third." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty Images)
February
10, 2018
Desert Algebra.
"Is
there another sport where next to nothing happens
for hours only for furious action in final
seconds? This isn’t new to cycling fans but the
Tour of Dubai seems to embody this concept. Perhaps
this is a race that nobody is supposed to watch
anyway?"
(inrng.com) (RCS Sport)
February
10, 2018
Five things we learned from the 2018
Dubai Tour.
"Keen
followers of cycling’s up and coming stars will
probably know about the huge potential of Brandon
McNulty, but more casual viewers got a first
glimpse of what Brandon McNulty is capable of in
Dubai this week."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
February
10, 2018
Kittel hoping Katusha Alpecin can
learn from sprint defeats.
"Marcel
Kittel returns home from the Dubai Tour without a
stage victory, and knows that his new Katusha
Alpecin lead-out train still has work to do if it
wants to compete against Quick Step Floors and
Dimension Data in the high speed sprint finishes." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
February
10, 2018
Mathieu van der Poel Back on Top at
Krawatencross.
"For
Mathieu van der Poel (Circus Corendon), it was a
chance to show his third at the World
Championships was simply an ill-timed off day,
perhaps partially due to the beginning of an
illness that caused him to miss Parkcross Maldegem
on Wednesday."
(cxmagazine.com)
February
10, 2018
Sanne Cant Takes Krawatencross,
Compton Brings Home Ijsboerke Ladies Trophy Series
Title.
"Sanne
Cant and Katie Compton took to the sand at
Krawatencross in Lille, and both returned with
victories. Four Americans took the start." (cxmagazine.com)
February
10, 2018
Compton injured by disc brake rotor in
Lille.
"US
cyclocross champion and world championship silver
medalist Katie Compton suffered a deep gash to the
knee in a crash during the final round of the DVV
Trofee, the Krawatencross in Lille on Saturday.
Her partner Mark Legg posted a photo on Twitter,
blaming the cut on a disc brake rotor." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty Images)
February
10, 2018
Luis León Sanchez wins Vuelta a
Murcia.
"In
a reversal of the Volta a Valencia, Astana's Luis
León Sanchez got the better of Alejandro Valverde
(Movistar) to take the victory in the 209km
one-day Vuelta a Murica on Saturday." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty Images)
February
10, 2018
Di Gregorio claims stage 2 in
Provence.
"At
the end of the 144.5km stage, which started in La
Ciotat and finished at the top of the Col de
l'Espigoulier near Gemenos, a group of 13 riders
stayed together and Di Gregorio chose the right
moment to initiate his final sprint. The Frenchman
finished ahead of his compatriots Lilian Calmejane
of Direct Energie and AG2R La Mondiale rider Tony
Gallopin."
(cyclingnews.com) (cyclingpub.com) (Bettini
Photo)
February
10, 2018
Bernal: Colombia Oro y Paz will be
decided by a few seconds.
"After
three successive sprint stages, the complexion of
the Colombia Oro y Paz changed on Friday with the
summit finish at El Tambo. Julian Alaphilippe
(Quick Step Floors) surged clear in the final 100
meters to take stage honors but behind him Sergio
Henao finished second and Egan Bernal sixth to
give Team Sky perhaps the strongest hand in what’s
left of the race."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
February
10, 2018
Wiggle High5 fire lead director Donna
Rae-Szalinski.
"Wiggle
High5 will begin the European season with a new
lead sports director after Australian Donna
Rae-Szalinski was fired, Cyclingnews
understands. She was terminated by the team after
mixed performances during the Australian summer.
Former professional racer Allan Davis has joined
the team as a new director."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bart Hazen)
February
10, 2018
Rowe will return to racing with Team
Sky at Abu Dhabi Tour.
"After
sustaining more than 20 broken bones to his lower
leg in a recreational accident last August, Luke
Rowe announced via video message on Facebook that
he will return to racing with Team Sky at the Abu
Dhabi Tour from February 21 to 25."
(cyclingnews.com) (Team Sky)
February
10, 2018
‘The jury is out on how it’ll feel in
the mountains’: Aqua Blue Sport riders weigh in on
1X bikes.
"The
Irish squad, now in its second year, is riding the
3T Strada bikes that are equipped with disc brakes
and SRAM’s 1X drivetrain. Although 1X drivetrains,
which have only a single chainring, have become
popular in mountain biking, Aqua Blue are the
first team to race exclusively with them in the
pro peloton."
(cyclingweekly.com) Credit: Marc Gasch
February
10, 2018
Colnago C64 first ride review.
"I
have no doubt in my mind that the C64 is a very,
very good bike - Colnago has not become such a
well-respected brand for making mediocre bikes and
the C64 can definitely be filed under the
‘superbike’ category."
(cyclingnews.com) (Jack Luke / Immediate Media)
February
10, 2018
Complete guide to Vitus' 2018 road
bikes.
"The
Vitus brand is owned by the Wiggle CRC group and
sells through Chain Reaction Cycles and Wiggle.
The group's immense buying power means prices are
competitively low. The current range of road bikes
comprises (in escalating order of price) the
Razor, Zenium, Venon, Vitesse Evo and ZX1." (road.cc)
February
10, 2018
Birzman Diversity 17 Multi Tool.
"The
Birzman Diversity 17 multi-tool has pretty much
everything you need in order to fix the most
common mechanicals at the side of the road, in a
compact package, and it's pretty easy to use too.
My only issue is how easy it would be to lose some
of the bits in the dark."
(road.cc)
February
10, 2018
New Cotic Escapade gravel bike is all
terrain gorgeous.
"The
new Escapade from Cotic is drop bar gorgeous, it
might be dubbed as a road bike but look further
and you'll see it's a super versatile, tough
gravel bike.The 2018 version of the bike sees
revised geometry, new brake mounts and a little
weight shedding."
(road.cc)
February
10, 2018
2018 Colombia Oro y Paz LIVE video
stream.
"2018
Colombia Oro y Paz LIVE February 6-11, Colombia.
Stage 5 starts Saturday 9:00 COT (6:00 AM PST). Finish at around 13:30 COT (10:30 AM PST). Earliest live video: 11:30 COT (8:30 AM PST)." (steephill.tv) (cyclingfans.com) February
10, 2018
2018 Dubai Tour LIVE video stream.
"2018
Dubai Tour LIVE February 6-10.
Stage 5 starts Saturday 12:05 GST (12:05 AM PST). Finish at around 15:13 GST (3:13 AM PST). Live video from 12:05 GST (12:05 AM PST)." (cyclingfans.com) February
10, 2018
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