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March
23, 2019
Naesen unlocks potential for first
Milan San Remo podium.
"Oliver
Naesen (AG2R La Mondiale) finally delivered in a
spring Monument to take second place behind
Julian Alaphilippe in Milan San Remo, the first
of the season."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
March
23, 2019
A Little Peer Pressure Never Hurts:
Drew Dillman Readies for His Road to Kanza.
"When
Amanda Nauman (SDG - Muscle Monster) is your
teammate, it is probably inevitable that you
will end up racing the Dirty Kanza 200 gravel
race."
(cxmagazine.com) A. Yee
March
23, 2019
2019 Giant Defy Advanced Pro 0.
"The
Defy has been in the Giant line since 2010, and
this current version is very similar to the last
update that was done in 2015. So why such a big
release for a bike that is really just an
evolutionary update to the previous model?"
(roadbikeaction.com) Photo: Sterling Lorence
March
23, 2019
Volta a Catalunya 2019 Live
Dashboard.
"Stage
1 start time: Monday 12:25 CET (4:25 AM PDT).
Earliest live video: 15:45 CET (7:45 AM PDT). Approximate finish: 17:01 CET (9:01 AM PDT)." (steephill.tv) March
23, 2019
Column
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Alaphilippe wins Milan San Remo.
"Seven
wins for Alaphilippe this season. What a crazy
finish. Naesen second, Kwiatkowski took third,
Sagan fourth and Mohoric fifth."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
March
23, 2019
The weekly spin: Breaking down
Alaphilippe’s perfect day at Milan San Remo.
"It
was a who’s who of professional cycling.
Barreling down the Poggio, the final climb of
Milan San Remo, was a handful of the top riders
in the sport, all in with a shot at winning the
first Monument of the season."
(cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos)
March
23, 2019
San Remo Reload: A Classic Beauty.
"The
Spring Classic from Milan to San Remo has a long
history over its 106 editions, it has beauty and
romance and 'The Pez' made the trip to take in
'La Primavera' back in 1998 and then revisited
in 2010."
(pezcyclingnews.com) (Photo: Cor Vos)
March
23, 2019
Interval Training: Biggest Mistakes
Cyclists Make with High Intensity Intervals.
"Hard
intervals are the best path to performance for
cyclists who cannot put in the hours necessary
to get there through traditional long and slow
endurance training. They both work, as does a
combination of the two. Unfortunately, high
intensity intervals are easy to mess up, so make
sure you’re not making these mistakes."
(roadbikeaction.com)
March
23, 2019
Milan San Remo 2019 Live Dashboard.
"2019
Milan San Remo LIVE March 23, Italy.
Start Time: Saturday March 23rd at 10:10 CET (2:10 AM PDT). Earliest Live Video: 14:30 CET (6:30 AM PDT). Approximate Finish: 17:08 CET (9:08 AM PDT)." (steephill.tv) (cyclingfans.com) March
23, 2019
Column
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The Moment Milan San Remo Was Won.
"Was
the winning moment when Julian Alaphilippe
attacked on the Poggio to go clear with a small
group of riders and eliminating the threat of a
bunch sprint, or when he launched his sprint
from the group that reached San Remo?" (inrng.com) (RCS
Sport)
March
23, 2019
March
23, 2019
Cape Epic Stage 6: Italians Solo To
Victory.
"Louis
Meijato and Johnny Cattaneo seized the
initiative after Trek Selle San Marco suffered a
disastrous mechanical, to win the brutal
89-kilometre challenge around Stellenbosch, in a
time of 03:49:21."
(bicycling.co.za) (Cape-Epic Shaun Roy)
March
23, 2019
Alaphilippe: Winning Milan San Remo
is huge moment in my career.
"Julian
Alaphilippe stopped suddenly after winning Milan
San Remo, overcome with disbelief and emotion
but also keen to celebrate the biggest victory
of his life with the Deceuninck Quick Step staff
and riders who had helped him win." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
March
23, 2019
Bontrager defends WaveCel in
response to MIPS statement.
"We
believe that slip liners are a good technology
that provide a real benefit to riders. Having
partnered with MIPS for a number of years, we
have brought many products featuring MIPS
technology to market. We also believe that there
is room for innovation in rider safety."
(cyclingmagazine.ca) Image courtesy of Bontrager
March
23, 2019
Column
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March
22, 2019
Bredene Koksijde Classic: Ackermann
wins renamed Handzame Classic.
"German
champion Pascal Ackermann (Bora Hansgrohe)
claimed the newly minted Bredene Koksijde
Classic, winning a chaotic bunch sprint over
Team Sky’s Kristoffer Halvorsen. Deceuninck
Quick Step’s Alvaro Hodeg, the defending
champion, was third."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
March
22, 2019
Mathieu van der Poel says ‘it’s a
small miracle he’s back on the bike’ after
high-speed crash.
"The
24-year-old told cycling news site Wielerflits:
“It’s a small miracle I’m back on the bike
again. It could have been a lot worse. “I was in
a lot of pain, but in the ambulance I already
felt that it wasn’t so bad."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
March
22, 2019
Trofeo Alfredo Binda Comune di
Cittiglio 2019 - Preview.
"The
2019 Women's WorldTour will resume at the 44th
edition of Trofeo Alfredo Binda Comune di
Cittiglio on Sunday. Outside of the Giro
d'Italia Internazionale Femminile, the race is
one of the most historical women's events in
Italy."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
March
22, 2019
Fabio Aru to return to racing at
Volta a Catalunya.
"Following
his abandon at Paris Nice earlier this month,
Fabio Aru will jump back into the peloton next
week at the Volta a Catalunya in Spain. Aru will
be joined in the WorldTour race, which runs from
March 25-31, by UAE Team Emirates teammate Dan
Martin."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
March
22, 2019
Canyon’s Aeroad CF SL Disc 7.0 -
aero without the big price tag.
"This
splendid and very expensive looking speed
machine is the brand new Canyon Aeroad CF SL
Disc 7.0 with a Shimano 105 groupset and
Reynolds deep section carbon wheels. It costs
just £2,899."
(road.cc) (David Arthur)
March
22, 2019
Bredene Koksijde Classic: Ackermann
wins renamed Handzame Classic.
"German
champion Pascal Ackermann (Bora Hansgrohe)
claimed the newly minted Bredene Koksijde
Classic, winning a chaotic bunch sprint over
Team Sky’s Kristoffer Halvorsen. Deceuninck
Quick Step’s Alvaro Hodeg, the defending
champion, was third."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
March
22, 2019
Column
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Jered Gruber: Chasing San Remo.
"Like
a lot of people, I have always looked forward to
Milan San Remo, not so much for its greatness,
but for what it signifies: the start of the real
cycling season and the fact that my beloved
cobbled classics are just a couple weeks away."
(pelotonmagazine.com) Images: Gruber Images
March
22, 2019
10 riders to watch at the 2019 Milan
San Remo.
"This
year's Milan San Remo appears to be more open
than ever, with various non-sprinters
challenging the fast finishers, with dreams of
escaping their clutches at the finish on the Via
Roma."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
March
22, 2019
Milan San Remo Preview.
"This
Saturday’s Milan San Remo is all about it's
tense finish, the paradox of the longest race of
the year that’s often decided in the final
meters, a race where every pedal stroke counts
and the list of contenders and pretenders is
long."
(inrng.com) (RCS Sport)
March
22, 2019
Milano San Remo: The ‘Who Will Win’
Piece.
"Milano
San Remo is at the same time the most and least
predictable race on the calendar. It’s not every
race you can work through every single scenario
in which the race can be won and coming up with
a manageable number."
(podiumcafe.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
March
22, 2019
What can cyclist legally do, and not
do, in Europe?
"It
goes without saying that in all countries,
cyclists are required to ride on the same side
of the road as cars, they must indicate when
turning left or right, and should stop at red
lights (unless marked otherwise)." (cyclingweekly.com)
Michelle Arthurs-Brennan
March
22, 2019
Bollé Shifter glasses.
"With
fashion dictating that cycling shades are
returning to the ski goggle type size of the
90s, the Bollé Shifter glasses are bang on
trend, but they aren't form over function thanks
to excellent visibility and sharp optics." (road.cc) (Stu
Kerton)
March
22, 2019
Welcome to Graubünden: Epic ascents
and perfect asphalt.
"The
Rhine is one of the most important waterways in
Europe. Its two sources are connected by perfect
asphalt. Over three days we will discover
monumental alpine passes, culinary highlights
and breathtaking scenery on quiet roads." (cyclingtips.com)
Graubünden Tourism
March
22, 2019
Column
Three
March
22, 2019
Cape Epic Stage 5: Locals Take Top
Spot At Queen Stage.
"Renaissance
men Matthys Beukes and Philip Buys shrugged off
a disastrous first five days to win The Queen
Stage of the Absa Cape Epic."
(bicycling.co.za) Shaun Roy/Cape Epic
March
22, 2019
Direct Energie and Arkea Samsic
handed final Tour de France wildcards.
"Bryan
Coquard, Pierre Rolland and the rest of the
Vital Concept-B&B Hotels team will have to
make other plans for July, as the final two
wildcard invitations to the 2019 Tour de France
went to Direct Energie and Arkea Samsic." (cyclingnews.com)
(Twitter @Arkea_Samsic)
March
22, 2019
How Payson McElveen won Land Run
with boredom and a track stand sprint.
"Despite
his minimal experience in long gravel races, the
pro mountain biker pulled off an impressive win
at Land Run 100 on March 16, beating two-time
Dirty Kanza champ Ted King in a fast finish." (velonews.com)
Photo: John Vargus | Orange Seal
March
22, 2019
Flanders Friday: Rough Roads.
"The
Belgian spring cobbled classics season resumed
this week and it was an emotional experience
from start to finish. The most important news of
note was the tragic death of 19-year-old Stef
Loos, who was taking part in the Alfred Gadenne
Grand Prix last weekend."
(podiumcafe.com) (Getty Images)
March
22, 2019
Grand Prix de Denain: The new
cobbled classic?
"With
small races facing a constant battle for
survival, the 60 year-old Grand Prix de Denain
is looking to reinvent itself as a cobbled
classic. Does it work?"
(rouleur.cc) Photographs: Michael Blann
March
22, 2019
Shanren Discovery Pro GPS, with a
claimed 96 hours of battery life.
"We’ve
seen a lot of GPS devices and gadgets go in and
out over the last decade, but the Shanren
Discovery Pro could be about to blow them all
out of the water with regards to battery life.
It also has built-in lights, is fully ANT+ and
Bluetooth-ready."
(road.cc) (Jack Sexty)
March
22, 2019
Column
One
Jonny Clarke wraps up GC win at Tour
de Taiwan.
"Jonny
Clarke's debut with the new Floyd's Pro Cycling
team got off to the best possible start this
week when the Australian won a stage and the
general classification at the Tour de Taiwan, a
five-day UCI 2.1 race that finished Thursday in
Pingtung."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tour de Taiwan)
March
21, 2019
Cape Epic Stage 4: Race For The
Title Heats Up!
"Crashes
in both the leading teams at the Absa Cape Epic
could not unseat either from the top of the
overall standings."
(bicycling.co.za) Photo by Shaun Roy/Cape Epic
March
21, 2019
Coryn Rivera wears Stars and Stripes
to Europe’s biggest races.
"If
at first you don’t succeed, try, try, and then
try again - just ask Coryn Rivera. Rivera’s
emphatic victory at USA Cycling’s elite road
national championships this past summer came
after three straight years of finishing second
place."
(velonews.com) Photo: Luca Bettini-Pool/Getty
Images (File)
March
21, 2019
Bol takes Sunweb's first victory of
the season at Nokere.
"Team
Sunweb's Cees Bol took victory after a chaotic
and crash-strewn sprint finish at the Danilith
Nokere Koerse in Belgium on Wednesday, and with
it his WorldTour team's first win of the
season."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
March
21, 2019
Kruijswijk looking for climbing
consistency at Volta a Catalunya.
"While
the sprinters and Classics specialists focus on
this Saturday's Milan San Remo, many of the pro
peloton's very best climbers, including Jumbo
Visma's Steven Kruijswijk, ready themselves for
the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya, which starts on
Monday."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
March
21, 2019
Luke Rowe: ‘It’s time to step up and
try to deliver a Classics result, it’s as simple
as that’.
"For
one reason or another over the last two years
things haven’t gone my way,” Rowe told Cycling
Weekly in Nice. “I’ve finished Paris
Roubaix in an ambulance the last two years, but
this year I’m confident and think my form is
better than ever."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty
Images Sport)
March
21, 2019
Hot off Tirreno nail-biter, Roglic
ready to soar at Giro.
"Over
the past 12 months, he’s been cycling’s
dominator in one-week stage races. Dating back
to last April’s Itzulia Basque Country, the
Slovenian all-rounder has won five of the past
six one-week stage races he’s started." (velonews.com) (Tim
de Waele/Getty Images)
March
21, 2019
UCI plans to ban corticosteroids
under same rules as tramadol.
"Corticosteroids
are an anti-inflammatory medicine prescribed for
a range of health conditions, including asthma
and injury to joints, muscles and tendons." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Photo by Reinhard EISENBAUER / various sources
/ AFP)
March
21, 2019
HQ Visit: Mission Workshop’s San
Francisco shop and headquarters.
"Based
in the Mission District, they’ve grown from a
really small showroom in the back into a full
retail storefront with a loft-style open office
in the behind it."
(bikerumor.com) Tyler Benedict
March
21, 2019
Column
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Defending Milan San Remo champion
Nibali leads strong Bahrain Merida team.
"The
winner of last year's Milan San Remo, Vincenzo
Nibali, will lead a strong Bahrain Merida squad
at this year's race on Saturday, and says that
he's feeling his form is getting better all the
time."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
March
21, 2019
Preview: Your guide to the 2019
Milan San Remo (paywall).
"Milan
San Remo is the longest one-day race on the
professional calendar - with a whopping 291km on
the menu, the riders are up for roughly seven
hours in the saddle."
(cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos)
March
21, 2019
Matteo Trentin: San Remo Ambitions.
"Coming
off a stellar season in 2017, one that included
four stage wins in the Vuelta a España, Italian
rider Matteo Trentin moved from the Belgium team
Quick Step to Australia’s Mitchelton Scott,
where he’s expected to take over leadership
duties in the classics."
(pelotonmagazine.com) images by James Startt
March
21, 2019
Mathieu van der Poel will continue
Classics campaign after nasty crash in Nokere
Koerse.
"The
cyclocross world champion was caught in a
high-speed collision during the sprint finish of
the Belgian one-day race on Wednesday (March
20)."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
March
21, 2019
Milan San Remo 2019 Live Dashboard.
"2019
Milan San Remo LIVE March 23, Italy.
Start Time: Saturday March 23rd at 10:10 CET (2:10 AM PDT). Earliest Live Video: 14:30 CET (6:30 AM PDT). Approximate Finish: 17:08 CET (9:08 AM PDT)." (steephill.tv) (cyclingfans.com) March
21, 2019
“Growing evidence” of more cyclists
involved in blood doping probe.
"There
is “Growing evidence that cyclists from teams
participating in Tour de France could be
involved in the recent German/Austrian doping
affair with the doping doctor‘s network from
Erfurt/Thuringia."
(road.cc) Simon MacMichael
March
21, 2019
Spratt returns to racing at Trofeo
Alfredo Binda after head injury.
"Amanda
Spratt has recovered from a head injury suffered
in a crash at Strade Bianche in early March and
will return to racing on Sunday for the third
round of the Women's WorldTour Trofeo Alfredo
Binda Comune di Cittiglio."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
March
21, 2019
Drops Cycling land invitation to OVO
Energy Women's Tour.
"We
are all thrilled to have received a wildcard
invitation to the OVO Energy Women's Tour this
summer. It will be our fourth successive
appearance at this prestigious race and we are
all super motivated."
(cyclingnews.com) (Drops Cycling)
March
21, 2019
Beto Surge Tubeless Floor Pump.
"The
Beto Surge Tubeless Floor Pump makes popping
stubborn tubeless tires onto your rims a simple
and quick operation, although I did find it a
little flimsy in operation against others I've
recently tested."
(road.cc) (Stu Kerton)
March
21, 2019
Matt Wikstrom: Goodbye, farewell,
and amen: Thanks for the ride, CT.
"I
have no doubt that the CTeam will continue to
find ways to surprise, delight, and endear the
site to its readers. They have the skills, the
passion, and the devotion to tap the spirit of a
sport that has all sorts of riches to offer." (cyclingtips.com)
Matt Wikstrom
March
21, 2019
Column
Three
March
21, 2019
Floyd Landis: I regret the $100m
lawsuit against Lance Armstrong.
"I
went through some dark years there,” Landis
says. “I was in a terrible place. To be honest
I’m just glad I survived it. A lot of cyclists
who went through that didn’t come out alive." (cycling.today)
March
21, 2019
Bontrager helmet safety performance
falls ‘far below’ its claims, says MIPS.
"MIPS
- the company responsible for the
Multi-Directional Impact Protection System
featured in many cycling helmets - has disputed
claims made by Bontrager about its new helmets
saying safety performance results fall ‘far
below’ the published stats."
(cyclingweekly.com) Michelle Arthurs-Brennan
March
21, 2019
Tate Meintjes' family starts
memorial scholarship fund.
"We
will be providing a yearly scholarship for a
University of Nevada, Reno student who exhibits
Tate's outlook on life: drive, dedication,
compassion, happiness and simple joy," Meintjes'
father, Andre, wrote in a post on Facebook." (cyclingnews.com)
(Andre Meintjes)
March
21, 2019
Team Sky funding boost under Ineos
sparks budget cap discussions.
"You’re
looking at an almost impenetrable wall of money.
You can basically go buy all the best riders.
The question for the sport is if they are all on
one team, is it fun for spectators to watch?" (cyclingweekly.com)
(Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
March
21, 2019
Aggregation of Marginal Doubts
weighs on Team Sky's legacy.
"So
farewell then, Team Sky. The various
incarnations of that elegant jersey will shortly
be destined for the great wardrobe in the
heavens along with other iconic designs like
ONCE, La Vie Claire, Peugeot, TI-Raleigh, and so
on back through Molteni and Faema." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
March
21, 2019
There’s more to women’s cycle
clothing than pinking & shrinking.
"The
past two decades have seen the women’s cycle
clothing sector progress significantly in terms
of product. Duncan Moore investigates how things
changed and the commitment retailers need to
take to cover the market."
(cyclingindustry.news) Hayley Everett
March
21, 2019
Warren Barguil to return to
competition at Volta a Catalunya after Paris Nice
scare.
"The
rider crashed at the second stage of Paris Nice,
in which the peloton was very active and nervous
due to the wind. Despite the first examinations
pointed out at a double fracture of the cervical
vertebra, tests done the day after ruled that
out and confirmed a whiplash injury that
required a 10-day immobilization." (cyclingpub.com)
Arkea Samsic
March
21, 2019
EF Education First extend with
Martinez.
"Recent
Paris Nice stage winner Dani Martinez has signed
a three-year contract extension with EF
Education First, taking the 22-year-old
Colombian time trial champion though the 2022
season."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
March
21, 2019
Rapha releases first
in-house-designed footwear.
"They’ve
been seen spinning circles in adverts and even
in WorldTour races for months but now Rapha’s
new shoes are finally official."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by Rapha
March
21, 2019
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