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Peter Sagan wins sixth Slovakian
national title.
"Bora
Hansgrohe rider wins title for first time since
2015. Brother, Juraj
Sagan, finishes in second place."
(cyclingnews.com)
June 24,
2018
Sosa wins inaugural Adriatica Ionica
Race.
"Ivan
Sosa (Androni Giocattoli) won the overall title at
the inaugural Adriatica Ionica Race on Sunday in
Trieste. The Colombia talent won the queen stage 3
at the summit of Passo Gaiu, where he took the
overall race lead."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
June 24,
2018
2018 National Champions index.
"The
main portion of the 2018 national championships
are in full swing with riders racing all over the
world to earn the rights to wear their national
colors for the next 12 months."
(cyclingnews.com) (Rob Jones)
June 24,
2018
Michael Kolar announces retirement and
new position at Bora Hansgrohe.
"The
25 year old did the announcement at the Slovak
National Championships and the team confirmed he
will take on a new role as part of their
sponsorship department."
(cyclingpub.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images
Sport)
June 24,
2018
Column
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Jonny Brown wins US Pro Road
Championships in Knoxville.
"Jonny
Brown (Hagens Berman Axeon) won the 2018 US Pro
Road Championships in Knoxville, Tennessee, on
Sunday. At just 21 years old, the home-town
favorite soloed to victory while his brother
Nathan Brown (EF Education First Drapac) waited
for him at the finish line with congratulatory
hugs."
(cyclingnews.com) (Chad Childers)
June 24,
2018
Rivera tops Guarnier to claim elusive
U.S. Pro road title.
"Coryn
Rivera (Sunweb) finally nabbed her first ever U.S.
Pro national road race title on Sunday after three
straight years of runner-up finishes." (velonews.com)
(Photo: Casey B. Gibson)
June 24,
2018
Christoph Strasser wins Race Across
America for 5th time.
"Christoph
Strasser has won the Race Across America for a
record equaling fifth time - completing the
3.069.8-mile coast-to-coast ride in a time of 8
days 1 hour and 23 minutes."
(road.cc) (via RAAM on Facebook)
June 24,
2018
Neben and Warbasse return to defend US
Pro Road Race titles.
"Amber
Neben (PX4 Sports) and Larry Warbasse (Aqua Blue
Sport) will line up on Sunday in Knoxville with an
opportunity to defend their respective US Pro
Championship Road Race titles on a course with a
slightly tweaked finish to last year’s, and with
an added lap in each race."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Jonathan Devich)
June 24,
2018
Watch USA Cycling Pro Road National
Championships.
"The
USA Cycling Pro Road National Championships kicks
off this weekend in Knoxville, Tennessee, and you
can watch live streaming of the professional
women's and men's road races on Sunday, June 24." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Jonathan Devich)
June 24,
2018
Watch USA Cycling Pro Road National
Championships.
"The
USA Cycling Pro Road National Championships kicks
off this weekend in Knoxville, Tennessee, and you
can watch live streaming of the professional
women's and men's road races on Sunday, June 24." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Jonathan Devich)
June 24,
2018
Column
Three
June
24, 2018
Mitchelton Scott announces deal with
Pirelli ahead of Tour de France.
"The
Mitchelton Scott WorldTour team will ride Pirelli
tires from the Tour de France onwards after a
multi-year deal was announced at the French
Formula One Grand Prix on Saturday." (cyclingnews.com)
(Pirelli)
June 24,
2018
Italian media claims Fabio Aru to miss
Tour de France.
"Reports
in Italy suggest Fabio Aru is taking a break from
racing and plans to miss the Tour de France. A
number of Italian media outlets report Aru’s
physical condition is poor after the Giro." (stickybottle.com)
June 24,
2018
Boardman ADV 8.8.
"With
the ADV 8.8, Boardman has continued its theme of
offering great performing bikes at a sensible
price. Well made, well specced and fun to ride,
this latest adventure machine covers plenty of
bases, from blasting the local gravel byways to
year-round commuting. It's a lot of bike for not a
lot of money."
(road.cc)
June 24,
2018
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Horner returns to racing at US Pro
Championships.
"On
the mend from a bronchial infection that plagued
his last years of racing in Europe and the
American domestic circuit, the 2013 Vuelta a
España champion says his ability to train longer
and harder, and the increased power levels that
resulted, convinced him to throw his hat in the
ring once more."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Jonathan Devich)
June 23,
2018
Adriatica Ionica Race: Viviani wins
stage 4.
"Elia
Viviani (Quick Step Floors) took his third victory
during stage 4 at the inaugural Adriatica Ionica
Race on Saturday in Grado. The Italian won the
bunch sprint ahead of compatriot Giacomo Nizzolo
(Trek Segafredo) and his Quick Step teammate
Alvaro Hodeg."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
June 23,
2018
Kittel: You can never set the goal of
five wins at the Tour de France.
"Marcel
Kittel (Katusha Alpecin) says that he is not
aiming to repeat his run of five stage victories
at this year’s Tour de France. Kittel was the
dominant sprinter at last year’s race, notching up
five wins before he was eventually forced to
abandon following a crash in the final week." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
June 23,
2018
Col de Portet: The Tour’s new icon.
"Unlike
the organizers of the Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a
España, Tour de France boss Christian Prudhomme
and his first lieutenant/route-finder Thierry
Gouvenou don’t have the benefit of an almost
endless supply of testing climbs with which to
spice up each edition of the Tour."
(cyclingweekly.com)
June 23,
2018
Tour de France bikes: winning machines
from the last seven years.
"The
Tour de France winning bike line up for the last
six years looks alarmingly similar to a history of
Pinarello’s Dogma model – with five of the
victories being taken from the cockpit of the
Italian brand’s thoroughbred race bike." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
June 23,
2018
Rivera: I would feel stoked and
relieved to win the US road title.
"The
third time was not the charm for Coryn Rivera, who
took a third consecutive silver medal at last
year's USA Cycling Pro Road Championships.This
time around, the Sunweb rider aims to bring home
to coveted stars-and-stripes jersey from
Knoxville, Tennessee."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty
Images Sport)
June 23,
2018
Ganzar and Magner grab U.S. criterium
national titles.
"Leigh
Ann Ganzar (Wolfpack p/b Hyperthreads) and Ty
Magner (Rally Cycling) won their respective Stars
and Stripes jerseys Friday night in the U.S.
Professional Criterium Championships in Knoxville,
Tennessee."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Casey B. Gibson)
June 23,
2018
Ganzar turns college running career
into US Pro title.
"Leigh
Ann Ganzar might have been more surprised than
anyone at the US Pro Criterium Championship Friday
night when she infiltrated a late race move and
then beat three-time track world champion and two
time Olympic silver medalist Kelly Catlin across
the line to take the stars-and-stripes jersey." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Jonathan Devich)
June 23,
2018
U.S. Pro Women's Championship Check
In.
"Heading
into the big day we caught up with two top women’s
racers who will be gunning for those stars and
stripes. We checked in with them prior to the big
day, and will also follow up with them following
the race to see how it played out for them and
their team."
(roadbikeaction.com) PC: Snowy Mountain
June 23,
2018
Column
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June
23, 2018
'Masked Maniac' patrols US streets on
his bike, educating irresponsible drivers.
"When
I got hit by a car back in 2014, I decided to take
the law into my own hands and just patrol the
streets for myself to help the streets become
safer,” he told the New York Post."road.cc: (via YouTube)
June 23,
2018
Keisse sidelined from Belgian
Championships with pleuritis.
"Quick
Step Floors announced on Friday that Iljo Keisse
will not be participating in the upcoming Belgian
Road Championships, as he has been sidelined for
several weeks to recover from pleurisy. The 35
year old will also miss out on the selection for
the upcoming Tour de France."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty
Images Sport)
June 23,
2018
Zwift acquires Milestone, charts entry
into hardware realm.
"In
a move that will turn heads within the indoor
training industry, Zwift has acquired Milestone
and their famed inexpensive ($25) running
footpods. This isn’t the first time Zwift has
dabbled in hardware, but is definitely the first
time they’ve overtly made a hardware play." (dcrainmaker.com)
June 23,
2018
BBB ParkingLot Storage Hook.
"The
BBB ParkingLot Bicycle Storage Hook is a
relatively cheap solution to hang a road or
mountain bike with tires up to 3in wide. It lacks
any sort of swivel feature and is only accessible
from the right, so you'll need to place it with
care."
(road.cc)
June 23,
2018
Video: Complete SRAM Eagle Comparison
- What’s the difference between NX, GX, X01 &
XX1?
"Now
that the SRAM Eagle 1×12 groups offer a complete
lineup from entry level up to top of the line, we
wanted to see what the difference is between NX,
GX, X01 and XX1 groups. Is it worth upgrading from
NX to GX? What about X01 to XX1? Why is one part
better or lighter than the other?"
(bikerumor.com)
June 23,
2018
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Indurain: I Think Maybe It’s Time.
"History
is potentially in the offing at the Tour de France
as Chris Froome, Giro in his legs notwithstanding,
aims for a fifth career Tour victory. That would
put him in an elite group of riders including only
Eddy Merckx, Jacques Anquetil, Bernard Hinault...
and Miguel Indurain. Haha, yeah, Indurain." (podiumcafe.com)
June 22,
2018
Magner wins US Pro Criterium
Championships in Knoxville.
"Ty
Magner (Rally Cycling) won the US Pro Criterium
Championships in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Friday
night. In a sprint to the finish line, Rally
Cycling made it a 1-2 finish as Eric Young took
second place ahead of Samuel Bassetti (Elevate KHS
Pro Cycling). "
(cyclingnews.com)
June 22,
2018
Ganzar crowned US Pro Criterium
Champion in Knoxville.
"In
one of the biggest upset wins in recent US Pro
history, Leigh Ann Ganzar (Wolfpack Hyperthreads)
took out the US Pro Criterium Championships Friday
in Knoxville, Tennessee, joining Kelly Catlin
(Rally Cycling) and Jennifer Luebke (Hagens Berman
Supermint) in a penultimate-lap move that stuck to
the finish."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Jonathan Devich)
June 22,
2018
‘I want that spectacular image’:
Danish rider critical of differences between men’s
and women’s Worlds courses.
"Since
the routes for the World Championships were
announced all the talk has been of the climb,
nicknamed “hell,” which comes in the final 10
kilometers of the road race. However, this wall is
only included in the elite men’s race, causing
frustration in the women’s peloton." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
June 22,
2018
Ewan camp deals with Tour de France
backflip.
"The
strangest part of the whole process between
Mitchelton Scott and Caleb Ewan was the early
announcement, back in December 2017, that he would
make his much awaited debut at the Tour de France
this year. It was out of character for the team." (sbs.com.au)
June 22,
2018
Winning one Tour de France stage will
liberate Gaviria, says Steels.
"Win
one and the rest will follow. That is the mantra
Tom Steels has for Quick Step Floors’ Tour de
France debutant sprinter, Fernando Gaviria. The
Colombian heads towards July’s main event with
some large shoes to fill after the team’s former
lead sprinter, Marcel Kittel, won five stages in
2017."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty
Images Sport)
June 22,
2018
Team Sunweb extend contract with Chris
Hamilton.
"The
23 year old Australian has supported the team’s GC
ambitions in various stage races and Grand Tours.
He played a part in the team’s 4th overall at the
Vuelta a España in 2017, and most recently was
part of the squad that helped the team finish 2nd
and 9th at the Giro d’Italia."(thebikecomesfirst.com)
(Photo: Cor Vos)
June 22,
2018
Could Shimano Dura Ace 12-speed be
coming soon to a bike near you?
"If
you have any interest in mountain biking, you’ll
know that Shimano recently launched the latest
version of its flagship XTR groupset. The headline
news was the jump to 12 sprockets, providing a
whopping 510% range when used with the new 10-51t
cassette."
(road.cc)
June 22,
2018
Column
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Adriatica Ionica Race: Sosa wins stage
3 on summit of Passo Giau.
"Ivan
Ramiro Sosa (Androni Giocattoli Sidermec) won the
queen stage 3 at the Adriatica Ionica Race on
Friday with a solo victory to the summit of the
hors categorie Passo Giau. The Colombian attacked
a select group in the closing kilometers to take
the win."
(cyclingnews.com) (Stephen Farrand)
June 22,
2018
Neben taps fountain of youth at US Pro
Championships.
"At
43 years old, Amber Neben (PX4 Sports) shows no
signs of slowing down. The former time trial world
champion added her third US pro time trial title
on Thursday on a 22.5km course outside of Oak
Ridge, Tennessee, beating much younger riders on
her way to defending her 2017 stars-and-stripes
jersey."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Jonathan Devich)
June 22,
2018
Dutch rider's association blasts CPA
as it quits organization for lack of progress.
"The
Dutch cyclists’ association blasted the
Association of Professional Cyclists (CPA) while
leaving, saying the union is unable to keep pace
with progress."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
June 22,
2018
The silent suffering of Nathan Haas.
"Nathan
Haas has come out the other side of silent
suffering he declared “not anyone’s business” to
make a case for Tour de France selection weeks out
from the Grand Depart."
(sbs.com.au)
June 22,
2018
How important are June wins to July
success?
"There’s
an odd dynamic in June. For many of the top stars
in the peloton, racing this month is just as much
about what happens next month as it is about
results now. And for scores of others hoping to
punch their ticket to July’s big dance, it’s put
up or shut up."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images
Sport)
June 22,
2018
'It's easier to become king than stay
king': Fränk Schleck Q&A.
"Tour
de France podium finisher Fränk Schleck talks
about the 2018 Tour, fraternity and whether
cycling influencers will ever replace pros." (cyclist.co.uk)
June 22,
2018
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road.cc: Team Sky claim UCI found
Moscon had ‘no case to answer’ regarding Reichenbach
crash + more.
June
22, 2018
Team Sky coach Tim Kerrison defends
Chris Froome and hits out at critics.
"The
Australian took aim at Bernard Hinault for
stirring the public and media with his comments
this week ahead of the 2018 Tour de France.
Hinault suggested riders should strike over
Froome’s participation with an asthma drug case
still unresolved."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Graham Watson)
June 22,
2018
Van der Breggen extends with Boels
Dolmans until 2020.
"Van
der Breggen joined the team in 2017, after three
seasons with the Rabo Liv squad. She immediately
delivered by winning the Tour of California, the
Giro Rosa, and a historic triple at Liège Bastogne
Liège, Flèche Wallonne and the Amstel Gold Race." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images Sport)
June 22,
2018
UCI announces 2019 Women's WorldTour
calendar.
"The
2019 calendar for the UCI Women’s WorldTour
confirms the excellent health of women’s cycling,"
said President of the UCI, David Lappartient.
"This series holds a central position in the
development strategy of the UCI and of our sport
in general, notably concerning men-women
equality."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty
Images Sport)
June 22,
2018
Art bikes from inside the Trek Bicycle
Corporation.
"Few
bicycle brands are bigger than Trek, and few
companies have to satisfy as many divergent tastes
as a result. But within the walls of its Waterloo,
Wisconsin headquarters, there reside a number of
talented designers eager to be let loose from
their aesthetic restraints."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by James Huang
June 22,
2018
Bontrager Part 1.
"Any
self respecting cyclist knows that their bike is
no better than its wheels. Want to make your bike
faster? Start with the wheels. It’s a timeless
truth, a credo if you will, and one that Bontrager
and Trek take to heart."
(pelotonmagazine.com) James Startt
June 22,
2018
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