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March
2, 2018
Questions raised over whether
testosterone was ordered at Team Sky and British
Cycling HQ.
"Matt
Lawton from the Mail has reported that the General
Medical Council’s ongoing investigation into
former British Cycling and Team Sky doctor Richard
Freeman has revealed evidence that testosterone
patches were ordered and that a request was then
made to the medical supplier asking for an email
to be sent to Freeman saying the package had been
sent in error."
(cyclingnews.com)
March 2,
2018
‘It’s a temporary trend’: Giro
d’Italia organizers stand firm as other races scrap
podium girls.
"Speaking
at the Abu Dhabi Tour last week, Giro d’Italia
race director Mauro Vegni explained that he saw no
reason for making any change to the role as part
of a wider move towards gender equality and
greater rights for women."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
March 2,
2018
Porte ruled out of Tirreno Adriatico
with illness.
"The
33 year old fell ill after the Volta ao Algarve
last month and missed a week of training. “Tirreno
Adriatico was one of Richie’s goals, it wouldn’t
make sense for him to be in a far from ideal
condition,” said BMC sport director Max Sciandri." (velonews.com)
(Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty Images)
March 2,
2018
Five things to look out for at Paris
Nice and Tirreno Adriatico.
"Aside
from the Tour de France, there’s no race on the
WorldTour calendar that Team Sky dominates more
thoroughly than Paris Nice. Meanwhile, Chris
Froome will be making his 2018 WorldTour bow at
Tirreno Adriatico."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
March 2,
2018
Behind the Scenes: Spending the day at
YouTube.
"Inside
the interior is a blend of trendy startup meets
movie set. The open portion of the space is
divided up into various ‘sets’, which are
frequently changed up. In theory these sets would
be used for filming projects, though I can’t
imagine there’s that many YouTubers that would
have a need for a London Taxi cab or diner. Still,
these areas make for good gathering spaces for
events."
(dcrainmaker.com)
March 2,
2018
Vuelta a Espana rejects Lappartient's
suggestion of reduction in length.
"Vuelta
a España boss Javier Guillén has rejected an
informal suggestion by UCI president David
Lappartient that the length of both Spain’s Grand
Tour and the Giro d’Italia could be reduced from
21 to 17 days."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
March 2,
2018
Michal Kwiatkowski: ‘No special
equipment is needed to win Strade Bianche’.
"Apart
from different tubes, I don’t have any special
equipment, it’s kind of the combination when you
are on those gravel roads with a steep climb in
the end. Any advantage you can get on the Santa
Maria [gravel sector], you can lose it in the end,
so you have to find a special balance." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
March 2,
2018
Snow turns to rain to set up epic
Strade Bianche.
"Despite
Strade Bianche's early March date, many of the
previous 11 editions of the race have been held in
dry conditions. Heavy rain fell overnight before
last year’s race but the men avoided much of the
downpour and raced the finale in muddy but dry
conditions."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
March 2,
2018
Kruijswijk to remain with LottoNL
Jumbo until the end of 2021 season.
"The
team has hugely improved in terms of
professionalism, guidance, innovation and
collaboration in recent years. We really are a
team together and I'm happy to be part of it",
Kruijswijk said in a statement released on
Friday."
(cyclingnews.com) (Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
March 2,
2018
Bianchi Bikes 2018: Reviews.
"Bianchi
bikes is a brand that dates back to 1885. Founded
in Italy, its headquarters and culture has
remained rooted in its homeland.
The bikes are designed and pieced together in its Treviglio factory, though the majority of production now takes place in Taiwan." (cyclingweekly.com) March 2,
2018
POC releases the Ventral, a new aero
road helmet with a focus on weight and ventilation.
"Swedish
brand POC has announced the release of its new
Ventral helmet, which it claims is the lightest
and most aerodynamic lid it has ever created,
weighing 245g on our scales (POC claimed it
weighed 248g)."
(cyclingweekly.com)
March 2,
2018
Alaphilippe: Having the objective of
being the best is important for me.
"Julian
Alaphilippe has packed more than most into the
past twelve months but despite the tribulations of
last spring and summer, the Quick Step Floors
rider returns to Paris Nice this weekend in a
position to pick up precisely where he left off
this time last season."
(cyclingnews.com). (Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
March 2,
2018
Deutschland Tour presents course for
climbers and sprinters.
"The
Deutschland Tour is returning to the racing
calendar after a 10-year absence. The new 2.1 race
will cover more than 740 kilometers in four stages
from August 23-26. The ASO, organizer of the Tour
de France, has taken over the race and plans to
present it for the next 10 years."
(cyclingnews.com) (ASO)
March 2,
2018
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1, 2018
Report: No more podium girls at Tour
de France.
"The
Times reported Thursday that the Tour de
France will end the tradition of podium girls on
its awards stage. This follows the lead of the
Vuelta a España, which phased out podium girls in
2017. Pro cycling races have often been criticized
as sexist for podium ceremonies that feature
female models to present awards."
(velonews.com) (Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty
Images)
March 1,
2018
UK Anti-Doping data a blow to Chris
Froome's salbutamol defense.
"The
data, obtained by the Press Association news
agency via a Freedom of Information request,
reveals that despite the high number of athletes
diagnosed with asthma, salbutamol accounted for
only three of the 109 Adverse Analytical Findings
(AAF) that UKAD processed between January 2015 and
December 2017."
(cyclingnews.com)l (Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
March 1,
2018
Maldonado positive for CERA at Vuelta
a San Juan.
"Ignacio
Maldonado was competing at the January 21-28 UCI
2.1 race with the Uruguay National Team. He tested
positive for the EPO variant known as CERA in a
sample taken after stage 1 on January 21 and is
listed on the UCI's provisional suspension file." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty Images)
March 1,
2018
Giro d’Italia boss calls for stricter
anti-doping rules after drawn out Froome case.
"The
organizer of Italy’s biggest races including the
Giro d’Italia wants changes made to the
anti-doping rules in the wake of the drawn out
proceedings of Chris Froome‘s salbutamol case." (cyclingweekly.com)
Credit: Ruta del Sol/Sunada
March 1,
2018
Three-peat: U.S. women win another
track world pursuit championship.
"The
United States team won its third consecutive world
championship in the women’s team pursuit Thursday
at UCI World Track Championships, up against its
nemesis, the British, in Apeldoorn, Netherlands." (velonews.com)
(Photo: Casey B. Gibson)
March 1,
2018
Riders shower Strade Bianche with
praise.
"Even
with snow falling and predicted rain on race day,
cyclists love Tuscany’s Strade Bianche race over
the gravel roads. The snow falling Thursday was
due to turn to rain as temperatures rise. The
forecast for Saturday’s race calls for a range of
36 to 46 degrees."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele)
March 1,
2018
Jumbo to take over primary sponsorship
of LottoNL Jumbo for 2019.
"Dutch
supermarket brand Jumbo is set to take over
primary sponsorship of the LottoNL Jumbo squad
next season, after penning a five-year contract
with the WorldTour team. The deal also includes
primary sponsorship of the speed skating team of
the same name."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele)
March 1,
2018
PowerTap Significantly Drops Prices,
Plus Detailed Power Meter Pricing Trends.
"I
figured this would be a good time to do my sorta
annual power meter pricing deep dive. It’s
something I loosely track on a spreadsheet a few
points a year, catching various data points along
the way to gather a long multi-year look at where
prices are going across all of the units on the
market (shipping, planned, and no longer
shipping)."
(dcrainmaker.com)
March 1,
2018
Oss poised to be X-factor for Sagan in
classics.
"The
31 year old Italian is poised to help elevate
Sagan in the spring classics this year after
moving to Bora Hansgrohe. Oss is already an
experienced classics rider and was played an
integral role last year in helping Greg Van
Avermaet to victory in Paris Roubaix." (velonews.com)
(Photo: ©Tim De Waele | Getty Images)
March 1,
2018
Kittel makes late switch from Paris
Nice to Tirreno Adriatico.
"Marcel
Kittel has made a late switch to his spring race
program, opting to ride Tirreno Adriatico instead
of Paris Nice, as he chases his first sprint
victory with Katusha Alpecin."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele)
March 1,
2018
Laurens ten Dam: The five races that
changed my life.
"A
professional rider since the mid-2000s, Laurens
ten Dam has enjoyed a career spanning two decades
and seen all the highs and lows of life on the
road one can imagine. Now 37, the Team Sunweb
rider has no intention of stopping." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
March 1,
2018
Ear to the ground: The best road
events to attend this spring.
"Although
definitely not the heart of the fondo season, the
spring is a good time to get out to test your
fitness while exploring a new and possibly warmer
part of the country. Even though gravel is blowing
up, some of us enjoy easing into the summer riding
months with some classic road riding. Check out
these road events, both big and small, new and
old, to wet your appetite and get stoked for the
summer ahead."
(bicycletimesmag.com)
March 1,
2018
5 questions with rising Italian
classics star Alberto Bettiol.
"When
BMC Racing takes the start at Strade Bianche on
Saturday, the team will be riding for leader Greg
van Avermaet, who has finished on the podium twice
in the past three years. One man riding in support
for van Avermaet is 24 year old Italian Alberto
Bettiol, who knows the white dirt roads of Tuscany
as well as anyone in the peloton."
(cyclingtips.com)Photography by Gruber Images
March 1,
2018
Trek Checkpoint dives headfirst into
the red-hot gravel bike market.
"After
tentatively dipping its toes into the red-hot
gravel waters last year with the lukewarm Domane
Gravel, Trek is now being anything but tentative
with the new Checkpoint family. The new carbon
fiber and aluminum frames feature dedicated
geometries, a slew of gravel-specific features,
and Smart spec across the board."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by James Huang
March 1,
2018
Specialized S-Works Tarmac review.
"The
new Tarmac replaces the curvy SL5 with a more
angular design, with slimmer tube profiles and
dropped seatstays, which follow on from lessons
learned on the Venge Vias and Roubaix." (cyclingnews.com)
March 1,
2018
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28, 2018
Tour of Alberta leaves $1.6 million
wave of debt in its wake.
"The
recently cancelled Tour of Alberta and the
organization that promoted the event for its five
year run still owe creditors more than $1.6
million (Canadian), according to bankruptcy
documents Cyclingnews obtained this week." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Jonathan Devich)
February
28, 2018
Ochowicz: No one's running out of the
door.
"Jim
Ochowicz insists he doesn’t feel under any time
pressure to secure the future of the BMC Racing
team and, despite key riders starting to think
about 2019 contracts, he hasn’t set a deadline for
acquiring the requisite funds to run the team next
season."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele)
February
28, 2018
American cyclists hit back over plans
to make hi-vis clothing compulsory.
"Cyclists
in Iowa have reacted with anger after a bill that
was originally designed to improve safety by
making drivers change lanes to overtake cyclists
has been altered with an amendment that would make
it compulsory for cyclists to wear hi-vis
clothing."
(cyclingweekly.com)
February
28, 2018
Israeli officials invite Pope Francis
to Giro start.
"This
year’s Giro d’Italia is rich on symbolism.
Starting in Jerusalem and ending in Rome, the
Italian grand tour is hoping to link Christendom’s
two holiest cities in also what’s Israel’s 70th
anniversary as a nation. So who better to invite
than the Pope?"
(velonews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele)
February
28, 2018
Pro rider warns others never to train
alone after very close call.
"MTB
rider Simon Andreassen injured in training crash:
Having been knocked out, concussed and suffered
broken bones to his face he said others around him
at the time came to his rescue. But for them, and
his helmet, he believes he would have died.
Andreassen has warned other riders not to train
alone."
(stickybottle.com)
February
28, 2018
First Look: COROS’s new Pace GPS
Multisport Watch.
"In
many ways the COROS Pace looks and acts like a
more basic Garmin Forerunner 935 (or FR735,
same-same). It’s designed to cover all three core
sports in triathlon: Swim, bike, and run - and
both the indoor and outdoor variants of each." (dcrainmaker.com)
February
28, 2018
Strade Bianche course covered in snow,
messy route expected.
"Snow
has blanketed Tuscany, causing some concern for
cyclists racing in Strade Bianche this Saturday,
but the race organizer says not to worry." (velonews.com)
(Photo: Tim de Waele)
February
28, 2018
Longer, tougher Strade Bianche Women
in 2018.
"The
Women's WorldTour will once again begin along the
white gravel roads of Strade Bianche in the Tuscan
region of Italy. Elisa Longo Borghini (Wiggle
High5) will line up with bib number one as she
took one of the most prestigious wins of her
career at Strade Bianche in 2017, where she
captured the series' first leader's jersey on home
soil."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele)
February
28, 2018
Niki Terpstra becomes first
double-winner of Le Samyn.
"Quick
Step Floors took control of the 49th edition of Le
Samyn as Niki Terpstra became the first
double-winner of the race since it was introduced
on the UCI Europe Tour calendar, thirteen years
ago, with 2012 World Champion Philippe Gilbert
taking a close second for a 1-2 for the Belgian
team."
(thebikecomesfirst.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele)
February
28, 2018
Matthews out of Strade Bianche with
fractured shoulder.
"Michael
Matthews will miss Saturday's Strade Bianche after
tests showed that he had fractured a bone in his
left shoulder in a crash at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.
Team Sunweb confirmed on Wednesday that the
Australian would have to skip Saturday’s race in
Italy and said that he could be out for even
longer."
(cyclingnews.com) (Team Sunweb)
February
28, 2018
Mitchelton Scott to support Durbridge
at Strade Bianche.
"Mitchelton
Scott head to Strade Bianche this weekend with
Luke Durbridge, Chris Juul Jensen and Daryl Impey
leading the line for the Australian WorldTour
team."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele)
February
28, 2018
Viviani and Alaphilippe lead Quick
Step Floors at Paris Nice.
"Quick
Step Floors confirmed that Elia Viviani and Julian
Alaphilippe will lead the Belgian team at Paris
Nice, with Fernando Gaviria and Philippe Gilbert
due to ride Tirreno Adriatico as they prepare for
Milan San Remo and the Cobbled Classics." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Tim de Waele)
February
28, 2018
Froome, Dumoulin headline Tirreno
Adriatico.
"Briton
Chris Froome and Dutch rider Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb)
will headline next week’s Tirreno Adriatico as
they gear up for Tour de France and Giro d’Italia
title defenses, respectively."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele)
February
28, 2018
CycleVision's “Edge” Smart Helmet
Features Front and Rear Cameras.
"The
Edge helmet can connect to any iOS or Android
device using Wi-Fi and the company’s app, which
also allows users to livestream video from either
camera, or be used as a real-time rear-view camera
via any smartphone that can be mounted on the
handlebars."
(capovelo.com)
February
28, 2018
Wahoo Kickr Climb first ride review.
"By
raising and lowering your bike's front end in
tandem with the undulations of virtual courses,
the Wahoo Kickr Climb adds a new level of
engagement to indoor riding."
(cyclingnews.com) (Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)
February
28, 2018
10 SRAM Red eTap road bikes.
"With
its lack of wires and no need to hide a battery
somewhere, SRAM's eTap electronic shifting has
been a big hit among bike manufacturers. Almost
every bike maker has at least one eTap bike at the
top of its range."
(road.cc)
February
28, 2018
5 new pairs of 100% glasses for Peter
Sagan to choose from.
"Too-cool-for-school
eyewear brand 100% is adding five new pairs of
shades to its range for 2018, giving sponsored
pros such as Peter Sagan even more ways to look
nonchalant while crushing opponents or chilling on
top of the podium."
(cyclingnews.com) (100%)
February
28, 2018
Wet or dry chain lube: What’s the
difference and which should you use?
"It’s
well known that you should oil your chain to get
the best performance out of your bike, to keep the
drivetrain running smoothly and quietly and to
prolong the life of the chain, cassette and
chainrings. But with a bewildering choice of lubes
in any decent bike shop, which should you buy?" (road.cc)
February
28, 2018
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