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Tour de Suisse: BMC Racing win opening
team time trial in Frauenfeld.
"The
BMC Racing team won the opening 18km team time
trial at the Tour de Suisse, beating Team Sunweb
and Quick-Step Floors with a slick and fast
performance against the clock."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty
Images Sport)
June 9,
2018
Richie Porte puts BMC crunch time
aside to celebrate Suisse TTT win.
"Richie
Porte helped BMC Racing to the win on the opening
day of the 2018 Tour de Suisse. The Australian was
part of the seven man team that out powered
several squads including Team Sunweb and Quick
Step Floors to win the 18.3km team time trial on
Saturday."
(cyclingnews.com) (Josh Evans/Immediate Media)
June 9,
2018
Chris Froome ramps up Tour de France
preparations after Giro d'Italia recovery.
"Chris
Froome will ramp up his preparations for the Tour
de France this weekend, traveling to France to
recon some of the key stages in the Alps and
Pyrenees and intensify his training after
recovering from the exertions of the Giro
d'Italia."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty
Images Sport)
June 9,
2018
Neben wins Chrono Gatineau.
"Canuel
second, Wiles third."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty
Images Sport)
June 9,
2018
Easton AR, ARC, & ARC HD tubeless
rims get revised offset profile, further updates.
"Easton’s
AR & ARC series have been popular options for
wheel builders since their introduction. They’re
strong, fairly light, tubeless ready, and
available as a rim only which allows them to be
built to fit nearly any modern (or older) mountain
bike."
(bikerumor.com)
June 9,
2018
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Criterium du Dauphine: Bilbao wins in
La Rosiere.
"Pello
Bilbao (Astana) won stage 6 of the Critérium du
Dauphiné to La Rosiere after the intense 110km of
racing across four major cols revealed the real
overall contenders for this year’s race." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images Sport)
June 9,
2018
Geraint Thomas: I'm really close to
Dauphine victory but you just never know.
"Geraint
Thomas (Team Sky) not only survived his first day
in the yellow jersey at the Critérium du Dauphiné,
but gave another demonstration of his strength on
the final climb to La Rosiére to fill his rivals
with pessimism ahead of the final day." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
June 9,
2018
Caruso flies under the radar to sit
second at the Dauphine.
"With
the Critérium du Dauphiné shining a spotlight, as
it always does, on many of the Tour de France
contenders, there’s one rider who seems to have
been missed in the glare. Damiano Caruso, who’ll
be a domestique for Richie Porte next month, is
sitting second overall with two stages to go." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images Sport)
June 9,
2018
Belgian Waffle Ride Returns for ’19.
"The
Belgian Waffle Ride recently wrapped up but they
are already planning for the 2019 year. With the
new planning comes a new date for the Belgian
style event. From a mixture of dates already taken
by other events and popular trade shows during
that time, the Belgian Waffle Ride will now look
to happen on the Mexican holiday Cinco de Mayo,
May 5th."
(roadbikeaction.com)
June 9,
2018
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June
9, 2018
Bardet growing weary of questions
surrounding Froome case.
"Romain
Bardet (Ag2r La Mondiale) feels like just about
everyone else with less than one month to go to
the Tour de France. The last thing the French star
wants to talk about is Chris Froome’s ongoing
salbutamol case, but the questions keep coming." (velonews.com)
(Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images Sport)
June 9,
2018
Dan Martin: In my lowest moment I
asked myself 'why do I race my bike?'
"The
elation was palpable as Dan Martin punched the air
in sight of the line on stage 5 of the Critérium
du Dauphiné. The liberation even more so, as the
Irishman sat down for an almost confessional stage
winner's press conference in Valmorel." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
June 9,
2018
Rohan Dennis 90 per cent set on move
to Bahrain Merida.
"Cyclingnews
has learned that Rohan Dennis (BMC Racing), Phil
Bauhaus and Mike Teunissen (Team Sunweb) are all
set to join Bahrain Merida for the 2019 season." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
June 9,
2018
Meet Britain’s next generation of
cycling superstars.
"Over
the past 12 months, some of Britain’s most
talented young riders have been tearing up the
cyclocross courses of Europe. But as the lure of
other disciplines such as road await, what does
the future hold for the country’s next
generation?"
(cyclingweekly.com)
June 9,
2018
Cyclists petition against proposed
mandatory law to ride single file.
"The
organization Coalition of Cyclists has launched a
new Change.org petition to maintain the right of
Australian cyclists to ride two across, as is
legal now. It comes as a counter response to
another petition started five months ago by
Drivers For Registration of Cyclists that calls
for all Australian cyclists, whom they label "a
hazard", to be made to ride in a single file." (bikeroar.com)
June 9,
2018
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Lauren Hall wins Grand Prix Cycliste
de Gatineau.
"Jackson
and Bergen round out podium."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Jonathan Devich)
June 8,
2018
Defending champions return for Armed
Forces Cycling Classic.
"Carlos
Alzate (United Healthcare), the winner of last
year's Clarendon Cup, and Laura Van Gilder (Mellow
Mushroom p/b Van Dessel) the 2017 Crystal Cup
champion, will return to defend their titles at
Virginia's Armed Forces Cycling Classic this
weekend."
(cyclingnews.com) (William Douglas Graham)
June 8,
2018
Kittel shrugs off slow start to 2018:
The Tour is all that matters.
"Marcel
Kittel dominated the sprints at the 2017 Tour de
France, taking five wins there before crashing
out. One year later, he is ramping up for a return
to cycling’s main event, albeit on the heels of a
quieter spring campaign than he might have hoped." (velonews.com) Photo:
Chris Graythen/Getty Images for AEG
June 8,
2018
A look back at the classics showdown
between Sagan and Quick Step.
"Along
an ancient farm road, at a touch more than 50
kilometers to go in cycling’s most hellish race,
the rainbow blur of the world champion’s jersey
sped past. In an instant, Peter Sagan launched the
winning attack at this year’s Paris Roubaix." (velonews.com)
(Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images Sport)
June 8,
2018
Will the Tour de Suisse and Route
d'Occitanie provide a glimpse of the Tour de France
to come?
"Next
week sees the nine day Tour de Suisse and shorter
four day Route d'Occitanie, formerly the Route du
Sud. Between them, they’ll see almost all the big
names breaking cover."
(cyclist.co.uk)
June 8,
2018
Rui Costa withdraws from Tour de
Suisse due to knee injury.
"We
have decided not to race because my knee is still
not back to normal,” Costa said on his Twitter
feed. “Suisse is such a tough race it could have
affected my recovery program. I wanted to race,
but it could have affected my following race: the
Tour."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty
Images Sport)
June 8,
2018
Damiano Cunego to ride last big race
at Tour de Suisse.
"Cunego,
who won the Giro in 2004, collected three top-ten
finishes in the Tour de Suisse. He got his best
result with a second place in the 2011 edition." (cyclingpub.com)
Zimbio
June 8,
2018
Focus launches Paralane2 sub-13kg
e-bike.
"With
an integrated motor and a 250Wh battery tucked
away in the down tube, it says that the new bike
will push you along with up to 400 watts of extra
power and 60Nm of torque."
(cyclingweekly.com)
June 8,
2018
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Critérium du Dauphiné: Dan Martin wins
in Valmorel.
"Thomas
is second and Yates crosses the line in third.
Geraint Thomas takes the overall race lead." (cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo) June 8,
2018
Vincenzo Nibali: I knew I was a little
bit behind coming into the Dauphine.
"Vincenzo
Nibali (Bahrain Merida) has been here before, and
he didn't evince any particular concern when asked
how he had felt on stage 5 of the Critérium du
Dauphiné. "Malissimo," Nibali said frankly, after
placing 16th, 59 seconds behind Dan Martin (UAE
Team Emirates)."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
June 8,
2018
Alaphilippe full gas for the Tour de
France.
"Julian
Alaphilippe once again played down his chances of
overall success at the Critérium du Dauphiné,
despite winning the first mountain stage of the
race and moving up to fourth overall." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
June 8,
2018
Shimano Ultegra RX Di2 rear derailleur
review.
"Taking
a page from the mountain bike arena, but with a
few drop bar tweaks, Shimano’s Ultegra RX rear
derailleur utilizes the company’s Shadow Plus
clutch mechanism to reduce unwanted chain movement
- and quiet down the drivetrain on rough terrain." (roadbikereview.com)
Photo courtesy Shimano/Eric Wynn
June 8,
2018
Being Pro: Richard Holec.
"I
started off with BMX racing when I was 7 years
old, earning a National, European and World
champion title. When my BMX bike got stolen at one
of the races, all I had to ride was a mountain
bike."
(roadbikeaction.com)
June 8,
2018
Canyon adds new Campagnolo equipped
Ultimate and Endurace bikes.
"There’s
an Endurace CF SL Disc with Campagnolo Potenza for
£2,449 and at the top a Movistar replica Ultimate
CF SLX Disc with brand new 12-speed Record for
£5,099 (though it’s unlikely we’ll see the
Movistar team racing disc brakes anytime soon)." (road.cc)
June 8,
2018
Three Cool Bits.
"Imbrogliare
Il Vento When you’re the most storied manufacturer
in cycling history and you launch two new 12-speed
groups, it’s pretty easy for your other new
products to get overlooked."
(pelotonmagazine.com)
June 8,
2018
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June
8, 2018
UCI launches investigation into
special aerodynamic gel used by Lotto Soudal at
Critérium du Dauphiné.
"The
tiny white balls on some Lotto Soudal riders’ legs
during their team time trial ride in the Critérium
du Dauphiné on Wednesday raised some eyebrows,
including those at the UCI."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
June 8,
2018
Thomas: For everyone's sake I hope
Froome's case is sorted soon.
"Geraint
Thomas said at the start of the season that he was
going to approach the Tour de France as if he was
Team Sky's outright leader, and he certainly
looked the part in Valmorel on Friday as he moved
into the maillot jaune at the Critérium du
Dauphiné."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty
Images Sport)
June 8,
2018
Froome’s Giro victory could spoil
record Tour attempt.
"Froome
has an extra week between the Giro and Tour this
year. The Tour was pushed back to avoid a
scheduling conflict with soccer’s World Cup.
Instead of racing as he would normally do in June,
he is recovering and training specifically for the
Tour."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Jim Fryer)
June 8,
2018
Dowsett targeting sixth national time
trial title.
"The
sport of cycling moves quickly with little time to
reflect on achievements before the next goal
inches up on the horizon. The same can be said for
Alex Dowsett (Katusha Alpecin), who is looking for
a record equaling sixth British time trial title
after recently finishing the Giro d'Italia." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
June 8,
2018
Lake CX402 Shoe Review: Custom Comes
At A Price.
"So
what kind of shoe do you get for $540? For
starters, you get an ultra stiff carbon fiber
weave sole. But it's more than just a sole. It's
actually a shell that wraps partially up in the
forefoot area and almost completely up and around
the rear-foot and heel area."
(pezcyclingnews.com)
June 8,
2018
Lotto Soudal reveals new name and kit
ahead of 2018 Tour de France.
"The
new name is the result of a rebranding of the
Belgian national lottery for its 40th anniversary,
with the lottery now being called Nieuwe Lotto
(you can work that translation out for yourself)." (cyclingweekly.com)
June 8,
2018
SDG Allure Women’s Ti-Rail saddle.
"Comfort
is the most important aspect of a saddle I'd say,
and happily the SDG Allure scores well on that
front - although comfort is a highly personal
issue, of course. It's also a decent weight, an
attractive as well as functional design, well
constructed and reasonably priced to boot(y)." (road.cc)
June 8,
2018
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Kristoff wins GP Gippingen.
"Norwegian
out-sprints Gavazzi, Canola."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
June 7,
2018
BMC Racing and Belgian federation
clash after team refuses to let Greg Van Avermaet
ride for national squad.
"BMC
Racing and the Belgian national federation have
clashed after the American team took the decision
not to release any of its riders, including Greg
Van Avermaet, for the road race at European
Championships in August."
(cyclingweekly.com)
June 7,
2018
Tour de Suisse: 10 riders to watch.
"The
Tour de Suisse often feels like the lesser cousin
of the Critérium du Dauphiné but this year's race
received a boost when the Tour de France was
bumped back a week to accommodate the FIFA World
Cup."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty
Images Sport)
June 7,
2018
Five things to look out for at the
2018 Tour de Suisse.
"As
has been well documented, Movistar intends to send
each of Nairo Quintana, Mikel Landa and Alejandro
Valverde to the Tour de France together. We won’t
know whether such a selection will turn out to be
a bold tactical decision or an unsustainable
overabundance."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
June 7,
2018
Canuel to lead Canadian team at GP
Gatinueau.
"Karol-Ann
Canuel (Boels Dolmans) will lead the Canadian
national team at the upcoming UCI 1.1 events Grand
Prix Cycliste Gatineau road race and Chrono
Gatineau time trial on June 7-8, in Gatineau,
Quebec."
(cyclingnews.com) (Robert Jones)
June 7,
2018
Porte aims for solid pre-Tour hitout
in Switzerland.
"New
dad Richie Porte ramps up his Tour de France
preparations when he makes his Tour de Suisse
debut at the 9-17 June race."
(sbs.com.au)
June 7,
2018
Sports cardiology, and the complex
nature of heart screening for professional cyclists.
"The
sub specialty of sports cardiology is still
somewhat in its infancy. The body of knowledge is
growing rapidly and consensus expert opinion can
change fairly quickly, if it is reached at all." (cyclingtips.com)
(Photo: Cor Vos)
June 7,
2018
Shimano Dura-Ace R9170 C40-TL tubeless
road disc wheelset review.
"The
new ensemble of Dura-Ace components included a
range of road disc wheels with a fresh pair of
carbon rim profiles - C40 and C60 - that was
studiously developed to suit tubulars and tubeless
clinchers."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by Matt Wikstrom
June 7,
2018
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Criterium du Dauphine: Alaphilippe
wins stage 4.
"Julian
Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors) claimed victory on
stage 4 of the Criterium du Dauphine, the first
mountain day of the 2018 race. Alaphilippe held
onto a late attack from Dan Martin (UAE Team
Emirates) on the punchy final climb of
Lens-en-Vercors before jumping from third wheel to
take the stage win."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
June 7,
2018
Team Sky steamrolls toward another
Tour de France for Froome.
"The
route and edition may change, but Team Sky appears
just as strong with the 2018 Tour de France
approaching. Some of the new troops who will
support him in an attempt to win the Giro/Tour
double and a fifth Tour title seem just as strong
in the Critérium du Dauphiné this week." (velonews.com)
(Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images Sport)
June 7,
2018
Dan Martin back to his old self.
"By
his own admission, Dan Martin has endured a
difficult start to his time at UAE Team Emirates,
but there was a glimpse of the Irishman's old self
as he sprang clear of the field on the final climb
to Lans-en-Vercors on stage 4 of the Critérium du
Dauphiné."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
June 7,
2018
Thomas: Dauphine TTT was one of the
best I've ever been in.
"Team
Sky are traditionally strong against the clock and
the Welshman, who has been with the British team
since it began in 2010, was a driving force as
they destroyed the Dauphiné field on Wednesday." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
June 7,
2018
Time to go Custom: five high quality
custom kit options to consider.
"Take
your pick from five high quality clothing
companies all offering customizable options for
your cycling kit."
(cyclingweekly.com)
June 7,
2018
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June
7, 2018
INSCYD view: A scientific analysis of
Chris Froome’s Giro d’Italia performance.
"On
Tuesday, Team Sky manager Dave Brailsford told the
BBC that Chris Froome’s 80km solo attack at the
Giro d’Italia “wasn’t out of the norm for what he
can do.” Separately, sports scientist Sebastian
Weber has used metabolic analysis software to
dissect Froome’s two stage-winning attacks, plus
his Stage 20 defense at the Giro."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by Cor Vos; Kristof
Ramon
June 7,
2018
Prudhomme won’t stop Froome from
racing Tour.
"Tour
de France director Christian Prudhomme is shying
away from the nuclear option to bar Chris Froome
(Sky) from racing next month, and instead is
putting pressure on the UCI."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images
Sport)
June 7,
2018
Mark Cavendish to ride Tour of
Slovenia and Adriatica Ionica Race ahead of Tour de
France.
"Mark
Cavendish (Dimension Data) will begin his final
preparations for the Tour de France at the Tour of
Slovenia, before riding the inaugural Adriatica
Ionica Race in Italy. Cavendish will have three
days between the two events, which will give him
10 days of racing.." (cyclingnews.com)
(LaPresse - Ferrari / Paolone)
June 7,
2018
Giant Bicycles reveals prototype
carbon gravel bike.
"The
charge of new gravel and adventure bikes has
mostly been led by small brands, but the big guns
have their sights set on this increasingly
competitive category, and this week Giant Bicycles
revealed it is developing a carbon fiber gravel
bike."
(road.cc)
June 7,
2018
Alpen Launches the Bike Capsule
Storage Solution.
"Call
it a case of sci-fi meets storage, but the Alpen
Bike Capsule is indeed a practical and innovative
solution for storing one’s coveted two-wheel
machine. According to Alpen, the Bike Capsule is
built from virtually indestructible roto-molded
polyethylene that’s equipped with an integrated
locking system, providing the ultimate in
protection and security for your beloved bike." (capovelo.com)
June 7,
2018
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