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Tour of Denmark: Van Aert wins stage 2
in Vejle.
"Vérandas
Willems Crelan rider seizes overall lead." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
August
2, 2018
Adam Yates and Taylor Phinney headline
Colorado Classic.
"Mitchelton
Scott's Adam Yates and EF Education First Drapac's
Taylor Phinney will be two of the big draw cards
when the Colorado Classic begins in Vail, USA, on
August 16."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty
Images Sport)
August
2, 2018
Fabio Aru to lead UAE Team Emirates at
Tour de Pologne.
"Fabio
Aru is set to lead UAE Team Emirates at the Tour
de Pologne. The rider will use this race as
preparation for the Vuelta a España." (cyclingpub.com)
(Photo: Mary Cárdenas)
August
2, 2018
Van Avermaet, Alaphilippe, Dan Martin
headline San Sebastian rosters - News Shorts.
"Following
his eight day stint in the Tour de France maillot
jaune, Belgian Greg Van Avermaet will lead the BMC
Racing Team at the one-day Clasica Ciclista San
Sebastian on Saturday."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
August
2, 2018
No rest for Dan Martin as he readies
for next big goal this weekend.
"The
Irish climber is back in race action again this
weekend. He leads a UAE Team Emirates line-up into
Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian."
(stickybottle.com)
August
2, 2018
Reviewed: Prescription cycling
sunglasses.
"Cycling
sunglasses might be one of the most under
appreciated pieces of gear you own. And if you
wear prescription glasses, they are essential." (velonews.com) Photo:
Brad Kaminski
August
2, 2018
Zwift rolls out Innsbruck course to
everyone: All the details.
"Earlier
this morning Zwift lit up their newest course, the
UCI Innsbruck World Championships. This course has
been known since earlier this summer, with more
detailed spilled at Eurobike last month -
including the exact routes that would be modeled
in Zwift."
(dcrainmaker.com)
August
2, 2018
Column
Two
We'd love to see Peter Sagan come back
again, say TDU organizers.
"After
revealing the route of the 2019 Tour Down Under on
Wednesday, race organizer Mike Turtur said he'd
love to see world champion Peter Sagan return to
the Australian stage race for a third year running
in January."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty
Images Sport)
August
2, 2018
Basso Diamante SV Disc review.
"Basso
is obviously proud of the Diamante SV Disc, but
when it is compared to what the rest of the aero
road bike market has to offer, it falls short of
being “the ultimate machine”. It is simply too
stiff, heavy, and sluggish to satisfy that claim." (cyclingtips.com)
Photography by Matt Wikstrom
August
2, 2018
‘I’m not walking blind through the
world… this year has been a struggle’: What next for
Marcel Kittel?
"Frustrated,
angry, lost in despair at a race of failure - the
only time Kittel made a splash in the French press
was before stage eight when Katusha directeur
sportif Dimitri Konyshev branded his star rider
“egotistical."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty
Images Sport)
August
2, 2018
Can Mark Cavendish return to win at
the Tour de France?
"Mark
Cavendish’s fall out of the Tour de France after
missing the time cut has reignited questions over
whether he will be able to return to winning
form."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
August
2, 2018
Direct Energie’s Ambitious World Tour
Goal.
"Direct
Energie has applied to the UCI for a World Tour
license for next year. Just one problem though:
there’s no World Tour license to spare." (inrng.com) (ASO)
August
2, 2018
Tour of Poland 2018 Live Dashboard.
"Stage
1 start time: Saturday 16:10 CET (7:10 AM PDT).
Earliest live video: TBA. Approximate finish: 19:10 CET (10:10 AM PDT)." (steephill.tv) August
2, 2018
Column
Three
August
2, 2018
August
2, 2018
Team Sky keep Moscon out of
competition until further notice.
"Team
Sky will not field Gianni Moscon until the UCI
Disciplinary Commission decides whether the
Italian will face further punishment relating to
his expulsion from the Tour de France." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
August
2, 2018
Andre Greipel signs for Fortuneo
Samsic.
"André
Greipel has signed for Fortuneo Samsic, the team
announced on Thursday. The German sprinter is
leaving Lotto Soudal after a contract dispute and
will join the French Professional Continental team
on a two year deal."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
August
2, 2018
Who do you think you are?
"The
world of cycling is the fruit of France and is why
so much of cycling terminology is in French. Our
magazine was named in homage to the rouleurs of
the peloton. But what does it take to ride as the
puncheurs, the grimpeurs, the rouleurs and the
sprinteurs do?"
(rouleur.cc) Photographs: Offside - L'Equipe
August
2, 2018
Vital Concept linked to Rolland but
play waiting game in transfer market.
"French
Pro Continental team Vital Concept already has 20
riders contracted for next season but are still on
the lookout for one or two marque signings, with
rumors of moves for Pierre Rolland and Serge
Pauwels currently circulating."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty
Images Sport)
August
2, 2018
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Tour de Wallonie: Debusschere wins
final stage.
"Tim
Wellens and Jens Debusschere gave Lotto Soudal
double success in the final stage of the Tour de
Wallonie. Debusschere claimed the stage win in a
bunch sprint, topping Quick Step Floors' Alvaro
Hodeg."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty
Images Sport)
August
1, 2018
Lasse Norman Hansen wins opening stage
in Denmark.
"Bryan
Coquard is second, Max Kanter third." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Con Chronis)
August
1, 2018
A breath of fresh air in the middle of
summer - Tour de Pologne Preview.
"As
it reaches its landmark 90th edition, the 2018
Tour de Pologne will stick to a tried and tested
formula of punchy uphill stages deep in the
country's southern mountain ranges to decide the
seven day race."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty
Images Sport)
August
1, 2018
The Double In Trouble.
"Chris
Froome and Tom Dumoulin both tried the Giro
d’Italia and Tour de France double. Did it work
out for them?"
(inrng.com) (ASO)
August
1, 2018
Momentum Sports fights to keep United
Healthcare team afloat.
"After
learning that its nine year partnership with
United Healthcare would be ending, team owner
Momentum Sports Group prepared for the challenge
ahead in a struggle to survive."
(velonews.com) Photo: Justin Setterfield | Getty
Images
August
1, 2018
Drifting out of the city: Galena, the
Midwest’s best kept secret.
"Not
all of Illinois is urban and pancake flat. Towards
the state’s northwestern frontier, a cyclist’s
paradise exists. Enter Galena, where hills and
gravel routes abound, and the ratio of cars to
cows is heavily dominated by the latter." (cyclingtips.com)
Text: Jasmin Welter | Video & photography:
Brian Vernor
August
1, 2018
Tour de Wallonie LIVE stream.
"The
2018 Tour de Wallonie is being held from July
28-August 1.
Only the final 3 stages will be streamed live. There should be Tour de Wallonie live streams at around 3:30pm CET (9:30am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com) (trworg.be) August
1, 2018
Column
Two
Analyzing the Tour de France teams -
Part 2.
"The
ebb and flow of racing at the Tour de France each
year means that some teams head home from Paris
thrilled with everything they've achieved, while
others slope off with their metaphorical heads
bowed, vowing - but, ultimately, only hoping - to
do better the following year."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
August
1, 2018
Brailsford says Geraint Thomas should
stay with Team Sky.
"Team
Sky head Dave Brailsford believes that Geraint
Thomas should remain with the British WorldTour
team despite being courted by other teams
following his recent Tour de France victory." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
August
1, 2018
Dombrowski's secret to winning the
Tour of Utah: 'climb fast'.
"Joe
Dombrowski's 2015 win at the Larry H. Miller Tour
of Utah marked the last time a WorldTour rider won
the 2.HC race, as the number of division 1 teams
participating since then dwindled down to a low of
just one last year."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Jonathan Devich)
August
1, 2018
Route unveiled for 2019 Tour Down
Under.
"The
climb of Willunga Hill will feature as the climax
to the 2019 Tour Down Under, as the Australian UCI
WorldTour event eschews its final 'Champs Elysées
like' processional stage in favor of a 'queen
stage' that should keep things exciting right to
the very end."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
August
1, 2018
Strava renames Premium to ‘Summit’,
Changes Pricing Model.
"Today
Strava announced two changes to their platform.
One change makes little sense, while the other
makes plenty of sense."
(dcrainmaker.com)
August
1, 2018
Israel Cycling Academy: Cycling’s most
intriguing and controversial team.
"How
many cycling teams have a trained sniper on the
roster? How many employ a political refugee? How
many are owned by the son of a Holocaust survivor
who promises to give his fortune away to charity?" (velonews.com) Photo:
Brian Hodes
August
1, 2018
MET Trenta 3K Carbon Helmet Review.
"The
MET Trenta 3K Carbon Helmet is a premium road type
helmet with elements of aero and a light weight
due to being structural reinforced with carbon
fiber."
(cycletechreview.com)
August
1, 2018
Column
Three
August
1, 2018
August
1, 2018
The SHEcret Pro: Van Vleuten’s super
July and that Wiggle High5 video.
"So,
dear fans, after what one might definitely call a
“solid block of racing”, I’m returning to satisfy
your craving for some delish, freshly squeezed
news from inside the Women’s WorldTour peloton." (cyclingtips.com)
August
1, 2018
Pro riders criticize Lappartient over
race reform ideas.
"Several
pro riders have publicly criticized David
Lappartient after the UCI President set out his
desire to loosen Team Sky's stranglehold on the
Tour de France."
(cyclingnews.com) (Josh Evans/Immediate Media)
August
1, 2018
The boss is back: Ina Teutenberg
returns as Trek women’s team director.
"Five
years ago the women’s peloton lost one of its most
powerful voices when Ina-Yoko Teutenberg crashed
hard at Drentse 8 and suffered a significant head
injury. That forced the German into early
retirement."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by Cor Vos; Kristof
Ramon
August
1, 2018
Van Aert to ride for Aqua Blue Sport
as Irish team acquires Verandas Willems.
"Aqua
Blue Sport announced today that they have acquired
Sniper Cycling, the company behind the Verandas
Willems Crelan squad of cyclocross world champion
Wout Van Aert. The budding Classics star will
remain with the new structure through 2019,
according to the press release."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty
Images Sport)
August
1, 2018
Direct Energie to apply for WorldTour
license for 2019.
"The
Direct Energie team hope to return to the top tier
of professional cycling and will submit a formal
application to the UCI for a WorldTour license for
the 2019 season."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty
Images Sport)
August
1, 2018
Review: Everysight Raptor Augmented
Reality Cycling Glasses.
"The
Everysight Raptor augmented reality glasses are an
impressive product with a range of capabilities
thanks to its use of the Android platform. This
open platform allows future app development for
the Raptor."
(cxmagazine.com) C. Lee
August
1, 2018
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Aevolo sweeps US under-23 titles.
"In
just its second year in the US peloton, U23
development team Aevolo Cycling swept the board at
the recent USA Cycling Road Championships in
Hagerstown, Maryland."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Jonathan Devich)
July 31,
2018
Tour de Wallonie: Quinten Hermans
sprints to stage 4 win.
"Telenet
rider parlays time bonus into race lead." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images Sport)
July 31,
2018
Bassetti, Schneider extend Bell Lap
series leads.
"Sam
Schneider continued her domination of the series,
taking out her fifth victory in the San Rafael
Criterium.
On
the men's side, Sam Bassetti (Elevate KHS)
extended his lead by capturing six points in
Boise."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Jonathan Devich)
July 31,
2018
Tour de France 2018: Rouleur Rider
Awards.
"Rouleur
picks the best riders by coffee cup category for
the 2018 Tour de France best in class. Who will be
the best grimpeur, sprinteur, puncheur and
rouleur?"
(rouleur.cc) Photographs: Offside - L'Equipe
July 31,
2018
Measuring the impact of taunting,
jeering Team Sky at the Tour de France.
"First
it was Chris Froome who received the brunt of
fans’ ire at this year’s Tour de France.
Presumably, this was a direct reflection of how
some fans felt about him racing the Tour after his
drawn-out case for an Adverse Analytical Finding
for salbutamol at last year’s Vuelta a España,
despite being cleared to race days prior to the
Tour start."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images
Sport)
July 31,
2018
Peter Sagan and Geraint Thomas join
lucrative post-Tour crit circuit.
"As
soon as the celebrations of having completed
another Tour de France have wrapped up in Paris,
weary star riders begin their treks to the
lucrative post-Tour criteriums, held in towns and
villages across France, the Netherlands and
Belgium, in particular."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
July 31,
2018
Thomas's Tour lights a path for
Australia's Dennis.
"Australian
Rohan Dennis is following the same career path
that took Geraint Thomas and Brad Wiggins to Tour
de France titles."
(sbs.com.au) (Getty Images)
July 31,
2018
Rally gears up for August races in the
US and Europe.
"Rally
Cycling is gearing up for a busy August, as the
Pro Continental team will send split squads to
races in the US and Europe."
(cyclingnews.com)
July 31,
2018
Does pro-cycling have a concussion
problem?
"To
identify head injuries in cycling, and for medics
to be able to undertake roadside assessments, a
“multiview approach” needs to be used." (sbs.com.au) (Getty
Images)
July 31,
2018
Dylan Teuns returns to defend title at
Tour de Pologne.
"Dylan
Teuns (BMC) is set to return to the Tour de
Pologne to defend the title he got in 2017. The
Belgian will lead the team at the Polish race." (cyclingpub.com)
(Photo: Tim de Waele)
July 31,
2018
Sub-kilo tubular wheelset launched by
Hunt in time for hill climb season.
"The
new Hunt Climb SL Tubular wheelset comes with a
claimed weight of 991g. That’s 424g for the front
wheel and 567g for the rear. It’s Hunt’s lightest
ever wheelset and designed specifically for the
hill climb season."
(cyclingweekly.com) Paul Norman
July 31,
2018
Suunto 9 Multisport GPS In-Depth
Review.
"Let’s
get something out of the way right up front: The
Suunto 9 is the Suunto Spartan V2. Or next-gen
Spartan Ultra, or whatever you want to call it.
Except Suunto changed the naming system this go
around - and now it’s called Suunto 9. Thus, if
you’re looking for Suunto’s top-dog watch, this is
the one you’re looking for."
(dcrainmaker.com)
July 31,
2018
Column Two Former track and road star Andreas
Kappes dies of heart failure.
"Retired
pro cyclist Andreas Kappes, a former Giro d'Italia
stage winner and Six Day star, died on Tuesday at
the age of 52. The German suffered heart failure
after having an allergic reaction to an insect
bite, according to the German Cycling Federation." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
July 31,
2018
Salary cap discussion returns to
cycling after Team Sky’s Tour de France 2018
domination.
"Hostility
towards Team Sky continues in France, with French
newspaper Libération reportedly returning
to discussions around budget caps for pro teams,
with the hope of diminishing the British squads
dominance."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
July 31,
2018
Geraint Thomas set for contract talks
with Team Sky after Tour de France triumph.
"Geraint
Thomas has described the aftermath of his Tour de
France victory as a "whirlwind", and among all the
media appearances, the congratulation messages,
and lucrative post-Tour criterium appearances, one
item on the agenda is signing a contract for the
2019 season and beyond."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
July 31,
2018
UCI’s Lappartient floats idea of six
man Tour teams.
"Is
smaller better? This year’s Tour de France was
raced with eight rider teams with mixed results.
Some say the roster reduction from nine to eight
did not make the Tour any safer or make it more
exciting."
(velonews.com) Photo: ©Justin Setterfield | Getty
Images
July 31,
2018
Tour setbacks help bolster Vuelta
start list.
"For
every crash, illness, and abandon in July, the
Vuelta a España start list gets that much better.
A rash of setbacks and bad luck during the Tour de
France will see the 2018 Vuelta come up the
winner."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images
Sport)
July 31,
2018
Nibali undergoes vertebra surgery to
speed up recovery after Tour de France crash.
"Vincenzo
Nibali has undergone surgery on the T10 vertebra
he fractured during stage 12 of the Tour de France
in order to speed up his recovery in the hope he
can ride the Vuelta a España and so target the
World Championships road race in Innsbruck,
Austria."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty
Images Sport)
July 31,
2018
Ekoï's Legende Helmet Pays Homage to
the “Hairmet”.
"According
to Ekoi, the Legende features a modern design that
employs an in-mold outer-shell construction, along
with a reinforcing, internal polypropylene
structure for proper fit and protection." (capovelo.com)
July 31,
2018
This is Julian Alaphilippe.
"In
his five seasons as a professional cyclist, 26
year old Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe has earned a
reputation as one of cycling’s great actors." (pelotonmagazine.com)
Words/images by James Startt with images
July 31,
2018
Garmin Edge 520 Plus.
"The
Garmin Edge 520 Plus is packed with useful
features and very good mapping without the
temperamental touchscreen of the models above it." (road.cc) Liam Cahill
July 31,
2018
New Pacenti Forza-C wide, hookless
carbon rims for road, gravel & cyclocross.
"Pacenti
has taken their alloy Forza rim lineup and given
it a tubeless specific carbon fiber option that
shares the asymmetric design but loses the bead
hook. The new Forza-C has a 21.3mm internal width,
making it ready for today’s wider road, gravel and
cyclocross tires."
(bikerumor.com) Tyler Benedict
July 31,
2018
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July
31, 2018
July
31, 2018
Horner set for Vuelta a Colombia with
Team Illuminate.
"The
seemingly ageless Chris Horner will continue his
'comeback' to racing at the upcoming Vuelta a
Colombia, where the 46 year old former winner of
the Vuelta a Espana will compete with Illuminate,
a US registered Continental team."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Jonathan Devich)
July 31,
2018
One sick cyclist, 14 banned drugs and
a four year ban: Michael Fitzgerald Q&A.
"Late
last week, news broke on Twitter about Michael
Fitzgerald, a West Australian cyclist that had
received a four year sanction after using a long
list of banned substances."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by Satalyst Giant
Racing
July 31,
2018
Andy Schleck: ‘Cycling is the cleanest
sport out there today’.
"Cycling
is by far the most controlled sport. Is there
still someone cheating? Yeah, probably, but that’s
life, society. People always want to take a
shortcut,” he said."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images
Sport)
July 31,
2018
Analyzing the Tour de France teams -
Part 1.
"The
ebb and flow of racing at the Tour de France each
year means that some teams head home from Paris
thrilled with everything they've achieved, while
others slope off with their metaphorical heads
bowed, vowing to do better the following year." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
July 31,
2018
Katusha, UAE Team Emirates, Trek
Segafredo add trainees - News Shorts.
"Teuns
to defend at Tour de Pologne, Katusha renews with
Smit, Kuznetsov."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty
Images Sport)
July 31,
2018
Nacer Bouhanni overlooked for European
Championships.
"Nacer
Bouhanni has not been selected as part of the
French team for the European road race
championships in Glasgow, with Christophe Laporte
(Cofidis) and Bryan Coquard (Vital Concept) the
expected leaders of the French squad." (cyclingnews.com)
(Route d'Occitaine)
July 31,
2018
Andre Greipel says no to European
Championships, John Degenkolb steps up as captain.
"The
rider will be participating in other competitions
with Lotto Soudal, including the Tour de Pologne,
and that is the main reason why he has cancelled
his appearance at the European competition with
the German team."
(cyclingpub.com)
July 31,
2018
The Ultimate Guide to All Things
Aerodynamic in Cycling.
"Cyclists
love aero stuff: aero bikes, aero wheels, aero
helmets - heck, even aero bike computers. But do
we really know how all this wind cheating stuff
works or what it really means to be “aero?" (bicycling.com)
Selene Yeager
July 31,
2018
Q&A: Doug Ryder on his dream to
bring Africa to the Tour.
"More
than a decade ago, South African Douglas Ryder
forged an ambitious dream: take an African team to
the Tour de France, create a system for developing
Africans into professional cyclists, and get
Africa to embrace the bicycle."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images
Sport)
July 31,
2018
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