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May
15, 2017
Tour of California: Majka
wins stage 2.
"Rafal
Majka won Monday's second stage of the
Amgen Tour of California, taking the win
out of a select four-man group in San
Jose.
The Bora Hansgrohe rider narrowly bested LottoNL Jumbo's George Bennett at the line, with Ian Boswell (Sky) claiming third ahead of Lachlan Morton (Dimension Data)." (cyclingnews.com) May
15, 2017
Cannondale pulls Toms
Skujins from Tour of California after
frightening crash on descent.
"Cannondale
Drapac had no choice but to pull their
Latvian rider Toms Skujins from the Tour
of California on stage two over safety
fears for the rider after he crashed
heavily on a descent.
The 25-year-old was riding with a five-man breakaway group on a descent with 22.9km remaining of the 144.5km stage when he crashed heavily on his side as the bike slid from under him." (cyclingweekly.com) May
15, 2017
Tempers flare as UHC, Boels
fight for bonus seconds in California.
"The
turning point of the 2017 Amgen Tour of
California occurred on a windswept farm
road in the center of the state, miles
away from any finish line.
Depending on who you ask, the moment was either an example of supreme gamesmanship by the world’s top female international squad, or an example of poor sportsmanship that pushed the limits of fair play." (velonews.com) May
15, 2017
Travis McCabe: The most
successful American not racing on the
WorldTour.
"A
year ago, the lead to this story would
have been simpler:
Travis McCabe is the best American rider who is not racing at the WorldTour level. And while that still may well be true, things have changed a bit since then." (cyclingtips.com) May
15, 2017
Tour of California: Lefevere
upset at lower WorldTour appearance fee.
"This
is the first year the Tour of California
has been a WorldTour race, but Lefevere
said the race's UCI ranking has little
influence on his team's participation or
approach to the race.
"For us it changes nothing," he said. "It's kind of an obligation even without WorldTour. Our sponsor, Specialized, one of our long-term sponsors, lives on the parcours, so we are more or less obligated to come. So for us it doesn't change anything that it is WorldTour. "You become WorldTour and they give you less money. I'm not happy with it. We as teams are stupid, and we accept it." (cyclingnews.com) May
15, 2017
Inside Coryn Rivera’s sprint
train.
"American
rider Coryn Rivera has quickly become
the fastest finisher in the women’s
WorldTour, having won bunch sprints at
the Trofeo Alfreo Binda and Tour of
Flanders rounds of the UCI Women’s
WorldTour this year.
On Saturday, Rivera added another WorldTour victory to her growing list of palmares, sprinting to victory during the third stage of the Amgen Tour of California." (velonews.com) May
15, 2017
Van der Breggen soars to
Women's WorldTour lead after California
win.
"Anna
van der Breggen’s overall victory at the
Amgen's Women’s Race has propelled her
to the top of the WorldTour rankings.
The Boels Dolmans rider beat United Healthcare’s Katie Hall by a single second after taking second in the intermediate sprint on stage 4." (cyclingnews.com) May
15, 2017
Cycling Doesn’t Harm Sexual
Health.
"The
groin pain and numbness some serious
bicyclists experience isn't harmful to
their sexual or urinary health, two new
studies suggest.
"As cycling gains in popularity, as both a hobby and a professional sport, it is important for the public to know that it has no credible link to urologic disease or sexual dysfunction," said Dr. Kevin McVary, a spokesman for the American Urological Association." (webmd.com) May
15, 2017
Time for TT men to loosen
Quintana’s grip on pink jersey?
"Colombia’s
Nairo Quintana should not to get too
comfortable in the Giro d’Italia’s pink
jersey.
His rivals are looking to loosen his grip in the race’s first time trial on Tuesday." (velonews.com) May
15, 2017
Giro d’Italia: Vegni regrets
Blockhaus crash but defends role of
Italian police.
"Naturally
I’m really sorry for what happened, it’s
terrible to lose overall contenders like
that.
It was perhaps a combination of an error of judgement and a ‘fatalità’ – a tragic event,” Vegni said. “Sadly it ended as it did. However, I don’t think it’s right to point the finger at the police." (cyclingnews.com) May
15, 2017
10 of the best rest day
tweets from the Giro d’Italia.
"After
a tough week of racing culminating in
Sunday’s chaotic stage up the Blockhaus,
the riders in the Giro d’Italia were
treated to a well-earned rest day.
As well as giving some a chance to recce Tuesday’s time trial course, the rest day also gave them a chance to catch up with social media and to a bit of tweeting." (cyclingweekly.com) May
15, 2017
Giro Rest Day.
"The
opening week of the Giro is done and
time to look back in order to help look
ahead.
It’s been a lively week of racing, perhaps with some dull moments if you followed the stages live on TV for too long but otherwise the outcomes have been varied and thanks to the Blockhaus the race has been shaken up." (inrng.com) May
15, 2017
10 talking points from a
wild first ‘week’ of the 2017 Giro
d’Italia.
"It’s
certainly satisfying when you correctly
predict the winner of a bike race. It’s
even more satisfying to see a race
unfold in a way that no one predicted,
with a winner nobody dared to back.
We’ve already had a couple such stages in this year’s Giro d’Italia and it’s made for a thoroughly engaging start to the race." (cyclingtips.com) May
15, 2017
Tech of the week: Giro
d’Italia bikes, Campagnolo brakes and DT
Swiss wheels.
"We’ve
been looking at tech news from the Giro
d’Italia this week and had new product
releases from Campagnolo and DT Swiss."
(cyclingweekly.com)
May
15, 2017
Who’s out of the Giro
d’Italia after stage nine?
"After
suffering a crash on stage three, Rohan
Dennis (BMC Racing Team) called it quits
on his Giro d’Italia chances, abandoning
the race before the climb up Mount Etna
on stage four."
(cyclingweekly.com)
May
15, 2017
Giro d'Italia: Analyzing the
GC contenders after Blockhaus.
"As
the Giro d'Italia reaches its second
rest day, Cyclingnews looks back
at a memorable stage to Blockhaus and
analyses the GC contenders. "
(cyclingnews.com)
May
15, 2017
Trek Segafredo using Flare R
taillight during Giro TT stages.
"To
raise greater awareness of the measures
cyclists can take to increase their
visibility to motorists and pedestrians,
Trek Segafredo riders will compete in
the Giro d’Italia’s time trial stages
with Bontrager Flare R taillights
affixed to their bikes.
The Flare R is designed specifically for cyclists to use to be seen in daylight and is visible up to 2km away. A key component to the brand’s overall safety crusade to increase the safety of cyclists while on the road, Flare R taillights were first ridden in competition in the 2015 Giro." (roadbikereview.com) May
15, 2017
Vaughters: Cannondale could
compete with Sky if we had 70 per cent of
their budget.
"The
Colorado based Cannondale Drapac squad
expect to be competitive with the other
WorldTour teams during the Tour of
California this week.
However, the team has struggled in the biggest European races recently, not having won a Tour de France stage since 2014 or a WorldTour race since Davide Formolo took stage 4 of the 2015 Giro d’Italia." (cyclingweekly.com) May
15, 2017
Pro cyclist tweets picture
of bike destroyed by baggage handlers.
"Peter
Koning, who rides for the Irish UCI
Professional Continental team Aqua Blue,
tweeted a picture today of the frame of
his Ridley bike, broken beyond repair.
The 26-year-old Dutch rider competed in the Four Days of Dunkirk last week, and is due to race at the Tour of Norway, which starts on Wednesday." (road.cc) May
15, 2017
Ian Bibby finally wins
Lincoln GP; Alice Barnes triumphs for
second successive year.
"Experience
proved crucial to victory at the Lincoln
GP on Sunday, as Ian Bibby (JLT Condor)
righted the wrongs of the past to win
the iconic race for the first time, and
Alice Barnes claimed her second
consecutive triumph at the race."
(cyclingweekly.com)
May
15, 2017
Roval CLX 32 Disc wheelset
review: Light and stable, but sub-par
tubeless capability.
"According
to Roval, aerodynamic performance of the
28.1mm-wide external profile is on par
with competitors’ wheels that are twice
as deep, and the company’s industrial
designers deserve props for crafting
what are easily some of the best-looking
disc-compatible hub shells on the
market.
Roval has even put its own spin on sealing the rim for tubeless use, forgoing traditional tape for individually sealed, snap-in plastic plugs. " (cyclingtips.com) May
15, 2017
2017 Amgen Tour of
California LIVE stream.
"2017
Tour of California LIVE May 14-20.
Stage 2 start time: Monday 12:10 PDT (12:10 PM PST). Earliest live video: 14:30 PDT (2:00 PM PST). Approximate finish: 16:13 PDT (4:13 PM PST)." (cyclingfans.com) May
15, 2017
Daily Distractions.
"Ana — with Jano
Montesino."
(facebook.com) (Photo: Vanity Cycling)
May
15, 2017
May
14, 2017
Kittel opens California with
maiden victory.
"German
sprinter Marcel Kittel picked up his
eighth win of the season - 80th of pro
career and first at the Amgen Tour of
California - at the end of the 167.5km
opening stage of the seven-day UCI
WorldTour stage race in Sacramento on
Sunday."
(velonews.com)
May
14, 2017
ToC: Bronzini takes final,
Van der Breggen claims race.
"Two-time
world champion Giorgia Bronzini (ITA) of
Wiggle High5 showed some of her
early-decade form with an impressive
bunch sprint victory on the four and
final stage of the Amgen Women’s Tour of
California on Sunday.
The 33-year-old Italian sprinter outmuscled stage 3 winner Coryn Rivera (Team Sunweb) and Kirsten Wild (Cylance Pro Cycling) at the finish of the 70km circuit in Sacramento to take her 46th pro win." (velonews.com) May
14, 2017
Venturini seals overall 4
Jours de Dunkerque victory.
"Petit
wins final stage."
(cyclingnews.com)
May
14, 2017
Giro d'Italia: Quintana
conquers Blockhaus.
"Nairo
Quitana (Movistar) stamped his authority
all over the Giro d’Italia with a
commanding win on Blockhaus to take
stage 9 of the race and the maglia rosa.
The Colombian attacked several times on the brutal ascent, and although Thibaut Pinot (FD) and Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain Merida) were able to hold during several initial surges, both were powerless when Quintana accelerated away with around 5 kilometers to go." (cyclingnews.com) May
14, 2017
Quintana powers to Giro
d'Italia lead with stunning Blockhaus
display.
"Nairo
Quintana's status as the top favorite to
win the 2017 Giro d'Italia was cemented
on Sunday's first major climb to
Blockhaus, as the Movistar Team leader
powered into maglia rosa with a stunning
solo stage victory.
The Colombian left no doubt that he is far and away the strongest Giro contender in the mountains." (cyclingnews.com) May
14, 2017
Giro d'Italia: Stage 9
finish line quotes.
"Nairo
Quintana won stage 9 of the Giro
d'Italia with a dominant display on the
Blockhaus summit finish, but that only
tells half the story as a motorbike
caused a crash before the climb had even
begun, wiping out the hopes of Team
Sky's Geraint Thomas and Mikel Landa,
along with Adam Yates.
Here's all the instant reaction from a crazy day at the Giro." (cyclingnews.com) May
14, 2017
Team Sky pick up the pieces
as Giro d’Italia hopes take a battering.
"A
huge crash at the foot of the Blockhaus
has seen Team Sky's aspirations in the
Giro d'Itlia take a massive battering as
both Geraint Thomas and Mikel Landa fell
heavily, losing significant amounts of
time."
(cyclingnews.com)
May
14, 2017
Giro d'Italia: Thomas, Landa
& Yates crash en route to Blockhaus.
"Team
Sky's Giro d'Italia came crashing down
on stage 9 to Blockhaus, as both Geraint
Thomas and Mikel Landa came down in a
crash with 14km to go.
A motorbike was parked on the left side of the road, and the peloton, fighting for position, swept past within inches - until a Team Sunweb rider clipped the bike and crashed into the middle of the Sky train. Wilco Kelderman (Team Sunweb) was also injured in the incident." (cyclingnews.com) May
14, 2017
Viviani itching to score
first Tour of California win.
"Elia
Viviani (Team Sky) has a record of
success in the US, having won three
stages at the former USA Pro Challenge
in Colorado and even winning the overall
at the tiny three-stage Tour of Elk
Grove in 2013.
But the Italian sprint specialist who won gold on the track at the 2016 Rio Olympics has never tasted personal victory at the now WorldTour race in California." (cyclingnews.com) May
14, 2017
Amgen Women's Race overall
to be decided in final day Sacramento
stage.
"Boels
Dolmans' Anna van der Breggen cut her
three second deficit to overall Amgen
Women's Race leader Katie Hall (United
Healthcare) to just one second on the
penultimate stage of the WorldTour race
to ensure it's all in play in Sunday's
Sacramento finale."
(cyclingnews.com)
May
14, 2017
Wout Van Aert to focus on
the road in 2018.
"Wout
van Aert will turn to riding on the road
in 2018 after the cyclocross World
Championships.
After a full winter of ‘cross racing, he plans to take on the Spring Classics with his Verandas Willems Crelan team." (cyclingnews.com) May
14, 2017
Is Amanda Coker For Real?
"To
help recover from a brain injury, she
set out to break the world record for
distance ridden in a year.
Now, 86,000 miles later, she's smashed it. Here's how she accomplished this incredible feat. " (bicycling.com) May
14, 2017
Tifosi SS26 Aero 2017.
"The
Tifosi SS26 Aero is a very quick bike
you can cover big mileage on without
really noticing.
From, say, 23mph right up until about 30mph, when the wind resistance starts to negate the aero benefits, you can go seriously fast with relatively little effort." (road.cc) May
14, 2017
Erik Zabel: ‘As a father I
try to step away’.
"During
his storied cycling career, German
sprinter Erik Zabel won more than 200
professional races, grabbed the Tour de
France’s points title five times, and
won cycling’s World Cup overall once.
Zabel also fathered a son, Rick, who was born in 1993, the same year he joined Germany’s Telekom team." (velonews.com) May
14, 2017
2017 Four Days of Dunkirk/4
Jours de Dunkerque LIVE stream.
"Sunday's
Stage 6 starts at 12:25pm CET (4:25am
U.S. Eastern).
Finish at around 5:12pm CET (11:12am U.S. Eastern). Live video from 3:45pm CET (9:45am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com) May
14, 2017
May
13, 2017
ToC: Coryn Rivera wins stage
3 in Sacramento.
"Team
Sunweb: What an incredible season for
our women's program! A brilliant ride
from Coryn + the team today!"(twitter.com)
May
13, 2017
Konovalovas solos to victory
in penultimate Dunkirk stage.
"Venturini
takes race lead from Chavanel."
(cyclingnews.com)
May
13, 2017
Giro d'Italia: Izagirre wins
in Peschici.
"Gorka
Izaguirre (Movistar) fought his way up
the difficult finish in Peschici to win
stage 8 of the Giro d’Italia.
He came out of a four-man group to take the win ahead of Giovanni Visconti (team) and Luis Leon Sanchez (Astana)." (cyclingnews.com) May
13, 2017
Five talking points from
stage eight of the Giro d’Italia.
"Eight-and-a-half
Grand Tours and 146 stages after taking
to the start line of the 2011 Tour de
France, Gorka Izagirre has his first
Grand Tour stage win. And what a way to
do it.
Not part of the day’s main breakaway, Izagirre was one of a number of riders who jumped across to the break when the peloton came within a minute on the Monte Sant’ Angelo climb midway through the stage." (cyclingweekly.com) May
13, 2017
Van Garderen adapting to a
new style of racing at Giro d'Italia.
"During
his tilts at the Tour de France, Tejay
van Garderen has tended to spend the
bulk of the opening week ensconced in
the middle of a phalanx of eight BMC
teammates, but the American has been
traveling rather more lightly thus far
on the Giro d'Italia."
(cyclingnews.com)
May
13, 2017
Cipollini bemoans
'monotonous' Giro d'Italia with riders
'programmed by technology'.
"The
centenary edition of the Giro d’Italia
has been described as "monotonous" by
the race's record stage winner, Mario
Cipollini, who, in an interview in
Saturday's L'Equipe, argued that "the
riders lack personality.
They all seem programmed by technology, earpieces." (cyclingnews.com) May
13, 2017
‘We’ll see the big fight
that we didn’t see on Etna’: GC contenders
prepare for Blockhaus battle.
"The
Giro d’Italia‘s first classification
battle will come on Sunday, one week
into the Grand Tour, on the Blockhaus
climb in central Italy.
The race’s stars say that fans will see the big fight that failed to materialize on Mount Etna. The climb, near Pescara in Abruzzo, covers 13.6km and the gradient averages at 8.4%, touching 14% as it heads deep into the Apennine mountains." (cyclingweekly.com) May
13, 2017
Roads to Ride: Blockhaus.
"Think
of a mountain range used by the Giro and
the Alps surely come to mind. The
Apennines are the poorer cousins and all
the more interesting for it.
This central ridge, the spine of Italy, includes many good climbs and the Blockhaus is one of the hardest on Italy, not just in the Apennines but as challenging as anything in the Alps. The stats are comparable to Mont Ventoux, the reality is even more of a challenge." (inrng.com) May
13, 2017
Bronzini: I'm going to
retire when I feel like it.
"Giorgia
Bronzini finished safely in the middle
of the peloton, a minute down the
leaders, at the first stage of the Amgen
Breakaway from Heart Disease Women's
Race.
Bronzini and her Wiggle High5 team came to the Amgen Women's Race with a small group of four riders and lost one early in the first stage. On Friday, Bronzini finished the race over 8 minutes behind the leaders. When asked about her ambitions the two-time road race world champion admitted she was more focused on the flat sprint stages, and letting her teammates take opportunistic chances." (cyclingnews.com) May
13, 2017
Will Sky pummel Quintana
during Giro to soften him up for July?
"Will
Team Sky try to make the Giro d’Italia
so hard that Nairo Quintana will be worn
out for July’s Tour de France?
When that question was posed to Team Sky principal Dave Brailsford, he smiled his best Cheshire Cat grin. “There’s no denying that that is in the back of my mind,” Brailsford said Saturday at the finish line." (velonews.com) May
13, 2017
Tour of California: Sagan
not targeting general classification.
"With
a few minor variations, the 2017 Amgen
Tour of California route is a near
carbon copy of the 2015 race Peter Sagan
(Bora Hansgrohe) won by just one second
over Julian Alaphilippe (Quick Step
Floors) when he cashed in on a time
bonus in the final sprint."
(cyclingnews.com)
May
13, 2017
Tour of California:
Bookwalter is back, but Sanchez is BMC
leader.
"BMC
Racing's Brent Bookwalter scored one of
his top professional results last year
at the Amgen Tour of California,
finishing on the podium behind Julian
Alaphilippe (Quick Step Floors) and
teammate Rohan Dennis."
(cyclingnews.com)
May
13, 2017
Cross-chaining: Is it really
all that bad?
"Generations
of cyclists have known that
cross-chaining is A Bad Thing.
It's one of those rules you get taught very early on. Ride with the chain on the small chainring and the smallest sprocket on the cassette, or on the large chainring and the largest sprocket, and anyone you're riding with is likely to alert you to the fact in seconds. People love to point it out." (road.cc) May
13, 2017
11 things we've learned this
week.
"Premature
celebrations, road rage a-plenty and a
high-speed bear chase: we round up the
week on two wheels."
(road.cc)
May
13, 2017
Bidding for Good.
"Bidding
for Good is an auction site that
connects fundraisers, cause-conscious
shoppers, and socially responsible
businesses.
Purchase a bike - help children!" (biddingforgood.com) May
13, 2017
Giro d’Italia rider has
bidon stolen by fan – as he rides up Mount
Etna.
"A
brazen spectator at the Giro d’Italia
has been snapped stealing a bidon from
the bottle cage of a rider’s bike - as
the cyclist was climbing Mount Etna.
The volcano provided the first summit finish of this year’s race on Tuesday’s Stage 4, with CCC Sprandi Polkewice rider Michal Schlegel the victim of the opportunistic theft." (road.cc) May
13, 2017
Arlenis Sierra showing
promise in California debut.
"Arlenis
Sierra (Astana Women's Team) has thrived
in her first season at the WorldTour
level, taking a stage win and second
overall in the Setmana Ciclista
Valenciana, and second in the Trofeo
Alfredo Binda WorldTour race.
This week, she is chasing the best young riders' classification at the Amgen Breakaway from Heart Disease Women's Race." (cyclingnews.com) May
13, 2017
2017 Giro d’Italia Live.
(English)
"2017
Giro d'Italia LIVE May 5-28, Italy.
Stage 8 start time: Saturday 12:25 CET (3:25 AM PST). Earliest live video: 13:05 CET (4:05 AM PST). Approximate finish: 17:12 CET (8:12 AM PST)." (cyclingfans.com) (steephill.tv) (cycling.today) May
13, 2017
2017 Amgen Tour of
California LIVE stream.
"2017
Tour of California LIVE May 14-20.
Stage 1 starts Sunday at 11:25am PDT (20:25pm CET). The finish is at around 3:28pm PDT (00:28am CET). Live video from 12:30pm PDT (21:30pm CET)." (cyclingfans.com) May
13, 2017
2017 Four Days of Dunkirk/4
Jours de Dunkerque LIVE stream.
"Saturday's
Stage 5 starts at 12:25pm CET (6:25am
U.S. Eastern).
Finish at around 5:12pm CET (11:12am U.S. Eastern). Live video from 3:45pm CET (9:45am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com) May
13, 2017
May
12, 2017
Amgen Women's Race: Hall
wins stage 2 and claims race lead.
"Katie
Hall won stage 2 of the Amgen Women’s
Tour of California and took the overall
race lead after escaping with Olympic
champion Anna van der Breggen on
Friday’s final climb.
Boels Dolmans drove the pace hard into the final 12-kilometer Kingsbury Grade ascent to Daggett Summit, 10km from the finish in South Lake Tahoe." (velonews.com) (cyclingnews.com) May
12, 2017
Giro d'Italia: Ewan pips
Gaviria to win stage 7.
"Caleb
Ewan won a photo finish sprint on
Friday's seventh stage of the Giro
d’Italia.
The Orica Scott rider nosed out Fernando Gaviria (QuickStep Floors) and Sam Bennett (Bora Hansgrohe) at the line in Alberobello after 224 kilometers of racing. There was no change in the overall standings, with Quick-Step's Bob Jungels maintaining his position atop the GC leaderboard." (cyclingnews.com) May
12, 2017
4 Jours de Dunkerque:
Chavanel wins stage 4 and claims race
lead.
"Dumoulin
and Venturini round out stage podium."
(cyclingnews.com)
May
12, 2017
Rosa hits back at calls for
him to be expelled from Giro d'Italia.
"Diego
Rosa (Team Sky) has hit back at calls
for him to be expelled from the Giro
d’Italia after a new video revealed the
he touched Javier Moreno of Bahrain
Merida before the Spaniard grabbed his
jersey and pushed him into the crowd on
stage 4.
Rosa crashed but was not hurt." (cyclingnews.com) May
12, 2017
Lance Armstrong takes to
social media after fake news sites spread
rumors that he’d died.
"Lance
Armstrong has taken to Instagram to
prove that he is very much alive and
well after rumors that he had died
circulated online.
The former rider looked understandably unamused as he held the headline of an online story up to the camera, captioning his post with the Mark Twain quip “the rumors of my death are greatly exaggerated." (cyclingweekly.com) May
12, 2017
Vinokourov and Kolobnev
still facing possible corruption trial.
"Alexander
Vinokourov and Alexander Kolobnev
escaped together near the end of Liege
Bastogne Liege in 2010, with Vinokourov
attacking with 600 meters to go to take
the win.
However, allegations of payments and the release of emails that suggest an agreement between the two have led to a potential court case which has dragged on for six years." (cyclingnews.com) May
12, 2017
Lizzie Deignan's missed
tests CAS full verdict still to be
published.
"The
details of how Lizzie Deignan won her
appeal to the Court of Arbitration and
so was able to compete in the Rio
Olympic road race for Great Britain
remain unexplained because the full
reasoned decision has still to be
published, the Daily Mail has
revealed."
(cyclingnews.com)
May
12, 2017
Five talking points from
stage seven of the Giro d’Italia.
"It’s
been a frustrating first week of the
Giro d’Italia for young Australian
sprinter Ewan.
The one sprint he actually did win on the opening day happened to take place just behind Lukas Pöstlberger, while an unclipped foot and some general bad luck has seen him miss out on the early sprint stages of his debut Giro." (cyclingweekly.com) May
12, 2017
Tour of California: 5 riders
to watch.
"The
first WorldTour edition of the Amgen
Tour of California is ready to roll out
of Sacramento on Sunday, and we've put
together a brief list of some of the
more interesting riders to watch through
to the finish in Pasadena on May 20."
(cyclingnews.com)
May
12, 2017
Huge scientific study shows
inaccuracies of popular power meters.
"A
top level analysis of dozens of power
meters has revealed how inaccurate some
of them can be.
The researchers say cyclists should get theirs calibrated if they want to rely on the information about their own performance. Fifty-four units were put to the test in the laboratory, where special equipment was used to make the measurements, away from the variables of the road and track that can affect results." (cyclingweekly.com) May
12, 2017
‘Our time will come’:
Cannondale Drapac facing two years with no
WorldTour win.
"Cannondale
Drapac are searching for a WorldTour win
after a two-year drought, but the
American team remains confident and say
that their time will come, perhaps this
month in the Giro d’Italia.
The green team lined out the group along the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea on stage six of the Giro to try and bring back the escape and set up a win for Canadian Michael Woods." (cyclingweekly.com) May
12, 2017
Ruth Winder: I've stopped
worrying about the future.
"Ruth
Winder (United Healthcare) has been
racing for the better part of a decade
with steady improvement, but her 2017
season has been nothing short of
magical.
On Thursday, Winder achieved her biggest result at a Women's WorldTour race with a fourth place-finish on the first stage of the Amgen Women's Race." (cyclingnews.com) May
12, 2017
Six things to look out for
at the Tour of California 2017.
"Peter
Sagan tends to star in every race he
competes in, but his record at the Tour
of California is particularly
extraordinary.
The world champion has won at least one stage in every edition since making his debut in 2010, accumulating a total of fifteen wins at an average of over two per edition, including a race-record five in 2012." (cyclingweekly.com) May
12, 2017
Eight new tools for the home
(and pro) mechanic.
"Problem
solvers from Birzman, Dynaplug, and
Lezyne."
(roadbikereview.com)
May
12, 2017
Cyclocrosser Katerina Nash
takes on the Women’s Tour of California.
"Sunny
blue skies and snow covered hills
welcomed the women’s peloton as they
lined up at the Heavenly Mountain Resort
in South Lake Tahoe for the first stage
of the 2017 Amgen Breakaway from Heart
Disease Women’s Race empowered with
SRAM."
(cyclingtips.com)
May
12, 2017
Cannondale Drapac with
co-leaders Phinney and Talansky for Tour
of California.
"Cannondale
Drapac have announced its squad for the
Tour of California with Taylor Phinney
and Andrew Talansky leading the
predominately American team at its 'home
race'.
Both riders have had limited race days thus far in 2017 with Phinney sidelined by concussion and Talansky becoming a father." (cyclingnews.com) May
12, 2017
These are the seven riders
who will support Peter Sagan at the Tour
of California.
"Bora
Hansgrohe has revealed their line-up for
the Tour of California, with a fairly
strong team traveling to the west coast
of America to support world champion
Peter Sagan.
Sagan, who won the race overall in 2015 and has take 15 individual stage wins since 2010, will be the star attraction in California." (cyclingweekly.com) May
12, 2017
Head to head: Shimano 105 v
Shimano Ultegra.
"If
you’re deciding between Shimano 105 and
Shimano Ultegra groupsets, either on a
complete bike or as an upgrade, here’s
everything you need to know to make the
right choice.
Starting at the basics, a groupset is a component manufacturer’s collection of mechanical parts, usually covering the derailleurs, shifters, brakes, chainset, bottom bracket, cassette and chain. Brands group these parts into various different levels." (road.cc) May
12, 2017
By the numbers: Analyzing
the Giro d’Italia’s first mountain-top
finish.
"The
first 10km of stage 4 was the fastest
and most aggressive start in this year’s
Giro so far.
It was obvious that many riders wished to get into the early move. With race leader Fernando Gaviria (Quick Step Floors) expected to lose the pink jersey, it was all to play for and a new rider was set to take over the maglia rosa." (cyclingtips.com) May
12, 2017
Wilier’s Cento10Air fuses
modern frame with traditional ramato
finish.
"Hide
the credit card, Italian bicycle brand
Wilier has given its latest Cento10Air
race bike a historic makeover,
reimagining it with the unique ramato
mirrored copper finish it first used on
a steel racing bicycle in the 1940s.
This isn’t the first time Wilier has rolled out a special edition bike." (road.cc) May
12, 2017
Prudhomme's visit to Giro
d'Italia strengthens Grand Tour
relationships.
"Tour
de France director Christian Prudhomme
was a special guest at the Giro d'Italia
on Thursday, spending time to talk to
his Italian counterpart Mauro Vegni."
(cyclingnews.com)
May
12, 2017
Selle San Marco Concor
Supercomfort Racing Saddle.
"The
shell is a carbon reinforced nylon
construction, which seems relatively
robust while managing to incorporate a
fair amount of shock absorption.
The rails used are made from Xsilite, which Selle San Marco claims is 'a material with a high percentage of silicon with particles of titanium and carbon. Light and strong, it turns out to be resistant to all weather conditions." (road.cc) May
12, 2017
‘If it doesn’t work out, we
hide them’: How pro mechanics prepare
colored bikes for race leaders.
"Teams
bring pink kits to this month’s Giro
d’Italia, and yellow to the Tour de
France, to be ready for their riders and
the sponsorship opportunities, saying it
does not give their leaders bad luck.
When the mechanics trucks rolled into Alghero for the start of the 100th Giro d’Italia last week, inside they had pink shorts, gloves, bar tape, stickers and helmets for the eventual case their rider would take the lead." (cyclingweekly.com) May
12, 2017
Suunto Spartan Sport Wrist
HR In-Depth Review.
"Last
summer (2016) amidst Suunto announcing
the Spartan series, they made note of a
planned optical heart rate enabled
version that would be released down the
road.
Fast forward to this past January (2017) and at CES they did just that – the ‘Wrist HR’ lineup, often just abbreviated as WHR. This lineup took the existing Suunto Spartan Sport and added a Valencell optical heart rate sensor into it, giving you heart rate data directly from your wrist during both workouts and any other time you wanted it." (dcrainmaker.com) May
12, 2017
Daily Distractions.
"Shiozaki Mia — with
Wailly Rider Stuntrial."
(facebook.com) (Photo: Vanity Cycling)
May
12, 2017
May
11, 2017
Guarnier wins opening stage
of Amgen Women's Tour.
"Megan
Guarnier (Boels Dolmans) claimed her
first victory of a troubled start to the
2017 season, coming to form just in time
to repeat her win in the opening stage
of the Amgen Breakaway from Heart
Disease Women's Race empowered with
SRAM.
The US champion played off an attack by teammate and Olympic champion Anna van der Breggen to take the first race leader's jersey, with the Dutch rider sailing in for second." (cyclingnews.com) May
11, 2017
Giro d'Italia: Dillier
denies Stuyven to win stage 6.
"Silvan
Dillier (BMC Racing) claimed his maiden
Grand Tour stage win on stage 6 of the
Giro d’Italia in Terme Luigiane.
The Swiss rider beat fellow breakaway away companions Jasper Stuyven (Trek Segafredo) and Lukas Postlberger (Bora Hansgrohe) in sprint to the line after more than 200 kilometers on the attack." (cyclingnews.com) May
11, 2017
Five talking points from
stage six of the Giro d’Italia.
"Few
would have predicted a win for BMC
Racing‘s Silvan Dillier at the start of
today’s Giro d’Italia stage, but the
Swiss rider produced a perfect display
in the final few kilometers to take his
first Grand Tour stage win.
After a long day in the breakaway and with Jasper Stuyven (Trek Segafredo) the biggest name in the break, Dillier produced a first show of power when he quickly closed down an attack from Stuyven with 5.5km to go." (cyclingweekly.com) May
11, 2017
Ben Thomas denies sprinters
to claim stage 3 in 4 Days of Dunkirk...
"Debusschere
retains race lead."
(cyclingnews.com)
May
11, 2017
Stig Broeckx making
'miraculous' progress almost one year
after crash.
"Stig
Broeckx, the Lotto Soudal rider who fell
into a coma after suffering a severe
head injury in a crash during last May's
Baloise Belgium Tour, has made such
progress since emerging from what
doctors called a 'vegetative state' that
he can pedal a stationary bike and hopes
to return home from the rehab facility
for good."
(cyclingnews.com)
May
11, 2017
Dillier seizes rare
opportunity at Giro d'Italia.
"It
helps when you know how to choose your
battles. Silvan Dillier (BMC Racing)
weighed up the profile and weighed up
the field, and duly circled stage 6 of
the Giro d'Italia in his road book.
Ordinarily, the uphill finish at Terme Luigiane would be one for the puncheurs, but there are relatively few of their number in this year's race. Dillier considered the odds and opted to infiltrate the day's early break." (cyclingnews.com) May
11, 2017
Guarnier setting
expectations low for defending California
title.
"Megan
Guarnier (Boels Dolmans) sat quietly as
the host of the team presentation at the
Amgen Breakaway from Heart Disease
Women's Race empowered with SRAM (Amgen
Women's Race) ran through questions with
other riders on the stage.
For a moment it appeared the three-time national champion and defending Tour of California winner might be overlooked. Guarnier's 2017 season has been remarkably quiet, a fact she chalks up to an early season injury." (cyclingnews.com) May
11, 2017
Waiting to ignite: The Giro
d’Italia contenders still within seconds
after Sardinia and Sicily.
"Sardinia
and Sicily set the 100th Giro d’Italia
on its way with a hearty welcome and
some stunning backdrops, but the Corsa
Rosa’s early island-hopping ultimately
had little effect on the battle for
overall honors.
The principal favorites reach the mainland on Thursday with the distinct sense that their race has yet to ignite." (cyclingnews.com) May
11, 2017
Frison severely injured in 4
Jours du Dunkerque crash.
"Frederick
Frison suffered "several severe
injuries" in the mass crash on the first
stage of the 4 Jours du Dunkerque, Team
Lotto Soudal reported.
At least one other rider was seriously injured and several team directors criticized how the situation was handled." (cyclingnews.com) May
11, 2017
Which Americans could win
the Tour of California?
"For
the first time in it’s 12-year history,
the Tour of California is designated a
WorldTour race by the UCI and a handful
of American’s will be battling for the
overall crown.
Andrew Talansky (Cannondale Drapac) will lead his team alongside Taylor Phinney and has been training from his home base in Napa for the past month in preparation." (cyclingweekly.com) May
11, 2017
Talansky aims to slay Tour
of California dragon.
"Andrew
Talansky has unfinished business in the
Amgen Tour of California.
He’ll be the first to admit that his record in the weeklong U.S. stage race is inconsistent at best. For 2017, he’s heading to the race’s Sunday start in Sacramento with a bit more confidence and higher expectations." (velonews.com) May
11, 2017
Full survey results: One in
20 amateur racers admit to doping.
"A
few weeks ago the BBC reported the
findings of a poll it had conducted
asking 1,125 amateur sportspeople about
doping: eight per cent said they had
taken steroids, and 35 per cent said
they personally knew someone who had
doped - worrying, perhaps, but not
especially shocking, given that nearly
half of those questioned said they
participated in gym/weightlifting.
It’s hardly news that steroid use is rife in certain sections of British gym-going. Are the BBC’s findings a fair reflection on UK amateur cycling?" (cyclingweekly.com) May
11, 2017
How do the GC contenders
survive Grand Tour sprint stages? Geraint
Thomas tells you how.
"While
Grand Tours are normally decided in the
mountains, the GC contenders still have
to navigate through the dangerous sprint
stages, an art that Geraint Thomas (Team
Sky) say he finds easier than most.
Thomas has so far made his way through the first week of the Giro d’Italia without incident." (cyclingweekly.com) May
11, 2017
Rapha rolls out Giro
d'Italia related collection.
"Rapha
may not be sponsoring Team Sky any more,
but the British brand is still pushing
hard on associating itself with racing.
The new Rapha Coppi collection of merino and polyester riding and casual wear launched this month with the Giro d'Italia. Italian cyclist Fausto Coppi died in 1960, but Rapha has latched onto his legacy to promote its clothing." (cyclingnews.com) May
11, 2017
2017 Amgen Tour of
California LIVE stream.
"2017
Tour of California LIVE May 14-20.
Stage 1 starts at 11:25am PDT (20:25pm CET). The finish is at around 3:28pm PDT (00:28am CET). Live video from 12:30pm PDT (21:30pm CET)." (cyclingfans.com) May
11, 2017
May
10, 2017
Punchy finish on tap as Giro
d'Italia heads to mainland for stage 6 -
Preview.
"The
Giro d'Italia heads to mainland Italy on
Wednesday with a short but complicated
uphill finish at Terme Luigiane that
could well see a breakaway go clear from
the gun.
"It's definitely not one for the bunch sprinters," said Katusha Alpecin directeur sportif Dimitri Konyshev, winner on the same finale in 1993 with a lone attack, noting that "if he were here, it'd be perfect for a guy like Diego Ulissi." (cyclingnews.com) May
10, 2017
Giro d'Italia: Gaviria gets
second stage win in Messina.
"Fernando
Gaviria (Quick Step Floors) claimed his
second victory of the Giro d’Italia with
a powerful sprint in Messina on stage 5.
The Colombian, who wore the maglia rosa on Tuesday after winning stage 3, remained patient as Max Richeze guided him through the headwind in the final 500 meters, and came past Bora Hansgrohe’s Sam Bennett, who was the first to launch his sprint." (cyclingnews.com) May
10, 2017
Demare takes out stage 2 in
4 Days of Dunkirk.
"Debusschere
keeps race lead with second in the
sprint."
(cyclingnews.com)
May
10, 2017
Five things we learned from
stage five of the Giro d’Italia.
"Quick-Step
don't put a foot wrong; Not yet, Luka;
Ewan's luck; and more talking points
from stage five of the 2017 Giro
d'Italia."
(cyclingweekly.com)
May
10, 2017
Giro d'Italia: Greipel comes
up bust in Messina sprint gamble.
"Just
like in a casino, winning in a bunch
sprint can contain elements of luck as
well as skill, and for André Greipel
(Lotto Soudal), losing to Fernando
Gaviria (Quick Step Floors) on stage 5
of the Giro d'Italia was partly a
question of placing all of his chips on
the wrong square."
(cyclingnews.com)
May
10, 2017
Giro d’Italia 2017’s
toughest climbs: One down, five to go.
"The
Giro d’Italia wouldn’t be the Giro
d’Italia without serving up a selection
of testing climbing challenges over its
three-week course.
And the 100th edition of the race includes some of the race’s - and Italy’s - most famous and daunting mountain challenges." (cyclingweekly.com) May
10, 2017
Testing The Lightest MTB
Shoe In The World.
"Carbon
fiber, titanium, Dyneema fibers, and a
svelte perforated upper constitute this
shoe.
They fit close, clip to a pedal with a rigid snap, and stay tight to the foot as you pedal mile after mile of singletrack trail." (gearjunkie.com) May
10, 2017
Kruijswijk angry after more
bad luck.
"Bad
luck is pretty much an inevitability for
a general classification hopeful at a
Grand Tour, and Steven Kruijswijk is
hoping he has got his out of the way in
the first few days of the Giro d’Italia.
Having already lost 13 seconds after being caught behind a late crash on the opening day, the Dutchman crashed hard on the approach to Mount Etna on Tuesday’s stage 4." (cyclingnews.com) May
10, 2017
No love lost with Quintana,
says Nibali.
"Days
after a denial, defending Giro d’Italia
champion Vincenzo Nibali conceded
relations with pink jersey favorite
Nairo Quintana are frosty.
“It’s true, we don’t like each other,” Bahrain Merida team leader Nibali said on Wednesday after stage 5 into his hometown of Messina." (velonews.com) May
10, 2017
New DT Swiss wheels ‘more
efficient’ than Zipp.
"DT
Swiss has launched new wheels in a range
of depths, that are claimed to be faster
than ever before.
The new wheels have been developed in conjunction with aerodynamic experts from Swiss Side, who have sought to optimize aerodynamic stability and reduce drag." (cyclingweekly.com) May
10, 2017
Vandenbergh left with
concussion after huge crash at 4 Jours de
Dunkerque.
"A
huge crash during the finale of the
opening stage of the 4 Jours de
Dunkerque left several riders injured
and Stijn Vandenbergh (AG2R La Mondiale)
kept in hospital overnight due to
concussion."
(cyclingnews.com)
May
10, 2017
Chris Froome back on the
bike day after being rammed by driver.
"Chris
Froome was back on the bike today to
continue the preparations for his Tour
de France title defense just 24 hours
after a motorist in the south of France
chased him onto a pavement and rammed
him from behind in what he described as
a "scary experience."
(road.cc)
May
10, 2017
Svein Tuft, 40, vows to keep
on truckin’.
"Svein
Tuft (Orica Scott) celebrated his 40th
birthday Tuesday doing what he does
best: racing hard, working for his
teammates, and soaking it all in."
(velonews.com)
May
10, 2017
"Nearly a riot" among Bora
Hansgrohe riders over Panini Giro d'Italia
album stickers.
"We're
only four stages into the 100th Giro
d'Italia and there's already been a bit
of argy bargy that resulted in a rider
being kicked out of the race.
But Bora Hansgrohe rider Sam Bennett has revealed that there was "nearly a riot" within his own team over, of all things, Panini stickers. The 26-year-old Irish sprinter, a stage winner at Paris Nice in March, made the revelation in the blog he's writing on Independent.ie during the Italian Grand Tour." (road.cc) May
10, 2017
There is no such thing as
“just” concussion.
"I
was lying on the ground, sucking in a
huge gasp of air to replace all that had
been rudely knocked out, not really sure
of what had happened.
One moment I was riding toward the one really tiny simple jump on a fairly tame piece of singletrack ten minutes from home. The next, my leisurely Sunday afternoon solo mountain bike ride was brought to an abrupt end as I found myself lying in the dirt with little idea of what had just gone wrong." (cyclingtips.com) May
10, 2017
Preview: World’s best women
head to Tour of California.
"The
Tour of California kicks off this week
with four days of Women’s WorldTour
racing.
American Megan Guarnier (Boels Dolmans) returns to defend her title. Tour of Flanders winner Coryn Rivera (Team Sunweb) eyes a win in her hometown race. The women’s event kicks off Thursday with the first two stages in South Lake Tahoe followed by two more in Sacramento." (velonews.com) May
10, 2017
Nerves, sprint trains and
the new team: Chloe Hosking’s Tour of
Chongming Island.
"The
year 2016 was arguably Chloe Hosking’s
best season yet with big victories at
Tour of Chongming Island, the coveted La
Course by le Tour de France, and a stage
in the Giro Rosa.
Going into the flat and fast UCI Road World Championships in Qatar, the Australian sprinter carried the privilege and burden of being a top race favorite." (cyclingtips.com) May
10, 2017
ROTOR 2INpower In-Depth
Review.
"Over
the last few years, ROTOR has been
slowly increasing both the quantity of
power meters they make - as well as the
types of power meters they make.
It first started with the original ROTOR Power LT some three years back, and then two years ago they introduced the left-only variant, INpower. However, last spring they announced the dual left/right variant- 2INPower, which they started shipping this past fall. That dual left/right leg variant that includes both ANT+ & Bluetooth Smart is what I’m covering in this review." (dcrainmaker.com) May
10, 2017
Julian Alaphilippe ruled out
of Tour de France after surgery for knee
injury.
"Alaphilippe
underwent surgery on the injury in
Belgium today, and will need two weeks
of complete rest before beginning
rehabilitation, and an additional two
weeks before he is allowed to ride."
(cyclingweekly.com)
May
10, 2017
Cycling App of the Week:
NeverAlone.
"NeverAlone
is a safety app that pinpoints your
location and tells others where you are.
You just press start on the app, and then if it detects no movement for longer than your chosen amount of time (between 5 and 60mins) it sends a text message to your nominated contact to warn them that you might be in trouble. If you're just on a coffee break, just remember to press 'stop' and the app will disable until you press start again." (road.cc) May
10, 2017
May
9, 2017
Giro d'Italia: Polanc wins
stage 4 on Mount Etna.
"Jan
Polanc (UAE Team Emirates) took a
surprise but highly deserved win atop
Mount Etna on stage 4 of the Giro
d’Italia.
The Slovenian went on the attack after just two kilometres of the stage and survived the following 179 to hold off a frantic chase from the peloton." (cyclingnews.com) May
9, 2017
Was Giro’s early Etna summit
finish worth the risk?
"The
views of lava fields and volcanic smoke
amazed.
Star cyclists climbing Mount Etna for the stage win and pink jersey entertained. But such early Giro d’Italia theatrics risked shutting down the overall race." (velonews.com) May
9, 2017
Debusschere wins 4 Jours de
Dunkerque opener.
"Sarreau,
Venturini miss out to Lotto Soudal
rider."
(cyclingnews.com)
May
9, 2017
Profile Design recalling
Cobra S stems.
"Nearly
10,000 stems were sold in the
aftermarket and as OE spec.
The stems were sold nationally from January 2007 through December 2013 for about $200 for the stem sold individually. About 135 of the stems were sold in Canada. The stems were sold in seven sizes including 60 mm, 70 mm, 80 mm, 90 mm, 100 mm, 110 mm and 120 mm. "Profile Design" and "Cobra S" are printed in white on the black stems. Only black stems are included in this recall." (bicycleretailer.com) May
9, 2017
Driver plows into Chris
Froome during training ride.
"Three-time
Tour de France champion Chris Froome
said Tuesday a driver intentionally
plowed into him while he was on a
training ride.
Froome was not hurt in the incident, but he said on Twitter his bike was destroyed. He posted an image of his Pinarello, its rear wheel bent and crumpled. The top tube appeared to be broken as well." (velonews.com) May
9, 2017
Giro d’Italia 2017:
Reactions from the 4th stage.
"The
Giro d’Italia is really nice.
I have to say, I’m really enjoying this Giro. It’s just a different flavor, a different feel." (cycling.today) May
9, 2017
Zakarin's canny Etna attack
makes up for early losses.
"The
wind may have tempered the attacking
ambitions of the general classification
contenders on the Giro d'Italia's first
summit finish at Mount Etna, but Ilnur
Zakarin (Katusha Alpecin) had the guile
to poke out one of the few opportunities
that arose and claw back much of the
time he lost in Sardinia in the
process."
(cyclingnews.com)
May
9, 2017
Nibali’s key teammate Moreno
kicked out of Giro.
"Spain’s Javier Moreno (Bahrain Merida) was kicked out of the Giro d’Italia on Tuesday after shoving another rider during Tuesday’s fourth stage. The Spanish rider was spotted by helicopter TV images shoving Diego Rosa (Sky) with about 20km to go in Tuesday’s mountaintop near the base of the Mount Etna summit finale." (velonews.com) May
9, 2017
Injured Rohan Dennis
abandons Giro d’Italia.
"Australian
Rohan Dennis pulled out of the Giro
d’Italia during stage 4 to the summit of
Mount Etna in Sicily as he continued to
suffer from injuries sustained in a
crash Sunday."
(velonews.com)
May
9, 2017
Huge crash takes down half
the field and blocks the road at the Four
Days of Dunkirk.
"The
opening stage of the Four Days of
Dunkirk was disrupted by a large crash
which took down half the field and
blocked the road.
The incident occurred with 22km remaining on the stage from Dunkirk to Iwuy, with a Direct Energie rider near the front of the bunch appearing to clip the wheel of the Lotto Soudal rider in front of him, falling to the right and taking out an FDJ rider to trigger a chain reaction." (cyclingweekly.com) May
9, 2017
Topeak’s mini torque tool is
cool, Funn gets G-Wide, Granite stands up
your bike.
"Sometimes,
things are awesome and worth sharing,
but not quite worth a solo post. So here
are three sweet new things from three
different brands: Topeak, Funn and
Granite. The Topeak Ratchet Rocket was
already one of my favorite mini tools
(reviewed here), and now there’s an even
better version.
The NTX kit includes three torque bits to help ensure you won’t over tighten small bolts or damage delicate components." (bikerumor.com) May
9, 2017
Mount Etna a fitting stage
for Giro d'Italia's leading characters.
"For
three days, the leading characters in
this Giro d'Italia have been in search
of a theater.
The windswept roads of Sardinia provided some frissons, of course, but the general classification contenders were, by and large, playing out something akin to a dress rehearsal. When the Giro resumes in Sicily on stage 4, it is hard to shake off the sense that the curtain is being raised in earnest on the corsa rosa. Mount Etna awaits." (cyclingnews.com) May
9, 2017
Haussler to return at 4
Jours de Dunkerque for season debut.
"The
knee problems that have kept Heinrich
Haussler out of action so far this
season have finally been resolved, and
the Australian is ready to make his
first appearance for Bahrain Merida in
the 4 Jours de Dunkerque, starting
Tuesday."
(cyclingnews.com)
May
9, 2017
Kristoff headlines Katusha
Alpecin's Tour of California squad.
"While
the Tour of California has lost
sprinters Nacer Bouhanni and Mark
Cavendish to injury and illness, Katusha
Alpecin have confirmed its fast man
Alexander Kristoff will lead the squad
at the 12th edition of the race."
(cyclingnews.com)
May
9, 2017
First Ride: Felt’s $26,000
TA/FRD super bike.
"If
someone offered you the keys to an F1
car, you’d grab them and fire that baby
up, right?
We had that very opportunity when Felt invited VeloNews to Los Angeles to ride its TA/FRD pursuit bike, a project that made waves as much for its $26,000 price tag as for its technological advances that include a left-side drivetrain, asymmetric tube shapes, proprietary HED wheels, and much more." (velonews.com) May
9, 2017
Campagnolo Centaur groupset
sets sights on Shimano 105 and SRAM Rival.
"Stylistically,
Centaur is the spitting image of the
Potenza groupset that debuted last year.
Seeing as how Potenza already draws its aesthetics from Chorus, Record, and Super Record, there’s now a very strong family resemblance across Campagnolo’s entire range - and no remaining evidence of previous-generation 10-speed groupsets." (cyclingtips.com) May
9, 2017
2017 Amgen Tour of
California LIVE stream.
"2017
Tour of California LIVE May 14-20.
Stage 1 starts at 11:25am PDT (20:25pm CET). The finish is at around 3:28pm PDT (00:28am CET). Live video from 12:30pm PDT (21:30pm CET)." (cyclingfans.com) May
9, 2017
May
8, 2017
Roberto Heras to receive
€724,000 compensation for doping sanction.
"Former
professional cyclist Roberto Heras will
receive €724,000 (£612,242/US$792,338)
in compensation after the Spanish
supreme court confirmed the compensation
sum after Heras’s doping sanction was
overturned.
The Spaniard, now aged 43, was banned from competition between 2006 and 2008 after failing an anti-doping test for banned blood booster EPO on the day of the 2005 Vuelta a España‘s final time trial. He was ejected from the Liberty Seguros team, and his overall victory in the race was later erased. The win was handed to runner up, Russian Denis Menchov." (cyclingweekly.com) May
8, 2017
Professors conclude: Don't
descend like Froome.
"Chris
Froome's descent of the Col de
Peyresourde on stage 8 of the 2016 Tour
de France, where he was tucked
precariously low and forward on his top
tube, pedaling like mad, was so unusual,
awkward, and effective that it sparked a
mixture of revulsion and Sunday club-run
copy cats."
(cyclingnews.com)
May
8, 2017
Dombrowski aiming for late
Giro peak.
"Everyone
knows Cannondale Drapac’s Joe Dombrowski
loves the Giro d’Italia.
The 25-year-old climber won the so-called “Baby Giro” in 2012, beating Italian star Fabio Aru to become the first American to win the prestigious U23 race." (velonews.com) May
8, 2017
Nibali hints that the Giro
d’Italia will erupt on the slopes of Mount
Etna.
"Vincenzo
Nibali is in his native Sicily ready for
the first GC showdown of the 100th
edition of the Giro d’Italia.
The Italian media is convinced ‘Lo Squalo di Messina’ will try to win stage 4 on Mount Etna, Europe’s most active volcano, in the hope of riding into his home town on Wednesday resplendent in the maglia rosa, and Nibali and his Bahrain Merida have done little to play down the growing sense of expectation." (cyclingnews.com) May
8, 2017
Canyon Ultimate WMN CF SLX
Disc 9.0 Team CSR first ride review.
"Lighter,
more aerodynamic and women's specific.
German bike brand Canyon has released a new version of the race ready Ultimate and made a significant number of changes. The geometry and carbon frame has been completely redesigned." (cyclingnews.com) May
8, 2017
Ritchey Road Logic frameset
review: Classic steel, epitomized.
"Tom
Ritchey didn’t break the mold when it
came to designing the Road Logic, and
for fans of steel road bikes, that’ll
mostly be a good thing.
Save for some very slight ovalization at the base of the seat tube and through the midsection of the chainstays, all of the tubes are arrow-straight and round." (cyclingtips.com) May
8, 2017
Tech of the Week: Giro
d’Italia news, a power meter and Canyon’s
women’s range.
"In
the week leading up to the start of the
Giro d’Italia, we’ve been looking at the
leaders’ jerseys, Bahrain Merida’s
Merida Scultura, Canyon’s women’s bikes
and more."
(cyclingweekly.com)
May
8, 2017
Overall Redlands title for
Winder after stage 5 success.
"United
Healthcare capped off the Redlands
Classic in style Sunday with Ruth Winder
soloing to the stage win and overall
title.
World time trial champion Amber Neben started the stage with an 1:43 minute advantage over Winder but by the end of the stage had lost her yellow jersey by 1:05 minute." (cyclingnews.com) May
8, 2017
Eisenhart wins 2017 Redlands
Classic.
"An
aggressive ride from Francisco Mancebo
saw the Spaniard take the final day
spoils at Redlands Classic with Canyon
Bicycle teammate Steve Fisher capping
off a one-two to close out the race.
TJ Eisenhart and his Holowesko Citadel team did enough on the fifth stage to claim the overall victory 44 seconds ahead of Brandon McNulty (Rally Cycling)." (cyclingnews.com) May
8, 2017
Roads to Ride: Mount Etna.
"The
finish of the Giro d’Italia’s fourth
stage this year, Mount Etna or simply
“the mountain” to locals in Sicily is an
active volcano with several roads to the
top.
18km and 7% or more for most of the way makes this equivalent to the Galibier from Valloire. It’s easier because the altitude is kinder but mentally hard because the road just goes on with little to aim for. What’s it like to ride?" (inrng.com) May
8, 2017
Sam Bennett reveals illness
and rapid weight loss at Giro d’Italia.
"Sam
Bennett’s lack of form on the opening
days of the Giro d’Italia has been
noticeable considering his form so far
this year.
A 10th place on stage 1 and two anonymous finishes on Saturday and yesterday - with time losses - will have worried Irish fans. However, he has revealed that has suffered a bout of sudden illness." (stickybottle.com) May
8, 2017
Thoughts on GoPro’s new
Fusion 360° 5.2K camera.
"A
few weeks ago GoPro sorta-announced a
new action cam. Sorta being the
operative word here.
Unlike most GoPro announcement occurrences, this was more of a formalized naming and acknowledgment of existence. It included roughly as much information as an upcoming birth announcement, with about the same timelines and details. Yes, we know it’s a baby, and its gender. Oh, and it’ll be born sometime at the end of the year." (dcrainmaker.com) May
8, 2017
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