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May
22, 2018
Giro d'Italia: Dennis wins stage 16
time trial.
"Simon
Yates holds fast to maglia rosa with 56 seconds on
Dumoulin heading into the final run towards Rome." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images Sport)
May 22,
2018
Giro d'Italia - Tom Dumoulin
disappointed after time trial.
"Tom
Dumoulin of Sunweb reduced the gap with Giro
d'Italia leader Simon Yates to 56 seconds but
wasn't entirely pleased with the result. "A bit
disappointed," he told Dutch broadcaster NOS
while cooling down. "I wanted to either take a lot
of time on Yates or win the time trial. And I
didn't do either."
(cyclingpub.com)
May 22,
2018
Five talking points from stage 16 of
the Giro d’Italia.
"What
made the build-up to this time trial so intriguing
was the uncertainty regarding how well we should
expect Simon Yates (Mitchelton Scott) to go, and
how much time he would lose to Tom Dumoulin
(Sunweb), with predictions varying from as little
as under one minute to as much as over three
minutes."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
May 22,
2018
Tour des Fjords: Jakobsen wins opener
in Egersund.
"Fabio
Jakobsen (Quick Step Floors) has taken the victory
at the first stage of the Tour des Fjords. The
rider conquered the 34th victory for the team in
the 2018 season. The sprinter out-paced Hofland to
take first race lead."
(cyclingnews.com) (cyclingpub.com) (Photo: Tim de
Waele/Getty Images Sport)
May 22,
2018
Phil Gaimon and Fabian Cancellara
confirm date for race.
"The
pair will go head to head at one of Cancellara's
self-titled 'Chasing Cancellara' events on Sunday
1st July, racing up the Col du Pillon Swiss Alp.
The race will take on 6.9km of uphill road
averaging 5.2% in gradient."
(cyclist.co.uk)
May 22,
2018
May
22, 2018
Amanda Spratt wins stage and GC at
Emakumeen XXXI. Bira.
"Amanda
Spratt of Mitchelton-Scott has won the final stage
of the WWT Emakumeen XXXI. Bira, which also
allowed her to secure the overall victory.
'Spratty' launched an attack that allowed her to
create a significant gap with the peloton, and
ended up crossing the finish line with a
comfortable margin."
(cyclingpub.com)
May 22,
2018
Chloe Dygert Owen recovering from
concussion suffered in Amgen Women's Race.
"Chloe
Dygert Owen (Twenty20 p/b Sho-Air) is recovering
from a concussion suffered in a crash during the
opening stage of the Amgen Women's Race on May 17.
The multi-time track world champion is hoping to
be healthy ahead of the time trial at the USA
Cycling Professional Championships in Knoxville on
June 21."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Jonathan Devich)
May 22,
2018
Report: Bernal to race Tour de France.
"The
Spanish daily MARCA quoted Bernal’s agent
saying that Bernal will make his highly
anticipated grand tour debut at the French tour
rather than the Vuelta a España as expected. “We
decided after California,” MARCA quoted
Giuseppe Acquadro."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Casey B. Gibson)
May 22,
2018
Simon Yates and Tom Dumoulin go
head-to-head in Giro d'Italia time trial - Preview.
"The
stage 16 individual time trial from Trento to
Rovereto is set to be a pivotal moment in this
year's Giro d'Italia, with the flat, fast, and
unidirectional 34.2km course the arena for the
battle for pink between Simon Yates (Mitchelton
Scott) and Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb)."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
May 22,
2018
Sunweb coach Marc Reef: Tom Dumoulin
is better than last year.
"I
think it's fair to conclude that Tom is a bit
better than last year," he told NUsport in the
Netherlands. "Especially uphill. Last year he
always lost time in the difficult mountain stages
and now he limits the damage."
(cyclingpub.com)
May 22,
2018
Chaves still can’t explain Giro
collapse.
"Colombian
Esteban Chaves (Mitchelton Scott) still struggles
to understand what turned his Giro d’Italia upside
down. Chaves slid down the general classification
when he fell behind on the first climb of stage
10."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images
Sport)
May 22,
2018
Breakaway has its day on stage 3 of
Emakumeen Bira.
"A
strong breakaway of 10 riders dominated stage 3 of
the Emakumeen Bira. Pauliena Rooijakkers
(WaowDeals) attacked from this break but was
caught shortly before the finish, and the sprint
was won by Amy Pieters (Boels Dolmans)." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images Sport)
May 22,
2018
Baby Giro to incorporate pursuit-style
time trial.
"While
the adult Giro d'Italia takes on its potentially
decisive individual time trial today with Simon
Yates (Mitchelton Scott) and Tom Dumoulin shooting
out for pink, an interesting change to proceedings
has been approved at the under-23 Giro." (cyclist.co.uk)
May 22,
2018
An endless FAQ to road disc brakes.
"Love
it or hate it, disc brakes on drop-bar bikes are
here to stay. With all major drivetrain
manufacturers now committed to the cause, and an
increasing number of brands pushing the advanced
braking system, there’s a high chance your next
bike (or bike after that) will feature disc
brakes."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by Matt Wikstrom,
James Huang & David Rome
May 22,
2018
A note from the French desk.
"This
weekend, Egan Arley Bernal wrapped up the overall
win in the Tour of California, having taken both
of the mountain stages with a degree of ease. He’d
previously finished a close second to Primoz
Roglic in Romandie, and was looking nailed on for
a podium when crashing in the final stage of
Catalunya."
(podiumcafe.com) Getty Images for AEG
May 22,
2018
Tacx Crashpad protects your carbon
derailleur with extended QR axle nut.
"Dutch
trainer, water bottle & tool company Tacx has
a tiny new gadget they say will save your bike’s
fancy rear derailleur in a crash. The Tacx
Crashpad is an extended alloy nut that threads
onto the end of your standard QR skewer to protect
the derailleur either in transit or if you wipe
out."
(bikerumor.com)
May 22,
2018
Surgery needed for Jolien d'Hoore
after breaking collarbone.
"Belgian
sprinter Jolien d'Hoore will need surgery on a
fractured collarbone, which she suffered in a
crash at the Vier-Bahnen-Tournee in Germany." (cyclingpub.com)
May 22,
2018
Bontrager Velocis Road Cycling Shoe.
"The
Bontrager Velocis Cycling Shoes pack a lot into
their clean looks, with a construction that
pitches them right into the path of sportive and
keen club riders looking for race-esque
performance from a (relatively speaking) mid-range
shoe."
(road.cc)
May 22,
2018
Rapha adds yet another category with
saddles.
"For
Rapha, the company suggests that the Classic
saddles are for "longer days on the bike" while
the Pro Team is for "a more aggressive,
speed-focused riding position." The two
designations already exist in the company's
clothing line, where Pro Team is race cut while
Classic is slightly more relaxed."
(cyclingnews.com) (bikeradar.com)
May 22,
2018
Silca HX-Two & HX-Three take
premium, affordable tools out of the box for
portability.
"Renowned
tool & pump maker Silca’s premium HX-One hex
key set is known for their precision and
high-quality, but out of reach of most amateur
mechanics. Keeping the tool quality, Silca has now
swapped a travel friendly plastic carrier for the
wood box, and brought the price way down in two
new affordable tool combos."
(bikerumor.com)
May 22,
2018
Going Gravel with Shimano’s New
Clutch-Based Ultegra RX Rear Derailleur.
"The
clutch-based Ultegra RX derailleur resulted from
several more years of what the company called
“market research” that included gravel test rides
in Colorado, California and the Flint Hills of
Kansas."
(cxmagazine.com)
May 22,
2018
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May
21, 2018
Will wind direction crown Giro champ?
TT duel sets tone for final week.
"If
there’s a tailwind, Simon Yates (Mitchelton Scott)
could ride pink all the way to Rome. If the
weather turns with possible rain and headwinds, we
might have a race on our hands."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images
Sport)
May 21,
2018
Giro d'Italia 2018: Rest Day 3 Recap.
"The
second week of the Giro d'Italia saw Simon Yates
(Mitchelton Scott) confirm his status as the
strongest rider in the race and strengthen his
grip on the maglia rosa with two further stage
victories and second place on Monte Zoncolan." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
May 21,
2018
Calm, cool Yates is ready for Giro’s
final week.
"So
far this Giro, he has blown away his rivals on
four summit finishes. The first one at Mount Etna
he gave to his teammate Esteban Chaves and the
other three - Gran Sasso, Osimo, and Sappada - he
took himself in the race leader’s pink jersey." (velonews.com)
(Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images Sport)
May 21,
2018
How much time will Tom Dumoulin take
on Simon Yates in the Giro d’Italia time trial?
"Giro
d’Italia race leader Simon Yates (Mitchelton
Scott) is bound to lose to Tom Dumoulin in the
upcoming stage 16 time trial, but how much?
“Dumoulin could take 1-20 or 1-30, it’s going to
be really tight for the standings after the time
trial,” sports director at Trek Segafredo, Steven
De Jongh said."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
May 21,
2018
UCI says 2018 will be the last trade
team time trial at World Championships.
"The
UCI today confirmed that the team time trial at
the UCI Road World Championships in Innsbruck,
Austria in September will be the last for trade
teams."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
May 21,
2018
May
21, 2018
Giro d'Italia: Lopez climbs the
standings ahead of final week.
"After
a challenging start to the Giro d'Italia, things
are turning around for Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana)
as the race enters its third week. The 24 year old
has moved into fifth overall and extended his lead
in the young rider classification with second
place in Sappada on stage 15."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
May 21,
2018
Giro d'Italia stage stats: Froome's
Zoncolan watts and Yates's surge for victory.
"The
penultimate weekend of the 2018 Giro d'Italia is
now behind us and two stages in firstly the Alps
and then the Dolomites has set up what will be a
fascinating final week of racing."
(cyclist.co.uk)
May 21,
2018
Emakumeen Bira: Pieters wins stage 3.
"Boels
Dolmans' Amy Pieters won the final group sprint.
Fahlin (Wiggle High5) and Koppenburg (Cervelo
Bigla) were second and third on the day." (cyclingnews.com)
(cyclingpub.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images
Sport)
May 21,
2018
Van Vleuten takes control in Emakumeen
Bira after time trial victory.
"Annemiek
van Vleuten (Mitchelton Scott) lived up to her
status as pre-stage favorite, winning the stage 2
individual time trial at the Emakumeen Bira in the
world champion's jersey and putting time into the
rest of the field on the 26.6km course." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images Sport)
May 21,
2018
Nash takes Epic hat-trick at Grand
Junction Off-Road.
"Czech
Olympian Katerina Nash (Clif) cleaned up at the
Grand Junction Off-Road, winning the backcountry
race for a third time Sunday after a victory in
the fat tire crit two days prior."
(velonews.com) . Photo: Brenda Ernst
May 21,
2018
Grotts repeats at Grand Junction,
extends Epic Rides series lead.
"Just
like he did in 2017, Howard Grotts climbed away
from the competition to win the 42-mile Grand
Junction Off-Road, claiming round two of the Epic
Rides Series in Colorado Sunday."
(velonews.com) Photo: Spencer Powlison
May 21,
2018
Bernal climbs WorldTour rankings as
Peter Sagan remains in control.
"Egan
Bernal (Team Sky) has soared up the WorldTour
rankings after claiming overall victory at the
Tour of California last week. Peter Sagan (Bora
Hansgrohe) failed to win a stage in California,
for the first time in his career, but maintained a
healthy lead in the standings with his closest
rivals not racing at present."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
May 21,
2018
Do you need a clutch rear derailleur?
"Shimano’s
road developers have traditionally borrowed from
the company’s mountain bike tech: as far back as
1989, the Japanese company took the internals of
its Rapidfire shifting system and created the
first STI - arguably the biggest game changer in
road cycling of the last 50 years."
(cyclingweekly.com)
May 21,
2018
Rapha Cargo Bib Shorts.
"Comfortable,
with pockets for carrying all your essentials so
you can wear a looser fitting casual top or just
boost your carrying capacity with a regular
cycling jersey, Rapha's new Cargo bib shorts are
ideally suited to adventure rides where a less pro
race look is desirable. They're also handy for
commuting, audax, touring and any long distance
cycling."road.cc:
May 21,
2018
Bike inner tubes: Tube sizes, valve
types and materials explained.
"It’s
one of those bits of cycling equipment that looks
simple and standardized. But there are a myriad of
complications. Cycling Weekly guides you
through the intricacies of the inner tube." (cyclingweekly.com)
May 21,
2018
Five cool things coming soon from
Giant, Giro, 100%, Wearwell and Ritchey.
"The
sunshine ain't going away, and we haven't put our
bikes away for a good couple of weeks now as we
bask in the glorious sunshine. Hallelujah! Another
week, and another quintet of kit and gear that our
reviewers are testing at the moment." (road.cc)
May 21,
2018
How Italians *Really* Get Their
Coffee.
"Last
year I got into the idea that the perfect espresso
was a worthwhile pursuit, and one that might be in
my interests to pursue.
There are more than a few Moka Pot makers around, but Bialetti made the original design, marrying aluminum to pressurized steaming of finely ground coffee in a small, single-serving, hexagonal pot." (podiumcafe.com) May 21,
2018
The Giro Legends.
"The
real stars of the Giro d’Italia are often not the
riders but the locations - nearly always giant
climbs in the high mountains. These legendary
peaks are each associated with a particular
episode, an amazing feat or an unusual anecdote,
including snowstorms, solo breaks or sudden
crises."
(pelotonmagazine.com)
May 21,
2018
Selle Italia: Custom and historic
saddles.
"Founded
just outside of Milan in 1897, Selle Italia has
been producing bicycle saddles for more than 120
years. Selle Italia has made a name for itself in
producing custom saddles for the biggest names in
cycling."
(cyclingnews.com)( Josh Evans/Immediate Media)
May 21,
2018
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Giro d'Italia: Simon Yates takes his
third stage win in Sappada.
"Simon
Yates (Mitchelton Scott) became the first man
since Gilberto Simoni in 2003 to win three stages
while wearing the maglia rosa at the Giro
d'Italia, riding into Sappada solo to extend his
overall race lead."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
May 20,
2018
May
20, 2018
Emakumeen Bira: Van Vleuten wins stage
2 time trial.
"The
Dutchwoman completed the route in exactly 34
minutes and was 14 seconds faster than Boels
Dolmans' Anna van der Breggen and a solid 53
seconds faster than South African Ashleigh Moolman
Pasio of Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling." (cyclingnews.com)
(cyclingpub.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images
Sport)
May 20,
2018
Alexander Kamp wins final stage in
Tour of Norway, Eduard Prades takes overall win.
"Alexander
Kamp has won the final stage in the Tour of
Norway. The Virtu rider beat Eduard Prades and
Carl Fredrik Hagen in a sprint of three after
breaking away in the final 20 kilometers. The
Spaniard of Euskadi Murias takes the leader's
jersey from Dylan Groenewegen, who got dropped on
the difficult course."
(cyclingpub.com)
May 20,
2018
Froome, Dumoulin bow to Yates.
"Simon
Yates (Mitchelton Scott) increased his overall
lead and won his third win of the 2018 Giro
d’Italia with a thrilling solo ride into Sappada.
Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana) and Tom Dumoulin
(Sunweb) came over the line in second and third 41
seconds back."
(velonews.com) Photo: Justin Setterfield/Getty
Images
May 20,
2018
Five talking points from stage 15 of
the Giro d’Italia.
"Simon
Yates (Mitchelton Scott) took the greatest step
yet to winning this Giro d’Italia, putting over 40
seconds into Tom Dumoulin (Team Sunweb) and his
other major rivals, and a whole 1-32 into Chris
Froome (Team Sky) - his biggest time gains of the
race so far."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
May 20,
2018
Aru continues to struggle at Giro.
"After
struggling up Monte Zoncolan on Saturday, Aru got
dropped late in Sunday’s stage. He survived to the
line but plummeted out of GC contention. Aru
finished 69th at 19:31 back and dropped nine spots
from 13th to 22nd, now 25:14 back."
(velonews.com). Photo: Dan Cavallari |
VeloNews.com
May 20,
2018
Expect the unexpected: 31 years on,
the Giro returns to Sappada.
"On
Sunday, the Giro d'Italia finishes in Sappada for
the first time since 1987, and it's hard not to
think of Stephen Roche, Roberto Visentini, and all
that. Memories of that internecine strife seemed
even more apposite a week ago, when Esteban Chaves
was still vying with Simon Yates for leadership of
Mitchelton Scott, but the basic lesson of that day
31 years ago still applies: this is ambush
country."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
May 20,
2018
Nicolas Roche withdraws from the Giro
d’Italia.
"Nicolas
Roche (BMC Racing) has withdrawn from the Giro
d’Italia on today’s fifteenth stage from Tolmezzo
to Sappada. The Irishman withdrew at the feedzone
at Vodo di Cadore. Prior to today’s stage, he had
been in 65th place overall, over one hour and
twenty minutes behind race leader Simon Yates
(Michelton Scott)."(thebikecomesfirst.com)
(Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images Sport)
May 20,
2018
Tour of California stage 7 - Race
debrief.
"This
one was really close. When I crossed the finish
line, I thought I was second. But then after the
finish they came to me and said, 'You've won.' I'm
really happy, but it was a really good job from
the team all week."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
May 20,
2018
Amgen Women's Race stage 3 - Race
debrief.
"In
her heart breaking loss at the Amgen Women's Race
in 2017, Katie Hall had gone into the final stage
with a mere one second gap over Anna van der
Breggen and her powerful Boels Dolmans team. While
Hall is among the best in the mountains, flatter
sprint stages don't come easy to a rider of her
tiny stature."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Jonathan Devich)
May 20,
2018
Sierra scores Astana’s first WorldTour
win of the season.
"When
Astana’s Arlenis Sierra crossed the line to win
stage 3 of the women’s Tour of California in
downtown Sacramento, she scored the first
WorldTour win of the season for herself and her
Astana team."
(velonews.com) Photo: Chris Graythen/Getty Images
for AEG
May 20,
2018
Hall: The biggest win of my career.
"Californian
Katie Hall (UnitedHealthcare) was overjoyed after
the final stage of the Amgen Women's Race on
Saturday when she could celebrate her overall win
in front of a hometown crowd in Sacramento." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Jonathan Devich)
May 20,
2018
Mountain lion mauls cyclist to death
in northwestern US.
"The
cyclists had been riding mountain bikes on gravel
tracks in North Bend, 30 miles from Seattle, when
the incident happened."
(road.cc)
May 20,
2018
Spotted: Chris Froome’s custom 3D
printed chain keeper.
"Tucked
behind his notable (non-sponsor) Osyemetric
chainrings was what appeared to be a 3D-printed
chunk of plastic, just underneath the bottom
bracket. It’s secured to the bottom bracket shell
and chainstay with what appears to be epoxy." (velonews.com) Dan
Cavallari
May 20,
2018
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