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April
10, 2017
Race Report: Alabama Cycling
Classic.
"The
first of two days of racing at the
Alabama Cycling Classic saw a Southern
slugfest in downtown Anniston for the
15th annual Sunny King Criterium.
The crit crown for the women went to Lauren Hall (Cortez, Colo.) of UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team. The victory for the men was taken by John Murphy (Horse Shoe, N.C. ) of Holowesko l Citadel Racing Team presented by Hincapie Racing." (cyclingillustrated.com) April
10, 2017
The Status of Women’s Pro
Cycling: Owning the Road Ahead.
"When
the 2017 Tour de France race route was
recently presented to the public, its
companion race for professional women -
“La Course” - was shifted out of the
global spotlight of finishing on the
Champs Elysees on the iconic final day
of the Tour, and moved to a one-day
mountain challenge in an isolated part
of the Alps.
This change is both a tangible and a symbolic step backwards." (capovelo.com) April
10, 2017
Nine bikes stolen from
Sho-Air Twenty20 team.
"Sho-Air
Twenty20 pro cycling team is offering a
$10,000 reward for information leading
to the return of nine team bikes stolen
from a trailer at City Cycle in Marin
County.
The police have been notified and the team is watching sites like eBay and Craigslist for possible leads." (velonews.com) April
10, 2017
Five things we learned from
Paris Roubaix 2017.
"It’s
been a long time coming, but Greg van
Avermaet (BMC Racing) has at last won a
Monument.
Heading into the velodrome with Zdenek Stybar (Quick Step Floors) and Sebastian Langeveld (Cannondale Drapac), Van Avermaet appeared to hold the cards with his superior finishing kick, but so often in similar scenarios things have conspired against him - the crash at last week’s Tour of Flanders being the latest example." (cyclingweekly.co.uk) April
10, 2017
The Moment The Race Was Won:
Paris Roubaix.
"Greg
Van Avermaet wins the sprint in the
Roubaix velodrome after a frantic race
ridden at record speed that was defined
by misfortune and mishaps.
The result was uncertain right until the final meters as Zdeněk Štybar launched a powerful sprint and looked to have the jump on his rivals only for Van Avermaet to surge in the final straight and win." (inrng.com) April
10, 2017
Sagan leaves Roubaix with
head held high.
"Peter
Sagan rolled into the Roubaix velodrome
like a wounded lion, not leading the
race but discreetly at 5:12 back in 38th
place.
His dirty, dust covered Bora Hansgrohe jersey told the story. A furtive wave to the crowd, which erupted into cheers at the sight of the world champion, wasn’t what he was expecting in the 115th edition of “Hell of the North." (velonews.com) April
10, 2017
Roubaix winner Van
Avermaet wants a Flanders title.
"Winning
Paris Roubaix may be the dream for many
cyclists, but 2017 winner Greg Van
Avermaet would still prefer success at
home in Flanders.
But despite earning one of the biggest successes of his life, the Belgian said he’s won a more significant race and admitted he would still prefer a victory at the Tour of Flanders." (velonews.com) April
10, 2017
A tale of two Belgians -
Greg van Avermaet and Tom Boonen reflect
on Paris
Roubaix.
"As
the curtain came down on Tom Boonen’s
glittering career yesterday, Belgium
found another Monument winner, in the
shape of Greg van Avermaet.
The BMC Racing rider is in the form of his life, dominating the cobbles in the same way Boonen did in 2012." (road.cc) April
10, 2017
Demol: Trek Segafredo's
Paris Roubaix results bode well for next
season.
"After
Dirk Demol's tough love and public
criticism, Trek Segafredo's Classics
riders rallied in Paris Roubaix to claim
three spots in the top 10.
The team may have missed out on the podium, with Jasper Stuyven their highest placed finisher in fourth, but Demol saw enough on the road to the Roubaix velodrome to fill him with confidence for next season." (cyclingnews.com) April
10, 2017
Tech of the week: Cobbles,
clothing and giant gold jockey wheels.
"With
Roubaix last weekend and Flanders the
weekend before, we’ve had a cobbled
techfest.
But we’ve also had new kit news and a longer ride on the new Dura-Ace R9100." (cyclingweekly.co.uk) April
10, 2017
“A podium for me is a really
high, really top result” - Sebastian
Langeveld.
"Sebastian
Langeveld (Cannondale Drapac) took the
final podium spot of Paris Roubaix from
a five-up sprint on Sunday and it marked
the first time the 32-year-old Dutch
rider has appeared on the podium at one
of cycling’s five Monuments.
Olympic road champion Greg Van Avermaet (BMC) bested Zdenek Stybar (Quick Step) to win the Queen of the Classics." (thebikecomesfirst.com) April
10, 2017
Hayman's Paris Roubaix
defense undone on Mons-en-Pevele.
"Mat
Hayman's Paris Roubaix title defense saw
the Australian finish with a one against
his name but it was eleventh place and
not the first place of 2016.
The Orica Scott rider was ensconced in the Tom Boonen group of 15 riders that arrived in the Roubaix velodrome 12 seconds down on winner Greg Van Avermaet (BMC) narrowly missing the top ten." (cyclingnews.com) April
10, 2017
Five Top Pavé Tires for Your
Own Raid on Roubaix.
"There
are countless “Roubaix” type classic
rides here in the States, including
yesterday’s Boulder Roubaix, Michigan’s
Barry Roubaix, the upcoming
Paris-to-Ancaster, the Amish Country
Roubaix, Hilly Billy Roubaix and the
list goes on.
While the U.S. doesn’t have many extended cobbled “secteurs,” many of these rides substitute in dirt or gravel roads to break up the pavement." (cxmagazine.com) April
10, 2017
Guardini’s Paris Roubaix
ends on the highway and the police
station.
"Andrea
Guardini's Paris Roubaix ended somewhat
unusually in a French police station,
after the Italian sprinter was stopped
by police as he tried to ride to Roubaix
on the high-speed autoroute instead of
on normal roads.
Contrary to initial reports, Guardini was not arrested by police." (cyclingnews.com) April
10, 2017
Pros upload their rides to
Strava after fastest ever Paris Roubaix.
"The
2017 Paris Roubaix was the fastest ever
in the race’s 115 editions, with race
winner Greg Van Avermaet recording an
average speed of 45.2kph - just 0.1kph
faster than the previous record set by
Peter Post in 1964.
With that in mind it’s no surprise that there were quite a few impressive stats on show when the pros got back to their team buses to upload their rides to Strava." (cyclingweekly.co.uk) April
10, 2017
Doull: Debut Paris Roubaix
was chaos.
"Owain
Doull's 2017 season preparations were
hampered in January, when he was struck
by appendicitis days before he was due
to line up for Team Sky at the Tour Down
Under and forced to withdraw.
Despite this setback, Doull joined the team at the Abu Dhabi Tour and sees his future as a key part of the team's Classics squad after his debut Paris Roubaix." (cyclingnews.com) April
10, 2017
Abus Launches New Innovative
“GameChanger” Aero Helmet.
"Whether
its bikes, apparel or helmets, every
brand is trying to offer the cyclist a
way of further cheating the wind.
Indeed, the same helmet brand that Team Movistar has been donning for the last few seasons, Abus, has launched a new aero helmet that they feel produces such “game changing” results, they aptly named it the GameChanger." (capovelo.com) April
10, 2017
Fabio Aru out of Giro
d'Italia with knee injury.
"Astana's
Fabio Aru has had to abandon his Giro
d'Italia goals after a knee injury
sustained in training last week has
forced him off the bike for 10 days."
(cyclingnews.com)
April
10, 2017
11spd: This week's best new
bike gear.
"It's
been another busy week here at
BikeRadar.
We've officially announced our Road Bike of the Year and Enduro Bike of the Year winners. We also spotted an intriguing rear suspension Pinarello road bike that's been raced underneath Team Sky." (bikeradar.com) April
10, 2017
Paris Roubaix: Katusha
Alpecin beset by punctures.
"Katusha
Alpecin went into Paris Roubaix full of
confidence in its leaders Alexander
Kristoff and Tony Martin.
However, Kristoff failed to finish after suffering a puncture and late crash, and Martin was 76th with a puncture also affecting his race. A puncture for Kristoff on the approach to Arenberg Forest was the first of his troubles from which he never recovered." (cyclingnews.com) April
10, 2017
Bianchi Launches New Oltre
XR3 Aero Road Bike.
"Bianchi
has announced the launch of its new
Oltre XR3 aero road bike, which the
Italian brand says, in addition to
increased strength and stiffness, now
cancels a claimed 80% of all road
vibrations thanks to its Countervail
technology.
Bianchi says, the Oltre XR3 drew most of its technology from experienced learned from its XR4 frameset, which was developed alongside Team LottoNL–Jumbo." (capovelo.com) April
10, 2017
Theuns to undergo surgery to
remove hardware from his spine.
"Despite
just finishing in the top 10 at Paris
Roubaix, Trek Segafredo's Edward Theuns
will take a break from racing and
undergo surgery to remove pins that were
placed in his spine after his crash in
the Tour de France last July."
(cyclingnews.com)
April
10, 2017
2017 De Brabantse Pijl - La
Flèche Brabançonne LIVE stream.
"Wednesday's
(April 12th) Race starts at 12:45pm CET
(6:45am U.S. Eastern).
Finish at around 5:33pm CET (11:33am U.S. Eastern). Live video from 3:00pm CET (9:00am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com) April
10, 2017
2017 Fleche Wallonne LIVE
STREAM.
"Edition
81 of La Flèche Wallonne - The Walloon
Arrow - dates back to 1936 and is marked
by steep hills in the Ardennes.
As of 1983 the finish is on top of the Wall of Huy, a 1.3 kilometer climb with a steepest section at 17%. In upcoming edition, La Flèche Wallonne totals 200.5 kilometers and takes in nine ascents." (cycling.today) April
10, 2017
2017 Amstel Gold Race LIVE
STREAM.
"Amstel
Gold Race 2017 LIVESTREAM: Sunday, 16
April, starts at 11:00 CET Europe,
05:00am U.S. Eastern, 21:00 AEDT Eastern
Australia.
The 52st edition of the Amstel Gold Race will be held on Sunday the 16th of April, 2017." (cycling.today) April
10, 2017
2017 Giro d’Italia LIVE
STREAM.
"Giro
d’Italia 2017.
Stage 1 (Alghero – Olbia 203km) LIVESTREAM: Friday, 05 May, starts at 15:30 CET Europe, 09:30am U.S. Eastern, 00:30 AEDT Eastern Australia." (cycling.today) April
10, 2017
April
9, 2017
‘A Roubaix not seen in
years’.
"BMC
Racing celebrated in the green grassy
center of Paris Roubaix’s finishing
velodrome Sunday, but most were standing
in the adjacent streets soaked with
shower run-off scratching their heads
about what they just saw.
The statisticians quickly calculated the 115th Paris Roubaix to be the fastest in history at 45.204kph (or 28.088 mph). It topped the 1964 edition, the year Dutchman Peter Post won." (velonews.com) April
9, 2017
Greg van Avermaet wins Paris
Roubaix.
"Greg
Van Avermaet (BMC Racing) claimed his
first career Monument Classic victory at
Sunday's Paris Roubaix, pipping
Quick-Step's Zdenek Stybar in the
Roubaix velodrome.
Cannondale Drapac's Sebastian Langeveld rounded out the podium in third." (cyclingnews.com) April
9, 2017
‘One of a kind’: Fellow pros
discuss their favorite memories of Tom
Boonen.
"A
“one of a kind” Tom Boonen rolled to a
stop in Roubaix’s velodrome on Sunday in
northern France, closing what is perhaps
the greatest chapter in the book of
Classics cycling.
In the sun-soaked velodrome, one and a half laps of smooth French cement at the end of cycling's roughest one-day race Paris Roubaix, his career came full circle. " (cyclingweekly.co.uk) April
9, 2017
Stybar Has Another Near Miss
at the Cobbled Queen of the Classics.
"The
former cyclocross star just missed
becoming the first Czech winner of Paris
Roubaix after being outsprinted by Greg
van Avermaet of BMC in a five-man
sprint.
Stybar finished second for the second time in his young Paris Roubaix career." (cxmagazine.com) April
9, 2017
Langeveld saves Roubaix for
Cannondale.
"Cannondale
Drapac manager Jonathan Vaughters stood
alone in the infield grass of the
velodrome, soaking in the view.
Against the odds, Sebastian Langeveld stood on the Paris Roubaix podium with third place, the first Roubaix podium for the American franchise since Johan Van Summeren won here in 2011." (velonews.com) April
9, 2017
2017 Paris Roubaix start
delayed due to expected tail wind.
"The
2017 edition of Paris Roubaix will be
delayed by 15-minutes with organizers
pushing the start time back to 11:10 am
in anticipation of an expected
three-quarter tail wind.
A major consideration in delaying the race start is to avoid a similar scenario in 2015 when numerous riders broke a level crossing before a TGV thundered through." (cyclingnews.com) April
9, 2017
Rising British star Tom
Pidcock wins Paris Roubaix Juniors.
"British
rider Tom Pidcock won the prestigious
Paris Roubaix Juniors on Sunday. Pidcock
had put in a solo move in the closing
stages of the race, holding off the
chase group to take a convincing
victory.
The 17-year-old Yorkshireman adds the win to his junior world, European and national cyclocross titles." (cyclingweekly.co.uk) April
9, 2017
Lauren Hall wins Sunny King
Criterium.
"Erica
Allar and Kendall Ryan complete podium."
(cyclingnews.com)
April
9, 2017
Sunny King Criterium victory
for John Murphy.
"Alzate
and Menzies round out podium."
(cyclingnews.com)
April
9, 2017
Specialized launches new
Hell of the North tubs and 28mm S-Works
Turbo Cotton tires for Paris Roubaix.
"With
cobble munching bikes like the new
Roubaix, which features front
suspension, Specialized has launched a
new tubular called the Hell of the
North, which will be raced by Peter
Sagan and the Bora Hansgrohe team as
well as Tom Boonen and Quick Step Floors
during Paris Roubaix."
(cyclingweekly.co.uk)
April
9, 2017
Alex Dowsett is somehow live
tweeting as he rides in Paris Roubaix.
"Alex
Dowsett is giving live insight into what
it is like to ride in Paris Roubaix,
providing a stream of tweets on his
experience in the Hell of the North.
The British 28 year old Movistar rider was one of a selection of riders attempting to get into an early escape group as the pace was kept high in dry, sunny conditions in northern France." (cyclingweekly.co.uk) April
9, 2017
Great quotes about Paris
Roubaix.
"Paris
Roubaix is a horrible race to ride but
the most beautiful one to win.” – Sean
Kelly
“Paris Roubaix starts like a party and ends like a bad dream.” – Guy Lagorce (Journalist) “The racers look like they have passed through the drum of a cement mixer.” – Thierry Bretagne (Journalist). ..." (thebikecomesfirst.com) April
9, 2017
Landa and Thomas lead Team
Sky at Tour of the Alps.
"Team
Sky will enter the 2.HC Tour of the Alps
with its dual-pronged GC attack of Mikel
Landa and Geraint Thomas, with Elia
Viviani for the sprints stages. Landa is
the defending champion and will again
look for success at the re-branded stage
race to kick-start his Giro d'Italia
campaign.
Landa and Thomas will be the two GC leader's for Sky at next month's Giro." (cyclingnews.com) April
9, 2017
Vuelta al Pais Vasco: Fourth
second place GC result of 2017 for
Contador.
"Despite
missing out on a general classification
victory for the fourth time in 2017 by
17 seconds, Alberto Contador (Trek
Segafredo) explained the narrow loss in
the Basque Country will only add to his
level of motivation."
(cyclingnews.com)
April
9, 2017
"Anniston,
Alabama | April 9 | 10:00 a.m. central.
Note: This race is broadcast on a one-hour delay." (cyclingnews.com) April
9, 2017
2017 Paris Roubaix LIVE
stream.
"Sunday's
Paris Roubaix departs Compiegne at
10:55am CET (4:55am U.S. Eastern).
Expected finish at Roubaix at around 5:12pm CET (11:12am U.S. Eastern) (8:12 AM PST). Paris Roubaix live streaming video should get underway at around 10:20am CET (4:20am U.S. Eastern) (1:55 AM PST). There will be full start to finish live coverage of the 2017 Paris Roubaix." (cyclingfans.com) April
9, 2017
Watch the 2017 Healthy
Ageing Tour (Energiewacht Tour) live!
"The
elite Healthy Ageing Tour is the 5th-9th
April 2017.
This will be streamed live, in full, on Podium.tv, with no geo restrictions, and if you miss it live, the full stage replays will be on the Podium.TV – check out the Sport page on their website. Commentary will be in Dutch, by ex-pro Iris Slappendel, and there will also be daily highlights." (prowomenscycling.com) April
9, 2017
April
8, 2017
Valverde wins the Vuelta al
Pais Vasco.
"Alejandro
Valverde (Movistar) claimed the overall
title at the Vuelta al País Vasco on
Saturday, protecting his overall lead
and wrapping up the GC win with a strong
ride in the time trial finale.
LottoNl Jumbo's Primoz Roglic won the 27km chrono in Eibar, his second stage win of the race after he soloed to victory on Thursday's stage 4." (cyclingnews.com) April
8, 2017
Healthy Ageing Tour: Blaak
nabs stage 4.
"Van
Dijk retains GC lead."
(cyclingnews.com)
April
8, 2017
Eddie Dunbar takes biggest
win of his career at U23 Tour of Flanders.
"Eddie
Dunbar (Axeon Hagens Berman) has today
achieved the biggest win of his career
when he soloed to victory at the U23
Tour of Flanders.
In doing so, he joins fellow Irishmen Sean Kelly and Stephen Roche in winning the Espoirs or Amateur version of one of the sport’s monuments." (thebikecomesfirst.com) April
8, 2017
Sunny King Criterium live.
"USA
Cycling's Pro Road Tour calendar
continues with this weekend's Sunny King
Criterium in Anniston, Alabama.
The race is one of the pioneers of live streaming video coverage in domestic racing, and will return with a full complement of camera angles and commentary you can view live on Cyclingnews on Saturday, April 8. Pro women start at 6:20PM CET and the men at 7:30PM." (cyclingnews.com) April
8, 2017
Boonen's goodbye bike:
Pro-only front suspension for Paris
Roubaix.
"Tom
Boonen's name and photos have been
plastered on the roads, stores,
restaurants and hand-held signs across
Belgium and into northern France all
week, as the cobble-racing legend
prepares to retire after his final Paris
Roubaix Sunday.
Here is a look at the bike he will race from Compiegne north to the aging outdoor velodrome of Roubaix." (cyclingnews.com) (Ben Delaney/Immediate Media) April
8, 2017
Farrar is lone American
starting Roubaix.
"One
is the loneliest number, especially if
you’re an American racing Paris Roubaix.
The ‘Hell of the North’ has never been a big draw among Americans, and no U.S. rider has ever won. This year, however, Roubaix sees only one American - Dimension Data's Tyler Farrar - starting the 115th edition of the hardest race in the world." (velonews.com) April
8, 2017
Paris Roubaix: Five
outsiders to watch.
"It’s
not all about Tom Boonen (Quick Step
Floors) and Peter Sagan (Bora
Hansgrohe).
The retiring Belgian and the world champion have dominated the prognostics ahead of Paris Roubaix, but the Queen of the Classics throws up surprises like few other races. Just ask last year’s winner Mat Hayman." (cyclingnews.com) April
8, 2017
Pro consensus: ‘A tailwind
makes Roubaix harder’.
"The
forecast for Paris Roubaix is pain. It
always is.
For Sunday’s 115th edition, the 199 starters on 25 teams will face dry conditions, dusty cobblestones, and moderately brisk cross/tailwinds. What does that mean? A fast and potentially explosive race." (velonews.com) April
8, 2017
Lefevere dreams of historic
Boonen win at Paris Roubaix.
"Quick
Step Floors team manager Patrick
Lefevere jokingly suggested he may need
medical assistance and an ambulance if
Tom Boonen ends his career on a perfect
high by winning a record fifth Paris
Roubaix on Sunday."
(cyclingnews.com)
April
8, 2017
Matt Hayman: ‘If I beat
Boonen in Paris Roubaix again, I’ll retire
on Sunday’.
"Thirty
eight year old Paris Roubaix title
holder Mathew Hayman has said he may
retire on Sunday if he beats Belgian
classics legend Tom Boonen to victory a
second time.
The Australian bagged the biggest win of his career at the Hell of the North last year when he led out a sprint finish and Boonen, one of a group of four contesting the win, was unable to come around him." (cyclingweekly.co.uk) April
8, 2017
Mavic's New Comete Aero Disc
Wheelset Spotted?
"There’s
something rotten in both the state of
France and Germany, if there’s any
validity to these images which appear to
show Mavic’s new Comete aero/disc brake
wheelset.
These spurious images recently appeared on Canyon’s website, as the German bike brand purports to show what may very well be the latest incarnation of Mavic’s Comete range of products." (capovelo.com) April
8, 2017
BMC’s patience with Van
Avermaet paid off.
"BMC
Racing knew they had a keeper in Greg
Van Avermaet.
While bigger names, like George Hincapie, Alessandro Ballan, Thor Hushovd and Philippe Gilbert, would come and go, BMC put their faith in Van Avermaet. Their diamond in the rough was long Belgium’s nearly man, but all that changed emphatically in 2016, with his spell in the yellow jersey at the Tour de France and the gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games." (velonews.com) April
8, 2017
‘I am ready to make a good
race:’ 2015 winner Degenkolb psyched about
Roubaix return.
"Two
years ago John Degenkolb outsprinted
Zdenek Stybar, Greg Van Avermaet, Lars
Boom and two other riders to win Paris
Roubaix. The victory followed on from
his success weeks earlier in Milan San
Remo, and confirmed the German as one of
the sport’s best Classic riders.
Since then things have been complicated for Degenkolb." (cyclingtips.com.au) April
8, 2017
Bernard Hinault, the adult
movie and his Paris Roubaix win.
"After
the race, the journalists asked me again
what we could have been watching so
close to the start of the race.
In fact, they were not fooled. They knew otherwise because the tape was a porn video! Maybe this was the best way to think about other things before the race." (thebikecomesfirst.com) April
8, 2017
Sean Kelly and Eric
Vanderaerden on their rivalry, coming to
blows.
"The
An Post ChainReaction team is long back
in action in 2017 and on its roster of
young guns is a familiar name in world
cycling; Vanderaerden.
Yes, Massimo Vanderaerden (22) is the son of the legendary Belgian sprinter and classics rider Eric. And according to the latter, they’re impossible to compare." (stickybottle.com) April
8, 2017
2017 Tour of the Basque
Country LIVE stream.
"Saturday's
Tour of the Basque Country Stage 6
starts at 13:40 CET (4:40 AM PST).
Expected finish at 17:10 CET (8:10 AM PST). Tour of the Basque Country live streaming video should get underway at around 15:00 CET (6:00 AM PST)." (steephill.tv) (cyclingfans.com) April
8, 2017
April
7, 2017
Contador: The time trial is
very long, and the differences can be very
big.
"Alberto
Contador finished in 6th place of the
summit finish in stage five of the
Vuelta al Pais Vasco, losing three
seconds in the final meters after he was
hindered by BMC's Samuel Sanchez’s
crash."
(cycling.today)
April
7, 2017
Valverde wins queen stage of
Vuelta al Pais Vasco.
"Alejandro
Valverde (Movistar) took one step closer
to winning his first Vuelta al Pais
Vasco on Friday, taking out the queen
stage to Eibar over Romain Bardet (AG2R
La Mondiale)."
(cyclingnews.com)
April
7, 2017
Healthy Ageing Tour:
Brennauer wins stage 3.
"Van
Dijk leads Van der Breggen in overall
race."
(cyclingnews.com)
April
7, 2017
Calmejane takes overall win
at Circuit de la Sarthe.
"Direct
Energie kept the Circuit de la
Sarthe-Pays de la Loire under control as
Bryan Coquard fended off FDJ's Arthur
Vichot in the intermediate and final
sprints to help his team-mate Lilian
Calmejane deliver his third stage race
overall victory of the year after the
Etoile de Bessèges and the Settimana
Coppi & Bartali."
(cyclingnews.com)
April
7, 2017
7 Best Wide Road Tires.
"What
makes a good wide tire for your road
bike?
Firstly, it needs to fit. Both disc brakes and traditional calipers have their limits as to how much rubber can fit, so do some research on your particular bike first. Next, there are options such as regular clincher tires, tubeless and tubular. We’ve put together a list of some of our top picks." (bikeroar.com) April
7, 2017
Paris Roubaix 2017 full
prize money list, Hell of the North in
cash.
"This
year the Paris Roubaix prize money is
€91,000 in total; from 1st to 20th.
Victory is worth €30,000, with the runner-up receiving €22,000 and the 3rd placed man pocketing €15,000. The Paris Roubaix prize money scales down to €500 for each placing from 16th through 20th." (stickybottle.com) April
7, 2017
Paris Roubaix 2017 race
preview.
"Welcome
to The Hell of the North: 257km of
racing, with 55 kilometers of cobbles
divided across 29 bone-rattling sectors
that will test riders’ bike handling
ability and fitness like no other race."
(cyclingnews.com)
April
7, 2017
Quick Step apologizes to
Shimano over Tom Boonen's chainring
comments.
"Team
Quick Step Floors apologized this week
over comments its star Tom Boonen made
regarding groupset supplier Shimano and
the problems he had in Sunday’s Tour of
Flanders.
Boonen stopped with a mechanical problem on the Taaienberg with just 38km to race. His chain had come off and then got stuck between his inner chainring and the frame. On Wednesday, ahead of Scheldeprijs race, Boonen said; “the error was Shimano's. They had the wrong chainring." (cyclingweekly.co.uk) April
7, 2017
With an eye on the all-time
record, Boonen calm heading into final
Roubaix.
"Sitting
at the head of the room, facing a sea of
journalists, microphones and cameras at
Quick Step’s pre-Roubaix conference, Tom
Boonen looked fully at ease with
himself.
He was three days away from the final event of his professional career, a race he desperately wants to win." (cyclingtips.com.au) April
7, 2017
After taking himself out of
two classics in a row, Sagan’s spring
campaign hinges on Paris Roubaix.
"One
moment, Peter Sagan was in good
position, looking strong, and headed for
the podium - or more.
The next, through his own actions, he’d removed himself from the equation." (cyclingtips.com.au) April
7, 2017
Tony Martin: Katusha
planning some Paris Roubaix surprises.
"Surprise
will be the name of the game for Tony
Martin and the Katusha Alpecin team at
this Sunday’s Paris Roubaix.
Martin rarely gives too much away and he was coy on the details when speaking to Cyclingnews on Friday afternoon, but said that the team would try to mix things up." (cyclingnews.com) April
7, 2017
Steve Cummings fractures
collarbone, scapula and sternum in Basque
Country crash.
"Steve
Cummings is facing surgery after
fracturing his left collarbone, sternum
and left scapula (shoulder blade) as a
result of a crash during stage four of
the Tour of the Basque Country in Spain
on Thursday.
The 36 year old British Dimension Data rider was caught up in a crash involving several riders towards the end of Thursday’s stage to Bilbao." (cyclingweekly.co.uk) April
7, 2017
Gear Inspired by
Cobblestones: CrashTag, CeramicSpeed,
Mavic.
"With
the final cobbled monument fast
approaching the Peloton Service Course
looks at three new pieces of gear
inspired by and designed for the
cobbles.
One will actually be raced on Sunday - Boonen’s custom CeramicSpeed pulleys, while the latest from Mavic and CrashTag are inspired by the Cobbles, but designed for those of us watching on Sunday." (pelotonmagazine.com) April
7, 2017
Elia Viviani added to Team
Sky line-up for Paris
Roubaix.
"Team
Sky has made a late change to its
line-up for Paris Roubaix, adding
sprinter Elia Viviani to its eight-rider
squad after his second place behind
Marcel Kittel at Wednesday’s
Scheldeprijs race."
(cyclingnews.com)
April
7, 2017
Paris Roubaix: Degenkolb
takes over Cancellara's role for Trek
Segafredo.
"Going
into the 2017 edition of Paris Roubaix,
the Trek Segafredo team is no longer
entering the race with triple winner
Fabian Cancellara as their leader but
with 28 year old John Degenkolb, the
winner of the 2015 edition."
(cyclingnews.com)
April
7, 2017
British track rider Ciara
Horne ‘grateful to be alive’ after
suffering extensive injuries in collision
with car.
"British
Olympic track rider Ciara Horne has
called for a greater understanding
between motorists and cyclists after
being knocked off her bike last week.
The 27 year old suffered extensive injuries in the incident which occurred in Cardiff." (cyclingweekly.co.uk) April
7, 2017
Chris Hoy defends British
Cycling against bullying allegations.
"Chris
Hoy has described the allegations of
bullying and discrimination at British
Cycling as “upsetting and incredibly sad
to read” but has claimed he does not
recognize them from his long racing
career."
(dailyecho.co.uk)
April
7, 2017
2017 Paris Roubaix LIVE
stream.
"Sunday's
Paris Roubaix departs Compiegne at
10:55am CET (4:55am U.S. Eastern).
Expected finish at Roubaix at around 5:12pm CET (11:12am U.S. Eastern). Paris Roubaix live streaming video should get underway at around 10:20am CET (4:20am U.S. Eastern). There will be full start to finish live coverage of the 2017 Paris Roubaix." (cyclingfans.com) April
7, 2017
April
6, 2017
Cycling world remembers
Steve Tilford as 'voice of truth'.
"Cycling
fans and racers around the world are
mourning the death of 57 year old
multi-discipline champion Steve Tilford.
The American was killed in a traffic
crash in the early hours of April 5,
2017 in eastern Utah.
Tilford leaves behind his partner Trudi Rebsamen, a soigneur with the BMC Racing Team." (cyclingnews.com) April
6, 2017
Pais Vasco: Primoz Roglic
wins stage 4.
"Primoz
Roglic (LottoNl Jumbo) claimed the
fourth stage of the Vuelta al Pais Vasco
Thursday, attacking from a reduced
peloton with less than three kilometers
to go and holding out to take the win at
the line."
(cyclingnews.com)
April
6, 2017
Healthy Ageing Tour: Boels
Dolmans take TTT win.
"Van
Dijk holds 20 second GC lead over Van
der Breggen."
(cyclingnews.com)
April
6, 2017
Team Sky to use new
Pinarello electronic suspension at Paris
Roubaix.
"Ahead
of Sunday’s Paris Roubaix, Team Sky
riders have a new weapon at their
disposal in the form of a new adaptive
suspension system fitted to their
Pinarello Dogma K8-S bikes.
Launched two years ago, the K8-S model was characterized by an elastomer insert suspension system, fitted at the seatstay–top tube junction." (cyclingweekly.co.uk) April
6, 2017
For the love of the stones:
Les Amis de Paris Roubaix keeps
cobblestone tradition alive.
"Think
of Paris Roubaix and the first thing
that springs to mind are the cobblestone
roads.
Rather than the 202km of regular old asphalt, no different from any other race on the calendar, it’s the other 55km that set this race apart. The cobbles are Paris Roubaix." (cyclingtips.com.au) April
6, 2017
Phinney out of Roubaix due
to Flanders concussion.
"Although
he was initially hopeful that he would
be able to ride Paris Roubaix, Taylor
Phinney and the Cannondale Drapac team
have decided that the American rider
will miss the race due to ongoing
concussion."
(cyclingtips.com)
April
6, 2017
Hands-on: Polar's M430 GPS
watch with optical HR.
"Today
Polar announced their latest wearable,
the M430. This unit follows in the
footsteps of the popular M400 by adding
in an optical heart rate sensor as well
as a handful of other small (but
desired) features.
While this watch lineage has previously been somewhat running focused, it actually supports a number of sports – and is one of the few watches out there to enable the optical HR sensor while doing swimming." (dcrainmaker.com) April
6, 2017
UCI implements rider safety
features for final kilometer.
"Nearly
two years to the day since a fixed post
in the road caused a crash that
seriously injured Peter Stetina and
Sergio Pardilla during the 2015 Vuelta
al Pais Vasco, the UCI has updated its
specification for WorldTour race
organizers, implementing a number of
safety recommendations that include
regulations for the final kilometer of
courses."
April
6, 2017
Preview: What you should
know before watching the 2017 Paris
Roubaix.
"It’s
been more than 50 years since Paris
Roubaix actually started in the French
capital.
In every edition since 1977 it’s started in Compiégne, roughly 85km north east of Paris. The same is true of the 2017 edition." (cyclingtips.com) April
6, 2017
The cobblestones of Paris
Roubaix.
"The
organizers of Paris Roubaix have set a
difficulty level for each of the 29
cobblestone sectors of the race, based
on their length, the irregularity of the
cobblestones, the overall condition of
the sectors and their position in the
race.
This year, 55km of cobblestones will feature on the 2017 edition that will total 257 kilometers in all." (cycling.today) April
6, 2017
How I won Paris Roubaix
(from the breakaway).
"The
title of Paris Roubaix winner belongs to
a select few - the cream of the crop of
cobbled riders.
It takes experience, skill, a strong team and a healthy helping of luck to win Roubaix, and you can multiply those factors several times for a rider to win the race from an early break." (cyclingtips.com) April
6, 2017
Quick Step Floors announce
squad to support Boonen in final Paris
Roubaix.
"Quick
Step Floors has announced their
eight-man team for Sunday’s Paris
Roubaix.
After Tour of Flanders winner, Philippe Gilbert, was ruled out earlier this week, there were few surprises in the Belgian team’s roster." (cyclingnews.com) April
6, 2017
Paris Roubaix bikes: How
they've evolved.
"More
akin to a field of bowling balls dropped
into the middle of the woods than a
road, the mere thought of them conjures
images of unrecognizable faces caked
with mud, broken men defeated on the
side of the road, brutal and unspeakable
suffering - and not just on the men who
are tasked with hurtling themselves
across the pavé but also the machines
they all hope will carry them across the
line in victory, if at all."
(cyclingnews.com)
April
6, 2017
Van Dijk wins opening time
trial at Healthy Ageing Tour.
"Van
der Breggen second in Leek.
Van Dijk maintains overall lead going into stage 2." (cyclingnews.com) April
6, 2017
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