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February
21, 2018
Abu Dhabi Tour: Kristoff wins opening
stage.
"Alexander
Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) came out on top on
stage 1 of the Abu Dhabi Tour. The European road
champion came off Caleb Ewan’s (Mitchelton Scott)
wheel in the final 100 meters and held off a late
challenge from Andrea Guardini (Bardiani CSF)." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty Images)
February
21, 2018
Cavendish crashes out of Abu Dhabi
Tour.
"Cavendish
fell on the same shoulder he fractured in the
heavy crash that forced him to abandon the 2017
Tour de France. After a medical check-up, the
Dimension Data team confirmed he had no shoulder
injury but had suffered concussion and neck pain.
"
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
February
21, 2018
Abu Dhabi Tour organizers blame
automatic brake sensor for Cavendish crash.
"Mark
Renshaw wasn't close enough to see the neutralized
zone crash that ended his Dimension Data teammate
Mark Cavendish's Abu Dhabi Tour before it had even
begun, but the cause of the crash quickly traveled
by induction through the peloton and proved to be
accurate."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
February
21, 2018
Lotto Soudal aiming for Abu Dhabi Tour
stage wins.
"Belgian
WorldTour team Lotto Soudal is hunting stage wins
at the Abu Dhabi Tour this week. André Greipel
leads the sprint ambitions with the German aiming
to add to his Tour Down Under stage wins last
month."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
February
21, 2018
Pro Conti Explained.
"Having
covered the Pro Continental team sponsors
yesterday a reader emailed in to ask what makes a
team “Pro Conti”. Good point, the label gets used
a lot but what does it really mean? How does a
team get this status, which races can take part in
and what is a typical budget?"
(inrng.com) (Unipublic)
February
21, 2018
Geraint Thomas: I'm preparing for the
Tour de France as if I'm the leader.
"The
Welshman, speaking at the recent Volta ao Algarve,
also said that there are teams he would consider
leaving Team Sky for at the end of the year, and
that the ethics of the anti-doping code are as
important to him as the letter of the law." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty Images)
February
21, 2018
Dennis: Things don't happen overnight.
"If
it wasn't for bad luck, Rohan Dennis (BMC Racing
Team) wouldn't have had any luck at all this past
couple of years. This is the man who built his
2016 season around the Rio Olympics time trial,
and was on course for a medal when his challenge
was ruined late on by a broken aero bar that
forced a bike change and ultimately saw him drop
to fifth place."(cyclingnews.com)
(LaPresse - Ferrari / Paolone)
February
21, 2018
Harder Omloop finale favors van
Avermaet treble.
"A
treble could be in the cards because a harder
finish to this year’s course favors him even more
than the past two editions he’s won. With a strong
season debut, van Avermaet (BMC Racing) said he’s
“feeling stronger than last year” as the classics
season approaches."
(velonews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
February
21, 2018
29 cobblestone sectors announced for
2018 Paris Roubaix.
"The
organizers of Paris Roubaix, ASO, has revealed
details of the 2018 race, confirming that the
257km route will include 29 cobblestone sectors
between Compiègne and the finish line in the
Roubaix Velodrome. This year marks the 116th
edition of the race and it will be held on April
8."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
February
21, 2018
Recovering Valverde ‘has the legs to
win’ Liège again.
"Movistar’s
Valverde shattered his left knee and part of his
ankle when he flew at high-speed into the barriers
on stage 1 of the Tour de France in Düsseldorf.
For the 37 year old, it could have been
career-ending."
(velonews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
February
21, 2018
Astana’s Fuglsang enjoying additional
space, support after Aru’s exit.
"First
it was Vincenzo Nibali, and then Fabio Aru. Two
big Italian riders jettisoned Astana, and now it’s
up to Jakob Fuglsang to fill the void in the Tour
de France."
(velonews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
February
21, 2018
De Jongh: Without Contador there are
more opportunities.
"With
six victories from five different riders already
this season, Trek Segafredo are enjoying a
resurgence after the retirement of Alberto
Contador. The Spaniard hung up his wheels in 2017
after one season at the American team and his
departure has created space for his former
teammates to express themselves with more
aggressive racing."
(cyclingnews.com) (Trek Segafredo)
February
21, 2018
How the pros use indoor training to
boost their riding.
"It
doesn’t matter if you were one of - if not the -
most trusted and talented lead-out men in the
WorldTour peloton, if the weather’s grim, the
prospect of a five hour training ride outside or
inside is hardly enticing."
(cyclingweekly.com)
February
21, 2018
Bradley Wiggins’s advice to Tom
Pidcock: ‘Don’t go to Team Sky, they’ll ruin you’.
"National,
European, and former world cyclocross champion Tom
Pidcock might be the most exciting up-and-coming
rider in British cycling right now, but his new
boss doesn’t think a possible future move to
Britain’s only WorldTour team would do his
development any good."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Graham Watson) (Photo:
Yuzuru Sunada)
February
21, 2018
Frame focused on growth and
development with Trek Segafredo.
"A
former world champion in the team pursuit on the
track, Alex Frame has moved out of the velodrome
and is firmly focused on making his mark in the
WorldTour with Trek Segafredo."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
February
21, 2018
Five things to look out for at Omloop
Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne Brussels Kuurne.
"It’s
that time of year again when the heavyweight
hard-men of the peloton take to northern Europe to
do battle in the cobbled Classics. Though it’s
still February, and the weather remains very much
wintery, this weekend’s double-header of Belgian
races signals the start of the spring Classics." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
February
21, 2018
Landa to ride Dwars door Vlaanderen as
Tour de France preparation.
"The
Spaniard has never raced on the pavé as a pro and
has only raced once on Belgium soil - a DNF at the
2013 Flèche Wallonne."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
February
21, 2018
Is a SRAM eTap 1x12 groupset coming
this year?
"Is
SRAM eTap Eagle 1x12 coming this year? Leaked
photos and fresh patents strong hint at that being
the case. Of course, you don’t have to be any sort
of Mystic Meg to recognize the attraction of SRAM
both bringing its wireless eTap technology to the
mountain bike world, and in the process providing
a wireless 1x12 groupset for road and adventure
bikes."
(road.cc)
February
21, 2018
Uttrup Ludwig to lead Cervelo Bigla in
Setmana Ciclista Valenciana defense.
"Cervélo
Bigla will line up for their first race of the
season at the Setmana Ciclista Valenciana wearing
their newly revealed and updated kit. The team
returns to the four-day race with the defending
champion Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig."
(cyclingnews.com) (Cervelo Bigla)
February
21, 2018
Aluminum road bikes: Five of the best
for 2018.
"In
bike years, aluminum seems like a relatively young
material. For most of the bicycle’s history steel
has dominated. However, the aluminum bike does in
fact date back over 120 years, with the first bike
produced in the late 1800s - a far cry from the
best aluminum bikes we have today."
(cyclingweekly.com)
February
21, 2018
New stuff from Shimano, Genesis
(Volare Disc + updated Croix de Fer), Cycliq and
more.
"New
Shimano eyewear, bags and gravel shoes + check out
the latest products from Pearl Izumi, Trelock and
Madison too. We spent yesterday at iceBike, the
in-house show of major UK bike and components
distributor Madison, and here are the most
interesting products from some of the big brands." (road.cc)
February
21, 2018
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February
20, 2018
British Cycling’s performance director
hits back at David Lappartient over airing Chris
Froome views.
"Stephen
Park, British Cycling’s performance director
suggested that Lappartient should respect the
rules in place or else work to change them. “I
think it’s incumbent upon us, and particularly
those of us who work within governing bodies, to
operate within the rules,” he said. “If we don’t
like the rules there is a perfectly good process
in place for us to go about changing them." (telegraph.co.uk)
Credit: Reuters
February
20, 2018
Pro Conti Team Sponsors.
"You
might know what the likes of Trek, Sky or Sunweb
do but do you know Aqua Blue from Aqua Protect,
CCC from Crelan, Verandas Willems from
Veranclassic? I didn’t and set out to find out
what all the sponsors of cycling’s second tier
teams are about."
(inrng.com) (RCS Sport)
February
20, 2018
Niewiadoma: I need to be patient.
"Katarzyna
Niewiadoma, 23, has spent her short but hugely
successful professional cycling career under the
guidance of Marianne Vos and Anna van der Breggen,
during her tenure with the renowned Dutch team
Rabobank."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tino Pohlmann)
February
20, 2018
Dumoulin takes a familiar, fruitful
road to 2018 Giro.
"Tom
Dumoulin knows the road to winning the Giro
d’Italia. And Sunweb’s world champion will turn
onto that same winding path this 2018 season as he
tries to defend his Giro d’Italia title." (velonews.com) Photo:
©Team Sunweb
February
20, 2018
Bookies back Peter Sagan to win
unprecedented Milan San Remo/Tour of Flanders/Paris
Roubaix treble.
"Back
in September Peter Sagan became the first man to
take three World Championship title in succession,
and the Slovak is now being tipped to make history
with another unprecedented treble."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
February
20, 2018
Tom Dumoulin: ‘If they suspend Froome
after he starts the Giro, that would be the worst
solution’.
"It
would be very bad if he starts the Giro without
still knowing something and they have to say after
the Giro then that he’s suspended,” Dumoulin said.
“That would be the worst solution ever." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
February
20, 2018
Mind games: Getting your head back in
the game after a crash.
"Dr
John Baranoff is a sports psychologist at the
Australian Institute of Sport. According to Dr
Baranoff the first phase involves reacting to and
adjusting to the crash itself. There’s likely to
be a period of shock, followed by some initial
medical treatment. Learning you won’t be able to
ride for several months is likely to lead to
feelings of sadness and/or frustration." (cyclingtips.com)
(Photo: Kristof Ramon)
February
20, 2018
Luke Rowe dreams of Classics return
just months after shattering his leg in more than 20
places.
"Six
months ago Luke Rowe was lying in a Prague
hospital bed with his leg shattered in 20 places,
but with his recovery exceeding all expectations
Rowe is beginning to dream of lining up in Team
Sky colors at some point in the Spring Classics." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
February
20, 2018
Four junior cyclists killed and six
injured after driver crashes into club ride in Saudi
Arabia.
"Saudi
television channel Al Arabiya reports that
witnesses told police that the driver had been
racing a motorcyclist at more than 100mph when
they crashed head-on into the group, then
attempting to flee the scene before crashing into
another vehicle."
(cyclingweekly.com)
February
20, 2018
10 ways the pros modify their bikes
for the cobbles.
"With
the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne Brussels
Kuurne coming up this weekend, the Classics are on
the way, which means that pro mechanics are
working feverishly to prepare their riders’ bikes
for the demands of the pavé."
(cyclingweekly.com)
February
20, 2018
Gilbert aims for record third Omloop
Het Nieuwsblad.
"Quick
Step Floors will head into the opening Belgian
weekend with strong but flexible rosters for
Saturday's Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Sunday's
Kuurne Brussel Kuurne."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
February
20, 2018
Kittel hoping to notch up his first
2018 win in Abu Dhabi.
"Kittel
headlines the squad that will compete at the Abu
Dhabi Tour from today, which has attracted
virtually if not all of the WorldTour’s best
fast-men."
(sbs.com.au)
February
20, 2018
Mark Cavendish continues busy February
with Abu Dhabi Tour.
"Mark
Cavendish continues his Middle Eastern block of
racing this week, riding the five-day Abu Dhabi
Tour after completing the Dubai Tour and the Tour
of Oman."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
February
20, 2018
Naesen fit for opening weekend despite
broken nose.
"Oliver
Naesen has been diagnosed with a broken nose after
a crash at the Ruta del Sol, though the Belgian
champion says it won't hold him back for the
'opening weekend' of racing in Belgium, where he
will lead the AG2R La Mondiale team." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty Images)
February
20, 2018
George Bennett to target 2018 Giro
d'Italia.
"George
Bennett has outlined three major goals for the
2018 season - the Giro d'Italia, the Vuelta a
España and the World Championships." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty Images)
February
20, 2018
Burghardt will lead Bora Hansgrohe in
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.
"German
champion Marcus Burghardt will head up the Bora
Hansgrohe squad at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, as last
year's runner-up Peter Sagan opts to skip the
event this season."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bora Hansgrohe / VeloImages)
February
20, 2018
Health Benefits of Running.
"Running
or jogging are both forms of aerobic exercises and
as such present the body with quite a number of
amazing health benefits. The difference between
jogging and running is basically the intensity and
the speed in which they are done. "
(sport-fitness-advisor.com) (Photo: Anthony Clark)
February
20, 2018
2018 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad LIVE
stream.
"2018
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad LIVE February 24, Belgium.
Race starts at 11:45am CET (5:45am U.S. Eastern). Finish at around 4:32pm CET (10:32am U.S. Eastern). Live video from 1:30pm CET (7:30am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com) February
20, 2018
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19, 2018
The SHEcret Pro: Lies of equality,
accidental doping, and kit fashion.
"Happy
2018 to you! The new year comes with a new race
season, and if the first month of racing is
anything to go by, we’ve got a good one ahead.
Yes, I know it’s only February but the first block
of racing has already been completed and the
season is well underway."
(cyclingtips.com)
February
19, 2018
Tech of the Week: New bikes from
Factor, big climbs and single rings.
"Factor
has launched two new bikes this week, while we've
revealed that you can also buy a Castelli Tour de
Yorkshire jersey or compete in the Zwift national
championships."
(cyclingweekly.com)
February
19, 2018
‘Doper Next Door’ author dies after
being hit by truck while he was fixing puncture.
"Author Andrew Tilin
was hit by a pick-up truck after its driver has
lost control of the vehicle after colliding with
another vehicle on the road, reports My
Statesmen. Tilin was taken to the Round Rock
Medical Center, but later died of his injuries. He
was a former editor of Outside magazine,
and was a well-known writer and keen cyclist." (cyclingweekly.com)
February
19, 2018
De Plus: Mental damage has been
greater than the physical.
"Laurens
De Plus has opened up about his second serious
crash and injury in the space of a few months,
saying the psychological impact has been greater
than the physical in an interview with Belgian
broadcaster Sporza."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
February
19, 2018
Lance Armstrong and US Postal
team-mates race to 86th place in 24-hour mountain
bike event.
"Armstrong
teamed up with George Hincapie and Dylan Casey for
the 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo, with a fourth
former US Postal rider Christian Vande Velde being
replaced by triathlete Julia Polloreno after Vande
Velde fell ill."
(cyclingweekly.com) Credit: Lance
Armstrong/Instagram
February
19, 2018
Sprinting with Sagan.
"Charismatic
triple World Champion Peter Sagan (Bora Hansgrohe)
has the entire cycling world at his feet.
Internationally beloved, his humor, his antics,
his aggressive riding, and his trademark
one-handed wheelstands have made him a crowd
favorite at every race he graces with his
presence."
(bikeroar.com) photo: Marcus Speed
February
19, 2018
Five things we learned from the Ruta
del Sol, Volta ao Algarve, and Tour of Oman.
"Although
Lotto Soudal‘s Tim Wellens took an excellent
victory at the Ruta del Sol, all three of last
week’s races really belonged to either Team Sky or
Astana."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Credit: Ruta del Sol)
February
19, 2018
Preseason Cobbles Ranking.
"I’m
going to rank the World Tour teams by the quality
of their cobbles squads coming into the 2018
classics, with a quick look at their last ranking,
the changes, and what we can expect from each of
them in the next few weeks. Meanwhile, Cuddles is
going to make some tenuous links to beer. Strap
in."
(podiumcafe.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
February
19, 2018
Team Victory Rankings.
"With
a brief pause in the racing today, here’s the
first look at team standings in 2018 and as ever a
chance to look at the squads and stories around
them."
(inrng.com)
February
19, 2018
E3 Harelbeke organizers use female
‘cowgirl’ dancers to launch 2018 race.
"The
organizers of E3 Harelbeke have been at the center
of plenty of controversies over the years, being
accused of sexism with a series of posters
featuring either scantily-clothed women or, in two
cases, women who weren’t clothed at all." (cyclingweekly.com)
February
19, 2018
Show Winners for the 2018 North
American Handmade Bike Show.
"There
was no better way to satiate this desire, than to
visit last weekend’s North American Handmade
Bicycle Show (NAHBS) in Hartford, Connecticut,
where cycling’s cognoscenti turned-out by the
thousands to witness more than 160 of the world’s
best artisan framebuilders."
(capovelo.com)
February
19, 2018
Mathieu van der Poel Wins Number 30,
Laura Verdonschot Number 1 At Vestingcross Hulst.
"Even
though he did not win the big one, Mathieu van der
Poel (Corendon Circus) has won a lot of cyclocross
races this season. He won the World Cup, DVV
Trofee and Superprestige overall series and came
into Sunday’s Vestingcross Hulst with 29 victories
for the season."
(cxmagazine.com) (twitter)
February
19, 2018
Van Avermaet: Gilbert can win Paris
Roubaix.
"Greg
Van Avermaet believes that his former BMC Racing
teammate Philippe Gilbert can win Paris Roubaix.
Gilbert has won three of cycling's five Monuments,
after adding the Tour of Flanders to his tally
last year, and has set his sights on completing
the set."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
February
19, 2018
Movistar Women’s Team to debut at
Setmana Valenciana.
"The
women’s Movistar Team will line up in a race for
the first time in their history with a six-woman
roster entirely composed of Spanish riders."(thebikecomesfirst.com)
February
19, 2018
Soler rides onto Ruta del Sol podium
in final-day time trial.
"Through
Alejandro Valverde, Movistar have dominated the
Ruta del Sol in recent years, with the Spaniard
winning five of the six previous editions of the
race. With the 37 year old skipping the race this
season, the door opened for his younger teammate
Marc Soler to take up the mantle."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
February
19, 2018
Viviani leads Quick Step Floors at Abu
Dhabi Tour.
"With
victories in his first two stage races with Quick
Step Floors, Elia Viviani is aiming to continue
his winning streak this week at the Abu Dhabi
Tour."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
February
19, 2018
Oliver Naesen finishes Ruta del Sol
with a broken nose and will start at Omloop Het
Nieuwsblad.
"The
Belgian champion couldn't avoid a crash at the
penultimate stage of the Spanish race and hit the
ground hard with his nose. That day AG2R La
Mondiale already announced that the rider was
finishing the race."
(cyclingpub.com) Mary Cárdenas
February
19, 2018
Aru confirms Giro d'Italia
participation.
"While
the likes of Tom Dumoulin and Chris Froome had
already set out their intentions to target the
Corsa Rosa, and others the Tour de France, Aru had
remained coy about his own plans."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
February
19, 2018
‘It’s great for him to be back in this
environment’: Sky DS backing Froome for Giro/Tour
success after racing return.
"Team
Sky directeur sportif Brett Lancaster believes if
anyone can pull off the improbable double of Giro
d’Italia and Tour de France double it’s Chris
Froome."
(cyclingweekly.com) Credit: JORGE
GUERRERO/AFP/Getty Images
February
19, 2018
What is the point of the Tour of Oman?
Top riders give their answers.
"With
any television coverage of the Tour of Oman hard
to find, it is easy to ask why the race exists,
let alone what is happening during the second race
of the Middle East trio."
(cyclingweekly.com) Credit: PHILIPPE
LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images
February
19, 2018
Pinot surprised by good form in 2018
debut.
"As
he sets out on a slightly unusual 2018 campaign,
Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) was perfectly satisfied with
his opening pedal strokes as he finished fifth
overall at the Tour du Haut Var at the weekend. " (cyclingnews.com)
(FDJ)
February
19, 2018
A tale of two lace-ups: Giro Empire
ACC and Quoc Night shoe review.
"Giro’s
Empire re-ignited interest in lace-up cycling
shoes when it was unveiled in 2012, and in the
time since there has been a dramatic increase in
the number of premium lace-up shoes on the market.
One of the most recent additions is the Night from
the British shoe company Quoc."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by Matt Wikstrom
February
19, 2018
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