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Brailsford says Froome Giro win was
logical, pledges transparency.
"Speaking
to the BBC, Team Sky Principal Dave
Brailsford has said that Chris Froome’s stage 19
attack at the Giro d’Italia was the result of
careful planning and a detailed fueling strategy,
insisting that what the rider did was credible." (cyclingtips.com)
(Photo: Cor Vos)
June 6,
2018
The Three Second Rule.
"An
aide memoire about the new UCI rule that’s
been applied for a year now to some bunch sprints
where a gap of at least three seconds needs to
exist in order for a new time gap to exist. It’s
still under trial this year and more complicated
than mere gap of three seconds."
(inrng.com) (ASO)
June 6,
2018
Caleb Ewan reportedly set to move to
Lotto Soudal as replacement for André Greipel.
"Caleb
Ewan could be one of the biggest name riders to
change teams at the end of the season after it was
reported that he is close to signing a deal to
join Lotto Soudal for the 2019 season." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
June 6,
2018
Valverde to miss Tour de Suisse after
illness.
"Nairo
Quintana and Mikel Landa will lead the Movistar
team at the Tour de Suisse but Alejandro Valverde
will not line-up alongside his fellow team leaders
after a cold hampered a key moment of his training
at altitude."
(cyclingnews.com) (Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
June 6,
2018
Barguil: This season has been rubbish.
"Rubbish.”
Warren Barguil (Fortuneo Samsic) makes no attempt
to soften his assessment of his 2018 season so
far. “It’s just been rubbish, right from the
beginning - not what I’d hoped for at all." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images Sport)
June 6,
2018
Tour of Utah 2018 route will include
brutal Empire Pass.
"The
seven day, 536 mile route for this summer’s Larry
H. Miller Tour of Utah will include nearly 44,000
feet of elevation gain and the brutal Empire Pass
climb, organizers confirmed Wednesday." (velonews.com)
(Photo: Casey B. Gibson)
June 6,
2018
Don’t Try This At Home: Building a
bicycle out of springs.
"One
of our favorite tinkering madmen is at it again.
Many of Colin Furze’s ideas could certainly be
considered totally crazy, and this one is no
different. This time it seems that Colin wondered,
if bicycles are speced with shock absorbers, why
not just make the whole bike frame a shock
absorber?"
(bikerumor.com)
June 6,
2018
Column
Two
Criterium du Dauphine: Sky wins team
time trial.
"Former
TTT world champion BMC Racing was second, 38
seconds behind, with Lotto Soudal rounding out the
podium third at 52 seconds on a flat, 35 kilometer
course from Pont-de-Vaux to Louhans Châteaurenaud,
France."
(cyclingnews.com)
(velonews.com) (Bettini Photo)
June 6,
2018
Team Sky dominates team time trial to
regain race lead.
"Sky
comprehensively won the Stage 3 team time trial at
the 2018 Criterium du Dauphine to move Michal
Kwiatkowski back into the overall leader.
Mitchelton Scott, the team of previous leader
Daryl Impey, finished way down in fourth, 0:56
adrift."
(cyclist.co.uk)
June 6,
2018
BMC Racing select their strongest ever
team for Tour de Suisse.
"The
BMC Racing team have named what they suggest is
'one of the strongest teams' they have ever taken
to a stage race for the Tour de Suisse, with
Richie Porte, Tejay van Garderen and Greg Van
Avermaet all in the seven rider roster for the
important pre-Tour de France stage race." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images Sport)
June 6,
2018
Column
Three
June
6, 2018
June
6, 2018
Dumoulin sets sights on Tour’s yellow
jersey.
"Tom
Dumoulin all but confirmed Wednesday he will race
at the upcoming Tour de France, saying he’s eager
to test himself in two consecutive grand tours.
The Dutchman and 11 other riders are on Team
Sunweb’s long list for the Tour de France." (velonews.com) Photo:
©Justin Setterfield | Getty Images
June 6,
2018
Snek Lifeboat Tire Lever with
integrated tubeless valve core remover.
"If
you run tubeless tires this is the tire lever you
need in your life. The Snek Lifeboat Tire Lever is
one of those “why didn’t I think of it first”
products, in that as well as removing tires, it
also has an integrated tubeless valve core
remover. Oh, and there’s also a bottle opener as
well."
(road.cc)
June 6,
2018
Customizing your bike to maximize your
performance - how a few changes can help you go
faster.
"A
harmonious relationship between body and bicycle
is a wonderful thing but it’s not a given, and the
smallest detail can affect your cycling
efficiency, performance and comfort. Here is
everything you can change/tweak/and generally
customize with the aim of getting the perfect bike
and thereby squeezing the maximum from your
performance."
(road.cc)
June 6,
2018
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Tragedy Strikes the Lost and Found
Gravel Race.
"It
is with a heavy heart that the Sierra Buttes Trail
Stewardship team announces that one of our tribe,
a member of the Hammer Nutrition Team, passed away
while participating in the Lost & Found Gravel
Grinder at Lake Davis, California on June 2,
2018."
(cxmagazine.com)
June 5,
2018
How Movistar discovered Ecuadorian
star Carapaz.
"The
Giro d’Italia might be in the rear-view mirror for
much of the cycling world, but Richard Carapaz
continues to be feted in his native Ecuador.
Carapaz flew home last week where he’s been the
toast of the nation."
(velonews.com) Photo: Jim Fryer
June 5,
2018
Thomas to finalize future before Tour
de France.
"Geraint
Thomas is keen to finalize his long-term future
before the start of this year’s Tour de France,
saying he is still open to offers from other teams
despite Team Sky’s determination to retain his
services."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty
Images Sport)
June 5,
2018
Kelderman returns at Tour de Suisse
after broken collarbone.
"Wilco
Kelderman is set to ride for the first time since
breaking his collarbone in March when he lines up
at the Tour de Suisse, which gets underway on
Saturday. Kelderman will lead Team Sunweb's
general classification hopes while Michael
Matthews, who is hunting for stage wins, joins him
in the seven-man squad."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty
Images Sport)
June 5,
2018
Zwift adds 2018 Road World
Championship’s Innsbruck course to platform.
"The
2018 UCI Road World Championships course in
Innsbruck is said to be the hilliest in a
generation, including an 8km climb, with Italian
riders dubbing it “the toughest course of all
time” after their recon. So the opportunity to
experience the course on Zwift is not to be taken
lightly."
(cyclingweekly.com) Credit: EXPA/ Jakob Gruber
June 5,
2018
Hands-on: The New Suunto 9 Multisport
GPS Watch.
"Today
Suunto announced their next generation series of
high-end multisport watches, the Suunto 9. This
line is designed to be the successor to the Suunto
Spartan Ultra range of GPS watches, which is the
most expensive offering Suunto has in their
stable. There’s some pretty cool stuff in there -
none of which is being done by their competitors." (dcrainmaker.com)
June 5,
2018
What can custom bikes tell us about
women’s specific geometry?
"Based
on the Dreyfuss Human Scale - the most
comprehensive ergonomic data display there is -
there’s no statistical difference between women
and men’s limb lengths. There’s no measurement
which is different between men and women that
affects bike fit."
(cyclingweekly.com)
June 5,
2018
Taking the plunge: How to nail your
first race.
"Prior
to racing, most road riders fall into the loose
category of ‘leisure and fitness’ riders - cycling
hard but just for fun, taking part in occasional
group rides and sportives. They might watch the
pros on TV and daydream about racing but without
thinking they will ever themselves compete." (cyclingweekly.com)
June 5,
2018
Column
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Criterium du Dauphine: Ackermann wins
stage 2.
"Impey
in yellow. Kwiatkowski crashes on run-in to
Belleville en Beaujolais."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty
Images Sport)
June 5,
2018
Kwiatkowski loses Dauphine lead after
late crash on stage 2.
"Michal
Kwiatkowski (Team Sky) escaped serious injury
after crashing at speed in the closing kilometers
of stage 2 of the Critérium du Dauphiné, and
reckons he will be OK to fight on for the overall
title, despite losing the leader's yellow jersey
to Daryl Impey."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty
Images Sport)
June 5,
2018
Impey takes the initiative to move
into yellow at Criterium du Dauphine.
"Daryl
Impey (Mitchelton Scott) moved into the yellow
jersey at the Critérium du Dauphiné on Tuesday
after a third place in the bunch sprint on stage 2
secured him a four second time bonus to move ahead
of Michal Kwiatkowski (Team Sky) into the yellow
jersey."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty
Images Sport)
June 5,
2018
Criterium du Dauphine stage 1 injury
report.
"The
first road stage of the Criterium du Dauphine was
a nervous one, and several riders hit the deck.
The worst off appeared to be Trek Segafredo's Kiel
Reijnen, who hit the tarmac on a descent with 18km
to go."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
June 5,
2018
Dauphine: Adam Yates at 85 per cent
with Tour de France in mind.
"The
British rider put in a decent ride in the opening
day prologue - not his specialty - to finish ahead
of fellow yellow jersey hopefuls Romain Bardet and
Vincenzo Nibali. He then came home safely in the
reduced peloton after a chaotic finale to the
opening road stage on Monday."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty
Images Sport)
June 5,
2018
5 Things you probably didn’t know
about Katy Winton.
"Riding
for Trek Factory Racing, Katy is the Scottish
pocket rocket, fast and fearless and no stranger
to the EWS podium. While many of us follow Katy on
social media and have brushed up on some of her
more obvious background and behaviors in cycling,
we wanted to dig a little deeper and really flesh
out some of Winton’s quirks."
(totalwomenscycling.com)
June 5,
2018
Column
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June
5, 2018
June
5, 2018
UCI wants Froome sidelined as
anti-doping case drags on.
"Cycling’s
governing president David Lappartient would sleep
better at night if Chris Froome suspended himself
from the 2018 Tour de France and other
competitions. "Everyone has trouble understanding
how after nine months it still has not advanced." (velonews.com)
(Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images Sport)
June 5,
2018
2018 Tour of Britain to feature team
time trial.
"The
2018 Tour of Britain will feature the modern
race's first-ever team time trial in what
organizers have called an 'innovative and
unpredictable' route. The 14-kilometer test
against the clock will finish with a tough rise up
the Whinlatter Pass before the peloton tackles it
from the other, tougher, side the following day in
the race's sole summit finish."
(cyclingnews.com)
June 5,
2018
Gore C7 Gore-Tex Shakedry Stretch
Jacket.
"Gore
is the most famous apparel brand that people don’t
think they’ve heard of. Gore? No. You’ve heard of
Gore-Tex? Everyone’s heard of Gore-Tex. OK, so
Gore is the bike stuff. Gore-Tex is the fabric
your jacket is made from, and the bits around the
end of you guitar strings, and your granddad’s
aortic stent… and your space suit."
(rouleur.cc)
June 5,
2018
Mitchelton Scott lead Hammer Series
overall ranking after second round in Limburg.
"Mitchelton
Scott has increased their lead in the Hammer
Series overall ranking after two rounds. The
Australian outfit dominated the first event held
in Norway and then finished second to Quick Step
Floors upon the conclusion of round two in Limburg
on Sunday."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty
Images Sport)
June 5,
2018
Road bikes to expect in 2019:
Speculation on the updated UCI approved list.
"It’s
that time of year again: The world’s biggest bike
race is just around the corner, as is Eurobike,
the world’s largest bicycle trade show. Bike
launch season is upon us, too, but the UCI have
provided a bit of a sneak preview of what’s to
come, courtesy of their updated list of approved
frames."
(cyclingtips.com)Photography by James Huang, Matt
Wikstrom & David Rome
June 5,
2018
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Long Live the King: Ted King is Back
on Top at 2018 Dirty Kanza 200.
"Defending
champion Mat Stephens has been on a roll since
winning the race last year, and 2016 winner Ted
King was back looking for his second win after a
flat-marred 2017. A group of Canadians led by
Geoff Kabush politely threw their hats into the
ring, and the field got a true international
flavor thanks to Sven Nys and Jens Voigt." (cxmagazine.com)
June 4,
2018
The focus on Chris Froome is a
distraction from where doping prevention in cycling
should be.
"Chris
Froome is in the news again, winning big but
losing at the same time. Froome’s career is far
from over, and yet it seems he is destined to go
down in history as one of the most successful and
most controversial riders ever in professional
cycling."
(sbs.com.au)
June 4,
2018
Tour de France 2018: Full provisional
starting list of teams and riders.
"As
with all WorldTour races, each of the 18 teams
that make up the top-flight of professional
cycling receive an invite and in the case of the
Tour de France, all teams are contracted to race." (telegraph.co.uk)
Credit: REUTERS
June 4,
2018
Tom Dumoulin set to ride Tour de
France.
"Dumoulin
avoided making any clear confirmation on the final
day of the Giro d’Italia in Rome after he finished
second overall to Chris Froome, or even during
Friday’s opening day of racing at the Hammer
Series in Limburg."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
June 4,
2018
Bardet working on time trial
weaknesses ahead of Tour de France.
"Romain
Bardet cut a disconsolate figure in Marseille at
the end of last year’s Tour de France. He’d
previously dismissed pressure to improve on his
time trialing, arguing he didn’t want to
jeopardize his natural qualities as a climber." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
June 4,
2018
New Specialized aero bike spotted at
Criterium du Dauphine.
"Quick
Step Floors and Bora Hansgrohe lined up for the
opening road race stage of the Criterium du
Dauphine with two riders from each team aboard a
previously unseen aero bike from bike sponsor
Specialized."
(cyclingnews.com) (Josh Evans/Immediate Media)
June 4,
2018
What is the optimal tire pressure for
gravel?
"Ever
felt really fast on hard, over-inflated tires? It
wasn’t long ago that pumping 700×23-millimeter
silk tubulars to 135psi was common practice; the
bike felt springy and fast that way. As you may
now know, higher pressure doesn’t always equal
lower rolling resistance."
(velonews.com)
June 4,
2018
Shimano FC-R9100-P Dura-Ace power
meter.
"Shimano's
R9100-P power meter uses strain gauges integrated
in both cranks. Elements of the power meter are
visible when the crankset is fitted but they're
hardly noticeable."
(road.cc)
June 4,
2018
Tech of the Week: SRM/Look pedal power
meter, Chris Froome’s numbers and more.
"Also
Zipp wheel updates, tubeless tires from Pirelli
and Ford’s virtual reality cycling headset." (cyclingweekly.com)
June 4,
2018
Five common myths about cycling
injuries and why they might be wrong.
"As
cyclists always hungry to improve, we get our
information from all kinds of places; other
riders, magazines and the professionals we see on
TV, but how do we know what we’re doing is right,
and best for us personally?"
(cyclingweekly.com)
June 4,
2018
Stan’s revamps the Grail in new carbon
Grail CB7 & alloy MK3 gravel, road & cross
rims.
"The
Grail rim first brought Stan’s tubeless tech to
road, cyclocross & gravel four years ago. Now
it’s back in two new iterations - the carbon Grail
CB7 & alloy Grail MK3, optimized for the
current crop of high-quality tubeless all-road
tires and finally disc brakes."
(bikerumor.com)
June 4,
2018
Column
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Criterium du Dauphine: Impey wins
stage 1.
"Kwiatkowski
keeps race lead as South African champ moves into
second. Alaphilippe took second place, but he was
some distance behind Impey, who produced a
startlingly powerful sprint to claim the honors." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images Sport)
June 4,
2018
SIGMA ROX 12.0 Sport Cycling GPS
In-Depth Review.
"This
is the most competitive cycling computer to
Garmin’s higher end mapping devices yet. End of
story. So how’s it the most viable competitor? You
mean aside from having full color touchscreen
mapping that’s actually fast and responsive while
zooming around?"
(dcrainmaker.com)
June 4,
2018
Movistar boss: ‘A Tour without Froome
would be very different’.
"Although
it’s looking more likely that Chris Froome will
race next month’s Tour de France, that doesn’t
mean some teams are holding out hope he won’t." (velonews.com)
(Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images Sport)
June 4,
2018
Tour de France organizers to introduce
grid style start for short stage 17.
"The
2018 Tour de France will put a unique spin on the
start of the 17th stage, one of the shortest ever
65 kilometers, that is bound to add an extra layer
of difficulty to what should be a stressful day.
It will place riders in grids according to their
rankings at the start and eliminate the neutral
zone."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
June 4,
2018
Hermann Pernsteiner wins the Gran
Premio Città di Lugano.
"Hermann
Pernsteiner has taken his first win for Bahrain
Merida after the 27 year old Austrian rider soloed
to victory at the win at Gran Premio Città di
Lugano, beating his breakaway teammate Kristian
Sbaragli (Israel Cycling Academy) with an attack
on the last lap." (thebikecomesfirst.com)
(Bettini Photo)
June 4,
2018
Silca launches (slightly more)
affordable Allen key toolsets.
"Silca
makes some of the finest tools we’ve come across
here at road.cc, such as the lovely HX-One
Home and Travel Took Kit, but they’re not exactly
affordable. The newly launched HX Two and Three
Hex Allen toolsets aim to change that, costing £75
and £35 respectively."
(road.cc)
June 4,
2018
Five cool things coming soon from
Felt, Giant, Vision, Bont and Kalf.
"Another
weekend that ended on a high in glorious sunshine
for most parts of the UK, of which we took full
advantage by getting out there and riding lots!
Here is some of that stuff we were testing." (road.cc)
June 4,
2018
Column
Three
June
4, 2018
Canadian cyclist slapped with nearly
$400 in fines for missing reflectors in broad
daylight.
"A
cyclist from Canada has found himself slapped with
C$381 (£220) in fines after being found not to
have the correct reflectors while cycling in broad
daylight. Jabez Adasz was riding his bike to work
in Montreal on Wednesday when he was pulled over
by a police officer who issued him with the hefty
fines."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Charles Contant/CBC)
June 4,
2018
June
4, 2018
Teams announced for 2018 La Course by
Le Tour de France.
"Mitchelton
Scott will return to defend their title, after
Annemiek Van Vleuten won the two-day event last
year. Boels Dolmans, Sunweb, Canyon SRAM and
Wiggle High5 will also be on the start line." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images Sport)
June 4,
2018
Garmin Edge 130 review: The spiritual
successor to the Edge 500.
"Garmin’s
new Edge 130 packs a generous array of useful
features into its diminutive case, but does
without the laundry list of more advanced ones
that many riders don’t ever use. It’s also very
lightweight, sports a surprisingly big screen, and
commands a relatively modest sum of cash." (cyclingtips.com)
Photography by James Huang
June 4,
2018
2018 Lost and Found Gravel Race - Pro
Men 100 Mile.
"On
Saturday, nearly 1400 racers took to the start at
the largest-ever Lost and Found gravel race,
contesting 45, 65 and 100 mile distances over the
forgotten dirt roads around Lake Davis in Plumas
County, California."
(cxmagazine.com)
June 4,
2018
For the love of cycling: Q&A with
Nathan Haas.
"After
two years at Dimension Data with only one win,
Nathan Peter Haas moved to Katusha Alpecin. It
might be the atmosphere of the new team, or the
caffeinated shampoo, but the Australian quickly
repaid their confidence with the green jersey and
a stage win in the Tour of Oman."
(rouleur.cc) Photographs: Laura Fletcher
June 4,
2018
Pete Kennaugh opens up about
early-season struggles as he aims for Tour de France
spot.
"Peter
Kennaugh has said his absence from racing earlier
this year was down to a lack of motivation to ride
that nearly stopped him training earlier in the
season."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
June 4,
2018
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