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February 27,
2018
Inside Costa Rica’s doping nightmare.
"When Rolando Gonzalez raced
the Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica this past December, he saw
the telltale signs of doping at every turn. Strolling
through the race hotel one night, Gonzalez smelled the
familiar scent of rubbing alcohol swabs and saw empty
packages of powerful anti-inflammatory pills sitting outside
of hotel rooms."
(velonews.com) Photo credit: Courtesy of Rolando Gonzalez
February 27, 2018
Terpstra wins second Le Samyn title.
"Gilbert and Terpstra hug after
the finish but Gilbert does not seem too happy with second
place. The peloton finishes more than 2:00 back but the
power of Quick Step meant they were able to hold off the
chasers and stop a sprint finish."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele)
February 27, 2018
Ensing wins Le Samyn des Dames.
"Janneke Ensing (Ale Cipollini)
claimed victory at Le Samyn des Dames after breaking away
from the peloton as part of a six-rider group. Ensing beat
Team Sunweb’s Floortje Mackaij and Lauren Kitchen (FDJ
Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope) to take the title." (cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim
de Waele)
February 27, 2018
In his own words: The world according to Bike
Snob.
"His name is Eben Weiss, but
most cyclists know him better as Bike Snob, a lacerating
blogger and book author who has spent a decade taking aim at
everything from the absurdity of fixie culture and the
consumerist excess of roadies to the over earnest nature of
racing fans and the slippery charm of Mario Cipollini." (cyclingtips.com.au)
Photography by Elliott Weiss
February 27, 2018
19 Grand Tours and a bottle of wine: A
roundtable chat with Indurain, Hinault.
"It’s not every Friday you get
to watch a conversation unfold between three multiple-time
Grand Tour winners, a current high-profile rider, a winner
of 21 six-day track events, and a clothing pioneer. But
that’s exactly what happened a couple months ago in an
upmarket hotel just off Paris’ Champs Elysees - a boulevard
where the assembled had made more than a few fond memories." (cyclingtips.com.au)
Photography by David Everett & Assos
February 27, 2018
Boonen: Chris Froome salbutamol case 'not good
for anything'.
"Tom Boonen has added his voice
to the number of riders publicly commenting on Chris
Froome's salbutamol case. The Belgian suggested that despite
recording twice the legal dose allowed of salbutamol, "it
doesn't let you win the Vuelta or the Tour de France." (cyclingnews.com) (Getty
Images)
February 27, 2018
‘It’s too cold to race for five hours. It’s
unhealthy’: Quick Step doctor calls for shorter races in
freezing conditions.
"Quick Step Floors chief doctor
Yvan Vanmol has criticized race organizers of Le Samyn for
deciding against shortening the race due to freezing
conditions, saying that racing for five hours in cold
conditions was “unhealthy” and “irresponsible." (cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Tim
de Waele)
February 27, 2018
Niewiadoma: I'll fight until I drop to deliver
the best result at Strade Bianche.
"Canyon SRAM's Katarzyna
Niewiadoma aims to bring her new Canyon SRAM team success at
the Women's WorldTour opener Strade Bianche on Saturday. The
Polish all-rounder has twice placed second in the Italian
one-day classic but aims to take the top step on the podium
this time around."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele)
February 27, 2018
LottoNL Jumbo: No grand tours in 2018 for
Americans Kuss, Powless.
"There won’t be any grand tours
this season for LottoNL Jumbo recruits Sepp Kuss and Neilson
Powless. That doesn’t mean the highly touted pair won’t be
busy. The American neo-pros will see plenty of racing in
their respective WorldTour debuts this year."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele)
February 27, 2018
Sagan’s European campaign starts Saturday at
Strade Bianche.
"After opting out of the
opening weekend of cobbled racing at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
and Kuurne Brussels Kuurne, Peter Sagan will begin his 2018
season in earnest in Tuscany at Strade Bianche." (velonews.com) (Photo: Tim de
Waele)
February 27, 2018
van Avermaet chasing victory at Strade Bianche.
"Greg van Avermaet will lead
the BMC Racing team at Saturday's Strade Bianche, hoping to
finally win the Italian Classic after finishing second to
Michel Kwiatkowski last year and second to Zdenek Stybar in
2015."
(cyclingnews.com)
February 27, 2018
Tom Dumoulin set to challenge Froome and target
both the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France.
"Tom Dumoulin could be set to
challenge Chris Froome head-on after one of his Team Sunweb
sports directors said that he is due to go to the Tour de
France in July after attempting to defend his Giro d’Italia
title in May."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
February 27, 2018
Gallopin leads confident AG2R La Mondiale at
Paris Nice.
"AG2R La Mondiale head into
Paris Nice next week with “confidence and humility” thanks
to a bumper start to the year. The French team has racked up
six victories so far in 2018, with new signing Tony Gallopin
taking two of those at Etoile de Besseges earlier this
month."
(cyclingnews.com) (AG2R La Mondiale)
February 27, 2018
Thomas De Gendt, Workingman’s Hero!
"Belgian rider Thomas De Gendt
is one of cycling’s unsung heroes. A tireless team worker
for Lotto Soudal sprinter André Greipel, De Gendt has forged
a name for himself, and respect in the peloton, as a
long-breakaway specialist, a quality that has won him
prestigious mountain stages in both the Giro d’Italia and
Tour de France."
(pelotonmagazine.com)
February 27, 2018
Can coffee improve your workout? The science of
caffeine and exercise.
"Caffeine is one of the most
researched substances reported to help athletes perform
better and train longer and harder. As a result,
professional and amateur sportspeople often take it as a
performance enhancing “ergogenic” aids for a wide range of
activities. "
(sbs.com.au)
February 27, 2018
UCI WorldTour rankings 2018: Who is leading the
way after the Abu Dhabi Tour and Omloop Het Nieuwsblad?
"Although still early in the
season, the International Cycling Union (UCI) individual and
team rankings are now starting to take shape. Rui Costa
(left to right, clockwise), Michael Valgren, Alejandro
Valverde and Elia Viviani were all active at WorldTour races
the Abu Dhabi Tour and Omloop Het Nieuwsblad over the last
week."
(telegraph.co.uk)
February 27, 2018
Elite Direto indoor trainer review: The sweet
spot.
"The Direto's capabilities
should suffice for most everyday users of more average
fitness, the majority of which will be perfectly ok with
some restrictions given the unit’s other advantages." (cyclingtips.com.au Photography
by James Huang)
February 27, 2018
15 most annoying habits shown by cyclists.
"Cycling with others can be
great fun, the shared experience of riding along some crisp
tarmac, enjoying the fresh air and stimulating conversation.
It can also be quite irritating. Some riders have annoying
habits that can build in their irritation during a long
stint in the saddle. Here are some of the worst." (cyclingweekly.com)
February 27, 2018
2018 Le Samyn LIVE stream.
"2018 GP Le Samyn LIVE February
27, Belgium
Men's race starts at 12:25pm CET (6:25am U.S. Eastern). Finish at around 5:20pm CET (11:20am U.S. Eastern). Live video from 3:20pm CET (9:20am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com) February 26, 2018
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"On the same day Michael
Valgren won the Omloop, Astana team staff got an email
saying their employer was waiting for sponsorship cash and
the team later confirmed it is in financial difficulty. This
followed news on Friday night on Vesti.kz where team manager
Alexandr Vinokourov warned his team had not received its
funding for 2018 and was paying travel costs out of
“savings."
(inrng.com) (Photo: Cor Vos)
February 26, 2018
The Monuments: Cycling’s five biggest one-day
races.
"The five oldest, longest and
most prestigious one-day races in professional cycling are
grouped together under the heading ‘Monuments’." (cyclingweekly.com)
February 26, 2018
Five things we learned from Omloop Het
Nieuwsblad and Kuurne Brussels Kuurne.
"What an emotional
rollercoaster of a weekend it was for Astana. It started
with the worrying story that, according to manager Alexandre
Vinokourov, funding for the new season had not yet been
received, bringing to question the future of the team." (cyclingnews.com) (Photo:
Yuzuru Sunada)
February 26, 2018
Bora Hansgrohe confirm Peter Sagan for Strade
Bianche.
"Sagan started his season in
Australia at the Tour Down Under where he won a stage and
wore the leader's ochre jersey for one day. Upon arriving
back in Europe, Sagan then met the Pope before heading to a
training camp in the Sierra Nevada and skipping 'opening
weekend'."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
February 26, 2018
Impey still top of WorldTour rankings.
"Despite not racing either the
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad or the Abu Dhabi Tour, Daryl Impey
remains top of the individual WorldTour rankings. The South
African amassed 800 points over the Australian summer via
his overall Tour Down Under win and second place finish at
the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty Images)
February 26, 2018
van Aert puts Veranda's Willems Crelan back on
track.
"In stark contrast to last
year's anonymous spring season, the Continental Veranda's
Willems Crelan team seems to be thriving. The team, managed
by Nick Nuyens, received a massive boost in the past few
weeks, mostly due to its prolific rider Wout van Aert. After
recently winning his third world title in cyclocross, he
extended his season into the start of the Classics where he
displayed great capabilities at the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad." (cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim
De Waele | Getty Images)
February 26, 2018
Haussler: I just wanted to smash it.
"Few 77th place finishes will
mean as much to a rider as Heinrich Haussler at Kuurne
Brussels Kuurne. After a horrible 2017, where he was plagued
by problems both mental and physical, the 34 year old made
his 2018 season debut in Belgium on Sunday and not only got
through the race, but animated it, too."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty Images)
February 26, 2018
LottoNL Jumbo says young star Groenewegen
compares to Kittel.
"LottoNL Jumbo believes it has
the peloton’s next big sprinter on its hands with Dylan
Groenewegen. The 24 year old blew the doors off the peloton
Sunday to win his first major classic in a stampeding
fashion at Kuurne Brussels Kuurne."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele)
February 26, 2018
Van Keirsbulck confident ahead of Le Samyn
defense...
Quick Step bringing triple threat to Le Samyn.
"Quick
Step Floors will take on Le Samyn on Tuesday with a wealth
of options as Zdenek Stybar, Philippe Gilbert and Niki
Terpstra will all have protected status within the Belgian
team."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele)
February 26,
2018
Rowe ready to go and ready to race.
"Rowe (Sky) finished the
five-stage Abu Dhabi Tour yesterday, confident he could go
back to his team and now talk about a race program for the
remainder of the season. The 27 year old fractured his right
tibia and fibula while whitewater rafting on his brother’s
bucks party in the Czech Republic last August." (sbs.com.au)
February 26, 2018
Mark Cavendish home after concussion in Abu
Dhabi.
"Mark Cavendish is home again
after receiving medical permission to fly. The Dimension
Data rider suffered a concussion and whiplash after crashing
in the neutralized zone of the first stage of the Tour of
Abu Dhabi. He is expected to resume his full training
schedule in the coming days."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty Images)
February 26, 2018
FLR F-XX.II Strawweight Road Race Full Carbon
Sole Shoe.
"The FLR F-XX II Strawweight
Road Race shoes are pretty good across the board, with a
decent weight, great fit and super-stiff soles making them
ideal for the type of rider who puts power transfer and
efficiency above all else. For some, though, those soles
might be a little too harsh."
(road.cc)
February 26, 2018
Ridley's Arena C .
"The Arena C is Ridley's
top-end track frameset and this particular build might just
be one of the best looking track bikes we've ever featured." (cyclingnews.com) (Oli Woodman
/ Immediate Media)
February 26, 2018
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Groenewegen wins Kuurne Brussel Kuurne.
"Dylan Groenewegen (LottoNL
Jumbo) added another victory to his early season success
after sprinting to win Kuurne Brussel Kuurne on Sunday. He
led the reduced field sprint across the line ahead of Arnaud
Démare (FDJ)) and Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain Merida)." (cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim
De Waele | Getty Images)
February 25, 2018
Valverde wins Abu Dhabi Tour with final stage
victory.
"Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)
claimed the final stage and with it the overall win at the
Abu Dhabi Tour. The Spaniard edged out Miguel Angel Lopez
(Astana) atop Jabel Hafeet after the pair had dropped their
rivals inside the final kilometers. Overnight leader Rohan
Dennis (BMC Racing) cracked on the climb and conceded 1:42
to Valverde." (cyclingnews.com) (Bettini
Photo)
February 25, 2018
van Dijk wins Omloop van het Hageland.
"Ellen van Dijk (Sunweb)
secured victory at Omloop van het Hageland on Sunday. The
time trial specialist attacked in the final kilometers and
soloed to the win ahead of a reduced bunch sprint led by
Chloe Hosking (Ale Copillini) and Jolien D'hoore (Mitchelto
Scott)."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty Images)
February 25, 2018
Barnes wins Setmana Ciclista Valenciana.
"Hannah Barnes won finale stage
4 and the overall title at the Setmana Ciclista Valenciana
on Sunday. The Canyon SRAM sprinter capped off a successful
week, where she also won the opening stage, by winning the
breakaway group sprint ahead of Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio
(Cervelo Bigla) and Alicia Gonzalez (Movistar) in Benidorm." (cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim
De Waele | Getty Images)
February 25, 2018
Lilian Calmejane victorious in La Drome Classic.
"Lilian Calmejane of Direct
Energie has won La Drome Classic, a UCI 1.1 race in the
south-east of France. Ecuador's national champion Narvaez
finished second and Bob Jungels took third place ahead of
home riders Samuel Dumoulin and Arthur Vichot." (cyclingpub.com) (ASO)
February 25, 2018
Sels, Van der Poel End Season With Wins at
Sluitingsprijs Oostmalle.
"The 2017/18 season wrapped up
with the traditional non-series Sluitingsprijs Oostmalle on
Sunday.
The race marked the end of a long cyclocross season that began five months ago, and for some, it was also the end of their elite racing careers." (cxmagazine.com) February 25, 2018
Boonen regrets Quick Step deal didn't go
through.
"Legendary pavé specialist Tom
Boonen surprisingly didn’t join his former Quick Step Floors
wolf pack but instead stepped into a new role with the
'Captains of Cycling' at the rivaling Lotto Soudal team,
announced last week."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
February 25, 2018
The Moment The Omloop Was Won.
"Michael Valgren has gone solo
and Sep Vanmarcke gives chase in the final straight.
The strongest rider didn’t win, the strongest team did." (inrng.com) February 25, 2018
Pidcock sets his sights on the WorldTour.
"At just 18, Tom Pidcock is one
of the hottest prospects in world cycling. The Leeds-born
teenager already has junior national, European and World
titles in cyclocross, last season’s junior Paris Roubaix
title, as well as taking the junior time trial world title
in Bergen last autumn."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty Images)
February 25, 2018
Stuyven shows strength during Classics opening
weekend.
"Jasper Stuyven (Trek
Segafredo) has a special relationship with Kuurne Brussels
Kuurne. His grandparents hail from Kuurne, and he managed to
win the race with a surprising solo move as a 23 year old
rider in 2016."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty Images)
February 25, 2018
Valgren: Cancellara was a lucky charm for me.
"Of all the newspaper pull-outs
and race programs distributed in Belgium on Saturday
morning, none had Michael Valgren down as even a one-star
favorite for Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. The Danish rider,
however, confirmed his emergence as a cobbled Classics rider
with a stylish victory that was inspired in part by a
certain Fabian Cancellara."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty Images)
February 25, 2018
Alejandro Valverde continues perfect season
start with victory at Abu Dhabi Tour.
"After taking victories at the
Challenge Mallorca and the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana,
the Spaniard keeps showing that he is in great shape after
recovering from the horror crash at the 2017 Tour de
France."
(cyclingpub.com) LaPresse - Ferrari / Paolone
February 25, 2018
Valverde: I don't know if I'm the best rider in
the world, but I'm always up there.
"When Alejandro Valverde
(Movistar) swung into the final corner atop the climb of
Jebel Hafeet with only Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana) for
company, there really was no doubt as to who would win the
final stage of the Abu Dhabi Tour."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty Images)
February 25, 2018
Gaviria struggles with cold conditions in
inauspicious start to Classics campaign.
"Fernando Gaviria's first full
cobbled Classics campaign got off to an inauspicious start
at the 'opening weekend' in Belgium, with the Colombian
admitting he struggled in the freezing temperatures." (cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim
De Waele | Getty Images)
February 25, 2018
Demare: Despite being a sprinter, I love the
Classics.
"There were mixed emotions for
Arnaud Démare (FDJ) after Kuurne Brussels Kuurne. On the one
hand, he was happy to have played such a prominent role in
what was only his seventh race day of the season, but on the
other it was hard to look past the disappointment of a rare
opportunity spurned."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty Images)
February 25, 2018
DT Swiss PRC 1400 Spline 65.
"The new DT Swiss PRC 1400
Spline clincher wheels come with deep section 65mm rims for
aerodynamic efficiency. They're well made and come with
excellent internals, plus you can run them tubeless." (road.cc)
February 25, 2018
London Bike Show 2018 Highlights: Rose X-Lite
Six Disc, Factor One, Bowman Pilgrims Disc, prototype Hope
Tech crank and more.
"The London Bike Show took
place this weekend at the Excel, and as ever we were keen to
see what treats brands had to show off to the public. We’ve
got the latest bikes bikes, a WorldTour worthy helmet, an
under-wraps crank and even new flavors of gels that we can’t
wait to try."
(roadcyclinguk.com) (Pic: Ashley Quinlan/Factory Media)
February 25, 2018
12 of the best heart rate monitors — measure
your effort and improve your fitness.
"Most sport-orientated heart
rate monitors work the same way: a sensor band round your
chest detects the heart's electrical activity and transmits
pulses to a device with a screen that does the spade work of
calculating and recording your heart rate. It's the same
principle as a hospital electrocardiography (ECG) machine." (road.cc)
February 25, 2018
2018 Internationale Cyclocross Sluitingsprijs
Oostmalle.
"On Sunday: Internationale CX
Sluitingsprijs Oostmalle, Belgium.
Women at 13:45 CET, 7:45am ET - Not live. Men at 15:00 CET, 9:00am ET." (cyclingfans.com) February 25, 2018
2018 Royal Bernard Drome Classic LIVE stream.
"The 2018 Les Boucles Drome
Ardeche race (La Faun Environnement - Classic de l'Ardèche
Rhône Crussol, aka La Classic Sud-Ardeche-Souvenir Francis
Delpech) is Sunday, February 25 (the La Royal Bernard Drome
Classic).
Live streaming video: 2:20pm CET (8:20am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com) February 25, 2018
2018 Abu Dhabi Tour LIVE stream.
"February
21-25, United Arab Emirates.
Stage
5 starts Sunday 11:40am local (8:40am CET) (2:40am
U.S. Eastern).
Finish at around 4:44pm local (1:44pm CET) (7:44am U.S. Eastern). Live video from 3:00pm local (12:00pm CET) (6:00am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com) February 25, 2018
2018 Setmana Ciclista Valenciana LIVE stream.
"The 2018 Setmana Ciclista
Valenciana is being held in Spain from February 22 - 25.
Stage 4 - Sunday, February 25 - Benidorm – Benidorm / 119 km. Start at 11:00 CET, 5:00am ET. Finish at 14:12 CET, 8:12am ET." (cyclingfans.com) February 25, 2018
2018 Kuurne Brussels Kuurne LIVE stream.
"2018 Kuurne Brussel Kuurne
LIVE February 25, Belgium.
Race starts at 11:45am CET (5:45am U.S. Eastern). Finish at around 4:40pm CET (10:40am U.S. Eastern). Live video from 1:30pm CET (7:30am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com) (kuurne-brussel-kuurne.be) February 25, 2018
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