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May 3,
2018
Tanfield wins Tour de Yorkshire
opener.
"Harry
Tanfield (Canyon Eisberg) took a surprise win on
the first stage of the Tour de Yorkshire in
Doncaster, as the breakaway held off the peloton
on what was expected to be a nailed-on sprint.
Alistair Slater (JLT Condor) finished second,
while Mike Cuming (Madison -Genesis) rounded off
the podium."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty
Images Sport)
May 3,
2018
Women's Tour de Yorkshire: Wild wins
stage 1.
"Kirsten
Wild (Wiggle High5) won the opening stage of the
2018 Women's Tour de Yorkshire, beating Amalie
Dideriksen (Boels Dolmans) and Alice Barnes
(Canyon SRAM) to the line in a bunch sprint in
Doncaster."
(cyclingnews.com)
May 3,
2018
Anna Christian shakes off late call up
to animate Tour de Yorkshire women’s race.
"Anna
Christian made the most of her late call up to the
Trek-Drops team, to animate the first stage of the
Tour de Yorkshire women’s race and ultimately
secure the Most Active Rider jersey." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Picture by SWpix.com)
May 3,
2018
Organizers insist Giro safe and free
in Israel.
"Giro
d’Italia organizers insisted on Thursday there
would be no clampdown on pro-Palestinian
protestors and that the three days of racing in
Israel would be safe. The Italian tour organizers
were criticized for choosing to start the race in
Jerusalem followed by two more stages in Israel
before the Giro heads to its homeland and Sicily." (velonews.com)
(Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images Sport)
May 3,
2018
Inside the mind of Tom Dumoulin.
"Don’t
call him the defending champion; Tom Dumoulin
prefers to go into the 101st Giro d’Italia with a
clean slate. And whatever happens in Rome, a shot
at the Tour de France is at least on the cards as
things stand. Cycling reporter with Dutch
newspaper De Telegraaf, Raymond
Kerckhoffs, has closely followed his countryman’s
rise to the top."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty
Images Sport)
May 3,
2018
Froome motivated by history in Giro
bid.
"Froome
has won the last two grand tours - the Vuelta a
Espana last September and the Tour de France last
July. Should he win the Giro this month, he would
become only the third man - and the first in 35
years - to hold all three grand tour titles at the
same time."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images
Sport)
May 3,
2018
The Giro d’Italia Contenders.
"Who
is going to win the Giro d’Italia? It’d be boring
if we all knew today and hopefully the race brings
a few surprises along the way. Here’s a closer
look at the contenders for the maglia rosa ahead
of the start on Friday."
(inrng.com) (RCS Sport)
May 3,
2018
Expectation nothing new for Aru ahead
of Giro d'Italia.
"In
the absence of Vincenzo Nibali, Fabio Aru carries
Italian hopes at this Giro d’Italia and, a few
weeks shy of his 28th birthday, he knows only too
well that his career cannot be indefinitely
couched in the future tense. Italy expects." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
May 3,
2018
Garmin inReach Mini Satellite
Communicator In-Depth Review.
"The
inReach Mini was just announced today and is one
of the smallest satellite trackers out there. The
key thing that a satellite tracker has over other
trackers is that it doesn’t have any dependency on
cellular service. This can function just fine in
the middle of the ocean. As long as you can see
the sky, it’ll work."
(dcrainmaker.com)
May 3,
2018
What’s The Deal With Disc Brakes?
"Ah,
yes, remember the days (just a few years ago) when
so many people were saying that disc brakes didn’t
belong on road bikes? That they weren’t necessary,
or that they would never find their way into the
pro peloton? Well, there’s nothing like a dose of
market reality to prove the naysayers wrong." (roadbikeaction.com)
(Bettini Photo)
May 3,
2018
Straight-shooter Woods takes issue
with Westra over TUE abuses.
"Ex-pro
Lieuwe Westra made headlines this week with
admissions that he used TUEs to gain an edge
during his racing career that ended in 2016. EF
Drapac’s Michael Woods isn’t having any of it. The
Canadian posted a strong reply on Twitter calling
out Westra and said Thursday he wanted to make it
clear that fans shouldn’t assume that TUE abuses
are rampant in the peloton."
(velonews.com) Photo: ©David Ramos | Getty Images
May 3,
2018
Giro d’Italia 2018: Six things to look
out for in the first week.
"Israel
is the controversial setting for the start of the
2018 Giro d’Italia, and will host three stages
before the Giro returns home on Tuesday. First up
is a 9.7km individual time trial in Jerusalem
(starting a day earlier than usual on Friday, in
order to accommodate a rest day on Monday to fly
from Israel to Italy)."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
May 3,
2018
The Kids Are All Right.
"With
the first rider rolling off the ramp some time
tomorrow it is a good time to look ahead to the
young rider competition."
(podiumcafe.com) (Getty Images Sport)
May 3,
2018
Canada’s Michael Woods Talks Liège And
Giro.
"Michael
Woods (Education First Drapac p/b Cannondale &
Canada) has come a long way on a bicycle in a
short time. Originally a runner to international
standard with a sub four minute mile to his
credit, Woods turned to the bike when he couldn’t
shake off persistent injuries incurred with his
running."
(pezcyclingnews.com)
May 3,
2018
Adam Hansen receives special 'Iron
Man' bike for 20th consecutive Grand Tour.
"To
mark this special occasion, the Australian has
been presented with a special bike with a paint
job inspired by Marvel millionaire businessman
Tony Stark.
On both the headtube and toptube, the Stark emblem has been altered with an 'R' while across the bike there are reminders of Hansen's 20th consecutive tour." (cyclist.co.uk) May 3,
2018
Mark Cavendish returns to racing at
Tour de Yorkshire.
"It
will be Cavendish’s first race back since he
spectacularly crashed out of Milan San Remo in
mid-March, having somersaulted over a traffic
island."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
May 3,
2018
Cyclist loses 11 lbs in week long
surgery wait in Dublin hospital.
"A
man who crashed during the bike leg of a triathlon
the weekend before last has been waiting and
fasting for a week for an operation on his face.
Each morning he has been told the surgery may
happen that day. That means he has had to fast
until around 8pm; until he is told the procedure
will not be happening after all."
(stickybottle.com)
May 3,
2018
Cube Agree Hybrid C:62 SL Disc.
"It’s
expensive but Cube’s Agree Hybrid C:62 SL Disc is
a very interesting and capable bike. It’s the most
road bike like electric bike I’ve ridden, with a
very low (for an e-bike) 14.3kg (31.5 lbs) all-in
weight, and the ability to drop the motor for
unassisted rides. If you’re looking for a new road
bike and the idea of getting a bit of help appeals
to you but not for every ride, you can have your
cake and eat it too."
(ebiketips.road.cc)
May 3,
2018
Do patents tell us what’s next for
bicycle technology? Not necessarily.
"Recently
an avalanche of patents, primarily from components
manufacturers Shimano and SRAM, cascaded into
Twitter feeds. What followed was the traditional
analysis of what these potential products mean for
the future of cycling technology, and who will be
dictating that future. This speculation is
natural; it’s fun to think about what we might be
riding in a year or two."
(velonews.com)
May 3,
2018
Why Sunday’s stage of the Tour de
Yorkshire might be the hardest ever on British soil.
"Yorkshire
is known for its testing roads and demanding
climbs, but stage four of this year’s Tour de
Yorkshire could well be the hardest ever laid out
on British soil. We previewed part of the course
with Madison Genesis to see what lies ahead on
Sunday."
(cyclingweekly.com) Photos by Luke Webber/Madison
May 3,
2018
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May 2,
2018
Kalamazoo Killer Guilty.
"Charles
Pickett Jr., the driver who killed five riders and
injured four more with his pickup truck in
Kalamazoo, Mich., has been found guilty of all
charges. In June of 2016 Pickett drove his pickup
58 mph in a 35 mph zone while orbiting on
methamphetamine, muscle relaxers and pain
medications and then plowed into a group of
cyclists out for an evening ride."
(redkiteprayer.com)
May 2,
2018
Tom Dumoulin: ‘If I was in same
situation as Froome, I would not be here’.
"It’s
his decision to be here. Like I said, my team is
part of the MPCC [Movement for Credible Cycling],
if I would be in same situation, I would not be
here. That is his decision and it’s not up to me
to have an opinion about it."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
May 2,
2018
Vacansoleil team accused of using
cortisone TUEs for several riders.
"Dutch
publication AD.nl has alleged that the
former Vacansoleil DCM team used Therapeutic Use
Exemptions (TUEs) for ‘non-existent’ injuries in
order to obtain cortisone for several riders
within the team. AD reports that a doctor
at the team, which was founded in 2009 and
disbanded in 2013, obtained TUEs for Johnny
Hoogerland and Aart Vierhouten. Both have denied
the accusations."
(cyclingnews.com) (AFP Photo)
May 2,
2018
CeramicSpeed unveils pink pulley
wheels for the Giro d'Italia.
"The
limited-edition components are compatible with
11-speed drivetrains from Shimano, Campagnolo and
SRAM and accommodate cassettes up to 32-tooth." (cyclingnews.com)
May 2,
2018
Archibald will debut with Wiggle High5
at Tour de Yorkshire.
"Wiggle
High5 announced Tuesday that Katie Archibald will
make her debut with the team at the Tour de
Yorkshire. The two-day race is held on May 3 and 4
in Great Britain, where Kirsten Wild will lead the
team during a flat stage 1 and Elisa Longo
Borghini will eye hilly stage 2."
(cyclingnews.com)
May 2,
2018
Tales from Yorkshire (part 2): There
are no days for the sprinters.
"Ed
Clancy: “My team is riding the Tour de Yorkshire
but I haven’t made the cut to be included. All my
local roads involve horrible narrow steep climbs
but I have never been particularly good at
climbing - and climbing is what the Tour de
Yorkshire is! I’m better at throwing myself around
a pan flat track."
(rouleur.cc) Photographs: SWPix.com, Con Chronis,
Jadan-Weldtite-Vive le Velo
May 2,
2018
Peter Sagan holds firm atop WorldTour
rankings.
"Peter
Sagan (Bora Hansgrohe) remains the clear leader at
the top of the WorldTour rankings after the Tour
de Romandie and Tuesday's Eschborn Frankfurt
one-day race, with Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)
and Niki Terpstra (Quick Step Floors) rounding out
the top three. Quick Step Floors is still rooted
to the top of the team standings thanks to a
dominant start to the 2018 season."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
May 2,
2018
Building a Giro contender: The Rohan
Dennis project.
"During
the 2013 Critérium du Dauphiné, 23 year old Rohan
Dennis rode quietly through the opening stages,
racing shoulder-to-shoulder with Chris Froome,
Alberto Contador, and other giants of the grand
tours. On the race’s fourth stage, Dennis found
himself thrust into the limelight. Blazing to a
second-place finish in the time trial, the
Australian donned the race leader’s yellow
jersey."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images
Sport)
May 2,
2018
Filippo Pozzato flies back to Italy
and will miss Giro d’Italia due to father’s ill
health.
"According
to reports, Pozzato’s father has been in a
hospital for several days but his health has now
worsened. Pozzato was already in Jerusalem with
his Wilier Triestina Selle Italia team and
preparing for Friday’s 9.7km time trial around the
streets of the city which kicks off the 101st
edition of the Giro."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
May 2,
2018
‘I don’t like sitting in the bunch
waiting to get dropped’: Roche looking to animate
Giro d’Italia with GC ambitions.
"Nicolas
Roche will mark a return to the Giro d’Italia from
Friday as a self-purported “Plan B” with BMC
Racing that has purposefully disrupted the
Irishman’s race schedule this season." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
May 2,
2018
Bartali posthumously made honorary
Israeli citizen ahead of Giro start.
"Italian
cycling champion Gino Bartali, who helped save
Jews during World War II, was made an honorary
Israeli citizen Wednesday as the country prepared
to host the start of the Giro d’Italia." (velonews.com) Photo:
LaPresse - D'Alberto / Ferrari / Paolone / Alpozzi
May 2,
2018
De Plus revels in comeback at Eschborn
Frankfurt.
"He
broke his pelvis after he and teammate Petr Vakoc
were hit by a truck. He later acknowledged that
the mental scars were perhaps greater than the
physical as he suffered flashbacks." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images Sport)
May 2,
2018
Preview: Your guide to the 2018 Giro
d’Italia.
"By
now you’ll be aware that the 2018 Giro d’Italia
starts with three stages in Israel. It’s not just
the first time the Giro has ventured beyond Europe
- it’s the first time any of the three Grand Tours
has done so."
(cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Kristof Ramon)
May 2,
2018
EF Education First takes all-around
roster to Giro d'Italia.
"The
roster of the American team includes some
climbers, rouleurs and a sprinter that can fight
for stage wins and help Mike Woods achieve a good
GC position."
(cyclingpub.com)
May 2,
2018
Tom Dumoulin: It’s not the end of the
world if I don't perform in the opening time trial.
"I
haven't seen the course yet but, in the book, it
seems hilly, so it’s good. My first impressions of
Israel have been great. I arrived late last night
but I couldn’t resist the urge to visit the old
city of Jerusalem, so I headed over on my bike." (cyclingpub.com)
May 2,
2018
Going for 20: Adam Hansen speaks ahead
of the Giro d'Italia.
"Adam
Hansen is not like other cyclists. This is, in one
respect, a simple statement of fact: at last
year’s Vuelta a Espana the Australian completed a
record-breaking 19th back-to-back Grand Tour – a
uniquely demanding athletic accomplishment
involving over 60,000km of racing in the Giro,
Tour and Vuelta over the course of seven years." (cyclist.co.uk)
Photography Chris Blott
May 2,
2018
3T and THM release a one by specific
aero crankset for the 3t Strada, and it looks
amazing.
"3T
has released an aero optimized, one-by specific
crankset designed to partner with the 3t Strada,
the brand’s first one by specific aero bike. The
new crank is called the Torno and was designed by
3T’s sister company THM, a brand renowned for
making lightweight carbon products often featured
on the lightest bikes available."
(cyclingweekly.com)
May 2,
2018
In search of enlightenment: A lifelong
roadie gives SoulCycle a spin.
"All
I could see was 54 bodies out of the saddle rising
and falling with the beat as hazy light filled the
room. I was surrounded by women with smiles on
their faces and carbon-soled shoes on the feet,
pumping out a tempo in a pack as real as any I’ve
ridden before."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by courtesy
SoulCycle
May 2,
2018
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May 1,
2018
Kristoff wins Eschborn Frankfurt.
"Defending champion
Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) claimed his
fourth straight Eschborn Frankfurt title on
Tuesday. Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Sunweb was
second, Oliver Naesen (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale
finished in third place."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
May 1,
2018
Giro d’Italia 2018: 10 key contenders
for pink.
"The
GC battle at the 101st Giro d’Italia will be a
ferocious fight between these 10 contenders." (velonews.com)
(Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images Sport)
May 1,
2018
Woods leading ambitious North American
contingent at Giro d’Italia.
"From
one of the oldest riders in the peloton to a Giro
d’Italia newbie, the North American contingent has
a bit of everything for the 2018 edition of the
corsa rosa."
(velonews.com) Photo: David Ramos/Getty Images
May 1,
2018
Westra admits using tramadol and
caffeine as performance enhancers.
"After
it emerged last week that he had used Therapeutic
Use Exemptions (TUEs) to enable him to take
cortisone injections, Lieuwe Westra has admitted
to using the painkiller tramadol and caffeine
pills as performance enhancing aids. The
revelations come from Westra’s new autobiography,
'The Beast', which is due to be released on
Tuesday."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty
Images Sport)
May 1,
2018
Keep calm and carry on - Dimension
Data's sorry season so far.
"The
five Cervelo bikes leaning against the Dimension
Data team bus at the Tour de Romandie are a sorry
sight. On board, Rolf Aldag is doing his best to
rally the troops, explaining to them that if they
do the basics right then the race can be deemed a
success. The message to the riders is simple;
stick together, look after each other, and the
results will follow."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty
Images Sport)
May 1,
2018
Astana names 2018 Giro d'Italia squad.
"The
team will be led by Colombian climber Miguel Angel
Lopez whose two stage wins and eighth-place
overall at the 2017 Vuelta a Espana indicate the
possibility of a big year for the 24 year old." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
May 1,
2018
Will Sagan ever race the Giro
d’Italia?
"Peter
Sagan, cycling’s rock star and world champion, is
notably missing from one of the biggest races, the
Giro d’Italia. The 2018 edition kicks off Friday,
but for the ninth year running since he became
professional, Sagan chooses the Amgen Tour of
California over Italy."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Jim Fryer)
May 1,
2018
Five things to look out for at the
2018 Tour de Yorkshire.
"Out
of action since fracturing a rib and damaging his
ankle at Milan San Remo in April, Mark Cavendish
(Dimension Data) makes his return to racing at the
Tour de Yorkshire, where he’ll line-up as the
event’s biggest star."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Andy Jones)
May 1,
2018
Lizzie Deignan: Walking nature’s
tricky tightrope.
"According
to UNICEF around 353,000 babies are born each day
on planet Earth. Yet if it’s happening so often,
how come when a sportswoman, one at the top of her
game, announces she’s pregnant it causes such a
stir?"
(cyclist.co.uk)
May 1,
2018
Anna van der Breggen dominates Women's
WorldTour ranking.
"Anna
van der Breggen (Boels Dolmans) has kept hold of
her lead in the Women's WorldTour after the
three-day Tour of Chongming Island. van der
Breggen is the only rider to have won multiple
rounds of the WorldTour this year."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty
Images Sport)
May 1,
2018
Fabian Cancellara on life after
racing.
"Retiring
for a professional athlete - or anyone at the top
of their game - is often difficult. Is it the
right time? Could you have done more? How will the
world remember your exploits? It can often lead to
feeling unneeded, even depressed."
(roadbikereview.com)
May 1,
2018
The Athens Twilight Criterium: More
than a bike race, it’s an experience.
"In
addition to being the opening event of the
season-long, eleven-race USA CRITS series,
Twilight is part of the four-race USA CRITS Speed
Week series. Speed Week started on Wednesday in
Walterboro, South Carolina before moving to
Spartanburg, also in South Carolina, and then
Athens, and finishing in Commerce, Georgia on
Sunday."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by Bear/USA CRITS
May 1,
2018
The Nitty Gritty: Racing the Whiskey
Off-Road.
"It’s
inaccurate to call the Whiskey Off-Road just a
“race.” Promoter Todd Sadow and his Epic Rides
team have created a weekend-long extravaganza of
all things off-road."
(velonews.com) Photo: Dave McElwaine
May 1,
2018
Dan Martin: I just need to add
consistency to Romandie form.
"Dan
Martin was content with his Tour de Romandie
debut, where he finished 10th overall. The
Irishman was a creditable eight in the mountain
time trial to Villars but was unable to follow the
attacks on the following mountain stage to Sion,
and finished 22nd."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
May 1,
2018
Tim Wellens extends contract with
Lotto Soudal: I heard what other teams had to offer.
"Wellens,
who was product of the U23 team of Kurt Van de
Wouwer and transferred to the pro team in 2012,
has 20 wins on his palmares including victories at
the Eneco Tour, the Tour de Pologne, the Ruta del
Sol and in stages of Paris-Nice, the Eneco Tour
and the Giro d'Italia, among others." (cyclingpub.com)
May 1,
2018
Handmade Bicycle Show Australia 2018:
The newcomers.
"Taking
a look at work from Prova, Goodspeed, Devlin,
Mooro, Richard Walker, G.Duke, HTech, Bikes by
Steve, TOR and Damu PlyCycles, these are the
Australian newcomers."
(cyclingtips.com)photos by David Rome
May 1,
2018
12 bicycle bells to help you be heard
on the road.
"A
bicycle bell is the traditional way of letting
other road and cycle path users know that you're
there and it's doubly useful when there are lots
of people on foot about. Bells may not be
glamorous, but they're having a bit of a
renaissance as accessory makers come up with bells
that are more reliable and look and sound better." (road.cc)
May 1,
2018
2018 Eschborn Frankfurt LIVE stream.
"2018
Eschborn Frankfurt LIVE May 1, Germany.
Race starts at 12:00pm CET (6:00am U.S. Eastern). Finish at around 5:20pm CET (11:20am U.S. Eastern). Live video from 12:00pm CET (6:00am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com) May 1,
2018
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