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May 6,
2018
Giro d'Italia: Viviani takes second
consecutive sprint victory.
"Viviani
won the stage but still spoke his mind about
Bennett’s move across the road. “I won and so
don’t want to start a polemic. He moved big time.
We made contact but I went through,” he said. “He
went on the left and so I went on the right but
then moved across the road."
(cyclingnews.com)
May 6,
2018
Stephane Rossetto and Greg van
Avermaet celebrate in Yorkshire.
"Cofidis
rider Stephane Rossetto has won the final stage of
the Tour de Yorkshire.
Greg van Avermaet of BMC secured the overall win." (cyclingpub.com) Photo by ASO/Karenn EDWARDS May 6,
2018
Redlands: Jessica Cerra wins downtown
criterium.
"Lauren
Hall leads overall with one stage to go.
Tom Revard stays in the overall lead ahead of finale." (cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Jonathan Devich) May 6,
2018
Bastianelli wins Trofee Maarten
Wynants.
"Marta
Bastianelli (Ale Cipollini) took her sixth win
this season at the Trofee Maarten Wynants on
Sunday. The Italian sprinted to victory ahead of
Dutchwoman Monique Van de Ree (WaowDeals) in
second and Lorena Wiebes (Parkhotel Valkenburg) in
third."
(cyclingnews.com) (Ale Cipollini)
May 6,
2018
Carlos Barbero wins finale at Vuelta
Ciclista Comunidad de Madrid.
"Oscar
Pelegri Ferrandis (Spa) Radio Popular is second
and Luís Mendonça (Por) Aviludo - Louletano - Uli
finishes third in the last stage.
Edgar Pinto takes the overall title." (cyclingnews.com) May 6,
2018
Vuelta a San Juan winner Gonzalo Najar
reportedly tests positive for CERA.
"According
to Ciclismo Internacional Gastón Javier,
who played a key part in Najar's win at the Vuelta
a San Juan, has also tested positive for
testosterone."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty
Images Sport)
May 6,
2018
Five talking points from stage three
of the Giro d’Italia.
"It’s
difficult to see how any of his rivals can stop
the Italian. Bora Hansgrohe again delivered a
strong lead out for Sam Bennett, who led from the
front in the sprint, but there was simply nothing
the Irishman could do when Viviani made his move." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images Sport)
May 6,
2018
Dennis: I'm going to race as if I'm
trying to win the Giro d'Italia.
"Rohan
Dennis (BMC Racing Team) moved into new terrain on
Sunday when he succeeded in retaining the overall
lead of the Giro d'Italia for a second straight
day following the stage 3 finish in Eilat." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images Sport)
May 6,
2018
A Grand Tour with a difference as
Chris Froome looks to overturn early Giro d’Italia
deficit.
"Chris
Froome (Sky) faces the unusual challenge of having
to make up time on a Grand Tour rival after losing
37 seconds to Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb) on the opening
day of the 2018 Giro d’Italia, but says his crash
on the streets of Jerusalem won’t hold him back." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images Sport)
May 6,
2018
Operation Jerusalem: How the Giro went
to Israel and back.
"It’s
been an adventure coming here,” said Alex Sans
Vega, Dimension Data’s sport director.
“Logistically speaking, it’s the most complicated
starts we’ve ever done."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images
Sport)
May 6,
2018
Mark Cavendish: ‘Yorkshire has been a
shock to the system’.
"I
thought I’d be a bit better than I am,” he said.
“I’m a bit skinny, I’ve been training but I’m just
missing that top end" - after arriving at the
finish of stage three of the Tour de Yorkshire in
Scarborough more than eight minutes behind winner
Max Walsheid (Sunweb)."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: SWpix)
May 6,
2018
Astana confirms sponsor deal until
2020.
"Only
a few months ago, Astana Cycling Team was in big
financial trouble. Vinokourov told Kazakh media in
February that the future of both the riders and
staff was unsure due to the lack of payments
coming from the group of businesses that together
form the backing for Team Astana. The team paid
for training camps and travel costs with their own
savings."
(cyclingpub.com) (Getty Images Sport)
May 6,
2018
Cyclist dies suddenly in charity
ride despite medical intervention.
"A
cyclist has died during a charity sportive in the
west of Ireland. The man’s death took place
yesterday though news of the tragedy is only now
emerging."
(stickybottle.com)
May 6,
2018
After a deadly month for Southern
California cyclists, activists say goal of safer
streets seems even farther away.
"The
increase in bicycle deaths came despite what
police officials said was an across-the-board drop
in serious traffic collisions in the city so far
this year - fatal collisions and crashes resulting
in serious injuries were down 10 percent, Moore
said. Fatal vehicle-on-pedestrian crashes were
also down significantly, falling 25 percent." (dailynews.com) Photo
by Gene Blevins/LA DailyNews/SCNG
May 6,
2018
Tom Dumoulin: It was the heaviest
sprint stage that I’ve raced so far.
"Normally
I feel like this after a mountain stage.
It was a very hectic and dangerous finale because of the tailwind and high speed." (cyclingpub.com) May 6,
2018
Lopez suffers early setbacks at Giro
d'Italia.
"Although
Chris Froome's training crash and time loss on
stage 1 of the 2018 Giro d'Italia grabbed most of
the headlines, Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana ProTeam)
was another leading GC favorite to suffer an
identical double setback."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
May 6,
2018
Specialized S-Works Evade II helmet.
"Aero
helmets are all the rage with performance-obsessed
cyclists and the Specialized S-Works Evade has
been a popular choice since it launched in 2013.
The new S-Works Evade II is a substantial
improvement, offering better ventilation, improved
aero, less weight and frankly, in my opinion, much
better looks. It's a top contender in the
competitive aero helmet market."
(road.cc)
May 6,
2018
Giro d'Italia 2018 Live Dashboard.
"2018
Giro d'Italia LIVE May 4-27, Italy.
Monday is the first rest day as the race moves to Italy. Stage 4 start time: Tuesday 12:15pm CET (6:15am U.S. Eastern). Finish at around 5:15pm CET (11:15am U.S. Eastern). Live video from 12:50pm CET (6:50am." (cyclingfans.com) (steephill.tv) May 6,
2018
2018 Tour de Yorkshire LIVE video
stream.
"2018
Tour de Yorkshire LIVE May 3-6, Great Britain.
Stage 4 starts Sunday at 12:10pm BST (7:10am U.S. Eastern). Finish at around 5:11pm BST (12:11pm U.S. Eastern). Live video from 12:00pm BST (7:00am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com) May 6,
2018
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May 5,
2018
May 5,
2018
Giro d'Italia: Viviani wins high-speed
sprint in Tel Aviv.
"Viviani
seemed stuck behind after losing his lead out but
he had the speed and skill to find a way through
and past his rivals to win by several bike
lengths.
Dennis moves into overall lead after winning intermediate time bonus." (cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo) May 5,
2018
Victory for Walscheid at Tour de
Yorkshire, Cort Nielsen keeps GC lead.
"Max
Walscheid (Sunweb) has taken the victory at the
final sprint of the third stage at the Tour de
Yorkshire. The German was just faster than race
leader Magnus Cort Nielsen."
(cyclingpub.com) (cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de
Waele/Getty Images Sport)
May 5,
2018
Five talking points from stage two of
the Giro d’Italia.
"What
would otherwise have been an uneventful sprinters’
stage was enlivened by Rohan Dennis’ (BMC)
unlikely but ultimately successful plan to take
the pink jersey."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
May 5,
2018
Rohan Dennis: Elia Viviani was kind,
let's be honest.
"Rohan
Dennis is the new leader of the Giro d'Italia,
adding his name to a select group of riders that
have worn the leader's jerseys at all three grand
tours. Dennis beat top sprinter Elia Viviani of
Quick-Step at the intermediate sprint, but this
doesn't mean that the Australian now considers
himself the better sprinter."
(cyclingpub.com) (Photo: Mary Cárdenas)
May 5,
2018
Redlands: Jasmin Duehring wins stage
3.
"United
Healthcare's Katie Hall keeps overall lead.
In the men's race, Axeon's Tom Revard maintains overall lead." (cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Jonathan Devich) May 5,
2018
Sander Armee's effects of wasp sting
has left him unrecognizable.
"The
sting happened just before the presentation of the
Giro d'Italia and though at first the effects
didn't seem more serious than a mild swelling
around the eyes, a picture has shown that the
rider is only getting worse and can barely open
his eyes now."
(cyclingpub.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
May 5,
2018
Siutsou out for three months after
vertebrae fracture in Giro d'Italia TT recon crash.
"While
the Giro d’Italia peloton headed north from
Jerusalem to Haifa for stage 2 to Tel Aviv,
Kanstantsin Siutsou prepared to head home to Italy
and begin a long and careful recovery after
fracturing a vertebra in his neck during his recon
ride of the time trial course."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
May 5,
2018
Giro Stage 3: Desert Day.
"A
long, lumpy slog across the Negev Desert from the
center of the country to Eilat, where things could
come together for a quick sprint before the Giro
offloads to Italy. Definitely a transitional
stage, where just about anything except a battle
among the GC Bigs is possible."
(podiumcafe.com)
May 5,
2018
Chris Froome: The Giro d'Italia isn't
won in the prologue.
"Chris
Froome's Giro d'Italia began on an ill-starred
note when he crashed during his reconnaissance of
Friday's opening time trial, but the Team Sky
rider reported no lingering effects of the
incident when he reported for the start of stage 2
in Haifa."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
May 5,
2018
Greg Van Avermaet: ‘Lack of leader’s
jersey could be an advantage’.
"Greg
Van Avermaet (BMC) is hoping that entering the
decisive final stage of the Tour de Yorkshire
without the leader’s jersey will give him a
tactical advantage in his effort to win the race." (Photo: Andy Jones)
May 5,
2018
Tuft looking to savor likely last
grand tour.
"Svein
Tuft always wants to savor the moment. Whether
that means helping his teammates win races or
sneaking away to have a peek at the Western Wall,
the veteran professional lives in the present." (velonews.com)
(Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images Sport)
May 5,
2018
Wrong turns doom breakaway in
Yorkshire.
"The
2018 Tour de Yorkshire has so far been all about
the breakaways. But after stage 1's surprise
victory for the break, it was an altogether
different story on Friday's second stage. Forty
kilometers from the hilltop finish in Ilkley, the
leading organizer's car took a wrong turn, leading
the four-man break off the race route." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images Sport)
May 5,
2018
Viviani: My first goal is to win a
stage.
"Elia
Viviani (Quick Step Floors) has tipped former
teammate Chris Froome (Team Sky) as his favorite
to win the Giro d'Italia, while the Italian
sprinter's own objectives start as soon as
Saturday's stage 2 to Tel Aviv."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty
Images Sport)
May 5,
2018
Simon Yates beats expectations in Giro
d'Italia opener.
"Simon
Yates went into the Giro d'Italia's opening time
trial hoping to limit losses to his general
classification rivals, but the Mitchelton Scott
rider surprised even himself with a top
performance on the tricky course in Jerusalem." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
May 5,
2018
Gravel riding with the world champ:
Sagan talks dirt fondo and more.
"While
races like the Giro d’Italia and Tour de Yorkshire
take place over the coming weekend, the biggest
star of the sport will be pinning on a number for
a different type of event - a gran fondo, held on
gravel roads at high altitude."
(cyclingtips.com)
May 5,
2018
Jerusalem casts its spell on peloton.
"Tom
Dumoulin couldn’t resist. After arriving Tuesday
evening in Israel, the defending Giro d’Italia
champion snuck away on his bike and rode into the
ancient old city."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images
Sport)
May 5,
2018
Bike Test: The German Superbike.
"Lightweight
is a German company led by engineering minds with
a passion for performance road bikes. The company
history is in manufacturing space-grade carbon
satellites, which, we suppose, bodes well when it
comes to designing bicycles. Famous for over a
decade for their uber-high-end, hand-built carbon
wheels, they started building frames just a few
years ago."
(roadbikeaction.com)
May 5,
2018
Giro101 Tech: Prototype Cannondale
System Six aero disc road bike spotted!
"Compared
to their SuperSix or Synapse, this new disc brake
aero road bike takes more of its design cues from
the Super Slice. Things like the headtube flare
into the downtube, low-set, widely spaced
seatstays, and a bulbous bottom bracket are all
features found on their TT bike."
(bikerumor.com)
May 5,
2018
Origin8’s Hellcat CX/GX Frame with
Dirt Drops, Wildfire Tires and High-Rise Stem.
"Origin8,
the house brand of J&B Importers, has
aspirations of being more than just a house brand.
J&B is making a push to expand the Origin8
product line into higher-spec areas, including
carbon wheels and frames as well as growing areas
of cycling like gravel."
(cxmagazine.com)
May 5,
2018
Silca Seat Roll Grande Americano.
"The
Silca Seat Roll Grande Americano is an evolution
of an instant design classic, with more space and
less bling. If you need to carry lots of stuff,
silently and securely, easily swapped between
bikes, it's a great choice."
(road.cc)
May 5,
2018
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May 4,
2018
Giro d'Italia: Tom Dumoulin wins stage
1, Chris Froome out of the top 20.
"Tom
Dumoulin (Team Sunweb) made the perfect start to
his Giro d’Italia defence, winning the stage 1
time trial in Jerusalem on Friday to put himself
in the pink jersey and gain significant time on
his general classification rivals."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty
Images Sport)
May 4,
2018
Tour de Yorkshire: Magnus Cort wins
stage 2.
"Magnus
Cort Nielsen (Astana) won the second stage of the
Tour de Yorkshire on Friday, prevailing on the
hilltop finish in Ilkley. He beat Greg van
Avermaet (BMC) into second place with a well-timed
sprint, while Eduard Prades (Euskadi Murias) took
third."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty
Images Sport)
May 4,
2018
Megan Guarnier wins Women's Tour de
Yorkshire.
"Megan
Guarnier (Boels Dolmans) won the 2018 Women's Tour
de Yorkshire, triumphing on the Cow and Calf
summit finish on stage 2 to seal the overall title
in the race's first iteration as a stage race." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images Sport)
May 4,
2018
Thomas Revard wins Redlands Yucaipa
road race after stage 1 cancelled.
"Hagens
Berman Axeon place 2 in the top 3 with Sean
Bennett in third.
For the women, Ediwge Pitel is second, Sara Bergen third." (cyclingnews.com) . (Davey Wilson) May 4,
2018
Neben claims automatic Worlds spot
after winning Pan-American Championship TT.
"Amber
Neben, a former two-time world champion in the
time trial, and Lauren Stephens topped the podium
Friday in the individual time trial at the 2018
Pan American Road Cycling Championships in San
Juan, Argentina. Neben won gold with a time of
25:30 on the 19km course, and Stephens finished in
25:53 for silver."
(cyclingnews.com) (Michael Aisner)
May 4,
2018
Chris Froome ready to battle on in
Giro d'Italia despite crash and TT setback.
"Chris
Froome's bid to win his first Giro d'Italia
started with a clear time trial defeat by
arch-rival Tom Dumoulin (Team Sunweb) on Friday as
the Briton shipped 37 seconds to the Dutchman in
stage 1's short but punishingly difficult race
against the clock."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty
Images Sport)
May 4,
2018
Giro Mini Roundtable: Dumoulin
dominates, Froome flails.
"Italy’s
grand tour kicked off Friday with a short
9.7-kilometer course through downtown Jerusalem,
and we finally witnessed the first battle in a
month-long war between defending champion Tom
Dumoulin (Sunweb) and Chris Froome (Sky). Dumoulin
took first blood, winning the stage and putting 37
seconds into Froome, who looked somewhat off of
his game following a crash during warm-up." (velonews.com)
(Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images Sport)
May 4,
2018
Froome and the Giro’s Risk.
"While
all riders have to watch out for the climbs,
descents, corners, bad weather and more over the
next three weeks Chris Froome runs the added risk
of being taken out of the race by a tribunal or
seeing his result disqualified after the race
finishes in Rome, an obvious concern for the event
itself too."
(inrng.com) (RCS Sport)
May 4,
2018
Paris No Longer Wants ‘bimbo’ Kisses
for TDF Winner.
"Paris
authorities want to ditch “bimbo” podium girl
kisses for the winner of the Tour de France,
saying it was a “sexist stereotype.” Podium girls
are “a sign of a permanent sexist stereotype which
we do not want in 2018,” said Fadiha Mehal,
presenting the proposal to the council." (roadbikeaction.com)
(Bettini Photo)
May 4,
2018
Chris Froome crashes in Giro d'Italia
time trial recon.
"Chris
Froome encountered the first setback in his bid
for the Giro d'Italia title before the race had
even begun, as the Team Sky rider crashed while
carrying out a recon of the opening-day time trial
course on Friday. Froome
appeared to suffer abrasions on the right hand
side of his body, with a cut on his knee, ripped
shorts at the hip, and ripped jersey near the
shoulder blade."
(cyclingnews.com) (Renaat Schotte @wielerman)
May 4,
2018
Plaza hunting first Giro d'Italia
stage win.
"Anyone
skeptical of Rubén Plaza's abilities as the 38
year old prepares to start his 13th Grand Tour
this week at the Giro d'Italia could lay those
doubts to rest late last month when he won the
Vuelta a Castilla y Leon with a 50km solo escape
on the final stage. The result was a near replica
of the way he won the race in 2013, and it was a
clear signal that Plaza is ready."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
May 4,
2018
What has made the Giro d’Italia into
‘the perfect bike race’?
"The
Giro d’Italia brings all the elements together
needed for a perfect bike race, say insiders. The
food, the culture, the passion, the towns and the
passes - all in one three-week race." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
May 4,
2018
Philippa York: Rohan Dennis has what
it takes to win a Grand Tour.
"That
Rohan Dennis is among the favorites for Friday's
blast through the streets of Jerusalem to open the
Giro d’Italia is no surprise. He's won both Tour
de France and Vuelta a Espana opening stages, so
being in the maglia rosa is not a proposition that
will faze him if he wins."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty
Images Sport)
May 4,
2018
How I learned to stop complaining and
love the Giro’s sprinters.
"Let’s
be honest. If you’re watching the Giro, who
outside of Holmovka is interested in the points
competition and the sprint stages? It’s like going
to Paris and eating at the Parisian Arby’s (I pray
this doesn’t actually exist). But, you know what?
If you are in Paris, and you are hungry, and the
only place that is open is Arby’s, you’re going to
be eating at Arby's."
(podiumcafe.com) Photo by Bryn Lennon - Velo/Getty
Images
May 4,
2018
California Sole: The making of Giro’s
Empire.
"I
wish I could claim that I sat down, wrote a brief
that we’re going to make the best lace-up cycling
shoe in the market and we all approved it.” But
Giro’s senior footwear and softgoods product
manager Simon Fisher admits: “It didn’t happen
that way."
(rouleur.cc) Photographs: Eugene Kim
May 4,
2018
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